2018–19 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

2018–19 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record8–24 (4–14 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaArena-Auditorium
Seasons
2018–19 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Nevada 15 – 3   .833 29 – 5   .853
No. 25 Utah State † 15 – 3   .833 28 – 7   .800
Fresno State 13 – 5   .722 23 – 9   .719
San Diego State 11 – 7   .611 21 – 13   .618
UNLV 11 – 7   .611 17 – 14   .548
Air Force 8 – 10   .444 14 – 18   .438
New Mexico 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
Boise State 7 – 11   .389 13 – 20   .394
Colorado State 7 – 11   .389 12 – 20   .375
Wyoming 4 – 14   .222 8 – 24   .250
San Jose State 1 – 17   .056 4 – 27   .129
† Mountain West Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by Allen Edwards in his third year as head coach at Wyoming. The Cowboys played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 8–24, 4–14 in Mountain West play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to New Mexico.

Previous season

The Cowboys finished the 2017–18 season 20–13, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in sixth place. They defeated San Jose State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to New Mexico. They did not compete in a post-season tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Andrew Moemeka 2 F 6'8" 210 RS Sophomore Lake City, FL Transferred to Palm Beach Atlantic
Alexander Aka Gorski 3 F 6'5" 205 Senior Lund, Sweden Graduated
Alan Herndon 5 F 6'9" 210 RS Senior Colorado Springs, CO Graduated
Cody Kelley 10 G 5'11" 180 RS Sophomore Gillette, WY Graduate transferred to South Dakota
Sam Averbuck 13 F 6'4" 185 RS Sophomore Santa Rosa, CA Walk–on; Graduate transferred to Dominican University of California
Brodricks Jones 15 F 6'10" 220 RS Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Georgetown College
Hayden Dalton 20 F 6'8" 185 Senior Parker, CO Graduated
Louis Adams 24 G 6'4" 185 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Anthony Mack 25 G 6'6" 218 Freshman Las Vegas, NV Transferred to Miami (FL)

Source[1][2]

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jake Hendricks 0 G 6'5" 180 Junior Smithfield, UT Junior college transfer from College of Southern Idaho
A.J. Banks 2 G 6'2" 175 Junior Las Vegas, NV Junior college transfer from Pratt Community College
Lwal Dung 34 F 6'7" 180 Junior Adelaide, Australia Junior college transfer from Neosho County CC

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Trevon Taylor
SF 		Virginia Beach, VA Hillcrest Preparatory Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 14, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Bradley Belt
PG 		Huntsville, AL Washington Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Nov 28, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Brandon Porter
SF 		Virginia Beach, VA Washington Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jan 12, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Tariq Johnson
SG 		Baltimore, MD Mt. Zion Prep 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Mar 26, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Trace Young
SF 		Hartford, KY Mt. Zion Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 13, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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 2018". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018.

Source[3]

Roster

2018–19 Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jake Hendricks Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Sky View HS
College of Southern Idaho 		Smithfield, UT
G 1 Justin James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Oldsmar Christian HS Port Saint Lucie, FL
G 2 A. J. Banks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Cheyenne HS
Pratt CC 		Las Vegas, NV
G 5 Tariq Johnson Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Mt. Zion Prep College Park, MD
F 10 Hunter Thompson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Pine Bluffs HS Pine Bluffs, WY
G/F 11 Trace Young 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Mt. Zion Prep Owensboro, KY
G 12 Bradley Belt Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Washington Academy Huntsville, AL
G/F 13 T. J. Taylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Hillcrest Prep Chesapeake, VA
F 14 Austin Mueller Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So ThunderRidge HS Highlands Ranch, CO
F 22 Brandon Porter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Washington Academy Virginia Beach, VA
G 24 Hunter Maldonado Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Vista Ridge HS Colorado Springs, SO
F 33 Jordan Naughton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Etiwanda HS Rancho Cucamonga, CA
G 40 KC Henry (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Lingle-Fort Laramie HS Lingle, WY
G 55 Haize Fornstrom (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Pine Bluffs HS Pine Bluffs, WY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 12, 2019

Statistics

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG BPG SPG PPG
A.J. Banks 32 18 23.4 .504 .324 .737 2.9 1.5 0.4 0.9 5.2
Lwal Dung 4 0 9.3 .600 .000 .333 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.8
Haize Fronstrom 12 0 4.5 .500 .429 1.000 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.1 1.3
Jake Hendricks 23 20 36.0 .398 .406 .636 2.9 1.0 0.0 1.0 10.8
KC Henry 4 0 1.5 .000 .000 .000 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Justin James 32 32 38.2 .409 .296 .741 8.5 4.4 0.6 1.5 22.1
Tariq Johnson 9 0 7.9 .231 .286 .625 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4
Hunter Maldonado 8 5 32.5 .420 .333 .625 6.8 2.3 0.5 1.1 13.8
Austin Mueller 8 8 29.5 .345 .222 .750 3.6 0.6 0.6 1.0 3.9
Jordan Naughton 22 10 15.3 .484 .000 .727 2.0 0.4 0.5 0.2 4.5
Brandon Porter 31 1 9.3 .370 .349 .667 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 2.5
Nyaires Redding 9 9 28.7 .357 .222 .852 2.2 1.9 0.1 0.6 6.3
TJ Taylor 31 22 26.7 .439 .309 .756 3.1 0.7 0.4 0.5 6.6
Hunter Thompson 27 22 28.1 .427 .375 .707 2.9 0.8 0.5 0.2 8.8
Trace Young 20 13 23.8 .394 .370 .471 3.4 0.8 0.5 0.8 6.8

