KANSAS CITY MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES: AT SAINT LOUIS Jerod Fox, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant | [email protected] | 316.249.2846 Results (4-4, 0-0 Summit) Date Opponent TV/Streaming Time (CT)/Result GAME 9 Kansas City at Saint Louis | Dec. 23 | St. Louis, Mo. | 7 P.M. TV/VIDEO: Fox Sports Midwest NOVEMBER (2-2) LIVE STATS: https://bit.ly/2LwtmHX Nov. 25 Culver-Stockton Roo Sports Network W, 105-35 Kansas City Head Coach Billy Donlon Nov. 27 #Greenville Avila Stretch W, 138-97 School: 20-18 (2nd year) | Career: 129-112 Saint Louis Head Coach Travis Ford Nov. 28 #SEMO Avila Stretch L, 66-71 School: 81-59 (5th year) | Career: 417-325 Record: 4-4 Record: 6-1 Nov. 30 @ Kansas State ESPNU L, 58-62 DECEMBER (2-2) We Are the Please Refrain from Use of UMKC or Kangaroos Dec. 5 South Dakota Roo Sports Network Canceled Kansas City Roos! Dec. 10 @ Minnesota FS1 L, 61-90 Five Things to Know • Sam Martin got the first two starts of his Dec. 12 @ Toledo ESPN3 L, 57-64 collegiate career, dishing out 11 assists • Kansas City is in St. Louis to end its in the first game. That mark was the Dec. 15 Spurgeon Roo Sports Network Canceled non-conference schedule with a chance fourth-highest individual performance in Dec. 16 Spurgeon Roo Sports Network Canceled to enter conference above .500 for the program history. second year in a row. Dec. 19 Kansas Christian Roo Sports Network W, 98-42 • D’Anthony Pennington made his Kansas • The Roos are currently 0-3 in games City debut against the Falcons, reaching Dec. 19 Kansas Christian Roo Sports Network W, 95-36 away from Kansas City and will look for double digit scoring in both games. Pen- Dec. 23 @ Saint Louis Fox Sports Midwest 7 P.M. their first road win since defeating Utah nington knocked down seven-of-eight Valley on March 5 of last season. shots and three-of-four triples in the JANUARY (0-0) • Kansas City has shot above 50% from second game for 17 points. Jan. 2 *@ North Dakota TBA 3:30 P.M. the field in four-of-eight games and have Last Time vs. Saint Louis: L, 54-61 Jan. 3 *@ North Dakota TBA 3:30 P.M. outshot its opponents in five-of-eight (12/22/09) games. Jan. 8 *South Dakota Roo Sports Network 7 P.M. • Kansas City led 41-35 with 12 minutes • The Roos are coming off of a rare dou- remaining in the game, but the Billikens Jan. 9 *South Dakota Roo Sports Network 7 P.M. bleheader against Kansas Christian on used a 15-2 run to take the advantage. Jan. 15 *@ Western Illinois TBA TBA Saturday. The Roos swept the Falcons in what is believed to be the first sched- • The Roos couldn’t find their stride from Jan. 16 *@ Western Illinois TBA TBA uled doubleheader in modern Division long range, connecting on just one-of-11 Jan. 23 *@ Oral Roberts ORU Sports Network 7 P.M. One history. three point attempts. Jan. 24 *@ Oral Roberts ORU Sports Network 7 P.M. • Franck Kamgain has demonstrated his • Kansas City was led by Trey McKin- shooting ability throughout the first eight ney-Jones in the game, finishing with 18 Jan. 29 *North Dakota State Roo Sports Network 7 P.M. games of the year, knocking down 15-of- points and six rebounds. 26 three point attempts for a 57.7% clip. Jan. 30 *North Dakota State Roo Sports Network 7 P.M. Series History vs. Saint Louis: SLU Leads, FEBRUARY (0-0) Last Time Out: W, 98-42 and 95-36 vs. 8-1 Kansas Christian (12/19/20) Feb. 12 *Omaha Roo Sports Network 7 P.M. • After matching up seven times from • The Roos took a series sweep in the 1993-99, this will be just the second Feb. 13 *Omaha Roo Sports Network 7 P.M. doubleheader against the Falcons, time in the past 20 seasons that the shooting a combined 58% from the field Roos and Billikens meet each other. Feb. 19 *Denver Roo Sports Network 7 P.M. in the two games. Feb. 20 *Denver Roo Sports Network 7 P.M. • SLU holds a commanding series lead, • Josiah Allick led the Roos, dropping 20 but each of the last four Billiken victo- Feb. 26 *@ South Dakota State TBA 7:30 P.M. points and eight rebounds in game one ries have been decided by ten points or and 24 points and 13 rebounds in game fewer. Feb. 27 *@ South Dakota State TBA 7:30 P.M. two. MARCH (0-0) • The Roos’ lone win over the Billikens • Jacob Johnson came away with the first came on Dec. 7, 1996, a decisive 74-53 Mar. 6-9 Summit Championship TBA TBA double-double of his career in the first victory in St. Louis. game, scoring a career-high tying 18 points and pulling down 12 rebounds. • This will be the eighth time that the Roos Last Game’s Starters play St. Louis in an away game. #32 Kaimen Lennox #4 