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2014–15 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team
| 2014–15 Wyoming Cowboys basketball |
|---|
| Mountain West Conference |
| 25–10 (11–7 Mountain West) |
| Larry Shyatt (5th season) |
| Scott Duncan |
| Jeremy Shyatt |
| Allen Edwards |
| Arena-Auditorium (Capacity: 15,028) |
The 2014–15 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Larry Shyatt in his fifth year. 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 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 first round to Northern Iowa.
The 2013–14 Wyoming Cowboys finished the season with an overall record of 18–15, 9–9 in the Mountain West to finish in a tie for fifth place. In the Mountain West Conference tournament, the Cowboys were defeated by UNLV in the quarterfinals. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Texas A&M.
The Cowboys were picked to finish sixth in the Mountain West Conference preseason media poll. Larry Nance Jr. was named the preseason player of the year, as well as being named to the preseason all-Mountain West team.
On January 12, 2015 Wyoming was ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll for the first time since 1988.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerron Granberry | 15 | G | 6'4" | 225 | RS Senior | Miami, FL | Graduated |
| Nathan Sobey | 20 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Warrnambool, AUS | Graduated |
| Keonta Vernon | 24 | F | 6'5" | 225 | Freshman | Tulare, CA | Transferred to College of Southern Idaho |
| Zane Stull | 33 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Freshman | Omaha, NE | Transferred |
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Barnes #35 C | Parker, CO | Ponderosa High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Oct 28, 2013 |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (75) | |||||
| Jeremy Lieberman #56 PG | Calabasas, CA | Calabasas High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Aug 21, 2013 |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (70) | |||||
| Diontae Jones #87 SF | Las Vegas, NV | Clark High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Aug 8, 2013 |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (68) | |||||
| Tyrell Williams PF | Miami, FL | Miami Norland High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Apr 29, 2014 |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (N/A) | |||||
| Alexander Aka Gorski SG | Uppsala, Sweden | Sunrise Christian Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | May 1, 2014 |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (N/A) | |||||
| Overall recruit ranking: Scout: – Rivals: – | |||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: |
"Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout. "ESPN – Wyoming Cowboys Basketball Recruiting 2014". ESPN. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals. | | | | | |
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| Datetime, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/16/2014*2:00 pm | Northern Colorado Wyoming Tournament | W 78–70 | 1–0 | Arena-Auditorium (5,876)Laramie, WY | |
| 11/18/2014*7:00 pm | Western State | W 61–46 | 2–0 | Arena-Auditorium (4,785)Laramie, WY | |
| 11/22/2014*4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Colorado Rivalry | W 56–33 | 3–0 | Arena-Auditorium (9,066)Laramie, WY | |
| 11/24/2014*7:00 pm | Florida A&M Wyoming Tournament | W 66–45 | 4–0 | Arena-Auditorium (4,763)Laramie, WY | |
| 11/26/2014*7:00 pm | Stetson Wyoming Tournament | W 65–41 | 5–0 | Arena-Auditorium (4,668)Laramie, WY | |
