2020–21 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team

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

2020–21 Summit League men's basketball standings
	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

The 2020–21 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roos, led by second-year head coach Billy Donlon, played their home games on-campus at Swinney Recreation Center in Kansas City, Missouri as a returning member of The Summit League (Summit).

The Roos finished the season 11–13, 7–7 in Summit play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They were defeated by North Dakota State University in the Summit tournament quarterfinal round.

Previous season

The Kangaroos finished the 2019–20 season with a record of 16–14 overall, 8–7 in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) to finish in fourth place.

Roster

2020–21 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	14	Arkel Lamar	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	UMBC St. Thomas More School/ St. Thomas Aquinas HS	Bridgeport, CT
G	3	Brandon McKissic	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	St. Louis University HS	Ferguson, MO
G	33	Marvin Nesbitt, Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Butler College Preparatory HS	Chicago, IL
G	0	Zion Williams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Wallace State CC Saint Mark's HS	Maybrook, NY
F	12	Jonathan Bolden	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Sparkman HS	Harvest, AL
G	14	Kyle Brown	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Northwest College Charlotte Basketball Academy	Harlem, NY
G	11	Franck Kamgain	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Wheeling Jesuit DME Academy/ Center HS	Kansas City, MO
F	20	Josiah Allick	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Lincoln North Star HS	Lincoln, NE
G	2	Demarius Pitts	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Virginia Union Springfield Commonwealth Academy/ Frederick Douglass HS	Clinton, MD
F	10	Hidde Roessink	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Oklahoma State Rodenborch-College HS	Arnhem, Netherlands
G	4	Jacob Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Champlin Park HS	Brooklyn Park, MN
G	21	Sam Martin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Burleson HS	Houston, TX
C	30	Brayden Mitchell	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Wellston HS	Wellston, OK
F	35	Caden Boser	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Memorial HS	Eau Claire, WI
G	5	Tyre Boykin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	West Bladen HS	White Oak, NC
F	40	Devon House	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	Fr	Newman Central Catholic HS	Sterling, IL
G	32	Kaimen Lennox	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Truman HS	Independence, MO
G	15	Paxton Payne	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Smithville HS	Kansas City, MO
G	13	D'Anthony Pennington	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	North Kansas City HS	Kansas City, MO

Head coach

Billy Donlon (UNC Wilmington)

