2017–18 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

The 2017–18 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by Allen Edwards in his second 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 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. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

2017–18 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record20–13 (10–8 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaArena-Auditorium
2017–18 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 24 Nevada15–3 .83329–8  .784
Boise State13–5 .72223–9  .719
New Mexico12–6 .66719–15  .559
Fresno State11–7 .61121–11  .656
San Diego State †11–7 .61122–11  .667
Wyoming10–8 .55620–13  .606
UNLV8–10 .44420–13  .606
Utah State8–10 .44417–17  .500
Air Force6–12 .33312–19  .387
Colorado State4–14 .22211–21  .344
San Jose State1–17 .0564–26  .133
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Cowboys finished the 2016–17 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.[1] They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) where they defeated Eastern Washington,[2] UMKC,[3] and Utah Valley[4] to advance to the best-of-three championship series against Coastal Carolina. They defeated Coastal Carolina two-games-to-one to win the CBI championship.[5] The Cowboys were the second consecutive Mountain West team to win the CBI after Nevada did so in 2016.[6]

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Jeremy Lieberman11G6'1"175JuniorCalabasas, CAGraduate transferred to California Baptist
Jonathan Barnes21C6'10"245JuniorParker, COGraduate transferred to UC–Colorado Springs
Jason McManamen23G6'5"195RS SeniorTorrington, WYGraduated
Morris Marshall25G6'4"180SeniorWhite Springs, FLGraduated

2017 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Hunter Thompson
#38 PF		 Pine Bluffs, WY Pine Bluffs High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sep 6, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Anthony Mack
#72 SF		 Blairstown, NJ Blair Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 2, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars
Hunter Maldonado
#98 SF		 Colorado Springs, CO Vista Ridge HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 6, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:2/5 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 2017". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 22, 2017.

Preseason

In a vote by conference media at the Mountain West media day, the Cowboys were picked to finish in seventh place in the Mountain West.[7]

Roster
2017–18 Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Nyaires Redding 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)166 lb (75 kg) RS JrWestwind Prep
Washington State		 Solon, OH
G 1 Justin James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrOldsmar Christian HS Port Saint Lucie, FL
F 2 Andrew Moemeka 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SoOldsmar Christian HS Lake City, FL
G 3 Alexander Aka Gorski 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrSunrise Christian Academy Lund, Sweden
F 5 Alan Herndon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrWidefield HS Colorado Springs, CO
F 5 Hunter Thompson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrPine Bluffs HS Pine Bluffs, WY
G 10 Cody Kelly (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SoCampbell County HS Gillette, WY
G 12 Hunter Maldonado 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrVista Ridge HS Colorado Springs, SO
G 13 Sam Averbuck (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SoSuffield Academy Santa Rosa, CA
F 14 Austin Mueller 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrThunderRidge HS Highlands Ranch, CO
F 15 Brodricks Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SoLawndale HS
UTEP		 Los Angeles, CA
F 20 Hayden Dalton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrChaparral HS
Central Wyoming College		 Parker, CO
G 24 Louis Adams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrOrr Academy HS
Odessa College		 Chicago, IL
G 25 Anthony Mack 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)218 lb (99 kg) FrBlair Academy Las Vegas, NV
F 33 Jordan Naughton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrEtiwanda HS Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 10/17/17

Statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG BPG SPG PPG
Louis Adams31319.2.479.426.7052.61.50.30.69.7
Alexander Aka Gorski311122.5.344.288.7441.91.00.00.46.8
Sam Averbuck1003.1.000.000.0000.30.20.00.10.0
Hayden Dalton333333.3.458.403.8387.82.60.50.917.7
Alan Herndon333231.9.512.336.6095.72.02.20.811.8
Justin James323231.2.472.308.7266.03.10.51.118.9
Brodricks Jones1504.6.167.1251.0000.40.20.00.00.7
Cody Kelley332323.2.390.351.6412.42.90.00.95.2
Hunter Maldonado291921.2.388.304.7352.21.40.21.05.3
Andrew Moemeka29310.7.541.000.6842.20.20.30.51.8
Austin Mueller1306.5.556.5001.0000.50.10.10.11.1
Jordan Naughton906.9.571.000.6671.20.00.10.12.0
Nyaires Redding32913.9.359.394.8771.01.30.00.53.7

