2015–16 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

2015–16 Wyoming Cowboys basketball

Conference	Mountain West Conference
2015–16 record	14–18 (7–11 Mountain West)
Head coach	Larry Shyatt (6th year)
Assistant coach	Scott Duncan
Assistant coach	Jeremy Shyatt
Assistant coach	Allen Edwards
Home arena	Arena-Auditorium

2015–16 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
San Diego State	16	–	2	.889	28	–	10	.737
Fresno State †	13	–	5	.722	25	–	10	.714
Boise State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Nevada	10	–	8	.556	24	–	14	.632
New Mexico	10	–	8	.556	17	–	15	.531
Colorado State	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
UNLV	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Utah State	7	–	11	.389	16	–	15	.516
Wyoming	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Air Force	5	–	13	.278	14	–	18	.438
San Jose State	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290

† 2016 MWC Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team^[1] represented the University of Wyoming during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Larry Shyatt in his sixth year including his first tenure in 1998. They played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming. The Cowboys were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament to Utah State.

On March 21st, head coach Larry Shyatt resigned.^[2]

Previous season

The Cowboys finished the season 25–10, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Utah State, Boise State and San Diego State to become champions of the Mountain West Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Northern Iowa.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Riley Grabau	2	G	6'2"	165	Senior	Boulder, CO	Graduated
Charles Hankerson, Jr.	3	G	6'4"	230	Senior	Miami, FL	Graduated
Derek Cooke, Jr.	11	F	6'9"	220	Senior	Washington, D.C.	Graduated
Jack Bentz	13	G	6'1"	180	Senior	Chagrins Falls, OH	Graduated
Larry Nance, Jr.	22	F	6'8"	230	Senior	Akron, OH	Graduated/2015 NBA draft
Tyrell Williams	44	F	6'8"	225	Freshman	Miami, FL	Transferred to Western Nebraska CC

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Hayden Dalton	20	F	6'8"	185	Sophomore	Parker, CO	Junior college transfer from Central Wyoming College
Morris Marshall	25	G	6'4"	185	Junior	Lake City, FL	Junior college transfer from Santa Fe College

Incoming Recruits

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Austin Conway PG	Aurora, CO	Overland High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jul 1, 2014
Austin Conway PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Jordan Naughton C	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Etiwanda High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Aug 6, 2014
Jordan Naughton C	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69
Andrew Moemeka PF	Lake City, FL	Oldsmar Christian High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 4, 2014
Andrew Moemeka PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Justin James SG	Port Saint Lucie, FL	Oldsmar Christian High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 14, 2014
Justin James SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-04-03.

2016 Recruiting Class

2016 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Austin Mueller SF	Highlands Ranch, CO	ThunderRidge HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 17, 2015
Austin Mueller SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-03-13.

Roster

2015–16 Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	1	James, JustinJustin James	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Oldsmar Christian HS	Port Saint Lucie, FL
1.5 !G	2	Conway, AustinAustin Conway	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Overland HS	Aurora, CO
1.5 !G	3	Aka Gorski, AlexanderAlexander Aka Gorski	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Sunrise Christian Academy	Lund, Sweden
3.5 !F	5	Herndon, AlanAlan Herndon	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Widefield HS	Colorado Springs, CO
1.5 !G	11	Lieberman, JeremyJeremy Lieberman	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Calabasas HS	Calabasas, CA
1.5 !G	12	Kelly, CodyCody Kelly (W)	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Campbell County HS	Gillette, WY
1.5 !G	13	Averbuck, SamSam Averbuck (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Suffield Academy	Santa Rosa, CA
1.5 !G	14	Adams, JoshJosh Adams	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Chaparral HS	Parker, CO
3.5 !F	20	Dalton, HaydenHayden Dalton	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Central Wyoming College Chaparral HS	Parker, CO
5.0 !C	21	Barnes, JonathanJonathan Barnes	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	2.0 !So	Ponderosa HS	Parker, CO
1.5 !G	23	McManamen, JasonJason McManamen	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Torrington HS	Torrington, WY
1.5 !G	25	Marshall, MorrisMorris Marshall	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Santa Fe College Columbia HS	White Springs, FL
3.5 !F	32	Moemeka, AndrewAndrew Moemeka	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Oldsmar Christian HS	Lake City, FL
3.5 !F	33	Naughton, JordanJordan Naughton	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Etiwanda HS	Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Head coach

Larry Shyatt (College of Wooster)

Assistant coach(es)

Scott Duncan (College of Wooster)
Allen Edwards (Kentucky)
Jeremy Shyatt (Clemson)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Statistics

Source:^[3]

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Josh Adams	30	30	36.9	.441	.378	.827	5.5	4.2	1.5	0.6	24.7
Alexander Aka Gorski	31	10	18.8	.383	.370	.705	2.0	1.1	0.2	0.0	5.6
Jonathan Barnes	28	23	10.4	.462	–	.474	1.7	0.2	0.1	0.2	1.9
Hayden Dalton	28	1	14.7	.438	.303	.786	3.3	1.0	0.3	0.5	3.8
Alan Herndon	31	30	28.5	.517	.304	.597	4.8	1.2	0.5	0.8	7.8
Justin James	30	3	16.4	.418	.358	.565	1.9	0.8	0.3	0.3	5.2
Jeremy Lieberman	31	22	20.9	.342	.351	.773	2.1	1.2	0.4	0.0	4.0
Morris Marshall	8	0	3.0	.286	.000	1.000	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6
Jason McManamen	31	31	35.0	.459	.440	.755	3.0	1.5	0.4	0.1	14.4
Jordan Naughton	23	0	11.3	.800	–	.488	1.9	0.0	0.2	0.3	3.0
Trey Washington III	26	5	18.9	.313	.231	.611	2.0	1.2	0.4	0.0	2.8

