2020–21 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team

2020–21 Summit League men's basketball standings
	† 2021 Summit League Tournament winner ;

2020–21 Kansas City Roos men's basketball
2020–21 Kansas City Roos men's basketball
Conference	Summit League
2020–21 record	11–13 (7–7 The Summit)
Head coach	Billy Donlon (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Steve Payne; Rodney Perry; Lucas McKay;
Home arena	Swinney Recreation Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roos, led by 2nd-year head coach Billy Donlon, played their home games at the Swinney Recreation Center in Kansas City, Missouri, as members of the Summit League.

This season marked Kansas City's return to the Summit League, after spending the previous seven seasons as members of the Western Athletic Conference.^[1]

Previous season[]

The Roos finished the 2019–20 season 16–14, 8–7 in WAC play to finish in fourth place. They were set to be the No. 5 seed in the WAC Tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

Roster[]

2020–21 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Zion Williams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Wallace State Community College	Maybrook, New York
G	2	Demarius Pitts	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Virginia Union	Clinton, Maryland
G	3	Brandon McKissic	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	St. Louis University High School	Ferguson, Missouri
G	4	Jacob Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Champlin Park High School	Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
G	5	Tyre Boykin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	West Bladen High School	White Oak, North Carolina
F	10	Hidde Roessink	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Oklahoma State	Arnhem, Netherlands
G	11	Franck Kamgain	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Wheeling	Kansas City, Missouri
F	12	Jonathan Bolden	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Columbia State Community College	Harvest, Alabama
G	13	D'Anthony Pennington	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	North Kansas City High School	Kansas City, Missouri
G	14	Kyle Brown	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Northwest College	Harlem, New York
G	15	Paxton Payne	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Smithville High School	Kansas City, Missouri
F	20	Josiah Allick	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Lincoln North Star High School	Lincoln, Nebraska
G	21	Sam Martin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Burleson High School	Fort Worth, Texas
C	30	Brayden Mitchell	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Seminole State College	Wellston, Oklahoma
G	32	Kaimen Lennox	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Truman High School	Independence, Missouri
G	33	Marvin Nesbitt Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Butler College Prep High School	Chicago, Illinois
F	35	Caden Boser	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Eau Claire Memorial High School	Eau Claire, Wisconsin
F	40	Devon House	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	Fr	Newman Central Catholic High School	Sterling, Illinois

Head coach

Billy Donlon (UNC Wilmington)

Assistant coach(es)

Steve Payne (Union College)
Rodney Perry (Dallas Christian)
Lucas McKay (UNC Wilmington)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 5, 2020

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 3:00 pm		Culver–Stockton	W 105–35	1–0	Swinney Recreation Center (1) Kansas City, MO
November 27, 2020* 4:00 pm		vs. Greenville The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Tipoff Classic	W 138–97	2–0	Mabee Fieldhouse (203) Kansas City, MO
November 28, 2020* 4:00 pm		vs. Southeast Missouri State The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Tipoff Classic	L 66–71	2–1	Mabee Fieldhouse (175) Kansas City, MO
November 30, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Kansas State	L 58–62	2–2	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
December 5, 2020* 7:00 pm		South Dakota	Canceled		Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
December 10, 2020* 7:00 pm, FS1		at Minnesota	L 61–90	2–3	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
December 12, 2020* 11:00 am		at Toledo	L 57–64	2–4	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
December 19, 2020* 12:00 pm		Kansas Christian Doubleheader game 1	W 98–42	3–4	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
December 19, 2020* 5:00 pm		Kansas Christian Doubleheader game 2	W 95–36	4–4	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
December 23, 2020* 7:00 pm, FSMW		at Saint Louis	L 46–62	4–5	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
Summit League regular season
January 2, 2021 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at North Dakota	L 45–52	4–6 (0–1)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (600) Grand Forks, ND
January 3, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN3		at North Dakota	W 77–53	5–6 (1–1)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (464) Grand Forks, ND
January 8, 2021 7:00 pm		South Dakota	L 64–66	5–7 (1–2)	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
January 9, 2021 7:00 pm		South Dakota	L 62–68	5–8 (1–3)	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
January 15, 2021 7:00 pm		at Western Illinois	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		Western Hall Macomb, IL
January 16, 2021 7:00 pm		at Western Illinois	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		Western Hall Macomb, IL
January 23, 2021 7:00 pm		at Oral Roberts	L 58–60	5–9 (1–4)	Mabee Center (1,790) Tulsa, OK
January 24, 2021 7:00 pm		at Oral Roberts	W 81–76	6–9 (2–4)	Mabee Center (1,584) Tulsa, OK
January 29, 2021 7:00 pm		North Dakota State	L 67–71	6–10 (2–5)	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
January 30, 2021 7:00 pm		North Dakota State	W 49–47	7–10 (3–5)	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
February 12, 2021 7:00 pm		Omaha	W 62–52	8–10 (4–5)	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
February 13, 2021 7:00 pm		Omaha	W 55–47	9–10 (5–5)	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
February 19, 2021 7:00 pm		Denver	W 68–57	10–10 (6–5)	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
February 20, 2021 7:00 pm		Denver	W 80–69	11–10 (7–5)	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
February 26, 2021 7:30 pm		at South Dakota State	L 49–67	11–11 (7–6)	Frost Arena Brookings, SD
February 27, 2021 7:30 pm		at South Dakota State	L 77–89	11–12 (7–7)	Frost Arena Brookings, SD
Summit League Tournament
March 7, 2021 8:45 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+	(6)	vs. (3) North Dakota State Quarterfinals	L 65–69	11–13	Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[3]

References[]

^ "Kansas City Roo Athletics Rejoins Summit League". University of Missouri-Kansas City. June 20, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
^ "WAC Announces Cancellation of Basketball Tournament". Western Athletic Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Missouri-Kansas City. Retrieved December 5, 2020.

[1] "Kansas City Roo Athletics Rejoins Summit League". University of Missouri-Kansas City. June 20, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2020.

[2] "WAC Announces Cancellation of Basketball Tournament". Western Athletic Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.

[3] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Missouri-Kansas City. Retrieved December 5, 2020.

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v t Kansas City Roos men's basketball
Venues	Swinney Recreation Center (1969–1986; 2010–2012; 2019–present) Municipal Auditorium (1986–2010; 2012–2019)
People	Statistical leaders
	2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

2020–21 Summit League men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Dakota State	9	–	3	.750	16	–	7	.696
South Dakota	11	–	4	.733	14	–	11	.560
North Dakota State	11	–	5	.688	15	–	12	.556
Oral Roberts †	10	–	5	.667	18	–	11	.621
North Dakota	8	–	8	.500	9	–	17	.346
Kansas City	7	–	7	.500	11	–	13	.458
Western Illinois	5	–	9	.357	7	–	15	.318
Omaha	3	–	11	.214	5	–	20	.200
Denver	1	–	13	.071	2	–	19	.095

† 2021 Summit League Tournament winner