The team formerly played at the historical Municipal Auditorium in downtown Kansas City, which has hosted the most NCAA Division I men’s basketball Final Fours.

The team made its first Division I postseason appearance in the 2017 College Basketball Invitational.

They defeated Green Bay 92-82 at home in the first round then lost to Wyoming 72-61 on the road in the quarterfinals.

They have won two in-season tournament championships, the River City Classic in 1991 and the Chicago Invitational Challenge (Lower Division) in 2011.

They made the 1977 NAIA basketball tournament, losing to Grand Valley State in the first round 94-88.

They had rivalries with local Kansas City teams such as Rockhurst and William Jewell.

In the 1991-92 season, they finished a NCAA D-I program-best 21–7 (.750) and won the River City Classic.

The most notable player of this era is Michael Watson, the program’s all-time leading scorer.

Richardson got busy on bringing in local talent, including eventual 2015 WAC Player of Year Martez Harrison.

In 2016-17, the Kangaroos finished 18–17, 8–6 WAC and made their first ever NCAA Division I postseason appearance.

The Roos were picked as preseason conference champions in 2024-25 for the first time and were ranked #22 in the College Insider Mid Major Top 25.

Conference tournament champion The Roos (then nicknamed Kangaroos) appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI).