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.
| 2013–14 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 10–20 (7–9 WAC) |
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| Home arena | Municipal Auditorium Independence Events Center |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
edit| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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| 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
edit| Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "UMKC coach Kareem Richardson makes coaching staff official with hiring of Thorpe, others". Fox News. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ "Kareem Richardson to coach UMKC". ESPN. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ "UMKC will leave Summit League for Western Athletic Conference". Kansas City Star. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
- ^ "Men's Basketball – 2013–14 Roster". University of Missouri-Kansas City. 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
- ^ "Men's Basketball – 2013–14 Schedule/Results". University of Missouri-Kansas City. 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.