2015–16 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

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 and final year, including his first tenure in 1998. Shyatt resigned at the end of the year to take a job in the NBA. 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.

2015–16 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
2015–16 record14–18 (7–11 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaArena-Auditorium (Capacity: 11,612)
2015–16 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
San Diego State162 .889  2810  .737
Fresno State135 .722  2510  .714
Boise State117 .611  2012  .625
Nevada108 .556  2414  .632
New Mexico108 .556  1715  .531
Colorado State810 .444  1816  .529
UNLV810 .444  1815  .545
Utah State711 .389  1615  .516
Wyoming711 .389  1418  .438
Air Force513 .278  1418  .438
San Jose State414 .222  922  .290
2016 MWC Tournament winner

On March 21, 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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Riley Grabau2G6'2"165SeniorBoulder, COGraduated
Charles Hankerson, Jr.3G6'4"230SeniorMiami, FLGraduated
Derek Cooke, Jr.11F6'9"220SeniorWashington, D.C.Graduated
Jack Bentz13G6'1"180SeniorChagrins Falls, OHGraduated
Larry Nance, Jr.22F6'8"230SeniorAkron, OHGraduated/2015 NBA draft
Tyrell Williams44F6'8"225FreshmanMiami, FLTransferred to Western Nebraska CC

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Hayden Dalton20F6'8"185SophomoreParker, COJunior college transfer from Central Wyoming College
Morris Marshall25G6'4"185JuniorLake City, FLJunior college transfer from Santa Fe College

Incoming Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Austin Conway
#40 PG
Aurora, CO Overland High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jul 1, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Jordan Naughton
#60 C
Rancho Cucamonga, CA Etiwanda High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 6, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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

    Roster

    2015–16 Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Justin James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrOldsmar Christian HS Port Saint Lucie, FL
    G 2 Austin Conway  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrOverland HS Aurora, CO
    G 3 Alexander Aka Gorski 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoSunrise Christian Academy Lund, Sweden
    F 5 Alan Herndon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SoWidefield HS Colorado Springs, CO
    G 11 Jeremy Lieberman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoCalabasas HS Calabasas, CA
    G 12 Cody Kelly (W)  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrCampbell County HS Gillette, WY
    G 13 Sam Averbuck (W)  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrSuffield Academy Santa Rosa, CA
    G 14 Josh Adams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrChaparral HS Parker, CO
    F 20 Hayden Dalton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoCentral Wyoming College
    Chaparral HS
    Parker, CO
    C 21 Jonathan Barnes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) SoPonderosa HS Parker, CO
    G 23 Jason McManamen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS JrTorrington HS Torrington, WY
    G 25 Morris Marshall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrSanta Fe College
    Columbia HS
    White Springs, FL
    F 32 Andrew Moemeka  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrOldsmar Christian HS Lake City, FL
    F 33 Jordan Naughton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrEtiwanda HS Rancho Cucamonga, CA
    G 55 Trey Washington III 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SoWoodrow Wilson HS Dallas, TX
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    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.

    [4]

    References

    1. The university uses "Cowgirls" as its women's athletic nickname.
    2. http://www.coloradoan.com/story/sports/csu/mens-basketball/2016/03/21/larry-shyatt-wyoming-basketball/82079042/
    3. "2015–16 Statistics" (PDF). GoWyo.com. March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
    4. "University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". wyomingathletics.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
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