2017-2018 UMKC Kangaroos

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2017-2018 UMKC Kangaroos Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
14 Mo Ahmed Jr C 7-1 245 - Tulsa (OK) United States Bishop Kelly High School
0 Xavier Bishop So PG 5-8 165 Oct 11, 1997 Springfield (IL) United States Lanphier High School
25 Steve Dulley Fr G 6-3 200 - Kansas City (MO) United States Lincoln College Preparatory Academy
5 Jordan Giles So GF 6-7 225 Feb 27, 1998 Tuscaloosa (AL) United States Tennessee Prep Academy
11 Tony Jackson Fr SG 6-5 205 - Radcliff (KY) United States North Hardin High School
15 Robert Knar Jr G 6-1 185 May 3, 1994 Mundelein (IL) United States Mundelein High School
30 Aleer Leek Jr FC 6-9 225 Jan 1, 1995 Juba South Sudan Victory Rock Prep
3 Brandon McKissic Fr G 6-3 195 - Ferguston (MO) United States St. Louis University High School
33 Marvin Nesbitt, Jr. Fr G 6-4 180 Dec 20, 1998 Chicago (IL) United States Butler College Preparatory High School
10 Broderick Robinson Sr PG 6-1 195 - Grand Junction (CO) United States Grand Junction High School
2 Isaiah Ross So SG 6-4 200 - Davenport (IA) United States Hillcrest School
12 Kaleb Roy RS-Fr G 6-3 180 - Shaker Heights (OH) United States Shaker Heights High School
1 Marco Smith Fr G 6-2 175 - Kansas City (KS) United States Washington High School

UMKC Transfers Sitting Out 2017-2018

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Danny Dixon Jr PF 6-10 230 - Grosse Pointe (MI) United States George Mason
- Brandon Suggs So SF 6-8 230 Sep 22, 1997 Winnebago (IL) United States Bethune-Cookman

Recent UMKC Kangaroos History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 16-16 (10-6) 2nd (Summit) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 11-21 (7-11) 6th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2021-2022 19-12 (12-6) 3rd (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2020-2021 11-13 (7-7) 6th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2019-2020 15-15 (7-8) 5th (WAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2018-2019 11-21 (6-10) 7th (WAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2017-2018 10-22 (5-9) 6th (WAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 18-17 (8-6) 4th (WAC) 2nd Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2015-2016 12-19 (4-10) 6th (WAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2014-2015 14-19 (8-6) 2nd (WAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 10-20 (7-9) 5th (WAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2012-2013 8-24 (5-11) 7th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2011-2012 10-21 (4-14) 10th (Summit) N/A N/A
2010-2011 16-14 (9-9) 6th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 12-18 (6-12) 7th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 7-24 (3-15) 10th (Summit) N/A N/A
2007-2008 11-21 (6-12) 8th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 12-20 (6-8) 5th (Summit) 2nd Rnd N/A
2005-2006 14-14 (11-5) 3rd (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2004-2005 16-12 (12-4) 2nd (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 15-14 (9-7) 5th (Summit) 2nd Rnd N/A
2002-2003 9-20 (7-7) 5th (Summit) 2nd Rnd N/A

2017-2018 UMKC Kangaroos Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters X. Bishop B. Robinson B. McKissic J. Giles A. Leek
Rotation M. Smith I. Ross      
Rotation   T. Jackson      
Rotation   M. Nesbitt, Jr.      
Lim PT R. Knar S. Dulley     M. Ahmed

2017-2018 UMKC Kangaroos Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Xavier Bishop 32 29.8 11.6 2.9 3.3 0.7 0.0 1.9
Isaiah Ross 32 25.2 11.3 3.1 1.0 0.5 0.0 1.5
Broderick Robinson 31 31.6 11.1 5.2 1.9 1.4 0.1 1.5
Jordan Giles 30 22.1 10.2 3.3 1.0 0.6 0.3 2.6
Brandon McKissic 31 23.0 7.9 2.8 1.5 0.8 0.1 1.3
Marco Smith 31 16.6 5.0 2.3 0.9 0.9 0.4 0.9
Aleer Leek 32 22.4 4.8 4.0 0.2 0.3 1.0 1.5
Marvin Nesbitt, Jr. 19 12.1 4.0 3.1 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.6
Tony Jackson 20 13.2 3.5 1.6 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.5
Steve Dulley 25 7.8 2.6 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4
Robert Knar 27 9.4 2.5 1.3 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.3
Mo Ahmed 18 7.5 1.8 1.5 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.4

2017-2018 UMKC Kangaroos Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Kareem Richardson Head Coach 2013-2014 N/A
Angres Thorpe Associate Head Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Conner Hampton Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Director of Basketball Operations (UMKC, 2013 to 2015)
Josh Sash Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Assistant Coach (Indian Hills, 2015 to 2017)
Carla Wilson Athletic Director 2013-2014 N/A
Paul Arndorfer Director of Strength and Conditioning 2011-2012 N/A
Aaron Hanshaw Director of Basketball Operations 2016-2017 Graduate Assistant (UMKC, 2015 to 2016)
Nikolaus Busch Assistant Director of Sports Information 2014-2015 N/A
Charlie Emerson Head Athletic Trainer 2016-2017 N/A
Shelby Hild Director of Communications 2017-2018 N/A