2022–23 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team explained

Mode:basketball
Year:2022–23
Prev Year:2021–22
Team:Kansas City Roos
Conference:Summit League
Short Conf:The Summit
Record:11–21
Conf Record:7–11
Head Coach:Marvin Menzies
Hc Year:1st
Assoc Coach:Joe Esposito
Asst Coach1:Michael Bowden
Asst Coach2:Aerick Sanders
Stadium:Swinney Recreation Center

The 2022–23 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roos, led by first-year head coach Marvin Menzies, played their home games at the Swinney Recreation Center in Kansas City, Missouri, as members of the Summit League.

Previous season

The Roos finished the 2021–22 season 19–12, 12–6 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for third place. In the Summit League tournament, they were defeated by South Dakota in the quarterfinals.[1]

On April 21, the school announced that head coach Billy Donlon would be stepping down to "pursue other opportunities", ending his three-year tenure as the helm.[2] Five days later, on April 26, Grand Canyon assistant coach Marvin Menzies was named the Roos' next head coach.[3]

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=""| Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=""| Summit League regular season|-!colspan=9 style=""|Summit League tournamentSources[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Coyotes use late flurry to put away Roos. The Summit League. December 20, 2022. en.
  2. News: Kansas City Men's Basketball Head Coach Donlon to Pursue Other Opportunities. University of Missouri-Kansas City. December 20, 2022. en.
  3. News: UMKC hires Marvin Menzies as men's basketball coach. FOX4KC. December 20, 2022. en.
  4. News: 2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule. University of Missouri-Kansas City. December 20, 2022. en.
  5. News: 2022-23 Kansas City Roos Schedule. ESPN. December 20, 2022. en.