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/07/2015* 7:00 PM		Fort Lewis	L 69–77 ^OT		Arena-Auditorium (7,677) Laramie, WY
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 PM		Bristol University	W 101–62	1–0	Arena-Auditorium (5,812) Laramie, WY
11/16/2015* 5:00 PM, ESPN3		at Indiana State MW–MVC Challenge	L 55–70	1–1	Hulman Center (3,601) Terre Haute, IN
11/19/2015* 7:00 PM		New Mexico Highlands	W 83–67	2–1	Arena–Auditorium (4,462) Laramie, WY
11/22/2015* 2:00 PM		vs. Montana State Billings Showcase	L 82–83	2–2	Rimrock Auto Arena (4,207) Billings, MT
11/25/2015* 7:00 PM		Cal State Bakersfield	W 68–64	3–2	Arena–Auditorium (4,387) Laramie, WY
11/28/2015* 7:00 PM		Montana State	W 82–68	4–2	Arena–Auditorium (5,022) Laramie, WY
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM, RTRM		at Denver	W 68–52	5–2	Magness Arena (2,036) Denver, CO
12/05/2015* 1:00 PM, CBSSN		California	L 72–78 ^OT	5–3	Arena–Auditorium (6,568) Laramie, WY
12/10/2015* 7:00 PM, RTRM		Southern Global Basketball Classic	L 58–68	5–4	Arena–Auditorium (4,989) Laramie, WY
12/13/2015* 7:00 PM, Altitude		at New Mexico State	W 62–59	6–4	Pan American Center (4,562) Las Cruces, NM
12/19/2015* 12:00 PM		Nebraska–Omaha Global Basketball Classic	W 76–75	7–4	Arena–Auditorium (4,408) Laramie, WY
12/21/2015* 8:30 PM		vs. Marshall Global Basketball Classic semifinals	L 82–90	7–5	Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV
12/22/2015* 6:00 PM		vs. Houston Global Basketball Classic 3rd Place	L 89–94 ^2OT	7–6	Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV
Mountain West regular season
12/30/2015 8:00 PM, CBSSN		at San Diego State	L 55–67	7–7 (0–1)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
01/02/2016 4:00 PM, RTRM		at Nevada	L 68–71	7–8 (0–2)	Lawlor Events Center (6,317) Reno, NV
01/06/2016 7:00 PM		Air Force	W 64–52	8–8 (1–2)	Arena–Auditorium (4,681) Laramie, WY
01/09/2016 4:00 PM, CBSSN		UNLV	W 59–57	9–8 (2–2)	Arena–Auditorium (5,485) Laramie, WY
01/13/2016 8:00 PM		at San Jose State	L 55–62	9–9 (2–3)	Event Center Arena (1,395) San Jose, CA
01/16/2016 2:00 PM, CBSSN		at New Mexico	W 70–68	10–9 (3–3)	The Pit (13,196) Albuquerque, NM
01/20/2016 7:00 PM		Nevada	L 69–75	10–10 (3–4)	Arena–Auditorium (4,959) Laramie, WY
01/23/2016 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Boise State	L 71–81	10–11 (3–5)	Arena–Auditorium (6,091) Laramie, WY
01/26/2016 9:00 PM, ESPN3		at Fresno State	L 60–71	10–12 (3–6)	Save Mart Center (5,802) Fresno, CA
01/30/2016 4:00 PM, RTRM		Colorado State Border War	W 83–76	11–12 (4–6)	Arena–Auditorium (8,148) Laramie, WY
02/02/2016 7:00 PM, RTRM		at Air Force	L 62–70	11–13 (4–7)	Clune Arena (876) Colorado Springs, CO
02/06/2016 4:00 PM, RTRM		Utah State	W 84–65	12–13 (5–7)	Arena–Auditorium (6,141) Laramie, WY
02/13/2016 2:00 PM, CBSSN		at Boise State	L 71–94	12–14 (5–8)	Taco Bell Arena (7,334) Boise, ID
02/17/2016 7:00 PM, RTRM		Fresno State	L 75–79	12–15 (5–9)	Arena–Auditorium (4,852) Laramie, WY
02/20/2016 2:00 PM		at Colorado State Border War	W 84–66	13–15 (6–9)	Moby Arena (7,067) Fort Collins, CO
02/24/2016 8:00 PM, CBSSN		San Diego State	L 61–73	13–16 (6–10)	Arena–Auditorium (5,408) Laramie, WY
02/27/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN3		at UNLV	L 74–79	13–17 (6–11)	Thomas & Mack Center (12,412) Paradise, NV
03/02/2016 7:00 PM		San Jose State	W 81–78	14–17 (7–11)	Arena–Auditorium (6,617) Laramie, WY
Mountain West Tournament
03/09/2016 12:00 PM, MWN	(8)	vs. (9) Utah State First round	L 70–88	14–18	Thomas & Mack Center (5,970) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

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References

↑ The university uses "Cowgirls" as its women's athletic nickname.
↑ http://www.coloradoan.com/story/sports/csu/mens-basketball/2016/03/21/larry-shyatt-wyoming-basketball/82079042/
↑ "2015–16 Statistics" (PDF). GoWyo.com. March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
↑ "University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". wyomingathletics.com. Retrieved 2015-04-03.

Wyoming Cowboys basketball

Venues	Half Acre Gym (1928–1951) War Memorial Fieldhouse (1951–1982) Arena-Auditorium (1982–present)

Rivalries	Colorado State

Culture & lore	History "Ragtime Cowboy Joe"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Helms and NCAA national championships in bold

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