| Year: | 2024–25 |
| Team: | Wyoming Cowboys |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | Mountain West Conference |
| Short Conf: | MW |
| Record: | 5–2 |
| Conf Record: | 0–0 |
| Head Coach: | Sundance Wicks |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Pat Monaghan |
| Asst Coach2: | Nic Reynolds |
| Asst Coach3: | Nick Whitmore |
| Asst Coach4: | Shaun Vandiver |
| Stadium: | Arena-Auditorium |
| Prev Year: | 2023-24 |
| Next Year: | 2025-26 |
The 2024–25 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represents the University of Wyoming during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys, led by Sundance Wicks in his first season as head coach, play their home games for the 43rd season at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming. They participate in the Mountain West Conference for the 26th season.
The Cowboys finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in eighth place. They lost to Fresno State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament.
Head coach Jeff Linder resigned to join Texas Tech as an assistant coach.[1] Assistant coach Ken DeWeese left the program to join the Colorado State coaching staff,[2] and assistant coach Bryston Williams left the program to join the Drake coaching staff.[3]
Former Wyoming assistant Sundance Wicks was hired as head coach after one season as head coach at Green Bay.[4] Pat Monaghan and Nic Reynolds were hired as assistant coaches on Wicks' staff, also from Green Bay.[5] [6] Nick Whitmore and Shaun Vandiver were retained from Linder's staff.
The Cowboys had 6 players enter the transfer portal at the conclusion of the 2023–24 season.[7] They also had three players graduate and exhaust their eligibility.[8]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Wenzel | 1 | G | 6'7" | 208 | SR | Transferred to TCU | ||
| Sam Griffin | 3 | G | 6'3" | 188 | SR | Graduated | ||
| Cam Manyawu | 5 | F | 6'9" | 228 | FR | Transferred to Drake | ||
| Jonas Sirtautas | 7 | F | 6'10" | 185 | FR | Transferred to Radford | ||
| Kael Combs | 11 | G | 6'4" | 190 | FR | Transferred to Drake | ||
| Akuel Kot | 13 | G | 6'2" | 167 | SR | Graduated | ||
| Kenny Foster | 22 | G | 6'5" | 193 | SR | Graduated | ||
| Jacob Theodosiou | 24 | G | 6'4" | 188 | FR | Transferred to Loyola (MD) | ||
| Mason Walters | 33 | F | 6'9" | 221 | GS | Graduated | ||
| Caden Powell | 44 | F | 6'10" | 220 | SO | Transferred to Rice |
Wyoming brought in 9 players via the transfer portal.[7]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Wills | 3 | G | 6'2" | 160 | SO | Holy Cross | ||
| Obi Agbim | 5 | G | 6'3" | 180 | SR | Fort Lewis College | ||
| Matija Belic | 7 | F | 6'7" | 205 | JR | UC Santa Barbara | ||
| Cole Henry | 8 | F | 6'9" | 240 | GS | Northern Iowa | ||
| Abou Magassa | 9 | F | 6'7" | 215 | RFR | Saint Louis | ||
| Dontaie Allen | 11 | G | 6'6" | 210 | SR | Western Kentucky | ||
| Scottie Ebube | 12 | C | 6'10" | 275 | JR | Southern Illinois | ||
| Jordan Nesbitt | 16 | G | 6'6" | 210 | SR | Hampton | ||
| Touko Tainamo | 25 | F | 6'9" | 220 | SR | Denver |
Mountain West Preseason Poll
| Mountain West Preseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Boise State | 276 (19) | ||
| 2. | New Mexico | 233 (1) | ||
| 3. | Nevada | 219 (1) | ||
| 4. | San Diego State | 213 (2) | ||
| 5. | UNLV | 178 (2) | ||
| 6. | Utah State | 169 (1) | ||
| 7. | Colorado State | 160 | ||
| 8. | San Jose State | 88 | ||
| 9. | Wyoming | 67 | ||
| 10. | Fresno State | 62 | ||
| 11. | Air Force | 51 | ||
| Reference:[9] (#) first-place votes | ||||
Pre-Season All-Mountain West Team
| Player | School | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvaro Cardenas | Boise State | |||
| Nique Clifford | Colorado State | |||
| Nick Davidson | Nevada | |||
| Tyson Degenhart | Boise State | |||
| Donovan Dent | New Mexico | |||
| Nelly Junior Joseph | New Mexico | |||
| Ian Martinez | Utah State | |||
| O'Mar Stanley | Boise State | |||
| Dedan Thomas Jr. | UNLV | |||
| Reese Waters | San Diego State | |||
| Reference:[10] | ||||
|-!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style=| Regular seasonSource:[11]
See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.