2015–16 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

The 2015–16 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Kangaroos were led by third 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 12–19, 4–10 in WAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Utah Valley in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to New Mexico State.

2015–16 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	12–19 (4–10 WAC)
Head coach	Kareem Richardson (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Angres Thorpe Chris Hollender Andre McGee
Home arena	Municipal Auditorium

2015–16 WAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
New Mexico State	13	–	1		.929			23	–	11		.676
Grand Canyon*	11	–	3		.786			27	–	7		.794
Cal State Bakersfield †	11	–	3		.786			24	–	9		.727
Seattle	7	–	7		.500			15	–	17		.469
Utah Valley	6	–	8		.429			12	–	18		.400
UMKC	4	–	10		.286			12	–	19		.387
Texas–Rio Grande Valley	4	–	10		.286			8	–	22		.267
Chicago State	0	–	14		.000			4	–	28		.125
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
† 2016 WAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Kangaroos 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.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kevin Franceschi	1	G	6'4"	190	Junior	Argenteuil, France	Graduated & transferred to Oklahoma Baptist
Deshon Taylor	2	G	6'3"	165	Freshman	Riverside, CA	Transferred to Fresno State
Brandyn Moultrie	3	G	6'2"	170	Freshman	Liberty, MO	Left the team for personal reasons
Mason Wedel	4	G	6'1"	180	RS Sophomore	Shawnee, KS	Retired from basketball due to injury
Reese Holliday	5	F	6'4"	215	RS Senior	Kansas City, KS	Graduated
Collin Jennings	11	G	6'4"	175	Freshman	Harrah, OK	Transferred to Southwestern Oklahoma State
Frank Williams, Jr.	13	G	6'6"	175	Senior	Kansas City, MO	Graduated
Juan Ramon Rivas	35	F	6'8"	200	RS Freshman	Orlando, FL	Transferred to North Georgia

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Ikem Eriobuna	2	F	6'9"	210	Junior	Lagos, Nigeria	Junior college transferred from Otero Junior College
Kyle Steward	3	F	6'7"	160	Junior	Detroit, MI	Junior college transferred from Butler Community College
Wyatt Voorhees	10	G	6'1"	185	Sophomore	Shawnee, KS	Transferred from Drury University. Redshirting 2015-16 season

