QUICK FACTS Nick Seeman, Assistant AD for Media and Public Relations - Cell Phone: 612-741-0550 - Email: [email protected] Wyoming Quick Facts Wyoming Cowboys Location: Laramie, Wyo. Enrollment: 11,829 Players Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG President: Edward Seidel Athletics Director: Tom Burman 0 Drake Jeffries G 6-5 185 Jr. Mattoon, Ill. 7.4 2.7 0.8 School Colors: Brown & Gold 2 Deng Dut G 6-4 190 Fr. Melbourne, Australia N/A Home Arena: Arena-Auditorium 5 Brendan Wenzel G 6-7 212 R-Fr. San Antonio, Texas N/A 20-21 Record: 14-11 10 Hunter Thompson F 6-10 235 Jr. Pine Bluffs, Wyo. 7.0 3.8 0.9 20-21 MW Record: 7-9 Starters R/L: 3/2 11 Eoin Nelson F 6-10 225 So. Dublin, Ireland 3.1 3.1 0.0 Letterwinners R/L: 9/2 15 Nate Barnhart F 7-0 185 Fr. Lenexa, Kan. N/A Head Coach: Jeff Linder (2nd Season) 21 Noah Reynolds G 6-3 195 Fr. Peoria, Ill. N/A Alma Mater: Western State 22 Kenny Foster G 6-5 190 So. Aurora, Colo. 9.1 3.6 0.9 UW Record: 14-11 (.560) Overall Record: 94-61 (.606) (6th Season) 24 Hunter Maldonado G 6-7 200 Jr. Colorado Springs, Colo. 12.5 6.8 4.6 25 Jeremiah Oden F 6-8 180 Fr. Chicago, Ill. 4.0 2.7 0.4 About Jeff Linder 31 Cort Roberson G 6-0 175 Fr. Arlington, Wash. N/A 40 Ben Bowen G 6-5 185 Fr. Highlands Ranch, Colo. N/A Jeff Linder is the 22nd head coach in 33 Graham Ike F 6-9 245 Fr. Aurora, Colo. 11.2 5.4 0.8 Wyoming history. He enters his second 53 Xavier DuSell G 6-4 190 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. 9.7 1.9 0.9 season with the Cowboys leading the Pokes to a 14-11 record in his first season. 55 John Grigsby F 6-9 215 Fr. Louisville, Colo. 0.0 0.0 0.0 Linder revamped the Cowboy offense in his first season, as Wyoming led the MW in Head Coach: Jeff Linder (Western State) scoring at 76.6 points per game. Wyoming UW Record: 14-11, 2nd Season also led the MW in three point field goals per Overall Record: 94-61 (.606), 6th season game at 10.1, a number that ranked No. 12 in the nation. Assistant Coaches: Ken DeWeese (Mary Hardin-Baylor) Linder has posted an impressive 80-50 Shaun Vandiver (Colorado) record in four seasons at Northern Colorado. Sundance Wicks (Northern State) He was named the Big Sky Coach of the Year during the 2018-19 season leading the Bears Cowboy Notables to 15 conference wins for a program record. - Linder led the Cowboys to a 14-11 record in his first season. The Bears tied that record of 15 conference - Wyoming led the Mountain West in points per game last season with 76.6 per wins again in the 2019-20 season. Over the last three seasons, Linder led UNC to the most night. wins during a three-year stretch in program - The Cowboys led the MW conference in three-pointers per game with 10.0. That history, with 69 wins. The Bears also finished number ranked No. 12 in the nation. in the top-100 of the NCAA NET Rankings. - Wyoming hit 252 threes for the season, which ranked first in the conference and He also helped lead Northern Colorado No. 22 in the nation. to its first postseason title in 2017-18, as - The Pokes really took care of the basketball last season ranking second in the MW the Bears won the College Invitational and No. 47 in the nation with 11.3 per game. Tournament. It marked the first postseason - The Cowboys scored 111 points in the first round of the MW Tournament. It was title for any Colorado school since the 1940 the most points scored by any team in the country in a conference tournament game season. It was also the first postseason title for a team from the Big Sky Conference. During during the season. the 2017-18 campaign, UNC won a school - Junior Hunter Maldonado was named Honorable Mention All-MW. He ranked record 26 games on their way to the CIT second on the team with 12.5 points per night. He led the team with 6.8 rebounds Championship. The Bears finished the season per game and 4.6 assists, which ranked third in the conference. ranked in the top-100 of the RPI. - Junior Hunter Maldonado reached the 1,000 point club against Prior to his time at Northern Colorado, Colorado State. He became