Swinney Recreation Center

Swinney Recreation Center
Old Swinney
Former names	Swinney Gymnasium
Location	5030 Holmes Street; Kansas City, MO 64110
Coordinates	39°02′08″N 94°34′44″W / 39.03555°N 94.57876°W
Owner	University of Missouri-Kansas City
Operator	University of Missouri-Kansas City
Capacity	1,500
Construction
Built	1941
Renovated	1988
Tenants
	Kansas City Roos men's basketball (1969–1986, 2010–2012, 2019–present); Kansas City Roos women's basketball (1980–present); Kansas City Roos volleyball

Swinney Recreation Center is home to UMKC Campus Recreation and is the student recreation center for UMKC. The recreation center includes a fitness center, 5 multipurpose basketball courts, several group fitness studios, 3 racquetball courts, a squash court, an indoor track, a recreational field, an outdoor track and a large aquatics center. The recreation center offers memberships for UMKC students, faculty and staff as well as community members. The recreation center also holds a 1,500-seat arena^[1] It is the home of the UMKC men's and women's basketball teams, as well as the volleyball team known since the 2019–20 season as the Kansas City Roos. Under the school's previous athletic identity as the UMKC Kangaroos, the men's basketball team played there from 1969 to 1986, and again from 2010 to 2012. The men returned at the beginning of 2019. The Kansas City women's basketball team also currently plays their home games at Swinney Recreation Center.

Swinney Recreation Center was originally built in 1941 as Swinney Gymnasium by what was then the University of Kansas City. It was named in honor of Edward F. Swinney, chairman of First National Bank of Kansas City (now part of Bank of America), who had donated $250,000 toward the project.^[2] Long known as "Old Swinney," it was renamed Swinney Recreation Center after a $14.5 million addition in 1988. The facility now has five basketball/volleyball courts, four racquetball courts, a 25-yard indoor/outdoor pool, and exercise rooms.^[3]

The men's team played at Swinney during its days as an NAIA member, and moved to Municipal Auditorium when it joined the NCAA. However, in 2010, UMKC announced that the men's basketball team would make Swinney its primary home court.^[4] They moved back to Municipal just two years later. They returned to the Swinney Recreation Center at the beginning of 2019.^[5]

References

^ http://www.umkckangaroos.com/fls/18300/pdf/2014-15%20Missouri-Kansas%20City%20Women%27s%20Basketball%20Quick%20Facts.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=18300 ^{[dead link‍]}
^ Bomgardner, Nicole. Campus History: Swinney Gymnasium Archived 2012-03-31 at the Wayback Machine. UNews, 2010-10-04.
^ "Swinney Recreation Center". University of Missouri-Kansas City. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
^ UMKC announcement of the move back to Swinney
^ Blair Kerkhoff (January 5, 2019). "A campus setting brings victory, energy to UMKC basketball team". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved January 27, 2020.

External links

Official site

[1] ttp://www.umkckangaroos.com/fls/18300/pdf/2014-15%20Missouri-Kansas%20City%20Women%27s%20Basketball%20Quick%20Facts.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=18300 ^{[dead link‍]}

[2] Bomgardner, Nicole. Campus History: Swinney Gymnasium Archived 2012-03-31 at the Wayback Machine. UNews, 2010-10-04.

[3] "Swinney Recreation Center". University of Missouri-Kansas City. Retrieved January 13, 2015.

[4] UMKC announcement of the move back to Swinney

[5] Blair Kerkhoff (January 5, 2019). "A campus setting brings victory, energy to UMKC basketball team". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved January 27, 2020.

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v t e Kansas City Roos men's basketball
Venues	Swinney Recreation Center (1969–1986; 2010–2012; 2019–present) Municipal Auditorium (1986–2010; 2012–2019)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Kansas City Roos women's basketball
Venues	Swinney Recreation Center (1980–present)
Culture & lore	Kasey Kangaroo
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Basketball arenas of the Summit League
Current arenas	Hamilton Gymnasium (Denver) Swinney Recreation Center (Kansas City) Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (North Dakota) Scheels Center (North Dakota State) Baxter Arena (Omaha) Mabee Center (Oral Roberts) Schoenecker Arena (St. Thomas) Sanford Coyote Sports Center (South Dakota) Frost Arena (South Dakota State)
Future arenas	Lee and Penny Anderson Arena (St. Thomas; opening in 2025)

v t e University of Missouri–Kansas City
Located in: Kansas City, Missouri
Academics	University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Dentistry Henry W. Bloch School of Management L.P. Cookingham Institute of Urban Affairs University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine
Athletics	Kansas City Roos Basketball men women Soccer men Municipal Auditorium Swinney Recreation Center Durwood Soccer Stadium Summit League
Campus	UMKC Theatre KCUR-FM The Urban Lawyer National Museum of Toys and Miniatures New Letters The University News
People	People
Founded: 1933

v t e NCAA Division I college basketball venues in Missouri
A-10	Chaifetz Arena (Saint Louis)
MVC	JQH Arena (Missouri State)
OVC	Robert F. Hyland Performance Arena (Lindenwood) Show Me Center (Southeast Missouri State)
SEC	Mizzou Arena (Missouri)
Summit	Swinney Recreation Center (Kansas City)

Swinney Recreation Center

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