2014–15 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team
| 2014–15 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| 2014–15 record | 14–19 (8–6 WAC) |
| Head coach | Kareem Richardson (2nd season) |
| Assistant coach | Angres Thorpe |
| Assistant coach | Andre McGee |
| Assistant coach | Jason Sautter |
| Home arena | Municipal Auditorium |
| 2014–15 WAC men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State † | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon* | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMKC | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Pan American | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Ineligible in transition from Division II. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2015 WAC Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2014–15 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Kangaroos were led by second year head coach Kareem Richardson. They played their home games at the Municipal Auditorium and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–19, 8–6 in WAC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WAC Tournament where they lost to Seattle.
Previous season
The Kangaroos 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.
Roster
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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| 1 | Kevin Franceschi | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Junior | Argenteuil, France |
| 2 | Deshon Taylor | Guard | 6–3 | 165 | Freshman | Riverside, California |
| 3 | Brandyn Moultrie | Guard | 6–2 | 170 | Freshman | Liberty, Missouri |
| 4 | Mason Wedel | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | RS Sophomore | Shawnee, Kansas |
| 5 | Reese Holliday | Forward | 6–4 | 215 | RS Senior | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 11 | Collin Jennings | Guard | 6–4 | 175 | Freshman | Harrah, Oklahoma |
| 12 | Martez Harrison | Guard | 5–11 | 185 | Sophomore | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 13 | Frank Williams, Jr. | Guard | 6–6 | 175 | Senior | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 21 | Thaddeus Smith | Center | 6–9 | 245 | Junior | Washington, D.C. |
| 22 | Shayok Shayok | Forward | 6–8 | 230 | RS Junior | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 23 | Darius Austin | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 205 | Freshman | Centreville, Illinois |
| 25 | Broderick Newbill | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 195 | Sophomore | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 35 | Juan Ramon Rivas | Forward | 6–8 | 200 | RS Freshman | Orlando, Florida |
| 42 | Noah Knight | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Freshman | Olathe, Kansas |
| 54 | Isaac Kreuer | Forward/Center | 6–10 | 245 | Sophomore | Harrisonville, Missouri |
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| 11/08/2014* 7:05 PM |
Rockhurst | W 83–67 | Municipal Auditorium (2,357) Kansas City, MO | ||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 11/14/2014* 8:00 PM, SECN+ |
at Missouri Maui Invitational Tournament |
W 69–61 | 1–0 |
Mizzou Arena (7,014) Columbia, MO | |||||||
| 11/17/2014* 7:00 PM, FSMW |
at Kansas State Maui Invitational Tournament |
L 73–83 | 1–1 |
Bramlage Coliseum (12,189) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| 11/19/2014* 7:05 PM |
Missouri S&T | W 90–77 | 2–1 |
Swinney Recreation Center (1,503) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| 11/22/2014* 3:30 PM |
at Arkansas–Little Rock Maui Invitational Tournament |
L 68–73 | 2–2 |
Jack Stephens Center (647) Little Rock, AR | |||||||
| 11/23/2014* 4:00 PM |
vs. Samford Maui Invitational Tournament |
L 55–64 | 2–3 |
Jack Stephens Center (549) Little Rock, AR | |||||||
| 11/26/2014* 6:00 PM, ESPN3 |
at Youngstown State | L 63–66 | 2–4 |
Beeghly Center (1,177) Youngstown, OH | |||||||
| 11/29/2014* 7:05 PM |
William Jewell | W 84–44 | 3–4 |
Municipal Auditorium (1,370) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN3 |
