Kansas City Roos men's basketball

Kansas City Roos
Kansas City Roos
	2019–20 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team
University	University of Missouri–Kansas City
First season	1954
Head coach	Billy Donlon (1st season)
Conference	Western Athletic Conference; (Summit League in 2020–21)
Location	Kansas City, Missouri
Arena	Swinney Recreation Center ; (Capacity: 1,600)
Nickname	Roos
Colors	Blue and gold;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;

The Kansas City Roos men's basketball team represents the University of Missouri-Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri. The school's team completed a seven-season tenure in the Western Athletic Conference in 2019–20; on July 1, 2020, the Roos will return to their immediately previous conference home of the Summit League. The team has never played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. The Roos are currently led by head coach Billy Donlon.

The team returned to Municipal Auditorium for the 2013–14 school year after a brief stint of playing on campus at Swinney Recreation Center.

The team made their first Division I postseason appearance in the 2017 College Basketball Invitational.

Athletic brand names

Kansas City Kangaroos (1954–1963) — At the time, UMKC was known as the University of Kansas City (short form KCU).
UMKC Kangaroos (1963–2019) — KCU joined the University of Missouri system in 1963, adopting its current institutional name at that time.
Kansas City Roos (2019–present)

The Roos (then nicknamed Kangaroos) appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2017	First Round Quarterfinals	Green Bay Wyoming	W 92–82 L 61–72

The Kangaroos appeared in one NAIA Tournament. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
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 University of Missouri–Kansas City
Located in: Kansas City, Missouri
Academics	University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Dentistry Henry W. Bloch School of Management L.P. Cookingham Institute of Urban Affairs University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine
Athletics	Kansas City Roos Basketball men women Municipal Auditorium Swinney Recreation Center Durwood Soccer Stadium Summit League
Campus	UMKC Theatre KCUR-FM The Urban Lawyer National Museum of Toys and Miniatures New Letters The University News
People	People
Founded: 1933

v t e Summit League men's basketball
Teams	Denver Pioneers Kansas City Roos North Dakota Fighting Hawks North Dakota State Bison Omaha Mavericks Oral Roberts Golden Eagles St. Thomas Tommies South Dakota Coyotes South Dakota State Jackrabbits
Championships & awards	Conference tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	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