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2017*
8:30 pm		 Regis W 75–65 
Arena-Auditorium (6,058)
Laramie, WY
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm		 Chattanooga
Cayman Islands Classic		 W 74–65  1–0
 Arena-Auditorium (5,056)
Laramie, WY
Nov 13, 2017*
9:00 pm, P12N		 at Oregon State W 75–66  2–0
 Gill Coliseum (3,874)
Corvallis, OR
Nov 20, 2017*
12:30 pm		 vs. South Dakota State
Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals		 W 77–65  3–0
 John Gray Gymnasium (900)
George Town, Cayman Islands
Nov 21, 2017*
12:30 pm		 vs. Louisiana
Cayman Islands Classic semifinals		 W 70–61  4–0
 John Gray Gymnasium (654)
George Town, Cayman Islands
Nov 22, 2017*
5:30 pm		 vs. No. 12 Cincinnati
Cayman Islands Classic championship game		 L 53–78  4–1
 John Gray Gymnasium (1,530)
George Town, Cayman Islands
Nov 26, 2017*
4:00 pm		 New Mexico Highlands W 83–70  5–1
 Arena-Auditorium (4,205)
Laramie, WY
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm		 at Denver L 78–88  5–2
 Magness Arena (1,662)
Denver, CO
Dec 2, 2017*
4:00 pm		 Drake
MW–MWC Challenge		 W 96–89 2OT 6–2
 Arena-Auditorium (4,853)
Laramie, WY
Dec 6, 2017*
5:00 pm, SECN+		 at South Carolina L 64–80  6–3
 Colonial Life Arena (10,205)
Columbia, SC
Dec 9, 2017*
4:00 pm		 Pacific W 86–72  7–3
 Arena-Auditorium (4,606)
Laramie, WY
Dec 12, 2017*
7:00 pm		 Eastern Washington W 93–88 OT 8–3
 Arena-Auditorium (4,363)
Laramie, WY
Dec 16, 2017*
8:00 pm		 Texas Southern W 72–66  9–3
 Arena-Auditorium (4,487)
Laramie, WY
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm		 Northern Colorado L 84–91  9–4
 Arena-Auditorium (4,289)
Laramie, WY
Mountain West regular season
Dec 27, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 San Diego State W 82–69  10–4
(1–0)		 Arena-Auditorium (4,823)
Laramie, WY
Jan 3, 2018
8:30 pm, CBSSN		 at Nevada L 83–92  10–5
(1–1)		 Lawlor Events Center (9,188)
Reno, NV
Jan 6, 2018
6:00 pm, ATTSNRM		 Boise State W 79–78 OT 11–5
(2–1)		 Arena-Auditorium (5,301)
Laramie, WY
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm, Stadium		 at New Mexico L 66–75  11–6
(2–2)		 The Pit (9,846)
Albuquerque, NM
Jan 13, 2018
2:00 pm, CBSSN		 Colorado State
Border War		 L 73–78  11–7
(2–3)		 Arena-Auditorium (7,014)
Laramie, WY
Jan 20, 2018
7:00 pm		 at Utah State W 85–77  12–7
(3–3)		 Smith Spectrum (7,148)
Logan, UT
Jan 24, 2018
9:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 23 Nevada W 104–103 2OT 13–7
(4–3)		 Arena-Auditorium (5,017)
Laramie, WY
Jan 27, 2018
3:00 pm		 at San Jose State W 90–86 OT 14–7
(5–3)		 Event Center Arena (1,742)
San Jose, CA
Jan 31, 2018
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM		 at Colorado State
Border War		 W 91–86 2OT 15–7
(6–3)		 Moby Arena (4,177)
Fort Collins, CO
Feb 3, 2018
12:00 pm, ATTSNRM		 Fresno State L 62–80  15–8
(6–4)		 Arena-Auditorium (5,690)
Laramie, WY
Feb 7, 2018
7:00 pm		 Utah State W 83–65  16–8
(7–4)		 Arena-Auditorium (4,672)
Laramie, WY
Feb 10, 2018
6:00 pm, CBSSN		 at UNLV L 70–85  16–9
(7–5)		 Thomas & Mack Center (11,421)
Paradise, NV
Feb 14, 2018
9:00 pm, CBSSN		 at San Diego State L 77–87  16–10
(7–6)		 Viejas Arena (10,494)
San Diego, CA
Feb 17, 2018
2:00 pm		 San Jose State W 89–75  17–10
(8–6)		 Arena-Auditorium (5,731)
Laramie, WY
Feb 20, 2018
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM		 New Mexico L 114–119  17–11
(8–7)		 Arena-Auditorium (4,321)
Laramie, WY
Feb 24, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Fresno State W 78–68  18–11
(9–7)		 Save Mart Center (9,645)
Fresno, CA
Feb 28, 2018
7:00 pm		 Air Force W 66–54  19–11
(10–7)		 Arena-Auditorium (5,731)
Laramie, WY
Mar 3, 2018
5:00 pm, ATTSNRM		 at Boise State W 95–87  19–12
(10–8)		 Taco Bell Arena (10,303)
Boise, ID
Mountain West tournament
Mar 7, 2018
4:00 pm, Stadium		 (6) vs. (11) San Jose State
First round		 W 74–61  20–12
 Thomas & Mack Center (4,994)
Paradise, NV
Mar 8, 2018
9:30 pm, CBSSN		 (6) vs. (3) New Mexico
Quarterfinals		 L 75–85  20–13
 Thomas & Mack Center (7,138)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source[8][9]

References
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  2. Foster, Brandon. "Wyoming men's basketball defeats Eastern Washington 91-81 for CBI-opening win". Casper Star-Tribune Online. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  3. "UMKC's postseason run ends with CBI loss to Wyoming". kansascity. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  4. "Utah Valley vs. Wyoming - Game Recap - March 22, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  5. "Coastal Carolina vs. Wyoming - Game Recap - March 31, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  6. "Morehead State vs. Nevada - Game Recap - April 1, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  7. "Nevada Predicted to Win 2017-18 Mountain West Men's Basketball Regular-Season Title". Retrieved October 26, 2017.
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