# 2018–19 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

The 2018–19 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Kangaroos, led by sixth-year head coach Kareem Richardson, played their home conference games on-campus at Swinney Recreation Center and home non-conference games off-campus at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
The Kangaroos finished the season 11–21, 6–10 in WAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They were defeated by Utah Valley University in the WAC tournament quarterfinal round.
Following the elimination in the conference tournament, Richardson was told he would not lead the program for a seventh season.

## Previous Season

The Kangaroos finished the 2017–18 season with a record of 10–22 overall, 10–6 in conference to finish in a tie for sixth place.

## Schedule & Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non–Conference Regular Season |||||||||
| November 6, 2018* 8:00 PM, NBCSC | | at Loyola Chicago | L 45–76 | 0–1 | 15 – McKissic | 6 – Allen | 4 – Bishop | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,795) Chicago, IL |
| November 8, 2018* 7:00 PM, BTN+ | | at Iowa 2K Classic benefiting Wounded Warrior Project [Regional Round] | L 63–77 | 0–2 | 14 – Bishop, McKissic | 6 – Leek | 4 – Bishop | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,317) Iowa City, IA |
| November 11, 2018* 4:00 PM, SNY | | at UConn 2K Classic benefiting Wounded Warrior Project [Regional Round] | L 66–94 | 0–3 | 15 – Dixon | 6 – Dixon | 3 – Bishop, McKissic | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,261) Storrs, CT |
| November 16, 2018* 4:30 PM | | vs. Morehead State 2K Classic benefiting Wounded Warrior Project [Subregional Semifinal] | L 89–99 | 0–4 | 23 – Bishop | 7 – Allen | 6 – Bishop | Reese Court (166) Cheney, WA |
| November 16, 2018* 5:15 PM | | at Eastern Washington 2K Classic benefiting Wounded Warrior Project [Subregional Consolation] | L 80–87 $^{OT}$ | 0–5 | 28 – Bishop | 12 – Dixon | 5 – Bishop | Reese Court Cheney, WA |
| November 21, 2018* 6:00 PM, WAC DN | | Drake | L 63–66 | 0–6 | 27 – Bishop | 6 – McKissic | 2 – Bishop, Whitfield | Municipal Auditorium (2,186) Kansas City, MO |
| November 24, 2018* 2:00 PM, WAC DN | | Avila | W 94–58 | 1–6 | 18 – Bishop | 10 – Dixon | 6 – Nesbitt, Jr. | Municipal Auditorium (862) Kansas City, MO |
| November 28, 2018* 7:00 PM, ESPN+ | | at South Dakota State | L 47–75 | 1–7 | 11 – Bishop | 5 – Giles | 4 – Bishop | Frost Arena (1,494) Bookings, SD |
| December 1, 2018* 1:00 PM | | at Purdue Fort Wayne The Summit League/WAC Basketball Challenge | W 90–73 | 2–7 | 23 – Whitfield | 5 – Bishop | 7 – Bishop | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,389) Fort Wayne, IN |
| December 8, 2018* 1:00 PM | | at South Dakota | W 65–63 | 3–7 | 15 – Bishop | 6 – Whitfield | 7 – Bishop | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,827) Vermillion, SD |
| December 13, 2018* 6:00 PM, WAC DN | | Milwaukee | L 66–69 | 3–8 | 16 – Bishop | 5 – Dixon | 5 – Bishop | Municipal Auditorium (987) Kansas City, MO |
| December 15, 2018* 6:00 PM, WAC DN | | McNeese | W 80–67 | 4–8 | 19 – Whitfield | 5 – Dixon | 7 – Bishop | Municipal Auditorium (1,012) Kansas City, MO |
| December 19, 2018* 6:00 PM, ESPN+ | | at Central Michigan | L 72–81 | 4–9 | 19 – Bishop | 5 – Dixon, Allen | 3 – Bishop, McKissic | McGuirk Arena (1,569) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| December 22, 2018* 2:00 PM, WAC DN | | Elon | W 95–59 | 5–9 | 18 – Allen | 7 – Nesbitt, Jr. | 6 – Bishop | Municipal Auditorium (948) Kansas City, MO |
