| Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | Wyoming Cowboys |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | Mountain West Conference |
| Short Conf: | MW |
| Record: | 9–22 |
| Conf Record: | 4–14 |
| Head Coach: | Jeff Linder |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach1: | Ken DeWeese |
| Asst Coach2: | Shaun Vandiver |
| Asst Coach3: | Sundance Wicks |
| Stadium: | Arena-Auditorium |
| Prev Year: | 2021-22 |
| Next Year: | 2023-24 |
The 2022–23 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys were led by third-year head coach Jeff Linder and played their home games for the 41st season at Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming. They participated as members of the Mountain West Conference for the 24th season.
The Cowboys finished the 2021–22 season 25–9, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place. In the Mountain West tournament, the Cowboys defeated UNLV in the quarterfinals[1] before losing to Boise State.[2] The Cowboys received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2015 as a No. 12 seed.[3] They were defeated by Indiana in the First Four.[4]
The team also spent time ranked in the AP Poll for the first time since 2015. They were ranked #22 for the week of February 14.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Jeffries | 0 | G | 6'5" | 186 | RS Senior | Mattoon, IL | Declared for 2022 NBA draft | |
| Deng Dut | 2 | G | 6'4" | 192 | Junior | Melbourne, Australia | Elected to transfer to Southern Utah | |
| Eoin Nelson | 11 | F | 6'10" | 229 | Junior | Dublin, Ireland | Elected to transfer to North Alabama | |
| Ben Bowen | 40 | G | 6'5" | 170 | Freshman | Highlands Ranch, CO | Elected to transfer to Denver | |
| John Grigsby | 55 | F | 6'9" | 211 | Sophomore | Louisville, CO | Elected to transfer to Concordia |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Kyman | 13 | G | 6'7" | 213 | Junior | Aliso Viejo, CA | Transferred from UCLA. Kyman will be eligible to play immediately under the one-time transfer rule. | |
| Ethan Anderson | 20 | F | 6'1'' | 208 | Junior | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred from USC. Anderson will be eligible to play immediately under the one-time transfer rule. | |
| Max Agbonkpolo | 23 | G/F | 6'9'' | 196 | Junior | Laguna Niguel, CA | Transferred from USC. Agbonkpolo will be eligible to play immediately under the one-time transfer rule. |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Agbonkpolo | 16 | 6 | 16.0 | .376 | .300 | .688 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 5.4 | |
| Ethan Anderson | 21 | 17 | 24.9 | .540 | .313 | .466 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 7.9 | |
| Nate Barnhart | 20 | 3 | 11.2 | .568 | .357 | .714 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.6 | |
| Xavier DuSell | 31 | 20 | 26.0 | .398 | .422 | .700 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 8.0 | |
| Kenny Foster | 17 | 3 | 18.0 | .547 | .300 | .739 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 4.8 | |
| Jake Kyman | 18 | 1 | 12.6 | .367 | .268 | 1.000 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 4.5 | |
| Hunter Maldonado | 29 | 29 | 34.6 | .481 | .338 | .753 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 15.6 | |
| Jeremiah Oden | 30 | 19 | 24.6 | .443 | .344 | .697 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 9.6 | |
| Caden Powell | 28 | 0 | 8.5 | .462 | .000 | .586 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 | |
| Noah Reynolds | 19 | 10 | 24.9 | .481 | .329 | .662 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 14.5 | |
| Cort Roberson | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | .000 | .000 | .750 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | |
| Hunter Thompson | 26 | 26 | 28.2 | .342 | .303 | .853 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 6.6 | |
| Brendan Wenzel | 24 | 21 | 28.8 | .370 | .406 | .884 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 7.9 |
The team went on a 10-day foreign tour of Greece from July 24 to August 4. NCAA rules allow programs to take international tours once every 4 years; this was the programs' first since 2016-17.[5] [6] [7]
The Cowboys participated in 3 exhibition games, winning all 3. While in Athens, the team faced Panerythraikos B.C. on July 27 and Panathinaikos Select on July 28. They then traveled to Patras and faced off against Promitheas Patras B.C. on July 30.
In addition, the team participated in a variety of sightseeing and team-building exercises.
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