2016–17 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

2016–17 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball
2016–17 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	18–17 (8–6 WAC)
Head coach	Kareem Richardson (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Angres Thorpe; Conner Hampton; Chris Hollender;
Home arena	Municipal Auditorium
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Kangaroos, led by fourth-year head coach Kareem Richardson, played their home games at the Municipal Auditorium as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–17, 8–6 in WAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Texas–Rio Grande Valley in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament before losing to New Mexico State in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Green Bay in the first round before losing to Wyoming in the quarterfinals.

2016–17 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cal State Bakersfield	12	–	2	.857	25	–	10	.714
New Mexico State †	11	–	3	.786	28	–	6	.824
Grand Canyon*	11	–	3	.786	22	–	9	.710
UMKC	8	–	6	.571	18	–	17	.514
Utah Valley	6	–	8	.429	17	–	17	.500
Seattle	5	–	9	.357	13	–	17	.433
Texas–Rio Grande Valley	2	–	12	.143	10	–	22	.313
Chicago State	1	–	13	.071	6	–	26	.188
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.

† 2017 WAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Kangaroos finished the 2015–16 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 before losing to New Mexico State in the semifinals.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Ikem Eriobuna	2	F	6'9"	220	Junior	Lagos, Nigeria	Graduate transferred to Allen
Wayatt Voorhes	10	G	6'1"	185	Sophomore	Shawnee, KS	Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Thaddeus Smith	21	C	6'9"	245	Senior	Washington, D.C.	Graduated
Shayok Shayok	22	F	6'9"	225	RS Senior	Ottawa, ON	Graduated
Darius Austin	23	G/F	6'9"	220	Sophomore	Centreveille, IL	Transferred to Jackson State
Noah Knight	42	G	6'1"	200	Sophomore	Olathe, KS	Retired from basketball due to injury

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Broderick Robinson	10	G	6'0"	170	Junior	Grand Junction, CO	Junior college transferred from NW Kansas Tech
Robert Kanar	15	G	6'1"	180	RS Junior	Mundelein, IL	Transferred to Northern Iowa. Under NCAA transfer rules, Kanar will have to sit out in the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of eligibility left.

2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Duane Clark PF	St. Louis, MO	Christian Brothers College High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sep 27, 2015
Duane Clark PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Xavier Bishop PG	Springfield, IL	Lanphier High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Feb 25, 2016
Xavier Bishop PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jordan Giles PF	Tuscaloosa, AL	Lanphier High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
Jordan Giles PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Isaiah Ross SG	Davenport, LA	Hillcrest Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)
Isaiah Ross SG	Recruiting 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 16, 2016.

2017 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brandon McKissic PG	St. Louis, MO	St. Louis University High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Aug 10, 2016
Brandon McKissic PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 16, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Xavier Bishop	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Fr	Lanphier HS	Springfield, IL
G/F	1	Dashawn King	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	ASE HS Erie CC	Bronx, NY
G	2	Isaiah Ross	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Hillcrest Academy/Davenport West HS	Davenport, IA
F	3	Kyle Steward	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Cass Tech HS Butler CC/Youngstown State	Detroit, MI
G	4	LaVell Boyd	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Farragut Academy South Suburban College	Chicago, IL
F	5	Jordan Giles	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Tennessee Prep Academy/Holy Spirit Catholic	Tuscaloosa, AL
G	10	Broderick Robinson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Grand Junction NW Kansas Tech College	Grand Junction, CO
G	11	Grant Leach	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Air Force Prep Academy/Hamilton Southeast HS	Fishers, IN
G	12	Martez Harrison	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Brewster Academy/University Academy	Kansas City, MO
G	15	Robert Knar (I)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	Mundelein HS Northern Iowa	Mundelein, IL
F	22	Duane Clark	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Christian Brothers College HS	St. Louis, MO
G/F	25	Broderick Newbill	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Sr	Hogan Prep Academy Fresno State	Kansas City, MO
F/C	30	Aleer Leek	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Victory Rock Prep School/IMG Academy	Juba, South Sudan
G	32	Broderick Ross	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Trinity Catholic HS/SIU Edwardsville	St. Louis, MO
G/F	42	Daniel Hailey (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Stanberry HS	Stanberry, MO
C	54	Darnell Tillman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Sr	St. Louis University HS Florida State College–Jacksonville	St. Louis, MO

Head coach

Kareem Richardson (Evansville)

Assistant coach(es)

