2024–25 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico 17 – 3   .850 25 – 6   .806
Colorado State 16 – 4   .800 22 – 9   .710
Utah State 14 – 5   .737 24 – 6   .800
Boise State 14 – 6   .700 22 – 9   .710
San Diego State 13 – 6   .684 20 – 8   .714
UNLV 11 – 9   .550 17 – 14   .548
Nevada 8 – 11   .421 16 – 14   .533
San Jose State 6 – 13   .316 13 – 18   .419
Wyoming 5 – 15   .250 12 – 19   .387
Fresno State 2 – 17   .105 6 – 24   .200
Air Force 1 – 18   .053 4 – 26   .133
† 2025 Mountain West tournament winner
As of March 4, 2025

The 2024–25 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represents the University of Wyoming during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys, led by Sundance Wicks in his first season as head coach, play their home games for the 43rd season at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming. They participate in the Mountain West Conference for the 26th season.

Previous season

The Cowboys finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in eighth place. They lost to Fresno State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament.

Offseason

Head coach Jeff Linder resigned to join Texas Tech as an assistant coach.[1] Assistant coach Ken DeWeese left the program to join the Colorado State coaching staff,[2] and assistant coach Bryston Williams left the program to join the Drake coaching staff.[3]

Former Wyoming assistant Sundance Wicks was hired as head coach after one season as head coach at Green Bay.[4] Pat Monaghan and Nic Reynolds were hired as assistant coaches on Wicks' staff, also from Green Bay.[5][6] Nick Whitmore and Shaun Vandiver were retained from Linder's staff.

Departures

The Cowboys had 6 players enter the transfer portal at the conclusion of the 2023–24 season.[7] They also had three players graduate and exhaust their eligibility.[8]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Brendan Wenzel 1 G 6'7" 208 SR San Antonio, Texas Transferred to TCU
Sam Griffin 3 G 6'3" 188 SR Miami, Florida Graduated
Cam Manyawu 5 F 6'9" 228 FR Kansas City, Missouri Transferred to Drake
Jonas Sirtautas 7 F 6'10" 185 FR Kaunas, Lithuania Transferred to Radford
Kael Combs 11 G 6'4" 190 FR Nixa, Missouri Transferred to Drake
Akuel Kot 13 G 6'2" 167 SR Amarillo, Texas Graduated
Kenny Foster 22 G 6'5" 193 SR Aurora, Colorado Graduated
Jacob Theodosiou 24 G 6'4" 188 FR Waterloo, Canada Transferred to Loyola (MD)
Mason Walters 33 F 6'9" 221 GS Jamestown, North Dakota Graduated
Caden Powell 44 F 6'10" 220 SO Waco, Texas Transferred to Rice

Incoming transfers

Wyoming brought in 9 players via the transfer portal.[7]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
A.J. Wills 3 G 6'2" 160 SO Richmond, Virginia Holy Cross
Obi Agbim 5 G 6'3" 180 SR Aurora, Colorado Fort Lewis College
Matija Belic 7 F 6'7" 205 JR Belgrade, Serbia UC Santa Barbara
Cole Henry 8 F 6'9" 240 GS Oskaloosa, Iowa Northern Iowa
Abou Magassa 9 F 6'7" 215 RFR Morsang-sur-Orge, France Saint Louis
Dontaie Allen 11 G 6'6" 210 SR Falmouth, Kentucky Western Kentucky
Scottie Ebube 12 C 6'10" 275 JR Mundelein, Illinois Southern Illinois
Jordan Nesbitt 16 G 6'6" 210 SR St. Louis, Missouri Hampton
Touko Tainamo 25 F 6'9" 220 SR Helsinki, Finland Denver

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Garrett Spielman
G/F 		Sheridan, WY Sheridan HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 192 lb (87 kg) May 24, 2024 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Jehvion Starwood
G 		Oswego, IL Oswego East HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 9, 2023 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

Preseason

Mountain West Preseason Poll

Mountain West Preseason
1. Boise State 276 (19)
2. New Mexico 233 (1)
3. Nevada 219 (1)
4. San Diego State 213 (2)
5. UNLV 178 (2)
6. Utah State 169 (1)
7. Colorado State 160
8. San Jose State 88
9. Wyoming 67
10. Fresno State 62
11. Air Force 51
Reference:[9] (#) first-place votes

