# 2015–16 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

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, led by third year head coach Kareem Richardson, played their home games off-campus at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
They finished the season 12–19, 4–10 in WAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were victorious over the Utah Valley University in the WAC tournament quarterfinal but were defeated by New Mexico State University in the semifinal.

## Previous Season

The Kangaroos finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 14–19 overall, 8–6 in conference to finish in a tie for second place.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Pos. | # | Name | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| F | 5 | Reese Holliday | 6'4" | 215 | RS Sr | Kansas City, KS | Graduated |
| G | 13 | Frank Williams, Jr. | 6'6" | 175 | Sr | Kansas City, MO | Graduated |
| G | 1 | Kevin Franceschi | 6'4" | 190 | Jr | Argenteuil, France | Graduated, Oklahoma Baptist |
| G | 4 | Mason Wedel | 6'1" | 180 | RS So | Shawnee, KS | Injury |
| F | 35 | Juan Ramon Rivas | 6'8" | 200 | RS Fr | Orlando, FL | North Georgia |
| G | 11 | Collin Jennings | 6'4" | 175 | Fr | Harrah, OK | Southwestern Oklahoma State |
| G | 3 | Brandyn Moultrie | 6'2" | 170 | Fr | Liberty, MO | Personal |
| G | 2 | Deshon Taylor | 6'3" | 165 | Fr | Riverside, CA | Fresno State |

### Incoming Transfers

| Pos. | # | Name | Height | Weight | Year | Previous School | Hometown |
| F | 2 | Ikem Eriobuna | 6'9" | 210 | Jr | Otero JC | Lagos, Nigeria |
| F | 3 | Kyle Steward | 6'7" | 160 | Jr | Butler CC | Detroit, MI |
| G | 10 | Wyatt Voorhees | 6'1" | 185 | So | Drury | Shawnee, KS |

### 2015 incoming recruits

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Grant Leach G | Fishers, IN | Air Force Academy Preperatory | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | May 2, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Aleer Leek C | Juba, South Sudan | Victory Rock Prep | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | |
| 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. ||||||

