2021–22 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team
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Conference | Mountain West Conference |
2021–22 record | 25–8 (13–5 MW) |
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Home arena | Arena-Auditorium |
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Boise State † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Colorado State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 5 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 13 | – | 4 | .765 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 4 | – | 13 | .235 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2022 MW Tournament winner As of March 12, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2021–22 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represents the University of Wyoming during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by Jeff Linder in second year as head coach at Wyoming. The Cowboys play their home games at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming as members of the Mountain West Conference.
On February 14, 2022, the Cowboys were ranked No. 22 in the AP poll for the first time since 2015.[1][2]
Previous season[]
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Cowboys finished the 2020–21 season 14–11, 7–9 in Mountain West play to finish in eighth place in the conference.[3] In the Mountain West Tournament, they defeated San Jose State[4] before losing to San Diego State in the quarterfinals.[5]
Offseason[]
Departures[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Marcus Williams | 1 | G | 6'2' | 180 | Freshman | Dickinson, TX | Transferred to Texas A&M[6] |
Drew LaMont | 2 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Junior | Plantation, FL | Transferred to Georgetown (KY) |
Kwane Marble II | 3 | G | 6'6" | 195 | Sophomore | Denver, CO | Transferred to Loyola Marymount |
Incoming transfers[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Deng Dut | 2 | G | 6'4" | 192 | Junior | Melbourne, Australia | Junior college transferred from College of Southern Idaho |
Brendan Wenzel | 5 | G | 6'7" | 203 | RS Sophomore | San Antonio, TX | Transferred from Utah in December during the 2020–21 season. Under NCAA transfer rules, Wenzel has to sit out until December and will be eligible to start in January during the 2021–22 season. |
2021 Recruiting class[]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Ben Bowen G |
Highlands Ranch, CO | Mountain Vista HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Nov 11, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A | ||||||
Nate Barnhart F |
Lenexa, KS | De Soto HS | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 11, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Noah Reynolds G |
Peoria, IL | Peoria Notre Dame HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Apr 21, 2021 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A | ||||||
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Roster[]
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Statistics[]
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Xavier DuSell | 29 | 20 | 28.5 | .357 | .329 | .767 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .5 | .1 | 7.8 |
Deng Dut | 12 | 1 | 7.3 | .100 | .077 | .750 | .8 | 1.1 | .3 | .0 | .7 |
Kenny Foster | 9 | 0 | 10.7 | .278 | .154 | 1.000 | 2.0 | .7 | .4 | .0 | 1.8 |
John Grigsby | 7 | 0 | 1.8 | .286 | .167 | .000 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .7 |
Graham Ike | 32 | 32 | 31.7 | .510 | .273 | .716 | 9.6 | 1.3 | .7 | .3 | 19.6 |
Drake Jeffries | 33 | 33 | 36.6 | .444 | .420 | .820 | 5.3 | .8 | .6 | .5 | 10.5 |
