2017–18 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

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.

2017–18 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2017–18 record	10–22 (5–9 WAC)
Head coach	Kareem Richardson (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Angres Thorpe Conner Hampton Josh Sash
Home arena	Municipal Auditorium Swinney Recreation Center

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
UT 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

Previous season

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

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

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

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: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Marvin Nesbitt SF	Chicago, IL	Butler College Prep	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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 2017-12-07.

Roster

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  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  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 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 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

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