2019–20 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team

2019–20 Kansas City Roos men's basketball
2019–20 Kansas City Roos men's basketball
Islands of the Bahamas Showcase, runner-up
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	16–14 (8–7 WAC)
Head coach	Billy Donlon (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Lucas McKay; Steve Payne; Rodney Perry;
Home arena	Swinney Recreation Center
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roos, led by first-year head coach Billy Donlon, played their home games at the Swinney Recreation Center in Kansas City, Missouri as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the season 16–14, 8–7 in WAC play, to finish in fourth place. They were set to be the No. 5 seed in the WAC tournament; however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
New Mexico State	16	–	0	1.000	25	–	6	.806
California Baptist*	10	–	6	.625	21	–	10	.677
Texas–Rio Grande Valley	9	–	7	.563	14	–	16	.467
Kansas City	8	–	7	.533	16	–	14	.533
Seattle	7	–	7	.500	14	–	15	.483
Grand Canyon	8	–	8	.500	13	–	17	.433
Cal State Bakersfield	6	–	10	.375	12	–	19	.387
Utah Valley	5	–	10	.333	11	–	19	.367
Chicago State	0	–	14	.000	4	–	25	.138
* Ineligible for the 2020 NCAA tournament due to transition period Note: The 2020 WAC tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On July 1, 2019, the University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC) announced that its athletic program, formerly known as the UMKC Kangaroos, would officially become the Kansas City Roos.^[1] This season was their last as a member of the Western Athletic Conference, as they will be rejoining the Summit League in July 2020.^[2]

Previous season

The Kangaroos finished the 2018–19 season 11–21, 6–10 in WAC play, to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to Utah Valley.^[3]

Roster

2019–20 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Zion Williams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	So	Maybrook, NY
G	2	Rob Whitfield	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Raleigh, NC
G	3	Brandon McKissic	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Ferguson, MO
G	4	Jahshire Hardnett	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Gulfport, MS
F	5	Jordan Giles	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Tuscaloosa, AL
G	11	Franck Kamgain	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Kansas City, MO
G	12	Maks Klanjscek	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Ljubljana, Slovenia
F	20	Josiah Allick	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Lincoln, NE
F	25	Javan White	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Ames, IA
G	33	Marvin Jr. Nesbitt	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Chicago, IL
G		FoFo Adetogun	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Regina, SK
G		Malik Cherry	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Fr	Kansas City, MO
G		Jacob Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Brooklyn Park, MN
G		Sam Martin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Fort Worth, TX
G		Demarius Pitts	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	Clinton, MD

Head coach

Billy Donlon (UNC Wilmington)

Assistant coach(es)

