2013–14 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

The 2013–14 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Kangaroos were led by new head coach Kareem Richardson. They played most of their home games at the Municipal Auditorium, with a few games also being held at the Independence Events Center. This was their first year as a member Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 7–9 in WAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to Idaho.

2013–14 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	10–20 (7–9 WAC)
Head coach	Kareem Richardson (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Angres Thorpe Sean Bledsoe Jason Sautter
Home arena	Municipal Auditorium Independence Events Center

2013–14 WAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Utah Valley	13	–	3		.813			20	–	12		.625
New Mexico State †	12	–	4		.750			26	–	10		.722
Grand Canyon*	10	–	6		.625			15	–	15		.500
Chicago State	8	–	8		.500			13	–	19		.406
Idaho	7	–	9		.438			16	–	17		.485
UMKC	7	–	9		.438			10	–	20		.333
Seattle	5	–	11		.313			13	–	17		.433
Cal State Bakersfield	5	–	11		.313			13	–	19		.406
Texas–Pan American	5	–	11		.313			9	–	23		.281
† 2014 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll * Grand Canyon ineligible for WAC Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Nelson Kirksey	Guard	6–3	195	Senior	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2	Aaron Washington	Guard	6–0	165	Senior	Kansas City, Kansas
3	John Burke	Guard	6–3	205	Sophomore	Atlanta, Georgia
4	Mason Wedel	Guard	6–1	180	Sophomore	Shawnee, Kansas
12	Martez Harrison	Guard	5–11	185	Freshman	Kansas City, Missouri
13	Frank Williams, Jr.	Guard	6–6	175	Junior	Kansas City, Missouri
21	Fred Chatmon	Forward/Center	6–9	230	Senior	Cleveland, Ohio
22	Shayok Shayok	Forward	6–8	230	Redshirt Junior	Ottawa, Ontario
30	Chandler Levingston	Forward	6–7	220	Freshman	Chicago, Illinois
31	Caleb Johnson	Forward/Center	6–9	215	Senior	Sacramento, California
32	Jordan Brown	Guard	5-11	170	Freshman	Savannah, Georgia
35	Juan Ramon Rivas	Forward	6–8	200	Freshman	Orlando, Florida
40	Trinity Hall	Forward	6–7	210	Senior	Kansas City, Kansas
44	Kirk Korver	Forward/Center	6–7	220	Senior	Pella, Iowa
54	Isaac Kreuer	Forward/Center	6–10	245	Freshman	Harrisonville, Missouri

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2013* 7:00 pm	Rockhurst	W 95–80	–	Municipal Auditorium (2,635) Kansas City, MO
Regular season
11/08/2013* 3:00 pm, KSMO	Emporia State	L 76–81	0–1	Municipal Auditorium (1,502) Kansas City, MO
11/11/2013* 8:00 pm, FS1	at Creighton	L 70–96	0–2	CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,859) Omaha, NE
11/13/2013* 7:00 pm	at Nebraska–Omaha	L 71–101	0–3	Ralston Arena (1,363) Omaha, NE
11/20/2013* 7:00 pm	at Tennessee–Martin	W 79–67	1–3	Skyhawk Arena (1,703) Martin, TN
11/25/2013* 7:00 pm	at No. 17 Iowa State	L 51–110	1–4	Hilton Coliseum (12,960) Ames, IA
11/30/2013* 7:00 pm	Milwaukee	L 79–84	1–5	Municipal Auditorium (1,325) Kansas City, MO
12/04/2013* 8:00 pm	at No. 7 Louisville	L 62–90	1–6	KFC Yum! Center (20,269) Louisville, KY
12/07/2013* 12:05 pm	Youngstown State	W 88–80	2–6	Swinney Recreation Center (1,067) Kansas City, MO
12/14/2013* 2:05 pm, KSMO	Indiana State	L 63–74	2–7	Municipal Auditorium (2,496) Kansas City, MO
12/18/2013* 7:00 pm, KSMO	Miami (OH)	W 69–55	3–7	Municipal Auditorium (1,306) Kansas City, MO
12/21/2013* 6:00 pm	at Wright State	L 49–61	3–8	Nutter Center (3,191) Dayton, OH
12/28/2013* 7:05 pm, KSMO	South Dakota State	L 60–65	3–9	Municipal Auditorium (1,557) Kansas City, MO
01/02/2014 9:00 pm	at Idaho	W 80–74	4–9 (1–0)	Cowan Spectrum (1,021) Moscow, ID
01/04/2014 9:00 pm	at Seattle	W 95–84	5–9 (2–0)	KeyArena (2,537) Seattle, WA
01/11/2014 5:15 pm, KSMO	Chicago State	L 66–68	5–10 (2–1)	Municipal Auditorium (2,023) Kansas City, MO
01/16/2014 7:05 pm, KSMO	Texas–Pan American	L 66–78	5–11 (2–2)	Municipal Auditorium (1,509) Kansas City, MO
01/18/2014 7:05 pm, KSMO	New Mexico State	W 68–66	6–11 (3–2)	Municipal Auditorium (1,526) Kansas City, MO
01/23/2014 8:00 pm	at Utah Valley	L 48–66	6–12 (3–3)	UCCU Center (2,471) Orem, UT
01/25/2014 9:00 pm	at Cal State Bakersfield	W 70–69	7–12 (4–3)	Icardo Center (1,223) Bakersfield, CA
01/29/2014* 7:00 pm	at SE Missouri State	L 81–91	7–13	Show Me Center (1,583) Cape Girardeau, MO
02/01/2014 7:05 pm, KSMO	Grand Canyon	L 53–72	7–14 (4–4)	Municipal Auditorium (2,011) Kansas City, MO
02/08/2014 4:30 pm	at Chicago State	L 74–81	7–15 (4–5)	Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (1,008) Chicago, IL
02/13/2014 8:00 pm, KSMO	at New Mexico State	L 48–71	7–16 (4–6)	Pan American Center (5,111) Las Cruces, NM
02/15/2014 7:00 pm	at Texas–Pan American	L 59–68	7–17 (4–7)	UTPA Fieldhouse (1,302) Edinburg, TX
02/20/2014 7:05 pm	Cal State Bakersfield	L 69–74	7–18 (4–8)	Municipal Auditorium (2,027) Kansas City, MO
02/22/2014 7:05 pm	Utah Valley	W 74–56	8–18 (5–8)	Municipal Auditorium (2,232) Kansas City, MO
02/27/2014 8:00 pm, KSMO	at Grand Canyon	W 85–80	9–18 (6–8)	GCU Arena (4,611) Phoenix, AZ
03/06/2014 7:05 pm	Seattle	W 82–73	10–18 (7–8)	Independence Events Center (1,502) Independence, MO
03/08/2014 9:35 pm	Idaho	L 80–87	10–19 (7–9)	Independence Events Center (1,392) Independence, MO
WAC tournament
03/13/15 4:30 pm	vs. Idaho Quarterfinals	L 70–73	10–20	Orleans Arena (1,028) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2013–14 UMKC Kangaroos women's basketball team