1996–97 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1996–97 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Kangaroos played almost all of their home games off-campus at Municipal Auditorium (with the exception of one game relocated on-campus to the Swinney Recreation Center due to an electrical failure) in Kansas City, Missouri as a member of the Mid–Continent Conference.
ConferenceMid–Continent Conference
Record10–17 (7–9 Mid–Con)
Headcoach
- Bob Sundvold (1st season)
Assistant coaches
- Mike Nicholson (6th season)
- Dennis Hill (1st season)
- Brian Ostermann (1st season)
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| Conference | Mid–Continent Conference |
| Record | 10–17 (7–9 Mid–Con) |
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| Home arena | Municipal Auditorium, Swinney Recreation Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern Illinois | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri–Kansas City | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 4 | – | 23 | .148 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1997 Mid-Con Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Kangaroos finished the 1995–96 season with a record of 12–15 overall, 10–8 in the Mid–Continent Conference to finish in a three-way tie for third place.
Roster
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Schedule & Results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 22, 1996* |
at Kansas State | L 53–73 | 0–1 |
13 – Alexander | 10 – Berg | 4 – V.Smith | Fred Bramlage Coliseum (9,437) Manhattan, KS | ||||
| November 25, 1996* |
at Creighton | L 68–70 | 0–2 |
17 – Richmond | 10 – Berg | 3 – V.Smith | Omaha Civic Auditorium (4,164) Omaha, NE | ||||
| November 27, 1996* |
Southwest Minnesota State | W 87–64 | 1–2 |
20 – Alexander | 11 – V.Smith | 5 – V.Smith | Municipal Auditorium (2,310) Kansas City, MO | ||||
| December 3, 1996* |
at Baylor | L 71–79 | 1–3 |
18 – Berg, Richmond | 23 – Berg | 3 – Berg | Ferrell Center (2,115) Waco, TX | ||||
| December 9, 1996* 7:05 PM |
at Saint Louis | W 74–53 | 2–3 |
20 – V.Smith | 7 – Alexander | 8 – V.Smith | Kiel Center (14,162) St. Louis, MO | ||||
| December 11, 1996* |
Nebraska | L 64–76 | 2–4 |
21 – V.Smith | 10 – Alexander | 4 – Richmond | Municipal Auditorium (4,897) Kansas City, MO | ||||
| December 14, 1996* |
Monmouth | W 84–63 | 3–4 |
22 – V.Smith | 13 – Alexander | 7 – V.Smith | Municipal Auditorium (1,531) Kansas City, MO | ||||
| December 20, 1996* |
Texas A&M | L 73–74 | 3–5 |
18 – V.Smith | 17 – Alexander | 3 – Parks | Municipal Auditorium (2,336) Kansas City, MO | ||||
| December 28, 1996* |
Colorado | L 61–82 | 3–6 |
22 – Alexander | 5 – Alexander | 4 – V.Smith | Municipal Auditorium (4,481) Kansas City, MO | ||||
| December 30, 1996* |
Northern Iowa | L 59–84 | 3–7 |
15 – Alexander | 5 – Parks | 6 – Love | Municipal Auditorium (4,528) Kansas City, MO | ||||
| Conference Season | |||||||||||
| January 2, 1997 |
Western Illinois | W 80–73 | 4–7 (1–0) |
16 – Alexander | 7 – Alexander | 6 – Perry | Municipal Auditorium (1,987) Kansas City, MO | ||||
| January 4, 1997 |
Valparaiso | L 66–81 | 4–8 (1–1) |
17 – V.Smith | 8 – Alexander | 6 – Richmond | Municipal Auditorium (4,447) Kansas City, MO | ||||
| January 6, 1997 |
at Troy State | W 103–86 | 5–8 (2–1) |
24 – Alexander | 10 – Alexander | 7 – Richmond | Sartain Hall (745) Troy, AL | ||||
| January 11, 1997 |
at Buffalo | L 62–80 | 5–9 (2–2) |
16 – V.Smith | 14 – Parks | 6 – Richmond | Alumni Arena (1,087) Amherst, NY | ||||
| January 13, 1997 |
at Youngstown State | W 73–71 | 6–9 (3–2) |
18 – V.Smith, Richmond | 7 – Perry | 2 – Perry, V.Smith, Richmond |
Beeghly Physical Education Center (1,118) Youngstown, OH | ||||
| January 18, 1997 |
at Chicago State | W 64–63 | 7–9 (4–2) |
29 – Alexander | 13 – Alexander | 4 – Perry | Jacoby D. Dickens Physical Education and Athletics Center (374) Chicago, IL | ||||
| January 20, 1997 |
at Northeastern Illinois | W 87–84 | 8–9 (5–2) |
21 – Alexander | 11 – Alexander | 8 – Richmond | Physical Education Complex (285) Chicago, IL | ||||
| January 27, 1997 |
at Central Connecticut State | L 46–60 | 8–10 (5–3) |
19 – V.Smith | 5 – Parks, V.Smith | 2 – V.Smith, Richmond |
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (495) New Britain, CT | ||||
| February 1, 1997 |
Troy State | L 81–87 | 8–11 (5–4) |
27 – V.Smith | 12 – V.Smith | 6 – V.Smith, Richmond |
Swinney Recreation Center (1,989) Kansas City, MO | ||||
| February 6, 1997 |
Youngstown State | L 59–68 | 8–12 (5–5) |
14 – Alexander | 8 – Alexander | 2 – Parks, Perry, V.Smith, Richmond, Taylor, Love |
Municipal Auditorium (2,548) Kansas City, MO | ||||
| February 8, 1997 |
Buffalo | W 85–74 | 9–12 (6–5) |
20 – Richmond | 10 – Parks | 5 – Parks | Municipal Auditorium (3,185) Kansas City, MO | ||||
| February 10, 1997 |
Northeastern Illinois | W 83–70 | 10–12 (7–5) |
17 – Alexander | 10 – Parks, Alexander | 5 – Perry, Richmond |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | ||||
| February 12, 1997 |
Chicago State | L 82–97 | 10–13 (7–6) |
20 – Parks | 9 – Mann | 5 – Parks | Municipal Auditorium (1,941) Kansas City, MO | ||||
| February 15, 1997 |
Central Connecticut State | L 67–72 | 10–14 (7–7) |
16 – Mann | 11 – Mann | 7 – Richmond | Municipal Auditorium (3,702) Kansas City, MO | ||||
| February 22, 1997 |
at Valparaiso | L 63–90 | 10–15 (7–8) |
23 – Richmond | 5 – Taylor | 2 – Parks, Taylor, Love, Moulder, Strickland |
Athletics–Recreation Center (4,251) Valparaiso, IN | ||||
| February 24, 1997 |
at Western Illinois | L 62–90 | 10–16 (7–9) |
18 – Richmond | 11 – Perry | 5 – Mann | Western Hall (1,741) Macomb, IL | ||||
| Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 2, 1997* 2:30 PM |
(5) | vs. (4) Northeastern Illinois Quarterfinal |
L 48–75 | 10–17 |
18 – Markos | 8 – Perry, Mann, Moulder | 2 – Richmond, Love |
The MARK of the Quad Cities Moline, IL | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time (CST). | |||||||||||
Source[2]
NOTE: due to power outage at Municipal Auditorium, February 1 game moved to Swinney Recreation Center.