# 2024–25 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roos, led by third-year head coach Marvin Menzies, played their home games on-campus at Swinney Recreation Center in Kansas City, Missouri as a member of the Summit League.
The Roos finished the season 13–20 overall, 4–12 in the Summit League to finish in eight place. As the eighth seed, they were victorious over Oral Roberts University in the first round but defeated by the University of Nebraska Omaha in the quarterfinal round of the Summit League tournament.

## Previous Season

The Roos finished the 2023–24 season with a record of 16–16 overall, 10–6 in the Summit League to finish in a tie for second place. As the second seed, they were defeated by Denver in the quarterfinal round of the Summit League tournament.

## Schedule & Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non–conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:00 PM, SLN | | Hannibal–LaGrange | W 91–68 | 1–0 | 26 – Brown | 9 – Brown | 8 – Hall | Swinney Recreation Center (650) Kansas City, MO |
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 PM, SLN | | Kansas Christian | W 124–36 | 2–0 | 22 – Kopp | 13 – Ebonkoli | 9 – Hall | Swinney Recreation Center (791) Kansas City, MO |
| November 11, 2024* 7:00 PM, ESPN+ | | at No. 7 Iowa State | L 56–82 | 2–1 | 20 – Brown | 8 – Petty | 4 – Hall | Hilton Coliseum (13,464) Ames, IA |
| November 16, 2024* 6:00 PM, FS2 | | at No. 14 Creighton | L 56–79 | 2–2 | 12 – Tied | 16 – Brown | 4 – Kopp | CHI Health Center Omaha (16,951) Omaha, NE |
| November 18, 2024* 7:00 PM, SLN | | Calvary | W 119–19 | 3–2 | 22 – Brown | 9 – Ebonkoli | 9 – Grady II | Swinney Recreation Center (620) Kansas City, MO |
| November 22, 2024* 3:30 PM | | vs. American Puerto Rico Clasico [Round–Robin] | L 60–64 | 3–3 | 14 – Grady II | 5 – Tied | 3 – Kopp | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (50) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| November 23, 2024* 12:00 PM | | vs. Albany Puerto Rico Clasico [Round–Robin] | L 65–67 | 3–4 | 20 – Kopp | 8 – Ebonkoli | 4 – Tied | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| November 24, 2024* 2:30 PM | | at Puerto Rico–Rio Piedras Puerto Rico Clasico [Round–Robin] | W 88–55 | 4–4 | 18 – Tied | 6 – Diallo | 5 – Tied | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| November 30, 2024* 7:00 PM, ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri State | L 59–80 | 4–5 | 27 – Kopp | 7 – Nyeri | 3 – Hall | Show Me Center (890) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| December 4, 2024* 7:00 PM, SLN | | Idaho Big Sky–Summit Challenge | L 77–82 | 4–6 | 22 – Kopp | 8 – Petty | 4 – Hall | Swinney Recreation Center (792) Kansas City, MO |
| December 7, 2024* 7:00 PM, ESPN+ | | at Montana State Big Sky–Summit Challenge | L 62–74 | 4–7 | 18 – Hall | 6 – Petty | 5 – Diallo | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,599) Bozeman, MT |
| December 10, 2024* 9:00 PM, ESPN+ | | at Portland | W 69–64 | 5–7 | 20 – Brown | 5 – Grady II | 8 – Diallo | Earle A. & Virginia H. Chiles Center (781) Portland, OR |
| December 14, 2024* 7:00 PM, SLN | | Bowling Green | W 85–77 | 6–7 | 18 – Brown | 6 – Tied | 6 – Diallo | Swinney Recreation Center (725) Kansas City, MO |
| December 17, 2024* 7:00 PM, ESPN+ | | at Wichita State | W 74–64 | 7–7 | 18 – Diallo | 9 – Petty | 6 – Brown | Charles Koch Arena (5,722) Wichita, KS |
| December 21, 2024* 1:00 PM, SLN | | East Tennessee State | W 73–66 | 8–7 | 22 – Brown | 8 – Brown | 5 – Diallo | Swinney Recreation Center (699) Kansas City, MO |
