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UMKC was playing Southern Illinois at the time of this post. They play at Jacksonville on the 9th and against Florida A&M on the 11th. Updates will be made after each game.
This year the Roos are 0-1 with a 76-61 season opening loss at Creighton.
Preseason notes:
UMKC competes in the Summit League.
In preseason voting the Roos were picked to finish last in the league.
Jaylen Smith was voted onto the Preseason 2nd Team.
Last year they finished 4-27 overall and 1-15 in league play. They were 3-11 at home, 1-15 on the road, and 0-1 at neutral sites.
26-27 Schedule:
kcroos.com
KenPom: Gives us an 86% chance of winning.
GMU - 98
UMKC - 279
NET: N/A
Mason -
UMKC -
This will be the first meeting between the two teams.
Probable Starters:
5’11” Jaylen Smith - 15.0 ppg & 5 assists - Senior
6’6” Sebastian Hartman - 8.0 ppg & 7.0 reb - Senior
6’3” Carl Daughtery Jr. - 8.0 ppg - 5th year
7’0” Atuka Bakhatadze - 6.0 ppg - Freshman
6’9” Assane Diop - 5.0 ppg - Senior
Reserves averaging 10+ minutes:
6’4” Josh Kori - 4.0 ppg - Freshman
6’6” Matija Samar - 4.0 ppg - Sophomore
6’8” Jibbe Sicking - 3.0 ppg - Freshman
6’4” Cameron Love - 3.0 ppg - Freshman
6’1” DJ Jackson - 2.0 ppg - Freshman
Remaining Reserves:
6’7” Mikel Bruce-McCrommon - - Freshman
6’10” Dovydas Jencius - - Freshman
6’6” Lincoln Goodwin - - Freshman
6’9” Raivo Butirins - - Junior
6’4” Elliot Moskowitz - - Freshman
Roster:https://kcroos.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Stats:
UMKC averages 61.0 points per game while giving up 76.0.
The Roos shoot 48.1% from the floor and 31.8% from 3.
Opponents shoot 40.7% from the field and 32.1% from 3.
They shoot 57.1% from the free throw line.
The Roos have been out rebounded by 2.0 boards per game and average 22.0 turnovers per contest.
26-27 Stats:
Thoughts: This game will be UMKC’s 3rd game in 4 days so any fatigue factor should work in our favor. UMKC is VERY young with 9 freshmen on the roster. Transfers come from Chattanooga, East Tennessee St., UC Davis, and San Diego.
Mark Turgeon, formerly at Maryland, is entering his first year as head coach at Kansas City. He had a career record of 476-275 over 24 years. He has taken teams to the NCAA Tournament 10 times with 2 Sweet 16 appearances. Additionally, he has taken teams to the NIT 4 times with one semi-final appearance in the 12-13 season. He is clearly trying to build for the future with this young roster.
It’s going to be interesting to see how we do at a neutral site against a weak opponent.
Discuss.
UMKC was playing Southern Illinois at the time of this post. They play at Jacksonville on the 9th and against Florida A&M on the 11th. Updates will be made after each game.
This year the Roos are 0-1 with a 76-61 season opening loss at Creighton.
Preseason notes:
UMKC competes in the Summit League.
In preseason voting the Roos were picked to finish last in the league.
Jaylen Smith was voted onto the Preseason 2nd Team.
Last year they finished 4-27 overall and 1-15 in league play. They were 3-11 at home, 1-15 on the road, and 0-1 at neutral sites.
26-27 Schedule:
2026-27 Men's Basketball Schedule - Kansas City Roos
The official 2026-27 Men's Basketball schedule for the Kansas City
KenPom: Gives us an 86% chance of winning.
GMU - 98
UMKC - 279
NET: N/A
Mason -
UMKC -
This will be the first meeting between the two teams.
Probable Starters:
5’11” Jaylen Smith - 15.0 ppg & 5 assists - Senior
6’6” Sebastian Hartman - 8.0 ppg & 7.0 reb - Senior
6’3” Carl Daughtery Jr. - 8.0 ppg - 5th year
7’0” Atuka Bakhatadze - 6.0 ppg - Freshman
6’9” Assane Diop - 5.0 ppg - Senior
Reserves averaging 10+ minutes:
6’4” Josh Kori - 4.0 ppg - Freshman
6’6” Matija Samar - 4.0 ppg - Sophomore
6’8” Jibbe Sicking - 3.0 ppg - Freshman
6’4” Cameron Love - 3.0 ppg - Freshman
6’1” DJ Jackson - 2.0 ppg - Freshman
Remaining Reserves:
6’7” Mikel Bruce-McCrommon - - Freshman
6’10” Dovydas Jencius - - Freshman
6’6” Lincoln Goodwin - - Freshman
6’9” Raivo Butirins - - Junior
6’4” Elliot Moskowitz - - Freshman
Roster:https://kcroos.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Stats:
UMKC averages 61.0 points per game while giving up 76.0.
The Roos shoot 48.1% from the floor and 31.8% from 3.
Opponents shoot 40.7% from the field and 32.1% from 3.
They shoot 57.1% from the free throw line.
The Roos have been out rebounded by 2.0 boards per game and average 22.0 turnovers per contest.
26-27 Stats:
Thoughts: This game will be UMKC’s 3rd game in 4 days so any fatigue factor should work in our favor. UMKC is VERY young with 9 freshmen on the roster. Transfers come from Chattanooga, East Tennessee St., UC Davis, and San Diego.
Mark Turgeon, formerly at Maryland, is entering his first year as head coach at Kansas City. He had a career record of 476-275 over 24 years. He has taken teams to the NCAA Tournament 10 times with 2 Sweet 16 appearances. Additionally, he has taken teams to the NIT 4 times with one semi-final appearance in the 12-13 season. He is clearly trying to build for the future with this young roster.
It’s going to be interesting to see how we do at a neutral site against a weak opponent.
Discuss.