Hunter Maldonado | 32 | 32 | 37.2 | .495 | .238 | .716 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 1.2 | .1 | 18.4 |
Eoin Nelson | 8 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.000 | .000 | .000 | .8 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
Jeremiah Oden | 33 | 32 | 26.8 | .518 | .298 | .725 | 4.6 | .4 | .4 | .8 | 7.9 |
Noah Reynolds | 23 | 0 | 11.2 | .373 | .417 | .565 | 1.0 | .7 | .2 | .2 | 2.9 |
Hunter Thompson | 33 | 2 | 10.8 | .373 | .354 | .636 | 1.5 | .3 | .0 | .1 | 2.6 |
Brendan Wenzel | 33 | 13 | 22.5 | .413 | .366 | .789 | 2.8 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 5.2 |
Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 10, 2021* 7:00 pm |
Detroit Mercy | W 85–47 | 1–0 |
22 – Ike | 7 – Jeffries | 9 – Maldonado | Arena-Auditorium (3,259) Laramie, WY | ||||
November 14, 2021* 2:00 pm |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 85–45 | 2–0 |
21 – Ike | 8 – Ike | 4 – Maldonado | Arena-Auditorium (3,023) Laramie, WY | ||||
November 18, 2021* 9:00 p.m., P12N |
at Washington | W 77–72 OT | 3–0 |
26 – Ike | 10 – Tied | 2 – DuSell | Alaska Airlines Arena (5,670) Seattle, WA | ||||
November 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m. |
at Grand Canyon | W 68–61 | 4–0 |
17 – Maldonado | 7 – Maldonado | 7 – Maldonado | GCU Arena (6,872) Phoenix, AZ | ||||
November 28, 2021* 7:00 p.m. |
Hastings | W 108–59 | 5–0 |
33 – Jeffries | 10 – Ike | 7 – Dut | Arena-Auditorium (3,291) Laramie, WY | ||||
November 29, 2021* 8:00 pm |
at Cal State Fullerton | W 79–66 | 6–0 |
21 – Maldonado | 9 – Ike | 9 – Maldonado | Titan Gym (772) Fullerton, CA | ||||
December 2, 2021* 7:00 pm |
Denver | W 77–64 | 7–0 |
35 – Ike | 14 – Ike | 4 – DuSell | Arena-Auditorium (4,030) Laramie, WY | ||||
December 4, 2021* 2:00 pm |
McNeese State | W 79–58 | 8–0 |
20 – Maldonado | 10 – Ike & Oden | 5 – Maldonado | Arena-Auditorium (3,726) Laramie, WY | ||||
December 8, 2021* 8:00 p.m., P12N |
at No. 11 Arizona | L 65–94 | 8–1 |
22 – DuSell | 4 – Tied | 4 – Maldonado | McKale Center (13,077) Tucson, AZ | ||||
December 11, 2021* 8:00 pm |
Utah Valley | W 74–62 | 9–1 |
16 – DuSell | 9 – Ike | 5 – Maldonado | Arena-Auditorium (3,927) Laramie, WY | ||||
December 22, 2021* 3:30 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Stanford Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals |
L 63–66 | 9–2 |
25 – Ike | 11 – Ike | 8 – Maldonado | Stan Sheriff Center (4,041) Honoulu, HI | ||||
December 23, 2021* 4:30 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Northern Iowa Diamond Head Classic Consolation 2nd Round |
W 71–69 | 10–2 |
17 – Maldonado | 7 – Maldonado | 6 – Maldonado | Stan Sheriff Center (3,951) Honolulu, HI | ||||
December 25, 2021* 11:30 am, ESPNU |
vs. South Florida Diamond Head Classic 5th Place Game |
W 77–57 | 11–2 |
22 – Maldonado | 7 – Ike | 10 – Maldonado | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | ||||
Mountain West regular season | |||||||||||
January 15, 2022 7:00 pm, Stadium |
at Utah State | W 71–69 | 12–2 (1–0) |
23 – Ike | 8 – Ike | 6 – Maldonado | Smith Spectrum (8,109) Logan, UT | ||||
January 17, 2022 6:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Nevada Rescheduled from January 4 |
W 77–67 | 13–2 (2–0) |
24 – Ike | 11 – Ike | 11 – Maldonado | Lawlor Events Center (6,369) Reno, NV | ||||
January 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., MW Network |
San Jos�� State | W 84–69 | 14–2 (3–0) |
20 – Maldonado | 8 – Oden | 12 – Maldonado | Arena-Auditorium (4,371) Laramie, WY | ||||
January 22, 2022 5:30 p.m., CBSSN |
New Mexico | W 93–91 | 15–2 (4–0) |
29 – Ike | 15 – Ike | 7 – Maldonado | Arena-Auditorium (5,368) Laramie, WY | ||||
January 25, 2022 7:00 p.m., Stadium |
