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Kansas City Roos men's basketball
College basketball team
The Kansas City Roos men's basketball team represents the University of Missouri–Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri. The school plays in the Summit League after completing a seven-season tenure in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in July 2020. The team has never played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Roos are led by head coach Marvin Menzies.
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| University | University of Missouri–Kansas City | ||
| First season | 1954 | ||
| Head coach | Marvin Menzies (2nd season) | ||
| Conference | Summit League | ||
| Location | Kansas City, Missouri | ||
| Arena | Swinney Recreation Center (Capacity: 1,600) | ||
| Nickname | Roos | ||
| Colors | Blue and gold[1] | ||
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The team returned to Municipal Auditorium for the 2013–14 school year after a brief stint of playing on campus at Swinney Recreation Center.
The team made its first Division I postseason appearance in the 2017 College Basketball Invitational.
- 1969–70 to 1985–86 – NAIA Independent
- 1986–87 to 1993–94 – NCAA Division I Independent (no team during the 1986–87 school year)
- 1994–95 to 2012–13 – Summit League
- 2013–14 to 2019–20 – Western Athletic Conference
- 2020–21 to Present – Summit League
- Kansas City Kangaroos (1954–1963) — At the time, UMKC was known as the University of Kansas City (short form KCU).
- UMKC Kangaroos (1963–2019) — KCU joined the University of Missouri system in 1963, adopting its institutional name at that time.
- Kansas City Roos (2019–present)
NAIA
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Bill Ross (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) (1969–1973) | |||||||||
| 1969–70 | Bill Ross | 11–13 | — | — | |||||
| 1970–71 | Bill Ross | 14–16 | — | — | |||||
| 1971–72 | Bill Ross | 19–8 | — | — | |||||
| 1972–73 | Bill Ross | 15–11 | — | — | |||||
| Darrell Corwin (NAIA) (1973–1980) | |||||||||
| 1973–74 | Darrell Corwin | 15–12 | — | — | |||||
| 1974–75 | Darrell Corwin | 21–7 | — | — | |||||
| 1975–76 | Darrell Corwin | 16–10 | — | — | |||||
| 1976–77 | Darrell Corwin | 21–9 | — | — | NAIA First Round | ||||
| 1977–78 | Darrell Corwin | 15–15 | — | — | |||||
| 1978–79 | Darrell Corwin | 17–11 | — | — | |||||
| 1979–80 | Darrell Corwin | 13–14 | — | — | |||||
| Darrell Corwin: | 118–78 (.602) | – | |||||||
| Byron Lehman (NAIA) (1980–1983) | |||||||||
| 1980–81 | Byron Lehman | 7–16 | — | — | |||||
| 1981–82 | Byron Lehman | 11–13 | — | — | |||||
| 1982–83 | Byron Lehman | 10–16 | — | — | |||||
| Byron Lehman: | 28–45 (.384) | – | |||||||
| Bruce Carrier (NAIA) (1983–1985) | |||||||||
| 1983–84 | Bruce Carrier | 23–13 | — | — | |||||
| 1984–85 | Bruce Carrier | 27–9 | — | — | |||||
| Bruce Carrier: | 50–22 (.694) | – | |||||||
| Bill Ross (NAIA) (1985–1986) | |||||||||
| 1985–86 | Bill Ross | 19–15 | — | — | |||||
| Bill Ross: | 78–63 (.553) | – | |||||||
| Total: | 274–208 (.568) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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NCAA
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| (NCAA Division I Independents) (1987–1994) | |||||||||
| 1987–88 | Lee Hunt | 9–18 | — | — | |||||
| 1988–89 | Lee Hunt | 9–18 | — | — | |||||
| 1989–90 | Lee Hunt | 13–15 | — | — | |||||
| 1990–91 | Lee Hunt | 15–14 | — | — | |||||
| 1991–92 | Lee Hunt | 21–7 | — | — | |||||
| 1992–93 | Lee Hunt | 15–12 | — | — | |||||
| 1993–94 | Lee Hunt | 12–17 | — | — | |||||
