UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball

UMKC Kangaroos

2016–17 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

University

First season

1954

Conference

Location

Head coach

Arena

Nickname

Kangaroos

Colors

Blue and Gold^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

The UMKC Kangaroos Basketball team represents the University of Missouri-Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri. The school's team currently competes in Western Athletic Conference. The team has never played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. The Kangaroos are currently led by head coach Kareem Richardson.

The team returned to Municipal Auditorium for the 2013–14 school year after a brief stint of playing on campus at Swinney Recreation Center.

Postseason

The Kangaroos appeared in the 1977 NAIA Tournament, to date the only postseason appearance by the Roos. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1977	First Round	Grand Valley State	L 88–94

UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball

Venues	Swinney Recreation Center (1969–1986; 2010–2012) Municipal Auditorium (1986–2010; 2012–present)

People	Head coaches NBA players

Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Western Athletic Conference men's basketball

Teams	Chicago State Cougars Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Grand Canyon Antelopes New Mexico State Aggies Seattle Redhawks UMKC Kangaroos Utah Valley Wolverines UTRGV Vaqueros

Championships & awards	WAC Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

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