2016 – 17 UMKC Kangaroos men 's basketball team represented the University of Missouri – Kansas City during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Kangaroos , led by fourth-year head coach Kareem Richardson , played their home games at the Municipal Auditorium as members of the Western Athletic Conference . They finished the season 18 – 17 , 8 – 6 in WAC play to finish in fourth place . They defeated Texas – Rio Grande Valley in the Quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament before losing to New Mexico State in the Semifinals . They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Green Bay in the First Round before losing to Wyoming in the Quarterfinals
WAC Tournament
2017 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team