2013–14 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

2013–14 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
CBI First round vs. Texas A&M, L 43–59
Conference Mountain West Conference
2013–14 record 18–15 (9–9 Mountain West)
Head coach Larry Shyatt
Assistant coach Scott Duncan
Assistant coach Jeremy Shyatt
Assistant coach Allen Edwards
Home arena Arena-Auditorium
2013–14 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#13 San Diego State 16 2   .889     31 5   .861
#17 New Mexico 15 3   .833     27 7   .794
UNLV 10 8   .556     20 13   .606
Nevada 10 8   .556     15 17   .469
Boise State 9 9   .500     21 13   .618
Wyoming 9 9   .500     18 15   .545
Fresno State 9 9   .500     21 18   .538
Utah State 7 11   .389     18 14   .563
Colorado State 7 11   .389     16 16   .500
Air Force 6 12   .333     12 18   .400
San Jose State 1 17   .056     7 24   .226
2014 MWC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team[1] represented the University of Wyoming during the 2013–2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Larry Shyatt in his third 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 18–15, 9–9 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference Tournament to UNLV. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Texas A&M.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Leonard Washington 0 F 6'7" 230 RS Senior Baton Rouge, LA Graduated
Derrious Gilmore 1 G 5'10" 170 Senior Baltimore, MD Graduated
Shakir Smith 5 G 6'1" 160 Sophomore Tucson, AZ Suspended[2]
Luke Martinez 25 G 6'4" 190 RS Senior Bismarck, ND Graduated

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Alan Herndon
PF
Colorado Springs, CO Widefield High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 5, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67
Keonta Vernon
PF
Tulare, CA Tulare Union High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 26, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 65
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

2013–14 Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 1 Hankerson, Jr., CharlesCharles Hankerson, Jr. style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Alabama Miami, FL
G 2 Grabau, RileyRiley Grabau style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Boulder HS Boulder, CO
G 3 Tyser, AaronAaron Tyser style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) So Sheridan College Buffalo, WY
G 5 Washington, TreyTrey Washington (W) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Woodrow Wilson HS Dallas, TX
F 11 Cooke, Jr., DerekDerek Cooke, Jr. style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Cloud Community CC Washington, D.C.
G 13 Benz, JackJack Benz style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Jr University School Chagrin Falls, OH
G 14 Adams, JoshJosh Adams style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) So Chaparral HS Parker, CO
G 15 Granberry, JerronJerron Granberry style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr North Florida Miami, FL
G 20 Sobey, NathanNathan Sobey style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Cochise College Warrnambool, AUS
F 22 Nance, Jr., LarryLarry Nance, Jr. style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Revere HS Akron, OH
G 23 McManamen, JasonJason McManamen style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) So Torrington HS Torrington, WY
F 24 Vernon, KeontaKeonta Vernon style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Tulare Union HS Tulare, CA
F 32 Herndon, AlanAlan Herndon style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Widefield HS Colorado Springs, CO
G 33 Stull, ZaneZane Stull (W) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Millard North HS Omaha, NE
F 43 Sellers, MattMatt Sellers style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Western Wyoming CC Champlin, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
Oct 31* UC Colorado Springs W 85–81  Arena-Auditorium (4,561)
Regular season
Nov 8* Tennessee–Martin
(Global Sports Main Event)
W 78–60  1–0 Arena-Auditorium (5,082)
Nov 13* at Colorado
(Global Sports Main Event)
L 58–63  1–1 Coors Events Center (9,429)
Nov 16* Arkansas State
(Global Sports Main Event)
W 85–64  2–1 Arena-Auditorium (4,934)
Nov 18* Jackson State
(Global Sports Main Event)
W 73–65  3–1 Arena-Auditorium (4,099)
Nov 22* South Dakota W 70–53  4–1 Arena-Auditorium (5,086)
Nov 25* at #7 Ohio State L 50–65  4–2 Value City Arena (15,438)
Nov 30* Montana State W 79–54  5–2 Arena-Auditorium (4,631)
Dec 2* Black Hills State W 79–65  6–2 Arena-Auditorium (4,536)
Dec 7* vs. South Dakota W 67–66 OT 7–2 Rushmore Plaza Civic Center (3,356)
Dec 15* at Denver L 61–64  7–3 Magness Arena (4,940)
Dec 20* SMU L 54–62  7–4 Arena-Auditorium (4,486)
Dec 22* Northern Colorado W 72–59  8–4 Arena-Auditorium (4,513)
Jan 1* Western State W 69–52  9–4 Arena-Auditorium (4,262)
Jan 4 at Nevada L 58–61  9–5 (0–1) Lawlor Events Center (5,740)
Jan 8 New Mexico L 69–72  9–6 (0–2) Arena-Auditorium (4,711)
Jan 11 at Boise State W 52–50  10–6 (1–2) Taco Bell Arena (7,445)
Jan 18 San Jose State W 67–56  11–6 (2–2) Arena-Auditorium (5,673)
Jan 22 at Air Force W 66–59  12–6 (3–2) Clune Arena (1,881)
Jan 25 Nevada W 64–62 OT 13–6 (4–2) Arena-Auditorium (6,944)
Jan 29 at Fresno State L 62–67  13–7 (4–3) Save Mart Center (5,946)
Feb 1 Utah State W 74–57  14–7 (5–3) Arena-Auditorium (5,981)
Feb 5 at New Mexico L 61–66 OT 14–8 (5–4) The Pit (15,077)
Feb 8 at UNLV L 46–48  14–9 (5–5) Thomas & Mack Center (13,863)
Feb 11 #5 San Diego State W 68–62  15–9 (6–5) Arena-Auditorium (5,801)
Feb 15 at San Jose State W 46–38  16–9 (7–5) Event Center Arena (1,153)
Feb 18 Fresno State W 72–66  17–9 (8–5) Arena-Auditorium (5,386)
Feb 22 at Colorado State L 67–82  17–10 (8–6) Moby Arena (6,590)
Feb 26 Air Force L 53–55  17–11 (8–7) Arena-Auditorium (4,468)
Mar 1 Boise State L 63–72  17–12 (8–8) Arena-Auditorium (5,389)
Mar 5 at Utah State L 54–65  17–13 (8–9) Smith Spectrum (9,909)
Mar 8 Colorado State W 83–75  18–13 (9–9) Arena-Auditorium (6,734)
Mountain West Tournament
Mar 13 at UNLV
(Quarterfinals)
L 67–71  18–14 Thomas & Mack Center (9,854)
CBI
Mar 19* at Texas A&M
(First round)
L 43–59  18–15 Reed Arena (2,346)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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See also

References

  1. The university uses "Cowgirls" as its women's athletic nickname.
  2. "Wyoming basketball star sentenced". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
  3. http://www.wyomingathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/wyo-m-baskbl-sched.html