2018–19 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

The 2018–19 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Kangaroos, led by sixth-year head coach Kareem Richardson, played their home games at the Swinney Recreation Center and Municipal Auditorium as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 6-10 in WAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to Utah Valley.

2018–19 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record11-21 (6-10 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Angres Thorpe
  • Conner Hampton
  • Josh Sash
Home arenaSwinney Recreation Center
Municipal Auditorium
2018–19 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
New Mexico State151 .938305  .857
Utah Valley124 .7502510  .714
Grand Canyon106 .6252014  .588
Texas–Rio Grande Valley97 .5632017  .541
California Baptist*79 .4381615  .516
Cal State Bakersfield79 .4381816  .529
Seattle610 .3751815  .545
UMKC610 .3751121  .344
Chicago State016 .000329  .094
*Ineligible for WAC tournament (reclassification from Division II)
2019 WAC tournament winner

This was the team's final season as the UMKC Kangaroos. On July 1, 2019, the athletic department announced its rebranding as the Kansas City Roos. The university name did not change.

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