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UMKC Men's Basketball Program

By Greg Echlin

Kansas City, Missouri – The UMKC men's basketball team moved closer this week to clinching its first-ever regular season title in the Mid-Continent Conference. Though the team enters uncharted waters, the fiscal health of the athletic department is murky. KCUR's Greg Echlin explains.

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