| Summit League regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:00 PM, Midco Sports Two/SLN | | South Dakota | W 68–54 | 9–7 (1–0) | 19 – Brown | 11 – Brown | 4 – Diallo | Swinney Recreation Center (872) Kansas City, MO |
| January 4, 2025 5:00 PM, KMCI–TV/SLN | | Oral Roberts | W 90–67 | 10–7 (2–0) | 16 – Brown | 11 – Brown | 4 – Diallo | Swinney Recreation Center (614) Kansas City, MO |
| January 8, 2025 8:00 PM, CBSSN | | at Omaha | L 58–77 | 10–8 (2–1) | 15 – Diallo | 5 – Brown | 3 – Diallo | Baxter Arena (2,437) Omaha, NE |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 PM, SLN | | at North Dakota State | L 64–71 | 10–9 (2–2) | 19 – Petty | 8 – Petty | 7 – Hall | Scheels Center (1,544) Fargo, ND |
| January 18, 2025 7:00 PM, Midco Sports/SLN | | at North Dakota | L 72–76 | 10–10 (2–3) | 20 – Faas | 11 – Brown | 2 – Tied | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,994) Grand Forks, ND |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 PM, KMCI–TV/SLN | | South Dakota State | L 64–65 | 10–11 (2–4) | 19 – Kopp | 9 – Brown | 2 – Tied | Swinney Recreation Center (1,116) Kansas City, MO |
| January 25, 2025 7:00 PM, KMCI–TV/SLN | | St. Thomas | L 65–68 | 10–12 (2–5) | 21 – Diallo | 7 – Ebonkoli | 3 – Diallo | Swinney Recreation Center (1,534) Kansas City, MO |
| January 30, 2025 8:00 PM, SLN | | at Denver | L 68–69 | 10–13 (2–6) | 15 – Brown | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Hamilton Gymnasium (1,014) Denver, CO |
| February 1, 2025 7:00 PM, SLN | | at Oral Roberts | L 67–73 | 10–14 (2–7) | 17 – Brown | 9 – Brown | 8 – Diallo | Mabee Center (4,035) Tulsa, OK |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 PM, KMCI–TV/SLN | | North Dakota State | L 72–78 | 10–15 (2–8) | 26 – Brown | 12 – Brown | 3 – Brown | Swinney Recreation Center (986) Kansas City, MO |
| February 8, 2025 7:00 PM, KMCI–TV/SLN | | North Dakota | W 80–69 | 11–15 (3–8) | 29 – Brown | 5 – Tied | 7 – Diallo | Swinney Recreation Center (1,058) Kansas City, MO |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 PM, Midco Sports Two/SLN | | at South Dakota | L 72–79 | 11–16 (3–9) | 21 – Petty | 13 – Brown | 3 – Faas | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,829) Vermillion, SD |
| February 19, 2025 7:00 PM, SLN | | Omaha | L 66–78 | 11–17 (3–10) | 17 – Brown | 6 – Faas | 3 – Diallo | Swinney Recreation Center (1,010) Kansas City, MO |
| February 23, 2025 1:00 PM, CBSSN | | at South Dakota State | L 65–70 | 11–18 (3–11) | 21 – Brown | 9 – Brown | 7 – Diallo | First Bank & Trust Arena (3,425) Brookings, SD |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 PM, KMCI–TV/SLN | | Denver | W 64–56 | 12–18 (4–11) | 25 – Brown | 11 – Brown | 4 – Diallo | Swinney Recreation Center (1,034) Kansas City, MO |
| March 1, 2025 7:00 PM, SLN | | at St. Thomas | L 59–65 | 12–19 (4–12) | 17 – Brown | 15 – Ebonkoli | 4 – Diallo | Schoenecker Arena (1,783) St. Paul, MN |
| Summit League tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2025* 7:00 PM, Midco Sports/SLN | (8) | vs. (9) Oral Roberts First Round | W 73–56 | 13–19 | 24 – Brown | 8 – Ebonkoli | 9 – Diallo | Denny Sanford Premier Center (3,917) Sioux Falls, SD |
| March 6, 2025* 6:00 PM, Midco Sports/SLN | (8) | vs. (1) Omaha Quarterfinal | L 61–70 | 13–20 | 27 – Brown | 8 – Faas | 8 – Diallo | Denny Sanford Premier Center (5,814) 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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