2015–16 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

2015–16 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball
2015–16 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	12–19 (4–10 WAC)
Head coach	Kareem Richardson (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Angres Thorpe (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Andre McGee (2nd season); Chris Hollender (1st season);
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
	4	–	10	.286	12	–	19	.387
Texas–Rio Grande Valley	4	–	10	.286	8	–	22	.267
Chicago State	0	–	14	.000	4	–	28	.125

† 2016 WAC tournament winner * Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.

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, led by third year head coach Kareem Richardson, played their home games off-campus at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

They finished the season 12–19, 4–10 in WAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were victorious over the Utah Valley University in the WAC tournament quarterfinal but were defeated by New Mexico State University in the semifinal.

Previous Season

The Kangaroos finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 14–19 overall, 8–6 in conference to finish in a tie for second place.

Offseason

Departures

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
F	5	Reese Holliday	6'4"	215	RS Sr	Kansas City, KS	Graduated
G	13	Frank Williams, Jr.	6'6"	175	Sr	Kansas City, MO	Graduated
G	1	Kevin Franceschi	6'4"	190	Jr	Argenteuil, France	Graduated, Oklahoma Baptist
G	4	Mason Wedel	6'1"	180	RS So	Shawnee, KS	Injury
F	35	Juan Ramon Rivas	6'8"	200	RS Fr	Orlando, FL	North Georgia
G	11	Collin Jennings	6'4"	175	Fr	Harrah, OK	Southwestern Oklahoma State
G	3	Brandyn Moultrie	6'2"	170	Fr	Liberty, MO	Personal
G	2	Deshon Taylor	6'3"	165	Fr	Riverside, CA	Fresno State

Incoming Transfers

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous School	Hometown
F	2	Ikem Eriobuna	6'9"	210	Jr	Otero JC	Lagos, Nigeria
F	3	Kyle Steward	6'7"	160	Jr	Butler CC	Detroit, MI
G	10	Wyatt Voorhees	6'1"	185	So	Drury	Shawnee, KS

2015 incoming recruits

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Grant Leach G	Fishers, IN	Air Force Academy Preperatory	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 2, 2015
Grant Leach G	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (NR)
Aleer Leek C	Juba, South Sudan	Victory Rock Prep	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
Aleer Leek C	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved September 21, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	22	Shayok Shayok	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	Bradley IMG Academy/ Percy L. Julian HS/ St. Patrick's HS	Ottawa, Ontario
C	21	Thaddeus Smith	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Weatherford/ Seward County CC Ideal Academy	Washington, D. C.
G/F	25	Broderick Newbill	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Fresno State Hogan Preperatory	Kansas City, MO
G	4	LaVell Boyd	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	South Suburban Farragut Career	Chicago, IL
F	2	Ikem Eriobuna	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Otero JC/ Polk State Evelyn Mack Academy	Lagos, Nigeria
G	12	Martez Harrison	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Brewster / University	Kansas City, MO
G/F	1	Dashawn King	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Erie CC Scholarship and Entrepreneurship	Bronx, NY
F	3	Kyle Steward	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Butler CC/ Youngstown State Cass Technical HS	Detroit, MI
C	54	Darnell Tillman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jr	Florida State–Jacksonville/ Southern Idaho University City HS	St. Louis, MO
G/F	23	Darius Austin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Cahokia HS	Centreville, IL
G	42	Noah Knight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Olathe South HS	Olathe KS
G	10	Wyatt Voorhes (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Drury Mill Valley HS	Shawnee, KS
G	11	Grant Leach	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Air Force Preperatory/ Hamilton Southeastern HS	Fishers, IN
F/C	30	Aleer Leek	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Victory Rock Prep/ IMG Academy	Juba, South Sudan

Head coach

Kareem Richardson (Evansville)

Assistant coach(es)

Angres Thorpe (Saint Leo)
Andre McGee (Louisville)
Chris Hollender (Evansville)

