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2020–21 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

2020–21 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record14–11 (7–9 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaArena-Auditorium
Seasons
2020–21 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 San Diego State† 14 – 3   .824 23 – 5   .821
Utah State 15 – 4   .789 20 – 9   .690
Colorado State 14 – 4   .778 20 – 8   .714
Boise State 14 – 6   .700 19 – 9   .679
Nevada 10 – 7   .588 16 – 10   .615
Fresno State 9 – 11   .450 12 – 12   .500
UNLV 8 – 10   .444 12 – 15   .444
Wyoming 7 – 9   .438 14 – 11   .560
San Jose State 3 – 13   .188 5 – 16   .238
Air Force 3 – 17   .150 5 – 20   .200
New Mexico 2 – 15   .118 6 – 16   .273
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by Jeff Linder in his first 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. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Cowboys finished the season 14–11, 7–9 in Mountain West play to finish in seventh place. They defeated San Jose State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament before losing to San Diego State in the quarterfinals.

Previous season

The Cowboys finished the 2019–20 season 9–24, 2–16 in Mountain West play to finish in last place in the conference. As the 11 seed in the Mountain West tournament, they upset Colorado State and Nevada to reach the semifinals, where they lost to Utah State. They became the first ever 11 seed to win a game at the Mountain West tournament.

On March 9, 2020, head coach Allen Edwards was fired.[1] He finished at Wyoming with a four-year record of 60–76. On March 17, the school announced that Northern Colorado head coach Jeff Linder had been named head coach.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jake Hendricks 0 G 6'5" 170 Senior Smithfield, UT Graduated
A.J. Banks 2 G 6'2" 163 Senior Las Vegas, NV Graduated
TJ Taylor 11 G/F 6'6" 197 Sophomore Chesapeake, VA Transferred to James Madison[3]
Greg Milton III 12 G 6'3" 185 Sophomore Elk Grove, CA Transferred to Cal State San Marcos[3]
Brandon Porter 13 F 6'8" 193 Sophomore Virginia Beach, VA Transferred to Humboldt State[3]
Austin Mueller 14 F 6'6" 210 Sophomore Highlands Ranch, CO Injuries[4]
Tyler Morman 15 F 6'9" 220 Junior Mableton, GA Transferred to Southern Miss[3]
Javier Turner 31 F 6'11" 230 Freshman Omaha, NE Transferred to Wabash Valley College[3]

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Drake Jeffries 0 G 6'5" 185 Junior Mattoon, IL Indian Hills Community College[3]
Drew LaMont 2 F 6'8" 225 Junior Plantation, FL Indian River State College[3]
Eoin Nelson 11 F 6'10" 225 Sophommore Dublin, IRE Otero Junior College[3]

Recruiting classes

2020 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Xavier Dusell
G 		Scottsdale, AZ Arizona Compass Prep 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Mar 24, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Marcus Williams
SG 		Dickinson, TX Dickinson HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 9, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Graham Ike
F 		Aurora, CO Overland HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Apr 15, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Jeremiah Oden
F 		Chicago, IL Sunrise Christian Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 2, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: 53
  • 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:

2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2021)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ben Bowen
G 		Highlands Ranch, CO Mountain Vista HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 11, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Nate Barnhart
F 		Lenexa, KS De Soto HS 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 11, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    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

2020–21 Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Drake Jeffries 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Indian Hills CC
Mattoon HS 		Mattoon, IL
G 1 Marcus Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Dickinson HS Dickinson, TX
F 2 Drew LaMont 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Indian River State College
American Heritage HS 		Plantation, FL
G 3 Kwane Marble II 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Denver East HS Denver, CO
F 10 Hunter Thompson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Pine Bluffs HS Pine Bluffs, WY
F 11 Eoin Nelson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Otero Junior College
UCD Marian 		Dublin, IRE
G 22 Kenny Foster 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Smoky Hill HS Aurora, CO
G 24 Hunter Maldonado 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Vista Ridge HS Colorado Springs, CO
F 25 Jeremiah Oden 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Sunrise Christian Academy Chicago, IL
F 33 Graham Ike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Overland HS Aurora, CO
G 53 Xavier DuSell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Arizona Compass Prep Scottsdale, AZ
F 55 John Grigsby 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Park Center HS Louisville, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 16, 2020

