2013–14 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

2013–14 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball
2013–14 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	10–20 (7–9 WAC)
Head coach	Kareem Richardson (1st season);
Associate head coach	Angres Thorpe (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Sean Bledsoe (1st season); Jason Sautter (1st season);
Home arena	Municipal Auditorium,; Independence Events Center,; Swinney Recreation 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
	7	–	9	.438	10	–	20	.333
Idaho	7	–	9	.438	16	–	17	.485
Cal State Bakersfield	5	–	11	.313	13	–	19	.406
Seattle	5	–	11	.313	13	–	17	.433
Texas–Pan American	5	–	11	.313	9	–	23	.281

† 2014 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll * ineligible for postseason tournament as part of reclassification from NCAA 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, led by first year head coach Kareem Richardson, played most of their home games off-campus, mainly at Municipal Auditorium (with two additional games at the Independence Events Center in Independence, Missouri) with one game on-campus at Swinney Recreation Center in Kansas City, Missouri as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). This was their first year as a member of the WAC.

They finished the season 10–20, 7–9 in WAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They were defeated in the WAC tournament quarterfinal by the University of Idaho.

Previous Season

The Kangaroos finished the 2012–13 season with a record of 8–24 overall, 5–11 in The Summit League to finish in seventh place.

Roster

2013–14 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F/C	21	Fred Chatmon	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Sr	Garfield Heights HS	Cleveland, OH
F/C	44	Kirk Korver	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Sr	Pella HS	Pella, IA
F	23	Trinity Hall	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Wyandotte HS	Kansas City, KS
F	5	Reese Holliday	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Toledo Sumner	Kansas City, KS
F/C	31	Caleb Johnson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Yuba El Camino Fundamental HS	Sacramento, CA
G/F	1	Nelson Kirksey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Jacksonville Middle Creek HS	Pittsburgh, PA
G	2	Aaron Washington	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Johnson County CC Blue Valley Northwest HS	Kansas City, KS
F	22	Shayok Shayok	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Bradley IMG/ Percy L. Julian HS/ St. Patrick's HS	Ottawa, Canada
G	13	Frank Williams, Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Indian Hills CC Raytown Senior HS	Kansas City, MO
G	3	John Burke	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Hargrave Military/ North Springs HS	Atlanta, GA
G	4	Mason Wedel	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	De Soto HS	Shawnee, KS
G	10	Jacobby Bledsoe	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Hamilton Southeastern HS	Fishers, IN
G	32	Jordan Brown	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	IMG/ Effingham County HS	Savannah, GA
G	12	Martez Harrison	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Brewster/ University	Kansas City, MO
F/C	54	Isaac Kreuer	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Impact/ Metro	Harrisonville, MO
F	30	Chandler Levingston Simon	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	St. John's Northwestern Military/ Adlai E. Stevenson HS	Vernon Hills, IL
F	35	Juan Ramon Rivas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Olympia HS	Orlando, FL

Head coach

Kareem Richardson (Evansville)

Assistant coach(es)

Angres Thorpe (Saint Leo)
Sean Bledsoe (Indianapolis)
Jason Sautter (York (Nebraska))

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
(5Y) Fifth-year Senior
Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 3, 2024

