University of Missouri NCAA News

Jay Couisnard scored a game-high 21 points to lead Missouri-Kansas City to a 70-63 victory against North Dakota on Saturday.

Maybe UMKC should play all its games at Swinney Recreation Center.For the second straight game the Kangaroos played at their on-campus home, and for the second straight game they came away with a double-digit victory.

Sophomore LaTreze Mushatt scored a career-high 20 points and pulled down a game-high nine rebounds Tuesday night in leading Missouri-Kansas City to a 78-52 victory over Lincoln, Mo.

Sophomore Forward LaTreze Mushatt lays it down for two. Saturday night the men took a demanding victory, 80-33, over the Truman State University Bulldogs in their season opener after a closing three-pointer from sophomore guard Dustin Dibble.

Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 9:01 a.m. Read more: Local , Tsu , Kangaroo , Basketball A Vesko Filchev led the Truman Mena s Basketball team with 14 points and eight rebounds in the final tune up before the regular season tips off on Monday night at home against Culver-Stockton.A The Bulldogs lost 80-33 to Division I, Missouri-Kansas City.

Junior Jay Couisnard led Missouri-Kansas City with 17 points in leading the Kangaroos to an 80-33 season-opening victory over Truman State Saturday night.

Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 2:02 p.m. The Truman Bulldogs will play their final exhibition game of the season as they travel to the University of Missouri-Kansas City on Saturday night.A The game counts as the regular season opener for the Division I Kangaroos.

Jay Couisnard has struggled with many difficulties in his basketball career, including a transfer regulation.

UMKCs 75-39 victory over Bethel College on Friday followed the time-honored exhibition-game form.The team shook off first-game jitters, worked out kinks and gained a dose of confidence heading into next weeks season opener.Good that we won, made a lot of mistakes so thats probably the best situation, UMKC forward Jay Couisnard said.

Matt Brown figures to coach less this season.Oh, hell continue to do everything a coach is supposed to do.

Nothing in Matt Browns basketball background prepared him for last season.His UMKC Kangaroos suffered their worst season since becoming a Division I program more than two decades earlier.

The men's basketball team listens to Head Coach Matt Brown speak during their first practice in the College Basketball Experience at the Sprint Center.

Kansas' Quintrell Thomas gets past UMKC's James Humphrey and Latreze Mushatt to put up a shot during the first half on Nov.

Kansas' Quintrell Thomas gets past UMKC's James Humphrey and Latreze Mushatt to put up a shot during the first half on Nov.