2015–16 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record12–19 (4–10 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Angres Thorpe
  • Chris Hollender
  • Andre McGee
Home arenaMunicipal Auditorium
2015–16 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
New Mexico State131 .9292311  .676
Grand Canyon*113 .786277  .794
Cal State Bakersfield113 .786249  .727
Seattle77 .5001517  .469
Utah Valley68 .4291218  .400
UMKC410 .2861219  .387
Texas–Rio Grande Valley410 .286822  .267
Chicago State014 .000428  .125
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2016 WAC tournament winner

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 were led by third 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 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 to advance to the semifinals where they lost to New Mexico State.

Previous season

The Kangaroos 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.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Kevin Franceschi1G6'4"190JuniorArgenteuil, FranceGraduated & transferred to Oklahoma Baptist
Deshon Taylor2G6'3"165FreshmanRiverside, CATransferred to Fresno State
Brandyn Moultrie3G6'2"170FreshmanLiberty, MOLeft the team due to personal reasons
Mason Wedel4G6'1"180RS SophomoreShawnee, KSRetired from basketball due to injury
Reese Holliday5F6'4"215RS SeniorKansas City, KSGraduated
Collin Jennings11G6'4"175FreshmanHarrah, OKTransferred to Southwestern Oklahoma State
Frank Williams, Jr.13G6'6"175SeniorKansas City, MOGraduated
Juan Ramon Rivas35F6'8"200RS FreshmanOrlando, FLTransferred to North Georgia

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Ikem Eriobuna2F6'9"210JuniorLagos, NigeriaJunior college transferred from Otero Junior College
Kyle Steward3F6'7"160JuniorDetroit, MIJunior college transferred from Butler Community College
Wyatt Voorhees10G6'1"185SophomoreShawnee, KSTransferred from Drury University. Redshirting 2015-16 season