at Milwaukee | L 56–65 | 3–5 |
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,910) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
| 12/06/2014* 1:00 PM, KSMO/ESPN3 |
at South Dakota State | L 61–81 | 3–6 |
Frost Arena (1,301) Brookings, SD | |||||||
| 12/09/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPNU |
at No. 14 Iowa State | L 56–73 | 3–7 |
Hilton Coliseum (13,902) Ames, IA | |||||||
| 12/13/2014* 2:05 PM, ASN |
Omaha | W 79–72 | 4–7 |
Municipal Auditorium (2,719) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| 12/20/2014* 6:05 PM, KSMO/ESPN3 |
Incarnate Word | L 104–110 3OT | 4–8 |
Municipal Auditorium (1,473) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| 12/22/2014* 7:05 PM |
Tennessee Tech | L 60–81 | 4–9 |
Municipal Auditorium (1,359) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| 12/28/2014* 1:05 PM |
at Indiana State | W 73–70 2OT | 5–9 |
Hulman Center (3,578) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
| 12/30/2014* 6:00 PM |
at Canisius | L 55–67 | 5–10 |
Koessler Center (1,227) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
| 01/03/2015* 2:30 PM, KSMO |
at Miami (OH) | L 61–66 | 5–11 |
Millett Hall (579) Oxford, OH | |||||||
| 01/06/2015* 7:05 PM |
USC Upstate | L 49–61 | 5–12 |
Municipal Auditorium (926) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| 01/10/2015 8:00 PM, KSMO |
at New Mexico State | L 45–63 | 5–13 (0–1) |
Pan American Center (5,707) Las Cruces, NM | |||||||
| 01/17/2015 2:05 PM, KSMO |
Chicago State | W 64–62 | 6–13 (1–1) |
Municipal Auditorium (1,107) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| 01/22/2015 7:05 PM, KSMO |
Cal State Bakersfield | W 66–63 | 7–13 (2–1) |
Municipal Auditorium (1,477) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| 01/24/2015 6:05 PM |
Seattle | W 75–55 | 8–13 (3–1) |
Municipal Auditorium (1,749) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| 01/29/2015 8:00 PM, Cox7 |
at Grand Canyon | L 57–78 | 8–14 (3–2) |
GCU Arena (5,121) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
| 01/31/2015 8:05 PM, ASN |
at Utah Valley | W 66–59 | 9–14 (4–2) |
UCCU Center (2,670) Orem, UT | |||||||
| 02/05/2015 7:05 PM, ASN |
Texas–Pan American | W 70–45 | 10–14 (5–2) |
Municipal Auditorium (1,022) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| 02/07/2015 6:05 PM, KSMO |
New Mexico State | L 63–77 | 10–15 (5–3) |
Municipal Auditorium (2,937) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| 02/14/2015 2:05 PM, ESPN3 |
at Chicago State | W 61–50 | 11–15 (6–3) |
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (516) Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 02/18/2015 9:00 PM |
at Seattle | L 56–74 | 11–16 (6–4) |
KeyArena (1,954) Seattle, WA | |||||||
| 02/21/2015 9:00 PM |
at Cal State Bakersfield | L 62–64 | 11–17 (6–5) |
Icardo Center (1,305) Bakersfield, CA | |||||||
| 02/26/2015 7:05 PM, KSMO |
Utah Valley | W 69–50 | 12–17 (7–5) |
Municipal Auditorium (1,204) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| 02/28/2015 6:05 PM |
Grand Canyon | W 70–65 | 13–17 (8–5) |
Municipal Auditorium (1,917) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| 03/07/2015 7:00 PM, ASN |
at Texas–Pan American | L 51–53 | 13–18 (8–6) |
UTPA Fieldhouse (2,308) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
| WAC Tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/12/2015 5:30 PM |
vs. Texas–Pan American Quarterfinals |
W 70–61 | 14–18 |
Orleans Arena (1,060) Paradise, NV | |||||||
| 03/13/2015 10:30 PM |
vs. Seattle Semifinals |
L 63–69 | 14–19 |
Orleans Arena (1,723) Paradise, NV | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Men's Basketball – 2014–15 Roster". University of Missouri-Kansas City. 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Men's Basketball – 2014–15 Schedule/Results". University of Missouri-Kansas City. 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
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