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2015–16 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

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2015–16 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record12–19 (4–10 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Angres Thorpe
  • Chris Hollender
  • Andre McGee
Home arenaMunicipal Auditorium
Seasons
2015–16 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State 13 1   .929 23 11   .676
Grand Canyon* 11 3   .786 27 7   .794
Cal State Bakersfield 11 3   .786 24 9   .727
Seattle 7 7   .500 15 17   .469
Utah Valley 6 8   .429 12 18   .400
UMKC 4 10   .286 12 19   .387
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 4 10   .286 8 22   .267
Chicago State 0 14   .000 4 28   .125
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2016 WAC tournament winner

The 2015–16 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Kangaroos were led by third year head coach Kareem Richardson. They played their home games at the Municipal Auditorium and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 4–10 in WAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Utah Valley in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to New Mexico State.

Previous season

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The Kangaroos finished the season 14–19, 8–6 in WAC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WAC tournament where they lost to Seattle.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kevin Franceschi 1 G 6'4" 190 Junior Argenteuil, France Graduated & transferred to Oklahoma Baptist
Deshon Taylor 2 G 6'3" 165 Freshman Riverside, CA Transferred to Fresno State
Brandyn Moultrie 3 G 6'2" 170 Freshman Liberty, MO Left the team for personal reasons
Mason Wedel 4 G 6'1" 180 RS Sophomore Shawnee, KS Retired from basketball due to injury
Reese Holliday 5 F 6'4" 215 RS Senior Kansas City, KS Graduated
Collin Jennings 11 G 6'4" 175 Freshman Harrah, OK Transferred to Southwestern Oklahoma State
Frank Williams, Jr. 13 G 6'6" 175 Senior Kansas City, MO Graduated
Juan Ramon Rivas 35 F 6'8" 200 RS Freshman Orlando, FL Transferred to North Georgia

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Ikem Eriobuna 2 F 6'9" 210 Junior Lagos, Nigeria Junior college transferred from Otero Junior College
Kyle Steward 3 F 6'7" 160 Junior Detroit, MI Junior college transferred from Butler Community College
Wyatt Voorhees 10 G 6'1" 185 Sophomore Shawnee, KS Transferred from Drury University. Redshirting 2015-16 season

2015 incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Grant Leach
SG
Fishers, IN Air Force Academy Prep School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 2, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 21, 2015.

