2016–17 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team
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CBI champion | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 23–15 (8–10 MW) |
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Home arena | Arena-Auditorium |
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Nevada † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 23 | – | 15 | .605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner |
The 2016–17 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team[1] represented the University of Wyoming during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Allen Edwards in his first year. They played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 23–15, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to Air Force. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Eastern Washington, UMKC and Utah Valley to advance to the best-of-three finals series against Coastal Carolina. They defeated Coastal Carolina 2 games to 1 to become CBI champions. They become the second consecutive Mountain West team to win the CBI after Nevada in 2016.
Previous season
The Cowboys finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to Utah State. On March 21, head coach Larry Shyatt resigned.[2]
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Austin Conway | 2 | G | 5'8" | 175 | RS Freshman | Aurora, CO | Will play football at Wyoming |
Josh Adams | 14 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Parker, CO | Graduated |
Trey Washington III | 55 | G | 5'11" | 185 | RS Sophomore | Dallas, TX | Transferred to Texas A&M–Commerce |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Nyaires Redding | 0 | G | 6'2" | 166 | Junior | Solon, OH | Transferred from Washington State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Redding will sit out the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of eligibility remaining. Will be a walk-on at Wyoming. |
Brodricks Jones | 15 | F | 6'10" | 220 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred from UTEP. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jones will sit out the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of eligibility remaining. |
Louis Adams | 24 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Junior | Chicago, IL | Junior college transfer from Odessa College |
Incoming Recruits
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Austin Mueller #72 PF | Highlands Ranch, CO | ThunderRidge HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jun 17, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: – | ||||||
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2017 Recruiting Class
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Hunter Maldonado SF | Colorado Springs, CO | Vista Ridge HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 6, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
Hunter Thompson C | Pine Bluffs, WY | Pine Bluffs High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Sep 6, 2016 | |
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Anthony Mack SG | Blairstown, NJ | Blair Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Nov 2, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: – | ||||||
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Roster
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Statistics
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | BPG | SPG | PPG |
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Louis Adams | 34 | 16 | 14.6 | .434 | .277 | .756 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 7.6 |
Alexander Aka Gorski | 33 | 15 | 21.5 | .399 | .344 | .778 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 7.7 |
Sam Averbuck | 6 | 0 | 5.3 | .167 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Jonathan Barnes | 15 | 5 | 5.4 | .545 | .000 | .636 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
Hayden Dalton | 38 | 3 | 27.0 | .431 | .347 | .834 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 12.2 |
Alan Herndon | 38 | 38 | 31.1 | .466 | .379 | .629 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 11.1 |
Justin James | 37 | 6 | 26.2 | .462 | .419 | .762 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 16.0 |
Cody Kelley | 34 | 1 | 12.6 | .392 | .385 | .542 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
Jeremy Lieberman | 37 | 37 | 22.6 | .418 | .293 | .765 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 4.8 |
Morris Marshall | 14 | 1 | 6.2 | .318 | .375 | .778 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
Jason McManamen | 38 | 38 | 31.9 | .356 | .331 | .712 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 11.3 |
Andrew Moemeka | 26 | 4 | 7.8 | .667 | .000 | .500 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
Jordan Naughton | 37 | 26 | 12.5 | .602 | .000 | .554 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4.4 |
Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/03/2016* 7:00 pm | Chadron State | W 75–50 | Petsch Activities Center (1,184) Torrington, WY | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/11/2016* 8:30 pm | Western State (CO) | W 88–49 | 1–0 | Arena-Auditorium (5,008) Laramie, WY | |||||||
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm | at Montana | W 73–72 | 2–0 | Dahlberg Arena (3,318) Missoula, MT | |||||||
11/19/2016* 7:00 pm | South Dakota State | W 77–67 | 3–0 | Arena-Auditorium (6,833) Laramie, WY | |||||||
11/22/2016* 8:00 pm | at Pacific | L 65–73 | 3–1 | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,730) Stockton, CA | |||||||
11/24/2016* 9:00 pm, P12N | at California | L 61–71 | 3–2 | Haas Pavilion (8,355) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
11/29/2016* 7:00 pm | Denver | W 82–70 | 4–2 | Arena-Auditorium (4,106) Laramie, WY | |||||||
12/03/2016* 1:00 pm, MWN | Northern Iowa MW–MVC Challenge | W 81–73 | 5–2 | Arena-Auditorium (5,539) Laramie, WY | |||||||
12/05/2016* 7:00 pm | Colorado Christian | W 67–60 | 6–2 | Arena-Auditorium (3,204) Laramie, WY | |||||||
12/10/2016* 4:00 pm | Montana | W 85–83 | 7–2 | Arena-Auditorium (4,749) Laramie, WY | |||||||
12/17/2016* 4:00 pm | Cornell Las Vegas Classic | W 97–78 | 8–2 | Arena-Auditorium (3,929) Laramie, WY | |||||||
12/19/2016* 7:00 pm | Troy Las Vegas Classic | W 72–66 | 9–2 | Arena-Auditorium (3,204) Laramie, WY | |||||||
12/22/2016* 5:30 pm, FS1 | vs. DePaul Las Vegas Classic semifinals | W 72–58 | 10–2 | Orleans Arena (2,154) Paradise, NV | |||||||
12/23/2016* 9:00 pm, FS1 | vs. No. 23 USC Las Vegas Classic championship | L 92–94 OT | 10–3 | Orleans Arena (2,270) Paradise, NV | |||||||
Mountain West regular season | |||||||||||
12/28/2016 7:00 pm | Air Force | W 84–72 | 11–3 (1–0) | Arena-Auditorium (5,021) Laramie, WY | |||||||
12/31/2016 2:00 pm | at UNLV | L 75–81 | 11–4 (1–1) | Thomas & Mack Center (9,352) Paradise, NV | |||||||
01/04/2017 8:00 pm | at Fresno State | L 70–85 | 11–5 (1–2) | Save Mart Center (6,437) Fresno, CA | |||||||
01/11/2017 7:00 pm, RTRM | Utah State | W 95–87 | 12–5 (2–2) | Arena-Auditorium (4,547) Laramie, WY | |||||||
01/14/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Nevada | L 74–89 | 12–6 (2–3) | Arena-Auditorium (4,794) Laramie, WY | |||||||
01/18/2017 8:00 pm | at San Jose State | W 80–70 | 13–6 (3–3) | Event Center Arena (1,468) San Jose, CA | |||||||
01/21/2017 6:00 pm, CBSSN | at New Mexico | L 71–78 | 13–7 (3–4) | The Pit (12,501) Albuquerque, NM | |||||||
01/25/2017 7:00 pm | UNLV | W 66–65 | 14–7 (4–4) | Arena-Auditorium (5,019) Laramie, WY | |||||||
01/28/2017 4:00 pm, RTRM | Boise State | L 65–80 | 14–8 (4–5) | Arena-Auditorium (6,552) Laramie, WY | |||||||
01/31/2017 9:00 pm, CBSSN | at San Diego State | L 68–77 | 14–9 (4–6) | Viejas Arena (11,883) San Diego, CA | |||||||
02/04/2017 2:00 pm | at Air Force | W 83–74 | 15–9 (5–6) | Clune Arena (3,852) Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
02/08/2017 7:00 pm | Fresno State | W 102–100 4OT | 16–9 (6–6) | Arena-Auditorium (4,156) Laramie, WY | |||||||
02/11/2017 7:00 pm | at Utah State | L 74–81 | 16–10 (6–7) | Smith Spectrum (7,027) Logan, UT | |||||||
02/15/2017 7:00 pm, RTRM | Colorado State Border War | L 73–78 | 16–11 (6–8) | Arena-Auditorium (5,812) Laramie, WY | |||||||
02/18/2017 4:00 pm, RTRM | at Boise State | L 87–91 | 16–12 (6–9) | Taco Bell Arena (7,420) Boise, ID | |||||||
02/25/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | New Mexico | W 82–71 | 17–12 (7–9) | Arena-Auditorium (5,354) Laramie, WY | |||||||
03/01/2017 8:00 pm, RTRM | at Colorado State Border War | L 76–78 | 17–13 (7–10) | Moby Arena (7,883) Fort Collins, CO | |||||||
03/04/2017 2:00 pm | San Jose State | W 74–62 | 18–13 (8–10) | Arena-Auditorium (5,931) Laramie, WY | |||||||
Mountain West tournament | |||||||||||
03/08/2017 2:30 pm, MWN | (7) | vs. (10) Air Force First Round | L 68–83 | 18–14 | Thomas & Mack Center (4,979) Paradise, NV | ||||||
CBI | |||||||||||
03/15/2017* 7:00 pm | Eastern Washington First Round | W 91–81 | 19–14 | Arena-Auditorium (1,803) Laramie, WY | |||||||
03/20/2017* 7:00 pm | UMKC Quarterfinals | W 72–61 | 20–14 | Arena-Auditorium (2,311) Laramie, WY | |||||||
03/22/2017* 7:00 pm | Utah Valley Semifinals | W 74–68 | 21–14 | Arena-Auditorium (2,577) Laramie, WY | |||||||
03/27/2017* 6:30 pm, ESPNU | at Coastal Carolina Finals – Game 1 | L 81–91 | 21–15 | HTC Center (1,583) Conway, SC | |||||||
03/29/2017* 6:30 pm, ESPNU | Coastal Carolina Finals – Game 2 | W 81–57 | 22–15 | Arena-Auditorium (3,811) Laramie, WY | |||||||
03/31/2017* 5:00 pm, ESPNU | Coastal Carolina Finals – Game 3 | W 83–59 | 23–15 | Arena-Auditorium (6,321) Laramie, WY | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |
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