2023–24 Kansas City Roos women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Kansas City Roos women's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Coyotes, led by second-year head coach Dionnah Jackson-Durrett, competed in the Summit League. They played home games in Swinney Recreation Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

2023–24 Kansas City Roos women's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	12–20 (3–13 The Summit)
Head coach	Dionnah Jackson-Durrett (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Paul Fessler
Assistant coaches	Velaida Harris Alexis Lawrence
Home arena	Swinney Recreation Center
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Summit League women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Dakota State †	16	–	0		1.000			27	–	6		.818
North Dakota State	13	–	3		.813			22	–	12		.647
Oral Roberts	11	–	5		.688			21	–	11		.656
South Dakota	9	–	7		.563			23	–	13		.639
St. Thomas*	7	–	9		.438			15	–	16		.484
North Dakota	5	–	11		.313			9	–	21		.300
Denver	5	–	11		.313			8	–	22		.267
Kansas City	3	–	13		.188			12	–	20		.375
Omaha	3	–	13		.188			8	–	23		.258
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2024 Summit League tournament winner

Previous season

The Roos finished the 2022–23 season 9–25, 3–15 in Summit League play to finish in last place. As the No. 10 seed in the Summit League tournament, they defeated Denver in the first round and North Dakota State in the quarterfinals before losing to Omaha in the semifinals.

Offseason

Departures

Kansas City Departures

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
E'Lease Stafford	0	G/F	6'0"	GS Senior	Lawrence, KS	Graduated
Manna Mensah	4	G	5'8"	GS Senior	Toronto, ON	Graduated
Machia Mullens	11	F	6'0"	Junior	Liberal, KS	TBD
Ava Murphy	12	G	5'11"	Sophomore	Liberty, MO	Transferred to Ave Maria
Sanna' St. Andre	20	G	5'8	Junior	Oakdale, LA	Transferred to Tennessee State
Rain Green	23	G	5'8"	Sophomore	Baltimore, MD	TBD
Trinity Moreland	44	C	6'2"	Freshman	Charlotte, NC	Transferred to Gardner–Webb

Incoming

Kansas City Incoming Transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Alayna Contreras	3	G	5'6"	Sophomore	Minneapolis, MN	Cochise College
Dominique Phillips	4	F	5'11"	GS Senior	Goodyear, AZ	Grand Canyon
Nariyah Simmons	5	G	5'5"	Junior	Florissant, MO	Johnson City CC
Kelby Bannerman	11	F	6'1"	Junior	Hampshire, IL	Davidson
Dayshawna Carter	12	G	5'7"	Junior	Brooklyn, NY	Garden City CC
Ifunanya Nwachukwu	13	G/F	6'2'	Junior	Lagos, Nigeria	Chipola College
Lisa Thomas	21	G	5'6"	Junior	Kansas City, MO	Johnson City CC
Zanaa Cordis	44	F	6'3"	Junior	Junction City, KS	New Orleans

