2016–17 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

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.

2016–17 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
2016–17 record23–15 (8–10 MW)
Head coachAllen Edwards (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaArena-Auditorium
2016–17 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Nevada †14–4 .778  28–7  .800
Colorado State13–5 .722  24–12  .667
Boise State12–6 .667  20–12  .625
Fresno State11–7 .611  20–13  .606
New Mexico10–8 .556  17–14  .548
San Diego State9–9 .500  19–14  .576
Wyoming8–10 .444  23–15  .605
San Jose State7–11 .389  14–16  .467
Utah State7–11 .389  14–17  .452
Air Force4–14 .222  12–21  .364
UNLV4–14 .222  11–21  .344
† 2017 MW Tournament winner

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
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Austin Conway2G5'8"175RS FreshmanAurora, COWill play football at Wyoming
Josh Adams14G6'2"190SeniorParker, COGraduated
Trey Washington III55G5'11"185RS SophomoreDallas, TXTransferred to Texas A&M–Commerce

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Nyaires Redding0G6'2"166JuniorSolon, OHTransferred 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 Jones15F6'10"220SophomoreLos Angeles, CATransferred from UTEP. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jones will sit out the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of eligibility remaining.
Louis Adams24G6'4"185JuniorChicago, ILJunior college transfer from Odessa College

Incoming Recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting 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 2016-06-24.

    2017 Recruiting Class

    Roster
    2016–17 Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Nyaires Redding (I, W)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)166 lb (75 kg) JrWestwind Prep
    Washington State    		 Solon, OH
    G 1 Justin James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoOldsmar Christian HS Port Saint Lucie, FL
    G 3 Alexander Aka Gorski 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrSunrise Christian Academy Lund, Sweden
    F 5 Alan Herndon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrWidefield HS Colorado Springs, CO
    G 11 Jeremy Lieberman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrCalabasas HS Calabasas, CA
    G 12 Cody Kelly (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS FrCampbell County HS Gillette, WY
    G 13 Sam Averbuck (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS FrSuffield Academy Santa Rosa, CA
    F 14 Austin Mueller  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrThunderRidge HS Highlands Ranch, CO
    F 15 Brodricks Jones (I)  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoLawndale HS
    UTEP    		 Los Angeles, CA
    F 20 Hayden Dalton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrChaparral HS
    Central Wyoming College    		 Parker, CO
    C 21 Jonathan Barnes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrPonderosa HS Parker, CO
    G 23 Jason McManamen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SrTorrington HS Torrington, WY
    G 24 Louis Adams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrOrr Academy HS
    Odessa College    		 Chicago, IL
    G 25 Morris Marshall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrColumbia HS
    Santa Fe College    		 White Springs, FL
    F 32 Andrew Moemeka 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS FrOldsmar Christian HS Lake City, FL
    F 33 Jordan Naughton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoEtiwanda 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. http://www.coloradoan.com/story/sports/csu/mens-basketball/2016/03/21/larry-shyatt-wyoming-basketball/82079042/
    3. "University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". gowyo.com. Archived from the original on 2016-07-04.
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