1995–96 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

1995–96 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball
1995–96 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball
Conference	Mid–Continent Conference
Record	12–15 (10–8 Mid–Con)
Head coach	Lee Hunt (9th season);
Assistant coach	Mike Nicholson (5th season)
Home arena	Municipal Auditorium

1995–96 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Valparaiso †	13	–	5	.722	21	–	11	.656
Western Illinois	12	–	6	.667	17	–	12	.586
	10	–	8	.556	12	–	15	.444
Buffalo	10	–	8	.556	13	–	14	.481
Northeastern Illinois	10	–	8	.556	14	–	13	.519
Eastern Illinois	9	–	9	.500	13	–	15	.464
Central Connecticut State	9	–	9	.500	13	–	15	.464
Troy State	8	–	10	.444	11	–	16	.407
Youngstown State	7	–	11	.389	12	–	15	.444
Chicago State	2	–	16	.111	2	–	25	.074

† 1996 Mid-Con Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1995–96 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Kangaroos played their home games off-campus at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri as a member of the Mid–Continent Conference.

Previous Season

The Kangaroos finished the 1994–95 season with a record of 7–19 overall, 7–11 in the Mid–Continent Conference to finish in seventh place.

Roster

1995–96 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	42	Rick Muller	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr		Kansas City, MO
G	20	Travis Salmon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr		Creighton, MO
G	21	Curtis Barnes	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr		Grandview, MO
C	44	Greg Gerhant	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr		Lublin, Poland
F	5	Chris Haynes	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr		Memphis, TN
F	33	Chris Johnson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr		Boulder, CO
G	25	Darecko Rawlins	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Millington Central HS	Memphis, TN
G	4	Erin Washington	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr		Mesquite, TX
G		Vinson Smith	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Youngstown State F. L. Schlagle HS	Kansas City, KS
C	45	Tony Berg	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So		Colorado Springs, CO
G	32	Brad Moulder	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr		Camdenton, MO
G	13	Nakia Richmond	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Frayser HS	Memphis, TN
F	34	Chaz Smith	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Hayden Catholic HS	Topeka, KS

Head coach

Lee Hunt (Central Missouri State)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Nicholson (Missouri)

