2014–15 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

2014–15 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
Mountain West Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference Mountain West Conference
2014–15 record 25–10 (11–7 Mountain West)
Head coach Larry Shyatt (5th year)
Assistant coach Scott Duncan
Assistant coach Jeremy Shyatt
Assistant coach Allen Edwards
Home arena Arena-Auditorium
2014–15 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
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
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
† 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 fourth 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 second 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 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
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
Jonathan Barnes
C		 Parker, CO Ponderosa High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Oct 28, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Jeremy Lieberman
PG		 Calabasas, CA Calabasas High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 21, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Diontae Jones
SF		 Las Vegas, NV Clark High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 8, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Alex Gorski
SG		 Uppsala, Sweden Sunrise Christian Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 1, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 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

2014–15 Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 0 Lieberman, JeremyJeremy Lieberman 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%; | 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Calabasas HS Calabasas, CA
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%; | 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr 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%; | 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Boulder HS Boulder, CO
G 3 Aka Gorski, AlexAlex Aka Gorski 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%; | 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Sunrise Christian Academy Lund, Sweden
G 5 Washington III, TreyTrey Washington III 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%; | 185 lb (84 kg) So 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) Sr 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) Sr 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%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Chaparral HS Parker, CO
C 21 Barnes, JonathanJonathan Barnes 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%; | 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Ponderosa HS Parker, CO
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%; | 230 lb (104 kg) Sr 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) RS So Torrington HS Torrington, WY
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%; | 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Widefield HS Colorado Springs, CO
F 44 Williams, TyrellTyrell Williams 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) Fr Miami Norland HS Miami, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/16/2014* Northern Colorado
(Wyoming Tournament)		 W 78–70  1–0 Arena-Auditorium (5,876)
11/18/2014* Western State W 61–46  2–0 Arena-Auditorium (4,785)
11/22/2014* Colorado
(Rivalry)		 W 56–33  3–0 Arena-Auditorium (9,066)
11/24/2014* Florida A&M
(Wyoming Tournament)		 W 66–45  4–0 Arena-Auditorium (4,763)
11/26/2014* Stetson
(Wyoming Tournament)		 W 65–41  5–0 Arena-Auditorium (4,668)
11/29/2014* New Mexico State
(Wyoming Tournament)		 W 78–75  6–0 Arena-Auditorium (5,474)
12/02/2014* Denver W 68–42  7–0 Arena-Auditorium (4,928)
12/05/2014* at SMU L 53–66  7–1 Moody Coliseum (6,852)
12/07/2014* Regis W 70–35  8–1 Arena-Auditorium (4,598)
12/10/2014* at California L 42–45  8–2 Haas Pavilion (6,648)
12/14/2014* Montana State W 70–61  9–2 Arena-Auditorium (4,567)
12/20/2014* Southern W 57–39  10–2 Arena-Auditorium (4,925)
12/23/2014* at Montana State W 61–51  11–2 Worthington Arena (2,107)
12/31/2014 UNLV W 76–71  12–2 (1–0) Arena-Auditorium (6,011)
01/03/2015 at San Jose State W 64–59  13–2 (2–0) Event Center Arena (1,188)
01/07/2015 at Colorado State
(Border War)		 W 60–54  14–2 (3–0) Moby Arena (8,018)
01/10/2015 Boise State W 65–54  15–2 (4–0) Arena-Auditorium (7,024)
01/14/2015 #25 San Diego State L 52–60  15–3 (4–1) Arena-Auditorium (6,178)
01/17/2015 #25 at Fresno State W 70–65 3OT 16–3 (5–1) Save Mart Center (8,118)
01/24/2015 New Mexico W 63–62 OT 17–3 (6–1) Arena-Auditorium (10,167)
01/27/2015 at Utah State
(Rivalry)		 L 44–56  17–4 (6–2) Smith Spectrum (9,744)
01/31/2015 Nevada W 63–55  18–4 (7–2) Arena-Auditorium (8,106)
02/04/2015 Colorado State
(Border War)		 W 59–48  19–4 (8–2) Arena-Auditorium (8,672)
02/07/2015 at Air Force L 50–73  19–5 (8–3) Clune Arena (4,021)
02/11/2015 at San Diego State L 41–67  19–6 (8–4) Viejas Arena (12,414)
02/14/2015 San Jose State W 77–60  20–6 (9–4) Arena-Auditorium (7,870)
02/17/2015 at Nevada W 64–58  21–6 (10–4) Lawlor Events Center (5,291)
02/25/2015 Fresno State L 59–64  21–7 (10–5) Arena-Auditorium (5,868)
02/28/2015 at UNLV L 57–69  21–8 (10–6) Thomas & Mack Center (12,659)
03/04/2015 Utah State
(Rivalry)		 W 76–53  22–8 (11–6) Arena-Auditorium (6,327)
03/07/2015 at New Mexico L 49–52 OT 22–9 (11–7) The Pit (15,411)
Mountain West Tournament
03/12/2015 vs. Utah State
(Quarterfinals)		 W 67–65  23–9 Thomas & Mack Center (7,308)
03/13/2015 vs. #25 Boise State
(Semifinals)		 W 71–66 OT 24–9 Thomas & Mack Center (9,199)
03/14/2015 vs. San Diego State
(Championship game)		 W 45–43  25–9 Thomas & Mack Center (10,002)
NCAA Tournament
03/20/2015* #(12 E) vs. #11 (5 E) Northern Iowa
(Second round)		 L 54–71  25–10 KeyArena (14,509)
*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.

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Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
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
AP NR[5] NR[6] RV[7] RV[8] NR[9] NR[10] NR[11] NR[12] RV[13] 25[14] RV[15] RV[16] NR[17] NR[18] NR[19] NR[20] NR[21] NR[22] RV[23] N/A
Coaches NR[24] NR[25] RV[26] RV[27] NR[28] NR[29] NR[30] NR[31] RV[32] RV[33] RV[34] RV[35] RV[36] RV[37] NR[38] NR[39] NR[40] NR[41] RV[42] NR

*AP does not release post-tournament rankings

References

  1. ↑ The university uses "Cowgirls" as its women's athletic nickname.
  2. ↑ http://www.gowyo.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/101414aaa.html
  3. ↑ "Kentucky no longer unanimous No. 1". ESPN.com. January 12, 2015. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www.wyomingathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/wyo-m-baskbl-sched.html
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