2016–17 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team

2016–17 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record18–17 (8–6 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachAngres Thorpe (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Hollender (2nd season)
  • Conner Hampton (1st season)
Home arenaMunicipal Auditorium,
Swinney Recreation Center
2016–17 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cal State Bakersfield 12 2   .857 25 10   .714
New Mexico State 11 3   .786 28 6   .824
Grand Canyon * 11 3   .786 22 9   .710
UMKC 8 6   .571 18 17   .514
Utah Valley 6 8   .429 17 17   .500
Seattle 5 9   .357 13 17   .433
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 2 12   .143 10 22   .313
Chicago State 1 13   .071 6 26   .188
2017 WAC tournament winner
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to NCAA Division I.

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.