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.
| 2024–25 Wyoming Cowboys basketball | |
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| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
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| Home arena | Arena-Auditorium |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
editThe 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
editHead 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
editThe 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
editWyoming 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
editMountain 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
editSource:[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.