2023–24 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team

2023–24 Kansas City Roos men's basketball
2023–24 Kansas City Roos men's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	16–16 (10–6 Summit League)
Head coach	Marvin Menzies (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Joe Esposito
Assistant coaches	Michael Bowden; Aerick Sanders;
Home arena	Swinney Recreation Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roos, led by second-year head coach Marvin Menzies, played their home games at the Swinney Recreation Center in Kansas City, Missouri, as members of the Summit League.

2023–24 Summit League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Dakota State †	12	–	4	.750	22	–	13	.629
Kansas City	10	–	6	.625	16	–	16	.500
North Dakota	10	–	6	.625	18	–	14	.563
St. Thomas*	9	–	7	.563	20	–	13	.606
North Dakota State	8	–	8	.500	15	–	17	.469
Omaha	7	–	9	.438	15	–	18	.455
Denver	6	–	10	.375	17	–	17	.500
Oral Roberts	5	–	11	.313	12	–	19	.387
South Dakota	5	–	11	.313	12	–	20	.375
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III

† 2024 Summit League tournament winner

Previous season

The Roos finished the 2022–23 season 11–21, 7–11 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for sixth place. In the Summit League tournament, they were defeated by Omaha in the first round.^[1]

Roster

2023–24 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Artese Stapleton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	GS	Chicago, IL
G	1	Jayson Petty	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Phoenix, AZ
G	2	Babacar Diallo	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr	Dakar, SEN
G	3	Malik Olafioye	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Ecorse, MI
G/F	5	Jamar Brown	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Chandler, AZ
F	10	Precious C. Idiaru	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	So	Speyer, GER
G	11	Anderson Kopp	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	GS	Houston, TX
F	12	Promise C. Idiaru	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	So	Speyer, GER
G	13	Khristion Courseault	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	GS	Los Angeles, CA
G	14	Cole Glasgow	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	Grimes, IA
F/C	20	Melvyn Ebonkoli	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Trappes, FRA
F	23	Allen David Mukeba Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Charleroi, BEL
G	25	Tyler Andrews	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So	Cedar Rapids, IA
G/F	30	Cameron Faas	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Scottsdale, AZ
F	32	Jeff Ngandu	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	So	Lubumbashi, DRC
G	33	Jevin Sullivan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Elkhart, IA

Head coach

Marvin Menzies (UCLA)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 23, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, SLN		Avila	W 79–48	1–0	Swinney Recreation Center (1,322) Kansas City, MO
November 11, 2023* 7:00 pm, SLN		Saint Mary	W 95–42	2–0	Swinney Recreation Center (1,106) Kansas City, MO
November 14, 2023* 9:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 15 Baylor	L 61–99	2–1	Ferrell Center (7,903) Waco, TX
November 17, 2023* 8:00 pm, MWN		at Colorado State	L 61–84	2–2	Moby Arena (3,830) Fort Collins, CO
November 24, 2023* 10:00 am, FloSports		vs. UNC Greensboro Nassau Championship quarterfinals	L 64–76	2–3	Baha Mar Convention Center (239) Nassau, Bahamas
November 25, 2023* 10:00 am, FloSports		vs. Brown Nassau Championship consolation 2nd round	L 83–93 ^OT	2–4	Baha Mar Convention Center (211) Nassau,Bahamas
November 26, 2023* 10:00 am, FloSports		vs. Middle Tennessee Nassau Championship 7th-place game	L 59–63	2–5	Baha Mar Convention Center (234) Nassau,Bahamas
November 30, 2023* 7:00 pm, SLN		Southeast Missouri State	W 74–44	3–5	Swinney Recreation Center (1,297) Kansas City, MO
December 5, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 2 Kansas	L 69–88	3–6	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
December 9, 2023* 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Lindenwood	W 72–67	4–6	Robert F. Hyland Performance Arena (678) St. Charles, MO
December 12, 2023* 7:00 pm, SLN		Tabor	W 80–57	5–6	Swinney Recreation Center (703) Kansas City, MO
December 16, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bowling Green	L 69–79	5–7	Stroh Center (1,561) Bowling Green, OH
December 20, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at East Tennessee State	L 57–70	5–8	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,281) Johnson City, TN
December 29, 2023 7:00 pm, SLN		Oral Roberts	W 77–60	6–8 (1–0)	Swinney Recreation Center (1,337) Kansas City, MO
December 31, 2023 2:00 pm, SLN		at St. Thomas	L 56–77	6–9 (1–1)	Shoenecker Arena (1,165) St. Paul, MN
January 3, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Sacramento State Big Sky–Summit Challenge	L 64–67	6–10	Hornets Nest (438) Sacramento, CA
January 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, SLN		Portland State Big Sky–Summit Challenge	W 83–67	7–10	Swinney Recreation Center (1,030) Kansas City, MO
January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN		North Dakota State	L 91–92 ^2OT	7–11 (1–2)	Swinney Recreation Center (818) Kansas City, MO
January 13, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN		North Dakota	L 69–82	7–12 (1–3)	Swinney Recreation Center (575) Kansas City, MO
January 20, 2024 12:05 pm, SLN		at Omaha	W 74–72	8–12 (2–3)	Baxter Arena (1,517) Omaha, NE
January 25, 2024 6:00 pm, SLN		at South Dakota State	L 66–75	8–13 (2–4)	Frost Arena (2,012) Brookings, SD
January 27, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN		South Dakota	W 81–57	9–13 (3–4)	Swinney Recreation Center (1,291) Kansas City, MO
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN		Denver	W 85–71	10–13 (4–4)	Swinney Recreation Center (1,042) Kansas City, MO
February 3, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN		St. Thomas	L 56–71	10–14 (4–5)	Swinney Recreation Center (1,226) Kansas City, MO
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN		at North Dakota State	L 78–82 ^OT	10–15 (4–6)	Scheels Center (1,289) Fargo, ND
February 10, 2024 1:00 pm, SLN		at North Dakota	W 65–47	11–15 (5–6)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,968) Grand Forks, ND
February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN		South Dakota State	W 72–67	12–15 (6–6)	Swinney Recreation Center (1,507) Kansas City, MO
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN		at South Dakota	W 82–78	13–15 (7–6)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,560) Vermillion, SD
February 24, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN		Omaha	W 63–58	14–15 (8–6)	Swinney Recreation Center (1,436) Kansas City, MO
February 29, 2024 8:00 pm, SLN		at Denver	W 84–69	15–15 (9–6)	Hamilton Gymnasium (1,060) Denver, CO
March 3, 2024 7:00 pm, SLN		at Oral Roberts	W 71–54	16–15 (10–6)	Mabee Center (5,971) Tulsa, OK
Summit League tournament
March 9, 2024 8:30 pm, SLN	(2)	vs. (7) Denver Quarterfinals	L 60–61	16–16	Denny Sanford Premier Center (9,121) Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Hot shooting Mavericks roll to opening round win". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 3, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". kcroos.com. Kansas City Roos Athletics. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Schedule". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

[1] "Hot shooting Mavericks roll to opening round win". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. March 3, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[2] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". kcroos.com. Kansas City Roos Athletics. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[3] "2023-24 Schedule". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

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