2023–24 Kansas City Roos women's basketball team
Appearance
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Conference | Summit League |
Record | 12–20 (3–13 The Summit) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Paul Fessler |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Swinney Recreation Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota State † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 27 | – | 6 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota State | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oral Roberts | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Thomas* | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denver | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas City | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Omaha | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 Summit League tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Kansas City Roos women's basketball represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by second-year head coach Dionnah Jackson-Durrett, compete in the Summit League. They played home games in Swinney Recreation Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
Previous season
[edit]The Roos finished the 2022–23 season 9–25, 3–15 in Summit League play to finish in last place. As the No. 10 seed in the Summit League tournament, they defeated Denver in the first round and North Dakota State in the quarterfinals before losing to Omaha in the semifinals.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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E'Lease Stafford | 0 | G/F | 6'0" | GS Senior | Lawrence, KS | Graduated |
Manna Mensah | 4 | G | 5'8" | GS Senior | Toronto, ON | Graduated |
Machia Mullens | 11 | F | 6'0" | Junior | Liberal, KS | TBD |
Ava Murphy | 12 | G | 5'11" | Sophomore | Liberty, MO | Transferred to Ave Maria |
Sanna' St. Andre | 20 | G | 5'8 | Junior | Oakdale, LA | Transferred to Tennessee State |
Rain Green | 23 | G | 5'8" | ![]() |
Baltimore, MD | TBD |
Trinity Moreland | 44 | C | 6'2" | Freshman | Charlotte, NC | Transferred to Gardner–Webb |
Incoming
[edit]Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Alayna Contreras | 3 | G | 5'6" | Sophomore | Minneapolis, MN | Cochise College |
Dominique Phillips | 4 | F | 5'11" | GS Senior | Goodyear, AZ | Grand Canyon |
Nariyah Simmons | 5 | G | 5'5" | Junior | Florissant, MO | Johnson City CC |
Kelby Bannerman | 11 | F | 6'1" | Junior | Hampshire, IL | Davidson |
Dayshawna Carter | 12 | G | 5'7" | Junior | Brooklyn, NY | Garden City CC |
Ifunanya Nwachukwu | 13 | G/F | 6'2' | Junior | Lagos, Nigeria | Chipola College |
Lisa Thomas | 21 | G | 5'6" | Junior | Kansas City, MO | Johnson City CC |
Zanaa Cordis | 44 | F | 6'3" | Junior | Junction City, KS | New Orleans |
Recruiting
[edit]There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 28, 2023* 12:00 p.m. |
Ottawa | W 95–59 | – | – | – | Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO | |||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 11:00 a.m., SLN |
Bradley | W 73–66 | 1–0 |
19 – Contreras | 12 – Nwachukwu | 5 – Contreras | Swinney Recreation Center (1,203) Kansas City, MO | ||||
November 11, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UTEP | L 60–62 | 1–1 |
15 – Simmons | 8 – Tied | 3 – Contreras | Don Haskins Center (1,093) El Paso, TX | ||||
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SLN |
Utah State | L 60–62 | 1–2 |
14 – Simmons | 6 – Tied | 5 – Thomas | Swinney Recreation Center (462) Kansas City, MO | ||||
November 18, 2023* 3:30 p.m. |
vs. Kansas 28.5 Hoops Invitational |
L 61–70 | 1–3 |
34 – Simmons | 6 – Harrell | 3 – Thomas | Municipal Auditorium (867) Kansas City, MO | ||||
November 22, 2023* 12:00 p.m. |
vs. Chicago State Viking Invitational |
W 77–46 | 2–3 |
17 – Contreras | 7 – Bennett | 3 – Contreras | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH | ||||
November 24, 2023* 3:00 p.m. |
vs. Austin Peay Viking Invitational |
L 63–78 | 2–4 |
20 – Bennett | 4 – Tied | 5 – Thomas | Wolstein Center (380) Cleveland, OH | ||||
November 25, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cleveland State Viking Invitational |
L 55–82 | 2–5 |
11 – Phillips | 7 – Phillips | 4 – Thomas | Wolstein Center (374) Cleveland, OH | ||||
December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SLN |
Arkansas State | W 62–57 | 3–5 |
16 – Simmons | 7 – Phillips | 5 – Simmons | Swinney Recreation Center (544) Kansas City, MO | ||||
December 6, 2023* 5:30 p.m., SLN |
Bellevue | W 84–34 | 4–5 |
14 – Nwachukwu | 11 – Ugass | 3 – Tied | Swinney Recreation Center (391) Kansas City, MO | ||||