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 9, 2015* 7:05 PM		Hawaii Pacific	W 72–61		20 – Harrison	8 – Steward	4 – Harrison	Municipal Auditorium (908) Kansas City, MO
Non–Conference Regular Season
November 13, 2015* 8:00 PM, BTN+		at Minnesota	L 58–76	0–1	25 – Boyd	8 – Austin	6 – Harrison	Williams Arena (9,744) Minneapolis, MN
November 15, 2015* 6:05 PM		William Jewell	W 73–59	1–1	17 – Harrison	5 – Smith, King	6 – Harrison	Municipal Auditorium (1,127) Kansas City, MO
November 17, 2015* 7:00 PM, KSMO–TV		at Omaha	L 89–95 ^OT	1–2	18 – Harrison	10 – Austin	11 – Harrison	Baxter Arena (1,278) Omaha, NE
November 21, 2015* 7:00 PM		at Drake	W 79–73	2–2	16 – Boyd	8 – Shayok	4 – Harrison, Austin	The Knapp Center (2,862) Des Moines, IA
November 25, 2015* 7:05 PM		Lincoln (Missouri)	W 73–72	3–2	17 – Harrison	7 – Harrison	4 – Boyd, Austin	Municipal Auditorium (973) Kansas City, MO
November 28, 2015* 12:05 PM, WAC.tv		South Dakota State	W 64–57	4–2	25 – Harrison	5 – Steward	6 – Harrison	Municipal Auditorium (911) Kansas City, MO
December 1, 2015* 7:05 PM		Tennessee–Martin	W 74–70	5–2	24 – Harrison	7 – Tillman	5 – Harrison	Municipal Auditorium (798) Kansas City, MO
December 5, 2015* 2:00 PM, ESPN3		at Iowa	L 75–95	5–3	15 – Harrison	6 – Shayok, King, Tillman	4 – Harrison	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,763) Iowa City, IA
December 8, 2015* 7:00 PM		at South Dakota	L 70–79	5–4	25 – Boyd	7 – Newbill	5 – Harrison	DakotaDome (1,423) Vermillion, SD
December 12, 2015* 4:05 PM, ASN		Mississippi State	W 72–67	6–4	21 – Harrison	8 – Shayok	4 – Harrison	Municipal Auditorium (2,866) Kansas City, MO
December 19, 2015* 3:35 PM, KSMO–TV		Rockhurst	W 71–60	7–4	16 – Harrison	5 – King	5 – Harrison	Municipal Auditorium (1,356) Kansas City, MO
December 22, 2015* 7:00 PM, ACC RSN		at No. 16 Louisville Billy Minardi Classic	L 47–75	7–5	12 – Harrison	8 – Tillman	2 – Boyd, King	KFC Yum! Center (19,419) Louisville, KY
December 23, 2015* 3:15 PM		vs. UNC Wilmington Billy Minardi Classic	L 56–76	7–6	16 – Austin	7 – Harrison	3 – Harrison	KFC Yum! Center (19,147) Louisville, KY
December 29, 2015* 6:00 PM, FSOK+		at Oklahoma State	L 43–61	7–7	12 – Boyd, King	7 – Shayok, Newbill	3 – Harrison, Austin	Gallagher–Iba Arena (5,150) Stillwater, OK
January 2, 2016* 1:00 PM		at USC Upstate	L 68–70	7–8	21 – Harrison	6 – Shayok	6 – Harrison	G. B. Hodge Center (270) Spartanburg, SC
Conference Regular Season
January 7, 2016 7:05 PM, KSMO–TV		Seattle	W 84–69	8–8 (1–0)	21 – Harrison	11 – Shayok	4 – Boyd	Municipal Auditorium (1,147) Kansas City, MO
January 9, 2016 7:05 PM, WAC.tv		CSU Bakersfield	L 72–83	8–9 (1–1)	19 – Harrison	5 – Harrison	5 – Harrison	Municipal Auditorium (1,786) Kansas City, MO
January 14, 2016 8:00 PM, ASN		at New Mexico State	L 64–65	8–10 (1–2)	23 – Harrison	6 – Boyd	4 – Harrison	Pan American Center (4,187) Las Cruces, NM
January 16, 2016 7:00 PM, WAC.tv		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 66–71	8–11 (1–3)	15 – Austin	5 – Shayok, Boyd	3 – King	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,189) Edinburg, TX
January 21, 2016 7:05 PM, KSMO–TV		Utah Valley	L 79–90	8–12 (1–4)	21 – Shayok	9 – Shayok	5 – King	Municipal Auditorium (957) Kansas City, MO
January 23, 2016 7:05 PM, ASN		Grand Canyon	L 78–85	8–13 (1–5)	20 – Harrison	10 – Steward	5 – Harrison	Municipal Auditorium (2,186) Kansas City, MO
January 30, 2016 2:05 PM, WAC.tv		Chicago State	W 78–64	9–13 (2–5)	22 – Boyd	11 – Steward	7 – Harrison	Municipal Auditorium (1,526) Kansas City, MO
February 4, 2016 9:00 PM		at CSU Bakersfield	L 66–77	9–14 (2–6)	21 – Harrison	5 – Smith	3 – King	Jimmie and Marjorie Icardo Center (1,498) Bakersfield, CA
February 6, 2016 9:00 PM, ASN		at Seattle	L 55–65	9–15 (2–7)	22 – Harrison	8 – Steward	3 – Harrison	KeyArena (2,260) Seattle, WA
February 13, 2016 2:05 PM, WAC.tv		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 75–58	10–15 (3–7)	17 – King	12 – Shayok	5 – Boyd	Municipal Auditorium (1,670) Kansas City, MO
February 18, 2016 8:00 PM, WAC.tv		at Grand Canyon	L 66–78	10–16 (3–8)	18 – Harrison	7 – Tillman	2 – Harrison	GCU Arena (6,049) Phoenix, AZ
February 20, 2016 8:00 PM, KSMO–TV		at Utah Valley	L 70–79	10–17 (3–9)	18 – King	9 – Harrison	4 – Harrison	UCCU Center (2,981) Orem, UT
February 27, 2016 2:05 PM, KSMO–TV		New Mexico State	L 61–62	10–18 (3–10)	20 – Harrison	9 – Steward	6 – Harrison	Municipal Auditorium (2,551) Kansas City, MO
March 5, 2016 2:05 PM, KSMO–TV		at Chicago State	W 82–53	11–18 (4–10)	26 – Boyd	6 – Smith	7 – Harrison	Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (1,957) Chicago, IL
Conference Tournament
March 10, 2016* 4:00 PM, WAC.tv	(5)	vs. (4) Utah Valley [Quarterfinal]	W 80–78	12–18	24 – Harrison	16 – Austin	3 – Harrison, Austin	Orleans Arena (1,472) Paradise, NV
March 11, 2016* 8:00 PM, WAC.tv	(5)	vs. (1) New Mexico State [Semifinal]	L 64–78	12–19	23 – Boyd	5 – Harrison, Steward	3 – Boyd	Orleans Arena (1,723) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time (CST).

Source^[1]

References

^ "2015–16 Men's Basketball Schedule". kcroos.com. Kansas City Roos. Retrieved November 3, 2024.

[1] "2015–16 Men's Basketball Schedule". kcroos.com. Kansas City Roos. Retrieved November 3, 2024.

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