2024–25 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team
| 2024–25 Wyoming Cowboys basketball | |
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| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Record | 1–0 (0–0 MW) |
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| Home arena | Arena-Auditorium |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Mountain West tournament winner As of November 9, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024–25 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team will represent the University of Wyoming during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys will be led by Sundance Wicks in his first season as head coach, and will play their home games for the 43rd season at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming. They will participate in the Mountain West Conference for the 26th season.
Previous season
[edit]The Cowboys finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in eighth place. They lost to Fresno State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament.
Offseason
[edit]Head coach Jeff Linder resigned to join Texas Tech as an assistant coach.[1] Assistant coach Ken DeWeese left the program to join the Colorado State coaching staff,[2] and assistant coach Bryston Williams left the program to join the Drake coaching staff.[3]
Former Wyoming assistant Sundance Wicks was hired as head coach after one season as head coach at Green Bay.[4] Pat Monaghan and Nic Reynolds were hired as assistant coaches on Wicks' staff, also from Green Bay.[5][6] Nick Whitmore and Shaun Vandiver were retained from Linder's staff.
Departures
[edit]The Cowboys had 6 players enter the transfer portal at the conclusion of the 2023–24 season.[7] They also had three players graduate and exhaust their eligibility.[8]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Brendan Wenzel | 1 | G | 6'7" | 208 | SR | San Antonio, Texas | Transferred to TCU |
| Sam Griffin | 3 | G | 6'3" | 188 | SR | Miami, Florida | Graduated |
| Cam Manyawu | 5 | F | 6'9" | 228 | FR | Kansas City, Missouri | Transferred to Drake |
| Jonas Sirtautas | 7 | F | 6'10" | 185 | FR | Kaunas, Lithuania | Transferred to Radford |
| Kael Combs | 11 | G | 6'4" | 190 | FR | Nixa, Missouri | Transferred to Drake |
| Akuel Kot | 13 | G | 6'2" | 167 | SR | Amarillo, Texas | Graduated |
| Kenny Foster | 22 | G | 6'5" | 193 | SR | Aurora, Colorado | Graduated |
| Jacob Theodosiou | 24 | G | 6'4" | 188 | FR | Waterloo, Canada | Transferred to Loyola (MD) |
| Mason Walters | 33 | F | 6'9" | 221 | GS | Jamestown, North Dakota | Graduated |
| Caden Powell | 44 | F | 6'10" | 220 | SO | Waco, Texas | Transferred to Rice |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Wyoming brought in 9 players via the transfer portal.[7]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| A.J. Wills | 3 | G | 6'2" | 160 | SO | Richmond, Virginia | Holy Cross |
| Obi Agbim | 5 | G | 6'3" | 180 | SR | Aurora, Colorado | Fort Lewis College |
| Matija Belic | 7 | F | 6'7" | 205 | JR | Belgrade, Serbia | UC Santa Barbara |
| Cole Henry | 8 | F | 6'9" | 240 | GS | Oskaloosa, Iowa | Northern Iowa |
| Abou Magassa | 9 | F | 6'7" | 215 | RFR | Morsang-sur-Orge, France | Saint Louis |
| Dontaie Allen | 11 | G | 6'6" | 210 | SR | Falmouth, Kentucky | Western Kentucky |
| Scottie Ebube | 12 | C | 6'10" | 275 | JR | Mundelein, Illinois | Southern Illinois |
| Jordan Nesbitt | 16 | G | 6'6" | 210 | SR | St. Louis, Missouri | Hampton |
| Touko Tainamo | 25 | F | 6'9" | 220 | SR | Helsinki, Finland | Denver |
2024 recruiting class
[edit]| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Garrett Spielman G/F |
Sheridan, WY | Sheridan HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | May 24, 2024 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
| Jehvion Starwood G |
Oswego, IL | Oswego East HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Nov 9, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
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Preseason
[edit]Mountain West Preseason Poll
| Mountain West Preseason | |||
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| 1. | Boise State | 276 (19) | |
| 2. | New Mexico | 233 (1) | |
| 3. | Nevada | 219 (1) | |
| 4. | San Diego State | 213 (2) | |
| 5. | UNLV | 178 (2) | |
| 6. | Utah State | 169 (1) | |
| 7. | Colorado State | 160 | |
| 8. | San Jose State | 88 | |
| 9. | Wyoming | 67 | |
| 10. | Fresno State | 62 | |
| 11. | Air Force | 51 | |
| Reference:[9] (#) first-place votes | |||
Pre-Season All-Mountain West Team
| Player | School | ||
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| Alvaro Cardenas | Boise State | ||
| Nique Clifford | Colorado State | ||
| Nick Davidson | Nevada | ||
| Tyson Degenhart | Boise State | ||
| Donovan Dent | New Mexico | ||
| Nelly Junior Joseph | New Mexico | ||
| Ian Martinez | Utah State | ||
| O'Mar Stanley | Boise State | ||
| Dedan Thomas Jr. | UNLV | ||
| Reese Waters | San Diego State | ||
| Reference:[10] | |||
- Player of the Year: Tyson Degenhart, Boise State
- Newcomer of the Year: Kobe Sanders, Nevada
- Freshman of the Year: Pharaoh Compton, San Diego State
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| October 25, 2024* 6:30 PM MDT |
College of Idaho | W 80–63 | — |