## Schedule & Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition Season |||||||||
| November 9, 2015* 7:05 PM | | Hawaii Pacific | W 72–61 | | 20 – Harrison | 8 – Steward | 4 – Harrison | Municipal Auditorium (908) Kansas City, MO |
| Non–Conference Regular Season |||||||||
| November 13, 2015* 8:00 PM, BTN+ | | at Minnesota | L 58–76 | 0–1 | 25 – Boyd | 8 – Austin | 6 – Harrison | Williams Arena (9,744) Minneapolis, MN |
| November 15, 2015* 6:05 PM | | William Jewell | W 73–59 | 1–1 | 17 – Harrison | 5 – Smith, King | 6 – Harrison | Municipal Auditorium (1,127) Kansas City, MO |
| November 17, 2015* 7:00 PM, KSMO–TV | | at Omaha | L 89–95 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | 18 – Harrison | 10 – Austin | 11 – Harrison | Baxter Arena (1,278) Omaha, NE |
| November 21, 2015* 7:00 PM | | at Drake | W 79–73 | 2–2 | 16 – Boyd | 8 – Shayok | 4 – Harrison, Austin | The Knapp Center (2,862) Des Moines, IA |
| November 25, 2015* 7:05 PM | | Lincoln (Missouri) | W 73–72 | 3–2 | 17 – Harrison | 7 – Harrison | 4 – Boyd, Austin | Municipal Auditorium (973) Kansas City, MO |
| November 28, 2015* 12:05 PM, WAC.tv | | South Dakota State | W 64–57 | 4–2 | 25 – Harrison | 5 – Steward | 6 – Harrison | Municipal Auditorium (911) Kansas City, MO |
| December 1, 2015* 7:05 PM | | Tennessee–Martin | W 74–70 | 5–2 | 24 – Harrison | 7 – Tillman | 5 – Harrison | Municipal Auditorium (798) Kansas City, MO |
| December 5, 2015* 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Iowa | L 75–95 | 5–3 | 15 – Harrison | 6 – Shayok, King, Tillman | 4 – Harrison | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,763) Iowa City, IA |
| December 8, 2015* 7:00 PM | | at South Dakota | L 70–79 | 5–4 | 25 – Boyd | 7 – Newbill | 5 – Harrison | DakotaDome (1,423) Vermillion, SD |
| December 12, 2015* 4:05 PM, ASN | | Mississippi State | W 72–67 | 6–4 | 21 – Harrison | 8 – Shayok | 4 – Harrison | Municipal Auditorium (2,866) Kansas City, MO |
| December 19, 2015* 3:35 PM, KSMO–TV | | Rockhurst | W 71–60 | 7–4 | 16 – Harrison | 5 – King | 5 – Harrison | Municipal Auditorium (1,356) Kansas City, MO |
| December 22, 2015* 7:00 PM, ACC RSN | | at No. 16 Louisville Billy Minardi Classic | L 47–75 | 7–5 | 12 – Harrison | 8 – Tillman | 2 – Boyd, King | KFC Yum! Center (19,419) Louisville, KY |
| December 23, 2015* 3:15 PM | | vs. UNC Wilmington Billy Minardi Classic | L 56–76 | 7–6 | 16 – Austin | 7 – Harrison | 3 – Harrison | KFC Yum! Center (19,147) Louisville, KY |
| December 29, 2015* 6:00 PM, FSOK+ | | at Oklahoma State | L 43–61 | 7–7 | 12 – Boyd, King | 7 – Shayok, Newbill | 3 – Harrison, Austin | Gallagher–Iba Arena (5,150) Stillwater, OK |
| January 2, 2016* 1:00 PM | | at USC Upstate | L 68–70 | 7–8 | 21 – Harrison | 6 – Shayok | 6 – Harrison | G. B. Hodge Center (270) Spartanburg, SC |
| Conference Regular Season |||||||||
| January 7, 2016 7:05 PM, KSMO–TV | | Seattle | W 84–69 | 8–8 (1–0) | 21 – Harrison | 11 – Shayok | 4 – Boyd | Municipal Auditorium (1,147) Kansas City, MO |
| January 9, 2016 7:05 PM, WAC.tv | | CSU Bakersfield | L 72–83 | 8–9 (1–1) | 19 – Harrison | 5 – Harrison | 5 – Harrison | Municipal Auditorium (1,786) Kansas City, MO |
| January 14, 2016 8:00 PM, ASN | | at New Mexico State | L 64–65 | 8–10 (1–2) | 23 – Harrison | 6 – Boyd | 4 – Harrison | Pan American Center (4,187) Las Cruces, NM |
| January 16, 2016 7:00 PM, WAC.tv | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 66–71 | 8–11 (1–3) | 15 – Austin | 5 – Shayok, Boyd | 3 – King | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,189) Edinburg, TX |
| January 21, 2016 7:05 PM, KSMO–TV | | Utah Valley | L 79–90 | 8–12 (1–4) | 21 – Shayok | 9 – Shayok | 5 – King | Municipal Auditorium (957) Kansas City, MO |
| January 23, 2016 7:05 PM, ASN | | Grand Canyon | L 78–85 | 8–13 (1–5) | 20 – Harrison | 10 – Steward | 5 – Harrison | Municipal Auditorium (2,186) Kansas City, MO |
| January 30, 2016 2:05 PM, WAC.tv | | Chicago State | W 78–64 | 9–13 (2–5) | 22 – Boyd | 11 – Steward | 7 – Harrison | Municipal Auditorium (1,526) Kansas City, MO |
| February 4, 2016 9:00 PM | | at CSU Bakersfield | L 66–77 | 9–14 (2–6) | 21 – Harrison | 5 – Smith | 3 – King | Jimmie and Marjorie Icardo Center (1,498) Bakersfield, CA |
| February 6, 2016 9:00 PM, ASN | | at Seattle | L 55–65 | 9–15 (2–7) | 22 – Harrison | 8 – Steward | 3 – Harrison | KeyArena (2,260) Seattle, WA |
| February 13, 2016 2:05 PM, WAC.tv | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 75–58 | 10–15 (3–7) | 17 – King | 12 – Shayok | 5 – Boyd | Municipal Auditorium (1,670) Kansas City, MO |
| February 18, 2016 8:00 PM, WAC.tv | | at Grand Canyon | L 66–78 | 10–16 (3–8) | 18 – Harrison | 7 – Tillman | 2 – Harrison | GCU Arena (6,049) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 20, 2016 8:00 PM, KSMO–TV | | at Utah Valley | L 70–79 | 10–17 (3–9) | 18 – King | 9 – Harrison | 4 – Harrison | UCCU Center (2,981) Orem, UT |
| February 27, 2016 2:05 PM, KSMO–TV | | New Mexico State | L 61–62 | 10–18 (3–10) | 20 – Harrison | 9 – Steward | 6 – Harrison | Municipal Auditorium (2,551) Kansas City, MO |
| March 5, 2016 2:05 PM, KSMO–TV | | at Chicago State | W 82–53 | 11–18 (4–10) | 26 – Boyd | 6 – Smith | 7 – Harrison | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (1,957) Chicago, IL |
| Conference Tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2016* 4:00 PM, WAC.tv | (5) | vs. (4) Utah Valley [Quarterfinal] | W 80–78 | 12–18 | 24 – Harrison | 16 – Austin | 3 – Harrison, Austin | Orleans Arena (1,472) Paradise, NV |
| March 11, 2016* 8:00 PM, WAC.tv | (5) | vs. (1) New Mexico State [Semifinal] | L 64–78 | 12–19 | 23 – Boyd | 5 – Harrison, Steward | 3 – Boyd | Orleans Arena (1,723) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time (CST). |||||||||
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