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Kansas City Roos women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Lizzie Steingraber 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Lee's Summit North HS Lee's Summit, MO G 1 Raychel Jones 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Vashon HS St. Louis, MO G 2 Elauni Bennett 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Lee's Summit North HS Lee's Summit, MO G 3 Alayna Contreras 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Hopkins HS Cochise College Minneapolis, MN F 4 Dominique Phillips 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Millennium HS Grand Canyon Goodyear, AZ F 5 Tamia Ugass 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Roseville Area Sr HS Johnson City CC St. Paul, MN G 10 Nariyah Simmons 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Vashon HS St. Louis, MO F 11 Kelby Bannerman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Hampshire HS Davidson Hampshire, IL G 12 Dayshawna Carter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Victory Collegiate HS Garden City CC Harlem, NY F 13 Ifunanya Nwachukwu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Topfield College Chipola College Lagos, Nigeria G 21 Lisa Thomas 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Center HS Johnson City CC Kansas City, MO G 24 Zaire Harrell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So MICDS St. Louis, MO F 41 Jocelyn Ewell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Santa Margarita Catholic HS Mission Viejo, CA F/C 44 Zanaa Cordis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Manhattan HS New Orleans Junction City, KS	Head coach Dionnah Jackson-Durrett (Oklahoma) Assistant coach(es) Paul Fessler (Northern Iowa) Velaida Harris (Portland State) Alexis Lawrence (UMSL) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2023* 12:00 p.m.		Ottawa	W 95–59		–	–	–	Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 11:00 a.m., SLN		Bradley	W 73–66	1–0	19 – Contreras	12 – Nwachukwu	5 – Contreras	Swinney Recreation Center (1,203) Kansas City, MO
November 11, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UTEP	L 60–62	1–1	15 – Simmons	8 – Tied	3 – Contreras	Don Haskins Center (1,093) El Paso, TX
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SLN		Utah State	L 60–62	1–2	14 – Simmons	6 – Tied	5 – Thomas	Swinney Recreation Center (462) Kansas City, MO
November 18, 2023* 3:30 p.m.		vs. Kansas 28.5 Hoops Invitational	L 61–70	1–3	34 – Simmons	6 – Harrell	3 – Thomas	Municipal Auditorium (867) Kansas City, MO
November 22, 2023* 12:00 p.m.		vs. Chicago State Viking Invitational	W 77–46	2–3	17 – Contreras	7 – Bennett	3 – Contreras	Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH
November 24, 2023* 3:00 p.m.		vs. Austin Peay Viking Invitational	L 63–78	2–4	20 – Bennett	4 – Tied	5 – Thomas	Wolstein Center (380) Cleveland, OH
November 25, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cleveland State Viking Invitational	L 55–82	2–5	11 – Phillips	7 – Phillips	4 – Thomas	Wolstein Center (374) Cleveland, OH
December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SLN		Arkansas State	W 62–57	3–5	16 – Simmons	7 – Phillips	5 – Simmons	Swinney Recreation Center (544) Kansas City, MO
December 6, 2023* 5:30 p.m., SLN		Bellevue	W 84–34	4–5	14 – Nwachukwu	11 – Ugass	3 – Tied	Swinney Recreation Center (391) Kansas City, MO
December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SLN		Western Illinois	W 68–60	5–5	20 – Bennett	8 – Phillips	6 – Contreras	Swinney Recreation Center (561) Kansas City, MO
December 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SLN		Alabama A&M	W 57–52	6–5	11 – Simmons	9 – Ugass	3 – Thomas	Swinney Recreation Center (530) Kansas City, MO
December 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SLN		Kansas Christian	W 121–37	7–5	20 – Jones	14 – Nwachukwu	8 – Thomas	Swinney Recreation Center (408) Kansas City, MO
December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at Missouri	L 42–85	7–6	14 – Phillips	6 – Bennett	3 – Ugass	Mizzou Arena (4,152) Columbia, MO
December 29, 2023 7:00 p.m., SLN		at Oral Roberts	L 61–76	7–7 (0–1)	15 – Bennett	16 – Nwachukwu	3 – Contreras	Mabee Center (1,335) Tulsa, OK
December 31, 2023 2:00 p.m., SLN		St. Thomas (MN)	L 57–66	7–8 (0–2)	12 – Simmons	4 – Tied	3 – Simmons	Swinney Recreation Center (472) Kansas City, MO
January 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SLN		Portland State Big Sky–Summit Challenge	W 75–56	8–8	11 – Bennett	6 – Tied	5 – Thomas	Swinney Recreation Center (374) Kansas City, MO
January 6, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Weber State Big Sky–Summit Challenge	W 61–51	9–8	20 – Contreras	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	Dee Events Center (356) Ogden, UT
January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., SLN		at North Dakota State	L 60–63	9–9 (0–3)	15 – Contreras	6 – Ugass	4 – Contreras	Scheels Center (1,027) Fargo, ND
January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., SLN		at North Dakota	L 62–76	9–10 (0–4)	13 – Simmons	10 – Ugass	5 – Simmons	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,405) Grand Forks, ND
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., SLN		Omaha	W 88–74	10–10 (1–4)	9 – Simmons	5 – Tied	3 – Contreras	Swinney Recreation Center (292) Kansas City, MO
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN		South Dakota State	L 49–72	10–11 (1–5)	23 – Phillips	8 – Phillips	8 – Contreras	Swinney Recreation Center (559) Kansas City, MO
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., SLN		at South Dakota	L 62–72	10–12 (1–6)	24 – Contreras	9 – Nwachukwu	5 – Contreras	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,606) Vermillion, SD
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN		at Denver	L 50–65	10–13 (1–7)	13 – Contreras	8 – Nwachukwu	2 – Tied	Hamilton Gymnasium (245) Denver, CO
February 3, 2024 12:00 p.m., SLN		at St. Thomas (MN)	L 55–75	10–14 (1–8)	13 – Tied	11 – Bannerman	4 – Tied	Schoenecker Arena (445) St. Paul, MN
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN		North Dakota State	L 59–70	10–15 (1–9)	15 – Phillips	6 – Bennett	4 – Phillips	Swinney Recreation Center (582) Kansas City, MO
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., SLN		North Dakota	W 86–71	11–15 (2–9)	26 – Em. Bennett	11 – Nwachukwu	10 – Thomas	Swinney Recreation Center (735) Kansas City, MO
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN		at South Dakota State	L 53–74	11–16 (2–10)	12 – Contreras	6 – Bannerman	5 – Thomas	Frost Arena (1,828) Brookings, SD
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN		South Dakota	L 60–74	11–17 (2–11)	16 – Bannerman	6 – Bannerman	6 – Simmons	Swinney Recreation Center (470) Kansas City, MO
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., SLN		at Omaha	W 72–56	12–17 (3–11)	15 – Tied	9 – Phillips	5 – Thomas	Baxter Arena (404) Omaha, NE
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN		Denver	L 60–74	12–18 (3–12)	23 – Simmons	5 – Tied	6 – Contreras	Swinney Recreation Center (771) Kansas City, MO
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., SLN		Oral Roberts	L 56–94	12–19 (3–13)	15 – Phillips	11 – Phillips	2 – Tied	Swinney Recreation Center (605) Kansas City, MO
Summit League women's tournament
March 8, 2024 4:30 p.m., SLN	(8)	vs. (9) Omaha First Round	L 55–61	12–20	18 – Bennett	5 – Tied	4 – Contreras	Denny Sanford Premier Center  Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2023–24 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team

References

1. "2023–24 UMKC Kangaroos Women's Basketball Schedule". UMKC athletics.