The 2018–19 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

The Kangaroos, led by sixth-year head coach Kareem Richardson, played their home games at the Swinney Recreation Center and Municipal Auditorium as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to Utah Valley.

On July 1, 2019, the athletic department announced its rebranding as the Kansas City Roos.

They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to Grand Canyon.