2016–17 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

2016–17 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
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] represents the University of Wyoming during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Allen Edwards in his first year. They play their home games at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming. The Cowboys are a member of the Mountain West Conference.

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 21st, head coach Larry Shyatt resigned.^[2]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
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
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Austin Mueller #72 PF	Highlands Ranch, CO	ThunderRidge HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 17, 2015
Austin Mueller #72 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: –
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-06-24.

2017 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Hunter Maldonado SF	Colorado Springs, CO	Vista Ridge HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 6, 2016
Hunter Maldonado SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60
Hunter Thompson C	Pine Bluffs, WY	Pine Bluffs High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sep 6, 2016
Hunter Thompson C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80
Anthony Mack SG	Blairstown, NJ	Blair Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Nov 2, 2016
Anthony Mack SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: –
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN – Wyoming Cowboys Basketball Recruiting 2017". ESPN.com. Retrieved 10 November 2016. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 10 November 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Nyaires Redding (I, W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Westwind Prep Washington State	Solon, OH
G	1	Justin James	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Oldsmar Christian HS	Port Saint Lucie, FL
G	3	Alexander Aka Gorski	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Sunrise Christian Academy	Lund, Sweden
F	5	Alan Herndon	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Widefield HS	Colorado Springs, CO
G	11	Jeremy Lieberman	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Calabasas HS	Calabasas, CA
G	12	Cody Kelly (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Campbell County HS	Gillette, WY
G	13	Sam Averbuck (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Suffield Academy	Santa Rosa, CA
F	15	Brodricks Jones (I)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Lawndale HS UTEP	Los Angeles, CA
F	20	Hayden Dalton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Central Wyoming College Chaparral HS	Parker, CO
C	21	Jonathan Barnes	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Ponderosa HS	Parker, CO
G	23	Jason McManamen	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	Torrington HS	Torrington, WY
G	24	Louis Adams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Orr Academy HS Odessa College	Chicago, IL
G	25	Morris Marshall	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Santa Fe College Columbia HS	White Springs, FL
F	32	Andrew Moemeka	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Oldsmar Christian HS	Lake City, FL
F	33	Jordan Naughton	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Etiwanda HS	Rancho Cucamonga, CA
F		Austin Mueller	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	ThunderRidge HS	Highlands Ranch, CO

Head coach

Allen Edwards (Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeremy Shyatt (Clemson)
Tony Pujol (Sterling College)
Jermaine Kimbrough (Virginia Tech)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Statistics

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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			Arena–Auditorium Laramie, WY
12/10/2016* 4:00 PM	Montana			Arena–Auditorium Laramie, WY
12/17/2016* 4:00 PM	Cornell Las Vegas Classic			Arena–Auditorium Laramie, WY
12/19/2016* 7:00 PM	Troy Las Vegas Classic			Arena–Auditorium Laramie, WY
12/22/2016* 5:30 PM, FS1	vs. DePaul Las Vegas Classic semifinals			Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
12/23/2016* 6:30 PM or 9:00 PM, FS1	vs. Missouri State or USC Las Vegas Classic			Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
Mountain West regular season
12/28/2016 7:00 PM	Air Force			Arena–Auditorium Laramie, WY
12/31/2016 2:00 PM	at UNLV			Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
01/04/2017 8:00 PM	at Fresno State			Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
01/11/2017 7:00 PM, RTRM	Utah State			Arena–Auditorium Laramie, WY
01/14/2017 4:00 PM, ESPN3	Nevada			Arena–Auditorium Laramie, WY
01/18/2017 8:00 PM	at San Jose State			Event Center Arena San Jose, CA
01/21/2017 6:00 PM, CBSSN	at New Mexico			The Pit Albuquerque, NM
01/25/2017 7:00 PM	UNLV			Arena–Auditorium Laramie, WY
01/28/2017 4:00 PM, RTRM	Boise State			Arena–Auditorium Laramie, WY
01/31/2017 9:00 PM, CBSSN	at San Diego State			Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
02/04/2017 2:00 PM	at Air Force			Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
02/08/2017 7:00 PM	Fresno State			Arena–Auditorium Laramie, WY
02/11/2017 7:00 PM	at Utah State			Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
02/15/2017 7:00 PM, RTRM	Colorado State Border War			Arena–Auditorium Laramie, WY
02/18/2017 4:00 PM, RTRM	at Boise State			Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID
02/25/2017 4:00 PM, ESPN3	New Mexico			Arena–Auditorium Laramie, WY
03/01/2017 8:00 PM, RTRM	at Colorado State Border War			Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
03/04/2017 2:00 PM	San Jose State			Arena–Auditorium Laramie, WY
Mountain West Tournament
03/08–11/2017	vs.			Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

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References

^ The university uses "Cowgirls" as its women's athletic nickname.
^ http://www.coloradoan.com/story/sports/csu/mens-basketball/2016/03/21/larry-shyatt-wyoming-basketball/82079042/
^ "University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". gowyo.com.

[1] The university uses "Cowgirls" as its women's athletic nickname.

[2] ttp://www.coloradoan.com/story/sports/csu/mens-basketball/2016/03/21/larry-shyatt-wyoming-basketball/82079042/

[wyomingathletics-3] "University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". gowyo.com.

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