2012–13 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

2012–13 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
Conference Mountain West Conference
2012–13 record 20–14 (4–12 Mountain West)
Head coach Larry Shyatt
Assistant coach Scott Duncan
Assistant coach Jeremy Shyatt
Assistant coach Allen Edwards
Home arena Arena-Auditorium
2012–13 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#10 New Mexico 13 3   .813     29 6   .829
Colorado State 11 5   .688     26 9   .743
UNLV 10 6   .625     25 10   .714
San Diego State 9 7   .563     23 11   .676
Boise State 9 7   .563     21 11   .656
Air Force 8 8   .500     18 14   .563
Fresno State 5 11   .313     11 19   .367
Wyoming 4 12   .250     20 14   .588
Nevada 3 13   .188     12 19   .387
2013 MWC Tournament winner
As of March 24, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team[1] represented the University of Wyoming during the 2012–2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Larry Shyatt in his second 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 with a record of 20–14 overall, 4–12 in Mountain West play for an eighth-place finish. They lost in the quarterfinals to New Mexico in the Mountain West Tournament. They were invited to the 2013 College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Lehigh in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Western Michigan.

Roster

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown High School/Last College
Leonard Washington 0 F 6' 7" 230 RS Senior Lake Charles, LA USC
Derrious Gilmore 1 G 5' 10" 170 Senior Baltimore, MD Jones County Junior College
Riley Grabau 2 G 6' 2" 170 Sophomore Boulder, CO Boulder High School
Shakir Smith 5 G 6' 1" 160 Sophomore Tucson, AZ Tucson HS
Derek Cooke 11 F 6' 9" 210 Sophomore Washington, D.C. Cloud County CC
Jack Bentz 13 G 6' 1" 175 Sophomore Chagrin Falls, OH University School, Ohio
Josh Adams 14 G 6' 2" 175 Freshman Parker, CO Chaparral HS
Nathan Sobey 20 G 6' 4" 185 Junior Warrnambool, Australia Cochise College
Austin Haldorson 21 F 6' 9" 190 Freshman Highlands Ranch, CO Highlands Ranch HS
Larry Nance, Jr. 22 F 6' 8" 210 Sophomore Richfield, OH Revere High School
Jason McManamen 23 G 6' 5" 180 Freshman Torrington, WY Torrington HS
Luke Martinez 25 G 6' 4" 190 RS Senior Bismarck, ND Williston State College
Charles Hankerson, Jr. 32 G 6' 5" 220 Junior Miami, FL Alabama
Matt Sellers 43 C 6' 10" 250 Sophomore Champlin Park, MN Western Wyoming CC

Schedule and results

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
10/31/2012* vs. Fort Lewis W 82–61  Wyoming Indian HS (1,100)
11/03/2012* Wooster W 61–46  Arena-Auditorium (5,113)
Regular Season
11/10/2012* Western State W 62–42  1–0 Arena-Auditorium (5,137)
11/14/2012* NC Central
(Global Hoops Showcase)
W 73–60  2–0 Arena-Auditorium (4,463)
11/15/2012* South Dakota
(Global Hoops Showcase)
W 71–51  3–0 Arena-Auditorium (4,747)
11/16/2012* Southern
(Global Hoops Showcase)
W 67–60  4–0 Arena-Auditorium (5,019)
11/21/2012* at Northern Colorado W 69–60  5–0 Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion (1,785)
11/24/2012* Cal State Bakersfield W 63–49  6–0 Arena-Auditorium (4,755)
11/28/2012* at UC Santa Barbara W 68–40  7–0 The Thunderdome (1,351)
12/01/2012* #19 Colorado W 76–69  8–0 Arena-Auditorium (8,240)
12/04/2012* at Illinois State
(MWC – MVC Challenge)
W 81–67  9–0 Redbird Arena (6,561)
12/08/2012* OK Panhandle State W 74–55  10–0 Arena-Auditorium (5,412)
12/18/2012* Denver W 71–61  11–0 Arena-Auditorium (4,519)
12/21/2012* UC Santa Barbara W 56–40  12–0 Arena-Auditorium (5,372)
01/02/2013* at SMU W 59–56  13–0 Moody Coliseum (3,308)
01/09/2013 Boise State L 61–63  13–1 (0–1) Arena-Auditorium (6,416)
01/12/2013 at Nevada W 59–48  14–1 (1–1) Lawlor Events Center (6,282)
01/16/2013 at Fresno State L 36–49  14–2 (1–2) Save Mart Center (6,670)
01/19/2013 #15 San Diego State W 58–45  15–2 (2–2) Arena-Auditorium (9,573)
01/24/2013 at UNLV L 50–62  15–3 (2–3) Thomas & Mack Center (15,640)
01/26/2013 Air Force L 48–57  15–4 (2–4) Arena-Auditorium (8,404)
01/30/2013 #20 New Mexico L 59–63  15–5 (2–5) Arena-Auditorium (5,376)
02/02/2013 at Colorado State L 46–65  15–6 (2–6) Moby Arena (8,745)
02/06/2013* at Cal State Bakersfield W 61–53  16–6 Rabobank Arena (1,208)
02/09/2013 at Boise State L 61–68  16–7 (2–7) Taco Bell Arena (8,127)
02/13/2013 Nevada W 68–48  17–7 (3–7) Arena-Auditorium (4,903)
02/16/2013 Fresno State W 55–51 OT 18–7 (4–7) Arena-Auditorium (6,377)
02/19/2013 at San Diego State L 51–79  18–8 (4–8) Viejas Arena (12,414)
02/23/2013 UNLV L 42–65  18–9 (4–9) Arena-Auditorium (7,097)
02/26/2013 at Air Force L 66–72  18–10 (4–10) Clune Arena (2,119)
03/02/2013 at #14 New Mexico L 42–53  18–11 (4–11) The Pit (15,411)
03/06/2013 Colorado State L 56–78  18–12 (4–12) Arena-Auditorium (6,803)
2013 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/12/2013 vs. Nevada
(First Round)
W 85–81  19–12 Thomas & Mack Center (N/A)
03/13/2013 vs. New Mexico
(Quarterfinals)
L 46–59  19–13 Thomas & Mack Center (13,297)
2013 CBI
03/19/2013* Lehigh
(First Round)
W 67–66  20–13 Arena-Auditorium (1,528)
03/25/2013* Western Michigan
(Quarterfinals)
L 67–75 OT 20–14 Arena-Auditorium (2,544)
*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.wyomingathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/wyo-m-baskbl-sched.html