2000–01 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

2000–01 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball
2000–01 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball
Conference	Mid–Continent Conference
Record	14–16 (9–7 Mid–Con)
Head coach	Dean Demopoulos (1st season);
Associate head coach	Rich Zvosec (1st season)
Assistant coach	Jason Ivey (1st season)
Home arena	Municipal Auditorium,; Hale Arena
	Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

2000–01 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Valparaiso	13	–	3	.813	24	–	8	.750
Southern Utah †	13	–	3	.813	25	–	6	.806
Youngstown State	11	–	5	.688	19	–	11	.633
UMKC	9	–	7	.563	14	–	16	.467
Oakland	8	–	8	.500	12	–	16	.429
IUPUI	6	–	10	.375	11	–	18	.379
Oral Roberts	5	–	11	.313	10	–	19	.345
Western Illinois	5	–	11	.313	5	–	23	.179
Chicago State	2	–	14	.125	5	–	23	.179

† 2001 Mid-Con Tournament^[1] winner

The 2000–01 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Kangaroos played their home games off-campus, most at Municipal Auditorium (with one at Hale Arena) in Kansas City, Missouri, as a member of the Mid–Continent Conference.

Previous Season

The Kangaroos finished the 1999–2000 season with a record of 16–13 overall, 10–6 in the Mid–Continent Conference to finish in a tie for second place.

Roster

2000–01 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year
G	10	Faress Berhe	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
F	52	Myron Brown	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr
G	3	Terrance Chatman	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Sr
G	4	Marcus Golson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr
G	30	Michael Jackson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr
G	40	Will Palmer	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr
G	32	Marc Stricker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
G	11	Matt Suther	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
G	5	Randall Atchison	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So
G	12	Javin Tindall	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Fr
F	22	Michael Watson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr

Head coach

Dean Demopoulos (West Chester)

Assistant coach(es)

Rich Zvosec (Defiance)
Jason Ivey (Temple)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
(5Y) Fifth-year Senior
Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 3, 2024

