2018–19 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

2018–19 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball
2018–19 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	11-21 (6-10 WAC)
Head coach	Kareem Richardson (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Angres Thorpe; Conner Hampton; Josh Sash;
Home arena	Swinney Recreation Center; Municipal Auditorium
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Kangaroos, led by sixth-year head coach Kareem Richardson, played their home games at the Swinney Recreation Center and Municipal Auditorium as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 6-10 in WAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to Utah Valley.

2018–19 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
New Mexico State †	15	–	1	.938	30	–	5	.857
Utah Valley	12	–	4	.750	25	–	10	.714
Grand Canyon	10	–	6	.625	20	–	14	.588
Texas–Rio Grande Valley	9	–	7	.563	20	–	17	.541
California Baptist*	7	–	9	.438	16	–	15	.516
Cal State Bakersfield	7	–	9	.438	18	–	16	.529
Seattle	6	–	10	.375	18	–	15	.545
UMKC	6	–	10	.375	11	–	21	.344
Chicago State	0	–	16	.000	3	–	29	.094
*Ineligible for WAC tournament (reclassification from Division II)

† 2019 WAC tournament winner

This was the team's final season as the UMKC Kangaroos. On July 1, 2019, the athletic department announced its rebranding as the Kansas City Roos. The university name did not change.^[1]

Previous season

The Kangaroos finished the 2017–18 season 10–22, 5–9 in WAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to Grand Canyon.

Roster

2018–19 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Xavier Bishop	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Jr	Springfield, Illinois
G/F	1	Marco Smith	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Kansas City, Kansas
G	2	Rob Whitfield	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	3	Brandon McKissic	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Ferguson, Missouri
F	4	Danny Dixon	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan
F	5	Jordan Giles	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Tuscaloosa, Alabama
G	10	Will Mangum	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Memphis, Tennessee
G/F	11	Tony Jackson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Montgomery, Alabama
G	12	Kaleb Roy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Shaker Heights, Ohio
F	13	Jamel Allen	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Brentwood, New York
G	15	Kenny Strawbridge	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Rockford, Illinois
F	22	Brandon Suggs	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Rockford, Illinois
G	25	Steve Dulley	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Kansas City, Missouri
F/C	30	Aleer Leek	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Juba, South Sudan
G	33	Marvin Nesbitt, Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Chicago, Illinois

Head coach

Kareem Richardson (Evansville)

Assistant coach(es)

Angres Thorpe (Saint Leo)
Conner Hampton (Tabor)
Josh Sash (William Penn)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 13, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 8:00 pm, NBCSC		at Loyola–Chicago	L 45–76	0–1	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,795) Chicago, IL
Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN		at Iowa 2K Sports Classic	L 63–77	0–2	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,317) Iowa City, IA
Nov 11, 2018* 4:00 pm, SNY		at UConn 2K Sports Classic	L 66–94	0–3	Gampel Pavilion (7,261) Storrs, CT
Nov 16, 2018* 4:30 pm		vs. Morehead State 2K Sports Classic regional semifinals	L 89–99	0–4	Reese Court (166) Cheney, WA
Nov 17, 2018* 5:15 pm		vs. Eastern Washington 2K Sports Classic regional consolation	L 80–87	0–5	Reese Court Cheney, WA
Nov 21, 2018* 6:00 pm		Drake	L 63–66	0–6	Municipal Auditorium (2,186) Kansas City, MO
Nov 24, 2018* 2:00 pm		Avila	W 94–58	1–6	Municipal Auditorium (862) Kansas City, MO
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Dakota State	L 47–75	1–7	Frost Arena (1,494) Bookings, SD
Dec 1, 2018* 1:00 pm		at Purdue Fort Wayne Summit/WAC Challenge	W 90–73	2–7	Memorial Coliseum (1,389) Fort Wayne, IN
Dec 8, 2018* 1:00 pm		at South Dakota	W 65–63	3–7	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,827) Vermillion, SD
Dec 13, 2018* 6:00 pm		Milwaukee	L 66–69	3–8	Municipal Auditorium (987) Kansas City, MO
Dec 15, 2018* 6:00 pm		McNeese State	W 80–67	4–8	Municipal Auditorium (1,012) Kansas City, MO
Dec 19, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Central Michigan	L 72–81	4–9	McGuirk Arena (1,569) Mount Pleasant, MI
Dec 22, 2018* 2:00 pm		Elon	W 95–59	5–9	Municipal Auditorium (948) Kansas City, MO
Dec 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, FS1		at Creighton	L 53–89	5–10	CHI Health Center Omaha (17,608) Omaha, NE
WAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm		Chicago State	W 80–72	6–10 (1–0)	Swinney Recreation Center (894) Kansas City, MO
Jan 10, 2019 6:00 pm		California Baptist	W 84–68	7–10 (2–0)	Swinney Recreation Center (924) Kansas City, MO
Jan 17, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN3		at Cal State Bakersfield	L 73–74	7–11 (2–1)	Icardo Center (2,133) Bakersfield, CA
Jan 19, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN3		at Grand Canyon	L 50–78	7–12 (2–2)	GCU Arena (7,215) Phoenix, AZ
Jan 24, 2019 6:00 pm		Utah Valley	L 67–75	7–13 (2–3)	Swinney Recreation Center (1,076) Kansas City, MO
Jan 26, 2019 6:00 pm		Seattle	W 63–54	8–13 (3–3)	Swinney Recreation Center (1,220) Kansas City, MO
Jan 31, 2019 8:00 pm		at New Mexico State	L 54–70	8–14 (3–4)	Pan American Center (5,029) Las Cruces, NM
Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 63–75	8–15 (3–5)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (846) Edinburg, TX
Feb 9, 2019 9:00 pm		at California Baptist	L 60-70	8-16 (3-6)	CBU Events Center Riverside, CA
Feb 14, 2019 6:00 pm		Grand Canyon	W 87-75 OT	9-16 (4-6)	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
Feb 16, 2019 6:00 pm		Cal State Bakersfield	W 75-67	10-16 (5-6)	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
Feb 21, 2019 9:00 pm		at Seattle	L 64-69	10-17 (5-7)	Redhawk Center Seattle, WA
Feb 23, 2019 8:00 pm		at Utah Valley	L 67-69	10-18 (5-8)	UCCU Center Orem, UT
Feb 28, 2019 6:00 pm		New Mexico State	L 55-75	10-19 (5-9)	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
Mar 2, 2019 6:00 pm		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 70-75	10-20 (5-10)	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
Mar 9, 2019 2:00 pm		at Chicago State	W 76-61	11-20 (6-10)	Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL
WAC tournament
Mar 14, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3	(7)	vs. (2) Utah Valley Quarterfinals	L 64-71	11-21	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[2]

References

^ "UMKC Athletics Completes New Brand Identity" (Press release). Kansas City Athletics. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
^ http://www.umkckangaroos.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18300&SPID=10799&SPSID=89987&q_season=2018&conf_school_id= ^{[dead link]}

[1] "UMKC Athletics Completes New Brand Identity" (Press release). Kansas City Athletics. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.

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