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UMKC Kangaroos
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UniversityUniversity of Missouri–Kansas City
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
NCAADivision I
Athletic directorCarla Wilson
LocationKansas City, Missouri
Varsity teams16
Basketball arenaMunicipal Auditorium (men)
Swinney Recreation Center (women)
Softball stadiumComplex[1]
Soccer stadiumDurwood Soccer Stadium
Other venuesPlaza Tennis Center[2]
MascotKasey Kangaroo
NicknameKangaroos
ColorsBlue and gold[3]
   
Websitewww.umkckangaroos.com

The UMKC Kangaroos, sometimes called the Kansas City Kangaroos,[n 1] are the 16 intercollegiate teams representing the University of Missouri–Kansas City that compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. UMKC currently competes in the Western Athletic Conference after leaving The Summit League in July 2013.[4]

The name was chosen in the 1930s for the school's debate team, following the acquisition of two baby kangaroos by the Kansas City Zoo.[5]

Sports

The University of Missouri-Kansas City sponsors seven men's and nine women's teams in NCAA sanctioned sports:[6]

Men's basketball

See also: UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball

Notes

  1. ^ Although the school consistently brands itself for athletic purposes as "UMKC", its current conference, the WAC, uses "Missouri-Kansas City". UMKC's previous conference, The Summit League, used "Kansas City".

References

  1. ^ Missouri 3&2
  2. ^ "Plaza Tennis Center - UMKC Athletics". Umkckangaroos.com. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
  3. ^ Kansas City Athletics Visual Identity Guide (PDF). July 1, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "UMKC Heading to the Western Athletic Conference - UMKC Athletics". Umkckangaroos.com. Retrieved 2015-08-27.
  5. ^ "Evolution of the kangaroo". Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  6. ^ Sports
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