2013–14 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

2013–14 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball
Conference Western Athletic Conference
2013–14 record 10–20 (7–9 WAC)
Head coach Kareem Richardson (1st year)
Assistant coach Angres Thorpe[1]
Assistant coach Sean Bledsoe [1]
Assistant coach Jason Sautter [1]
Home arena Municipal Auditorium
Independence Events Center
2013–14 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Utah Valley 13 – 3   .813     20 – 12   .625
New Mexico State † 12 – 4   .750     26 – 10   .722
Grand Canyon* 10 – 6   .625     15 – 15   .500
Chicago State 8 – 8   .500     13 – 19   .406
Idaho 7 – 9   .438     16 – 17   .485
UMKC 7 – 9   .438     10 – 20   .333
Seattle 5 – 11   .313     13 – 17   .433
Cal State Bakersfield 5 – 11   .313     13 – 19   .406
Texas–Pan American 5 – 11   .313     9 – 23   .281
† 2014 WAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
* Grand Canyon ineligible for WAC Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II

The 2013–14 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Kangaroos were led by new head coach Kareem Richardson.[2] They played most of their home games at the Municipal Auditorium, with a few games also being held at the Independence Events Center. This was their first year as a member Western Athletic Conference.[3] They 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

[4]

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Nelson Kirksey Guard 6–3 195 Senior Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2 Aaron Washington Guard 6–0 165 Senior Kansas City, Kansas
3 John Burke Guard 6–3 205 Sophomore Atlanta, Georgia
4 Mason Wedel Guard 6–1 180 Sophomore Shawnee, Kansas
12 Martez Harrison Guard 5–11 185 Freshman Kansas City, Missouri
13 Frank Williams, Jr. Guard 6–6 175 Junior Kansas City, Missouri
21 Fred Chatmon Forward/Center 6–9 230 Senior Cleveland, Ohio
22 Shayok Shayok Forward 6–8 230 Redshirt Junior Ottawa, Ontario
30 Chandler Levingston Forward 6–7 220 Freshman Chicago, Illinois
31 Caleb Johnson Forward/Center 6–9 215 Senior Sacramento, California
32 Jordan Brown Guard 5-11 170 Freshman Savannah, Georgia
35 Juan Ramon Rivas Forward 6–8 200 Freshman Orlando, Florida
40 Trinity Hall Forward 6–7 210 Senior Kansas City, Kansas
44 Kirk Korver Forward/Center 6–7 220 Senior Pella, Iowa
54 Isaac Kreuer Forward/Center 6–10 245 Freshman Harrisonville, Missouri

Schedule

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Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/01/2013* Rockhurst W 95–80  – Municipal Auditorium (2,635)
Regular season
11/08/2013* Emporia State L 76–81  0–1 Municipal Auditorium (1,502)
11/11/2013* at Creighton L 70–96  0–2 CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,859)
11/13/2013* at Nebraska–Omaha L 71–101  0–3 Ralston Arena (1,363)
11/20/2013* at Tennessee–Martin W 79–67  1–3 Skyhawk Arena (1,703)
11/25/2013* at #17 Iowa State L 51–110  1–4 Hilton Coliseum (12,960)
11/30/2013* Milwaukee L 79–84  1–5 Municipal Auditorium (1,325)
12/04/2013* at #7 Louisville L 62–90  1–6 KFC Yum! Center (20,269)
12/07/2013* Youngstown State W 88–80  2–6 Swinney Recreation Center (1,067)
12/14/2013* Indiana State L 63–74  2–7 Municipal Auditorium (2,496)
12/18/2013* Miami (OH) W 69–55  3–7 Municipal Auditorium (1,306)
12/21/2013* at Wright State L 49–61  3–8 Nutter Center (3,191)
12/28/2013* South Dakota State L 60–65  3–9 Municipal Auditorium (1,557)
01/02/2014 at Idaho W 80–74  4–9 (1–0) Cowan Spectrum (1,021)
01/04/2014 at Seattle W 95–84  5–9 (2–0) KeyArena (2,537)
01/11/2014 Chicago State L 66–68  5–10 (2–1) Municipal Auditorium (2,023)
01/16/2014 Texas–Pan American L 66–78  5–11 (2–2) Municipal Auditorium (1,509)
01/18/2014 New Mexico State W 68–66  6–11 (3–2) Municipal Auditorium (1,526)
01/23/2014 at Utah Valley L 48–66  6–12 (3–3) UCCU Center (2,471)
01/25/2014 at Cal State Bakersfield W 70–69  7–12 (4–3) Icardo Center (1,223)
01/29/2014* at SE Missouri State L 81–91  7–13 Show Me Center (1,583)
02/01/2014 Grand Canyon L 53–72  7–14 (4–4) Municipal Auditorium (2,011)
02/08/2014 at Chicago State L 74–81  7–15 (4–5) Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (1,008)
02/13/2014 at New Mexico State L 48–71  7–16 (4–6) Pan American Center (5,111)
02/15/2014 at Texas–Pan American L 59–68  7–17 (4–7) UTPA Fieldhouse (1,302)
02/20/2014 Cal State Bakersfield L 69–74  7–18 (4–8) Municipal Auditorium (2,027)
02/22/2014 Utah Valley W 74–56  8–18 (5–8) Municipal Auditorium (2,232)
02/27/2014 at Grand Canyon W 85–80  9–18 (6–8) GCU Arena (4,611)
03/06/2014 Seattle W 82–73  10–18 (7–8) Independence Events Center (1,502)
03/08/2014 Idaho L 80–87  10–19 (7–9) Independence Events Center (1,392)
WAC Tournament
03/13/15 vs. Idaho
(Quarterfinals)		 L 70–73  10–20 Orleans Arena (1,028)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "UMKC coach Kareem Richardson makes coaching staff official with hiring of Thorpe, others". Fox News. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
  2. ↑ "Kareem Richardson to coach UMKC". ESPN. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
  3. ↑ "UMKC will leave Summit League for Western Athletic Conference". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  4. ↑ "Men's Basketball – 2013–14 Roster". University of Missouri-Kansas City. 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Men's Basketball – 2013–14 Schedule/Results". University of Missouri-Kansas City. 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.