2019-20 COWBOY BASKETBALL NOTES Nick Seeman, Assistant AD for Media and Public Relations - Cell Phone: 612-741-0550 - Email: [email protected] Wyoming Cowboys Game Information (4-9 Overall, 0-2 Mountain West) Game 14: vs. Nebraska Wesleyan Projected Starters Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG Saturday, Dec. 28 | 4 p.m. MT 0 Jake Hendricks G 6-5 170 Sr. Smithfield, Utah 8.1 4.5 0.9 Laramie, Wyo. | Arena Auditorium 2 A.J. Banks G 6-2 163 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. 6.7 2.2 1.8 Stream: MW Network 10 Hunter Thompson F 6-10 235 So. Pine Bluffs, Wyo. 9.0 5.8 0.7 Radio: Cowboy Sports Network 15 Tyler Morman F 6-9 220 Jr. Mableton, Ga. 1.0 2.5 0.5 Flagship: KFBC 1240 AM 24 Hunter Maldonado G 6-7 200 R-So. Colorado Springs, Colo. 17.8 5.9 3.5 Play-by-Play: Dave Walsh Color: Kevin McKinney Bench Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG Live Audio/Stats: GoWYO.com 3 Kwane Marble II G 6-6 195 Fr. Denver, Colo. 1.1 0.9 0.2 5 Haize Fornstrom G 6-4 185 So. Pine Bluffs, Wyo. 0.5 0.5 0.0 11 Trevon “TJ” Taylor G/F 6-6 197 So. Chesapeake, Va. 7.1 2.9 0.4 12 Greg Milton III G 6-3 185 So. Elk Grove, Calif. 2.7 1.6 0.6 14 Austin Mueller F 6-6 210 R-So. Highlands Ranch, Colo. 1.3 1.3 0.4 Schedule/Results 13 Brandon Porter F 6-8 193 So. Virginia Beach, Va. 3.0 0.6 0.1 10/30 NW Nazarene (Exhibition) W, 62-56 22 Kenny Foster G 6-5 190 Fr. Aurora, Colo. 3.7 2.5 1.3 11/5 Idaho State W, 54-40 31 Javier Turner F 6-11 230 Fr. Omaha, Neb. 0.0 0.7 0.0 11/10 at South Carolina L, 32-66 11/13 Cal State Fullerton L, 53-60 * Indicates blocked shot average 11/16 Oregon State L, 63-83 11/19 Detroit Mercy % W, 76-49 Head Coach: Allen Edwards (Kentucky ‘02) 11/21 Louisiana % W, 69-61 OT UW Record: 55-61 (.474), 4th Season 11/24 Colorado % L, 41-56 Overall Record: Same 11/26 TCU % L, 47-54 Assistant Coaches: Jeremy Shyatt (Clemson ‘03) 12/4 Air Force * L, 77-86 Shaun Vandiver (Colorado ‘91) 12/7 New Mexico * L, 65-79 Matt Wise (Transylvania ‘11) 12/14 Northern Colorado L, 53-74 12/18 Utah Valley L, 67-69 12/21 at Denver W, 72-66 OT Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves 12/28 Nebraska Wesleyan 4 p.m. 1/1 at Boise State * 6 p.m. (10-2 Overall) 1/4 at Colorado State * 11 a.m. 1/8 San Diego State * 7 p.m. Players Cl. Pos.. Ht. Wt. Hometown PPG RPG APG 1/11 UNLV * 5 p.m. 4 Nate Bahe F 6-3 200 Sr. Wood River, Neb. 10.5 5.5 2.6 1/14 at Nevada * 8 p.m. 5 Jack Hiller G 6-6 205 Sr. Olathe, Kan. 15.9 5.8 1.8 1/18 Fresno State * 4 p.m. 10 Nate Schimonitz G 6-4 210 Sr. Omaha, Neb. 26.5 4.2 4.3 1/21 at San Diego State * 9 p.m. 23 Clay Reimers C 6-7 185 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. 11.6 7.4 2.2 1/28 Utah State * 9 p.m. 52 Dylan Dirks F 6-2 190 Sr. Shawnee, Kan. 10.8 3.9 1.9 2/1 at San Jose State * 3 p.m. 2/4 Boise State * 8 p.m. 2/8 at New Mexico * 4 p.m. Players Cl. Pos.. Ht. Wt. Hometown PPG RPG APG 2/15 Colorado State * 2 p.m. 3 Connor Riekenberg G 6-1 170 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. 0.8 0.5 0.3 2/19 at Utah State * 7 p.m. 11 Austin Hall G 6-2 160 Sr. Omaha, Neb. 2.3 0.7 0.8 2/22 at Air Force * 2 p.m. 12 Cordell Gillingham F 6-2 200 Sr. Greeley, Colo. 4.3 2.8 0.9 2/25 Nevada * 7 p.m. 21 Josh Rogers G 6-2 185 Fr. Arvada, Colo. 0.0 1.0 1.0 2/29 at Fresno State * 5 p.m. 22 Tyler Unger G 6-3 175 Fr. Aurora, Colo. 0.6 0.2 0.0 3/4 First Round$ TBD 24 Peyton Priest F 6-5 190 So. Papillion, Neb. 2.1 0.6 0.1 3/5 Quarterfinals$ TBD 30 Thomas Robertson F 6-4 205 So. Lincoln, Neb. 0.8 0.2 0.4 3/6 Semifinals$ TBD 3/7 Championship$ 4 p.m. 32 Connor Thompson G 6-0 160 Jr. Greeley, Colo. 1.0 1.8 0.3 34 Dillon Byrne F 6-2 175 Fr. Topeka, Kan. 2.0 0.3 0.0 * MW Conference Games 40 Brody Marshall C 6-6 190 Fr. Gardner, Kan. 0.0 0.5 0.5 $ The 2020 Mountain West Championship will be 44 Dillon Brandt