Kansas City Roos men's basketball

UMKC Kangaroos
UMKC Kangaroos
	2016–17 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team
University	University of Missouri–Kansas City
First season	1954
Head coach	Kareem Richardson (4th season)
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Arena	Municipal Auditorium ; (Capacity: 7,316)
Nickname	Kangaroos
Colors	Blue and gold;
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

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v t e Kansas City Roos men's basketball
Venues	Swinney Recreation Center (1969–1986; 2010–2012; 2019–present) Municipal Auditorium (1986–2010; 2012–2019)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Western Athletic Conference men's basketball
Teams	Abilene Christian Wildcats California Baptist Lancers Grand Canyon Antelopes Seattle Redhawks Southern Utah Thunderbirds Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Tarleton Texans UT Arlington Mavericks UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (leaving in 2024) Utah Tech Trailblazers Utah Valley Wolverines
Championships & awards	WAC men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24