The 2017–18 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Kangaroos, led by fifth-year head coach Kareem Richardson, played most of their home games off-campus at Municipal Auditorium (with one game on-campus at Swinney Recreation Center) in Kansas City, Missouri as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
The Kangaroos finished the season 10–22, 5–9 in WAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were defeated by Grand Canyon University in the WAC tournament quarterfinal round.
Previous season The Kangaroos finished the 2016–17 season with a record of 18–17 overall, 10–6 in conference to finish in fourth place. They accepted an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) where they were victorious over the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay in the first round but were defeated by the University of Wyoming in the quarterfinal round.
Offseason
Departures Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown Notes G/F 25 Broderick Newbill 6'5" 190 RS Sr Kansas City, MO Graduated G/F 4 LaVell Boyd 6'0" 175 Sr Chicago, IL Graduated G 12 Martez Harrison 5'11" 200 Sr Kansas City, MO Graduated/undrafted(signed with Glasgow Rocks) G/F 1 Dashawn King 6'3" 195 Sr Bronx, NY Graduated F 3 Kyle Steward 6'7" 195 Sr Detroit, MI Graduated C 54 Darnell Tillman 6'8" 265 Sr St. Louis, MO Graduated G 11 Grant Leach 6'3" 190 So Fishers, IN IU East G 32 Broderick Ross 6'1" 175 So St. Louis, MO Lindenwood F 22 Duane Clark 6'8" 245 Fr St. Louis, Mo Central Missouri G/F 42 Daniel Hailey 6'5" 200 Fr Stanberry, MO Southwestern CC
Incoming transfers Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 4 Danny Dixon 6'10" 228 Jr George Mason Grosse Pointe South, MI F 22 Brandon Suggs 6'8" 215 So Bethune–Cookman Winnebago, IL
Incoming Recruits
Roster
Schedule & Results
!colspan=9 style=""|Exhibition Season
!colspan=9 style=""|Regular Season
!colspan=9 style=""|Conference Tournament
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