| 11/29/2014*4:30 pm, RTRM | New Mexico State Wyoming Tournament | W 78–75 | 6–0 | Arena-Auditorium (5,474)Laramie, WY | |
| 12/02/2014*7:00 pm, RTRM | Denver | W 68–42 | 7–0 | Arena-Auditorium (4,928)Laramie, WY | |
| 12/05/2014*5:00 pm, ESPNews | at SMU | L 53–66 | 7–1 | Moody Coliseum (6,852)Dallas, TX | |
| 12/07/2014*2:00 pm | Regis | W 70–35 | 8–1 | Arena-Auditorium (4,598)Laramie, WY | |
| 12/10/2014*9:00 pm, P12N | at California | L 42–45 | 8–2 | Haas Pavilion (6,648)Berkeley, CA | |
| 12/14/2014*12:00 pm, RTRM | Montana State | W 70–61 | 9–2 | Arena-Auditorium (4,567)Laramie, WY | |
| 12/20/2014*2:00 pm, RTRM | Southern | W 57–39 | 10–2 | Arena-Auditorium (4,925)Laramie, WY | |
| 12/23/2014*7:00 pm | at Montana State | W 61–51 | 11–2 | Worthington Arena (2,107)Bozeman, MT | |
| 12/31/20147:00 pm, ESPN3 | UNLV | W 76–71 | 12–2 (1–0) | Arena-Auditorium (6,011)Laramie, WY | |
| 01/03/20158:00 pm | at San Jose State | W 64–59 | 13–2 (2–0) | Event Center Arena (1,188)San Jose, CA | |
| 01/07/20157:00 pm | at Colorado State Border War | W 60–54 | 14–2 (3–0) | Moby Arena (8,018)Fort Collins, CO | |
| 01/10/20154:00 pm, CBSSN | Boise State | W 65–54 | 15–2 (4–0) | Arena-Auditorium (7,024)Laramie, WY | |
| 01/14/20159:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 25 | San Diego State | L 52–60 | 15–3 (4–1) | Arena-Auditorium (6,178)Laramie, WY |
| 01/17/20155:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 25 | at Fresno State | W 70–65 3OT | 16–3 (5–1) | Save Mart Center (8,118)Fresno, CA |
| 01/24/20152:00 pm, ESPN3 | New Mexico | W 63–62 OT | 17–3 (6–1) | Arena-Auditorium (10,167)Laramie, WY | |
| 01/27/20157:00 pm, RTRM | at Utah State Rivalry | L 44–56 | 17–4 (6–2) | Smith Spectrum (9,744)Logan, UT | |
| 01/31/20154:00 pm, RTRM | Nevada | W 63–55 | 18–4 (7–2) | Arena-Auditorium (8,106)Laramie, WY | |
| 02/04/20157:00 pm | Colorado State Border War | W 59–48 | 19–4 (8–2) | Arena-Auditorium (8,672)Laramie, WY | |
| 02/07/201512:00 pm, RTRM | at Air Force | L 50–73 | 19–5 (8–3) | Clune Arena (4,021)Colorado Springs, CO | |
| 02/11/20159:00 pm, CBSSN | at San Diego State | L 41–67 | 19–6 (8–4) | Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA | |
| 02/14/20154:00 pm, RTRM | San Jose State | W 77–60 | 20–6 (9–4) | Arena-Auditorium (7,870)Laramie, WY | |
| 02/17/20158:00 pm | at Nevada | W 64–58 | 21–6 (10–4) | Lawlor Events Center (5,291)Reno, NV | |
| 02/25/20157:30 pm, CBSSN | Fresno State | L 59–64 | 21–7 (10–5) | Arena-Auditorium (5,868)Laramie, WY | |
| 02/28/20155:00 pm, CBSSN | at UNLV | L 57–69 | 21–8 (10–6) | Thomas & Mack Center (12,659)Paradise, NV | |
| 03/04/20157:00 pm | Utah State Rivalry | W 76–53 | 22–8 (11–6) | Arena-Auditorium (6,327)Laramie, WY | |
| 03/07/20156:00 pm, CBSSN | at New Mexico | L 49–52 OT | 22–9 (11–7) | The Pit (15,411)Albuquerque, NM | |
| 03/12/20153:30 pm, CBSSN | (4) | vs. (5) Utah State Quarterfinals | W 67–65 | 23–9 | Thomas & Mack Center (7,308)Paradise, NV |
| 03/13/20157:00 pm, CBSSN | (4) | vs. (1) No. 25 Boise State Semifinals | W 71–66 OT | 24–9 | Thomas & Mack Center (9,199)Paradise, NV |
| 03/14/20154:00 pm, CBS | (4) | vs. (2) San Diego State Championship game | W 45–43 | 25–9 | Thomas & Mack Center (10,002)Paradise, NV |
| 03/20/2015*11:40 am, TBS | (12 E) | vs. (5 E) No. 11 Northern Iowa Round of 64 | L 54–71 | 25–10 | KeyArena (14,509)Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region E=East. |
*AP does not release post-tournament rankings
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