The college basketball offseason is here, and we decided to have some fun over the next few months, ranking ALL 364 teams in D1. Number 328 is Kansas City basketball.
Before you say we’re crazy – or that all of this is up for debate, let’s go over the very intricate process of how we came to this conclusion. We took a very statistical approach – with the help of Chat GPT – taking into consideration everything from March Madness wins and finishes, to AP Poll appearances, to conference players of the year. And then, a good friend of ours, Scott Blanchard, took our approach to the MAX.
Click here to visit the FIRST article, which explains how the formula works!
Here’s the breakdown of Kansas City basketball!
NCAA Tournament Success
- Championships: 0
- Finals appearances: 0
- Final Fours: 0
- Elite Eights: 0
- Sweet 16s: 0
- NCAA wins: 0
- Bids: 0
Consistency Over Time
- Wins per season: 12.6
- Bids per season: 0
- AP Polls: 0
Player Quality & Talent
- All-Americans: 0
- NBA players drafted & played: 1
- Conference Players of the Year: 2
Conference & Other Success
- Conference regular season titles: 0
- Conference tournament titles: 0
- NIT titles: 0
- Other tournament titles: 0
Overall scoop on Kansas City basketball
Formerly known as UMKC, Kansas City basketball hasn’t made an NCAA Tournament yet, but they have been fairly consistent in not being near the bottom of the landscape. In 37 seasons, they’ve only had fewer than 10 wins seven times, unfortunately setting a recent record with four wins this past season, a program low.
Year three on the scene saw the most DI wins in program history as the Roos went 21-7. They were led by Tony Dumas, who was their first and only NBA Draft pick in 1994 and wound up playing over 150 games in the league. Dumas would finish his Kansas City basketball career with 2,459 points, which ranks 103rd in college hoops history.
When Dumas was in town, KC was independent, but later on in 2000, Michael Jackson (awesome name) would win Summit League Player of the Year, although the conference was then known as the Mid-Continent Conference. In 2015, Martez Harrison won POY in the WAC.
KC’s time in the WAC was brief, only staying there from 2013-20, before returning to the Summit League. But since returning, it’s been a rough go, with just one winning season and a 5-27 record in conference over the past two seasons.
The Roos certainly have been consistently better than a lot of low-majors, but have never really had enough (besides the Dumas years) to make it count for a long period of time.