2025–26 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team

2025–26 Kansas City Roos men's basketball
2025–26 Kansas City Roos men's basketball
Conference	The Summit League
Record	4–23 (1–12 Summit)
Head coach	Marvin Menzies (4th season);
Associate head coach	Joe Esposito
Assistant coaches	Michael Bowden; Anthony Richardson; Justin Tabor; Jake Kates;
Home arena	Swinney Recreation Center

2025–26 Summit League men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Dakota State	13	–	1	.929	23	–	6	.793
St. Thomas	10	–	4	.714	21	–	8	.724
North Dakota	10	–	5	.667	16	–	15	.516
Omaha	8	–	6	.571	15	–	14	.517
Denver	8	–	7	.533	15	–	15	.500
South Dakota	6	–	8	.429	14	–	15	.483
South Dakota State	6	–	8	.429	13	–	16	.448
Oral Roberts	2	–	12	.143	7	–	22	.241
Kansas City	1	–	13	.071	4	–	24	.143

† 2026 Summit League tournament winner As of February 21, 2026

The 2025–26 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team represents the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roos, who are led by fourth-year head coach Marvin Menzies, play their home games at Swinney Recreation Center in Kansas City, Missouri as members of The Summit League.

Previous season

The Roos finished the 2024–25 season 13–20, 4–12 in Summit League play, to finish in eighth place.^[1] They defeated Oral Roberts,^[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Omaha in the quarterfinals of The Summit League tournament.^[3]

Roster

2025–26 Kansas City Roos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Karmello Branch	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Santa Fe College	Tampa, Florida
G	1	Jayson Petty	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Phoenix Prep	Phoenix, Arizona
G	2	CJ Evans	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Jr	Ranger College	Killeen, Texas
G	3	Jamaria Clark	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M	Doyline, Louisiana
G/F	4	Chris Dockery	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Independence Community College	Las Vegas, Nevada
G	5	Cory Curtis Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	RS Jr	Long Beach State	Los Angeles, California
G	6	Max Sims	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Binghamton	Tampa, Florida
G	7	Kasheem Grady II	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Howard College	Atlanta, Georgia
G/F	8	Trey Booker-Lowery	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Lemoore College	Orlando, Florida
F	10	Jason Hilliard	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	San Bernardino Valley College	Pomona, California
G	11	Kernan Bundy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Iona	Overland Park, Kansas
F	13	D'Andre Harrison	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	Perry High School	Gilbert, Arizona
F	21	Babacar Mbengue	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS So	UTEP	Dakar, Senegal
F	23	Addarin Scott	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Auburn	Dallas, Texas
F/C	33	Jerome Palm	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Hawai'i	Almere, Netherlands

