2013–14 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

2013–14 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record10–20 (7–9 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Angres Thorpe[1]
  • Sean Bledsoe [1]
  • Jason Sautter [1]
Home arenaMunicipal Auditorium
Independence Events Center
Seasons
2013–14 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Utah Valley 13 – 3   .813 20 – 12   .625
New Mexico State † 12 – 4   .750 26 – 10   .722
Grand Canyon* 10 – 6   .625 15 – 15   .500
Chicago State 8 – 8   .500 13 – 19   .406
Idaho 7 – 9   .438 16 – 17   .485
UMKC 7 – 9   .438 10 – 20   .333
Seattle 5 – 11   .313 13 – 17   .433
Cal State Bakersfield 5 – 11   .313 13 – 19   .406
Texas–Pan American 5 – 11   .313 9 – 23   .281
† 2014 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
* Grand Canyon ineligible for WAC Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II

The 2013–14 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Kangaroos were led by new head coach Kareem Richardson.[2] They played most of their home games at the Municipal Auditorium, with a few games also being held at the Independence Events Center. This was their first year as a member Western Athletic Conference.[3] They finished the season 10–20, 7–9 in WAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to Idaho.

Roster

[4]

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Nelson Kirksey Guard 6–3 195 Senior Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2 Aaron Washington Guard 6–0 165 Senior Kansas City, Kansas
3 John Burke Guard 6–3 205 Sophomore Atlanta, Georgia
4 Mason Wedel Guard 6–1 180 Sophomore Shawnee, Kansas
12 Martez Harrison Guard 5–11 185 Freshman Kansas City, Missouri
13 Frank Williams, Jr. Guard 6–6 175 Junior Kansas City, Missouri
21 Fred Chatmon Forward/Center 6–9 230 Senior Cleveland, Ohio
22 Shayok Shayok Forward 6–8 230 Redshirt Junior Ottawa, Ontario
30 Chandler Levingston Forward 6–7 220 Freshman Chicago, Illinois
31 Caleb Johnson Forward/Center 6–9 215 Senior Sacramento, California
32 Jordan Brown Guard 5-11 170 Freshman Savannah, Georgia
35 Juan Ramon Rivas Forward 6–8 200 Freshman Orlando, Florida
40 Trinity Hall Forward 6–7 210 Senior Kansas City, Kansas
44 Kirk Korver Forward/Center 6–7 220 Senior Pella, Iowa
54 Isaac Kreuer Forward/Center 6–10 245 Freshman Harrisonville, Missouri

Schedule

[5]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2013*
7:00 pm 		Rockhurst W 95–80  –
 Municipal Auditorium (2,635)
Kansas City, MO
Regular season
11/08/2013*
3:00 pm, KSMO 		Emporia State L 76–81  0–1
 Municipal Auditorium (1,502)
Kansas City, MO
11/11/2013*
8:00 pm, FS1 		at Creighton L 70–96  0–2
 CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,859)
Omaha, NE
11/13/2013*
7:00 pm 		at Nebraska–Omaha L 71–101  0–3
 Ralston Arena (1,363)
Omaha, NE
11/20/2013*
7:00 pm 		at Tennessee–Martin W 79–67  1–3
 Skyhawk Arena (1,703)
Martin, TN
11/25/2013*
7:00 pm 		at No. 17 Iowa State L 51–110  1–4
 Hilton Coliseum (12,960)
Ames, IA
11/30/2013*
7:00 pm 		Milwaukee L 79–84  1–5
 Municipal Auditorium (1,325)
Kansas City, MO
12/04/2013*
8:00 pm 		at No. 7 Louisville L 62–90  1–6
 KFC Yum! Center (20,269)
Louisville, KY
12/07/2013*
12:05 pm 		Youngstown State W 88–80  2–6
 Swinney Recreation Center (1,067)
Kansas City, MO
12/14/2013*
2:05 pm, KSMO 		Indiana State L 63–74  2–7
 Municipal Auditorium (2,496)
Kansas City, MO
12/18/2013*
7:00 pm, KSMO 		Miami (OH) W 69–55  3–7
 Municipal Auditorium (1,306)
Kansas City, MO
12/21/2013*
6:00 pm 		at Wright State L 49–61  3–8
 Nutter Center (3,191)
Dayton, OH
12/28/2013*
7:05 pm, KSMO 		South Dakota State L 60–65  3–9
 Municipal Auditorium (1,557)
Kansas City, MO
01/02/2014
9:00 pm 		at Idaho W 80–74  4–9
(1–0) 		Cowan Spectrum (1,021)
Moscow, ID
01/04/2014
9:00 pm 		at Seattle W 95–84  5–9
(2–0) 		KeyArena (2,537)
Seattle, WA
01/11/2014
5:15 pm, KSMO 		Chicago State L 66–68  5–10
(2–1) 		Municipal Auditorium (2,023)
Kansas City, MO
01/16/2014
7:05 pm, KSMO 		Texas–Pan American L 66–78  5–11
(2–2) 		Municipal Auditorium (1,509)
Kansas City, MO
01/18/2014
7:05 pm, KSMO 		New Mexico State W 68–66  6–11
(3–2) 		Municipal Auditorium (1,526)
Kansas City, MO
01/23/2014
8:00 pm 		at Utah Valley L 48–66  6–12
(3–3) 		UCCU Center (2,471)
Orem, UT
01/25/2014
9:00 pm 		at Cal State Bakersfield W 70–69  7–12
(4–3) 		Icardo Center (1,223)
Bakersfield, CA
01/29/2014*
7:00 pm 		at SE Missouri State L 81–91  7–13
 Show Me Center (1,583)
Cape Girardeau, MO
02/01/2014
7:05 pm, KSMO 		Grand Canyon L 53–72  7–14 (4–4)
 Municipal Auditorium (2,011)
Kansas City, MO
02/08/2014
4:30 pm 		at Chicago State L 74–81  7–15 (4–5)
 Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (1,008)
Chicago, IL
02/13/2014
8:00 pm, KSMO 		at New Mexico State L 48–71  7–16 (4–6)
 Pan American Center (5,111)
Las Cruces, NM
02/15/2014
7:00 pm 		at Texas–Pan American L 59–68  7–17 (4–7)
 UTPA Fieldhouse (1,302)
Edinburg, TX
02/20/2014
7:05 pm 		Cal State Bakersfield L 69–74  7–18 (4–8)
 Municipal Auditorium (2,027)
Kansas City, MO
02/22/2014
7:05 pm 		Utah Valley W 74–56  8–18 (5–8)
 Municipal Auditorium (2,232)
Kansas City, MO
02/27/2014
8:00 pm, KSMO 		at Grand Canyon W 85–80  9–18 (6–8)
 GCU Arena (4,611)
Phoenix, AZ
03/06/2014
7:05 pm 		Seattle W 82–73  10–18 (7–8)
 Independence Events Center (1,502)
Independence, MO
03/08/2014
9:35 pm 		Idaho L 80–87  10–19 (7–9)
 Independence Events Center (1,392)
Independence, MO
WAC tournament
03/13/15
4:30 pm 		vs. Idaho
Quarterfinals 		L 70–73  10–20
 Orleans Arena (1,028)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "UMKC coach Kareem Richardson makes coaching staff official with hiring of Thorpe, others". Fox News. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "Kareem Richardson to coach UMKC". ESPN. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "UMKC will leave Summit League for Western Athletic Conference". Kansas City Star. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  4. ^ "Men's Basketball – 2013–14 Roster". University of Missouri-Kansas City. 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball – 2013–14 Schedule/Results". University of Missouri-Kansas City. 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.