2015 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Grant Leach
SG
Fishers, IN Air Force Academy Prep School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 2, 2015 
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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 21, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 1 Dashawn King 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrASE HS
Erie CC
Bronx, NY
F 2 Ikem Eriobuna 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrEvelyn Mack Academy
Otero JC/Polk State College
Lagos, Nigeria
F 3 Kyle Steward 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrCass Tech HS
Butler CC/Youngstown State
Detroit, MI
G 4 LaVell Boyd 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrFarragut Academy
South Suburban College
Chicago, IL
G 10 Wyatt Voorhes (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoMill Valley HS
Drury
Shawnee, KS
G 11 Grant Leach 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrAir Force Prep Academy/Hamilton Southeast HS Fishers, IN
G 12 Martez Harrison 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrBrewster Academy/University Academy Kansas City, MO
C 21 Thaddeus Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrIdeal Academy/Weatherford College Washington, D.C.
F 22 Shayok Shayok 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrIMG Academy/St. Patrick's HS
Bradley
Ottawa, ON
G/F 23 Darius Austin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoCahokia HS Centerville, IL
G/F 25 Broderick Newbill 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrHogan Prep Academy
Fresno State
Kansas City, MO
F/C 33 Aleer Leek 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrVictory Rock Prep School/IMG Academy Juba, South Sudan
G 42 Noah Knight 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoOlathe South HS Olathe, KS
C 54 Darnell Tillman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)265 lb (120 kg) JrSt. Louis University HS
Florida State College–Jacksonville
St. Louis, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2015*
7:05 pm
Hawaii Pacific W 72–61 
Municipal Auditorium (908)
Kansas City, MO
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
8:00 pm, BTN+
at Minnesota W 76–58  0–1
Williams Arena (9,744)
Minneapolis, MN
11/15/2015*
6:05 pm
William Jewell W 73–59  1–1
Municipal Auditorium (1,127)
Kansas City, MO
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm, KSMO
at Nebraska–Omaha L 89–95 OT 1–2
Baxter Arena (1,278)
Omaha, NE
11/21/2015*
7:00 pm
at Drake W 79–73  2–2
Knapp Center (2,862)
Des Moines, IA
11/25/2015*
7:05 pm
Lincoln (MO) W 73–72  3–2
Municipal Auditorium (973)
Kansas City, MO
11/28/2015*
12:05 pm, WAC DN
South Dakota State W 64–57  4–2
Municipal Auditorium (911)
Kansas City, MO
12/01/2015*
7:05 pm
Tennessee–Martin W 74–70  5–2
Municipal Auditorium (798)
Kansas City, MO
12/05/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Iowa L 75–95  5–3
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,763)
Iowa City, IA
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm
at South Dakota L 70–79  5–4
DakotaDome (1,423)
Vermillion, SD
12/12/2015*
4:05 pm, ASN
Mississippi State W 72–67  6–4
Municipal Auditorium (2,886)
Kansas City, MO
12/19/2015*
3:35 pm, KSMO
Rockhurst W 71–60  7–4
Municipal Auditorium (1,356)
Kansas City, MO
12/22/2015*
8:00 pm, RSN
at No. 16 Louisville
Billy Minardi Classic
L 47–75  7–5
KFC Yum! Center (19,419)
Louisville, KY
12/23/2015*
3:15 pm
vs. UNC Wilmington
Billy Minardi Classic
L 56–76  7–6
KFC Yum! Center (19,147)
Louisville, KY
12/29/2015*
7:00 pm, FSN
at Oklahoma State L 43–61  7–7
Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,150)
Stillwater, OK
01/02/2016*
1:00 pm
at USC Upstate L 68–70  7–8
G. B. Hodge Center (270)
Spartanburg, SC
WAC regular season
01/07/2016
7:05 pm, KSMO
Seattle W 84–69  8–8
(1–0)
Municipal Auditorium (1,147)
Kansas City, MO
01/09/2016
6:05 pm, WAC DN
Cal State Bakersfield L 72–83  8–9
(1–1)
Municipal Auditorium (1,786)
Kansas City, MO
01/14/2016
8:00 pm, ASN
at New Mexico State L 64–65  8–10
(1–2)
Pan American Center (4,187)
Las Cruces, NM
01/16/2016
7:00 pm, WAC DN
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 66–71  8–11
(1–3)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,189)
Edinburg, TX
01/21/2016
7:05 pm, KSMO
Utah Valley L 79–90  8–12
(1–4)
Municipal Auditorium (957)
Kansas City, MO
01/23/2016
7:30 pm, ASN
Grand Canyon L 78–85  8–13
(1–5)
Municipal Auditorium (2,186)
Kansas City, MO
01/30/2016
2:05 pm, WAC DN
Chicago State W 78–64  9–13
(2–5)
Municipal Auditorium (1,526)
Kansas City, MO
02/04/2016
9:00 pm
at Cal State Bakersfield L 66–77  9–14
(2–6)
Icardo Center (1,498)
Bakersfield, CA
02/06/2015
9:00 pm, ASN
at Seattle L 55–65  9–15
(2–7)
KeyArena (2,260)
Seattle, WA
02/13/2016
2:05 pm, WAC DN
Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 75–58  10–15
(3–7)
Municipal Auditorium (1,670)
Kansas City, MO
02/18/2016
8:00 pm, WAC DN
at Grand Canyon L 66–78  10–16
(3–8)
GCU Arena (6,049)
Phoenix, AZ
02/20/2016
8:00 pm, KSMO
at Utah Valley L 70–79  10–17
(3–9)
UCCU Center (2,981)
Orem, UT
02/27/2016
2:05 pm, KSMO
New Mexico State L 61–62  10–18
(3–10)
Municipal Auditorium (2,551)
Kansas City, MO
03/05/2016
2:05 pm
at Chicago State W 82–53  11–18
(4–10)
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (1,957)
Chicago, IL
WAC tournament
03/10/2016
4:00 pm, WAC DN
vs. Utah Valley
Quarterfinals
W 80–78  12–18
Orleans Arena (1,472)
Paradise, NV
03/11/2016
8:00 pm, WAC DN
vs. New Mexico State
Semifinals
L 64–78  12–19
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. "Men's Basketball – 2015–16 Schedule/Results". University of Missouri-Kansas City. 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
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