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Candi Whitaker
hired
as
Head Coach for
Basketball (W)
Kansas City Women's Basketball welcomes back Candi Whitaker to return as the program's next head coach heading into the 2026-27 season, Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Dr. Brandon Martin announced Wednesday morning. The 18-year head coaching veteran returns to familiar territory as Whitaker took the reins of the Roos back in 2006 and led Kansas City for six seasons as the seventh head coach in program history. Whitaker will now become the Roos' 11th head coach since joining Division I in 1987-88.
Mark Turgeon
hired
as
Head Coach for
Basketball (M)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Feb. 1, 2026) – One of the winningest coaches in NCAA history, Mark Turgeon has been named the head coach of Kansas City men's basketball heading into the 2026-27 season, UMKC Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Dr. Brandon Martin announced on Sunday. Turgeon is the program's ninth head coach since elevating to Division I in 1987-88.
Toyosi Onabanjo
hired
as
Assistant for
Volleyball (W)
Riley Moore
hired
as
Assistant for
Soccer (W)
Kinsey Fiedler
hired
as
Assistant for
Softball (W)
Cade Berg
hired
as
Assistant for
Volleyball (W)
Izzy Enna
hired
as
Assistant for
Volleyball (W)
Kyndall Ellis-Powell
is
no longer
the Director of Development
for Development
Dionnah Jackson-Durrett
is
no longer
the Head Coach
for Basketball (W)
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