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GAME NOTES Nick Seeman, Assistant AD for Media and Public Relations - Cell Phone: 612-741-0550 - Email: [email protected] Game Information No. 8 Wyoming Cowboys Game 25: Quarterfinals MW - Vs. No. 1 SDSU (14-10 Overall) Thursday, March 11 | 1 p.m. MT Projected Starters Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG Las Vegas, Nev. | Thomas & Mack Center 1 Marcus Williams G 6-2 180 Fr. Dickinson, Texas 14.9 2.6 4.3 TV: CBS Sports Network 3 Kwane Marble II G 6-6 195 So. Denver, Colo. 10.0 4.3 1.3 Play-by-Play: Rich Waltz 53 Xavier DuSell G 6-4 190 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. 9.2 1.8 0.9 Color: Dan Dickau 24 Hunter Maldonado G 6-7 200 Jr. Colorado Springs, Colo. 12.5 6.9 4.6 Radio: Cowboy Sports Network 33 Graham Ike F 6-9 245 Fr. Aurora, Colo. 11.3 5.1 0.7 Play-by-Play: Reece Monaco Bench Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG Color: Kevin McKinney 0 Drake Jeffries G 6-5 185 Jr. Mattoon, Ill. 7.6 2.8 0.8 Live Video/Audio/Stats: GoWyo.com 10 Hunter Thompson F 6-10 235 Jr. Pine Bluffs, Wyo. 7.3 3.9 0.9 11 Eoin Nelson F 6-10 225 So. Dublin, Ireland 3.1 3.1 0.0 Schedule/Results 20 Terrin Dickey F 6-7 185 Fr. Albuquerque, N.M. 0.0 0.0 0.0 22 Kenny Foster G 6-5 190 So. Aurora, Colo. 9.1 3.6 0.8 11/28 Mississippi Valley State (MWN) W, 96-61 25 Jeremiah Oden F 6-8 180 Fr. Chicago, Ill. 4.0 2.7 0.4 11/30 Texas Southern (MWN) L, 74-76 30 Brendan Wenzel G/F 6-7 212 Fr. San Antonio, Texas N/A 12/2 Incarnate Word (MWN) W,94-83 OT 55 John Grigsby F 6-9 215 Fr. Louisville, Colo. 0.0 0.0 0.0 12/6 at Oregon State (PAC-12 Network) W, 76-73 12/9 Denver (MWN) W, 83-61 Head Coach: Jeff Linder (Western State) 12/12 at Utah Valley (WAC Digital) W, 93--88 UW Record: 14-10, 1st Season 12/17 Omaha (MWN) W, 82-78 Overall Record: 94-60 (.610), 5th season 12/20 UNLV* (MWN) PPD Assistant Coaches: Ken DeWeese (Mary Hardin-Baylor) 12/22 UNLV* (MWN) PPD Shaun Vandiver (Colorado) Sundance Wicks (Northern State) 1/2 at Fresno State* (MWN) W, 78-74 1/4 at Fresno State* (MWN) L, 61-81 1/11 Boise State* (CBSSN) L, 60-83 1/13 Boise State* (CBSSN) L, 70-90 No. 1 San Diego State Aztecs 1/16 at Air Force* (MWN) L, 69-72 1/18 at Air Force* (MWN) W, 77-58 (20-4 overall) 1/22 Nevada* (Stadium) W, 71-64 Projected Starters Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG 1/24 Nevada* (CBSSN) W, 93-88 3 Terrell Gomez G 5-8 165 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. 8.3 1.5 2.4 1/28 at San Diego State* (FS1) L, 57-87 4 Trey Pulliam G 6-3 180 Sr. Bryan, Texas 6.5 3.1 3.4 1/30 at San Diego State* (CBSSN) L, 71-98 11 Matt Mitchell F 6-6 235 Sr. Riverside, Calif. 15.4 5.5 2.0 2/4 Colorado State* (MWN) L, 72-74 20 Jordan Schakel G 6-6 200 Sr. Torrance, Calif. 14.4 4.2 1.0 2/6 Colorado State* (CBSSN) L, 59-68 31 Nathan Mensah F 6-10 230 Jr. Labadi, Accra, Ghana 8.8 6.3 0.5 2/10 at Utah State* (Stadium) PPD Bench Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG 2/12 at Utah State* (FS1) PPD 0 Keshad Johnson F 6-7 210 So. Oakland, Calif. 4.3 3.9 0.8 2/17 at New Mexico*(MWN) W,83-74 OT 2 Adam Seiko G 6-3 210 Jr. Boston, Mass. 4.6 2.3 1.5 2/19 at New Mexico* (CBSSN) W, 79-67 5 Lamont Butler G 6-2 200 Fr. Riverside, Calif. 4.2 1.8 1.5 2/25 San Jose State* (MWN) Canceled 10 Keith Dinwiddie, Jr. G 6-0 185 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. 5.5 0.3 0.5 2/27 San Jose State* (MWN) Canceled 12 Che Evans F 6-5 210 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa. 0.9 0.6 0.2 3/4 at Utah State* (FS1) L, 59-72 14 Cade Alger F 6-9 190 RFr. Ripon, Calif. 1.9 0.9 0.0 3/6 UNLV* (CBSSN) W, 80-69 21 Jared Barnett G 6-1 145 So. Los Angeles, Calif. 0.6 0.3 0.4 3/10 vs. SJSU - MW First Round W, 111-80 23 Joshua Tomaic F 6-9 230 Sr. Lanzarote, Spain 5.0 3.5 0.7 3/11 San Diego State 1 p.m. 24 Tyler Broughton G 6-4 190 Fr. Ladera Ranch, Calif. 