at Boise State | L 62–65 | 15–3 (4–1) |
19 – Ike | 9 – Ike | 5 – Maldonado | ExtraMile Arena (8,292) Boise, ID | ||||
January 28, 2022 4:00 p.m., MW Network |
at Air Force | W 63–61 | 16–3 (5–1) |
31 – Maldonado | 9 – Ike | 4 – Maldonado | Clune Arena (1,702) Colorado Springs, CO | ||||
January 31, 2022 6:00 p.m., FS1 |
Colorado State Border War |
W 84–78 OT | 17–3 (6–1) |
35 – Maldonado | 8 – Ike | 7 – Maldonado | Arena-Auditorium (7,539) Laramie, WY | ||||
February 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., MW Network |
Boise State Rescheduled from January 1 |
W 72–65 | 18–3 (7–1) |
33 – Ike | 10 – Tied | 7 – Maldonado | Arena-Auditorium (7,063) Laramie, WY | ||||
February 6, 2022 5:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Fresno State Rescheduled from January 8 |
W 61–59 | 19–3 (8–1) |
21 – Maldonado | 9 – Jeffries | 6 – Maldonado | Save Mart Center (6,017) Fresno, CA | ||||
February 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., Stadium |
Utah State | W 78–76 OT | 20–3 (9–1) |
28 – Ike | 13 – Jeffries | 5 – Maldonado | Arena-Auditorium (5,558) Laramie, WY | ||||
February 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., Stadium |
at San José State | W 74–52 | 21–3 (10–1) |
25 – Ike | 18 – Ike | 5 – Maldonado | Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,251) San Jose, CA | ||||
February 15, 2022 7:00 p.m., Stadium |
No. 22 | at New Mexico | L 66–75 | 21–4 (10–2) |
26 – Ike | 7 – Ike | 4 – Maldonado | The Pit (8,208) Albuquerque, NM | |||
February 19, 2022 2:00 p.m., MW Network |
No. 22 | Air Force | W 75–67 | 22–4 (11–2) |
29 – Maldonado | 12 – Ike | 8 – Maldonado | Arena-Auditorium (8,312) Laramie, WY | |||
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Colorado State Border War |
L 55–61 | 22–5 (11–3) |
22 – Jefferies | 13 – Ike | 3 – Tied | Moby Arena (8,085) Fort Collins, CO | ||||
February 26, 2022 6:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Nevada | W 74–61 | 23–5 (12–3) |
23 – Ike | 15 – Ike | 6 – Maldonado | Arena-Auditorium (7,855) Laramie, WY | ||||
February 28, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
San Diego State | L 66–73 | 23–6 (12–4) |
17 – Oden | 11 – Maldonado | 11 – Maldonado | Arena-Auditorium (5,438) Laramie, WY | ||||
March 2, 2022 8:30 p.m., FS1 |
at UNLV | L 57–64 | 23–7 (12–5) |
22 – Maldonado | 10 – Maldonado | 7 – Maldonado | Thomas & Mack Center (6,204) Paradise, NV | ||||
March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., Stadium |
Fresno State | W 68–64 OT | 24–7 (13–5) |
21 – DuSell | 8 – Ike | 8 – Maldonado | Arena-Auditorium (6,230) Laramie, WY | ||||
Mountain West Tournament | |||||||||||
March 10, 2022 3:30 p.m., CBSSN |
(4) | at (5) UNLV Quarterfinals |
W 59–56 | 25–7 |
12 – Wenzel | 13 – Ike | 5 – Maldonado | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||
March 11, 2022 7:30 p.m., CBSSN |
(4) | vs. (1) Boise State Semifinals |
L 61–68 | 25–8 |
18 – Ike | 9 – Maldonado | 5 – Maldonado | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 15, 2022 7:10 pm, TruTV |
(12 E) | vs. (12 E) Indiana First Four |
UD Arena Dayton, OH | ||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time. |
References[]
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- ^ "Ranked for first time in seven years, Wyoming faces UNM". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ^ "2020-21 Mountain West Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ^ "San José State vs. Wyoming - Game Recap - March 10, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ^ "Wyoming vs. San Diego State - Game Recap - March 11, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
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