2014–15 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

2014–15 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball

Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2014–15 record	14–19 (8–6 WAC)
Head coach	Kareem Richardson (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Angres Thorpe
Assistant coach	Andre McGee
Assistant coach	Jason Sautter
Home arena	Municipal Auditorium

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 WAC men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
New Mexico State †	13	–	1	.929	23	–	11	.676
Grand Canyon*	8	–	6	.571	17	–	15	.531
UMKC	8	–	6	.571	14	–	19	.424
Seattle	7	–	7	.500	18	–	16	.529
Cal State Bakersfield	7	–	7	.500	14	–	19	.424
Utah Valley	5	–	9	.357	11	–	19	.367
Texas–Pan American	4	–	10	.286	10	–	21	.323
Chicago State	4	–	10	.286	8	–	24	.250
* Ineligible in transition from Division II.

† 2015 WAC Tournament winner

The 2014–15 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Kangaroos were led by second 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 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.

Previous season

The Kangaroos 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

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Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Kevin Franceschi	Guard	6–4	190	Junior	Argenteuil, France
2	Deshon Taylor	Guard	6–3	165	Freshman	Riverside, California
3	Brandyn Moultrie	Guard	6–2	170	Freshman	Liberty, Missouri
4	Mason Wedel	Guard	6–1	180	RS Sophomore	Shawnee, Kansas
5	Reese Holliday	Forward	6–4	215	RS Senior	Kansas City, Kansas
11	Collin Jennings	Guard	6–4	175	Freshman	Harrah, Oklahoma
12	Martez Harrison	Guard	5–11	185	Sophomore	Kansas City, Missouri
13	Frank Williams, Jr.	Guard	6–6	175	Senior	Kansas City, Missouri
21	Thaddeus Smith	Center	6–9	245	Junior	Washington, D.C.
22	Shayok Shayok	Forward	6–8	230	RS Junior	Ottawa, Ontario
23	Darius Austin	Guard/Forward	6–6	205	Freshman	Centreville, Illinois
25	Broderick Newbill	Guard/Forward	6–5	195	Sophomore	Kansas City, Missouri
35	Juan Ramon Rivas	Forward	6–8	200	RS Freshman	Orlando, Florida
42	Noah Knight	Guard	6–1	185	Freshman	Olathe, Kansas
54	Isaac Kreuer	Forward/Center	6–10	245	Sophomore	Harrisonville, Missouri

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/08/2014*	Rockhurst	W 83–67		Municipal Auditorium (2,357)
Regular season
11/14/2014*	at Missouri (Maui Invitational Tournament)	W 69–61	1–0	Mizzou Arena (7,014)
11/17/2014*	at Kansas State (Maui Invitational Tournament)	L 73–83	1–1	Bramlage Coliseum (12,189)
11/19/2014*	Missouri S&T	W 90–77	2–1	Swinney Recreation Center (1,503)
11/22/2014*	at Arkansas–Little Rock (Maui Invitational Tournament)	L 68–73	2–2	Jack Stephens Center (647)
11/23/2014*	vs. Samford (Maui Invitational Tournament)	L 55–64	2–3	Jack Stephens Center (549)
11/26/2014*	at Youngstown State	L 63–66	2–4	Beeghly Center (1,177)
11/29/2014*	William Jewell	W 84–44	3–4	Municipal Auditorium (1,370)
12/03/2014*	at Milwaukee	L 56–65	3–5	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,910)
12/06/2014*	at South Dakota State	L 61–81	3–6	Frost Arena (1,301)
12/09/2014*	at #14 Iowa State	L 56–73	3–7	Hilton Coliseum (13,902)
12/13/2014*	Omaha	W 79–72	4–7	Municipal Auditorium (2,719)
12/20/2014*	Incarnate Word	L 104–110 ^3OT	4–8	Municipal Auditorium (1,473)
12/22/2014*	Tennessee Tech	L 60–81	4–9	Municipal Auditorium (1,359)
12/28/2014*	at Indiana State	W 73–70 ^2OT	5–9	Hulman Center (3,578)
12/30/2014*	at Canisius	L 55–67	5–10	Koessler Center (1,227)
01/03/2015*	at Miami (OH)	L 61–66	5–11	Millett Hall (579)
01/06/2015*	USC Upstate	L 49–61	5–12	Municipal Auditorium (926)
01/10/2015	at New Mexico State	L 45–63	5–13 (0–1)	Pan American Center (5,707)
01/17/2015	Chicago State	W 64–62	6–13 (1–1)	Municipal Auditorium (1,107)
01/22/2015	Cal State Bakersfield	W 66–63	7–13 (2–1)	Municipal Auditorium (1,477)
01/24/2015	Seattle	W 75–55	8–13 (3–1)	Municipal Auditorium (1,749)
01/29/2015	at Grand Canyon	L 57–78	8–14 (3–2)	GCU Arena (5,121)
01/31/2015	at Utah Valley	W 66–59	9–14 (4–2)	UCCU Center (2,670)
02/05/2015	Texas–Pan American	W 70–45	10–14 (5–2)	Municipal Auditorium (1,022)
02/07/2015	New Mexico State	L 63–77	10–15 (5–3)	Municipal Auditorium (2,937)
02/14/2015	at Chicago State	W 61–50	11–15 (6–3)	Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (516)
02/18/2015	at Seattle	L 56–74	11–16 (6–4)	KeyArena (1,954)
02/21/2015	at Cal State Bakersfield	L 62–64	11–17 (6–5)	Icardo Center (1,305)
02/26/2015	Utah Valley	W 69–50	12–17 (7–5)	Municipal Auditorium (1,204)
02/28/2015	Grand Canyon	W 70–65	13–17 (8–5)	Municipal Auditorium (1,917)
03/07/2015	at Texas–Pan American	L 51–53	13–18 (8–6)	UTPA Fieldhouse (2,308)
WAC Tournament
03/12/2015	vs. Texas–Pan American (Quarterfinals)	W 70–61	14–18	Orleans Arena (1,060)
03/13/2015	vs. Seattle (Semifinals)	L 63–69	14–19	Orleans Arena (1,723)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ "Men's Basketball – 2014–15 Roster". University of Missouri-Kansas City. 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
↑ "Men's Basketball – 2014–15 Schedule/Results". University of Missouri-Kansas City. 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.

UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball

Venues	Swinney Recreation Center (1969–1986; 2010–2012) Municipal Auditorium (1986–2010; 2012–present)

People	Head coaches NBA players

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