2019–20 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

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.

2019–20 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	9–24 (2–16 MW)
Head coach	Allen Edwards (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Jeremy Shyatt Shaun Vandiver Matt Wise
Home arena	Arena-Auditorium
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 San Diego State	17	–	1		.944			30	–	2		.938
Utah State †	12	–	6		.667			26	–	8		.765
Nevada	12	–	6		.667			19	–	12		.613
UNLV	12	–	6		.667			17	–	15		.531
Boise State	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Colorado State	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
New Mexico	7	–	11		.389			19	–	14		.576
Fresno State	7	–	11		.389			11	–	19		.367
Air Force	5	–	13		.278			12	–	20		.375
San Jose State	3	–	15		.167			7	–	24		.226
Wyoming	2	–	16		.111			9	–	24		.273
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Justin James	1	G	6'7"	180	Senior	Port Saint Lucie, FL	Graduated/2019 NBA draft^[4]
Tariq Johnson	5	G	6'5"	200	Freshman	College Park, MD	Medical Disqualification^[5]
Trace Young	11	G/F	6'9"	210	Freshman	Owensboro, KY	Transferred to John A. Logan College^[6]
Bradley Belt	12	G	6'4"	205	Freshman	Huntsville, AL	Dismissed (Violation of Team Rules)^[7]
Jordan Naughton	33	F	6'10"	225	Senior	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Greg Milton III	12	G	6'3"	185	Sophomore	Elk Grove, CA	Junior college transfer from Sacramento City College^[8]
Tyler Morman	15	F	6'9"	220	Junior	Mableton, GA	Junior college transfer from Florida SouthWestern State College^[9]

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

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
	Recruiting 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
	Recruiting 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
	Recruiting 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: "ESPN – Wyoming Cowboys Basketball Recruiting 2019". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 11, 2019. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 11, 2019.

Media Day

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 Allen Edwards (Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Jeremy Shyatt (Clemson) Shaun Vandiver (Colorado) Matt Wise (Transylvania) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt 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]

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