2022–23 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2022–23 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Roos, led by first-year head coach Marvin Menzies , played their home games at the Swinney Recreation Center in Kansas City, Missouri , as members of the Summit League .
Previous season
The Roos finished the 2021–22 season 19–12, 12–6 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for third place. In the Summit League tournament , they were defeated by South Dakota in the quarterfinals.[ 1]
On April 21, the school announced that head coach Billy Donlon would be stepping down to "pursue other opportunities", ending his three-year tenure as the helm.[ 2] Grand Canyon assistant coach Marvin Menzies was named the Roos' next head coach.[ 3]
Roster
2022–23 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 0
Timothy Barnes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
So Gray Collegiate Academy
West Columbia, SC
G 1
Sam Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
RS Jr Burleson HS
Houston, TX
G 2
Babacar Diallo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) —
Jr Saint Peter's
Dakar , Senegal
G/F 3
Logan Mukeba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) —
Fr Lee Academy
Charleroi , Belgium
G 4
Emmanouil Dimou 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) —
Fr Third General Lyceum of Chaidari
Athens , Greece
G 5
Shemarri Allen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Sr Cowley CC
Arden, NC
F 10
Precious C. Idiaru 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) —
Fr LA Premier Prep
Speyer , Germany
G 11
Anderson Kopp 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Sr Lamar
Houston, TX
F 12
Promise C. Idiaru 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) —
Fr LA Premier Prep
Speyer , Germany
G 13
Jaylen Carter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) —
Fr Manual Arts HS
Carson, CA
G 14
Cole Glasgow 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) —
Fr Dallas Center–Grimes HS
Grimes, IA
C 15
Sidy Diallo 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) —
Fr St. Paul HS
Dakar , Senegal
G 21
RayQuawndis Mitchell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
GS UIC
Blaine, MN
F 23
Allen David Mukeba Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) —
So Colby CC
Charleroi , Belgium
G 24
Abdullah Olajuwon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) —
Fr Clements HS
Houston, TX
G 25
Tyler Andrews 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) —
Fr Kimball Union Academy
Cedar Rapids, IA
F 32
Jeff Ngandu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
Fr Seton Hall
Lubumbashi , Congo
G 33
Jevin Sullivan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) —
Fr North Polk HS
Elkhart, IA
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
November 2, 2022 *7:00 pm
Langston W 78–63 –
Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022 *7:00 pm
Lincoln L 56–59 0–1
Swinney Recreation Center (722)Kansas City, MO
November 9, 2022 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
at LSU
L 63–74 0–2
Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
November 11, 2022 *8:00 pm, BTN
at No. 23 Illinois
L 48–86 0–3
State Farm Center Champaign, IL
November 14, 2022 *7:00 pm
Calvary Bible W 113–54 1–3
Swinney Recreation Center (582)Kansas City, MO
November 17, 2022 *5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Kansas State
L 53–69 1–4
Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
November 21, 2022 *10:00 am, FloHoops
vs. Toledo Gulf Coast Showcase First RoundW 83–71 2–4
Hertz Arena Estero, FL
November 22, 2022 *4:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Indiana State Gulf Coast Showcase Semifinals W 63–61 3–4
Hertz Arena (356)Estero, FL
November 23, 2022 *6:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. Florida Gulf Coast Gulf Coast Showcase Championship L 59–73 3–5
Hertz Arena (1,010)Estero, FL
November 26, 2022 *7:00 pm
SIU Edwardsville L 54–64 3–6
Swinney Recreation Center (735)Kansas City, MO
November 29, 2022 *7:00 pm
Idaho State L 65–75 3–7
Swinney Recreation Center (823)Kansas City, MO
December 3, 2022 *7:00 pm
Lindenwood W 61–47 4–7
Swinney Recreation Center (723)Kansas City, MO
December 6, 2022 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oklahoma
L 53–75 4–8
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
December 10, 2022 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Green Bay
L 64–70 4–9
Resch Center Ashwaubenon, WI
Summit League regular season
December 19, 2022 7:00 pm
South Dakota W 62–45 5–9
Swinney Recreation Center (803)Kansas City, MO
December 29, 2022 8:00 pm
at Denver
L 83–85 3OT
5–10
Hamilton Gymnasium (1,021)Denver, CO
December 31, 2022 1:00 pm
at Omaha
W 75–59 6–10
Baxter Arena Omaha, NE
January 7, 2023 7:00 pm
at Oral Roberts
L 71–74 6–11
Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
January 12, 2023 7:00 pm
St. Thomas W 81–60 7–11
Swinney Recreation Center (725)Kansas City, MO
January 14, 2023 7:00 pm
Western Illinois L 52–60 7–12
Swinney Recreation Center (927)Kansas City, MO
January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Dakota
L 60–77 7–13
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
January 21, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Dakota State
W 75–73 8–13
Scheels Center Fargo, ND
January 26, 2023 7:00 pm
Omaha W 64–61 9–13
Swinney Recreation Center (1,102)Kansas City, MO
January 28, 2023 7:00 pm
Denver W 70–60 10–13
Swinney Recreation Center (1,221)Kansas City, MO
January 30, 2023 7:00 pm
South Dakota State Rescheduled from December 21 L 66–67 10–14
Swinney Recreation Center (842)Kansas City, MO
February 4, 2023 7:00 pm
Oral Roberts L 57–85 10–15
Swinney Recreation Center (1,523)Kansas City, MO
February 9, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Illinois
W 76–64 11–15
Western Hall Macomb, IL
February 11, 2023 7:00 pm
at St. Thomas
L 43–73 11–16
Schoenecker Arena (1,619)St. Paul, MN
February 16, 2023 7:00 pm
North Dakota State L 58–69 11–17
Swinney Recreation Center (938)Kansas City, MO
February 18, 2023 7:00 pm
North Dakota L 73–81 11–18
Swinney Recreation Center (1,532)Kansas City, MO
February 23, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Dakota State
L 50–73 11–19
Frost Arena Brookings, SD
February 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Dakota
L 48–82 11–20
Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD
Summit League tournament
March 3, 2023 8:30 pm, ESPN+
(7)
vs. (10) Omaha First round L 61–73 11–21
Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central .
Sources[ 4] [ 5]
References