Angres Thorpe (Saint Leo)
Conner Hampton (Tabor)
Chris Hollender (Evansville)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2016* 4:05 pm		Missouri S&T	W 79–55		Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
Regular season
11/11/2016* 8:00 pm, FS2		at No. 22 Creighton	L 82–89	0–1	CenturyLink Center (16,686) Omaha, NE
11/15/2016* 6:35 pm		Drake	W 68–62	1–1	Municipal Auditorium (1,535) Kansas City, MO
11/19/2016* 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Bowling Green Bill Frack Tournament	W 71–69	2–1	Stroh Center (1,676) Bowling Green, OH
11/20/2016* 3:00 pm		vs. Murray State Bill Frack Tournament	W 85–74	3–1	Stroh Center (1,514) Bowling Green, OH
11/21/2016* 3:00 pm		vs. Green Bay Bill Frack Tournament	L 77–95	3–2	Stroh Center (1,545) Bowling Green, OH
11/25/2016* 7:35 pm		Arkansas–Monticello Boll	W 97–82	4–2	Municipal Auditorium (1,045) Kansas City, MO
11/28/2016* 6:35 pm		Southeast Missouri State	W 86–75	5–2	Municipal Auditorium (976) Kansas City, MO
11/30/2016* 6:35 pm		South Dakota	W 84–82	6–2	Municipal Auditorium (1,230) Kansas City, MO
12/03/2016* 11:00 am, KSMO		at South Dakota State	L 68–77	6–3	Frost Arena (1,424) Brookings, SD
12/06/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 3 Kansas	L 62–105	6–4	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
12/10/2016* 7:05 pm		William Jewell	W 93–71	7–4	Municipal Auditorium (1,769) Kansas City, MO
12/15/2016* 6:35 pm, KSMO		Omaha	L 75–80	7–5	Municipal Auditorium (1,216) Kansas City, MO
12/17/2016* 1:00 pm, RTPT		at No. 12 West Virginia	L 67–112	7–6	WVU Coliseum (8,800) Morgantown, WV
12/20/2016* 7:35 pm		UT Martin	L 66–77	7–7	Municipal Auditorium (1,048) Kansas City, MO
12/29/2016* 7:00 pm		at Mississippi State	L 54–77	7–8	Humphrey Coliseum (7,109) Starkville, MS
01/02/2017* 6:35 pm		USC Upstate	L 75–84	7–9	Municipal Auditorium (1,170) Kansas City, MO
01/05/2017 6:35 pm		New Mexico State	L 64–77	7–10 (0–1)	Municipal Auditorium (1,024) Kansas City, MO
01/07/2017 7:35 pm		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 83–79	8–10 (1–1)	Municipal Auditorium (1,539) Kansas City, MO
01/12/2017 9:00 pm		at Seattle	W 84–68	9–10 (2–1)	KeyArena (1,031) Seattle, WA
01/14/2017 8:00 pm, KSMO		at Utah Valley	L 76–86	9–11 (2–2)	UCCU Center (1,823) Orem, UT
01/21/2017 8:00 pm, KSMO		at New Mexico State	L 71–94	9–12 (2–3)	Pan American Center (9,893) Las Cruces, NM
01/26/2017 6:35 pm		Grand Canyon	W 83–77	10–12 (3–3)	Municipal Auditorium (1,178) Kansas City, MO
01/28/2017 7:05 pm		Cal State Bakersfield	L 63–74	10–13 (3–4)	Municipal Auditorium (1,587) Kansas City, MO
01/31/2016* 6:35 pm		Ottawa	W 93–67	11–13	Municipal Auditorium (1,123) Kansas City, MO
02/04/2017 7:00 pm, KSMO		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 73–60	12–13 (4–4)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,610) Edinburg, TX
02/09/2017 6:35 pm		Utah Valley	W 84–76	13–13 (5–4)	Municipal Auditorium (1,277) Kansas City, MO
02/11/2017 7:05 pm		Seattle	W 102–72	14–13 (6–4)	Municipal Auditorium (1,788) Kansas City, MO
02/18/2017 5:05 pm		Chicago State	W 84–65	15–13 (7–4)	Municipal Auditorium (2,061) Kansas City, MO
02/23/2017 9:00 pm		at Cal State Bakersfield	L 62–71	15–14 (7–5)	Icardo Center (2,233) Bakersfield, CA
02/25/2017 8:00 pm, KSMO		at Grand Canyon	L 77–84	15–15 (7–6)	GCU Arena (7,502) Phoenix, AZ
03/04/2017 4:35 pm, KSMO		at Chicago State	W 87–82	16–15 (8–6)	Jones Convocation Center (884) Chicago, IL
WAC tournament
03/09/2017 9:00 pm	(3)	vs. (6) Texas–Rio Grande Valley Quarterfinals	W 82–78 ^OT	17–15	Orleans Arena (1,854) Paradise, NV
03/10/2017 10:30 pm, ESPN3	(3)	vs. (2) New Mexico State Semifinals	L 60–78	17–16	Orleans Arena (2,190) Paradise, NV
CBI
03/15/2017* 7:00 pm		Green Bay First Round	W 92–82	18–16	Municipal Auditorium (1,128) Kansas City, MO
03/20/2017* 8:00 pm		at Wyoming Quarterfinals	L 61–72	18–17	Arena-Auditorium (2,311) Laramie, WY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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2016–17 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

Contents

Previous season

Departures

Incoming transfers

2016 incoming recruits

2017 incoming recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

References