Kansas City Roos
2023–24 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Missouri–Kansas City
First season1954
Head coachMarvin Menzies (2nd season)
ConferenceSummit League
LocationKansas City, Missouri
ArenaSwinney Recreation Center
(Capacity: 1,600)
NicknameRoos
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


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.

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.

Conference affiliations

Athletic brand names

  • 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)

Season–by–season results

NAIA

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
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)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

NCAA

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
(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 7–197—117th
1995–96 Lee Hunt 12–1510—8T—3rd
Lee Hunt: 113–135 (.456)17–19 (.472)
Bob Sundvold (Mid-Continent Conference) (1996–2000)
1996–97 Bob Sundvold 10–177—96th
1997–98 Bob Sundvold 9–187—96th
1998–99 Bob Sundvold 8–223—11T—7th
1999–00 Bob Sundvold 16–1310—6T—2nd
Bob Sundvold: 43–70 (.381)27–35 (.435)
Dean Demopoulos (Mid-Continent Conference) (2000–2001)
2000–01 Dean Demopoulos 14–169—74th
Dean Demopoulos: 14–16 (.467)9–7 (.563)
Rich Zvosec (Mid-Continent Conference) (2001–2007)
2001–02 Rich Zvosec 18–117—75th
2002–03 Rich Zvosec 9–207—75th
2003–04 Rich Zvosec 15–149—7T–5th
2004–05 Rich Zvosec 16–1212—42nd
2005–06 Rich Zvosec 14–1411—53rd
2006–07 Rich Zvosec 12–206—8T–5th
Rich Zvosec: 84–91 (.480)52–38 (.578)
Matt Brown (Summit League) (2007–2013)
2007–08 Matt Brown 9–214—128th
2008–09 Matt Brown 5–241—1510th
2009–10 Matt Brown 12–186—12T–7th
2010–11 Matt Brown 16–149—96th
2011–12 Matt Brown 10–214—1410th
2012–13 Matt Brown 8–235—11T–7th
Matt Brown: 60–122 (.330)29–73 (.284)
Kareem Richardson (Western Athletic Conference) (2013–2019)
2013–14 Kareem Richardson 10–207—9T–5th
2014–15 Kareem Richardson 14–198—6T–2nd
2015–16 Kareem Richardson 12–194—10T–6th
2016–17 Kareem Richardson 18–178—64thCBI Quarterfinals
2017–18 Kareem Richardson 10–225—9T–6th
2018–19 Kareem Richardson 11–216—106th
Kareem Richardson: 75–118 (.389)38–50 (.432)
Billy Donlon (Western Athletic Conference) (2019–2020)
2019–20 Billy Donlon 16–148—74th
Billy Donlon (Summit League) (2020–2022)
2020–21 Billy Donlon 11–137—7T–5th
2021–22 Billy Donlon 19–1212—6T–3rd
Billy Donlon: 46–39 (.541)27–20 (.574)
Marvin Menzies (Summit League) (2022–present)
2022–23 Marvin Menzies 11–217—11T–6th
Marvin Menzies: 11–21 (.344)7–11 (.389)
Total:435–591 (.424)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Postseason

CBI

The Roos (then nicknamed Kangaroos) appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 1–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2017First 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
1977First RoundGrand Valley StateL 88–94

Former Kangaroos in the NBA

References

  1. ↑ Kansas City Athletics Visual Identity Guide (PDF). July 1, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.


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