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2017–18 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

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2017–18 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record10–22 (5–9 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Angres Thorpe
  • Conner Hampton
  • Josh Sash
Home arenaMunicipal Auditorium
Swinney Recreation Center
Seasons
2017–18 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State 12 2   .857 28 6   .824
Utah Valley 10 4   .714 23 11   .676
Grand Canyon 9 5   .643 22 12   .647
Seattle 8 6   .571 20 14   .588
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 6 8   .429 15 18   .455
Cal State Bakersfield 5 9   .357 12 18   .400
UMKC 5 9   .357 10 22   .313
Chicago State 1 13   .071 3 29   .094
2018 WAC tournament winner

The 2017–18 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Kangaroos, led by fifth-year head coach Kareem Richardson, played their home games at the Municipal Auditorium, with one home game at the Swinney Recreation Center, as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the 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.

Previous season

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The Kangaroos finished the 2016–17 season 18–17, 8–6 in WAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Texas–Rio Grande Valley in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament before losing to New Mexico State in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Green Bay in the first round before losing to Wyoming in the quarterfinals.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Dashawn King 1 G/F 6'3" 195 Senior Bronx, NY Graduated
Kyle Steward 3 F 6'7" 195 Senior Detroit, MI Graduated
LaVell Boyd 4 G 6'0" 175 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Grant Leach 11 G 6'3" 190 Sophomore Fishers, IN Graduate transferred to IU East
Martez Harrison 12 G 5'11" 200 Senior Kansas City, MO Graduated/signed to play professionally in Scotland with Glasgow Rocks
Duane Clark 22 F 6'8" 245 Freshman St. Louis, Mo Transferred to Central Missouri
Broderick Newbill 25 G/F 6'5" 190 Senior Kansas City, MO Graduated
Broderick Ross 32 G 6'1" 175 Sophomore St. Louis, MO Walk-on; transferred
Daniel Hailey 42 G/F 6'5" 200 Freshman Stanberry, MO Walk-on; transferred to Southwestern CC
Darnell Tillman 54 C 6'8" 265 Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Danny Dixon 4 F 6'10" 228 Junior Grosse Pointe South, MI Transferred from George Mason. Under NCAA transfer rules, Dixon will have to sit out in the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of eligibility left.
Brandon Suggs 22 F 6'8" 215 Sophomore Winnebago, IL Transferred from Bethune–Cookman. Under NCAA transfer rules, Dixon will have to sit out in the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of eligibility left.

2017 incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Brandon McKissic
PG
St. Louis, MO St. Louis University High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 10, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Marvin Nesbitt
SF
Chicago, IL Butler College Prep 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
DeMarco Smith
PG
Kansas City, KS Washington High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 7, 2017.

Roster

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2017–18 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Xavier Bishop 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Lanphier HS Springfield, IL
G/F 1 Marco Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Washington HS Kansas City, KS
G 2 Isaiah Ross 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Hillcrest Academy/Davenport West HS Davenport, IA
G 3 Brandon McKissic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr St. Louis University HS Ferguson, MO
F 4 Danny Dixon Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Grosse Pointe South HS
George Mason
Grosse Pointe Park, MI
F 5 Jordan Giles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Tennessee Prep Academy/Holy Spirit Catholic Tuscaloosa, AL
G 10 Broderick Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Grand Junction HS
NW Kansas Tech College
Grand Junction, CO
G/F 11 Tony Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr North Hardin HS Montgomery, AL
G 12 Kaleb Roy (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Shaker Heights HS Shaker Heights, OH
C 14 Mo Ahmed 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Bishop Kelley HS
Northern Oklahoma CC
Tulsa, OK
G 15 Robert Knar 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Mundelein HS
Northern Iowa
Mundelein, IL
F 22 Brandon Suggs Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Winnebago HS
Bethune–Cookman
Rockford, IL
G 25 Steve Dulley (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Lincoln Prep Kansas City, MO
F/C 30 Aleer Leek 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Victory Rock Prep School/IMG Academy Juba, South Sudan
G 33 Marvin Nesbitt, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Butler Prep HS Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 10, 2017

