2013–14 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

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.

2013–14 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2013–14 record10–20 (7–9 WAC)
Head coachKareem Richardson (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Angres Thorpe[1]
  • Sean Bledsoe [1]
  • Jason Sautter [1]
Home arenaMunicipal Auditorium
Independence Events Center
2013–14 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Utah Valley133 .813  2012  .625
New Mexico State124 .750  2610  .722
Grand Canyon*106 .625  1515  .500
Chicago State88 .500  1319  .406
Idaho79 .438  1617  .485
UMKC79 .438  1020  .333
Seattle511 .313  1317  .433
Cal State Bakersfield511 .313  1319  .406
Texas–Pan American511 .313  923  .281
2014 WAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
* Grand Canyon ineligible for WAC Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II

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

[5]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2013*
7:00 pm
Rockhurst W 95–80 
Municipal Auditorium (2,635)
Kansas City, MO
Regular season
11/08/2013*
3:00 pm, KSMO
Emporia State L 76–81  0–1
Municipal Auditorium (1,502)
Kansas City, MO
11/11/2013*
8:00 pm, FS1
at Creighton L 70–96  0–2
CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,859)
Omaha, NE
11/13/2013*
7:00 pm
at Nebraska–Omaha L 71–101  0–3
Ralston Arena (1,363)
Omaha, NE
11/20/2013*
7:00 pm
at Tennessee–Martin W 79–67  1–3
Skyhawk Arena (1,703)
Martin, TN
11/25/2013*
7:00 pm
at No. 17 Iowa State L 51–110  1–4
Hilton Coliseum (12,960)
Ames, IA
11/30/2013*
7:00 pm
Milwaukee L 79–84  1–5
Municipal Auditorium (1,325)
Kansas City, MO
12/04/2013*
8:00 pm
at No. 7 Louisville L 62–90  1–6
KFC Yum! Center (20,269)
Louisville, KY
12/07/2013*
12:05 pm
Youngstown State W 88–80  2–6
Swinney Recreation Center (1,067)
Kansas City, MO
12/14/2013*
2:05 pm, KSMO
Indiana State L 63–74  2–7
Municipal Auditorium (2,496)
Kansas City, MO
12/18/2013*
7:00 pm, KSMO
Miami (OH) W 69–55  3–7
Municipal Auditorium (1,306)
Kansas City, MO
12/21/2013*
6:00 pm
at Wright State L 49–61  3–8
Nutter Center (3,191)
Dayton, OH
12/28/2013*
7:05 pm, KSMO
South Dakota State L 60–65  3–9
Municipal Auditorium (1,557)
Kansas City, MO
01/02/2014
9:00 pm
at Idaho W 80–74  4–9
(1–0)
Cowan Spectrum (1,021)
Moscow, ID
01/04/2014
9:00 pm
at Seattle W 95–84  5–9
(2–0)
KeyArena (2,537)
Seattle, WA
01/11/2014
5:15 pm, KSMO
Chicago State L 66–68  5–10
(2–1)
Municipal Auditorium (2,023)
Kansas City, MO
01/16/2014
7:05 pm, KSMO
Texas–Pan American L 66–78  5–11
(2–2)
Municipal Auditorium (1,509)
Kansas City, MO
01/18/2014
7:05 pm, KSMO
New Mexico State W 68–66  6–11
(3–2)
Municipal Auditorium (1,526)
Kansas City, MO
01/23/2014
8:00 pm
at Utah Valley L 48–66  6–12
(3–3)
UCCU Center (2,471)
Orem, UT
01/25/2014
9:00 pm
at Cal State Bakersfield W 70–69  7–12
(4–3)
Icardo Center (1,223)
Bakersfield, CA
01/29/2014*
7:00 pm
at SE Missouri State L 81–91  7–13
Show Me Center (1,583)
Cape Girardeau, MO
02/01/2014
7:05 pm, KSMO
Grand Canyon L 53–72  7–14 (4–4)
Municipal Auditorium (2,011)
Kansas City, MO
02/08/2014
4:30 pm
at Chicago State L 74–81  7–15 (4–5)
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (1,008)
Chicago, IL
02/13/2014
8:00 pm, KSMO
at New Mexico State L 48–71  7–16 (4–6)
Pan American Center (5,111)
Las Cruces, NM
02/15/2014
7:00 pm
at Texas–Pan American L 59–68  7–17 (4–7)
UTPA Fieldhouse (1,302)
Edinburg, TX
02/20/2014
7:05 pm
Cal State Bakersfield L 69–74  7–18 (4–8)
Municipal Auditorium (2,027)
Kansas City, MO
02/22/2014
7:05 pm
Utah Valley W 74–56  8–18 (5–8)
Municipal Auditorium (2,232)
Kansas City, MO
02/27/2014
8:00 pm, KSMO
at Grand Canyon W 85–80  9–18 (6–8)
GCU Arena (4,611)
Phoenix, AZ
03/06/2014
7:05 pm
Seattle W 82–73  10–18 (7–8)
Independence Events Center (1,502)
Independence, MO
03/08/2014
9:35 pm
Idaho L 80–87  10–19 (7–9)
Independence Events Center (1,392)
Independence, MO
WAC Tournament
03/13/15
4:30 pm
vs. Idaho
Quarterfinals
L 70–73  10–20
Orleans Arena (1,028)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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See also

References

  1. "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.
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