Head coach

Marvin Menzies (UCLA)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 2, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-league regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, SLN	Evangel	W 80–74	1–0	18 – Petty	13 – Dockey	5 – Evans	Swinney Recreation Center (789) Kansas City, MO
November 7, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Illinois Charles Helleny Tip–Off Classic	L 78–101	1–1	18 – Branch	10 – Dockery	5 – Palm	Banterra Center (3,704) Carbondale, IL
November 11, 2025* 12:00 pm, SLN	Iona	L 91–105	1–2	23 – Evans	9 – Palm	5 – Evans	Swinney Recreation Center (525) Kansas City, MO
November 15, 2025* 12:00 pm, SECN+	at Texas	L 55–71	1–3	17 – Evans	7 – Palm	3 – Evans	Moody Center (10,593) Austin, TX
November 19, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at TCU	L 45–81	1–4	18 – Branch	7 – Palm	3 – Evans	Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena (4,484) Fort Worth, TX
November 24, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lindenwood	L 67–80	1–5	19 – Evans	6 – Petty	5 – Evans	The Hyland Arena (725) St. Charles, MO
November 29, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Weber State	L 61–82	1–6	13 – Tied	5 – Palm	4 – Petty	Dee Events Center (2,012) Ogden, UT
December 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, SLN	Idaho State Big Sky–Summit Challenge	L 59–68	1–7	19 – Grady II	7 – Dockery	4 – Evans	Swinney Recreation Center (667) Kansas City, MO
December 6, 2025* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Washington Big Sky–Summit Challenge	L 66–90	1–8	14 – Evans	7 – Tied	2 – Tied	Reese Court (1,755) Cheney, WA
December 10, 2025* 7:00 pm, SLN	Weber State	L 60–64	1–9	15 – Tied	15 – Palm	5 – Evans	Swinney Recreation Center (572) Kansas City, MO
December 13, 2025* 7:00 pm, SLN	Spurgeon	W 102–75	2–9	23 – Grady II	13 – Palm	4 – Tied	Swinney Recreation Center (540) Kansas City, MO
December 16, 2025* 7:00 pm, SECN	at Oklahoma	L 67–89	2–10	23 – Branch	10 – Palm	8 – Evans	Lloyd Noble Center (4,410) Norman, OK
December 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Oklahoma State	L 79–91	2–11	18 – Branch	8 – Palm	4 – Branch	Gallagher–Iba Arena (4,460) Stillwater, OK
December 21, 2025* 5:00 pm, SLN	Austin Peay	Cancelled due to unexpected death of Governors team bus driver^[4]					Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
December 28, 2025* 5:00 pm, SLN	McPherson	W 91–78	3–11	21 – Branch	12 – Palm	6 – Evans	Swinney Recreation Center (668) Kansas City, MO
League regular season
December 31, 2025 3:00 pm, SLN	at Denver	L 74–87	3–12 (0–1)	18 – Branch	11 – Dockery	8 – Evans	Hamilton Gymnasium (984) Denver, CO
January 3, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	at Omaha	W 73–66	4–12 (1–1)	20 – Branch	11 – Dockery	5 – Evans	Baxter Arena (3,324) Omaha, NE
January 8, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	North Dakota State	L 73–97	4–13 (1–2)	19 – Branch	6 – Dockery	6 – Petty	Swinney Recreation Center (539) Kansas City, MO
January 10, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	North Dakota	L 79–81	4–14 (1–3)	24 – Evans	9 – Dockery	7 – Evans	Swinney Recreation Center (672) Kansas City, MO
January 15, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	at South Dakota	L 83–99	4–15 (1–4)	21 – Grady II	7 – Grady II	2 – Tied	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,760) Vermillion, SD
January 17, 2026 4:15 pm, SLN	at South Dakota State	L 62–90	4–16 (1–5)	14 – Grady II	6 – Palm	7 – Evans	First Bank & Trust Arena (4,451) Brookings, SD
January 24, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	Omaha	L 60–77	4–17 (1–6)	15 – Grady II	7 – Dockery	3 – Dockery	Swinney Recreation Center (405) Kansas City, MO
January 28, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	Denver	L 61–69	4–18 (1–7)	17 – Grady II	8 – Dockery	2 – Tied	Swinney Recreation Center (692) Kansas City, MO
February 1, 2026 1:00 pm, CBSSN	at St. Thomas	L 64–99	4–19 (1–8)	16 – Evans	7 – Evans	4 – Tied	Lee & Penny Anderson Arena (2,552) St. Paul, MN
February 4, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	South Dakota	L 75–82 ^OT	4–20 (1–9)	17 – Dockery	8 – Dockery	4 – Evans	Swinney Recreation Center (840) Kansas City, MO
February 12, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	at Oral Roberts	L 60–69	4–21 (1–10)	18 – Branch	12 – Palm	1 – Tied	Mabee Center (2,525) Tulsa, OK
February 14, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	St. Thomas	L 64–104	4–22 (1–11)	13 – Dockery	6 – Tied	4 – Evans	Swinney Recreation Center (773) Kansas City, MO
February 19, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	at North Dakota	L 70–85	4–23 (1–12)	21 – Booker–Iowery	8 – Booker–Iowery	3 – Palm	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,867) Grand Forks, ND
February 21, 2026 1:00 pm, SLN	at North Dakota State						Scheels Center Fargo, ND
February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	South Dakota State						Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
February 28, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	Oral Roberts Senior Night						Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
League tournament
March 4–8, 2026 SLN/CBSSN	vs.						Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
^ "Brown scores 24, UMKC knocks off Oral Roberts in Summit League Tournament 73-56". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
^ "Sutton puts up 28 as Omaha downs Kansas City 70-61 in Summit League Tournament". AP News. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
^ "Austin Peay Basketball Game at UMKC Canceled". Austin Peay Athletics. December 21, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Kansas City Roos. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
^ "Kansas City Roos 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

[2] "Brown scores 24, UMKC knocks off Oral Roberts in Summit League Tournament 73-56". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

[3] "Sutton puts up 28 as Omaha downs Kansas City 70-61 in Summit League Tournament". AP News. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

[4] "Austin Peay Basketball Game at UMKC Canceled". Austin Peay Athletics. December 21, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.

[5] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Kansas City Roos. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

[6] "Kansas City Roos 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

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Kansas City Roos men's basketball
Venues	Swinney Recreation Center (1969–1986; 2010–2012; 2019–present) Municipal Auditorium (1986–2010; 2012–2019)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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