1996–97 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

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.

1996–97 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball
Conference	Mid–Continent Conference
Record	10–17 (7–9 Mid–Con)
Head coach	Bob Sundvold (1st season)
Home arena	Municipal Auditorium, Swinney Recreation Center
Seasons ← 1995–96 1997–98 →

1996–97 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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

1996–97 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown C 11 Charles Parks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr F 5 Lonnie Alexander 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr C 45 Tony Berg 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Jr G 20 Anthony Perry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr G 33 Vinson Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr C 42 Geoff Markos 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So G 12 Nick Richmond 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So F 34 Chaz Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So F 3 Paul Taylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So G 10 Anthony Love 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) — Fr F 4 Brad Mann 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr G 32 Brad Moulder 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr G 21 Derek Strickland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Fr	Head coach Bob Sundvold (South Dakota State) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on (5Y) Fifth-year Senior Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 3, 2024

Schedule & Results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non–Conference Season
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.

References

1. sports-reference.com 1996-97 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary
2. "UMKC 1996–97 Game Results". sidearmsports.com. SIDEARM Sports. Retrieved November 3, 2024.