UMKC men’s basketball schedule features power-conference foes
The University of Missouri-Kansas City will take on schools from the Big 12, SEC, ACC and Big Ten in men’s basketball this season.
The school released its basketball schedule Thursday, and it features a home game with SEC opponent Mississippi State with new head coach Ben Howland on Dec. 12.
The Kangaroos open the regular season Nov. 13 at Minnesota and will take visits to Iowa, Oklahoma State and Louisville before beginning Western Athletic Conference play on Jan. 7 against Seattle at home.
All home games will be played at Municipal Auditorium, including double-headers with the UMKC women’s teams on Dec. 12 and Dec. 19.
The Kangaroos return WAC player of the year Martez Harrison, a point guard who averaged a league-best 17.5 points.
UMKC welcomes a large recruiting class, including five junior college transfers. Among them is Kyle Steward, who averaged 12.7 points as an All-Jayhawk Conference forward for Butler Community College last season.
Steward was among three newcomers who played with the Kangaroos on a tour of Brazil earlier in the month. UMKC went 3-0 against club teams on the trip.
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2015-16 UMKC men’s basketball schedule
Date | Opponent | Time |
Nov. 9 | Hawaii Pacific (exhibition) | 7:05 p.m. |
Nov. 13 | at Minnesota | |
Nov. 15 | William Jewell | 6:05 p.m. |
Nov. 17 | at Omaha | 7 p.m. |
Nov. 21 | at Drake | 7 p.m. |
Nov. 25 | Lincoln (Mo.) | 7:05 p.m. |
Nov. 28 | South Dakota State | 12:05 p.m. |
Dec. 1 | Tennessee-Martin | 7:05 p.m. |
Dec. 5 | at Iowa | |
Dec. 8 | at South Dakota | |
Dec. 12 | Mississippi State | |
Dec. 19 | Rockhurst | |
Dec. 22 | at Louisville | |
Dec. 23 | vs. UNC-Wilmington at Louisville | |
Dec. 29 | at Oklahoma State | |
Jan. 2 | at South Carolina-Upstate | |
Jan. 7 | Seattle | 7:05 p.m. |
Jan. 9 | CSU-Bakersfield | 6:05 p.m. |
Jan. 14 | at New Mexico State | |
Jan. 16 | at Texas-Rio Grande Valley | |
Jan. 21 | Utah Valley | 7:05 p.m. |
Jan. 23 | Grand Canyon | 6:05 p.m. |
Jan. 30 | Chicago State | |
Feb. 4 | at CSU-Bakersfield | |
Feb. 6 | at Seattle | |
Feb. 13 | Texas-Rio Grande Valley | |
Feb. 18 | at Grand Canyon | |
Feb. 20 | at Utah Valley | |
Feb. 27 | New Mexico State | |
March 5 | at Chicago State | |
March 10-12 | WAC Tournament, Las Vegas |
Times for some games will be determined at later dates.
UMKC newcomers
Name | HT | Class | previous school |
LaVell Boyd | 6-0 | Jr. | South Suburban College (Ill.) |
Deshawn King | 6-3 | Jr. | Erie Community College (N.Y.) |
Grant Leach | 6-4 | Fr. | Hamilton Southeastern High, Fishers, Ind. |
Kyle Steward | 6-7 | Jr. | Butler Community College |
Darnell Tillman | 6-8 | Jr. | Florida State College-Jacksonville |
Ikem Eriobuna | 6-8 | Jr. | Otero Junior College (Colo.) |
This story was originally published August 27, 2015 at 9:00 AM with the headline "UMKC men’s basketball schedule features power-conference foes."