Schedule & Results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition Season
November 1, 2013* 7:05 PM		Rockhurst	W 95–80		21 – Williams, Jr.	9 – Chatmon	3 – Hall, Washington, Harrison	Municipal Auditorium (2,635) Kansas City, MO
Regular Season
November 8, 2013* 3:05 PM, KSMO–TV		Emporia State	L 76–81	0–1	20 – Harrison	11 – Hall	4 – Harrison	Municipal Auditorium (1,502) Kansas City, MO
November 11, 2013* 7:00 PM, FS1		at Creighton	L 70–96	0–2	15 – Hall	8 – Kreuer	4 – Kirksey	CenturyLink Center (16,859) Omaha, NE
November 13, 2013* 7:00 PM		at Nebraska–Omaha	L 71–101	0–3	23 – Chatmon	9 – Chatmon	3 – Kirksey	Ralston Arena (1,363) Omaha, NE
November 20, 2013* 7:00 PM		at Tennessee–Martin	W 79–67	1–3	20 – Chatmon, Harrison	12 – Chatmon	5 – Kirksey, Williams, Jr.	Kathleen and Tom Elam Center (1,703) Martin, TN
November 25, 2013* 7:00 PM		at No. 17 Iowa State	L 51–110	1–4	14 – Harrison	5 – Hall, Kreuer	3 – Harrison	James H. Hilton Coliseum (12,960) Ames, IA
November 30, 2013* 7:05 PM		UW Milwaukee	L 79–84	1–5	28 – Harrison	5 – Kreuer	4 – Washington	Municipal Auditorium (1,325) Kansas City, MO
December 4, 2013* 6:00 PM		at No. 7 Louisville	L 62–90	1–6	14 – Kirksey, Harrison	9 – Hall	2 – Bledsoe	KFC Yum! Center (20,269) Louisville, KY
December 7, 2013* 12:05 PM		Youngstown State	W 88–80	2–6	24 – Kirksey	8 – Hall	8 – Harrison	Swinney Recreation Center (1,067) Kansas City, MO
December 14, 2013* 2:05 PM, KSMO–TV		Indiana State	L 63–74	2–7	20 – Harrison	8 – Chatmon	1 – Hall, Johnson, Kirksey, Williams, Jr., Bledsoe, Harrison, Kreuer	Municipal Auditorium (2,496) Kansas City, MO
December 18, 2013* 7:05 PM, KSMO–TV		Miami (Ohio)	W 69–55	3–7	13 – Kirksey	7 – Chatmon	5 – Kirksey	Municipal Auditorium (1,306) Kansas City, MO
December 21, 2013* 6:00 PM		at Wright State	L 49–61	3–8	8 – Chatmon, Hall, Williams, Jr., Harrison	8 – Hall	3 – Williams, Jr.	Nutter Center (3,191) Fairborn, OH
December 28, 2013* 7:05 PM, KSMO–TV		South Dakota State	L 60–65	3–9	16 – Kirksey	7 – Hall	4 – Harrison	Municipal Auditorium (1,557) Kansas City, MO
January 2, 2014 9:00 PM		at Idaho	W 80–74	4–9 (1–0)	20 – Kirksey	10 – Hall	4 – Chatmon	Cowan Spectrum (1,021) Moscow, ID
January 4, 2014 9:00 PM		at Seattle	W 95–84	5–9 (2–0)	25 – Kirksey	9 – Chatmon	7 – Harrison	KeyArena (2,537) Seattle, WA
January 11, 2014 5:15 PM, KSMO–TV		Chicago State	L 66–68	5–10 (2–1)	17 – Kirksey	15 – Chatmon	5 – Harrison	Municipal Auditorium (2,023) Kansas City, MO
January 16, 2014 7:05 PM, KSMO–TV		Texas–Pan American	L 66–78	5–11 (2–2)	17 – Harrison	11 – Chatmon	3 – Harrison	Municipal Auditorium (1,509) Kansas City, MO
January 18, 2014 7:05 PM		New Mexico State	W 68–66	6–11 (3–2)	21 – Harrison	9 – Kirksey	7 – Harrison	Municipal Auditorium (1,526) Kansas City, MO
January 23, 2014 8:05 PM		at Utah Valley	L 48–66	6–12 (3–3)	15 – Harrison	8 – Chatmon	3 – Williams, Jr., Harrison	UCCU Center (2,471) Orem, UT
January 25, 2014 9:00 PM		at Cal State Bakersfield	W 70–69	7–12 (4–3)	19 – Harrison	8 – Chatmon	5 – Harrison	Jimmie and Marjorie Icardo Center (1,223) Bakersfield, CA
January 29, 2014* 7:00 PM		at Southeast Missouri State	L 81–91	7–13	14 – Harrison	10 – Chatmon	6 – Harrison	Show Me Center (1,583) Cape Girardeau, MO
February 1, 2014 7:05 PM		Grand Canyon	L 53–72	7–14 (4–4)	17 – Harrison	6 – Chatmon, Hall	2 – Bledsoe	Municipal Auditorium (2,011) Kansas City, MO
February 8, 2014 4:30 PM		at Chicago State	L 74–81	7–15 (4–5)	27 – Harrison	7 – Kirksey, Williams, Jr.	6 – Kirksey	Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (1,008) Chicago, IL
February 13, 2014 8:00 PM, KSMO–TV		at New Mexico State	L 48–71	7–16 (4–6)	13 – Harrison	13 – Chatmon	2 – Kirksey	Pan American Center (5,111) Las Cruces, NM
February 15, 2014 7:00 PM		at Texas–Pan American	L 59–68	7–17 (4–7)	12 – Hall	11 – Chatmon	3 – Korver, Williams, Jr.	UTPA Fieldhouse (1,302) Edinburg, TX
February 20, 2014 7:05 PM		Cal State Bakersfield	L 69–74	7–18 (4–8)	20 – Harrison	11 – Harrison	7 – Harrison	Municipal Auditorium (2,027) Kansas City, MO
February 22, 2014 7:05 PM		Utah Valley	W 74–56	8–18 (5–8)	24 – Harrison	8 – Harrison	4 – Harrison	Municipal Auditorium (2,232) Kansas City, MO
February 27, 2014 8:00 PM, KSMO–TV		at Grand Canyon	W 85–80	9–18 (6–8)	31 – Harrison	7 – Chatmon	4 – Harrison	GCU Arena (4,611) Phoenix, AZ
March 6, 2014 7:05 PM		Seattle	W 82–73	10–18 (7–8)	16 – Williams, Jr.	8 – Kirksey	4 – Kirksey	Independence Events Center (1,502) Independence, MO
March 8, 2014 9:35 PM		Idaho	L 80–87	10–19 (7–9)	20 – Kirksey	7 – Kirksey	8 – Harrison	Independence Events Center (1,392) Independence, MO
Conference Tournament
March 13, 2014* 4:30 PM	(4)	vs. (5) Idaho [Quarterfinal]	L 70–73	10–20	18 – Harrison	5 – Hall	7 – Harrison	Orleans Arena (1,028) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time (CST).

Source^[1]

References

^ "2013–14 Men's Basketball Schedule". kcroos.com. Kansas City Roos. Retrieved November 3, 2024.

[1] "2013–14 Men's Basketball Schedule". kcroos.com. Kansas City Roos. Retrieved November 3, 2024.

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