18 – Touko Tainamo | 9 – Abou Magassa | 4 – Cole Henry | Arena-Auditorium (2,029) Laramie, WY | ||||
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| November 4, 2024* 7:30 PM MST |
Concordia St. Paul | W 108–85 | 1–0 |
25 – Obi Agbim | 16 – Jordan Nesbitt | 6 – Obi Agbim | Arena-Auditorium (4,281) Laramie, WY | ||||
| November 10, 2024* 2:00 PM MST |
Tennessee State | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY | |||||||||
| November 13, 2024* 6:00 PM MST, ESPN+ |
at Texas Tech | United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX | |||||||||
| November 16, 2024* 7:00 PM MST |
Utah Tech | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY | |||||||||
| November 22, 2024* 6:30 PM MST |
Southeastern Louisiana | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY | |||||||||
| November 26, 2024* 4 PM MST, CBSSN |
vs. Tulane Cancún Challenge Riviera Semifinals |
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico | |||||||||
| November 27, 2024* TBD, CBSSN |
vs. Loyola Marymount/Belmont Cancún Challenge Riviera |
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico | |||||||||
| December 4, 2024 TBD |
at Utah State | Smith Spectrum Logan, UT | |||||||||
| December 10, 2024* 6:00 PM MST |
at South Dakota | Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD | |||||||||
| December 14, 2024* 7:00 PM MST, ESPN+ |
vs. BYU | Delta Center Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||||
| December 19, 2024* 6:30 PM MST |
Bellarmine | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY | |||||||||
| December 22, 2024* 3:00 PM MST |
at Cal State Fullerton | Titan Gym Fullerton, CA | |||||||||
| December 28, 2024 2:00 PM MST |
Nevada | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY | |||||||||
| December 31, 2024 6:30 PM MST |
Boise State | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY | |||||||||
| January 4, 2025 TBD |
at Air Force | Clune Arena U.S. Air Force Academy, CO | |||||||||
| January 7, 2025 8:00 PM MST, CBSSN |
New Mexico | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY | |||||||||
| January 14, 2025 TBD |
at Boise State | ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID | |||||||||
| January 18, 2025 2:00 PM MST |
Colorado State Border War |
Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY | |||||||||
| January 21, 2025 9:00 PM MST, CBSSN |
at UNLV | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
| January 25, 2025 TBD |
at San Jose State | Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA | |||||||||
| January 28, 2025 6:30 PM MST |
Fresno State | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY | |||||||||
| February 1, 2025 TBD, CBSSN |
at San Diego State | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| February 4, 2025 6:30 PM MST |
Utah State | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY | |||||||||
| February 8, 2025 2:00 PM MST |
UNLV | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY | |||||||||
| February 12, 2025 8:00 PM MST, FS1 |
at New Mexico | The Pit Albuquerque, NM | |||||||||
| February 15, 2025 TBD |
at Colorado State Border War |
Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO | |||||||||
| February 18, 2025 6:30 PM MST |
Air Force | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY | |||||||||
| February 22, 2025 2:00 PM MST |
San Jose State | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY | |||||||||
| February 25, 2025 TBD |
at Nevada | Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV | |||||||||
| March 1, 2025 6:00 PM MST, CBSSN |
San Diego State | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY | |||||||||
| March 4, 2025 TBD |
at Fresno State | Save Mart Center Fresno, CA | |||||||||
Source:[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Bloomquist, Wes (May 14, 2024). "McCasland adds Jeff Linder to Tech coaching staff". TexasTech.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ "DeWeese Joins Men's Basketball Staff". CSURams.com. June 11, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ Hertel, Alyssa (April 19, 2024). "Meet Ben McCollum's coaching staff for Drake basketball". Des Moines Register. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ Seeman, Nick (May 12, 2024). "Sundance Wicks Named Head Coach of Cowboy Basketball Program". GoWyo.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ Seeman, Nick (May 15, 2024). "Nic Reynolds Named an Assistant Coach for Cowboy Basketball". GoWyo.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ Seeman, Nick (May 17, 2024). "Pat Monaghan Named an Assistant Coach for Cowboy Basketball". GoWyo.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ a b Wittman, Mike; Hanifin, Matt (July 28, 2024). "2024 Mountain West Basketball Player Movement Tracker". MWCConnection.com. SBNation. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ Riding, Mason (April 5, 2024). "Cowboys lose five players to transfer portal, three to graduation so far in offseason". The Branding Iron. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ "Boise State Voted 2024-25 Mountain West Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite". TheMW.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "Mountain West Announces 2024-25 Preseason Men's Basketball All-Conference Team". TheMW.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". gowyo.com. Retrieved October 21, 2024.