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2017*
6:00 pm
Sterling (KS) W 110–58 
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
Regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm, Cox
at No. 7 Wichita State L 57–109  0–1
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
Nov 12, 2017*
4:00 pm
Haskell Indian Nations
Gulf Coast Showcase
W 110–59  1–1
Municipal Auditorium (1,004)
Kansas City, MO
Nov 14, 2017*
7:00 pm, FSKC
at Kansas State L 51–72  1–2
Bramlage Coliseum (7,373)
Manhattan, KS
Nov 16, 2017*
7:00 pm
Loyola–Chicago L 56–66  1–3
Municipal Auditorium (1,482)
Kansas City, MO
Nov 20, 2017*
10:00 am
vs. Manhattan
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
W 74–63  2–3
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
Nov 21, 2017*
4:00 pm
vs. Georgia Southern
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals
L 75–78  2–4
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
Nov 22, 2017*
4:00 pm
vs. Penn
Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game
L 65–68  2–5
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
Nov 26, 2017*
4:00 pm
at UT Martin W 65–55  3–5
Skyhawk Arena (1,338)
Martin, TN
Nov 30, 2017*
7:00 pm
South Dakota L 63–82  3–6
Swinney Recreation Center (1,257)
Kansas City, MO
Dec 6, 2017*
6:30 pm
at Southeast Missouri State L 87–91  3–7
Show Me Center (1,586)
Cape Girardeau, MO
Dec 9, 2017*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at NC State L 69–88  3–8
PNC Arena (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
Dec 16, 2017*
3:00 pm
at Incarnate Word L 73–77  3–9
McDermott Convocation Center 
San Antonio, TX
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm
Central Michigan L 86–92 OT 3–10
Municipal Auditorium (1,158)
Kansas City, MO
Dec 22, 2017*
6:00 pm
South Dakota State L 60–85  3–11
Municipal Auditorium (1,203)
Kansas City, MO
Dec 28, 2017*
7:00 pm
Avila W 89–58  4–11
Municipal Auditorium (1,145)
Kansas City, MO
Jan 2, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at USC Upstate W 79–77  5–11
Hodge Center (837)
Spartanburg, SC
Jan 6, 2018
7:00 pm
Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 61–73  5–12
(0–1)
Municipal Auditorium (955)
Kansas City, MO
Jan 11, 2018
8:00 pm
at Utah Valley L 59–95  5–13
(0–2)
UCCU Center (2,733)
Orem, UT
Jan 13, 2018
3:00 pm
at Seattle L 75–77  5–14
(0–3)
KeyArena (1,449)
Seattle, WA
Jan 18, 2018
7:00 pm
Cal State Bakersfield W 62–59  6–14
(1–3)
Municipal Auditorium (1,003)
Kansas City, MO
Jan 20, 2018
7:00 pm
Grand Canyon L 69–86  6–15
(1–4)
Municipal Auditorium (1,440)
Kansas City, MO
Jan 23, 2018*
6:00 pm
William Jewell L 74–86  6–16
Municipal Auditorium (1,057)
Kansas City, MO
Jan 27, 2018
7:00 pm
New Mexico State L 48–73  6–17
(1–5)
Municipal Auditorium (1,410)
Kansas City, MO
Feb 1, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Grand Canyon L 62–79  6–18
(1–6)
GCU Arena (7,005)
Phoenix, AZ
Feb 3, 2018
9:00 pm
at Cal State Bakersfield L 58–81  6–19
(1–7)
Icardo Center (3,209)
Bakersfield, CA
Feb 8, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Seattle W 74–67  7–19
(2–7)
Municipal Auditorium (1,155)
Kansas City, MO
Feb 10, 2018
7:00 pm
Utah Valley W 77–70  8–19
(3–7)
Municipal Auditorium (1,357)
Kansas City, MO
Feb 15, 2018
7:00 pm
Chicago State W 76–67  9–19
(4–7)
Municipal Auditorium (1,325)
Kansas City, MO
Feb 22, 2018
7:00 pm
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 83–59  10–19
(5–7)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,163)
Edinburg, TX
Feb 24, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at New Mexico State L 58–82  10–20
(5–8)
Pan American Center (5,989)
Las Cruces, NM
Mar 3, 2018
4:30 pm
at Chicago State L 82–96  10–21
(5–9)
Jones Convocation Center (553)
Chicago, IL
WAC tournament
Mar 8, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
(6) vs. (3) Grand Canyon
Quarterfinals
L 74–77  10–22
Orleans Arena (1,508)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball – 2017–18 Schedule/Results". University of Missouri-Kansas City. 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.