2013–14 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

The 2013–14 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team[1] represented the University of Wyoming during the 2013–2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Larry Shyatt in his third year. They played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming. The Cowboys were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 9–9 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament to UNLV. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Texas A&M.

2013–14 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
CBI First round vs. Texas A&M, L 43–59
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record18–15 (9–9 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaArena-Auditorium (Capacity: 15,028)
Seasons
2013–14 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 San Diego State 16 2   .889 31 5   .861
No. 17 New Mexico 15 3   .833 27 7   .794
UNLV 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Nevada 10 8   .556 15 17   .469
Boise State 9 9   .500 21 13   .618
Wyoming 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Fresno State 9 9   .500 21 18   .538
Utah State 7 11   .389 18 14   .563
Colorado State 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Air Force 6 12   .333 12 18   .400
San Jose State 1 17   .056 7 24   .226
2014 MWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Leonard Washington 0 F 6'7" 230 RS Senior Baton Rouge, LA Graduated
Derrious Gilmore 1 G 5'10" 170 Senior Baltimore, MD Graduated
Shakir Smith 5 G 6'1" 160 Sophomore Tucson, AZ Suspended[2]
Luke Martinez 25 G 6'4" 190 RS Senior Bismarck, ND Graduated

Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Alan Herndon
#89 PF
Colorado Springs, CO Widefield High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 5, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 67
Keonta Vernon
#110 PF
Tulare, CA Tulare Union High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 26, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 65
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:

  • "Wyoming Commit List for 2013". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  • "ESPN – Wyoming Cowboys Basketball Recruiting 2013". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 14, 2013.

Roster

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2013–14 Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Charles Hankerson, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Alabama Miami, FL
G 2 Riley Grabau 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Boulder HS Boulder, CO
G 3 Aaron Tyser 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Sheridan College Buffalo, WY
G 5 Trey Washington (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Woodrow Wilson HS Dallas, TX
F 11 Derek Cooke, Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Cloud Community CC Washington, D.C.
G 13 Jack Benz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr University School Chagrin Falls, OH
G 14 Josh Adams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Chaparral HS Parker, CO
G 15 Jerron Granberry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr North Florida Miami, FL
G 20 Nathan Sobey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Cochise College Warrnambool, AUS
F 22 Larry Nance Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Revere HS Akron, OH
G 23 Jason McManamen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Torrington HS Torrington, WY
F 24 Keonta Vernon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Tulare Union HS Tulare, CA
F 32 Alan Herndon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Widefield HS Colorado Springs, CO
G 33 Zane Stull (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Millard North HS Omaha, NE
F 43 Matt Sellers 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Western Wyoming CC Champlin, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Statistics

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Josh Adams 32 32 32.4 .483 .313 .734 3.1 2.9 0.8 0.3 12.7
Jack Bentz 18 0 5.8 .429 .000 .500 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.4
Derek Cooke Jr. 33 32 22.6 .629 .000 .449 5.8 1.0 0.7 0.9 6.1
Riley Grabau 33 33 35.3 .421 .420 .892 2.5 2.2 0.4 0.0 10.1
Jerron Granberry 33 7 25.2 .435 .387 .849 2.1 1.2 0.7 0.5 6.1
Austin Haldorson 15 0 4.9 .200 .250 .000 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5
Charles Hankerson Jr. 27 1 17.2 .429 .400 .650 1.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 5.1
Larry Nance Jr. 26 26 34.7 .544 .243 .758 8.6 1.6 1.4 2.1 15.4
Matt Sellers 12 1 6.9 .286 .000 .750 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.2
Nathan Sobey 33 33 30.2 .427 .259 .691 3.4 1.9 0.5 0.2 9.8
Zane Stull 4 0 1.3 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Aaron Tyser 10 0 1.3 .714 .750 .000 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.3
Trey Washington III 29 0 9.7 .391 .333 .593 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.0 3.0

