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LARAMIE - The first thing Allen Edwards did when he was introduced as the University of Wyoming's 21st men's basketball coach Monday was thank the people who helped make that possible. Edwards, 40, started with family and friends. He then thanked the man he is replacing, Larry Shyatt, the man who brought him to UW five years ago as an assistant. Edwards also thanked many of the former coaches he played and worked for since he first picked up a basketball as an 8-year-old in Miami. One of those...
LAS VEGAS — The University of Wyoming men’s basketball team made a school-record 20 3-pointers when it played Utah State in the regular season. Utah State responded Wednesday in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament with some impressive shooting of its own, especially in the first half, to end UW’s season. The Aggies shot 57.6 percent and made seven 3-pointers in the first half en route to an 88-70 victory over the Cowboys at the Thomas & Mack Center. UW, the No. 8 seed in the tournament, ended its season with a 14-18 record. Ninth...
LAS VEGAS - A year ago, the University of Wyoming men's basketball team began a memorable quest to its first-ever Mountain West Tournament title. The Cowboys won three games in three days, and their first was over Utah State. A year later, UW (14-17) will try to defend its title when it plays Utah State in a first-round game at noon today at the Thomas & Mack Center. A lot has changed for both teams since last season. UW is completely different with only one senior, compared to five who played...
LAS VEGAS — The University of Wyoming men’s basketball team will have only seven scholarship players available for Wednesday’s first-round game at the Mountain West Tournament. But coach Larry Shyatt said Monday that shouldn’t be a lot of changes when the eighth-seeded Cowboys (14-17) play ninth seed Utah State (15-14) at noon at the Thomas & Mack Center. UW announced Friday five players, including two key reserve players in true freshman wing Justin James and sophomore forward Hayden Dalton, were suspended for the rest of the season due to...
LARAMIE – Josh Adams said every basketball game he has played at the University of Wyoming has its own memory. Today's game with San Jose State is another, but it should have a more lasting one. That's because it will be Adams' last at home as UW (13-17 overall, 6-11 Mountain West) plays San Jose State (8-20, 3-13) at 7 p.m. Adams, a 6-foot-2 guard and UW's only senior this season, wasn't heavily recruited out of Chaparral High in Parker, Colorado. When coach Larry Shyatt returned to UW in 2...
LARAMIE — He’s started 20 games this season, and only the team’s three leading scorers have started more. Yet, University of Wyoming sophomore post Jonathan Barnes doesn’t have statistics one would expect from a regular starter. He averages 2.0 points, 1.8 rebounds and 10.8 minutes per game. However, Barnes’ role and importance to UW (13-15 overall, 6-9 Mountain West) aren’t measured in stats. “He’s a special young man. He means as much to our program as anybody we’ve ever brought in because of his outlook,” sixth-year UW coach Larry Shyatt...
LARAMIE – It has been a tale of two halves for Josh Adams. Unfortunately for the University of Wyoming senior guard – and his team – the outcomes have been losses. Adams is leading scorer in the MW, and fifth in the nation, at 24 points per game. But he was held to two points in the first half of the Cowboys’ last two games – both defeats. UW fell at Boise State, 94-71, last Saturday and at home to Fresno State 79-75 on Wednesday. Adams was a combined 2 of 15 from the field in the first halves of those games. He finished with 16 points in...
LARAMIE – He leads the Mountain West in 3-point shooting percentage (44.5) and is second on the team in scoring at 13.2 points per game. But for University of Wyoming junior guard Jason McManamen, his biggest challenge and thrill is playing defense. The Torrington product, at 6-foot-5, often defends the opponents' best perimeter players and even some of their better inside guys. "Taking a charge is always a big deal," McManamen said. "It's a foul on the other guy. Everyone gets excited about i...
LARAMIE – Craig Bohl spent about 30 minutes showing video highlights and introducing the University of Wyoming’s 2106 recruiting class Wednesday. But the first thing the third-year coach did was give credit for what he and his staff deemed the reason for their successful recruiting cycle. “This recruiting class and the composition of our football team wouldn’t be possible without the generous contributions of our Cowboy Joe Club members (the fundraising arm of UW athletics) and the generous match made by the Wyoming Legislature,” Bohl said...
CHEYENNE - It's a trend for the University of Wyoming men's basketball team. Unfortunately for the Cowboys, it's not a good one. UW (10-12 overall, 3-6 Mountain West) lost its third straight game Tuesday night, 71-60 at Fresno State. In all three games, the Cowboys held leads, including two in the second half. But despite giving itself chances to win all three games late in the second half, UW couldn't make enough plays. "We're not playing hard enough at the end of the game," said sophomore...
LARAMIE — When looking at the next opponent, University of Wyoming men’s basketball coach Larry Shyatt doesn’t see a big difference from nearly three weeks ago. UW (10-9 overall, 3-3 Mountain West) hosts Nevada (10-7, 2-3) at 7 tonight at the Arena-Auditorium — 18 days after the Wolf Pack handed the Cowboys a 71-68 loss in Reno. “They still have very balanced scoring, which has been the difference in their 10-7 record,” Shyatt said. “They can hit you with four or five different players that can reach double figures pretty easily on any given...
LARAMIE — University of Wyoming men’s basketball coach Larry Shyatt often talks about blocking out the noise. The noise about UW’s latest opponent — San Jose State — is that it is 5-11 overall, one of two winless teams in conference play in the Mountain West (UNLV the other) and with the lowest RPI among MW teams at 333. The Spartans have lost 27 consecutive MW games going back to February of 2014, and is 1-38 in the conference since it joined in 2013-14. Shyatt doesn’t want to hear any of that. Instead, he’s focused on what UW (9-8, 2-2) ne...
