Kansas City Roos
2023–24 Kansas City Roos women's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Missouri–Kansas City
Head coachDionnah Jackson-Durrett (1st season)
ConferenceSummit League
LocationKansas City, Missouri
ArenaMunicipal Auditorium
(Capacity: 7,316)
NicknameRoos
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


Conference regular season champions
2020

The Kansas City Roos women's basketball team represents the University of Missouri-Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri. The school's team currently competes in the Summit League.[2]

History

UMKC began play in 1980. They competed in the NAIA from 1980 to 1987, going 159–48 while finishing 3rd in 1983 and 5th in 1985. They played in the Mid-Continent Conference/Summit League from 1994 to 2013 before joining the WAC in 2013. They have never played in the Division I NCAA Tournament, but they have played in the Women's Basketball Invitational in 2010 and the WNIT in 2012. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, they have an all-time record of 336–488.[3][4]

Season by season

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Bill Ross (NAIA) (1980–1980)
1980–81 Bill Ross 1–4
Bill Ross: 1–4 (.200)
Nancy Norman (NAIA) (1980–1988)
1980–81 Nancy Norman 4–12
1981–82 Nancy Norman 19–4
1982–83 Nancy Norman 30–5NAIA Second Round
1983–84 Nancy Norman 26–4
1984–85 Nancy Norman 29–6NAIA Second Round
1985–86 Nancy Norman 26–6
1986–87 Nancy Norman 24–7
1987–88 Nancy Norman 9–16
Nancy Norman: 167–60 (.736)
Brian Agler (NAIA) (1988–1993)
1988–89 Brian Agler 9–16
1989–90 Brian Agler 17–11
1990–91 Brian Agler 18–10
1991–92 Brian Agler 24–7
1992–93 Brian Agler 17–10
Brian Agler: 85–54 (.612)
David Glass (NAIA) (1993–1994)
1993–94 David Glass 9–18
David Glass (Mid-Continent Conference) (1994–1996)
1994–95 David Glass 7–204–11T–6th
1995–96 David Glass 11–169–9T–6th
David Glass: 27–54 (.333)13–20 (.394)
Jeff Tadtman (Mid-Continent Conference) (1996–2000)
1996–97 Jeff Tadtman 9–188–86th
1997–98 Jeff Tadtman 10–178–8T–5th
1998–99 Jeff Tadtman 13–147–75th
1999–2000 Jeff Tadtman 9–194–128th
Jeff Tadtman: 41–68 (.376)27–35 (.435)
Dana Eikenberg (Mid-Continent Conference) (2000–2004)
2000–01 Dana Eikenberg 2–252–149th
2001–02 Dana Eikenberg 7–213–118th
2002–03 Dana Eikenberg 14–148–63rd
2003–04 Dana Eikenberg 15–1411–53rd
Dana Eikenberg: 38–74 (.339)24–36 (.400)
Bo Overton (Mid-Continent Conference) (2004–2006)
2004–05 Bo Overton 10–205–117th
2005–06 Bo Overton 10–188–8T–5th
2006–07 Bo Overton 2–90–0
Bo Overton: 22–47 (.319)13–19 (.406)
Candace Whitaker (Mid-Continent Conference) (2006–2007)
2006–07 Candace Whitaker 7–115–86th
Candace Whitaker (Summit League) (2007–2012)
2007–08 Candace Whitaker 7–200–159th
2008–09 Candace Whitaker 11–186–11T–6th
2009–10 Candace Whitaker 16–1612–64thWBI First Round
2010–11 Candace Whitaker 14–169–9T–6th
2011–12 Candace Whitaker 22–1211–74thWNIT First Round
Candace Whitaker: 77–93 (.453)43–56 (.434)
Marsha Frese (Summit League) (2012–2013)
2012–13 Marsha Frese 9–215–118th
Marsha Frese (Western Athletic Conference) (2013–2017)
2013–14 Marsha Frese 11–197–9T–6th
2014–15 Marsha Frese 7–244–107th
2015–16 Marsha Frese 10–185–96th
2016–17 Marsha Frese 10–194–106th
Marsha Frese: 47–101 (.318)25–49 (.338)
Jacie Hoyt (Western Athletic Conference) (2017–present)
2017–18 Jacie Hoyt 11–197–75th
2018–19 Jacie Hoyt 16–159–7T–4th
2019–20 Jacie Hoyt 21–1013–31stPostseason not held
Jacie Hoyt (Summit League) (2020–present)
2020–21 Jacie Hoyt 10–127–64th
Jacie Hoyt: 58–56 (.509)36–23 (.610)
Dionnah Jackson-Durrett (Summit League) (2022–present)
2022–23 Dionnah Jackson-Durrett 9–233–1510th
Dionnah Jackson-Durrett: 9–23 (.281)3–15 (.167)
Total:572-634 (.474)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Source:[5][6]

Postseason

NAIA

The Kangaroos appeared in two NAIA Tournaments. Their record is 3–2.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1983#4First Round
Second Round
Third Place game
#5 Saginaw Valley
#1 SW Oklahoma State
#2 Portland (OR)
W 74-67
L 69-81
W 85-65
1985#8First Round
Second Round
NR Pembroke State
#1 SW Oklahoma State
W 72-68
L 60-65

WBI

The Kangaroos appeared in one Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI). Their record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2010First RoundMemphisL 68-72

WNIT

The Kangaroos appeared in one WNIT. Their record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2012First RoundMissouri StateL 79–81

References

  1. Kansas City Athletics Visual Identity Guide (PDF). July 1, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  2. "Women's Basketball – News – The Official Site of UMKC Kangaroo Athletics". Umckangaroos.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  3. "UMKC Women's Basketball : 2016–17 Quick Facts" (PDF). Umkckangaroos.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  4. "2015–16 UMKC Women's Basketball Media Guide". Issuu.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  5. "Kansas City WBB Record Book" (PDF).
  6. "2015-16 UMKC Women's Basketball Media Guide by Nik Busch - Issuu".
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