2021–22 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

2021–22 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2022 MW Tournament winner ; As of December 10, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2021–22 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
2021–22 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2021–22 record	9–1 (0–0 MW)
Head coach	Jeff Linder (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Ken DeWeese; Shaun Vandiver; Sundance Wicks;
Home arena	Arena-Auditorium

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.

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. In the Mountain West Tournament, they defeated San Jose State before losing to San Diego State in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Marcus Williams	1	G	6'2'	180	Freshman	Dickinson, TX	Transferred to Texas A&M
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
Brendan Wenzel	30	G	6'7"	215	RS Freshman	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.
Deng Dut		G	6'4"		Junior	Melbourne, Australia	Junior college transferred from College of Southern Idaho

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
Ben Bowen G	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
Nate Barnhart F	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
Noah Reynolds G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 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 16 November 2020. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.

Roster

2021–22 Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Drake Jeffries	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Indian Hills CC Mattoon HS	Mattoon, IL
G	2	Deng Dut	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Simonds Catholic College College of Southern Idaho	Melbourne, Australia
G	5	Brendan Wenzel	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	O'Connor HS Utah	San Antonio, Texas
F	10	Hunter Thompson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Sr	Pine Bluffs HS	Pine Bluffs, WY
F	11	Eoin Nelson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Otero Junior College UCD Marian	Dublin, IRE
F	15	Nate Barnhart	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	DeSoto HS	Lenexa, KS
G	21	Noah Reynolds	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Notre Dame HS	Peoria, IL
G	22	Kenny Foster	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Smoky Hill HS	Aurora, CO
G	24	Hunter Maldonado	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	Vista Ridge HS	Colorado Springs, CO
F	25	Jeremiah Oden	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Sunrise Christian Academy	Chicago, IL
G	31	Cort Roberson (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Stanwood HS	Arlington, WA
F	33	Graham Ike	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Fr	Overland HS	Aurora, CO
G	40	Ben Bowen	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Mountain Vista HS	Highlands Ranch, CO
G	53	Xavier DuSell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Arizona Compass Prep	Scottsdale, AZ
F	55	John Grigsby (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Park Center HS	Louisville, CO

Head coach

Jeff Linder (Western State)

Assistant coach(es)

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
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*	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	Maldonado – 21	Ike – 9	Maldonado – 9	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						Stan Sheriff Center Honoulu, HI
December 23, 2021* 2:00 pm/4:30 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	vs. Liberty/Northern Iowa Diamond Head Classic						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2021*	vs. Diamond Head Classic						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Mountain West regular season
January 1, 2022 2:00 p.m., CBSSN	Boise State						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
January 4, 2022 9:00 p.m., FS1	at Nevada						Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
January 8, 2022	at Fresno State						Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
January 12, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	San Diego State						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
January 15, 2022	at Utah State						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
January 18, 2022	San Jose State						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
January 22, 2022 5:30 p.m., CBSSN	New Mexico						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
January 25, 2022	at Boise State						ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
January 28, 2022	at Air Force						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
February 1, 2022 6:00 p.m., FS1	Colorado State Border War						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
February 8, 2022	Utah State						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
February 12, 2022	at San Jose State						Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA
February 15, 2022	at New Mexico						The Pit Albuquerque, NM
February 19, 2022	Air Force						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Colorado State Border War						Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
February 26, 2022 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	Nevada						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
March 1, 2022 8:30 p.m., FS1	at UNLV						Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
March 5, 2022	Fresno State						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
Mountain West Tournament
March 9–12, 2022*	vs.						Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source[1]

References

"University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". gowyo.com.

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Venues	Little Red Gym (1904–1924) Half Acre Gym (1924–1951) War Memorial Fieldhouse (1951–1982) Arena-Auditorium (1982–present)
Rivalries	Colorado State
Culture & lore	"Ragtime Cowboy Joe"
People	Head coaches
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