2022–23 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roos, led by first-year head coach Marvin Menzies, played their home games at the Swinney Recreation Center in Kansas City, Missouri, as members of the Summit League.

2022–23 Kansas City Roos men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record11–21 (7–11 The Summit)
Head coach
Associate head coachJoe Esposito
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSwinney Recreation Center
Seasons
2022–23 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oral Roberts 18 0   1.000 30 5   .857
South Dakota State 13 5   .722 19 13   .594
North Dakota State 11 7   .611 16 17   .485
Western Illinois 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
St. Thomas* 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
South Dakota 7 11   .389 12 19   .387
Kansas City 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
Denver 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
North Dakota 6 12   .333 13 20   .394
Omaha 4 14   .222 9 23   .281
* Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
2023 Summit League Tournament winner

Previous season

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The Roos finished the 2021–22 season 19–12, 12–6 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for third place. In the Summit League tournament, they were defeated by South Dakota in the quarterfinals.[1]

On April 21, the school announced that head coach Billy Donlon would be stepping down to "pursue other opportunities", ending his three-year tenure as the helm.[2] Five days later, on April 26, Grand Canyon assistant coach Marvin Menzies was named the Roos' next head coach.[3]

Roster

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2022–23 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Timothy Barnes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Gray Collegiate Academy West Columbia, SC
G 1 Sam Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Burleson HS Houston, TX
G 2 Babacar Diallo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Saint Peter's Dakar, Senegal
G/F 3 Logan Mukeba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr Lee Academy Charleroi, Belgium
G 4 Emmanouil Dimou 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Third General Lyceum of Chaidari Athens, Greece
G 5 Shemarri Allen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Cowley CC Arden, NC
F 10 Precious C. Idiaru 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Fr LA Premier Prep Speyer, Germany
G 11 Anderson Kopp 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Lamar Houston, TX
F 12 Promise C. Idiaru 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Fr LA Premier Prep Speyer, Germany
G 13 Jaylen Carter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr Manual Arts HS Carson, CA
G 14 Cole Glasgow 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Dallas Center–Grimes HS Grimes, IA
C 15 Sidy Diallo 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Fr St. Paul HS Dakar, Senegal
G 21 RayQuawndis Mitchell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS UIC Blaine, MN
F 23 Allen David Mukeba Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Colby CC Charleroi, Belgium
G 24 Abdullah Olajuwon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Clements HS Houston, TX
G 25 Tyler Andrews 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr Kimball Union Academy Cedar Rapids, IA
F 32 Jeff Ngandu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Seton Hall Lubumbashi, Congo
G 33 Jevin Sullivan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr North Polk HS Elkhart, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 20, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022*
7:00 pm
Langston W 78–63 
Swinney Recreation Center (640)
Kansas City, MO
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 pm
Lincoln L 56–59  0–1
Swinney Recreation Center (722)
Kansas City, MO
November 9, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at LSU L 63–74  0–2
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,338)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 11, 2022*
8:00 pm, BTN
at No. 23 Illinois L 48–86  0–3
State Farm Center (15,331)
Champaign, IL
November 14, 2022*
7:00 pm
Calvary Bible W 113–54  1–3
Swinney Recreation Center (582)
Kansas City, MO
November 17, 2022*
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Kansas State L 53–69  1–4
Bramlage Coliseum (7,376)
Manhattan, KS
November 21, 2022*
10:00 am, FloHoops
vs. Toledo
Gulf Coast Showcase First Round
W 83–71  2–4
Hertz Arena (467)
Estero, FL
November 22, 2022*
4:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Indiana State
Gulf Coast Showcase Semifinals
W 63–61  3–4
Hertz Arena (356)
Estero, FL
November 23, 2022*
6:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Gulf Coast Showcase Championship
L 59–73  3–5
Hertz Arena (1,010)
Estero, FL
November 26, 2022*
7:00 pm
SIU Edwardsville L 54–64  3–6
Swinney Recreation Center (735)
Kansas City, MO
November 29, 2022*
7:00 pm
Idaho State L 65–75  3–7
Swinney Recreation Center (823)
Kansas City, MO
December 3, 2022*
7:00 pm
Lindenwood W 61–47  4–7
Swinney Recreation Center (723)
Kansas City, MO
December 6, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oklahoma L 53–75  4–8
Lloyd Noble Center (4,863)
Norman, OK
December 10, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Green Bay L 64–70  4–9
Resch Center (1,625)
Ashwaubenon, WI
Summit League regular season
December 19, 2022
7:00 pm
South Dakota W 62–45  5–9
(1–0)
Swinney Recreation Center (803)
Kansas City, MO
December 29, 2022
8:00 pm
at Denver L 83–85 3OT 5–10
(1–1)
Hamilton Gymnasium (1,021)
Denver, CO
December 31, 2022
1:00 pm
at Omaha W 75–59  6–10
(2–1)
Baxter Arena (1,686)
Omaha, NE
January 7, 2023
7:00 pm
at Oral Roberts L 71–74  6–11
(2–2)
Mabee Center (6,011)
Tulsa, OK
January 12, 2023
7:00 pm
St. Thomas W 81–60  7–11
(3–2)
Swinney Recreation Center (725)
Kansas City, MO
January 14, 2023
7:00 pm
Western Illinois L 52–60  7–12
(3–3)
Swinney Recreation Center (927)
Kansas City, MO
January 19, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Dakota L 60–77  7–13
(3–4)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,510)
Grand Forks, ND
January 21, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Dakota State W 75–73  8–13
(4–4)
Scheels Center (1,954)
Fargo, ND
January 26, 2023
7:00 pm
Omaha W 64–61  9–13
(5–4)
Swinney Recreation Center (1,102)
Kansas City, MO
January 28, 2023
7:00 pm
Denver W 70–60  10–13
(6–4)
Swinney Recreation Center (1,221)
Kansas City, MO
January 30, 2023
7:00 pm
South Dakota State
Rescheduled from December 21
L 66–67  10–14
(6–5)
Swinney Recreation Center (842)
Kansas City, MO
February 4, 2023
7:00 pm
Oral Roberts L 57–85  10–15
(6–6)
Swinney Recreation Center (1,523)
Kansas City, MO
February 9, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Illinois W 76–64  11–15
(7–6)
Western Hall (884)
Macomb, IL
February 11, 2023
7:00 pm
at St. Thomas L 43–73  11–16
(7–7)
Schoenecker Arena (1,619)
St. Paul, MN
February 16, 2023
7:00 pm
North Dakota State L 58–69  11–17
(7–8)
Swinney Recreation Center (938)
Kansas City, MO
February 18, 2023
7:00 pm
North Dakota L 73–81  11–18
(7–9)
Swinney Recreation Center (1,532)
Kansas City, MO
February 23, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Dakota State L 50–73  11–19
(7–10)
Frost Arena (1,523)
Brookings, SD
February 25, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Dakota L 48–82  11–20
(7–11)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,080)
Vermillion, SD
Summit League tournament
March 3, 2023
8:30 pm, ESPN+
(7) vs. (10) Omaha
First round
L 61–73  11–21
Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Coyotes use late flurry to put away Roos". The Summit League. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Kansas City Men's Basketball Head Coach Donlon to Pursue Other Opportunities". University of Missouri-Kansas City. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "UMKC hires Marvin Menzies as men's basketball coach". FOX4KC. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Missouri-Kansas City. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Kansas City Roos Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 20, 2022.