Kansas City Roos women's basketball

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]

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

History

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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

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Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Bill Ross (NAIA) (1980–1980)
1980–81Bill Ross1–4
Bill Ross:1–4 (.200)
Nancy Norman (NAIA) (1980–1988)
1980–81Nancy Norman4–12
1981–82Nancy Norman19–4
1982–83Nancy Norman30–5NAIA Second Round
1983–84Nancy Norman26–4
1984–85Nancy Norman29–6NAIA Second Round
1985–86Nancy Norman26–6
1986–87Nancy Norman24–7
1987–88Nancy Norman9–16
Nancy Norman:167–60 (.736)
Brian Agler (NAIA) (1988–1993)
1988–89Brian Agler9–16
1989–90Brian Agler17–11
1990–91Brian Agler18–10
1991–92Brian Agler24–7
1992–93Brian Agler17–10
Brian Agler:85–54 (.612)
David Glass (NAIA) (1993–1994)
1993–94David Glass9–18
David Glass (Mid-Continent Conference) (1994–1996)
1994–95David Glass7–204–11T–6th
1995–96David Glass11–169–9T–6th
David Glass:27–54 (.333)13–20 (.394)
Jeff Tadtman (Mid-Continent Conference) (1996–2000)
1996–97Jeff Tadtman9–188–86th
1997–98Jeff Tadtman10–178–8T–5th
1998–99Jeff Tadtman13–147–75th
1999–2000Jeff Tadtman9–194–128th
Jeff Tadtman:41–68 (.376)27–35 (.435)
Dana Eikenberg (Mid-Continent Conference) (2000–2004)
2000–01Dana Eikenberg2–252–149th
2001–02Dana Eikenberg7–213–118th
2002–03Dana Eikenberg14–148–63rd
2003–04Dana Eikenberg15–1411–53rd
Dana Eikenberg:38–74 (.339)24–36 (.400)
Bo Overton (Mid-Continent Conference) (2004–2006)
2004–05Bo Overton10–205–117th
2005–06Bo Overton10–188–8T–5th
2006–07Bo Overton2–90–0
Bo Overton:22–47 (.319)13–19 (.406)
Candace Whitaker (Mid-Continent Conference) (2006–2007)
2006–07Candace Whitaker7–115–86th
Candace Whitaker (Summit League) (2007–2012)
2007–08Candace Whitaker7–200–159th
2008–09Candace Whitaker11–186–11T–6th
2009–10Candace Whitaker16–1612–64thWBI First Round
2010–11Candace Whitaker14–169–9T–6th
2011–12Candace Whitaker22–1211–74thWNIT First Round
Candace Whitaker:77–93 (.453)43–56 (.434)
Marsha Frese (Summit League) (2012–2013)
2012–13Marsha Frese9–215–118th
Marsha Frese (Western Athletic Conference) (2013–2017)
2013–14Marsha Frese11–197–9T–6th
2014–15Marsha Frese7–244–107th
2015–16Marsha Frese10–185–96th
2016–17Marsha Frese10–194–106th
Marsha Frese:47–101 (.318)25–49 (.338)
Jacie Hoyt (Western Athletic Conference) (2017–present)
2017–18Jacie Hoyt11–197–75th
2018–19Jacie Hoyt16–159–7T–4th
2019–20Jacie Hoyt21–1013–31stPostseason not held
Jacie Hoyt (Summit League) (2020–present)
2020–21Jacie Hoyt10–127–64th
Jacie Hoyt:58–56 (.509)36–23 (.610)
Dionnah Jackson-Durrett (Summit League) (2022–present)
2022–23Dionnah Jackson-Durrett9–233–1510th
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

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NAIA

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

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
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

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

YearRoundOpponentResult
2010First RoundMemphisL 68-72

WNIT

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

YearRoundOpponentResult
2012First RoundMissouri StateL 79–81

References

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  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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