2021–22 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record25–9 (13–5 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaArena-Auditorium
2021–22 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 23 Boise State †15–3 .83327–8  .771
No. 24 Colorado State14–4 .77825–6  .806
San Diego State13–4 .76523–9  .719
Wyoming13–5 .72225–9  .735
UNLV10–8 .55618–14  .563
Fresno State8–9 .47123–13  .639
Utah State8–10 .44418–16  .529
Nevada6–12 .33313–18  .419
New Mexico5–12 .29413–19  .406
Air Force4–13 .23511–18  .379
San Jose State1–17 .0568–23  .258
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by Jeff Linder in his second 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. They finished the season 25–9, 13–5 in MWC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated UNLV in the quarterfinals of the MWC tournament before losing to Boise State in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 12 seed in the East region where they lost in the First Four to Indiana.

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Marcus Williams1G6'2'180FreshmanDickinson, TXTransferred to Texas A&M[6]
Drew LaMont2F6'8"225JuniorPlantation, FLTransferred to Georgetown (KY)
Kwane Marble II3G6'6"195SophomoreDenver, COTransferred to Loyola Marymount

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Deng Dut2G6'4"192JuniorMelbourne, AustraliaJunior college transferred from College of Southern Idaho
Brendan Wenzel5G6'7"203RS SophomoreSan Antonio, TXTransferred 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:3/5 stars   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:

  • "ESPN – Wyoming Cowboys Basketball Recruiting 2021". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 16, 2020.

Roster

2021–22 Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Drake Jeffries 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)186 lb (84 kg) RS SrIndian Hills CC
Mattoon HS		 Mattoon, IL
G 2 Deng Dut 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)192 lb (87 kg) JrSimonds Catholic College
College of Southern Idaho		 Melbourne, Australia
G 5 Brendan Wenzel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)203 lb (92 kg) RS SoO'Connor HS
Utah		 San Antonio, Texas
F 10 Hunter Thompson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)232 lb (105 kg) RS SrPine Bluffs HS Pine Bluffs, WY
F 11 Eoin Nelson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)229 lb (104 kg) JrOtero Junior College
UCD Marian		 Dublin, IRE
F 15 Nate Barnhart 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrDeSoto HS Lenexa, KS
G 21 Noah Reynolds 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)202 lb (92 kg) FrNotre Dame HS Peoria, IL
G 22 Kenny Foster 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)194 lb (88 kg) JrSmoky Hill HS Aurora, CO
G 24 Hunter Maldonado 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)203 lb (92 kg) RS SrVista Ridge HS Colorado Springs, CO
F 25 Jeremiah Oden 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)201 lb (91 kg) SoSunrise Christian Academy Chicago, IL
G 31 Cort Roberson (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrStanwood HS Arlington, WA
F 33 Graham Ike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)252 lb (114 kg) SoOverland HS Aurora, CO
G 40 Ben Bowen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrMountain Vista HS Highlands Ranch, CO
G 53 Xavier DuSell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoArizona Compass Prep Scottsdale, AZ
F 55 John Grigsby (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)211 lb (96 kg) SoPark Center HS Louisville, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Statistics

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Xavier DuSell 302028.0.356.327.7672.31.0.5.17.5
Deng Dut 1217.3.100.077.750.81.1.3.0.7
Kenny Foster 9010.7.278.1541.0002.0.7.4.01.8
John Grigsby 701.8.286.167.000.3.0.0.0.7
Graham Ike 333331.7.510.273.7169.61.3.7.319.5
Drake Jeffries 343436.6.435.409.8115.4.7.6.510.3
Hunter Maldonado 333337.3.495.250.7115.76.31.2.118.5
Eoin Nelson 802.51.000.000.000.8.0.0.01.0
Jeremiah Oden 343226.6.521.306.7364.5.4.4.87.8
Noah Reynolds 23011.2.373.417.5651.0.7.2.22.9
Hunter Thompson 34311.2.390.373.6361.5.3.0.12.7
Brendan Wenzel 341423.0.405.358.7802.9.5.4.15.2

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
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/ATTSN		 San José 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/ATTSN		 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		 L 58–66  25–9
  21 – Maldonado  10 – Jeffries  5 – Maldonado  UD Arena (12,522)
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ ryan.thorburn@trib.com, Ryan Thorburn. "Wyoming Cowboys ranked No. 22 in AP poll for first time in seven years". Casper Star-Tribune Online. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ranked for first time in seven years, Wyoming faces UNM". CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  3. ↑ "2020-21 Mountain West Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  4. ↑ "San José State vs. Wyoming - Game Recap - March 10, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Wyoming vs. San Diego State - Game Recap - March 11, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  6. ↑ Gambino, Frank. "Former UW Player Marcus Williams Transfers to Texas A&M". K2 Radio. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  7. ↑ "University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". gowyo.com.
  8. ↑ "2021-22 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
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