2015–16 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team
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2015–16 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball | |
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 12–19 (4–10 WAC) |
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Home arena | Municipal Auditorium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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† 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
[edit]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
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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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
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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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
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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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: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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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
[edit]- ^ "Men's Basketball – 2015–16 Schedule/Results". University of Missouri-Kansas City. 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2015.