2024–25 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

2024–25 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
2024–25 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	1–0 (0–0 MW)
Head coach	Sundance Wicks (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Pat Monaghan; Nic Reynolds; Nick Whitmore; Shaun Vandiver;
Home arena	Arena-Auditorium
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team will represent the University of Wyoming during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys will be led by Sundance Wicks in his first season as head coach, and will play their home games for the 43rd season at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming. They will participate in the Mountain West Conference for the 26th season.

2024–25 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Colorado State	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Nevada	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
New Mexico	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
UNLV	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Wyoming	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Boise State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Fresno State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Diego State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Utah State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Air Force	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
San Jose State	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000

† 2025 Mountain West tournament winner As of November 4, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Cowboys finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in eighth place. They lost to Fresno State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament.

Offseason

Head coach Jeff Linder resigned to join Texas Tech as an assistant coach.^[1] Assistant coach Ken DeWeese left the program to join the Colorado State coaching staff,^[2] and assistant coach Bryston Williams left the program to join the Drake coaching staff.^[3]

Former Wyoming assistant Sundance Wicks was hired as head coach after one season as head coach at Green Bay.^[4] Pat Monaghan and Nic Reynolds were hired as assistant coaches on Wicks' staff, also from Green Bay.^[5]^[6] Nick Whitmore and Shaun Vandiver were retained from Linder's staff.

Departures

The Cowboys had 6 players enter the transfer portal at the conclusion of the 2023–24 season.^[7] They also had three players graduate and exhaust their eligibility.^[8]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Brendan Wenzel	1	G	6'7"	208	SR	San Antonio, Texas	Transferred to TCU
Sam Griffin	3	G	6'3"	188	SR	Miami, Florida	Graduated
Cam Manyawu	5	F	6'9"	228	FR	Kansas City, Missouri	Transferred to Drake
Jonas Sirtautas	7	F	6'10"	185	FR	Kaunas, Lithuania	Transferred to Radford
Kael Combs	11	G	6'4"	190	FR	Nixa, Missouri	Transferred to Drake
Akuel Kot	13	G	6'2"	167	SR	Amarillo, Texas	Graduated
Kenny Foster	22	G	6'5"	193	SR	Aurora, Colorado	Graduated
Jacob Theodosiou	24	G	6'4"	188	FR	Waterloo, Canada	Transferred to Loyola (MD)
Mason Walters	33	F	6'9"	221	GS	Jamestown, North Dakota	Graduated
Caden Powell	44	F	6'10"	220	SO	Waco, Texas	Transferred to Rice

Incoming transfers

Wyoming brought in 9 players via the transfer portal.^[7]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
A.J. Wills	3	G	6'2"	160	SO	Richmond, Virginia	Holy Cross
Obi Agbim	5	G	6'3"	180	SR	Aurora, Colorado	Fort Lewis College
Matija Belic	7	F	6'7"	205	JR	Belgrade, Serbia	UC Santa Barbara
Cole Henry	8	F	6'9"	240	GS	Oskaloosa, Iowa	Northern Iowa
Abou Magassa	9	F	6'7"	215	RFR	Morsang-sur-Orge, France	Saint Louis
Dontaie Allen	11	G	6'6"	210	SR	Falmouth, Kentucky	Western Kentucky
Scottie Ebube	12	C	6'10"	275	JR	Mundelein, Illinois	Southern Illinois
Jordan Nesbitt	16	G	6'6"	210	SR	St. Louis, Missouri	Hampton
Touko Tainamo	25	F	6'9"	220	SR	Helsinki, Finland	Denver

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Garrett Spielman G/F	Sheridan, WY	Sheridan HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	May 24, 2024
Garrett Spielman G/F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Jehvion Starwood G	Oswego, IL	Oswego East HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 9, 2023
Jehvion Starwood G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "204 Wyoming Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.

