2014–15 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team
2014–15 Wyoming Cowboys basketball | |
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Mountain West tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, round of 64 | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 25–10 (11–7 Mountain West) |
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Home arena | Arena-Auditorium (Capacity: 15,028) |
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Boise State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming † | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State* | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 2 | – | 28 | .067 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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† 2015 MWC tournament winner |
The 2014–15 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team[1] represented the University of Wyoming during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Larry Shyatt in his fifth year. They played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming. The Cowboys were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 25–10, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Utah State, Boise State and San Diego State to become champions of the Mountain West tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Northern Iowa.
Previous season
The 2013–14 Wyoming Cowboys finished the season with an overall record of 18–15, 9–9 in the Mountain West to finish in a tie for fifth place. In the Mountain West Conference tournament, the Cowboys were defeated by UNLV in the quarterfinals. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Texas A&M.
Preseason
The Cowboys were picked to finish sixth in the Mountain West Conference preseason media poll. Larry Nance Jr. was named the preseason player of the year, as well as being named to the preseason all-Mountain West team.[2]
Regular season
On January 12, 2015 Wyoming was ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll for the first time since 1988.[3]
Players
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Jerron Granberry | 15 | G | 6'4" | 225 | RS Senior | Miami, FL | Graduated |
Nathan Sobey | 20 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Warrnambool, AUS | Graduated |
Keonta Vernon | 24 | F | 6'5" | 225 | Freshman | Tulare, CA | Transferred to College of Southern Idaho |
Zane Stull | 33 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Freshman | Omaha, NE | Transferred |
Recruiting
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jonathan Barnes #35 C |
Parker, CO | Ponderosa High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Oct 28, 2013 | |
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 | ||||||
Jeremy Lieberman #56 PG |
Calabasas, CA | Calabasas High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Aug 21, 2013 | |
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 | ||||||
Diontae Jones #87 SF |
Las Vegas, NV | Clark High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Aug 8, 2013 | |
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 68 | ||||||
Tyrell Williams PF |
Miami, FL | Miami Norland High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Apr 29, 2014 | |
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
Alexander Aka Gorski SG |
Uppsala, Sweden | Sunrise Christian Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | May 1, 2014 | |
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: – | ||||||
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Roster
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Statistics
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Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Josh Adams | 35 | 34 | 33.6 | .437 | .324 | .743 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 12.8 |
Alexander Aka Gorski | 20 | 0 | 8.3 | .310 | .267 | .500 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
Jonathan Barnes | 14 | 0 | 4.5 | .500 | .000 | .600 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
Jack Bentz | 22 | 1 | 8.3 | .111 | .000 | .667 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Derek Cooke Jr. | 35 | 35 | 26.3 | .720 | 1.000 | .543 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 8.1 |
Riley Grabau | 34 | 34 | 33.9 | .377 | .367 | .939 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 9.1 |
Charles Hankerson Jr. | 34 | 34 | 28.6 | .386 | .344 | .456 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 6.9 |
Alan Herndon | 31 | 2 | 15.4 | .474 | .174 | .593 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
Jeremy Lieberman | 25 | 0 | 9.0 | .268 | .185 | .700 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
Jason McManamen | 35 | 4 | 16.8 | .407 | .338 | .429 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.7 |
Larry Nance Jr. | 31 | 31 | 34.9 | .514 | .333 | .786 | 7.2 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 16.1 |
Matt Sellers | 15 | 0 | 9.4 | .677 | .000 | .600 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/16/2014* 2:00 pm |
Northern Colorado Wyoming Tournament |
W 78–70 | 1–0 |
Arena-Auditorium (5,876) Laramie, WY | |||||||
11/18/2014* 7:00 pm |
Western State | W 61–46 | 2–0 |
Arena-Auditorium (4,785) Laramie, WY | |||||||
11/22/2014* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Colorado Rivalry |
W 56–33 | 3–0 |
Arena-Auditorium (9,066) Laramie, WY | |||||||
11/24/2014* 7:00 pm |
Florida A&M Wyoming Tournament |
W 66–45 | 4–0 |
Arena-Auditorium (4,763) Laramie, WY | |||||||
11/26/2014* 7:00 pm |
Stetson Wyoming Tournament |
W 65–41 | 5–0 |
Arena-Auditorium (4,668) Laramie, WY | |||||||
11/29/2014* 4:30 pm, RTRM |
New Mexico State Wyoming Tournament |
W 78–75 | 6–0 |
Arena-Auditorium (5,474) Laramie, WY | |||||||
12/02/2014* 7:00 pm, RTRM |
Denver | W 68–42 | 7–0 |
Arena-Auditorium (4,928) Laramie, WY | |||||||
12/05/2014* 5:00 pm, ESPNews |
at SMU | L 53–66 | 7–1 |
Moody Coliseum (6,852) Dallas, TX | |||||||
12/07/2014* 2:00 pm |
Regis | W 70–35 | 8–1 |
Arena-Auditorium (4,598) Laramie, WY | |||||||
12/10/2014* 9:00 pm, P12N |
at California | L 42–45 | 8–2 |
Haas Pavilion (6,648) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
12/14/2014* 12:00 pm, RTRM |
Montana State | W 70–61 | 9–2 |
Arena-Auditorium (4,567) Laramie, WY | |||||||
12/20/2014* 2:00 pm, RTRM |
Southern | W 57–39 | 10–2 |
Arena-Auditorium (4,925) Laramie, WY | |||||||
