Kansas City Roos women's basketball

The Kansas City Roos women's basketball team represents the University of Missouri-Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri. The school's team currently competes in the Summit League.[2]

Kansas City Roos
2024–25 Kansas City Roos women's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Missouri–Kansas City
Head coachDionnah Jackson-Durrett (3rd season)
ConferenceSummit League
LocationKansas City, Missouri
ArenaMunicipal Auditorium
(capacity: 7,316)
NicknameRoos
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


Conference regular season champions
2020

History

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UMKC began play in 1980. They competed in the NAIA from 1980 to 1987, going 159–48 while finishing 3rd in 1983 and 5th in 1985. They played in the Mid-Continent Conference/Summit League from 1994 to 2013 before joining the WAC in 2013. They have never played in the Division I NCAA Tournament, but they have played in the Women's Basketball Invitational in 2010 and the WNIT in 2012. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, they have an all-time record of 336–488.[3][4]

Season by season

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Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Bill Ross (NAIA) (1980–1980)
1980–81 Bill Ross 1–4
Bill Ross: 1–4 (.200)
Nancy Norman (NAIA) (1980–1988)
1980–81 Nancy Norman 4–12
1981–82 Nancy Norman 19–4
1982–83 Nancy Norman 30–5 NAIA Second Round
1983–84 Nancy Norman 26–4
1984–85 Nancy Norman 29–6 NAIA Second Round
1985–86 Nancy Norman 26–6
1986–87 Nancy Norman 24–7
1987–88 Nancy Norman 9–16
Nancy Norman: 167–60 (.736)
Brian Agler (NAIA) (1988–1993)
1988–89 Brian Agler 9–16
1989–90 Brian Agler 17–11
1990–91 Brian Agler 18–10
1991–92 Brian Agler 24–7
1992–93 Brian Agler 17–10
Brian Agler: 85–54 (.612)
David Glass (NAIA) (1993–1994)
1993–94 David Glass 9–18
David Glass (Mid-Continent Conference) (1994–1996)
1994–95 David Glass 7–20 4–11 T–6th
1995–96 David Glass 11–16 9–9 T–6th
David Glass: 27–54 (.333) 13–20 (.394)
Jeff Tadtman (Mid-Continent Conference) (1996–2000)
1996–97 Jeff Tadtman 9–18 8–8 6th
1997–98 Jeff Tadtman 10–17 8–8 T–5th
1998–99 Jeff Tadtman 13–14 7–7 5th
1999–2000 Jeff Tadtman 9–19 4–12 8th
Jeff Tadtman: 41–68 (.376) 27–35 (.435)
Dana Eikenberg (Mid-Continent Conference) (2000–2004)
2000–01 Dana Eikenberg 2–25 2–14 9th
2001–02 Dana Eikenberg 7–21 3–11 8th
2002–03 Dana Eikenberg 14–14 8–6 3rd
2003–04 Dana Eikenberg 15–14 11–5 3rd
Dana Eikenberg: 38–74 (.339) 24–36 (.400)
Bo Overton (Mid-Continent Conference) (2004–2006)
2004–05 Bo Overton 10–20 5–11 7th
2005–06 Bo Overton 10–18 8–8 T–5th
2006–07 Bo Overton 2–9 0–0
Bo Overton: 22–47 (.319) 13–19 (.406)
Candace Whitaker (Mid-Continent Conference) (2006–2007)
2006–07 Candace Whitaker 7–11 5–8 6th
Candace Whitaker (Summit League) (2007–2012)
2007–08 Candace Whitaker 7–20 0–15 9th
2008–09 Candace Whitaker 11–18 6–11 T–6th
2009–10 Candace Whitaker 16–16 12–6 4th WBI First Round
2010–11 Candace Whitaker 14–16 9–9 T–6th
2011–12 Candace Whitaker 22–12 11–7 4th WNIT First Round
Candace Whitaker: 77–93 (.453) 43–56 (.434)
Marsha Frese (Summit League) (2012–2013)
2012–13 Marsha Frese 9–21 5–11 8th
Marsha Frese (Western Athletic Conference) (2013–2017)
2013–14 Marsha Frese 11–19 7–9 T–6th
2014–15 Marsha Frese 7–24 4–10 7th
2015–16 Marsha Frese 10–18 5–9 6th
2016–17 Marsha Frese 10–19 4–10 6th
Marsha Frese: 47–101 (.318) 25–49 (.338)
Jacie Hoyt (Western Athletic Conference) (2017–present)
2017–18 Jacie Hoyt 11–19 7–7 5th
2018–19 Jacie Hoyt 16–15 9–7 T–4th
2019–20 Jacie Hoyt 21–10 13–3 1st Postseason not held
Jacie Hoyt (Summit League) (2020–present)
2020–21 Jacie Hoyt 10–12 7–6 4th
Jacie Hoyt: 58–56 (.509) 36–23 (.610)
Dionnah Jackson-Durrett (Summit League) (2022–present)
2022–23 Dionnah Jackson-Durrett 9–23 3–15 10th
Dionnah Jackson-Durrett: 9–23 (.281) 3–15 (.167)
Total: 572-634 (.474)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Source:[5][6]

Postseason

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NAIA

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The Kangaroos appeared in two NAIA Tournaments. Their record is 3–2.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1983 #4 First Round
Second Round
Third Place game
#5 Saginaw Valley
#1 SW Oklahoma State
#2 Portland (OR)
W 74-67
L 69-81
W 85-65
1985 #8 First Round
Second Round
NR Pembroke State
#1 SW Oklahoma State
W 72-68
L 60-65

The Kangaroos appeared in one Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI). Their record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2010 First Round Memphis L 68-72

WNIT

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The Kangaroos appeared in one WNIT. Their record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2012 First Round Missouri State L 79–81

References

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  1. ^ Kansas City Athletics Visual Identity Guide (PDF). July 1, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball – News – The Official Site of UMKC Kangaroo Athletics". Umckangaroos.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  3. ^ "UMKC Women's Basketball : 2016–17 Quick Facts" (PDF). Umkckangaroos.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  4. ^ "2015–16 UMKC Women's Basketball Media Guide". Issuu.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  5. ^ "Kansas City WBB Record Book" (PDF).
  6. ^ "2015-16 UMKC Women's Basketball Media Guide by Nik Busch - Issuu".
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