2019–20 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team American college basketball season
The 2019–20 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . They were led by Allen Edwards in his fourth and final 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 .[ 1] They finished the season 9–24, 2–16 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. As the 11 seed, they upset Colorado State and Nevada to reach the semifinals of the Mountain West tournament 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.[ 2] He finished at Wyoming with a four-year record of 60–76.
Previous season
The Cowboys finished the 2018–19 season 8–24, 4–14 in Mountain West play to finish in tenth place. They lost to New Mexico in the first round of the Mountain West tournament . They did not compete in a post-season tournament.[ 3]
Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
2019 recruiting class
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Kenny Foster SG
Aurora, CO
Smoky Hill HS
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sep 21, 2018
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : N/A
Kwane Marble Jr. SG
Denver, CO
Denver East HS
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jan 6, 2019
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A
Javier Turner PF
Omaha, NE
Omaha Northwest HS
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Apr 24, 2019
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 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:
The Mountain West Men's Basketball Media Day was held at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, Nevada on October 15, 2019. Wyoming was picked to finish 10th in the conference, ahead of only San Jose State.[ 10] No Wyoming players were selected to the preseason All-Conference team.[ 11]
Roster
2019–20 Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Jake Hendricks
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
RS Sr
Sky View HS College of Southern Idaho
Smithfield, UT
G
2
A. J. Banks
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
163 lb (74 kg)
Sr
Cheyenne High School Pratt CC
Las Vegas, NV
G
3
Kwane Marble II
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Denver East HS
Denver, CO
G
5
Haize Fornstrom (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Pine Bluffs HS
Pine Bluffs, WY
F
10
Hunter Thompson
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
RS So
Pine Bluffs HS
Pine Bluffs, WY
G/F
11
T. J. Taylor
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
197 lb (89 kg)
So
Hillcrest Prep
Chesapeake, VA
G
12
Greg Milton III
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Cosumnes Oaks HS Sacramento City College
Elk Grove, CA
F
13
Brandon Porter
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
So
Washington Academy
Virginia Beach, VA
F
14
Austin Mueller
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
RS So
ThunderRidge HS
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
F
15
Tyler Morman
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Pebblebrook HS Florida SouthWestern State College
Mableton, GA
G
22
Kenny Foster
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Smoky Hill HS
Aurora, CO
G
24
Hunter Maldonado
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
RS So
Vista Ridge HS
Colorado Springs, CO
F
31
Javier Turner
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
Omaha Northwest HS
Omaha, NE
G
55
Danny Gosar (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Pinedale HS
Pinedale, WY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: October 11, 2019
Statistics
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
A.J. Banks
33
30
23.6
.491
.394
.706
2.7
1.7
0.7
0.3
4.8
Haize Fornstrom
18
0
2.1
.750
1.000
.500
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.5
Kenny Foster
32
6
20.5
.342
.244
.710
2.5
1.1
0.4
0.1
4.8
Jake Hendricks
33
33
34.2
.334
.327
.818
3.9
1.2
1.1
0.0
10.4
Hunter Maldonado
33
33
35.3
.422
.295
.708
5.8
4.0
1.2
0.5
15.8
Kwane Marble II
27
11
19.5
.484
.365
.761
2.8
1.0
1.1
0.2
8.2
Greg Milton III
33
3
14.6
.383
.322
.679
1.7
0.8
0.2
0.0
3.8
Tyler Morman
2
1
14.0
1.000
.000
.000
2.5
0.5
0.0
0.5
1.0
Austin Mueller
12
3
15.5
.333
.000
.333
1.3
0.4
0.1
0.1
1.3
Brandon Porter
24
3
6.8
.433
.333
.714
0.8
0.1
0.3
0.2
3.1
T.J. Taylor
33
19
24.9
.485
.375
.767
3.4
0.6
0.4
0.2
7.0
Hunter Thompson
26
23
26.4
.400
.330
.717
4.1
0.9
0.2
0.5
8.2
Javier Turner
4
0
2.5
.000
.000
.000
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2019 *7:00 p.m., MWN
Northwest Nazarene
W 62–56
0–0
Arena-Auditorium (3,006)Laramie, WY
Regular season
Nov 5, 2019 *7:00 p.m., MWN
Idaho State
W 54–40
1–0
Arena-Auditorium (3,010)Laramie, WY
Nov 10, 2019 *10:00 a.m.
at South Carolina
L 32–66
1–1
Colonial Life Arena (10,255)Columbia, SC
Nov 13, 2019 *7:00 p.m., MWN
Cal State Fullerton
L 53–60
1–2
Arena-Auditorium (3,003)Laramie, WY
Nov 16, 2019 *7:00 p.m., Stadium
Oregon State
L 63–83
1–3
Arena-Auditorium (4.339)Laramie, WY
Nov 19, 2019 *7:00 p.m., MWN
Detroit Mercy MGM Resorts Main Event Campus Site Game
W 76–49
2–3
Arena-Auditorium (2,967)Laramie, WY
Nov 21, 2019 *7:00 p.m., MWN
Louisiana MGM Resorts Main Event Campus Site Game
W 69–61 OT
3–3
Arena-Auditorium (2,860)Laramie, WY
Nov 24, 2019 *6:00 p.m., ESPN3
vs. No. 23 Colorado MGM Resorts Main Event Semifinal
L 41–56
3–4
T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
Nov 26, 2019 *7:00 p.m., FloSports
vs. TCU MGM Resorts Main Event 3rd Place
L 47–64
3–5
T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
Dec 4, 2019 7:00 p.m., MWN
Air Force
L 77–86
3–6 (0–1)
Arena-Auditorium (3,013)Laramie, WY
Dec 7, 2019 2:00 p.m., MWN
New Mexico
L 65–79
3–7 (0–2)
Arena Auditorium (3,659)Laramie, WY
Dec 14, 2019 *7:00 p.m., MWN
Northern Colorado
L 53–74
3–8
Arena-Auditorium (3,083)Laramie, WY
Dec 18, 2019 *7:00 p.m., MWN
Utah Valley
L 67–69
3–9
Arena-Auditorium (2,716)Laramie, WY
Dec 21, 2019 *1:00 p.m.
