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University | University of Missouri–Kansas City | ||
First season | 1954 | ||
Head coach | Marvin Menzies (3rd season) | ||
Conference | Summit League | ||
Location | Kansas City, Missouri | ||
Arena | Swinney Recreation Center (capacity: 1,600) | ||
Nickname | Roos | ||
Colors | Blue and gold[1] | ||
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The Kansas City Roos men's basketball team represents the University of Missouri–Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri. The school plays in the Summit League after completing a seven-season tenure in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in July 2020. The team has never played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Roos are led by head coach Marvin Menzies.
The team returned to Municipal Auditorium for the 2013–14 school year after a brief stint of playing on campus at Swinney Recreation Center.
The team made its first Division I postseason appearance in the 2017 College Basketball Invitational.