2018–19 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 11-21 (6-10 WAC) |
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Home arena | Swinney Recreation Center Municipal Auditorium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State † | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah Valley | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Canyon | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas–Rio Grande Valley | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 20 | – | 17 | .541 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California Baptist* | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Bakersfield | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seattle | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMKC | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago State | 0 | – | 16 | .000 | 3 | – | 29 | .094 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Ineligible for WAC tournament (reclassification from Division II) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 WAC tournament winner |
The 2018–19 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Kangaroos, led by sixth-year head coach Kareem Richardson, played their home games at the Swinney Recreation Center and Municipal Auditorium as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 6-10 in WAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to Utah Valley.
This was the team's final season as the UMKC Kangaroos. On July 1, 2019, the athletic department announced its rebranding as the Kansas City Roos. The university name did not change.[1]
Previous season
[edit]The Kangaroos finished the 2017–18 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.
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 6, 2018* 8:00 pm, NBCSC |
at Loyola–Chicago | L 45–76 | 0–1 |
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,795) Chicago, IL | |||||||
Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN |
at Iowa 2K Sports Classic |
L 63–77 | 0–2 |
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,317) Iowa City, IA | |||||||
Nov 11, 2018* 4:00 pm, SNY |
at UConn 2K Sports Classic |
L 66–94 | 0–3 |
Gampel Pavilion (7,261) Storrs, CT | |||||||
Nov 16, 2018* 4:30 pm |
vs. Morehead State 2K Sports Classic regional semifinals |
L 89–99 | 0–4 |
Reese Court (166) Cheney, WA | |||||||
Nov 17, 2018* 5:15 pm |
vs. Eastern Washington 2K Sports Classic regional consolation |
L 80–87 | 0–5 |
Reese Court Cheney, WA | |||||||
Nov 21, 2018* 6:00 pm |
Drake | L 63–66 | 0–6 |
Municipal Auditorium (2,186) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
Nov 24, 2018* 2:00 pm |
Avila | W 94–58 | 1–6 |
Municipal Auditorium (862) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at South Dakota State | L 47–75 | 1–7 |
Frost Arena (1,494) Bookings, SD | |||||||
Dec 1, 2018* 1:00 pm |
at Purdue Fort Wayne Summit/WAC Challenge |
W 90–73 | 2–7 |
Memorial Coliseum (1,389) Fort Wayne, IN | |||||||
Dec 8, 2018* 1:00 pm |
at South Dakota | W 65–63 | 3–7 |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,827) Vermillion, SD | |||||||
Dec 13, 2018* 6:00 pm |
Milwaukee | L 66–69 | 3–8 |
Municipal Auditorium (987) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
Dec 15, 2018* 6:00 pm |
McNeese State | W 80–67 | 4–8 |
Municipal Auditorium (1,012) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
Dec 19, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Central Michigan | L 72–81 | 4–9 |
McGuirk Arena (1,569) Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||
Dec 22, 2018* 2:00 pm |
Elon | W 95–59 | 5–9 |
Municipal Auditorium (948) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
Dec 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, FS1 |
at Creighton | L 53–89 | 5–10 |
CHI Health Center Omaha (17,608) Omaha, NE | |||||||
WAC regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm |
Chicago State | W 80–72 | 6–10 (1–0) |
Swinney Recreation Center (894) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
Jan 10, 2019 6:00 pm |
California Baptist | W 84–68 | 7–10 (2–0) |
Swinney Recreation Center (924) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
Jan 17, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Cal State Bakersfield | L 73–74 | 7–11 (2–1) |
Icardo Center (2,133) Bakersfield, CA | |||||||
Jan 19, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Grand Canyon | L 50–78 | 7–12 (2–2) |
GCU Arena (7,215) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
Jan 24, 2019 6:00 pm |
Utah Valley | L 67–75 | 7–13 (2–3) |
Swinney Recreation Center (1,076) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
Jan 26, 2019 6:00 pm |
Seattle | W 63–54 | 8–13 (3–3) |
Swinney Recreation Center (1,220) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
Jan 31, 2019 8:00 pm |
at New Mexico State | L 54–70 | 8–14 (3–4) |
Pan American Center (5,029) Las Cruces, NM | |||||||
Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm |
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 63–75 | 8–15 (3–5) |
UTRGV Fieldhouse (846) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
Feb 9, 2019 9:00 pm |
at California Baptist | L 60-70 | 8-16 (3-6) |
CBU Events Center Riverside, CA | |||||||
Feb 14, 2019 6:00 pm |
Grand Canyon | W 87-75 OT | 9-16 (4-6) |
Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO | |||||||
Feb 16, 2019 6:00 pm |
Cal State Bakersfield | W 75-67 | 10-16 (5-6) |
Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO | |||||||
Feb 21, 2019 9:00 pm |
at Seattle | L 64-69 | 10-17 (5-7) |
Redhawk Center Seattle, WA | |||||||
Feb 23, 2019 8:00 pm |
at Utah Valley | L 67-69 | 10-18 (5-8) |
UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||
Feb 28, 2019 6:00 pm |
New Mexico State | L 55-75 | 10-19 (5-9) |
Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO | |||||||
Mar 2, 2019 6:00 pm |
Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 70-75 | 10-20 (5-10) |
Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO | |||||||
Mar 9, 2019 2:00 pm |
at Chicago State | W 76-61 | 11-20 (6-10) |
Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL | |||||||
WAC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(7) | vs. (2) Utah Valley Quarterfinals |
L 64-71 | 11-21 |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
Source:[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "UMKC Athletics Completes New Brand Identity" (Press release). Kansas City Athletics. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ http://www.umkckangaroos.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18300&SPID=10799&SPSID=89987&q_season=2018&conf_school_id= [dead link]