Schedule & Results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 16, 2000* 3:00 PM		at Morris Brown	L 62–70	0–1	14 – Jackson	6 – Suther	4 – Chatman	John H. Lewis Gymnasium (1,200) Atlanta, GA
November 21, 2000* 8:30 PM		vs. Oklahoma State	L 46–69	0–2	10 – Watson	6 – Jackson, Suther	3 – Chatman	Mabee Center (6,381) Tulsa, OK
November 24, 2000* 6:30 PM		Providence Energia Systems Thanksgiving Tournament [Quarterfinal]	L 53–60	0–3	16 – Watson	6 – Suther	4 – Watson	Municipal Auditorium (5,134) Kansas City, MO
November 25, 2000* 4:30 PM		Cleveland State Energia Systems Thanksgiving Tournament [Consolation Semifinal]	L 55–57	0–4	17 – Jackson	14 – Palmer	4 – Tindall	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
November 26, 2000* 11:00 AM		Robert Morris Energia Systems Thanksgiving Tournament [Seventh Place]	W 78–51	1–4	16 – Suther	5 – Palmer, Suther, Watson	6 – Watson	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
November 29, 2000* 7:00 PM		Delaware State	W 73–49	2–4	21 – Jackson	9 – Suther	7 – Tindall	Municipal Auditorium (1,543) Kansas City, MO
December 2, 2000 4:00 PM		Southern Utah	W 67–47	3–4 (1–0)	20 – Watson	7 – Suther	5 – Palmer, Tindall	Municipal Auditorium (1,665) Kansas City, MO
December 8, 2000* 6:30 PM		Nebraska Husker Team Classic [Semifinal]	W 82–71	4–4	25 – Jackson	9 – Palmer	6 – Tindall	Bob Devaney Sports Center (6,851) Lincoln, NE
December 9, 2000* 8:30 PM		vs. Pacific Husker Team Classic [Final]	L 56–59	4–5	19 – Watson	4 – Jackson, ,Palmer, Atchison	3 – Suther, Tindall	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
December 12, 2000* 8:00 PM		at Colorado	L 64–80	4–6	20 – Watson	10 – Palmer	4 – Tindall	Coors Events/Conference Center (3,091) Boulder, CO
December 16, 2000* 7:00 PM		Texas–Arlington	W 70–65	5–6	24 – Watson	9 – Palmer	5 – Suther	Municipal Auditorium (2,172) Kansas City, MO
December 20, 2000* 7:05 PM		at Southwest Missouri State	L 58–70	5–7	18 – Jackson	4 – Palmer. Suther	3 – Tindall, Watson	John Q. Hammons Student Center (5,864) Springfield, MO
December 30, 2000* 7:05 PM		at Arkansas–Little Rock	L 53–59	5–8	15 – Watson	5 – Watson	2 – Jackson, Suther	Alltel Arena (2,567) North Little Rock, AR
January 4, 2001		at Youngstown State	L 63–75	5–9 (1–1)	20 – Jackson	5 – Jackson	5 – Tindall	Beeghly Physical Education Center (1,653) Youngstown, OH
January 6, 2001 7:00 PM		Oakland	L 57–70	5–10 (1–2)	27 – Jackson	10 – Jackson	6 – Tindall	Municipal Auditorium (3,158) Kansas City, MO
January 11, 2001 7:00 PM		at Western Illinois	W 64–41	6–10 (2–2)	23 – Jackson	9 – Jackson	3 – Suther	Western Hall (1,014) Macomb, IL
January 13, 2001 4:00 PM		at Chicago State	W 60–57	7–10 (3–2)	24 – Watson	4 – Jackson, Watson	4 – Tindall, Watson	Jacoby D. Dickens Physical Education and Athletics Center (592) Chicago, IL
January 20, 2001 7:00 PM		Valparaiso	L 61–74	7–11 (3–3)	16 – Jackson	5 – Suther	7 – Watson	Hale Arena (2,183) Kansas City, MO
January 25, 2001 8:35 PM		at Southern Utah	L 50–61	7–12 (3–4)	16 – Jackson	9 – Palmer, Suther	5 – Tindall	Centrum Arena (2,906) Cedar City, UT
January 27, 2001 7:05 PM		at Oral Roberts	W 71–48	8–12 (4–4)	19 – Jackson	7 – Palmer, Suther	2 – Suther	Mabee Center (5,109) Tulsa, OK
February 1, 2001 6:35 PM		at Indiana/Purdue–Indianapolis	W 58–56	9–12 (5–4)	17 – Jackson	5 – Jackson	5 – Jackson	IUPUI Gymnasium Indianapolis, IN
February 3, 2001 7:35 PM		at Valparaiso	L 61–72	9–13 (5–5)	15 – Palmer	8 – Tindall	4 – Chatman, Suther, Tindall	Athletics–Recreation Center (5,003) Valparaiso, IN
February 8, 2001 7:00 PM		Western Illinois	W 71–59	10–13 (6–5)	16 – Tindall	6 – Suther, Watson	6 – Tindall	Municipal Auditorium (1,746) Kansas City, MO
February 12, 2001* 7:00 PM		Morris Brown	W 85–56	11–13	28 – Watson	7 – Golson, Palmer	6 – Suther	Municipal Auditorium (1,284) Kansas City, MO
February 15, 2001 7:00 PM		Chicago State	W 71–59	12–13 (7–5)	19 – Watson	8 – Suther	4 – Tindall	Municipal Auditorium (1,564) Kansas City, MO
February 17, 2001 7:00 PM		Youngstown State	L 69–75	12–14 (7–6)	23 – Tindall	5 – Suther	5 – Suther	Municipal Auditorium (6,743) Kansas City, MO
February 22, 2001 7:30 PM		Oral Roberts	W 72–50	13–14 (8–6)	18 – Suther	8 – Suther	4 – Watson	Municipal Auditorium (1,593) Kansas City, MO
February 24, 2001 6:00 PM		at Oakland	L 59–69	13–15 (8–7)	24 – Watson	7 – Jackson	3 – Suther	Athletics Center O'rena (2,055) Auburn Hills, MI
February 29, 2001 7:00 PM		Indiana/Purdue–Indianapolis	W 59–52	14–15 (9–7)	13 – Watson	8 – Suther	3 – Tindall	Municipal Auditorium (1,143) Kansas City, MO
Conference Tournament
March 4, 2001* 2:15 PM	(4)	vs. (5) Indiana/Purdue–Indianapolis [Quarterfinal]	L 52–54	14–16	13 – Golson	9 – Golson	2 – Tindall	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (2,194) Fort Wayne, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time (CST).

Source^[2]

References

^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary
^ "UMKC 2000–01 Game Results". sidearmsports.com. SIDEARM Sports. Retrieved November 3, 2024.

[1] sports-reference.com 2000-01 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary

[2] "UMKC 2000–01 Game Results". sidearmsports.com. SIDEARM Sports. Retrieved November 3, 2024.

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