0.0 0.0 0.0 3/12 MW Semifinals TBA 33 Aguek Arop F 6-6 220 Jr. Omaha, Neb. 4.5 2.5 0.7 3/13 MW Finals TBA 42 Triston Broughton G 6-4 190 Fr. Ladera Ranch, Calif. 0.0 0.0 0.0 * MW Conference Games Head Coach: Brian Dutcher (Minnesota) SDSU Record: 93-29, 4th Season Overall Record: Same Did You Know? Assistant Coaches: Dave Velasquez, Chris Acker, Jay Morris - March 11th – On National Johnny Appleseed Day, we remember a man who made apple (and pear) trees bloom across the nation. The BY THE NUMBERS STAT COMPARISON day celebrates a kindly legend who lived by sage teachings and labored to bring the shade PPG OPPG FG% OFG% 3FG% O3FG% FT% RPG APG TOPG SPG BPG of fruit trees across much of the United States. Wyoming 77.0 75.8 .450 .478 .352 .329 .715 32.8 14.1 11.3 5.9 2.2 San Diego St. 74.4 60.1 .454 .387 .380 .325 .720 36.5 14.3 11.7 8.3 2.8 | PAGE 1 GOWYO.COM | PAGE 1 KNOW THE FOE Know The Foe Cowboys Face Top-Seeded San Diego State on Thursday The Wyoming Cowboys face top-seeded San Diego State in the quarterfinals of the Mountain Wyoming Quick Facts West Tournament on Thursday at 1 p.m. MT. Wyoming is fresh off a 111-80 win over San Jose Location: Laramie, Wyo. State in the first round of the tournament on Wednesday. The contest against the Aztecs can Enrollment: 12,450 President: Edward Seidel be seen on CBS Sports Network. Athletics Director: Tom Burman School Colors: Brown & Gold Fans can watch, listen to the contest, as well as follow stats on GoWyo.com. The contest will be Home Arena: Arena-Auditorium 20-21 Record: 13-10 broadcast live on radio over the 26 affiliate stations of the Cowboy Sports Network, as Reece 20-21 MW Record: 7-9 Monaco will have the call with Kevin McKinney on color. Starters R/L: 3/2 Letterwinners R/L: 4/8 Head Coach: Jeff Linder (1st Season) About The Teams Alma Mater: Western State Wyoming heads into the tournament quarterfinals with a 14-10 overall record after scoring a San Diego State Quick Facts season-best 111 points against San Jose State in the opener. The Pokes are scoring 77 points Location: San Diego, Calif. per night and are allowing 75.8. The Cowboys are shooting 45 percent from the field for the Enrollment: 35,081 season and lead the conference with 239 three pointers. Wyoming shot a season-high in the School Colors: Scarlet and Black tournament opener and scored a tournament record 59 points in the first half. 20-21 Record: 20-4 20-21 MW Record: 14-3 Current W/L: Won 11 The Aztecs head into the contest ranked No. 19 in the nation. San Diego State is the winner of Starters R/L: 3/3 11-straight contests and won the MW regular season title. SDSU averages 74.4 points per game Letterwinners R/L: 7/5 Head Coach: Brian Dutcher on the season and are one of the top defensive teams in the nation allowing only 60.1 points Alma Mater: Minnesota per game. The Aztecs are holding opponents to 39 percent from the field for the season. Nevada Record: 93-29, 4th Season Overall Record: Same 19-20 Record: 30-2 About The Players 19-20 MW Record: 17-1 The Cowboys are led by freshman Marcus Williams, as he was named MW Freshman of SDSU Series History the Year by the Conference coaches and media. He averaged 14.9 points per game on the season. He also added 4.3 assists per game with a career-high 10 against SJSU. Junior Hunter Overall Series: Wyoming trails 41-46 Series Began: Jan. 12, 1979 Maldonado was named Honorable Mention All-MW by the coaches and media. He is second Wyoming Record at Home: 27-11 on the Pokes in scoring this season at 12.5 points per game. He lead the Cowboys in rebounds Wyoming Record on the Road: 11-30 Wyoming Record at Neutral Sites: 3-2 this season at 6.9 per game,. He ranked third in the conference in assists per game at 4.6. Last Meeting: Jan. 30, 2021, SDSU won 98-71 in San Diego Matt Mitchell was named the Mountain West Player of the Year and a first-team All-Mountain Last 10 Meetings West performer.