2023–24 Kansas City Roos men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record7–12 (1–3 Summit League)
Head coach
Associate head coachJoe Esposito
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSwinney Recreation Center
2023–24 Summit League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
St. Thomas*31 .750136  .684
Omaha31 .750109  .526
Denver21 .667117  .611
South Dakota State21 .66799  .500
Oral Roberts22 .50089  .471
North Dakota State12 .333810  .444
South Dakota12 .333810  .444
North Dakota13 .250910  .474
Kansas City13 .250712  .368
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
2024 Summit League tournament winner
As of January 13, 2024

The 2023–24 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team represents the University of Missouri–Kansas City in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roos, led by second-year head coach Marvin Menzies, play their home games at the Swinney Recreation Center in Kansas City, Missouri, as members of the Summit League.

Previous season

The Roos finished the 2022–23 season 11–21, 7–11 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for sixth place. In the Summit League tournament, they were defeated by Omaha in the first round.[1]

Roster

2023–24 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Artese Stapleton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
GS Chicago, IL
G 1 Jayson Petty 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Phoenix, AZ
G 2 Babacar Diallo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr Dakar, SEN
G 3 Malik Olafioye 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Ecorse, MI
G/F 5 Jamar Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr Chandler, AZ
F 10 Precious C. Idiaru 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So Speyer, GER
G 11 Anderson Kopp 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
GS Houston, TX
F 12 Precious C. Idiaru 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So Speyer, GER
G 13 Khristion Courseault 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
GS Los Angeles, CA
G 14 Cole Glasgow 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So Grimes, IA
F/C 20 Melvyn Ebonkoli 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) Jr Trappes, FRA
F 23 Allen David Mukeba Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Charleroi, BEL
G 25 Tyler Andrews 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Cedar Rapids, IA
G/F 30 Cameron Faas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Scottsdale, AZ
F 32 Jeff Ngandu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So Lubumbashi, DRC
G 33 Jevin Sullivan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Elkhart, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 23, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, SLN
Avila W 79–48  1–0
Swinney Recreation Center (1,322)
Kansas City, MO
November 11, 2023*
7:00 pm, SLN
Saint Mary W 95–42  2–0
Swinney Recreation Center (1,106)
Kansas City, MO
November 14, 2023*
9:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 15 Baylor L 61–99  2–1
Ferrell Center (7,903)
Waco, TX
November 17, 2023*
8:00 pm, MWN
at Colorado State L 61–84  2–2
Moby Arena (3,830)
Fort Collins, CO
November 24, 2023*
10:00 am, FloSports
vs. UNC Greensboro
Nassau Championship quarterfinals
L 64–76  2–3
Baha Mar Convention Center (239)
Nassau, The Bahamas
November 25, 2023*
10:00 am, FloSports
vs. Brown
Nassau Championship consolation 2nd round
L 83–93 OT 2–4
Baha Mar Convention Center (211)
Nassau, The Bahamas
November 26, 2023*
10:00 am, FloSports
vs. Middle Tennessee
Nassau Championship 7th place game
L 59–63  2–5
Baha Mar Convention Center (234)
Nassau, The Bahamas
November 30, 2023*
7:00 pm, SLN
Southeast Missouri State W 74–44  3–5
Swinney Recreation Center (1,297)
Kansas City, MO
December 5, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 2 Kansas L 69–88  3–6
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
December 9, 2023*
3:30 pm, ESPN+
at Lindenwood W 72–67  4–6
Robert F. Hyland Performance Arena (678)
St. Charles, MO
December 12, 2023*
7:00 pm, SLN
Tabor W 80–57  5–6
Swinney Recreation Center (703)
Kansas City, MO
December 16, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bowling Green L 69–79  5–7
Stroh Center (1,561)
Bowling Green, OH
December 20, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at East Tennessee State L 57–70  5–8
Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,281)
Johnson City, TN
December 29, 2023
7:00 pm, SLN
Oral Roberts W 77–60  6–8
(1–0)
Swinney Recreation Center (1,337)
Kansas City, MO
December 31, 2023
2:00 pm, SLN
at St. Thomas L 56–77  6–9
(1–1)
Shoenecker Arena (1,165)
St. Paul, MN
January 3, 2024*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Sacramento State
Big Sky–Summit Challenge
L 64–67  6–10
Hornets Nest (438)
Sacramento, CA
January 6, 2024*
7:00 pm, SLN
Portland State
Big Sky–Summit Challenge
W 83–67  7–10
Swinney Recreation Center (1,030)
Kansas City, MO
January 11, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN
North Dakota State L 91–92 2OT 7–11
(1–2)
Swinney Recreation Center (818)
Kansas City, MO
January 13, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN
North Dakota L 69–82  7–12
(1–3)
Swinney Recreation Center (575)
Kansas City, MO
January 20, 2024
12:05 pm, SLN
at Omaha Baxter Arena 
Omaha, NE
January 25, 2024
6:00 pm, SLN
at South Dakota State Frost Arena 
Brookings, SD
January 27, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN
South Dakota Swinney Recreation Center 
Kansas City, MO
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN
Denver Swinney Recreation Center 
Kansas City, MO
February 3, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN
St. Thomas Swinney Recreation Center 
Kansas City, MO
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN
at North Dakota State Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
February 10, 2024
1:00 pm, SLN
at North Dakota Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND
February 15, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN
South Dakota State Swinney Recreation Center 
Kansas City, MO
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN
at South Dakota Sanford Coyote Sports Center 
Vermillion, SD
February 24, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN
Omaha Swinney Recreation Center 
Kansas City, MO
February 29, 2024
8:00 pm, SLN
at Denver Hamilton Gymnasium 
Denver, CO
March 2, 2024
7:00 pm, SLN
at Oral Roberts Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
Summit League tournament
March 8-12, 2024
 CBSSN/SLN
vs. Summit League Tournament Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[2][3]

References

  1. "Hot shooting Mavericks roll to opening round win". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 3, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  2. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". kcroos.com. Kansas City Roos Athletics. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  3. "2023-24 Schedule". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
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