at Denver
W 72–66 OT
4–9
Magness Arena (1,543)Denver, CO
Dec 28, 2019 *4:00 p.m., MWN
Nebraska Wesleyan
W 82–68
5–9
Arena-Auditorium (2,826)Laramie, WY
Jan 1, 2020 6:00 p.m., MWN
at Boise State
L 54–65
5–10 (0–3)
ExtraMile Arena (4,708)Boise, ID
Jan 4, 2020 11:00 a.m., ATTSNRM
at Colorado State Border War
L 61–72
5–11 (0–4)
Moby Arena (3,534)Fort Collins, CO
Jan 8, 2020 7:00 p.m., MWN
No. 7 San Diego State
L 52–72
5–12 (0–5)
Arena-Auditorium (2,941)Laramie, WY
Jan 11, 2020 5:00 p.m., ATTSNRM
UNLV
L 69–78 OT
5–13 (0–6)
Arena-Auditorium (3,000)Laramie, WY
Jan 14, 2020 7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Nevada
L 67–68
5–14 (0–7)
Lawlor Events Center (8,047)Reno, NV
Jan 18, 2020 4:00 p.m., MWN
Fresno State
L 50–65
5–15 (0–8)
Arena-Auditorium (3,226)Laramie, WY
Jan 21, 2020 9:00 p.m., CBSSN
at No. 4 San Diego State
L 55–72
5–16 (0–9)
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
Jan 28, 2020 9:00 p.m., ESPNU
Utah State
L 45–68
5–17 (0–10)
Arena-Auditorium (3,115)Laramie, WY
Feb 1, 2020 3:00 p.m., MWN
at San Jose State
W 71–66
6–17 (1–10)
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,427)San Jose, CA
Feb 4, 2020 8:00 p.m., MWN
Boise State
L 62–67
6–18 (1–11)
Arena-Auditorium (2,892)Laramie, WY
Feb 8, 2020 4:00 p.m., Stadium
at New Mexico
L 68–97
6–19 (1–12)
Dreamstyle Arena (10,732)Albuquerque, NM
Feb 15, 2020 2:00 p.m., ATTSNRM
Colorado State Border War
L 70–77
6–20 (1–13)
Arena-Auditorium (4,135)Laramie, WY
Feb 19, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Utah State
L 58–78
6–21 (1–14)
Smith Spectrum (9,452)Logan, UT
Feb 22, 2020 2:00 p.m., ATTSNRM
at Air Force
W 78–72
7–21 (2–14)
Clune Arena (1,529)Colorado Springs, CO
Feb 25, 2020 7:00 p.m., ATTSNRM
Nevada
L 68–73
7–22 (2–15)
Arena-Auditorium (3,007)Laramie, WY
Feb 29, 2020 5:00 p.m., MWN
at Fresno State
L 55–63
7–23 (2–16)
Save Mart Center (7,156)Fresno, CA
Mountain West tournament
Mar 4, 2020 6:00 p.m., MWN
(11)
vs. (6) Colorado State First round
W 80–74
8–23
Thomas & Mack Center (5,198)Paradise, NV
Mar 5, 2020 9:30 p.m., CBSSN
(11)
vs. (3) Nevada Quarterfinals
W 74–71
9–23
Thomas & Mack Center (7,723)Paradise, NV
Mar 6, 2020 9:30 p.m., CBSSN
(11)
vs. (2) Utah State Semifinals
L 82–89
9–24
Thomas & Mack Center (9,630)Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Mountain Time .
Source[ 12]
References
^ Grammer, Geoff. "2019-20 MWC hoops: Wyoming optimistic new stars will emerge" . www.abqjournal.com . Retrieved November 13, 2019 .
^ Potter, Davis (March 9, 2020). "Wyoming fires men's basketball coach Allen Edwards" . Casper Star Tribune . Retrieved March 26, 2020 .
^ davis.potter@trib.com, Davis Potter. "New Mexico's rally ends Wyoming's season in MW men's basketball tournament" . Casper Star-Tribune Online . Retrieved November 13, 2019 .
^ Harris, Noel (July 10, 2019). "Kings sign top draft pick Justin James, who has shown improvement in summer league" . The Sacramento Bee . Retrieved November 10, 2019 .
^ Potter, Davis (April 2, 2019). "Medical disqualification ends Tariq Johnson's playing days at Wyoming" . Casper Star Tribune . Retrieved November 10, 2019 .
^ Potter, Davis (April 1, 2019). "Wyoming hoops freshman Trace Young set to transfer" . Casper Star Tribune . Retrieved November 10, 2019 .
^ Potter, Davis (September 9, 2019). "Freshman guard dismissed from Wyoming's men's basketball team" . Casper Star Tribune . Retrieved November 10, 2019 .
^ Potter, Davis. "2019 Wyoming commit: Greg Milton III" . Casper Star Tribune. Retrieved November 10, 2019 .
^ Potter, Davis (April 25, 2019). "Bigs Tyler Morman, Javier Turner round out Wyoming hoops' signing class" . Casper Star Tribune . Retrieved November 10, 2019 .
^ "Utah State Picked to Win 2019-20 Mountain West Men's Basketball Regular-Season" . themw.com . Mountain West Conference. October 15, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
^ "Mountain West Announces 2019-20 Preseason Men's Basketball All-Conference Team" . themw.com . Mountain West Conference. October 15, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
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