List of Kansas City Roos men's basketball head coaches

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Marvin Menzies, the current head coach of the Kansas City Roos. Marvin Menzies in 2017.jpg
Marvin Menzies, the current head coach of the Kansas City Roos.

The following is a list of Kansas City Roos men's basketball head coaches. There have been 12 head coaches of the Roos in their 53-season history. [1]

Kansas City's current head coach is Marvin Menzies. He was hired as the Roos' head coach in April 2022, [2] replacing Billy Donlon, who left to join the coaching staff at Clemson. [3]

No.TenureCoachYearsRecordPct.
11969–1973
1985–1986
Bill Ross 578–63.553
21973–1980 Darrell Corwin 7118–78.602
31980–1983 Byron Lehman 328–45.384
41983–1985 Bruce Carrier 250–22.694
51987–1996 Lee Hunt 9113–135.456
61996–2000 Bob Sundvold 443–70.381
72000–2001 Dean Demopoulous 114–16.467
82001–2007 Rich Zvosec 684–91.480
92007–2013 [lower-alpha 1] Matt Brown 660–122.330
102013–2019 Kareem Richardson 675–118.389
112019–2022 Billy Donlon 346–39.541
122022–present Marvin Menzies 111–21.344
Totals12 coaches53 seasons720–820.468
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
Source [1]
  1. Kansas City vacated two wins each in the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons. Brown's on-court record is 64–122 (.344).

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kansas City Roos Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Kansas City Roos Athletics. p. 34. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  2. Kerkhoff, Blair (April 26, 2022). "Marvin Menzies used to game plan against UMKC. Now he'll coach the KC Roos". The Kansas City Star . Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  3. "Clemson coach adds Donlon, Dixon to men's basketball staff". USA Today . Associated Press. April 25, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2023.