2015 incoming recruits

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Grant Leach SG	Fishers, IN	Air Force Academy Prep School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 2, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 21, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G/F 1 Dashawn King 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr ASE HS Erie CC Bronx, NY F 2 Ikem Eriobuna 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Evelyn Mack Academy Otero JC/Polk State College Lagos, Nigeria F 3 Kyle Steward 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Cass Tech HS Butler CC/Youngstown State Detroit, MI G 4 LaVell Boyd 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Farragut Academy South Suburban College Chicago, IL G 10 Wyatt Voorhes (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Mill Valley HS Drury Shawnee, KS G 11 Grant Leach 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Air Force Prep Academy/Hamilton Southeast HS Fishers, IN G 12 Martez Harrison 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Brewster Academy/University Academy Kansas City, MO C 21 Thaddeus Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Ideal Academy/Weatherford College Washington, D.C. F 22 Shayok Shayok 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr IMG Academy/St. Patrick's HS Bradley Ottawa, ON G/F 23 Darius Austin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Cahokia HS Centerville, IL G/F 25 Broderick Newbill 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Hogan Prep Academy Fresno State Kansas City, MO F/C 33 Aleer Leek 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Victory Rock Prep School/IMG Academy Juba, South Sudan G 42 Noah Knight 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Olathe South HS Olathe, KS C 54 Darnell Tillman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr St. Louis University HS Florida State College–Jacksonville St. Louis, MO	Head coach Kareem Richardson (Evansville) Assistant coach(es) Angres Thorpe (Saint Leo) Chris Hollender (Evansville) Andre McGee (Louisville) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2015* 7:05 pm	Hawaii Pacific	W 72–61		Municipal Auditorium (908) Kansas City, MO
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 8:00 pm, BTN+	at Minnesota	W 76–58	0–1	Williams Arena (9,744) Minneapolis, MN
11/15/2015* 6:05 pm	William Jewell	W 73–59	1–1	Municipal Auditorium (1,127) Kansas City, MO
11/17/2015* 7:00 pm, KSMO	at Nebraska–Omaha	L 89–95 OT	1–2	Baxter Arena (1,278) Omaha, NE
11/21/2015* 7:00 pm	at Drake	W 79–73	2–2	Knapp Center (2,862) Des Moines, IA
11/25/2015* 7:05 pm	Lincoln (MO)	W 73–72	3–2	Municipal Auditorium (973) Kansas City, MO
11/28/2015* 12:05 pm, WAC DN	South Dakota State	W 64–57	4–2	Municipal Auditorium (911) Kansas City, MO
12/01/2015* 7:05 pm	Tennessee–Martin	W 74–70	5–2	Municipal Auditorium (798) Kansas City, MO
12/05/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at Iowa	L 75–95	5–3	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,763) Iowa City, IA
12/08/2015* 7:00 pm	at South Dakota	L 70–79	5–4	DakotaDome (1,423) Vermillion, SD
12/12/2015* 4:05 pm, ASN	Mississippi State	W 72–67	6–4	Municipal Auditorium (2,886) Kansas City, MO
12/19/2015* 3:35 pm, KSMO	Rockhurst	W 71–60	7–4	Municipal Auditorium (1,356) Kansas City, MO
12/22/2015* 8:00 pm, RSN	at No. 16 Louisville Billy Minardi Classic	L 47–75	7–5	KFC Yum! Center (19,419) Louisville, KY
12/23/2015* 3:15 pm	vs. UNC Wilmington Billy Minardi Classic	L 56–76	7–6	KFC Yum! Center (19,147) Louisville, KY
12/29/2015* 7:00 pm, FSN	at Oklahoma State	L 43–61	7–7	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,150) Stillwater, OK
01/02/2016* 1:00 pm	at USC Upstate	L 68–70	7–8	G. B. Hodge Center (270) Spartanburg, SC
WAC regular season
01/07/2016 7:05 pm, KSMO	Seattle	W 84–69	8–8 (1–0)	Municipal Auditorium (1,147) Kansas City, MO
01/09/2016 6:05 pm, WAC DN	Cal State Bakersfield	L 72–83	8–9 (1–1)	Municipal Auditorium (1,786) Kansas City, MO
01/14/2016 8:00 pm, ASN	at New Mexico State	L 64–65	8–10 (1–2)	Pan American Center (4,187) Las Cruces, NM
01/16/2016 7:00 pm, WAC DN	at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 66–71	8–11 (1–3)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,189) Edinburg, TX
01/21/2016 7:05 pm, KSMO	Utah Valley	L 79–90	8–12 (1–4)	Municipal Auditorium (957) Kansas City, MO
01/23/2016 7:30 pm, ASN	Grand Canyon	L 78–85	8–13 (1–5)	Municipal Auditorium (2,186) Kansas City, MO
01/30/2016 2:05 pm, WAC DN	Chicago State	W 78–64	9–13 (2–5)	Municipal Auditorium (1,526) Kansas City, MO
02/04/2016 9:00 pm	at Cal State Bakersfield	L 66–77	9–14 (2–6)	Icardo Center (1,498) Bakersfield, CA
02/06/2015 9:00 pm, ASN	at Seattle	L 55–65	9–15 (2–7)	KeyArena (2,260) Seattle, WA
02/13/2016 2:05 pm, WAC DN	Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 75–58	10–15 (3–7)	Municipal Auditorium (1,670) Kansas City, MO
02/18/2016 8:00 pm, WAC DN	at Grand Canyon	L 66–78	10–16 (3–8)	GCU Arena (6,049) Phoenix, AZ
02/20/2016 8:00 pm, KSMO	at Utah Valley	L 70–79	10–17 (3–9)	UCCU Center (2,981) Orem, UT
02/27/2016 2:05 pm, KSMO	New Mexico State	L 61–62	10–18 (3–10)	Municipal Auditorium (2,551) Kansas City, MO
03/05/2016 2:05 pm	at Chicago State	W 82–53	11–18 (4–10)	Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (1,957) Chicago, IL
WAC tournament
03/10/2016 4:00 pm, WAC DN	vs. Utah Valley Quarterfinals	W 80–78	12–18	Orleans Arena (1,472) Paradise, NV
03/11/2016 8:00 pm, WAC DN	vs. New Mexico State Semifinals	L 64–78	12–19	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.