Preseason

Mountain West Preseason Poll

	Mountain West Preseason
1.	Boise State	276 (19)
2.	New Mexico	233 (1)
3.	Nevada	219 (1)
4.	San Diego State	213 (2)
5.	UNLV	178 (2)
6.	Utah State	169 (1)
7.	Colorado State	160
8.	San Jose State	88
9.	Wyoming	67
10.	Fresno State	62
11.	Air Force	51
Reference:^[9] (#) first-place votes

Pre-Season All-Mountain West Team

Player	School
Alvaro Cardenas	Boise State
Nique Clifford	Colorado State
Nick Davidson	Nevada
Tyson Degenhart	Boise State
Donovan Dent	New Mexico
Nelly Junior Joseph	New Mexico
Ian Martinez	Utah State
O'Mar Stanley	Boise State
Dedan Thomas Jr.	UNLV
Reese Waters	San Diego State
Reference:^[10]

Player of the Year: Tyson Degenhart, Boise State
Newcomer of the Year: Kobe Sanders, Nevada
Freshman of the Year: Pharaoh Compton, San Diego State

Roster

2023–24 Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Nigle Cook	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	RS Fr	DME Academy	DeLand, FL
G	2	Kobe Newton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Sr	Fullerton College	Portland, OR
G	3	A.J. Wills	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Holy Cross	Richmond, VA
G	5	Obi Agbim	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Fort Lewis College	Aurora, CO
F	7	Matija Belic	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	UC Santa Barbara	Belgrade, SRB
F	8	Cole Henry	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Northern Iowa	Oskaloosa, IA
F	9	Abou Magassa	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	Saint Louis	Morsang-sur-Orge, FRA
G	10	Levi Brown (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	RS Fr	Laramie HS	Laramie, WY
G	11	Dontaie Allen	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Western Kentucky	Falmouth, KY
C	12	Scottie Ebube	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Jr	Southern Illinois	Mundelein, IL
G/F	14	Garrett Spielman (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Fr	Sheridan HS	Sheridan, WY
F	15	Oleg Kojenets	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Jr	Nebraska	Kaunas, Lithuania
G	16	Jordan Nesbitt	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Hampton	St. Louis, MO
G	22	Jehvion Starwood	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Oswego East HS	Oswego, IL
F	25	Touko Tainamo	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Denver	Helsinki, FIN
G	31	Cort Roberson (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Stanwood HS	Arlington, WA

Head coach

Sundance Wicks (Northern State)

Assistant coach(es)

Pat Monaghan (Lewis)
Nic Reynolds (Columbia College)
Nick Whitmore (Boise State)
Shaun Vandiver (Colorado)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2024* 6:30 PM MDT	College of Idaho	W 80–63	—	18 – Touko Tainamo	9 – Abou Magassa	4 – Cole Henry	Arena-Auditorium (2,029) Laramie, WY
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:30 PM MST	Concordia St. Paul	W 108–85	1–0	25 – Obi Agbim	16 – Jordan Nesbitt	6 – Obi Agbim	Arena-Auditorium (4,281) Laramie, WY
November 10, 2024* 2:00 PM MST	Tennessee State						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
November 13, 2024* 6:00 PM MST, ESPN+	at Texas Tech						United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
November 16, 2024* 7:00 PM MST	Utah Tech						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
November 22, 2024* 6:30 PM MST	Southeastern Louisiana						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
November 26, 2024* 4 PM MST, CBSSN	vs. Tulane Cancún Challenge Riviera Semifinals						Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico
November 27, 2024* TBD, CBSSN	vs. Loyola Marymount/Belmont Cancún Challenge Riviera						Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico
December 4, 2024 TBD	at Utah State						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
December 10, 2024* 6:00 PM MST	at South Dakota						Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD
December 14, 2024* 7:00 PM MST, ESPN+	vs. BYU						Delta Center Salt Lake City, UT
December 19, 2024* 6:30 PM MST	Bellarmine						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
December 22, 2024* 3:00 PM MST	at Cal State Fullerton						Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
December 28, 2024 2:00 PM MST	Nevada						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
December 31, 2024 6:30 PM MST	Boise State						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
January 4, 2025 TBD	at Air Force						Clune Arena U.S. Air Force Academy, CO
January 7, 2025 8:00 PM MST, CBSSN	New Mexico						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
January 14, 2025 TBD	at Boise State						ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
January 18, 2025 2:00 PM MST	Colorado State Border War						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
January 21, 2025 9:00 PM MST, CBSSN	at UNLV						Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
January 25, 2025 TBD	at San Jose State						Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA
January 28, 2025 6:30 PM MST	Fresno State						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
February 1, 2025 TBD, CBSSN	at San Diego State						Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
February 4, 2025 6:30 PM MST	Utah State						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
February 8, 2025 2:00 PM MST	UNLV						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
February 12, 2025 8:00 PM MST, FS1	at New Mexico						The Pit Albuquerque, NM
February 15, 2025 TBD	at Colorado State Border War						Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
February 18, 2025 6:30 PM MST	Air Force						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
February 22, 2025 2:00 PM MST	San Jose State						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
February 25, 2025 TBD	at Nevada						Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
March 1, 2025 6:00 PM MST, CBSSN	San Diego State						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
March 4, 2025 TBD	at Fresno State						Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Source:^[11]