December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SLN |
Western Illinois | W 68–60 | 5–5 |
20 – Bennett | 8 – Phillips | 6 – Contreras | Swinney Recreation Center (561) Kansas City, MO | ||||
December 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SLN |
Alabama A&M | W 57–52 | 6–5 |
11 – Simmons | 9 – Ugass | 3 – Thomas | Swinney Recreation Center (530) Kansas City, MO | ||||
December 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SLN |
Kansas Christian | W 121–37 | 7–5 |
20 – Jones | 14 – Nwachukwu | 8 – Thomas | Swinney Recreation Center (408) Kansas City, MO | ||||
December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
at Missouri | L 42–85 | 7–6 |
14 – Phillips | 6 – Bennett | 3 – Ugass | Mizzou Arena (4,152) Columbia, MO | ||||
December 29, 2023 7:00 p.m., SLN |
at Oral Roberts | L 61–76 | 7–7 (0–1) |
15 – Bennett | 16 – Nwachukwu | 3 – Contreras | Mabee Center (1,335) Tulsa, OK | ||||
December 31, 2023 2:00 p.m., SLN |
St. Thomas (MN) | L 57–66 | 7–8 (0–2) |
12 – Simmons | 4 – Tied | 3 – Simmons | Swinney Recreation Center (472) Kansas City, MO | ||||
January 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SLN |
Portland State Big Sky–Summit Challenge |
W 75–56 | 8–8 |
11 – Bennett | 6 – Tied | 5 – Thomas | Swinney Recreation Center (374) Kansas City, MO | ||||
January 6, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Weber State Big Sky–Summit Challenge |
W 61–51 | 9–8 |
20 – Contreras | 6 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Dee Events Center (356) Ogden, UT | ||||
January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., SLN |
at North Dakota State | L 60–63 | 9–9 (0–3) |
15 – Contreras | 6 – Ugass | 4 – Contreras | Scheels Center (1,027) Fargo, ND | ||||
January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., SLN |
at North Dakota | L 62–76 | 9–10 (0–4) |
13 – Simmons | 10 – Ugass | 5 – Simmons | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,405) Grand Forks, ND | ||||
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., SLN |
Omaha | W 88–74 | 10–10 (1–4) |
9 – Simmons | 5 – Tied | 3 – Contreras | Swinney Recreation Center (292) Kansas City, MO | ||||
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN |
South Dakota State | L 49–72 | 10–11 (1–5) |
23 – Phillips | 8 – Phillips | 8 – Contreras | Swinney Recreation Center (559) Kansas City, MO | ||||
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., SLN |
at South Dakota | L 62–72 | 10–12 (1–6) |
24 – Contreras | 9 – Nwachukwu | 5 – Contreras | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,606) Vermillion, SD | ||||
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN |
at Denver | L 50–65 | 10–13 (1–7) |
13 – Contreras | 8 – Nwachukwu | 2 – Tied | Hamilton Gymnasium (245) Denver, CO | ||||
February 3, 2024 12:00 p.m., SLN |
at St. Thomas (MN) | L 55–75 | 10–14 (1–8) |
13 – Tied | 11 – Bannerman | 4 – Tied | Schoenecker Arena (445) St. Paul, MN | ||||
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN |
North Dakota State | L 59–70 | 10–15 (1–9) |
15 – Phillips | 6 – Bennett | 4 – Phillips | Swinney Recreation Center (582) Kansas City, MO | ||||
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., SLN |
North Dakota | W 86–71 | 11–15 (2–9) |
26 – Em. Bennett | 11 – Nwachukwu | 10 – Thomas | Swinney Recreation Center (735) Kansas City, MO | ||||
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN |
at South Dakota State | L 53–74 | 11–16 (2–10) |
12 – Contreras | 6 – Bannerman | 5 – Thomas | Frost Arena (1,828) Brookings, SD | ||||
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN |
South Dakota | L 60–74 | 11–17 (2–11) |
16 – Bannerman | 6 – Bannerman | 6 – Simmons | Swinney Recreation Center (470) Kansas City, MO | ||||
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., SLN |
at Omaha | W 72–56 | 12–17 (3–11) |
15 – Tied | 9 – Phillips | 5 – Thomas | Baxter Arena (404) Omaha, NE | ||||
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN |
Denver | L 60–74 | 12–18 (3–12) |
23 – Simmons | 5 – Tied | 6 – Contreras | Swinney Recreation Center (771) Kansas City, MO | ||||
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., SLN |
Oral Roberts | L 56–94 | 12–19 (3–13) |
15 – Phillips | 11 – Phillips | 2 – Tied | Swinney Recreation Center (605) Kansas City, MO | ||||
Summit League women's tournament | |||||||||||
March 8, 2024 4:30 p.m., SLN |
(8) | vs. (9) Omaha First Round |
L 55–61 | 12–20 |
18 – Bennett | 5 – Tied | 4 – Contreras | Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2023–24 UMKC Kangaroos Women's Basketball Schedule". UMKC athletics.