2016–17 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

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2016–17 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball
UMKC Kangaroos wordmark.svg
CBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2016–17 record18–17 (8–6 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Angres Thorpe
  • Conner Hampton
  • Chris Hollender
Home arenaMunicipal Auditorium
Seasons
2016–17 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cal State Bakersfield 12 – 2   .857 25 – 10   .714
New Mexico State † 11 – 3   .786 28 – 6   .824
Grand Canyon* 11 – 3   .786 22 – 9   .710
UMKC 8 – 6   .571 18 – 17   .514
Utah Valley 6 – 8   .429 17 – 17   .500
Seattle 5 – 9   .357 13 – 17   .433
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 2 – 12   .143 10 – 22   .313
Chicago State 1 – 13   .071 6 – 26   .188
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
† 2017 WAC Tournament winner

The 2016–17 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Kangaroos, led by fourth-year head coach Kareem Richardson, played their home games at the Municipal Auditorium as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the 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.

Previous season[]

The Kangaroos finished the 2015–16 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 before losing to New Mexico State in the semifinals.

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Ikem Eriobuna 2 F 6'9" 220 Junior Lagos, Nigeria Graduate transferred to Allen
Wayatt Voorhes 10 G 6'1" 185 Sophomore Shawnee, KS Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Thaddeus Smith 21 C 6'9" 245 Senior Washington, D.C. Graduated
Shayok Shayok 22 F 6'9" 225 RS Senior Ottawa, ON Graduated
Darius Austin 23 G/F 6'9" 220 Sophomore Centreveille, IL Transferred to Jackson State
Noah Knight 42 G 6'1" 200 Sophomore Olathe, KS Retired from basketball due to injury

Incoming transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Broderick Robinson 10 G 6'0" 170 Junior Grand Junction, CO Junior college transferred from NW Kansas Tech
Robert Kanar 15 G 6'1" 180 RS Junior Mundelein, IL Transferred to Northern Iowa. Under NCAA transfer rules, Kanar will have to sit out in the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of eligibility left.

2016 incoming recruits[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Duane Clark
PF 		St. Louis, MO Christian Brothers College High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sep 27, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Xavier Bishop
PG 		Springfield, IL Lanphier High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Feb 25, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jordan Giles
PF 		Tuscaloosa, AL Lanphier High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Isaiah Ross
SG 		Davenport, LA Hillcrest Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-09-16.

2017 incoming recruits[]

Roster[]

2016–17 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) Fr Lanphier HS Springfield, IL
G/F 1 Dashawn King 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr ASE HS
Erie CC 		Bronx, NY
G 2 Isaiah Ross 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Hillcrest Academy/Davenport West HS Davenport, IA
F 3 Kyle Steward 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Cass Tech HS
Butler CC/Youngstown State 		Detroit, MI
G 4 LaVell Boyd 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Farragut Academy
South Suburban College 		Chicago, IL
F 5 Jordan Giles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Tennessee Prep Academy/Holy Spirit Catholic Tuscaloosa, AL
G 10 Broderick Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Grand Junction
NW Kansas Tech College 		Grand Junction, CO
G 11 Grant Leach 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Air Force Prep Academy/Hamilton Southeast HS Fishers, IN
G 12 Martez Harrison 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Brewster Academy/University Academy Kansas City, MO
G 15 Robert Knar (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Mundelein HS
Northern Iowa 		Mundelein, IL
F 22 Duane Clark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Christian Brothers College HS St. Louis, MO
G/F 25 Broderick Newbill 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Hogan Prep Academy
Fresno State 		Kansas City, MO
F/C 30 Aleer Leek 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Victory Rock Prep School/IMG Academy Juba, South Sudan
G 32 Broderick Ross 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Trinity Catholic HS/SIU Edwardsville St. Louis, MO
G/F 42 Daniel Hailey (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Stanberry HS Stanberry, MO
C 54 Darnell Tillman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Sr 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 and results[]