| December 27, 2018* 7:00 PM, FS1 | | at Creighton | L 53–89 | 5–10 | 11 – McKissic | 8 – Nesbitt, Jr. | 3 – Bishop | CHI Health Center (17,608) Omaha, NE |
| Conference Regular Season |||||||||
| January 5, 2019 2:00 PM, WAC DN | | Chicago State | W 80–72 | 6–10 (1–0) | 21 – McKissic | 6 – Allen | 5 – Nesbitt, Jr. | Swinney Recreation Center (894) Kansas City, MO |
| January 10, 2019 6:00 PM, WAC DN | | California Baptist | W 84–68 | 7–10 (2–0) | 17 – Giles, McKissic | 7 – Nesbitt, Jr. | 3 – Bishop | Swinney Recreation Center (924) Kansas City, MO |
| January 17, 2019 9:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at CSU Bakersfield | L 73–74 | 7–11 (2–1) | 19 – Bishop | 9 – Nesbitt, Jr. | 4 – Bishop | Jimmie and Marjorie Icardo Center (2,133) Bakersfield, CA |
| January 19, 2019 8:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Grand Canyon | L 50–78 | 7–12 (2–2) | 11 – Bishop | 8 – Nesbitt, Jr. | 5 – Bishop | GCU Arena (7,215) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 24, 2019 6:00 PM, WAC DN | | Utah Valley | L 67–75 | 7–13 (2–3) | 22 – Bishop | 4 – Dixon | 4 – Bishop | Swinney Recreation Center (1,076) Kansas City, MO |
| January 26, 2019 6:00 PM, WAC DN | | Seattle | W 63–54 | 8–13 (3–3) | 22 – Bishop | 7 – Nesbitt, Jr/ | 3 – McKissic, Whitfield | Swinney Recreation Center (1,372) Kansas City, MO |
| January 31, 2019 8:00 PM | | at New Mexico State | L 54–70 | 8–14 (3–4) | 16 – Whitfield | 4 – Allen | 3 – McKissic | Pan American Center (5,029) Las Cruces, NM |
| February 2, 2019 7:00 PM, WAC DN | | at UT Rio Grande Valley | L 63–75 | 8–15 (3–5) | 13 – McKissic | 7 – Dixon | 5 – Whitfield | UTRGV Fieldhouse (846) Edinburg, TX |
| February 9, 2019 9:00 PM, FSW | | at California Baptist | L 60–70 | 8–16 (3–6) | 17 – Whitfield | 4 – Giles | 3 – McKissic | CBU Events Center (4,813) Riverside, CA |
| February 14, 2019 6:00 PM, WAC DN | | Grand Canyon | W 87–75 $^{OT}$ | 9–16 (4–6) | 19 – Whitfield | 5 – Suggs | 5 – McKissic | Swinney Recreation Center (1,026) Kansas City, MO |
| February 16, 2019 6:00 PM, WAC DN | | CSU Bakersfield | W 75–67 | 10–16 (5–6) | 14 – Bishop, Giles | 7 – Nesbitt, Jr. | 5 – Bishop | Swinney Recreation Center (1,461) Kansas City, MO |
| February 21, 2019 9:00 PM, WAC DN | | at Seattle | L 64–69 | 10–17 (5–7) | 14 – Bishop | 13 – Suggs | 1 – Dixon, Bishop, Giles, Whitfield, Suggs, McKissic, Nesbitt, Jr. | Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, WA |
| February 23, 2019 8:00 PM, WAC DN | | at Utah Valley | L 67–69 | 10–18 (5–8) | 19 – Bishop | 5 – Suggs, Nesbitt, Jr. | 6 – Bishop | UCCU Center (2,805) Orem, UT |
| February 28, 2019 6:00 PM, ESPN+ | | New Mexico State | L 55–75 | 10–19 (5–9) | 15 – Bishop | 4 – Giles | 2 – Bishop, McKissic, Nesbitt, Jr. | Swinney Recreation Center (1,194) Kansas City, MO |
| March 2, 2019 6:00 PM, WAC DN | | UT Rio Grande Valley | L 70–75 | 10–20 (5–10) | 20 – McKissic | 5 – Dixon | 7 – Bishop | Swinney Recreation Center (1,537) Kansas City, MO |
| March 9, 2019 2:00 PM, WAC DN | | at Chicago State | W 76–61 | 11–20 (6–10) | 17 – Giles | 9 – Giles | 6 – Bishop | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (534) Chicago, IL |
| Conference Tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2019* 8:00 PM, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) Utah Valley [Quarterfinal] | L 64–71 | 11–21 | 17 – Bishop | 5 – Allen, Giles | 4 – Bishop | Orleans Arena (1,837) 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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