2024–25 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team

2024–25 Kansas City Roos men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record0–0 (0–0 Summit League)
Head coach
Associate head coachJoe Esposito
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSwinney Recreation Center
Seasons
2024–25 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kansas City 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
North Dakota State 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
Omaha 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
St. Thomas* 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
South Dakota 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
South Dakota State 0 – 0   – 1 – 0   1.000
Oral Roberts 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Denver 0 – 0   – 0 – 1   .000
North Dakota 0 – 0   – 0 – 1   .000
* Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2025 Summit League tournament winner
As of November 4, 2024

The 2024–25 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team will represent the University of Missouri–Kansas City in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roos, who will be led by third-year head coach Marvin Menzies, play home games at the Swinney Recreation Center in Kansas City, Missouri, as members of the Summit League.

Previous season

The Roos finished the 2023–24 season 16–16, 10–6 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for second place. In the Summit League tournament, they were defeated by Denver in the quarterfinals.[1]

Roster

2024–25 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Gob Gob 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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 Jr Manchester, NH
G 1 Jayson Petty 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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 So Phoenix, AZ
G 2 Babacar Diallo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 GS Dakar, SEN
G 3 Davnotae Hall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
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 Jr Chicago, IL
G/F 5 Jamar Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Sr Chandler, AZ
G 7 Kasheem Grady II 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Jr Atlanta, GA
F 8 David Oyona Ibandzo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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 RS Fr Pointe-Noire, Congo
G 11 Anderson Kopp 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 GS Houston, TX
F 12 Ring Nyeri 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Fr Peoria, AZ
F/C 20 Melvyn Ebonkoli 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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 Sr Trappes, FRA
F 21 Josh Ijeh 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
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 Jr Milton Keynes, GB
G/F 30 Cameron Faas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Sr Scottsdale, AZ
F 35 Teysean Eaglestaff 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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 Fr Eagle Butte, SD
G 40 Zack Markus 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 Jr New York, NY
F 44 Blake Ammons 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 Fr Bryant, AR
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 8, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, Summit League Network 		Hannibal–LaGrange Swinney Recreation Center 
Kansas City, MO
November 8, 2024*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Kansas Christian Swinney Recreation Center 
Kansas City, MO
November 11, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Iowa State Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
November 16, 2024*
6:00 pm, FS2 		at Creighton CHI Health Center Omaha 
Omaha, NE
November 18, 2024*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Calvary Swinney Recreation Center 
Kansas City, MO
November 22–24, 2024*
TBA, TBA 		vs. Albany/American
Puerto Rico MTE 		TBA 
San Juan, PR
November 30, 2024*
7:00 pm, SLN 		at Southeast Missouri State Show Me Center 
Cape Girardeau, MO
December 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Idaho
Big Sky–Summit Challenge 		Swinney Recreation Center 
Kansas City, MO
December 7, 2024*
7:00 pm, TBA 		at Montana State
Big Sky–Summit Challenge 		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 
Bozeman, MT
December 10, 2024*
9:00 pm, TBA 		at Portland Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
December 14, 2024*
7:00 pm, SLN 		Bowling Green Swinney Recreation Center 
Kansas City, MO
December 17, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wichita State Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
December 21, 2024*
2:00 pm, SLN 		East Tennessee State Swinney Recreation Center 
Kansas City, MO
Summit League Regular Season
January 2, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		South Dakota Swinney Recreation Center 
Kansas City, MO
January 4, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		Oral Roberts Swinney Recreation Center 
Kansas City, MO
January 8, 2024
8:00 pm, CBS Sports Network 		at Omaha Baxter Arena 
Omaha, NE
January 16, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		at North Dakota State Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
January 18, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		at North Dakota Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND
January 23, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		South Dakota State Swinney Recreation Center 
Kansas City, MO
January 25, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		St. Thomas Swinney Recreation Center 
Kansas City, MO
January 30, 2025
8:00 pm 		at Denver Hamilton Gymnasium 
Denver, CO
February 1, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		at Oral Roberts Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
February 6, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		North Dakota State Swinney Recreation Center 
Kansas City, MO
February 8, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		North Dakota Swinney Recreation Center 
Kansas City, MO
February 13, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		at South Dakota Sanford Coyote Sports Center 
Vermillion, SD
February 19, 2025
7:00 pm, TBA 		Omaha Swinney Recreation Center 
Kansas City, MO
February 23, 2025
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at South Dakota State First Bank and Trust Arena 
Brookings, SD
February 27, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		Denver Swinney Recreation Center 
Kansas City, MO
March 1, 2025
7:00 pm, SLN 		at St. Thomas Shoenecker Arena 
St. Paul, MN
Summit League tournament
March 5–9, 2025
 SLN/CBS Sports Network 		vs. Summit League tournament Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Late-game heroics send No. 7 Denver past No. 2 Kansas City". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 9, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". kcroos.com. Kansas City Roos. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "Kansas City Roos Schedule 2024–25". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 8, 2024.