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Colorado Christian W 72–69 
Arena-Auditorium (3,704)
Laramie, WY
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
8:00 pm, ATTSNRM 		UC Santa Barbara L 66–76  0–1
 Arena-Auditorium (3,373)
Laramie, WY
Nov 10, 2018*
1:00 pm, P12N 		at Oregon State L 63–84  0–2
 Gill Coliseum (3,791)
Corvallis, OR
Nov 14, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Grambling State
Fort Myers Tip-Off 		W 86–78  1–2
 Arena-Auditorium (3,374)
Laramie, WY
Nov 16, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Niagara
Fort Myers Tip-Off 		L 69–72  1–3
 Arena-Auditorium (2,487)
Laramie, WY
Nov 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, FS1 		vs. Boston College
Fort Myers Tip-Off semifinals 		L 76–88  1–4
 Suncoast Credit Union Arena (4,721)
Fort Myers, FL
Nov 21, 2018*
3:00 pm, FS1 		vs. Richmond
Fort Myers Tip-Off consolation final 		W 68–66  2–4
 Suncoast Credit Union Arena (1,250)
Fort Myers, FL
Nov 28, 2018*
5:00 pm 		at Evansville
MW–MVC Challenge 		L 78–86  2–5
 Ford Center (4,709)
Evansville, IN
Dec 1, 2018*
4:00 pm 		Northern Colorado L 80–85  2–6
 Arena-Auditorium (2,752)
Laramie, WY
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, Stadium 		South Carolina W 73–64  3–6
 Arena-Auditorium (3,657)
Laramie, WY
Dec 11, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Denver L 87–90 OT 3–7
 Arena-Auditorium (3,422)
Laramie, WY
Dec 21, 2018*
5:00 pm 		vs. East Tennessee State
Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals 		L 53–76  3–8
 Don Haskins Center (4,284)
El Paso, TX
Dec 22, 2018*
5:00 pm 		at UTEP
Sun Bowl Invitational 3rd place game 		L 65–76  3–9
 Don Haskins Center (4,011)
El Paso, TX
Dec 29, 2018*
4:00 pm 		Dixie State W 65–63  4–9
 Arena-Auditorium (3,626)
Laramie, WY
Mountain West regular season
Jan 2, 2019
7:00 pm, Stadium 		Boise State L 55–69  4–10
(0–1) 		Arena-Auditorium (3,395)
Laramie, WY
Jan 5, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at UNLV L 56-68  4–11
(0–2) 		Thomas & Mack Center (7,903)
Paradise, NV
Jan 8, 2019
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at San Diego State L 54–84  4–12
(0–3) 		Viejas Arena (10,130)
San Diego, CA
Jan 12, 2019
4:00 pm, ATTSNRM 		Utah State L 55–71  4–13
(0–4) 		Arena-Auditorium (3,426)
Laramie, WY
Jan 19, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at New Mexico L 53–83  4–14
(0–5) 		Dreamstyle Arena (11,744)
Albquerque, NM
Jan 23, 2019
7:00 pm 		San Jose State W 59–46  5–14
(1–5) 		Arena-Auditorium (5,787)
Laramie, WY
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm, Stadium 		at Boise State L 52–77  5–15
(1–6) 		Taco Bell Arena (5,093)
Boise, ID
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 pm 		Fresno State L 62–75  5–16
(1–7) 		Arena-Auditorium (3,606)
Laramie, WY
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Air Force L 76–81  5–17
(1–8) 		Clune Arena (1,798)
Colorado Springs, CO
Feb 9, 2019
12:00 pm, ATTSNRM 		Colorado State
Border War 		W 74–66  6–17
(2–8) 		Arena-Auditorium (5,055)
Laramie, WY
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Utah State L 59–76  6–18
(2–9) 		Smith Spectrum (5,458)
Logan, UT
Feb 16, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 7 Nevada L 49–82  6–19
(2–10) 		Arena-Auditorium (5,287)
Laramie, WY
Feb 19, 2019
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		UNLV L 56–66  6–20
(2–11) 		Arena-Auditorium (3,432)
Laramie, WY
Feb 23, 2019
12:00 pm, ATTSNRM 		at Colorado State
Border War 		L 48–83  6–21
(2–12) 		Moby Arena (5,026)
Fort Collins, CO
Feb 27, 2019
8:00 pm 		at Fresno State L 60–71  6–22
(2–13) 		Save Mart Center (5,339)
Fresno, CA
Mar 2, 2019
4:00 pm, ATTSNRM 		Air Force L 72–80  6–23
(2–14) 		Arena-Auditorium (3,991)
Laramie, WY
Mar 6, 2019
8:00 pm 		at San Jose State W 81–71  7–23
(3–14) 		Event Center Arena (2,960)
San Jose, CA
Mar 9, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		New Mexico W 88–81  8–23
(4–14) 		Arena-Auditorium (4,113)
Laramie, WY
Mountain West tournament
Mar 13, 2019
2:30 pm 		(10) vs. (7) New Mexico
First round 		L 68–78  8–24
 Thomas & Mack Center (5,578)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source[4]

References

  1. ^ Foster, Brandon (July 3, 2018). "Wyoming men's basketball transfers all find new homes". Casper Star-Tribune Online. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "Seven Cowboy Cagers Set to Receive Degrees". gowyo.com. May 4, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  3. ^ Foster, Brandon (June 13, 2018). "2018 Wyoming basketball recruiting tracker". Casper Star-Tribune Online. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". gowyo.com.