# Kansas City Roos women's basketball

The Kansas City Roos women's basketball team represents the University of Missouri-Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri. The school's team currently competes in the Summit League.

## History

UMKC began play in 1980. They competed in the NAIA from 1980 to 1987, going 159–48 while finishing 3rd in 1983 and 5th in 1985. They played in the Mid-Continent Conference/Summit League from 1994 to 2013 before joining the WAC in 2013. They have never played in the Division I NCAA Tournament, but they have played in the Women's Basketball Invitational in 2010 and the WNIT in 2012. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, they have an all-time record of 336–488.

### Season by season

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Bill Ross (NAIA) (1980–1980) ||||||
| 1980–81 | Bill Ross | 1–4 | | | |
| Bill Ross: | Bill Ross: | 1–4 (.200) | | | |
| Nancy Norman (NAIA) (1980–1988) ||||||
| 1980–81 | Nancy Norman | 4–12 | | | |
| 1981–82 | Nancy Norman | 19–4 | | | |
| 1982–83 | Nancy Norman | 30–5 | | | NAIA Second Round |
| 1983–84 | Nancy Norman | 26–4 | | | |
| 1984–85 | Nancy Norman | 29–6 | | | NAIA Second Round |
| 1985–86 | Nancy Norman | 26–6 | | | |
| 1986–87 | Nancy Norman | 24–7 | | | |
| 1987–88 | Nancy Norman | 9–16 | | | |
| Nancy Norman: | Nancy Norman: | 167–60 (.736) | | | |
| Brian Agler (NAIA) (1988–1993) ||||||
| 1988–89 | Brian Agler | 9–16 | | | |
| 1989–90 | Brian Agler | 17–11 | | | |
| 1990–91 | Brian Agler | 18–10 | | | |
| 1991–92 | Brian Agler | 24–7 | | | |
| 1992–93 | Brian Agler | 17–10 | | | |
| Brian Agler: | Brian Agler: | 85–54 (.612) | | | |
| David Glass (NAIA) (1993–1994) ||||||
| 1993–94 | David Glass | 9–18 | | | |
| David Glass (Mid-Continent Conference) (1994–1996) ||||||
| 1994–95 | David Glass | 7–20 | 4–11 | T–6th | |
| 1995–96 | David Glass | 11–16 | 9–9 | T–6th | |
| David Glass: | David Glass: | 27–54 (.333) | 13–20 (.394) | | |
| Jeff Tadtman (Mid-Continent Conference) (1996–2000) ||||||
| 1996–97 | Jeff Tadtman | 9–18 | 8–8 | 6th | |
| 1997–98 | Jeff Tadtman | 10–17 | 8–8 | T–5th | |
| 1998–99 | Jeff Tadtman | 13–14 | 7–7 | 5th | |
| 1999–2000 | Jeff Tadtman | 9–19 | 4–12 | 8th | |
| Jeff Tadtman: | Jeff Tadtman: | 41–68 (.376) | 27–35 (.435) | | |
| Dana Eikenberg (Mid-Continent Conference) (2000–2004) ||||||
| 2000–01 | Dana Eikenberg | 2–25 | 2–14 | 9th | |
| 2001–02 | Dana Eikenberg | 7–21 | 3–11 | 8th | |
| 2002–03 | Dana Eikenberg | 14–14 | 8–6 | 3rd | |
| 2003–04 | Dana Eikenberg | 15–14 | 11–5 | 3rd | |
| Dana Eikenberg: | Dana Eikenberg: | 38–74 (.339) | 24–36 (.400) | | |
| Bo Overton (Mid-Continent Conference) (2004–2006) ||||||
| 2004–05 | Bo Overton | 10–20 | 5–11 | 7th | |
| 2005–06 | Bo Overton | 10–18 | 8–8 | T–5th | |
| 2006–07 | Bo Overton | 2–9 | 0–0 | | |
| Bo Overton: | Bo Overton: | 22–47 (.319) | 13–19 (.406) | | |
| Candace Whitaker (Mid-Continent Conference) (2006–2007) ||||||
| 2006–07 | Candace Whitaker | 7–11 | 5–8 | 6th | |
| Candace Whitaker (Summit League) (2007–2012) ||||||
| 2007–08 | Candace Whitaker | 7–20 | 0–15 | 9th | |
| 2008–09 | Candace Whitaker | 11–18 | 6–11 | T–6th | |
| 2009–10 | Candace Whitaker | 16–16 | 12–6 | 4th | WBI First Round |
| 2010–11 | Candace Whitaker | 14–16 | 9–9 | T–6th | |
| 2011–12 | Candace Whitaker | 22–12 | 11–7 | 4th | WNIT First Round |
| Candace Whitaker: | Candace Whitaker: | 77–93 (.453) | 43–56 (.434) | | |
| Marsha Frese (Summit League) (2012–2013) ||||||
| 2012–13 | Marsha Frese | 9–21 | 5–11 | 8th | |
| Marsha Frese (Western Athletic Conference) (2013–2017) ||||||
| 2013–14 | Marsha Frese | 11–19 | 7–9 | T–6th | |
| 2014–15 | Marsha Frese | 7–24 | 4–10 | 7th | |
| 2015–16 | Marsha Frese | 10–18 | 5–9 | 6th | |
| 2016–17 | Marsha Frese | 10–19 | 4–10 | 6th | |
| Marsha Frese: | Marsha Frese: | 47–101 (.318) | 25–49 (.338) | | |
| Jacie Hoyt (Western Athletic Conference) (2017–present) ||||||
| 2017–18 | Jacie Hoyt | 11–19 | 7–7 | 5th | |
| 2018–19 | Jacie Hoyt | 16–15 | 9–7 | T–4th | |
| 2019–20 | Jacie Hoyt | 21–10 | 13–3 | 1st | Postseason not held |
| Jacie Hoyt (Summit League) (2020–present) ||||||
| 2020–21 | Jacie Hoyt | 10–12 | 7–6 | 4th | |
| Jacie Hoyt: | Jacie Hoyt: | 58–56 (.509) | 36–23 (.610) | | |
| Dionnah Jackson-Durrett (Summit League) (2022–present) ||||||
| 2022–23 | Dionnah Jackson-Durrett | 9–23 | 3–15 | 10th | |
| Dionnah Jackson-Durrett: | Dionnah Jackson-Durrett: | 9–23 (.281) | 3–15 (.167) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 572-634 (.474) | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||
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## Postseason
### NAIA

The Kangaroos appeared in two NAIA Tournaments. Their record is 3–2.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1983 | #4 | First Round Second Round Third Place game | #5 Saginaw Valley #1 SW Oklahoma State #2 Portland (OR) | W 74-67 L 69-81 W 85-65 |
| 1985 | #8 | First Round Second Round | NR Pembroke State #1 SW Oklahoma State | W 72-68 L 60-65 |

### WBI

The Kangaroos appeared in one Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI). Their record is 0–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2010 | First Round | Memphis | L 68-72 |

### WNIT

The Kangaroos appeared in one WNIT. Their record is 0–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2012 | First Round | Missouri State | L 79–81 |