| Year: | 2019–20 |
| Team: | Wyoming Cowboys |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | Mountain West Conference |
| Short Conf: | MW |
| Record: | 9–24 |
| Conf Record: | 2–16 |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach1: | Jeremy Shyatt |
| Asst Coach3: | Matt Wise |
The 2019–20 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by Allen Edwards in his fourth and final year as head coach at Wyoming. The Cowboys played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming as members of the Mountain West Conference.[1] They finished the season 9–24, 2–16 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. As the 11 seed, they upset Colorado State and Nevada to reach the semifinals of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to Utah State. They became the first ever 11 seed to win a game at the Mountain West tournament.
On March 9, 2020, head coach Allen Edwards was fired.[2] He finished at Wyoming with a four-year record of 60–76.
The Cowboys finished the 2018–19 season 8–24, 4–14 in Mountain West play to finish in tenth place. They lost to New Mexico in the first round of the Mountain West tournament. They did not compete in a post-season tournament.[3]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | 6'7" | 180 | Senior | Graduated/2019 NBA draft[4] | |||
| Tariq Johnson | 5 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Freshman | Medical Disqualification[5] | ||
| Trace Young | 11 | G/F | 6'9" | 210 | Freshman | Transferred to John A. Logan College[6] | ||
| Bradley Belt | 12 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Freshman | Dismissed (Violation of Team Rules)[7] | ||
| Jordan Naughton | 33 | F | 6'10" | 225 | Senior | Graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Milton III | 12 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Sophomore | Junior college transfer from Sacramento City College[8] | ||
| Tyler Morman | 15 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Junior | Junior college transfer from Florida SouthWestern State College[9] |
The Mountain West Men's Basketball Media Day was held at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, Nevada on October 15, 2019. Wyoming was picked to finish 10th in the conference, ahead of only San Jose State.[10] No Wyoming players were selected to the preseason All-Conference team.[11]
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Banks | 33 | 30 | 23.6 | .491 | .394 | .706 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 4.8 | |
| Haize Fornstrom | 18 | 0 | 2.1 | .750 | 1.000 | .500 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | |
| Kenny Foster | 32 | 6 | 20.5 | .342 | .244 | .710 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 4.8 | |
| Jake Hendricks | 33 | 33 | 34.2 | .334 | .327 | .818 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 10.4 | |
| Hunter Maldonado | 33 | 33 | 35.3 | .422 | .295 | .708 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 15.8 | |
| Kwane Marble II | 27 | 11 | 19.5 | .484 | .365 | .761 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 8.2 | |
| Greg Milton III | 33 | 3 | 14.6 | .383 | .322 | .679 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.8 | |
| Tyler Morman | 2 | 1 | 14.0 | 1.000 | .000 | .000 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | |
| Austin Mueller | 12 | 3 | 15.5 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | |
| Brandon Porter | 24 | 3 | 6.8 | .433 | .333 | .714 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.1 | |
| T.J. Taylor | 33 | 19 | 24.9 | .485 | .375 | .767 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 7.0 | |
| Hunter Thompson | 26 | 23 | 26.4 | .400 | .330 | .717 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 8.2 | |
| Javier Turner | 4 | 0 | 2.5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
|-!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Mountain West tournamentSource[12]