12/23/2014* 7:00 pm |
at Montana State | W 61–51 | 11–2 |
Worthington Arena (2,107) Bozeman, MT | |||||||
Mountain West regular season | |||||||||||
12/31/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
UNLV | W 76–71 | 12–2 (1–0) |
Arena-Auditorium (6,011) Laramie, WY | |||||||
01/03/2015 8:00 pm |
at San Jose State | W 64–59 | 13–2 (2–0) |
Event Center Arena (1,188) San Jose, CA | |||||||
01/07/2015 7:00 pm |
at Colorado State Border War |
W 60–54 | 14–2 (3–0) |
Moby Arena (8,018) Fort Collins, CO | |||||||
01/10/2015 4:00 pm, CBSSN |
Boise State | W 65–54 | 15–2 (4–0) |
Arena-Auditorium (7,024) Laramie, WY | |||||||
01/14/2015 9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 25 | San Diego State | L 52–60 | 15–3 (4–1) |
Arena-Auditorium (6,178) Laramie, WY | ||||||
01/17/2015 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
No. 25 | at Fresno State | W 70–65 3OT | 16–3 (5–1) |
Save Mart Center (8,118) Fresno, CA | ||||||
01/24/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
New Mexico | W 63–62 OT | 17–3 (6–1) |
Arena-Auditorium (10,167) Laramie, WY | |||||||
01/27/2015 7:00 pm, RTRM |
at Utah State Rivalry |
L 44–56 | 17–4 (6–2) |
Smith Spectrum (9,744) Logan, UT | |||||||
01/31/2015 4:00 pm, RTRM |
Nevada | W 63–55 | 18–4 (7–2) |
Arena-Auditorium (8,106) Laramie, WY | |||||||
02/04/2015 7:00 pm |
Colorado State Border War |
W 59–48 | 19–4 (8–2) |
Arena-Auditorium (8,672) Laramie, WY | |||||||
02/07/2015 12:00 pm, RTRM |
at Air Force | L 50–73 | 19–5 (8–3) |
Clune Arena (4,021) Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
02/11/2015 9:00 pm, CBSSN |
at San Diego State | L 41–67 | 19–6 (8–4) |
Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA | |||||||
02/14/2015 4:00 pm, RTRM |
San Jose State | W 77–60 | 20–6 (9–4) |
Arena-Auditorium (7,870) Laramie, WY | |||||||
02/17/2015 8:00 pm |
at Nevada | W 64–58 | 21–6 (10–4) |
Lawlor Events Center (5,291) Reno, NV | |||||||
02/25/2015 7:30 pm, CBSSN |
Fresno State | L 59–64 | 21–7 (10–5) |
Arena-Auditorium (5,868) Laramie, WY | |||||||
02/28/2015 5:00 pm, CBSSN |
at UNLV | L 57–69 | 21–8 (10–6) |
Thomas & Mack Center (12,659) Paradise, NV | |||||||
03/04/2015 7:00 pm |
Utah State Rivalry |
W 76–53 | 22–8 (11–6) |
Arena-Auditorium (6,327) Laramie, WY | |||||||
03/07/2015 6:00 pm, CBSSN |
at New Mexico | L 49–52 OT | 22–9 (11–7) |
The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM | |||||||
Mountain West tournament | |||||||||||
03/12/2015 3:30 pm, CBSSN |
(4) | vs. (5) Utah State Quarterfinals |
W 67–65 | 23–9 |
Thomas & Mack Center (7,308) Paradise, NV | ||||||
03/13/2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
(4) | vs. (1) No. 25 Boise State Semifinals |
W 71–66 OT | 24–9 |
Thomas & Mack Center (9,199) Paradise, NV | ||||||
03/14/2015 4:00 pm, CBS |
(4) | vs. (2) San Diego State Championship game |
W 45–43 | 25–9 |
Thomas & Mack Center (10,002) Paradise, NV | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
03/20/2015* 11:40 am, TBS |
(12 E) | vs. (5 E) No. 11 Northern Iowa Round of 64 |
L 54–71 | 25–10 |
KeyArena (14,509) Seattle, WA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region E=East. |
Rankings
Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
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AP | NR[6] | NR[7] | RV[8] | RV[9] | NR[10] | NR[11] | NR[12] | NR[13] | RV[14] | 25[15] | RV[16] | RV[17] | NR[18] | NR[19] | NR[20] | NR[21] | NR[22] | NR[23] | RV[24] | N/A |
Coaches | NR[25] | NR[26] | RV[27] | RV[28] | NR[29] | NR[30] | NR[31] | NR[32] | RV[33] | RV[34] | RV[35] | RV[36] | RV[37] | RV[38] | NR[39] | NR[40] | NR[41] | NR[42] | RV[43] | NR |
*AP does not release post-tournament rankings
See also
References
- ^ The university uses "Cowgirls" as its women's athletic nickname.
- ^ "Nance Named MW Preseason Player of the Year - University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ "Kentucky no longer unanimous No. 1". ESPN.com. January 12, 2015. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ "2014–15 Statistics" (PDF). GoWyo.com. March 24, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ^ "University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on August 14, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Preseason".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 2".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 3".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 4".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 5".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 6".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 7".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 8".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 9".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 10".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 11".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 12".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 13".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 14".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 15".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 16".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 17".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 18".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Final Rankings".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Preseason".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 2".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 3".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 4".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 5".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 6".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 7".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 8".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 9".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 10".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 11".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 12".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 13".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 14".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 15".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 16".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 17".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 18".
- ^ "2014-15 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Final Rankings".