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 24, 1995*		at Montana	L 60–70	0–1	20 – Salmon	7 – Rawlins	6 – Washington	Harry Adams Field House (5,077) Missoula, MT
November 28, 1995*		Baylor	W 70–55	1–1	26 – Rawlins	14 – Rawlins	5 – Washington	Municipal Auditorium (2,202) Kansas City, MO
December 9, 1995* 7:00 PM		Saint Louis	L 74–82 ^2OT	1–2	20 – Rawlins	9 – Rawlins	4 – Salmon, Washington	Municipal Auditorium (3,610) Kansas City, MO
December 22, 1995*		Kansas State	L 54–69	1–3	14 – Washington	9 – Rawlins	5 – Washington	Municipal Auditorium (5,878) Kansas City, MO
December 28, 1995*		Creighton	W 72–70 ^OT	2–3	14 – Rawlins, Salmon, Berg	11 – Rawlins	2 – Rawlins, Washington, Berg	Municipal Auditorium (2,811) Kansas City, MO
January 2, 1996		at Central Connecticut State	W 66–59	3–3 (1–0)	20 – Muller	15 – Johnson	3 – Washington	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (220) New Britain, CT
January 4, 1996		at Troy State	L 89–90	3–4 (1–1)	18 – Salmon	9 – Rawlins	6 – Washington	Sartain Hall (1,000) Troy, AL
January 6, 1996		Buffalo	L 43–48	3–5 (1–2)	15 – Johnson	9 – Rawlins	6 – Richmond	Municipal Auditorium (3,313) Kansas City, MO
January 8, 1996		Youngstown State	L 55–66	3–6 (1–3)	20 – Johnson	12 – Johnson	4 – Richmond	Municipal Auditorium (1,680) Kansas City, MO
January 13, 1996		Western Illinois	W 80–60	4–6 (2–3)	20 – Rawlins	8 – Rawlins	6 – Washington	Municipal Auditorium (3,482) Kansas City, MO
January 18, 1996*		at Nebraska	L 69–87	4–7	24 – Washington	11 – Muller	4 – Washington	Bob Devaney Sports Center (6,785) Lincoln, NE
January 20, 1996		at Chicago State	L 66–77	4–8 (2–4)	18 – Rawlins	5 – Johnson, Rawlins, Washington	4 – Haynes, Richmond	Jacoby D. Dickens Physical Education and Athletics Center (427) Chicago, IL
January 22, 1996		at Northeastern Illinois	W 83–79	5–8 (3–4)	22 – Washington	10 – Johnson	5 – Washington	Physical Education Complex Chicago, IL
January 27, 1996		Valparaiso	L 57–65	5–9 (3–5)	18 – Rawlins	12 – Rawlins	3 – Washington	Municipal Auditorium (6,202) Kansas City, MO
January 29, 1996		Eastern Illinois	L 54–56	5–10 (3–6)	13 – Rawlins, Salmon	8 – Johnson, Salmon	7 – Washington	Municipal Auditorium (1,576) Kansas City, MO
February 3, 1996		at Youngstown State	W 69–59	6–10 (4–6)	17 – Haynes	10 – Salmon	7 – Washington	Beeghly Physical Education Center (1,452) Youngstown, OH
February 5, 1996		at Buffalo	W 72–63	7–10 (5–6)	19 – Washington	10 – Johnson, Muller	2 – Johnson, Muller, Washington	Alumni Arena (1,247) Amherst, NY
February 10, 1996*		at Colorado	L 55–84	7–11	15 – Richmond	7 – Muller	5 – Rawlins	Coors Events/Conference Center (4,149) Boulder, CO
February 12, 1996		at Western Illinois	L 57–72	7–12 (5–7)	18 – Rawlins	7 – Rawlins, Muller	4 – Haynes, Salmon, Washington	Western Hall (1,019) Macomb, IL
February 14, 1996*		at Oral Roberts	L 59–70	7–13	21 – Salmon	8 – Muller, Rawlins	3 – Washington	Mabee Center (3,014) Tulsa, OK
February 17, 1996		Northeastern Illinois	W 57–55	8–13 (6–7)	13 – Washington	10 – Rawlins	3 – Washington	Municipal Auditorium (3,298) Kansas City, MO
February 19, 1996		Chicago State	W 99–73	9–13 (7–7)	20 – Haynes	14 – Rawlins	7 – Washington	Municipal Auditorium (1,533) Kansas City, MO
February 22, 1996		at Eastern Illinois	W 82–73	10–13 (8–7)	16 – Rawlins, Washington	9 – Salmon	5 – Muller	Lantz Arena (1,166) Charleston, IL
February 24, 1996		at Valparaiso	L 57–69	10–14 (8–8)	16 – Rawlins	9 – Rawlins	3 – Rawlins, Richmond	Athletics–Recreation Center (4,557) Valparaiso, IN
February 27, 1996		Troy State	W 120–95	11–14 (9–8)	29 – Rawlins	9 – Johnson, Rawlins	6 – Rawlins	Municipal Auditorium (1,928) Kansas City, MO
February 29, 1996		Central Connecticut State	W 76–69	12–14 (10–8)	23 – Muller	10 – Rawlins	5 – Washington	Municipal Auditorium (2,381) Kansas City, MO
Conference Tournament
March 3, 1996* 8:30 PM	(3)	vs. (6) Central Connecticut State [Quarterfinal]	L 83–89	12–15	21 – Muller	13 – Rawlins	4 – Washington	The MARK of the Quad Cities Moline, IL
*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 1995-96 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary
^ "UMKC 1995–96 Game Results". sidearmsports.com. SIDEARM Sports. Retrieved November 3, 2024.

[1] sports-reference.com 1995-96 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary

[2] "UMKC 1995–96 Game Results". sidearmsports.com. SIDEARM Sports. Retrieved November 3, 2024.

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