# 2020–21 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roos, led by second-year head coach Billy Donlon, played their home games on-campus at Swinney Recreation Center in Kansas City, Missouri as a returning member of The Summit League (Summit).
The Roos finished the season 11–13, 7–7 in Summit play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They were defeated by North Dakota State University in the Summit tournament quarterfinal round.

## Previous Season

The Kangaroos finished the 2019–20 season with a record of 16–14 overall, 8–7 in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) to finish in fourth place.

## Schedule & Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non–League Regular Season |||||||||
| November 25, 2020* 3:00 PM | | Culver–Stockton | W 105–35 | 1–0 | 21 – Allick | 7 – Nesbitt, Jr. | 5 – Williams, Johnson | Swinney Recreation Center (1) Kansas City, MO |
| November 27, 2020* 4:00 PM | | at Avila Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Tipoff Classic [Semifinal] | Revised (COVID–19 pandemic) | Revised (COVID–19 pandemic) | Revised (COVID–19 pandemic) | Revised (COVID–19 pandemic) | Revised (COVID–19 pandemic) | Mabee Fieldhouse Kansas City, MO |
| November 27, 2020* 4:00 PM | | vs. Greenville Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Tipoff Classic [Semifinal] | W 138–97 | 2–0 | 29 – Allick | 11 – Nesbitt, Jr. | 7 – Nesbitt, Jr., Martin | Mabee Fieldhouse (203) Kansas City, MO |
| November 28, 2020* 4:00 PM | | vs. Southeast Missouri State Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Tipoff Classic [Final] | L 66–71 | 2–1 | 16 – McKissic | 8 – Nesbitt, Jr. | 5 – Williams | Mabee Fieldhouse (175) Kansas City, MO |
| November 30, 2020* 7:00 PM, ESPNU | | at Kansas State | L 58–62 | 2–2 | 24 – McKissic | 5 – Nesbitt, Jr. Williams | 3 – McKissic, Nesbitt, Jr. Williams | Fred Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS |
| December 5, 2020* 7:00 PM | | South Dakota | Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic) | Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO |
| December 10, 2020* 7:00 PM, FS1 | | at Minnesota | L 61–90 | 2–3 | 10 – McKissic, Pitts | 7 – McKissic, Allick | 5 – McKissic | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| December 12, 2020* 11:00 AM | | at Toledo | L 57–64 | 2–4 | 21 – McKissic | 5 – Williams | 4 – Williams | John F. Savage Arena Toledo, OH |
| December 15, 2020* 6:00 PM | | Spurgeon | Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic) | Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO |
| December 16, 2020* 6:00 PM | | Spurgeon | Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic) | Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO |
| December 19, 2020* 12:00 PM | | Kansas Christian Doubleheader (Game 1) | W 98–42 | 3–4 | 24 – Allick | 12 – Johnson | 11 – Martin | Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO |
| December 19, 2020* 5:00 PM | | Kansas Christian Doubleheader (Game 2) | W 95–36 | 4–4 | 20 – Allick | 13 – Allick | 7 – Lennox | Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO |
| December 23, 2020* 7:00 PM, FSMW | | at Saint Louis | L 46–62 | 4–5 | 18 – McKissic | 9 – Allick | 5 – McKissic | Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO |
| League Regular Season |||||||||
| January 2, 2021 3:30 PM | | at North Dakota | L 45–52 | 4–6 (0–1) | 14 – Allick | 11 – Allick | 3 – McKissic | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (600) Grand Forks, ND |
| January 3, 2021 3:30 PM, ESPN3 | | at North Dakota | W 75–53 | 5–6 (1–1) | 23 – Allick | 8 – McKissic | 5 – Williams | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (464) Grand Forks, ND |
| January 8, 2021 7:00 PM | | South Dakota | L 64–66 | 5–7 (1–2) | 19 – McKissic | 12 – Nesbitt, Jr. | 5 – Williams | Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO |
| January 9, 2021 7:00 PM | | South Dakota | L 62–68 | 5–8 (1–3) | 19 – Allick | 10 – Allick | 3 – Williams | Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO |
| January 15, 2021 7:00 PM | | at Western Illinois | Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic) | Western Hall Macomb, IL |
| January 16, 2021 7:00 PM | | at Western Illinois | Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic) | Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic) | Western Hall Macomb, IL |
| January 23, 2021 7:00 PM | | at Oral Roberts | L 58–60 | 5–9 (1–4) | 20 – McKissic | 10 – Williams | 3 – McKissic, Kamgain | Mabee Center (1,790) Tulsa, OK |
| January 24, 2021 7:00 PM | | at Oral Roberts | W 81–76 | 6–9 (2–4) | 24 – McKissic | 5 – Lamar, Williams, Allick | 4 – Kamgain | Mabee Center (1,584) Tulsa, OK |
| January 29, 2021 7:00 PM | | North Dakota State | L 67–71 | 6–10 (2–5) | 19 – Lamar | 7 – Lamar, Williams | 7 – Kamgain | Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO |
| January 30, 2021 7:00 PM | | North Dakota State | W 49–47 | 7–10 (3–5) | 12 – Williams | 9 – Lamar | 6 – Kamgain | Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO |
| February 12, 2021 7:00 PM | | Omaha | W 62–52 | 8–10 (4–5) | 29 – McKissic | 7 – Williams | 5 – McKissic | Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO |
| February 13, 2021 7:00 PM | | Omaha | W 55–47 | 9–10 (5–5) | 21 – Allick | 11 – Allick | 5 – Allick | Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO |
| February 19, 2021 7:00 PM | | Denver | W 68–57 | 10–10 (6–5) | 20 – Nesbitt, Jr. | 11 – Williams | 6 – Kamgain | Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO |
| February 20, 2021 7:00 PM | | Denver | W 80–69 | 11–10 (7–5) | 23 – Kamgain | 7 – Nesbitt, Jr. Williams, Pitts | 8 – McKissic | Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO |
| February 26, 2021 7:30 PM | | at South Dakota State | L 49–67 | 11–11 (7–6) | 17 – McKissic | 4 – Nesbitt, Jr. Boser | 2 – Williams, Kamgain | Frost Arena (798) Brookings, SD |
| February 27, 2021 7:30 PM | | at South Dakota State | L 77–89 | 11–12 (7–7) | 17 – Allick | 3 – Allick, Pitts | 5 – Pitts | Frost Arena (768) Brookings, SD |
| League Tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2021* 8:45 PM, MidCoSN/ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (3) North Dakota State [Quarterfinal] | L 65–69 | 11–13 | 23 – Allick | 10 – Allick | 4 – Williams | Sanford Pentagon (200) Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time (CST). |||||||||
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