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–League Regular Season
November 25, 2020* 3:00 PM		Culver–Stockton	W 105–35	1–0	21 – Allick	7 – Nesbitt, Jr.	5 – Williams, Johnson	Swinney Recreation Center (1) Kansas City, MO
November 27, 2020* 4:00 PM		at Avila Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Tipoff Classic [Semifinal]	Revised (COVID–19 pandemic)^[1]^[2]					Mabee Fieldhouse Kansas City, MO
November 27, 2020* 4:00 PM		vs. Greenville Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Tipoff Classic [Semifinal]	W 138–97	2–0	29 – Allick	11 – Nesbitt, Jr.	7 – Nesbitt, Jr., Martin	Mabee Fieldhouse (203) Kansas City, MO
November 28, 2020* 4:00 PM		vs. Southeast Missouri State Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Tipoff Classic [Final]	L 66–71	2–1	16 – McKissic	8 – Nesbitt, Jr.	5 – Williams	Mabee Fieldhouse (175) Kansas City, MO
November 30, 2020* 7:00 PM, ESPNU		at Kansas State	L 58–62	2–2	24 – McKissic	5 – Nesbitt, Jr. Williams	3 – McKissic, Nesbitt, Jr. Williams	Fred Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
December 5, 2020* 7:00 PM		South Dakota	Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic)^[3]					Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
December 10, 2020* 7:00 PM, FS1		at Minnesota	L 61–90	2–3	10 – McKissic, Pitts	7 – McKissic, Allick	5 – McKissic	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
December 12, 2020* 11:00 AM		at Toledo	L 57–64	2–4	21 – McKissic	5 – Williams	4 – Williams	John F. Savage Arena Toledo, OH
December 15, 2020* 6:00 PM		Spurgeon	Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic)^[4]					Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
December 16, 2020* 6:00 PM		Spurgeon	Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic)					Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
December 19, 2020* 12:00 PM		Kansas Christian Doubleheader (Game 1)	W 98–42	3–4	24 – Allick	12 – Johnson	11 – Martin	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
December 19, 2020* 5:00 PM		Kansas Christian Doubleheader (Game 2)	W 95–36	4–4	20 – Allick	13 – Allick	7 – Lennox	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
December 23, 2020* 7:00 PM, FSMW		at Saint Louis	L 46–62	4–5	18 – McKissic	9 – Allick	5 – McKissic	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
League Regular Season
January 2, 2021 3:30 PM		at North Dakota	L 45–52	4–6 (0–1)	14 – Allick	11 – Allick	3 – McKissic	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (600) Grand Forks, ND
January 3, 2021 3:30 PM, ESPN3		at North Dakota	W 75–53	5–6 (1–1)	23 – Allick	8 – McKissic	5 – Williams	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (464) Grand Forks, ND
January 8, 2021 7:00 PM		South Dakota	L 64–66	5–7 (1–2)	19 – McKissic	12 – Nesbitt, Jr.	5 – Williams	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
January 9, 2021 7:00 PM		South Dakota	L 62–68	5–8 (1–3)	19 – Allick	10 – Allick	3 – Williams	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
January 15, 2021 7:00 PM		at Western Illinois	Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic)^[5]					Western Hall Macomb, IL
January 16, 2021 7:00 PM		at Western Illinois	Canceled (COVID–19 pandemic)					Western Hall Macomb, IL
January 23, 2021 7:00 PM		at Oral Roberts	L 58–60	5–9 (1–4)	20 – McKissic	10 – Williams	3 – McKissic, Kamgain	Mabee Center (1,790) Tulsa, OK
January 24, 2021 7:00 PM		at Oral Roberts	W 81–76	6–9 (2–4)	24 – McKissic	5 – Lamar, Williams, Allick	4 – Kamgain	Mabee Center (1,584) Tulsa, OK
January 29, 2021 7:00 PM		North Dakota State	L 67–71	6–10 (2–5)	19 – Lamar	7 – Lamar, Williams	7 – Kamgain	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
January 30, 2021 7:00 PM		North Dakota State	W 49–47	7–10 (3–5)	12 – Williams	9 – Lamar	6 – Kamgain	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
February 12, 2021 7:00 PM		Omaha	W 62–52	8–10 (4–5)	29 – McKissic	7 – Williams	5 – McKissic	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
February 13, 2021 7:00 PM		Omaha	W 55–47	9–10 (5–5)	21 – Allick	11 – Allick	5 – Allick	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
February 19, 2021 7:00 PM		Denver	W 68–57	10–10 (6–5)	20 – Nesbitt, Jr.	11 – Williams	6 – Kamgain	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
February 20, 2021 7:00 PM		Denver	W 80–69	11–10 (7–5)	23 – Kamgain	7 – Nesbitt, Jr. Williams, Pitts	8 – McKissic	Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
February 26, 2021 7:30 PM		at South Dakota State	L 49–67	11–11 (7–6)	17 – McKissic	4 – Nesbitt, Jr. Boser	2 – Williams, Kamgain	Frost Arena (798) Brookings, SD
February 27, 2021 7:30 PM		at South Dakota State	L 77–89	11–12 (7–7)	17 – Allick	3 – Allick, Pitts	5 – Pitts	Frost Arena (768) Brookings, SD
League Tournament
March 7, 2021* 8:45 PM, MidCoSN/ESPN+	(6)	vs. (3) North Dakota State [Quarterfinal]	L 65–69	11–13	23 – Allick	10 – Allick	4 – Williams	Sanford Pentagon (200) Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time (CST).

Source^[6]

References

^ "Avila Basketball Adjusts Thanksgiving Week Schedule". Avila University Athletics. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
^ "Men's basketball tips off 2020-21 season, announces November schedule". Greenville University Athletics. November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
^ "Men's basketball at Kansas City canceled". University of South Dakota Athletics. December 5, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
^ "Men's Basketball Games Versus Spurgeon Canceled". UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI–KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS. December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
^ "Men's Basketball Games vs. Kansas City Canceled". Western Illinois University Athletics. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
^ "2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". kcroos.com. Kansas City Roos. Retrieved November 3, 2024.

[1] "Avila Basketball Adjusts Thanksgiving Week Schedule". Avila University Athletics. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.

[2] "Men's basketball tips off 2020-21 season, announces November schedule". Greenville University Athletics. November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.

[3] "Men's basketball at Kansas City canceled". University of South Dakota Athletics. December 5, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.

[4] "Men's Basketball Games Versus Spurgeon Canceled". UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI–KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS. December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.

[5] "Men's Basketball Games vs. Kansas City Canceled". Western Illinois University Athletics. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

[6] "2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". kcroos.com. Kansas City Roos. Retrieved November 3, 2024.

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