[1]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2016*
4:05 pm 		Missouri S&T W 79–55 
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
Regular season
11/11/2016*
8:00 pm, FS2 		at No. 22 Creighton L 82–89  0–1
 CenturyLink Center (16,686)
Omaha, NE
11/15/2016*
6:35 pm 		Drake W 68–62  1–1
 Municipal Auditorium (1,535)
Kansas City, MO
11/19/2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Bowling Green
Bill Frack Tournament 		W 71–69  2–1
 Stroh Center (1,676)
Bowling Green, OH
11/20/2016*
3:00 pm 		vs. Murray State
Bill Frack Tournament 		W 85–74  3–1
 Stroh Center (1,514)
Bowling Green, OH
11/21/2016*
3:00 pm 		vs. Green Bay
Bill Frack Tournament 		L 77–95  3–2
 Stroh Center (1,545)
Bowling Green, OH
11/25/2016*
7:35 pm 		Arkansas–Monticello Boll W 97–82  4–2
 Municipal Auditorium (1,045)
Kansas City, MO
11/28/2016*
6:35 pm 		Southeast Missouri State W 86–75  5–2
 Municipal Auditorium (976)
Kansas City, MO
11/30/2016*
6:35 pm 		South Dakota W 84–82  6–2
 Municipal Auditorium (1,230)
Kansas City, MO
12/03/2016*
11:00 am, KSMO 		at South Dakota State L 68–77  6–3
 Frost Arena (1,424)
Brookings, SD
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at No. 3 Kansas L 62–105  6–4
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
12/10/2016*
7:05 pm 		William Jewell W 93–71  7–4
 Municipal Auditorium (1,769)
Kansas City, MO
12/15/2016*
6:35 pm, KSMO 		Omaha L 75–80  7–5
 Municipal Auditorium (1,216)
Kansas City, MO
12/17/2016*
1:00 pm, RTPT 		at No. 12 West Virginia L 67–112  7–6
 WVU Coliseum (8,800)
Morgantown, WV
12/20/2016*
7:35 pm 		UT Martin L 66–77  7–7
 Municipal Auditorium (1,048)
Kansas City, MO
12/29/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Mississippi State L 54–77  7–8
 Humphrey Coliseum (7,109)
Starkville, MS
01/02/2017*
6:35 pm 		USC Upstate L 75–84  7–9
 Municipal Auditorium (1,170)
Kansas City, MO
01/05/2017
6:35 pm 		New Mexico State L 64–77  7–10
(0–1) 		Municipal Auditorium (1,024)
Kansas City, MO
01/07/2017
7:35 pm 		Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 83–79  8–10
(1–1) 		Municipal Auditorium (1,539)
Kansas City, MO
01/12/2017
9:00 pm 		at Seattle W 84–68  9–10
(2–1) 		KeyArena (1,031)
Seattle, WA
01/14/2017
8:00 pm, KSMO 		at Utah Valley L 76–86  9–11
(2–2) 		UCCU Center (1,823)
Orem, UT
01/21/2017
8:00 pm, KSMO 		at New Mexico State L 71–94  9–12
(2–3) 		Pan American Center (9,893)
Las Cruces, NM
01/26/2017
6:35 pm 		Grand Canyon W 83–77  10–12
(3–3) 		Municipal Auditorium (1,178)
Kansas City, MO
01/28/2017
7:05 pm 		Cal State Bakersfield L 63–74  10–13
(3–4) 		Municipal Auditorium (1,587)
Kansas City, MO
01/31/2016*
6:35 pm 		Ottawa W 93–67  11–13
 Municipal Auditorium (1,123)
Kansas City, MO
02/04/2017
7:00 pm, KSMO 		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 73–60  12–13
(4–4) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,610)
Edinburg, TX
02/09/2017
6:35 pm 		Utah Valley W 84–76  13–13
(5–4) 		Municipal Auditorium (1,277)
Kansas City, MO
02/11/2017
7:05 pm 		Seattle W 102–72  14–13
(6–4) 		Municipal Auditorium (1,788)
Kansas City, MO
02/18/2017
5:05 pm 		Chicago State W 84–65  15–13
(7–4) 		Municipal Auditorium (2,061)
Kansas City, MO
02/23/2017
9:00 pm 		at Cal State Bakersfield L 62–71  15–14
(7–5) 		Icardo Center (2,233)
Bakersfield, CA
02/25/2017
8:00 pm, KSMO 		at Grand Canyon L 77–84  15–15
(7–6) 		GCU Arena (7,502)
Phoenix, AZ
03/04/2017
4:35 pm, KSMO 		at Chicago State W 87–82  16–15
(8–6) 		Jones Convocation Center (884)
Chicago, IL
WAC Tournament
03/09/2017
9:00 pm 		(3) vs. (6) Texas–Rio Grande Valley
Quarterfinals 		W 82–78 OT 17–15
 Orleans Arena (1,854)
Paradise, NV
03/10/2017
10:30 pm, ESPN3 		(3) vs. (2) New Mexico State
Semifinals 		L 60–78  17–16
 Orleans Arena (2,190)
Paradise, NV
CBI
03/15/2017*
7:00 pm 		Green Bay
First Round 		W 92–82  18–16
 Municipal Auditorium (1,128)
Kansas City, MO
03/20/2017*
8:00 pm 		at Wyoming
Quarterfinals 		L 61–72  18–17
 Arena-Auditorium (2,311)
Laramie, WY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References[]

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball – 2016–17 Schedule/Results". University of Missouri-Kansas City. 2016.
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