Pre-Season All-Mountain West Team

Player School
Alvaro Cardenas Boise State
Nique Clifford Colorado State
Nick Davidson Nevada
Tyson Degenhart Boise State
Donovan Dent New Mexico
Nelly Junior Joseph New Mexico
Ian Martinez Utah State
O'Mar Stanley Boise State
Dedan Thomas Jr. UNLV
Reese Waters San Diego State
Reference:[10]

Roster

2023–24 Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Nigle Cook 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 176 lb (80 kg) RS Fr DME Academy DeLand, FL
G 2 Kobe Newton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Sr Fullerton College Portland, OR
G 3 A.J. Wills 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Holy Cross Richmond, VA
G 5 Obi Agbim 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Fort Lewis College Aurora, CO
F 7 Matija Belic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr UC Santa Barbara Belgrade, SRB
F 8 Cole Henry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Northern Iowa Oskaloosa, IA
F 9 Abou Magassa 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Saint Louis Morsang-sur-Orge, FRA
G 10 Levi Brown (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 167 lb (76 kg) RS Fr Laramie HS Laramie, WY
G 11 Dontaie Allen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Western Kentucky Falmouth, KY
C 12 Scottie Ebube 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Jr Southern Illinois Mundelein, IL
G/F 14 Garrett Spielman (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Sheridan HS Sheridan, WY
F 15 Oleg Kojenets 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Jr Nebraska Kaunas, Lithuania
G 16 Jordan Nesbitt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Hampton St. Louis, MO
G 22 Jehvion Starwood 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Oswego East HS Oswego, IL
F 25 Touko Tainamo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Denver Helsinki, FIN
G 31 Cort Roberson (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Stanwood HS Arlington, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2024*
6:30 pm 		College of Idaho W 80–63  —
  18 – Tainamo   9 – Magassa   4 – Henry  Arena-Auditorium (2,029)
Laramie, WY
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:30 pm 		Concordia St. Paul W 108–85  1–0
  25 – Agbim   16 – Nesbitt   6 – Agbim  Arena-Auditorium (4,281)
Laramie, WY
November 10, 2024*
2:00 pm 		Tennessee State W 81–66  2–0
  24 – Agbim   7 – Nesbitt   5 – Newton  Arena-Auditorium (4,339)
Laramie, WY
November 13, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas Tech L 49–96  2–1
  15 – Agbim   6 – Henry   2 – Tied  United Supermarkets Arena (11,456)
Lubbock, TX
November 16, 2024*
7:00 pm 		Utah Tech W 86–69  3–1
  19 – Newton   12 – Nesbitt   4 – Newton  Arena-Auditorium (3,596)
Laramie, WY
November 22, 2024*
6:30 pm 		Southeastern Louisiana W 64–61  4–1
  13 – Nesbitt   15 – Nesbitt   2 – Tainamo  Arena-Auditorium (3,761)
Laramie, WY
November 26, 2024*
4:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Tulane
Cancún Challenge Riviera Semifinals 		W 64–63  5–1
  18 – Agbim   13 – Nesbitt   3 – Nesbitt  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (374)
Cancún, Mexico
November 27, 2024*
6:30 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Loyola Marymount
Cancún Challenge Riviera Championsip 		L 70–73  5–2
  23 – Agbim   10 – Nesbitt   5 – Agbim  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (853)
Cancún, Mexico
December 4, 2024
7:00 pm 		at Utah State L 67–70  5–3
(0–1) 		 17 – Tied   9 – Nesbitt   10 – Agbim  Smith Spectrum (8,420)
Logan, UT
December 10, 2024*
6:00 pm 		at South Dakota L 81–82  5–4