| Lee Hunt (Mid-Continent Conference) (1994–1996) | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | Lee Hunt | 7–19 | 7—11 | 7th | |||||
| 1995–96 | Lee Hunt | 12–15 | 10—8 | T—3rd | |||||
| Lee Hunt: | 113–135 (.456) | 17–19 (.472) | |||||||
| Bob Sundvold (Mid-Continent Conference) (1996–2000) | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | Bob Sundvold | 10–17 | 7—9 | 6th | |||||
| 1997–98 | Bob Sundvold | 9–18 | 7—9 | 6th | |||||
| 1998–99 | Bob Sundvold | 8–22 | 3—11 | T—7th | |||||
| 1999–00 | Bob Sundvold | 16–13 | 10—6 | T—2nd | |||||
| Bob Sundvold: | 43–70 (.381) | 27–35 (.435) | |||||||
| Dean Demopoulos (Mid-Continent Conference) (2000–2001) | |||||||||
| 2000–01 | Dean Demopoulos | 14–16 | 9—7 | 4th | |||||
| Dean Demopoulos: | 14–16 (.467) | 9–7 (.563) | |||||||
| Rich Zvosec (Mid-Continent Conference) (2001–2007) | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | Rich Zvosec | 18–11 | 7—7 | 5th | |||||
| 2002–03 | Rich Zvosec | 9–20 | 7—7 | 5th | |||||
| 2003–04 | Rich Zvosec | 15–14 | 9—7 | T–5th | |||||
| 2004–05 | Rich Zvosec | 16–12 | 12—4 | 2nd | |||||
| 2005–06 | Rich Zvosec | 14–14 | 11—5 | 3rd | |||||
| 2006–07 | Rich Zvosec | 12–20 | 6—8 | T–5th | |||||
| Rich Zvosec: | 84–91 (.480) | 52–38 (.578) | |||||||
| Matt Brown (Summit League) (2007–2013) | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | Matt Brown | 9–21 | 4—12 | 8th | |||||
| 2008–09 | Matt Brown | 5–24 | 1—15 | 10th | |||||
| 2009–10 | Matt Brown | 12–18 | 6—12 | T–7th | |||||
| 2010–11 | Matt Brown | 16–14 | 9—9 | 6th | |||||
| 2011–12 | Matt Brown | 10–21 | 4—14 | 10th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Matt Brown | 8–23 | 5—11 | T–7th | |||||
| Matt Brown: | 60–122 (.330) | 29–73 (.284) | |||||||
| Kareem Richardson (Western Athletic Conference) (2013–2019) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Kareem Richardson | 10–20 | 7—9 | T–5th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Kareem Richardson | 14–19 | 8—6 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2015–16 | Kareem Richardson | 12–19 | 4—10 | T–6th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Kareem Richardson | 18–17 | 8—6 | 4th | CBI Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2017–18 | Kareem Richardson | 10–22 | 5—9 | T–6th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Kareem Richardson | 11–21 | 6—10 | 6th | |||||
| Kareem Richardson: | 75–118 (.389) | 38–50 (.432) | |||||||
| Billy Donlon (Western Athletic Conference) (2019–2020) | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | Billy Donlon | 16–14 | 8—7 | 4th | |||||
| Billy Donlon (Summit League) (2020–2022) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | Billy Donlon | 11–13 | 7—7 | T–5th | |||||
| 2021–22 | Billy Donlon | 19–12 | 12—6 | T–3rd | |||||
| Billy Donlon: | 46–39 (.541) | 27–20 (.574) | |||||||
| Marvin Menzies (Summit League) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | Marvin Menzies | 11–21 | 7—11 | T–6th | |||||
| Marvin Menzies: | 11–21 (.344) | 7–11 (.389) | |||||||
| Total: | 435–591 (.424) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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CBI
The Roos (then nicknamed Kangaroos) appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 1–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 2017 | First Round Quarterfinals | Green Bay Wyoming | W 92–82 L 61–72 |
NAIA Tournament results
The Kangaroos appeared in one NAIA Tournament. Their record is 0–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1977 | First Round | Grand Valley State | L 88–94 |
- Kansas City Athletics Visual Identity Guide (PDF). July 1, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
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