Lucas McKay (UNC Wilmington)
Steve Payne (Union (KY))
Rodney Perry (Dallas Christian)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 9, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:30 p.m., Roo Sports Network		Avila	W 102–49	1–0	Swinney Recreation Center (785) Kansas City, MO
November 9, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Oklahoma State	L 51–69	1–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,239) Stillwater, OK
November 13, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Drake	L 58–76	1–2	Knapp Center (2,415) Des Moines, IA
November 15, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Milwaukee	L 52–61	1–3	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,590) Milwaukee, WI
November 18, 2019* 7:00 p.m., Roo Sports Network		Bacone College	W 111–38	2–3	Swinney Recreation Center (478) Kansas City, MO
November 22, 2019* 4:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. George Washington Islands of the Bahamas Showcase	W 74–68	3–3	Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (300) Nassau, Bahamas
November 23, 2019* 8:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. East Carolina Islands of the Bahamas Showcase	W 74–68	4–3	Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (300) Nassau, Bahamas
November 24, 2019* 8:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Liberty Islands of the Bahamas Showcase	L 49–62	4–4	Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (300) Nassau, Bahamas
November 30, 2019* 7:00 p.m., Roo Sports Network		Western Illinois	W 68–67	5–4	Swinney Recreation Center (964) Kansas City, MO
December 4, 2019* 7:00 p.m., Cyclones.tv		at Iowa State	L 61–79	5–5	Hilton Coliseum (13,718) Ames, IA
December 10, 2019* 6:30 p.m., Cowboy Insider		at McNeese State	L 73–82	5–6	H&HP Complex (2,449) Lake Charles, LA
December 14, 2019* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. No. 2 Kansas	L 57–98	5–7	Sprint Center (17,702) Kansas City, MO
December 17, 2019* 7:00 p.m., Roo Sports Network		Toledo	W 72–57	6–7	Swinney Recreation Center (773) Kansas City, MO
December 22, 2019* 3:30 p.m., Goyotes Live		at South Dakota	W 78–75	7–7	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,483) Vermillion, SD
WAC regular season
January 2, 2020 7:00 p.m., Roo Sports Network		Seattle	W 90–86 ^3OT	8–7 (1–0)	Swinney Recreation Center (1,158) Kansas City, MO
January 4, 2020 7:00 p.m., Roo Sports Network		Utah Valley	W 68–63	9–7 (2–0)	Swinney Recreation Center (1,147) Kansas City, MO
January 9, 2020 7:00 p.m., WAC DN		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 64–76	9–8 (2–1)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (708) Edinburg, TX
January 11, 2020 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Mexico State	L 71–74	9–9 (2–2)	Pan American Center (4,517) Las Cruces, NM
January 16, 2020 7:00 p.m., Roo Sports Network		Cal State Bakersfield	L 64–74 ^OT	9–10 (2–3)	Swinney Recreation Center (1,216) Kansas City, MO
January 19, 2020 4:00 p.m., Roo Sports Network		Grand Canyon	L 66–69	9–11 (2–4)	Swinney Recreation Center (1,103) Kansas City, MO
January 25, 2020 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at California Baptist	W 67–57	10–11 (3–4)	CBU Events Center (4,047) Riverside, CA
January 27, 2020* 7:00 p.m., Roo Sports Network		Crowley's Ridge	W 99–41	11–11	Swinney Recreation Center (854) Kansas City, MO
February 1, 2020 12:00 p.m., WAC DN		at Chicago State	W 69–51	12–11 (4–4)	Jones Convocation Center (325) Chicago, IL
February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., Roo Sports Network		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 60–73	12–12 (4–5)	Swinney Recreation Center (1,097) Kansas City, MO
February 8, 2020 7:00 p.m., Roo Sports Network		New Mexico State	L 61–67	12–13 (4–6)	Swinney Recreation Center (1,513) Kansas City, MO
February 13, 2020 8:00, WAC DN		at Grand Canyon	L 66–71 ^OT	12–14 (4–7)	GCU Arena (6,717) Phoenix, AZ
February 15, 2020 9:00 p.m., WAC DN		at Cal State Bakersfield	W 59–53	13–14 (5–7)	Icardo Center (1,909) Bakersfield, CA
February 19, 2020 7:00 p.m., Roo Sports Network		California Baptist	W 69–63	14–14 (6–7)	Swinney Recreation Center (1,211) Kansas City, MO
February 29, 2020 7:00 p.m., Roo Sports Network		Chicago State	W 80–58	15–14 (7–7)	Swinney Recreation Center (1,599) Kansas City, MO
March 5, 2020 8:00 p.m., WAC DN		at Utah Valley	W 61–51	16–14 (8–7)	UCCU Center (2,613) Orem, UT
March 7, 2020 3:00 p.m., WAC DN		at Seattle	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[4]		Redhawk Center Seattle, WA
WAC tournament
March 12, 2020 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	(5)	vs. (4) Grand Canyon Quarterfinals	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[5]		Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[6]

References

^ "UMKC Athletics Completes New Brand Identity" (Press release). Kansas City Athletics. July 1, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
^ "Kansas City Roo Athletics Rejoins Summit League". University of Missouri–Kansas City. June 20, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
^ "Roos Fall Short in WAC Quarterfinals". Kansas City Roos. March 14, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
^ Palmer, Tod (March 5, 2020). "'Roos men's basketball won't travel to Seattle for scheduled WAC game due to coronavirus fears". kshb.com. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
^ Martinez, Justin (March 12, 2020). "WAC tournament cancelled due to coronavirus concerns". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Missouri–Kansas City. Retrieved October 11, 2024.

[1] "UMKC Athletics Completes New Brand Identity" (Press release). Kansas City Athletics. July 1, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2024.

[2] "Kansas City Roo Athletics Rejoins Summit League". University of Missouri–Kansas City. June 20, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[3] "Roos Fall Short in WAC Quarterfinals". Kansas City Roos. March 14, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2024.

[4] Palmer, Tod (March 5, 2020). "'Roos men's basketball won't travel to Seattle for scheduled WAC game due to coronavirus fears". kshb.com. Retrieved October 11, 2024.

[5] Martinez, Justin (March 12, 2020). "WAC tournament cancelled due to coronavirus concerns". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved October 11, 2024.

[6] "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Missouri–Kansas City. Retrieved October 11, 2024.

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