F 6-2 215 So. Lincoln, Neb. 0.8 0.3 0.3 played at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, 45 Lane D’Agostino F 6-1 205 Fr. Centennial, Colo. 0.0 0.0 0.0 Nev. 54 Trevor Leach G 5-10 160 So. Hastings, Neb. N/A % - MGM Main Event - Final Two games played at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. Head Coach: Dale Wellman (South, ‘99) Did You Know? NWU Record: 152-87, 4th Season Overall Record: 187-122, 10th Season - National Card Playing Day on December 28th Assistant Coaches Casey McGraw, Chris Hamilton, Ryan Tegtmeier encourages us to invite our friends to deal out a hand and play a game or two. In the 9th century, the Chinese began developing games BY THE NUMBERS STAT COMPARISON using money and other paper objects. These early playing cards bear no resemblance to the PPG OPPG FG% OFG% 3FG% O3FG% FT% RPG APG TOPG SPG BPG sturdier European playing cards that emerged Wyoming 59.2 65.6 .413 .416 .304 .333 .699 .593 9.6 13.2 4.0 2.2 a few centuries later. NWU 86.2 72.5 .510 .437 .366 .374 .7133 36.4 15.3 12.3 9.7 2.0 GOWYO.COM #GOWYO PAGE 1 KNOW THE FOE Know The Foe Wyoming Closes Non-Conference Schedule Hosting Nebraska Wesleyan The Wyoming Cowboys close out the non-conference portion of the schedule on Saturday Wyoming Quick Facts hosting Nebraska Wesleyan. It is the first meeting between the two schools. Wyoming returns Location: Laramie, Wyo. Enrollment: 12,450 to Laramie after a week off following an overtime win against Denver last week on the road. Acting President: Neil Theobald Athletics Director: Tom Burman School Colors: Brown & Gold Fans can watch, listen to the contest and follow stats on GoWyo.com. The contest will be 19-20 Record: 4-9 19-20 MW Record: 0-2 broadcast live on radio over the 26 affiliate stations of the Cowboy Sports Network, as Dave Current W/L: Won 1 Starters R/L: 4/1 Walsh will have the call with Kevin McKinney on color. Letterwinners R/L: 8/3 Head Coach: Allen Edwards Alma Mater: Kentucky ‘02 A Look at the Matchup UW Record: 55-61 (.474), 4th Year Overall Record: Same Wyoming heads into the weekend with a 4-9 overall record. The Pokes earned their second overtime win of the season last Saturday downing Denver on the road 72-66. Wyoming ranks Nebraska Wesleyan Quick Facts third in the Mountain West allowing 65.6 points per game for the season. Wyoming held the Location: Lincoln, Neb. Enrollment: 2,100 Pioneers to 36 percent from the field for the sixth game this season holding the opposition School Colors: Black and Gold to under 40 percent from the field. Wyoming improved to 9-2 in overtime under head coach 19-20 Record: 10-2 19-20 ARC Record: 3-0 Allen Edwards. Current W/L: Lost 1 Starters R/L: 3/2 Letterwinners R/L: N/A The Prairie Wolves head to Laramie with a 10-2 overall record and a are ranked No. 8 in the Head Coach: Dale Wellman Alma Mater: Denver ‘05 D3Hoops.com Poll. NWU fell in their last contest at Wisconsin-River Falls 84-82 last Saturday. NWU Record: 152-87, 6th Season Overall Record: 187-122. 10th Season Nebraska Wesleyan ranks No. 8 in NCAA Division III in steals with 116 on the season. NWU 18-19 Record: 27-2 ranks seventh in Division III in field goal percentage at 51 percent for the season. The Prairie 18-19 ARC Record: 15-1, 1st Wolves have hit 112 threes this season to rank No. 12 in the nation. Nebraska Wesleyan Series History Overall Series: N/A Each Team’s Leaders Series Began: N/A Wyoming Record at Home: N/A The Pokes are led in scoring by redshirt sophomore Hunter Maldonado at 17.8 points per Wyoming Record on the Road: N/A game to rank third in the MW. He also adds 3.5 points per game for the season to rank No. Wyoming Record on Neutral Sites: N/A UW Coach Allen Edwards vs.: N/A 11 in the conference. He ranks No. 24 in the nation making 59 free throws for the season.