2024–25 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team represents the University of Missouri–Kansas City in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roos, led by third-year head coach Marvin Menzies, play home games at the Swinney Recreation Center in Kansas City, Missouri, as members of the Summit League.

2024–25 Kansas City Roos men's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	4–4 (0–0 Summit)
Head coach	Marvin Menzies (3rd season)
Associate head coach	Joe Esposito
Assistant coaches	Michael Bowden Anthony Richardson Zeb Kujolic Jake Kates
Home arena	Swinney Recreation Center

2024–25 Summit League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Dakota	0	–	0		–			6	–	2		.750
South Dakota State	0	–	0		–			6	–	2		.750
North Dakota	0	–	0		–			3	–	3		.500
Kansas City	0	–	0		–			4	–	4		.500
St. Thomas*	0	–	0		–			4	–	4		.500
North Dakota State	0	–	0		–			3	–	4		.429
Denver	0	–	0		–			3	–	5		.375
Omaha	0	–	0		–			3	–	5		.375
Oral Roberts	0	–	0		–			2	–	5		.286
* Ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2025 Summit League tournament winner As of November 26, 2024

Previous season

The Roos finished the 2023–24 season 16–16, 10–6 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for second place. In the Summit League tournament, they were defeated by Denver in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2024–25 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Gob Gob 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr Manchester, NH G 1 Jayson Petty 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So Phoenix, AZ G 2 Babacar Diallo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — GS Dakar, SEN G 3 Davnotae Hall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Jr Chicago, IL G/F 5 Jamar Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr Chandler, AZ G 7 Kasheem Grady II 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr Atlanta, GA F 8 David Oyona Ibandzo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — RS Fr Pointe-Noire, Congo G 11 Anderson Kopp 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — GS Houston, TX F 12 Ring Nyeri 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Fr Peoria, AZ F/C 20 Melvyn Ebonkoli 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr Trappes, FRA F 21 Josh Ijeh 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Jr Milton Keynes, GB G/F 30 Cameron Faas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr Scottsdale, AZ F 35 Teysean Eaglestaff 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr Eagle Butte, SD G 40 Zack Markus 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Jr New York, NY F 44 Blake Ammons 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Fr Bryant, AR	Head coach Marvin Menzies (UCLA) Assistant coach(es) Joe Esposito (Marist) Michael Bowden (Florida) Anthony Richardson (Florida State) Zev Kujolic (Hamline–MN) Jake Kates (Pensacola Christian) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 8, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, Summit League Network		Hannibal–LaGrange	W 91–68	1–0	Swinney Recreation Center (650) Kansas City, MO
November 8, 2024* 7:00 pm, SLN		Kansas Christian	W 124–36	2–0	Swinney Recreation Center (791) Kansas City, MO
November 11, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 7 Iowa State	L 56–82	2–1	Hilton Coliseum (13,464) Ames, IA
November 16, 2024* 6:00 pm, FS2		at No. 14 Creighton	L 56–79	2–2	CHI Health Center Omaha (16,951) Omaha, NE
November 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, SLN		Calvary	W 119–19	3–2	Swinney Recreation Center (620) Kansas City, MO
November 22, 2024* 3:30 pm		vs. American Puerto Rico Classic	L 60–64	3–3	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (50) San Juan, PR
November 23, 2024* 12:00 pm		vs. Albany Puerto Rico Classic	L 65–67	3–4	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) San Juan, PR
November 24, 2024* 2:30 pm		at Puerto Rico–Rio Piedras Puerto Rico Classic	W 88–55	4–4	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) San Juan, PR
November 30, 2024* 7:00 pm, SLN		at Southeast Missouri State			Show Me Center  Cape Girardeau, MO
December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, SLN		Idaho Big Sky–Summit Challenge			Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
December 7, 2024* 7:00 pm, TBA		at Montana State Big Sky–Summit Challenge			Brick Breeden Fieldhouse  Bozeman, MT
December 10, 2024* 9:00 pm, TBA		at Portland			Chiles Center  Portland, OR
December 14, 2024* 7:00 pm, SLN		Bowling Green			Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
December 17, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wichita State			Charles Koch Arena  Wichita, KS
December 21, 2024* 2:00 pm, SLN		East Tennessee State			Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
Summit League Regular Season
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN		South Dakota			Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
January 4, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN		Oral Roberts			Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
January 8, 2024 8:00 pm, CBS Sports Network		at Omaha			Baxter Arena  Omaha, NE
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN		at North Dakota State			Scheels Center  Fargo, ND
January 18, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN		at North Dakota			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center  Grand Forks, ND
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN		South Dakota State			Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
January 25, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN		St. Thomas			Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
January 30, 2025 8:00 pm		at Denver			Hamilton Gymnasium  Denver, CO
February 1, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN		at Oral Roberts			Mabee Center  Tulsa, OK
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN		North Dakota State			Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
February 8, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN		North Dakota			Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN		at South Dakota			Sanford Coyote Sports Center  Vermillion, SD
February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, TBA		Omaha			Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
February 23, 2025 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at South Dakota State			First Bank and Trust Arena  Brookings, SD
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN		Denver			Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
March 1, 2025 7:00 pm, SLN		at St. Thomas			Shoenecker Arena  St. Paul, MN
Summit League tournament
March 5–9, 2025  SLN/CBS Sports Network		vs. Summit League tournament			Denny Sanford Premier Center  Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.