Kangaroos Now 3-0

UMKC continued its strong early season play last night as they beat Southwest Missouri State 69-63 in overtime at Municipal Auditorium. The story in this one for the ‘Roos was the play of sophomore guard Michael Watson. He led all scorers with 29 points and he...

Missouri Women Ready To Go

The Missouri women’s basketball team opens its 2001-2002 regular season tonight as they visit in-state rival the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). The Tigers are coming off a Sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA Tournament a year ago. UMKC is coming off a...

UMKC Fills Coaching Vacancy

It didn’t take UMKC long to fill their coaching vacancy. Yesterday the University tabbed assistant Rich Zvosec as the 4th Head Coach in their 14 year history in Division One. He replaces Dean Demopolous who left after one underwhelming season with the Kangaroos....

Demopoulous Wooed by Drexel

Dean Demopolous, head coach of the UMKC men’s basketball team, will be interviewed for the open coaching job at Drexel University in Philadelphia. Demopolous has spent just one season with the Kangaroos, going 14-16. Before coming to Kansas City, Demopolous had...

UMKC Bows Out of Conference Tourney

The season is over for the UMKC Kangaroos as they lose in the opening round of the Mid-Continent Conference Tournament, 54-52 to IUPUI. Marcus Golson led the way for the Kangaroos with 13 points and nine rebounds. UMKC ends the season with a record of 14-16.