References

^ Bloomquist, Wes (May 14, 2024). "McCasland adds Jeff Linder to Tech coaching staff". TexasTech.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
^ "DeWeese Joins Men's Basketball Staff". CSURams.com. June 11, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
^ Hertel, Alyssa (April 19, 2024). "Meet Ben McCollum's coaching staff for Drake basketball". Des Moines Register. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
^ Seeman, Nick (May 12, 2024). "Sundance Wicks Named Head Coach of Cowboy Basketball Program". GoWyo.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
^ Seeman, Nick (May 15, 2024). "Nic Reynolds Named an Assistant Coach for Cowboy Basketball". GoWyo.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
^ Seeman, Nick (May 17, 2024). "Pat Monaghan Named an Assistant Coach for Cowboy Basketball". GoWyo.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Wittman, Mike; Hanifin, Matt (July 28, 2024). "2024 Mountain West Basketball Player Movement Tracker". MWCConnection.com. SBNation. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
^ Riding, Mason (April 5, 2024). "Cowboys lose five players to transfer portal, three to graduation so far in offseason". The Branding Iron. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
^ "Boise State Voted 2024-25 Mountain West Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite". TheMW.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "Mountain West Announces 2024-25 Preseason Men's Basketball All-Conference Team". TheMW.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". gowyo.com. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[1] Bloomquist, Wes (May 14, 2024). "McCasland adds Jeff Linder to Tech coaching staff". TexasTech.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.

[2] "DeWeese Joins Men's Basketball Staff". CSURams.com. June 11, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.

[3] Hertel, Alyssa (April 19, 2024). "Meet Ben McCollum's coaching staff for Drake basketball". Des Moines Register. Retrieved October 3, 2024.

[4] Seeman, Nick (May 12, 2024). "Sundance Wicks Named Head Coach of Cowboy Basketball Program". GoWyo.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.

[5] Seeman, Nick (May 15, 2024). "Nic Reynolds Named an Assistant Coach for Cowboy Basketball". GoWyo.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.

[6] Seeman, Nick (May 17, 2024). "Pat Monaghan Named an Assistant Coach for Cowboy Basketball". GoWyo.com. Retrieved October 3, 2024.

[Transfers-7] Wittman, Mike; Hanifin, Matt (July 28, 2024). "2024 Mountain West Basketball Player Movement Tracker". MWCConnection.com. SBNation. Retrieved October 3, 2024.

[8] Riding, Mason (April 5, 2024). "Cowboys lose five players to transfer portal, three to graduation so far in offseason". The Branding Iron. Retrieved October 3, 2024.

[9] "Boise State Voted 2024-25 Mountain West Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite". TheMW.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[10] "Mountain West Announces 2024-25 Preseason Men's Basketball All-Conference Team". TheMW.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[11] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". gowyo.com. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

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