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 31*
7:00 pm
UC Colorado Springs W 85–81 
Arena-Auditorium (4,561)
Laramie, WY
Regular season
Nov 8*
7:00 pm
Tennessee–Martin
Global Sports Main Event
W 78–60  1–0
Arena-Auditorium (5,082)
Laramie, WY
Nov 13*
7:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado
Global Sports Main Event
L 58–63  1–1
Coors Events Center (9,429)
Boulder, CO
Nov 16*
1:00 pm
Arkansas State
Global Sports Main Event
W 85–64  2–1
Arena-Auditorium (4,934)
Laramie, WY
Nov 18*
7:30 pm
Jackson State
Global Sports Main Event
W 73–65  3–1
Arena-Auditorium (4,099)
Laramie, WY
Nov 22*
8:00 pm, RTRM
South Dakota W 70–53  4–1
Arena-Auditorium (5,086)
Laramie, WY
Nov 25*
5:00 pm, BTN
at No. 7 Ohio State L 50–65  4–2
Value City Arena (15,438)
Columbus, OH
Nov 30*
7:30 pm
Montana State W 79–54  5–2
Arena-Auditorium (4,631)
Laramie, WY
Dec 2*
7:00 pm, RTRM
Black Hills State W 79–65  6–2
Arena-Auditorium (4,536)
Laramie, WY
Dec 7*
7:15 pm, MSN
vs. South Dakota W 67–66 OT 7–2
Rushmore Plaza Civic Center (3,356)
Rapid City, SD
Dec 15*
2:00 pm, RTRM
at Denver L 61–64  7–3
Magness Arena (4,940)
Denver, CO
Dec 20*
7:00 pm, RTRM
SMU L 54–62  7–4
Arena-Auditorium (4,486)
Laramie, WY
Dec 22*
4:00 pm
Northern Colorado W 72–59  8–4
Arena-Auditorium (4,513)
Laramie, WY
Jan 1*
2:00 pm
Western State W 69–52  9–4
Arena-Auditorium (4,262)
Laramie, WY
Mountain West regular season
Jan 4
4:05 pm, RTRM
at Nevada L 58–61  9–5 (0–1)
Lawlor Events Center (5,740)
Reno, NV
Jan 8
7:00 pm, ESPN3
New Mexico L 69–72  9–6 (0–2)
Arena-Auditorium (4,711)
Laramie, WY
Jan 11
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Boise State W 52–50  10–6 (1–2)
Taco Bell Arena (7,445)
Boise, ID
Jan 18
2:00 pm
San Jose State W 67–56  11–6 (2–2)
Arena-Auditorium (5,673)
Laramie, WY
Jan 22
7:05 pm, RTRM
at Air Force W 66–59  12–6 (3–2)
Clune Arena (1,881)
Colorado Springs, CO
Jan 25
2:00 pm
Nevada W 64–62 OT 13–6 (4–2)
Arena-Auditorium (6,944)
Laramie, WY
Jan 29
8:00 pm
at Fresno State L 62–67  13–7 (4–3)
Save Mart Center (5,946)
Fresno, CA
Feb 1
4:05 pm, RTRM
Utah State W 74–57  14–7 (5–3)
Arena-Auditorium (5,981)
Laramie, WY
Feb 5
9:05 pm, ESPNU
at New Mexico L 61–66 OT 14–8 (5–4)
The Pit (15,077)
Albuquerque, NM
Feb 8
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at UNLV L 46–48  14–9 (5–5)
Thomas & Mack Center (13,863)
Paradise, NV
Feb 11
9:05 pm, ESPNU
No. 5 San Diego State W 68–62  15–9 (6–5)
Arena-Auditorium (5,801)
Laramie, WY
Feb 15
3:00 pm
at San Jose State W 46–38  16–9 (7–5)
Event Center Arena (1,153)
San Jose, CA
Feb 18
7:05 pm, RTRM
Fresno State W 72–66  17–9 (8–5)
Arena-Auditorium (5,386)
Laramie, WY
Feb 22
7:05 pm, RTRM
at Colorado State L 67–82  17–10 (8–6)
Moby Arena (6,590)
Fort Collins, CO
Feb 26
7:05 pm, RTRM
Air Force L 53–55  17–11 (8–7)
Arena-Auditorium (4,468)
Laramie, WY
Mar 1
4:05 pm, CBSSN
Boise State L 63–72  17–12 (8–8)
Arena-Auditorium (5,389)
Laramie, WY
Mar 5
8:05 pm, RTRM
at Utah State L 54–65  17–13 (8–9)
Smith Spectrum (9,909)
Logan, UT
Mar 8
2:05 pm, RTRM
Colorado State W 83–75  18–13 (9–9)
Arena-Auditorium (6,734)
Laramie, WY
Mountain West tournament
Mar 13
3:30 pm, CBSSN
at UNLV
Quarterfinals
L 67–71  18–14
Thomas & Mack Center (9,854)
Paradise, NV
CBI
Mar 19*
6:00 pm, FCS Pacific
at Texas A&M
First round
L 43–59  18–15
Reed Arena (2,346)
College Station, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ The university uses "Cowgirls" as its women's athletic nickname.
  2. ^ "Wyoming basketball star sentenced". Star Tribune. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  3. ^ "University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on August 14, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2013.