1996–97 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2025 1996–97 UMKC Kangaroos Men's basketball UMKC Kangaroos wordmark.svg 190 Mid–Continent Conference Mid–Con 10–17 7–9 Bob Sundvold 1st Mike Nicholson 6th Dennis Hill 1st Brian Ostermann 1st Municipal Auditorium,Swinney Recreation Center 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. 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 yes m UMKC Kangaroos y 1996 C 11 Charles Parks 6 6 Sr Kansas City Kansas CC   C 45 Tony Berg 6 9 215 y Jr   Colorado Springs, CO G 33 Vinson Smith 6 3 y Jr Youngstown StateF. L. Schlagle HS Kansas City, KS F 5 Lonnie Alexander 6 6 Jr G 20 Anthony Perry 6 2 Jr Missouri State–West PlainsNorthside HS Fort Smith, AR C 42 Geoff Markos 6 8 So Butler County CC   G 12 Nick Richmond 6 2 175 So Frayser HS Memphis, TN F 34 Chaz Smith 6 6 210 So Hayden Catholic HS Topeka, KS F 3 Paul Taylor 6 6 So Northeast Missouri State Columbia, MO G 32 Brad Moulder 6 7 y Fr   Camdenton, MO G 10 Anthony Love 5 9 165 Fr Vashon HS St. Louis, MO F 4 Brad Mann 6 6 226 Fr Riverton HS Riverton, KS G 21 Derek Stricklin 6 3 Fr Bob Sundvold (South Dakota State) Mike Nicholson (Missouri) Dennis Hill (Southwest Missouri State) Brian Ostermann (Wisconsin–La Crosse) (5Y) Fifth-year Senior https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/missouri-kansas-city/men/1997.html November 3, 2024 Schedule & Results yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="Kansas City Roos"|Non–Conference Season November 22, 1996 yes yes Kansas State L 53–73 0–1 13 Alexander 10 Berg 4 V.Smith Fred Bramlage Coliseum 9,437 Manhattan, KS November 25, 1996 yes yes Creighton L 68–70 0–2 17 Richmond 10 Berg 3 V.Smith Omaha Civic Auditorium 4,164 Omaha, NE November 27, 1996 yes 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 yes yes Baylor L 71–79 1–3 18 Berg,Richmond 23 Berg 3 Berg Ferrell Center 2,115 Waco, TX December 9, 1996 yes 7:05 PM yes 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 yes Nebraska L 64–76 2–4 21 V.Smith 10 Alexander 4 Richmond Municipal Auditorium 4,897 Kansas City, MO December 14, 1996 yes Monmouth W 84–63 3–4 22 V.Smith 13 Alexander 7 V.Smith Municipal Auditorium 1,531 Kansas City, MO December 20, 1996 yes 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 yes Colorado L 61–82 3–6 22 Alexander 5 Alexander 4 V.Smith Municipal Auditorium 4,481 Kansas City, MO December 30, 1996 yes Northern Iowa L 59–84 3–7 15 Alexander 5 Parks 6 Love Municipal Auditorium 4,528 Kansas City, MO |- !colspan=9 style="Kansas City Roos"|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 yes Troy State W 103–86 5–8 2–1 24 Alexander 10 Alexander 7 Richmond Sartain Hall 745 Troy, AL January 11, 1997 yes Buffalo L 62–80 5–9 2–2 16 V.Smith 14 Parks 6 Richmond Alumni Arena 1,087 Amherst, NY January 13, 1997 yes 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 yes Chicago State W 64–63 7–9 4–2 29 Alexander 13 Alexander 4 Perry Jacoby D. Dickens PhysicalEducation and Athletics Center 374 Chicago, IL January 20, 1997 yes Northeastern Illinois W 87–84 8–9 5–2 21 Alexander 11 Alexander 8 Richmond Physical Education Complex 285 Chicago, IL January 27, 1997 yes 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 yes 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 yes Western Illinois L 62–90 10–16 7–9 18 Richmond 11 Perry 5 Mann Western Hall 1,741 Macomb, IL |- !colspan=9 style=UMKC Kangaroos|Conference Tournament March 2, 1997 yes 2:30 PM 5 yes 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 AP Poll Central Standard Time (CST) SourceNovember 3, 2024 en SIDEARM Sports UMKC 1996–97 Game Results https://missourikc_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/stats/199697stats/m-basketball/teamstat.htm sidearmsports.com NOTE: due to power outage at Municipal Auditorium, February 1 game moved to Swinney Recreation Center. 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