Jacob Johnson #11 Franck Kamgain #20 Josiah Allick #21 Sam Martin Fr. | G | 6’2 R-Fr. | G | 6’5 Jr. | G | 6’2 So. | F | 6’8 R-Fr. | G | 6’0 5.7 ppg | 2.7 apg | 1.9 rpg 7.9 ppg | 3.5 rpg | 1.6 apg 9.8 ppg | 2.0 rpg | 2.0 spg 15.1 ppg | 6.1 rpg | .614 FG% 3.3 ppg | 1.7 rpg | 3.8 apg KCRoos.com/MBB @KCRoosMBB KANSAS CITY MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES: AT SAINT LOUIS Jerod Fox, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant | [email protected] | 316.249.2846 Saint Louis Scouting Report only three teams with more representa- tion within their roster: UT Martin (17), Record When... • Saint Louis had an 11-game win streak Penn (15) and New Mexico (15). snapped in their last matchup with Min- Playing at Home ............................. 3-0 nesota, a 90-82 decision. The Roos also • Additionally, three other schools also Playing at Neutral Site ................... 1-1 took on the Gophers earlier this year, have 13 different states/countries on falling 90-61. roster: Boston College, Weber State and Playing on the Road ....................... 0-3 Kentucky. Scoring 100+ Points ...................... 2-0 • The Billikens are one of the top scoring teams in the nation, averaging 87.0 ppg. A Look at 2020-21 Scoring 90-99 Points ..................... 2-0 That mark is good for 21st in Division One. • Kansas City begins its 35th season of Scoring 80-89 Points ..................... 0-0 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball and Scoring 70-79 Points ..................... 0-0 • Javonte Perkins leads the team in scor- first year as members of The Summit ing, dropping 18.3 points per game on League. Last season, the Roos were 16- Scoring 60-69 Points ..................... 0-2 53.8% shooting. 14 overall and finished fourth in the con- Scoring Under 60 Points ................ 0-2 ference standings. • Jordan Goodwin averages a double-dou- Allowing 80+ Points ....................... 1-1 ble, posting 16 points and 10.9 re- • Second-year head coach Billy Donlon bounds per game. took last year’s squad to its best win per- Allowing 70-79 Points ................... 0-1 centage (.533) since 2010-11. In addi- Allowing Under 70 Points .............. 3-2 • Yuri Collins leads the Billikins passing tion, the 16-14 overall record marked the game, dishing out 7.3 assists per game. most wins since the 2016-17 team. Leading at Halftime ....................... 4-0 Let’s Play Two! • In conference play, the Roos posted eight Trailing at Halftime ........................ 0-4 victories, which was the highest output in Tied at Halftime ............................. 0-0 • On December 19, 2020, Kansas City their Western Athletic Conference histo- played a scheduled doubleheader ry. Outrebounding Opponent ............. 4-1 against Kansas Christian College, win- Being Outrebounded ..................... 0-3 ning 98-42 and 95-36. • Last year, the Roos started 6-0 at home, Higher Field Goal Percentage ........ 4-1 • The games marked the first doublehead- the second-best start all-time in program history. Overall, they went 9-4 at Swin- Lower Field Goal Percentage ......... 0-3 er in program history and are thought to ney. be the first regular season doubleheader Fewer Turnovers ............................ 4-2 in modern DI basketball. • Donlon led the Roos to a 7-3 stretch More Turnovers .............................. 0-1 • In the 2008 SEC Tournament, Georgia to end the season, cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, which occured at Over 50% FG .................................. 4-0 played twice in one day due to a tornado the conference tournament. delaying their game against Kentucky. 40-49% FG .................................... 0-4 The Bulldogs defeated Kentucky in • Donlon’s philosophy is defending the overtime and went on to beat Mississipi 3-point shot and making good decisions Under 40% FG ............................... 0-0 State, both on 3/15/2008. Georgia went offensively when shooting the basket- Over 60% 3-Point FG ..................... 0-0 on to defeat Arkansas in the SEC Finals. ball. Last year, the Roos led the confer- 50-59% 3-Point FG ....................... 1-0 • The Roos came away with a sweep of the ence in both field goal percentage (.458) Falcons, led by Josiah Allick’s 20 point, and three-point field goal percentage 40-49% 3-Point FG ....................... 2-1 8 rebound performance in game one and (.359), and then on the defensive end Under 40% 3-Point FG .................. 1-3 24 point, 13 rebound performance in in opponent three-point field goal per- centage (.297).