Statistics

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Terrin Dickey 1 0 .4 — — — .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Xavier DuSell 25 11 23.7 .497 .456 .700 1.9 .9 .4 .0 9.7
Kenny Foster 17 12 24.5 .464 .419 .722 3.6 .9 .4 .4 9.1
John Grigsby 3 0 1.0 .000 .000 — .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Graham Ike 12 7 21.3 .602 .000 .683 5.4 .8 .5 .3 11.2
Drake Jeffries 25 4 22.6 .381 .366 .882 2.7 .8 .5 .3 7.4
Drew LaMont 5 0 10.4 .500 .500 1.000 1.2 .8 .0 .0 3.4
Hunter Maldonado 25 25 35.8 .419 .200 .694 6.8 4.6 1.2 .4 12.5
Kwane Marble II 23 13 23.0 .456 .308 .734 4.1 1.2 1.0 .0 9.5
Eoin Nelson 8 0 9.9 .579 — .500 3.1 .0 .3 .0 3.1
Jeremiah Oden 23 11 13.7 .393 .241 .857 2.7 .4 .3 .3 4.0
Hunter Thompson 24 18 23.4 .426 .358 .750 3.8 .9 .6 .5 7.0
Marcus Williams 25 24 31.1 .452 .330 .705 2.5 4.3 1.4 .2 14.8

Schedule and results

The beginning of the season was delayed until November 25 as a result of the ongoing COVID–19 pandemic.[5] The Mountain West conference announced changes to the conference schedule that included a 20-game conference slate,[6] and the school announced the non-conference portion of their schedule November 10.[7]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference
November 28, 2020*
2:00 pm 		Mississippi Valley State W 97–61  1–0
 Arena-Auditorium (1,126)
Laramie, WY
November 30*
7:00 pm 		Texas Southern L 74–76  1–1
 Arena-Auditorium (1,066)
Laramie, WY
December 2*
7:00 pm 		Incarnate Word W 94–83 OT 2–1
 Arena-Auditorium (1,066)
Laramie, WY
December 6*
2:00 pm, P12N 		at Oregon State W 76–73  3–1
 Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
December 9*
7:00 pm 		Denver W 83–61  4–1
 Arena-Auditorium (736)
Laramie, WY
December 12*
2:00 pm 		at Utah Valley W 93–88  5–1
 UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
December 17*
7:00 pm 		Omaha W 82–78  6–1
 Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, WY
Mountain West Conference
January 2, 2021
5:00 pm 		at Fresno State W 78–74  7–1
(1–0) 		Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
January 4
7:00 pm 		at Fresno State L 61–81  7–2
(1–1) 		Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
January 11
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Boise State L 60–83  7–3
(1–2) 		Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, WY
January 13
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Boise State L 70–90  7–4
(1–3) 		Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, WY
January 16
2:00 pm 		at Air Force L 69–72  7–5
(1–4) 		Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
January 18
7:00 pm 		at Air Force W 77–58  8–5
(2–4) 		Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
January 22
6:00 pm, Stadium 		Nevada W 71–64  9–5
(3–4) 		Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, WY
January 24
2:00 pm, CBSSN 		Nevada W 93–88  10–5
(4–4) 		Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, WY
January 28
7:00 pm, FS1 		at San Diego State L 57–87  10–6
(4–5) 		Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
January 30
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at San Diego State L 71–98  10–7
(4–6) 		Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
February 4
7:00 pm 		Colorado State
Border War 		L 72–74  10–8
(4–7) 		Arena-Auditorium (1,807)
Laramie, WY
February 6
4:00 pm, CBSSN 		Colorado State
Border War 		L 59–68  10–9
(4–8) 		Arena-Auditorium (2,000)
Laramie, WY
February 17
6:00 pm 		vs. New Mexico W 83–74 OT 11–9
(5–8) 		Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
February 19
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. New Mexico W 79–67  12–9
(6–8) 		Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
February 25
7:00 pm 		San Jose State Cancelled Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, WY
February 27
2:00 pm 		San Jose State Cancelled Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, WY
March 4
7:30 pm, FS1 		at Utah State L 59–72  12–10
(6–9) 		Smith Spectrum (1,627)
Logan, UT
March 6
9:00 pm, CBSSN 		UNLV W 80–69  13–10
(7–9) 		Arena-Auditorium (1,182)
Laramie, WY
Mountain West tournament
March 10
12:00 pm, Stadium 		(8) vs. (9) San Jose State
First round 		W 111–80  14–10
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
March 11
1:00 pm, CBSSN 		(8) vs. (1) No. 19 San Diego State
Quarterfinals 		L 66–69  14–11
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source[8]

References

  1. ^ Potter, Davis (March 9, 2020). "Wyoming fires men's basketball coach Allen Edwards". Casper Star Tribune. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Wyoming hires Northern Colorado's Linder as head coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Potter, Davis (May 2, 2020). "Keeping track of Wyoming basketball's scholarship numbers". Casper Star Tribune. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  4. ^ Potter, Davis (September 21, 2020). "Veteran forward not returning to Wyoming's basketball team". Casper Star Tribune. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  5. ^ Potter, Davis (September 16, 2020). "College hoops' new start date pushes back Wyoming's seasons to Thanksgiving week". Casper Star Tribune. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "MOUNTAIN WEST ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO 2020-21 BASKETBALL FORMATS" (Press release). Colorado Springs, Colorado: Mountain West Conference. November 9, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  7. ^ Seeman, Nick (November 10, 2020). "Cowboy Basketball Announces Non-Conference Slate". GoWyo.com. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  8. ^ "University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". gowyo.com.
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