# 1987–88 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

The 1987–88 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Kangaroos played their home games off-campus at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri as an independent (non-member of a conference) transitioning to full National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I status.

## Previous Season

The Kangaroos did not compete during the 1986-87 season (they played the 1985–86 season as its last in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA); they ended with a record of 19–15 and no postseason involvement).
During the autumn of 1986, the university hired Lee Hunt as both its Athletic Director and Men's Basketball head coach to oversee the transition from the NAIA to the NCAA.

## Schedule & Results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| November 30, 1987* 7:05 PM | Rice | L 60–62 | 0–1 | 16 – Davis | 8 – Davis | 6 – Molak, Russell | Municipal Auditorium (4,256) Kansas City, MO |
| December 2, 1987* 7:05 PM | at Kansas State | L 54–81 | 0–2 | 16 – Francis | 6 – Crompton | 5 – Molak | Ahearn Field House (10,400) Manhattan, KS |
| December 12, 1987* 7:05 PM | Prairie View A&M | W 77–62 | 1–2 | 25 – Russell | 15 – Davis | 6 – Russell | Municipal Auditorium (3,294) Kansas City, MO |
| December 19, 1987* 7:05 PM | Louisiana Tech | L 58–70 | 1–3 | 16 – Molak | 6 – Russell | 3 – Molak, Russell | Municipal Auditorium (2,859) Kansas City, MO |
| December 30, 1987* 9:05 PM | at San Diego | L 60–69 | 1–4 | 13 – Boster | 4 – Davis, Russell | 2 – Francis | Sports Center (522) San Diego, CA |
| December 31, 1987* 9:05 PM | at United States International | W 70–68 | 2–4 | 19 – Russell | 12 – Francis | 2 – Boster, Francis, Molak | Gymnasium (124) Chula Vista, CA |
| January 2, 1988* 7:05 PM | vs. Tennessee–Chattanooga UAB Classic [Semifinal] | L 55–64 | 2–5 | 13 – Oliver | 6 – Davis | 2 – Boster, Molak, Russell | Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex Coliseum (6,129) Birmingham, AL |
| January 3, 1988* 7:05 PM | vs. Jackson State UAB Classic [Consolation Final] | L 55–59 | 2–6 | 14 – Davis | 11 – Newbill | 6 – Molak | Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex Coliseum (4,368) Birmingham, AL |
| January 4, 1988* 7:05 PM | Alcorn State | L 59–62 | 2–7 | 20 – Oliver | 11 – Oliver | 5 – Russell | Municipal Auditorium (1,554) Kansas City, MO |
| January 7, 1988* 7:05 PM | Arkansas State | L 58–75 | 2–8 | 23 – Crompton | 8 – Crompton | 7 – Russell | Municipal Auditorium (1,612) Kansas City, MO |
| January 9, 1988* 7:05 PM | Texas–Pan American | L 58–59 | 2–9 | 16 – Oliver | 7 – Davis, Oliver | 4 – Russell | Municipal Auditorium (2,135) Kansas City, MO |
| January 16, 1988* 7:05 PM | at Tennessee Tech | L 54–56 | 2–10 | 17 – Oliver | 9 – Davis | 3 – Russell | Hooper Eblen Center (3,400) Cookeville, TN |
| January 18, 1988* 7:05 PM | Tennessee State | L 68–74 | 2–11 | 14 – Francis, Russell | 14 – Russell | 8 – Russell | Municipal Auditorium (1,676) Kansas City, MO |
| January 25, 1988* 7:05 PM | Oklahoma State | L 67–72 | 2–12 | 24 – Oliver | 7 – Russell | 7 – Russell | Municipal Auditorium (3,308) Kansas City, MO |
| January 28, 1988* 7:05 PM | Centenary | L 75–88 | 2–13 | 18 – Oliver | 7 – Russell | 7 – Russell | Municipal Auditorium (1,468) Kansas City, MO |
| January 30, 1988* 7:05 PM | Ball State | L 56–62 | 2–14 | 25 – Oliver | 13 – Davis | 7 – Francis | Municipal Auditorium (2,023) Kansas City, MO |
| February 1, 1988* 7:05 PM | at Creighton | L 45–60 | 2–15 | 12 – Oliver | 8 – Davis | 4 – Molak | Omaha Civic Auditorium (3,242) Omaha, NE |
| February 2, 1988* 7:05 PM | Mississippi Valley State | W 73–58 | 3–15 | 23 – Oliver | 9 – Oliver | 3 – Russell | Municipal Auditorium (1,185) Kansas City, MO |
| February 6, 1988* 7:05 PM | Florida International | W 84–74 | 4–15 | 21 – Francis | 16 – Davis | 6 – Molak | Municipal Auditorium (2,684) Kansas City, MO |
| February 8, 1988* 6:05 PM | at Morehead State | W 81–77 | 5–15 | 19 – Molak | 11 – Oliver, Russell | 7 – Molak | Ellis T. Johnson Arena (1,000) Morehead, KY |
| February 13, 1988* 7:05 PM | United States International | W 87–68 | 6–15 | 22 – Oliver | 14 – Davis | 6 – Molak | Municipal Auditorium (2,865) Kansas City, MO |
| February 15, 1988* 7:05 PM | at Texas–Pan American | W 83–80 | 7–15 | 17 – Petteway | 10 – Davis, Oliver | 8 – Russell | UTPA Fieldhouse (2,573) Edinburg, TX |
| February 22, 1988* 7:05 PM | at Louisiana Tech | L 71–83 | 7–16 | 20 – Russell | 8 – Francis | 7 – Francis | Samuel M. Thomas Assembly Center (2,840) Ruston, LA |
| February 27, 1988* 6:05 PM | at Ball State | L 71–76 | 7–17 | 18 – Russell | 6 – Oliver | 7 – Russell | Irving Gymnasium (3,375) Muncie, IN |
| February 29, 1988* 7:05 PM | at Arkansas State | L 68–82 | 7–18 | 14 – Davis, Petteway | 10 – Davis | 6 – Francis, Molak | Convocation Center (4,488) Jonesboro, AR |
| March 2, 1988* 7:05 PM | South Alabama | W 85–83 | 8–18 | 18 – Francis | 8 – Petteway, Russell | 6 – Francis, Molak | Municipal Auditorium (3,212) Kansas City, MO |
| March 5, 1988* 6:05 PM | at Florida International | W 79–76 | 9–18 | 26 – Davis | 9 – Petteway | 2 – Molak, Russell | Golden Panther Arena (653) Miami, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time (CST). |||||||||
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