  17 – Agbim   6 – Tied   4 – Agbim  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,838)
Vermillion, SD
December 14, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. BYU L 49–68  5–5
  21 – Agbim   9 – Magassa   2 – Tied  Delta Center (11,217)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 19, 2024*
6:30 pm 		Bellarmine W 92–55  6–5
  28 – Agbim   9 – Magassa   7 – Wills  Arena-Auditorium (2,271)
Laramie, WY
December 22, 2024*
3:00 pm 		at Cal State Fullerton W 73–69  7–5
  20 – Newton   6 – Tied   3 – Tainamo  Titan Gym (468)
Fullerton, CA
December 28, 2024
2:00 pm 		Nevada W 66–63  8–5
(1–1) 		 18 – Agbim   5 – Allen   4 – Tied  Arena-Auditorium (4,352)
Laramie, WY
December 31, 2024
6:30 pm 		Boise State L 58–67  8–6
(1–2) 		 17 – Wills   6 – Belic   2 – Henry  Arena-Auditorium (3,823)
Laramie, WY
January 4, 2025
3:00 pm 		at Air Force W 70–65  9–6
(2–2) 		 16 – Newton   10 – Nesbitt   5 – Wills  Clune Arena (2,482)
U.S. Air Force Academy, CO
January 7, 2025
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		New Mexico L 53–61  9–7
(2–3) 		 11 – Allen   8 – Nesbitt   5 – Nesbitt  Arena-Auditorium (2,938)
Laramie, WY
January 14, 2025
7:00 pm 		at Boise State L 55–96  9–8
(2–4) 		 16 – Agbim   4 – Tied   2 – Tied  ExtraMile Arena (10,474)
Boise, ID
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm 		Colorado State
Border War 		L 63–79  9–9
(2–5) 		 26 – Agbim   6 – Agbim   2 – Agbim  Arena-Auditorium (4,941)
Laramie, WY
January 21, 2025
9:00 pm, CBSSN 		at UNLV W 63–61  10–9
(3–5) 		 19 – Agbim   12 – Nesbitt   6 – Nesbitt  Thomas & Mack Center (4,685)
Paradise, NV
January 25, 2025
5:30 pm 		at San Jose State L 58–67  10–10
(3–6) 		 22 – Ebube   7 – Nesbitt   6 – Agbim  Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,585)
San Jose, CA
January 28, 2025
6:30 pm 		Fresno State W 83–72 OT 11–10
(4–6) 		 18 – Newton   10 – Nesbitt   5 – Agbim  Arena-Auditorium (3,955)
Laramie, WY
February 1, 2025
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		at San Diego State L 61–63  11–11
(4–7) 		 18 – Allen   6 – Tied   6 – Agbim  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
February 4, 2025
6:30 pm 		Utah State L 67–71  11–12
(4–8) 		 11 – Nesbitt   7 – Nesbitt   2 – Tied  Arena-Auditorium (3,550)
Laramie, WY
February 8, 2025
2:00 pm 		UNLV L 57–68  11–13
(4–9) 		 14 – Agbim   6 – Tied   6 – Henry  Arena-Auditorium (3,787)
Laramie, WY
February 12, 2025
8:00 pm, FS1 		at New Mexico L 67–71  11–14
(4–10) 		 22 – Agbim   11 – Allen   4 – Allen  The Pit (11,852)
Albuquerque, NM
February 15, 2025
2:00 pm 		at Colorado State
Border War 		L 53–88  11–15
(4–11) 		 15 – Tied   5 – Tied   2 – Agbim  Moby Arena (8,083)
Fort Collins, CO
February 18, 2025
6:30 pm 		Air Force W 69–62  12–15
(5–11) 		 22 – Agbim   10 – Nesbitt   4 – Agbim  Arena-Auditorium (3,211)
Laramie, WY
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm 		San Jose State L 73–82  12–16
(5–12) 		 20 – Agbim   7 – Tied   4 – Tied  Arena-Auditorium (3,924)
Laramie, WY
February 25, 2025
8:00 pm 		at Nevada L 61–84  12–17
(5–13) 		 16 – Newton   8 – Magassa   6 – Agbim  Lawlor Events Center (7,563)
Reno, NV
March 1, 2025
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		San Diego State L 69–72  12–18
(5–14) 		 21 – Agbim   6 – Tied   2 – Tied  Arena-Auditorium (3,951)
Laramie, WY
March 4, 2025
6:00 pm, MW Network 		at Fresno State L 58–62  12–19
(5–15) 		 17 – Agbim   8 – Tainamo   5 – Agbim  Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
Mountain West tournament
March 12, 2024
12:00 p.m., MW Network 		(9) vs. (8) San Jose State
First round 		      Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Source:[11]

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