The 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 most of their home games off-campus at Municipal Auditorium (with one postseason game on-campus at Swinney Recreation Center) in Kansas City, Missouri as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
The Kangaroos finished the season 18–17, 8–6 in WAC play to finish in fourth place. They were victorious over the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in the WAC tournament quarterfinal round but were defeated by New Mexico State University in the semifinal round.
The Kangaroos accepted an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) where they were victorious over the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay in the first round but were defeated by the University of Wyoming in the quarterfinal round.
Previous season The Kangaroos finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 12–19 overall, 4–10 in conference to finish in a tie for sixth place.
Offseason
Departures Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown Notes F 22 Shayok Shayok 6'9" 225 RS Sr Ottawa, ON Graduated C 21 Thaddeus Smith 6'9" 245 Sr Washington, D. C. Graduated F 2 Ikem Eriobuna 6'9" 220 Jr Lagos, Nigeria Graduated,Allen G/F 23 Darius Austin 6'9" 220 So Centreveille, IL Jackson State G 42 Noah Knight 6'1" 200 So Olathe, KS Injury G 10 Wayatt Voorhes 6'1" 185 So Shawnee, KS Personal
Incoming transfers Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous School Hometown G 15 Robert Knar 6'1" 180 RS Jr Northern Iowa Mundelein, IL G 10 Broderick Robinson 6'0" 170 Jr Northwest Kansas Technical Grand Junction, CO
2016 incoming recruits
Roster
Schedule & Results
!colspan=9 style=""|Exhibition Season
!colspan=9 style=""|Regular Season
!colspan=9 style=""|Conference Tournament
!colspan=9 style=""|College Basketball Invitational Presented by FIVE FOUR
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