2020–21 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roos, led by 2nd-year head coach Billy Donlon, played their home games at the Swinney Recreation Center in Kansas City, Missouri, as members of the Summit League.

2020–21 Kansas City Roos men's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	11–13 (7–7 The Summit)
Head coach	Billy Donlon (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Steve Payne Rodney Perry Lucas McKay
Home arena	Swinney Recreation Center
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Summit League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Dakota State	9	–	3		.750			16	–	7		.696
South Dakota	11	–	4		.733			14	–	11		.560
North Dakota State	11	–	5		.688			15	–	12		.556
Oral Roberts †	10	–	5		.667			18	–	11		.621
North Dakota	8	–	8		.500			9	–	17		.346
Kansas City	7	–	7		.500			11	–	13		.458
Western Illinois	5	–	9		.357			7	–	15		.318
Omaha	3	–	11		.214			5	–	20		.200
Denver	1	–	13		.071			2	–	19		.095
† 2021 Summit League Tournament winner

This season marked Kansas City's return to the Summit League, after spending the previous seven seasons as members of the Western Athletic Conference.^[1]

Previous season

The Roos finished the 2019–20 season 16–14, 8–7 in WAC play to finish in fourth place. They were set to be the No. 5 seed in the WAC tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

Roster

2020–21 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Zion Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Sr Wallace State Community College Maybrook, New York G 2 Demarius Pitts 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Virginia Union Clinton, Maryland G 3 Brandon McKissic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr St. Louis University High School Ferguson, Missouri G 4 Jacob Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Champlin Park High School Brooklyn Park, Minnesota G 5 Tyre Boykin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr West Bladen High School White Oak, North Carolina F 10 Hidde Roessink 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Oklahoma State Arnhem, Netherlands G 11 Franck Kamgain 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Wheeling Kansas City, Missouri F 12 Jonathan Bolden 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Columbia State Community College Harvest, Alabama G 13 D'Anthony Pennington  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr North Kansas City High School Kansas City, Missouri G 14 Kyle Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Northwest College Harlem, New York G 15 Paxton Payne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Smithville High School Kansas City, Missouri F 20 Josiah Allick 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Lincoln North Star High School Lincoln, Nebraska G 21 Sam Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Burleson High School Fort Worth, Texas C 30 Brayden Mitchell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Seminole State College Wellston, Oklahoma G 32 Kaimen Lennox 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Truman High School Independence, Missouri G 33 Marvin Nesbitt Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Butler College Prep High School Chicago, Illinois F 35 Caden Boser 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Eau Claire Memorial High School Eau Claire, Wisconsin F 40 Devon House 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Fr Newman Central Catholic High School Sterling, Illinois	Head coach Billy Donlon (UNC Wilmington) Assistant coach(es) Steve Payne (Union (KY)) Rodney Perry (Dallas Christian) Lucas McKay (UNC Wilmington) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 5, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 3:00 pm		Culver–Stockton	W 105–35	1–0	Swinney Recreation Center (1) Kansas City, MO
November 27, 2020* 4:00 pm		vs. Greenville The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Tipoff Classic	W 138–97	2–0	Mabee Fieldhouse (203) Kansas City, MO
November 28, 2020* 4:00 pm		vs. Southeast Missouri State The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Tipoff Classic	L 66–71	2–1	Mabee Fieldhouse (175) Kansas City, MO
November 30, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Kansas State	L 58–62	2–2	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS
December 5, 2020* 7:00 pm		South Dakota	Canceled		Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
December 10, 2020* 7:00 pm, FS1		at Minnesota	L 61–90	2–3	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
December 12, 2020* 11:00 am		at Toledo	L 57–64	2–4	Savage Arena  Toledo, OH
December 19, 2020* 12:00 pm		Kansas Christian Doubleheader game 1	W 98–42	3–4	Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
December 19, 2020* 5:00 pm		Kansas Christian Doubleheader game 2	W 95–36	4–4	Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
December 23, 2020* 7:00 pm, FSMW		at Saint Louis	L 46–62	4–5	Chaifetz Arena  St. Louis, MO
Summit League regular season
January 2, 2021 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at North Dakota	L 45–52	4–6 (0–1)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (600) Grand Forks, ND
January 3, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN3		at North Dakota	W 77–53	5–6 (1–1)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (464) Grand Forks, ND
January 8, 2021 7:00 pm		South Dakota	L 64–66	5–7 (1–2)	Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
January 9, 2021 7:00 pm		South Dakota	L 62–68	5–8 (1–3)	Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
January 15, 2021 7:00 pm		at Western Illinois	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		Western Hall  Macomb, IL
January 16, 2021 7:00 pm		at Western Illinois	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		Western Hall  Macomb, IL
January 23, 2021 7:00 pm		at Oral Roberts	L 58–60	5–9 (1–4)	Mabee Center (1,790) Tulsa, OK
January 24, 2021 7:00 pm		at Oral Roberts	W 81–76	6–9 (2–4)	Mabee Center (1,584) Tulsa, OK
January 29, 2021 7:00 pm		North Dakota State	L 67–71	6–10 (2–5)	Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
January 30, 2021 7:00 pm		North Dakota State	W 49–47	7–10 (3–5)	Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
February 12, 2021 7:00 pm		Omaha	W 62–52	8–10 (4–5)	Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
February 13, 2021 7:00 pm		Omaha	W 55–47	9–10 (5–5)	Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
February 19, 2021 7:00 pm		Denver	W 68–57	10–10 (6–5)	Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
February 20, 2021 7:00 pm		Denver	W 80–69	11–10 (7–5)	Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
February 26, 2021 7:30 pm		at South Dakota State	L 49–67	11–11 (7–6)	Frost Arena  Brookings, SD
February 27, 2021 7:30 pm		at South Dakota State	L 77–89	11–12 (7–7)	Frost Arena  Brookings, SD
Summit League tournament
March 7, 2021 8:45 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+	(6)	vs. (3) North Dakota State Quarterfinals	L 65–69	11–13	Sanford Pentagon  Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[3]

References

1. "Kansas City Roo Athletics Rejoins Summit League". University of Missouri-Kansas City. June 20, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
2. "WAC Announces Cancellation of Basketball Tournament". Western Athletic Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
3. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Missouri-Kansas City. Retrieved December 5, 2020.