Roster

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2015–16 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 1 Dashawn King 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr ASE HS
Erie CC
Bronx, NY
F 2 Ikem Eriobuna 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Evelyn Mack Academy
Otero JC/Polk State College
Lagos, Nigeria
F 3 Kyle Steward 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Cass Tech HS
Butler CC/Youngstown State
Detroit, MI
G 4 LaVell Boyd 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Farragut Academy
South Suburban College
Chicago, IL
G 10 Wyatt Voorhes (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Mill Valley HS
Drury
Shawnee, KS
G 11 Grant Leach 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Air Force Prep Academy/Hamilton Southeast HS Fishers, IN
G 12 Martez Harrison 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Brewster Academy/University Academy Kansas City, MO
C 21 Thaddeus Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Ideal Academy/Weatherford College Washington, D.C.
F 22 Shayok Shayok 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr IMG Academy/St. Patrick's HS
Bradley
Ottawa, ON
G/F 23 Darius Austin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Cahokia HS Centerville, IL
G/F 25 Broderick Newbill 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Hogan Prep Academy
Fresno State
Kansas City, MO
F/C 33 Aleer Leek 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Victory Rock Prep School/IMG Academy Juba, South Sudan
G 42 Noah Knight 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Olathe South HS Olathe, KS
C 54 Darnell Tillman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr St. Louis University HS
Florida State College–Jacksonville
St. Louis, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2015*
7:05 pm
Hawaii Pacific W 72–61 
Municipal Auditorium (908)
Kansas City, MO
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
8:00 pm, BTN+
at Minnesota W 76–58  0–1
Williams Arena (9,744)
Minneapolis, MN
11/15/2015*
6:05 pm
William Jewell W 73–59  1–1
Municipal Auditorium (1,127)
Kansas City, MO
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm, KSMO
at Nebraska–Omaha L 89–95 OT 1–2
Baxter Arena (1,278)
Omaha, NE
11/21/2015*
7:00 pm
at Drake W 79–73  2–2
Knapp Center (2,862)
Des Moines, IA
11/25/2015*
7:05 pm
Lincoln (MO) W 73–72  3–2
Municipal Auditorium (973)
Kansas City, MO
11/28/2015*
12:05 pm, WAC DN
South Dakota State W 64–57  4–2
Municipal Auditorium (911)
Kansas City, MO
12/01/2015*
7:05 pm
Tennessee–Martin W 74–70  5–2
Municipal Auditorium (798)
Kansas City, MO
12/05/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Iowa L 75–95  5–3
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,763)
Iowa City, IA
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm
at South Dakota L 70–79  5–4
DakotaDome (1,423)
Vermillion, SD
12/12/2015*
4:05 pm, ASN
Mississippi State W 72–67  6–4
Municipal Auditorium (2,886)
Kansas City, MO
12/19/2015*
3:35 pm, KSMO
Rockhurst W 71–60  7–4
Municipal Auditorium (1,356)
Kansas City, MO
12/22/2015*
8:00 pm, RSN
at No. 16 Louisville
Billy Minardi Classic
L 47–75  7–5
KFC Yum! Center (19,419)
Louisville, KY
12/23/2015*
3:15 pm
vs. UNC Wilmington
Billy Minardi Classic
L 56–76  7–6
KFC Yum! Center (19,147)
Louisville, KY
12/29/2015*
7:00 pm, FSN
at Oklahoma State L 43–61  7–7
Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,150)
Stillwater, OK
01/02/2016*
1:00 pm
at USC Upstate L 68–70  7–8
G. B. Hodge Center (270)
Spartanburg, SC
WAC regular season
01/07/2016
7:05 pm, KSMO
Seattle W 84–69  8–8
(1–0)
Municipal Auditorium (1,147)
Kansas City, MO
01/09/2016
6:05 pm, WAC DN
Cal State Bakersfield L 72–83  8–9
(1–1)
Municipal Auditorium (1,786)
Kansas City, MO
01/14/2016
8:00 pm, ASN
at New Mexico State L 64–65  8–10
(1–2)
Pan American Center (4,187)
Las Cruces, NM
01/16/2016
7:00 pm, WAC DN
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 66–71  8–11
(1–3)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,189)
Edinburg, TX
01/21/2016
7:05 pm, KSMO
Utah Valley L 79–90  8–12
(1–4)
Municipal Auditorium (957)
Kansas City, MO
01/23/2016
7:30 pm, ASN
Grand Canyon L 78–85  8–13
(1–5)
Municipal Auditorium (2,186)
Kansas City, MO
01/30/2016
2:05 pm, WAC DN
Chicago State W 78–64  9–13
(2–5)
Municipal Auditorium (1,526)
Kansas City, MO
02/04/2016
9:00 pm
at Cal State Bakersfield L 66–77  9–14
(2–6)
Icardo Center (1,498)
Bakersfield, CA
02/06/2015
9:00 pm, ASN
at Seattle L 55–65  9–15
(2–7)
KeyArena (2,260)
Seattle, WA
02/13/2016
2:05 pm, WAC DN
Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 75–58  10–15
(3–7)
Municipal Auditorium (1,670)
Kansas City, MO
02/18/2016
8:00 pm, WAC DN
at Grand Canyon L 66–78  10–16
(3–8)
GCU Arena (6,049)
Phoenix, AZ
02/20/2016
8:00 pm, KSMO
at Utah Valley L 70–79  10–17
(3–9)
UCCU Center (2,981)
Orem, UT
02/27/2016
2:05 pm, KSMO
New Mexico State L 61–62  10–18
(3–10)
Municipal Auditorium (2,551)
Kansas City, MO
03/05/2016
2:05 pm
at Chicago State W 82–53  11–18
(4–10)
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (1,957)
Chicago, IL
WAC tournament
03/10/2016
4:00 pm, WAC DN
vs. Utah Valley
Quarterfinals
W 80–78  12–18
Orleans Arena (1,472)
Paradise, NV
03/11/2016
8:00 pm, WAC DN
vs. New Mexico State
Semifinals
L 64–78  12–19
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball – 2015–16 Schedule/Results". University of Missouri-Kansas City. 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2015.