the 39th player in school history to do so and the third Linder spent six seasons at Boise State with straight Colorado native with Alan Herndon and Hayden Dalton doing so in 2018. He the last three years serving as associate added 14 points in the contest. He has 1,098 career points for the Cowboys. head coach of the Broncos. Linder helped - Freshman Graham Ike recorded a career-high 32 points against San Jose State in guide Boise State to two NCAA tournament appearances and the team’s first Mountain the first round of the MW Tournament. His 32 points was tied for the second most West Conference Championship during his amongst freshman in a single game in the NCAA last season. tenure. - Freshman Xavier DuSell led the Pokes with 57 threes on the season, which ranked sixth amongst freshmen in the nation. He also ranked sixth in the conference. | PAGE 1 GOWYO.COM | PAGE 1 Alphabetical Roster Roster Breakdown No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Last School) By Class 15 Nate Barnhart F 7-0 185 Fr. HS Lenexa, Kan. (DeSoto) 40 Ben Bowen G 6-5 185 Fr. HS Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Mountain Vista) Juniors (3) 53 Xavier DuSell G 6-4 190 Fr. HS Scottsdale, Ariz. (AZ Compass Prep) Hunter Maldonado G 6-7 200 2 Deng Dut G 6-4 190 So. JC Melbourne, Australia/ Coll. of S. Idaho Hunter Thompson F 6-10 235 22 Kenny Foster G 6-5 190 So. 1L Aurora, Colo. (Smoky Hill) 55 John Grigsby F 6-9 215 Fr. HS Louisville, Colo. (Park Center) Drake Jeffries G 6-5 185 33 Graham Ike F 6-9 245 Fr. HS Aurora, Colo. (Overland) 0 Drake Jeffries G 6-5 185 Jr. JC Mattoon, Ill. (Indian Hills CC) Sophomores (3) 24 Hunter Maldonado G 6-7 200 Jr. 2L Colorado Springs, Colo. (Vista Ridge) 11 Eoin Nelson F 6-10 225 So. JC Dublin, Ireland (Otero JC) Kenny Foster G 6-5 190 25 Jeremiah Oden F 6-8 180 Fr. HS Chicago, Ill. (Sunrise Christian Academy) Eoin Nelson F 6-10 225 21 Noah Reynolds G 6-3 195 Fr. HS Peoria, Ill. (Notre Dame HS) 31 Cort Roberson G 6-0 175 Fr. HS Arlington, Wash. (Stanwood) Deng Dut G 6-4 190 10 Hunter Thompson F 6-10 235 Jr. 2L Pine Bluffs, Wyo. (Pine Bluffs) 5 Brendan Wenzel G 6-7 212 R-Fr. TR San Antonio, Texas (Utah) Freshman (9) Numerical Roster Xavier DuSell (1L) G 6-4 190 John Grigsby (1L) F 6-9 215 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Last School) 0 Drake Jeffries G 6-5 185 Jr. JC Mattoon, Ill. (Indian Hills CC) Graham Ike (1L) F 6-9 245 2 Deng Dut G 6-4 190 So. JC Melbourne, Australia/ Coll. of S. Idaho Jeremiah Oden (1L) F 6-8 180 5 Brendan Wenzel G 6-7 212 R-Fr. TR San Antonio, Texas (Utah) 10 Hunter Thompson F 6-10 235 Jr. 2L Pine Bluffs, Wyo. (Pine Bluffs) Nate Barnhart F 7-0 185 11 Eoin Nelson F 6-10 225 So. JC Dublin, Ireland (Otero JC) Ben Bowen G 6-5 185 15 Nate Barnhart F 7-0 185 Fr. HS Lenexa, Kan. (DeSoto) Noah Reynolds G 6-3 195 21 Noah Reynolds G 6-3 195 Fr. HS Peoria, Ill. (Notre Dame HS) 22 Kenny Foster G 6-5 190 So. 1L Aurora, Colo. (Smoky Hill) Cort Roberson G 6-0 175 24 Hunter Maldonado G 6-7 200 Jr. 2L Colorado Springs, Colo. (Vista Ridge) Brendan Wenzel (TR -RS) G 6-7 212 25 Jeremiah Oden F 6-8 180 Fr. HS Chicago, Ill. (Sunrise Christian Academy) 31 Cort Roberson G 6-0 175 Fr. HS Arlington, Wash. (Stanwood) 33 Graham Ike F 6-9 245 Fr. HS Aurora, Colo. (Overland) By Position 40 Ben Bowen G 6-5 185 Fr. HS Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Mountain Vista) Guards (9) 53 Xavier DuSell G 6-4 190 Fr. HS Scottsdale, Ariz. (AZ Compass Prep) Hunter Maldonado G 6-7 200 55 John Grigsby F 6-9 215 Fr. HS Louisville, Colo. (Park Center) Drake Jeffries G 6-5 185 Kenny Foster G 6-5 190 Starters and Lettermen Returning/Lost Xavier DuSell G 6-4 190 Starters Returning (3) Ben Bowen G 6-5 185 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. PPG RPG APG GP/GS Noah Reynolds G 6-3 195 10 Hunter Thompson F 6-10 235 Jr. 3L 7.0 3.8 0.9 24/18 Cort Roberson G 6-0 175 24 Hunter Maldonado G 6-7 200 Jr. 3L 12.5 6.8 4.6 25/25 53 Xavier DuSell G 6-4 190 Fr. 1L 9.7 1.9 0.9 25/11 Brendan Wenzel G 6-7 212 Deng Dut G 6-4 190 Starters Lost (2) No.