LARAMIE -The results have been frustrating, but for University of Wyoming men's basketball coach Larry Shyatt there's only one thing he and his team can do. UW (7-8 overall, 0-2 Mountain West) has lost four consecutive games - all away from home. Three were by a combined 16 points, including a double-overtime loss. The other was by 12 points in its Mountain West opener at San Diego State last Wednesday where UW cut a 25-7 first-half deficit to four points midway through the second half. The...
LARAMIE - It's not a new season, it's another tier. That's how University of Wyoming men's basketball coach Larry Shyatt described the start of Mountain West play as UW (7-6) plays at San Diego State (7-6) at 8 tonight at Viejas Arena in San Diego. Shyatt said every season he shows his players a pyramid of tiers, starting with spring workouts, followed by summer workouts, preseason workouts, preseason practice and the nonconference portion of the schedule. The next tier is conference play, and...
LARAMIE - Larry Shyatt waited to speak extensively about it, and he didn't hold anything back. The University of Wyoming men's basketball coach spoke on behalf of the other 10 coaches in the Mountain West Monday about the league's decision to change the format of the MW men's and women's basketball tournament starting in 2017. The league announced Dec. 18 that its board of directors - consisting of presidents from member schools - voted to change the format to eight teams for both the men's and...
DENVER - It was the 28th game in an 82-game schedule for the Los Angeles Lakers. But for former University of Wyoming men's basketball star Larry Nance Jr., Tuesday's game against the Denver Nuggets at Pepsi Center was anything but another game. Nance, the Lakers' 27th overall pick in this summer's NBA Draft, played in his 23rd game and made his eighth start. Nance got off to a fast start, and finished with 10 points and two rebounds in 19 minutes as the Lakers rallied from a 21-point deficit...
CHEYENNE – The University of Wyoming announced Thursday that three football players won’t return next season: junior defensive tackle Uso Olive, junior walk-on linebacker Will Tutein – a Cheyenne Central graduate – and true freshman walk-on kicker Tristan Bailey. A release from UW stated all three won’t return for “personal reasons.” The release also said coach Craig Bohl and UW’s athletics department would have no further comment. However, Tutein had a different story to tell about why he won’t be back. “It was not my decision to not come back...
LARAMIE – Larry Shyatt said he hasn't noticed a big change. However, the University of Wyoming men's basketball coach has liked the energy level on the offensive and defensive glass the last three games from sophomore forward Alan Herndon. The result: Six points and seven rebounds in UW's 83-82 loss against Montana State in Billings, Montana on Nov. 22. Then, a career-high 16 points, to go along with four rebounds, three assists and three blocked shots in a 68-64 home win over Cal S...
LARAMIE – Josh Adams said it was the first time this season he's seen it. The University of Wyoming senior guard was talking about playing "Cowboys basketball" in UW's 68-64 home win Wednesday night over CSU-Bakersfield. Despite seeing a 13-point second-half lead evaporate with less than a minute to play, the Cowboys made the necessary plays to win. "We closed it out," said Adams, who scored a game-high 23 points and had team bests with six rebounds and four assists. "We executed and made p...
LARAMIE – One is from Hawaii, while the other hails just down the road a bit in Denver. They began their careers playing different positions. Now, they are defensive ends, team captains and close friends. And as seniors, they play their final game with the University of Wyoming football team when it hosts UNLV in the season-finale for both squads at noon Saturday at Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium. Siaosi Hala'api'api and Eddie Yarbrough may have come from different parts of the country, a...
LARAMIE – Craig Bohl said there have been some "silver linings" as the University of Wyoming football team has endured a one-win season. One of them, the second-year UW coach said Monday, comes at noon Saturday when the Cowboys (1-10 overall, 1-6 Mountain West) host UNLV (3-8, 2-5) in the season-finale for both squads. "The No. 1 silver lining is the opportunity to coach these seniors," Bohl said. "These guys have been really resilient. The record on the field doesn't indicate progress, but t...
LARAMIE – Nearly five months ago, Austin Mueller committed to play basketball at the University of Wyoming. Wednesday, that became official as the 6-foot-6, 200-pound forward from ThunderRidge High in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, signed with the Cowboys. Mueller, a senior at ThunderRidge, will enroll at UW in the summer of 2016. Mueller committed to UW on June 17. “When I first went up there it was pretty evident to me that’s where I wanted to spend my next four years with a great coaching staff, great facilities and a family atmosphere you g...
LARAMIE – Cameron Coffman may not have played the last two games, but that doesn't mean the University of Wyoming redshirt senior quarterback wasn't trying to work on his game. Coffman didn't do much throwing after suffering a right shoulder injury in the third quarter of UW's 34-14 loss at Boise State Oct. 24. The right-handed quarterback missed UW's next two games. Coffman was cleared to play prior to the Cowboys' home game last week against Colorado State. However, offensive coordinator a...
LARAMIE – Brian Hill looks forward to Thursdays. That's when the University of Wyoming sophomore running back says his body bounces back from the hits he takes during games from the previous week. "I'm sore every week," Hill said with a laugh. "I go through practice with my body hurting all week until Thursday." Hill said it's "just soreness, with a few nicks and bruises after games." He also said the level of soreness is about the same from week-to-week. UW (1-8 overall, 1-4 Mountain West) p...
LARAMIE – The numbers don't indicate it, nor does the team's record. But University of Wyoming football coaches and players like the direction the defense is heading in as the Cowboys enter the final four games of the season. "We've played better, and our numbers are trending that way," second-year coach Craig Bohl said. "We're getting more guys around the football; we're tackling better and allowing fewer big plays. "We're coming around. We've had to adjust some things, but our lineup is m...