2016–17 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

2016–17 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
CBI champion
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record23–15 (8–10 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaArena-Auditorium
Seasons
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] 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
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

College recruiting information
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 
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 June 24, 2016.

2017 Recruiting Class

College recruiting information (2017)
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 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:2/5 stars
Hunter Thompson
C 		Pine Bluffs, WY Pine Bluffs High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sep 6, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Anthony Mack
SG 		Blairstown, NJ Blair Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 2, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: 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:

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) Current redshirt 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 14 Austin Mueller Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr ThunderRidge HS Highlands Ranch, CO
F 15 Brodricks Jones (I) Current redshirt 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 Chaparral HS
Central Wyoming College 		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 Columbia HS
Santa Fe College 		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
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Statistics

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG BPG SPG PPG
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
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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References

  1. ^ The university uses "Cowgirls" as its women's athletic nickname.
  2. ^ "Wyoming basketball coach Larry Shyatt resigns, Allen Edwards hired".
  3. ^ "University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". gowyo.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2016.