Kansas City Roos women's basketball

Kansas City Roos
2024–25 Kansas City Roos women's basketball team
University	University of Missouri–Kansas City
Head coach	Dionnah Jackson-Durrett (3rd season)
Conference	Summit League
Location	Kansas City, Missouri
Arena	Municipal Auditorium (capacity: 7,316)
Nickname	Roos
Colors	Blue and gold[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
Conference regular season champions
2020

The Kansas City Roos women's basketball team represents the University of Missouri-Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri. The school's team currently competes in the Summit League.[2]

History

UMKC began play in 1980. They competed in the NAIA from 1980 to 1987, going 159–48 while finishing 3rd in 1983 and 5th in 1985. They played in the Mid-Continent Conference/Summit League from 1994 to 2013 before joining the WAC in 2013. They have never played in the Division I NCAA Tournament, but they have played in the Women's Basketball Invitational in 2010 and the WNIT in 2012. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, they have an all-time record of 336–488.[3][4]

Season by season

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Bill Ross (NAIA) (1980–1980)
1980–81	Bill Ross	1–4
Bill Ross:		1–4 (.200)
Nancy Norman (NAIA) (1980–1988)
1980–81	Nancy Norman	4–12
1981–82	Nancy Norman	19–4
1982–83	Nancy Norman	30–5			NAIA Second Round
1983–84	Nancy Norman	26–4
1984–85	Nancy Norman	29–6			NAIA Second Round
1985–86	Nancy Norman	26–6
1986–87	Nancy Norman	24–7
1987–88	Nancy Norman	9–16
Nancy Norman:		167–60 (.736)
Brian Agler (NAIA) (1988–1993)
1988–89	Brian Agler	9–16
1989–90	Brian Agler	17–11
1990–91	Brian Agler	18–10
1991–92	Brian Agler	24–7
1992–93	Brian Agler	17–10
Brian Agler:		85–54 (.612)
David Glass (NAIA) (1993–1994)
1993–94	David Glass	9–18
David Glass (Mid-Continent Conference) (1994–1996)
1994–95	David Glass	7–20	4–11	T–6th
1995–96	David Glass	11–16	9–9	T–6th
David Glass:		27–54 (.333)	13–20 (.394)
Jeff Tadtman (Mid-Continent Conference) (1996–2000)
1996–97	Jeff Tadtman	9–18	8–8	6th
1997–98	Jeff Tadtman	10–17	8–8	T–5th
1998–99	Jeff Tadtman	13–14	7–7	5th
1999–2000	Jeff Tadtman	9–19	4–12	8th
Jeff Tadtman:		41–68 (.376)	27–35 (.435)
Dana Eikenberg (Mid-Continent Conference) (2000–2004)
2000–01	Dana Eikenberg	2–25	2–14	9th
2001–02	Dana Eikenberg	7–21	3–11	8th
2002–03	Dana Eikenberg	14–14	8–6	3rd
2003–04	Dana Eikenberg	15–14	11–5	3rd
Dana Eikenberg:		38–74 (.339)	24–36 (.400)
Bo Overton (Mid-Continent Conference) (2004–2006)
2004–05	Bo Overton	10–20	5–11	7th
2005–06	Bo Overton	10–18	8–8	T–5th
2006–07	Bo Overton	2–9	0–0
Bo Overton:		22–47 (.319)	13–19 (.406)
Candace Whitaker (Mid-Continent Conference) (2006–2007)
2006–07	Candace Whitaker	7–11	5–8	6th
Candace Whitaker (Summit League) (2007–2012)
2007–08	Candace Whitaker	7–20	0–15	9th
2008–09	Candace Whitaker	11–18	6–11	T–6th
2009–10	Candace Whitaker	16–16	12–6	4th	WBI First Round
2010–11	Candace Whitaker	14–16	9–9	T–6th
2011–12	Candace Whitaker	22–12	11–7	4th	WNIT First Round
Candace Whitaker:		77–93 (.453)	43–56 (.434)
Marsha Frese (Summit League) (2012–2013)
2012–13	Marsha Frese	9–21	5–11	8th
Marsha Frese (Western Athletic Conference) (2013–2017)
2013–14	Marsha Frese	11–19	7–9	T–6th
2014–15	Marsha Frese	7–24	4–10	7th
2015–16	Marsha Frese	10–18	5–9	6th
2016–17	Marsha Frese	10–19	4–10	6th
Marsha Frese:		47–101 (.318)	25–49 (.338)
Jacie Hoyt (Western Athletic Conference) (2017–present)
2017–18	Jacie Hoyt	11–19	7–7	5th
2018–19	Jacie Hoyt	16–15	9–7	T–4th
2019–20	Jacie Hoyt	21–10	13–3	1st	Postseason not held
Jacie Hoyt (Summit League) (2020–present)
2020–21	Jacie Hoyt	10–12	7–6	4th
Jacie Hoyt:		58–56 (.509)	36–23 (.610)
Dionnah Jackson-Durrett (Summit League) (2022–present)
2022–23	Dionnah Jackson-Durrett	9–23	3–15	10th
Dionnah Jackson-Durrett:		9–23 (.281)	3–15 (.167)
Total:		572-634 (.474)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Source:[5][6]

Postseason

NAIA

The Kangaroos appeared in two NAIA Tournaments. Their record is 3–2.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1983	#4	First Round Second Round Third Place game	#5 Saginaw Valley #1 SW Oklahoma State #2 Portland (OR)	W 74-67 L 69-81 W 85-65
1985	#8	First Round Second Round	NR Pembroke State #1 SW Oklahoma State	W 72-68 L 60-65

WBI

The Kangaroos appeared in one Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI). Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2010	First Round	Memphis	L 68-72

WNIT

The Kangaroos appeared in one WNIT. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2012	First Round	Missouri State	L 79–81

References

1. Kansas City Athletics Visual Identity Guide (PDF). July 1, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
2. "Women's Basketball – News – The Official Site of UMKC Kangaroo Athletics". Umckangaroos.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
3. "UMKC Women's Basketball : 2016–17 Quick Facts" (PDF). Umkckangaroos.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
4. "2015–16 UMKC Women's Basketball Media Guide". Issuu.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
5. "Kansas City WBB Record Book" (PDF).
6. "2015-16 UMKC Women's Basketball Media Guide by Nik Busch - Issuu".

External links

• Official website