# 2012–13 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

The 2012–13 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming during the 2012–2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Larry Shyatt in his second year. They played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming. The Cowboys were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished with a record of 20–14 overall, 4–12 in Mountain West play for an eighth-place finish. They lost in the quarterfinals to New Mexico in the Mountain West tournament. They were invited to the 2013 College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Lehigh in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Western Michigan.

## Statistics

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Josh Adams | 34 | 26 | 28.9 | .346 | .226 | .637 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 6.6 |
| Jack Bentz | 21 | 0 | 5.2 | .289 | .000 | .385 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Derek Cooke Jr. | 34 | 2 | 13.0 | .529 | .000 | .333 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Derrious Gilmore | 34 | 34 | 34.2 | .370 | .367 | .784 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 12.4 |
| Riley Grabau | 32 | 30 | 30.8 | .352 | .323 | .740 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| Austin Haldorson | 26 | 0 | 5.4 | .393 | .333 | 1.000 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Luke Martinez | 12 | 12 | 30.5 | .454 | .422 | .861 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 14.5 |
| Jason McManamen | 19 | 1 | 7.0 | .391 | .333 | .875 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 33 | 33 | 32.0 | .533 | .345 | .750 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 10.7 |
| Matt Sellers | 11 | 0 | 5.1 | .353 | .000 | .000 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Nathan Sobey | 33 | 0 | 13.3 | .423 | .419 | .647 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3.5 |
| Aaron Tyser | 4 | 0 | 1.3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Leonard Washington | 32 | 32 | 30.4 | .484 | .159 | .637 | 8.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 12.5 |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/31/2012* 7:00 pm | | vs. Fort Lewis | W 82–61 | – | Wyoming Indian HS (1,100) Ethete, WY |
| 11/03/2012* 7:30 pm | | Wooster | W 61–46 | – | Arena-Auditorium (5,113) Laramie, WY |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2012* 8:00 pm | | Western State | W 62–42 | 1–0 | Arena-Auditorium (5,137) Laramie, WY |
| 11/14/2012* 7:00 pm | | NC Central Global Hoops Showcase | W 73–60 | 2–0 | Arena-Auditorium (4,463) Laramie, WY |
| 11/15/2012* 7:00 pm | | South Dakota Global Hoops Showcase | W 71–51 | 3–0 | Arena-Auditorium (4,747) Laramie, WY |
| 11/16/2012* 8:00 pm | | Southern Global Hoops Showcase | W 67–60 | 4–0 | Arena-Auditorium (5,019) Laramie, WY |
| 11/21/2012* 7:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | W 69–60 | 5–0 | Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion (1,785) Greeley, CO |
| 11/24/2012* 7:00 pm | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 63–49 | 6–0 | Arena-Auditorium (4,755) Laramie, WY |
| 11/28/2012* 8:00 pm | | at UC Santa Barbara | W 68–40 | 7–0 | The Thunderdome (1,351) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 12/01/2012* 8:00 pm, RTRM | | No. 19 Colorado | W 76–69 | 8–0 | Arena-Auditorium (8,240) Laramie, WY |
| 12/04/2012* 6:00 pm | | at Illinois State MWC – MVC Challenge | W 81–67 | 9–0 | Redbird Arena (6,561) Normal, IL |
| 12/08/2012* 2:00 pm | | OK Panhandle State | W 74–55 | 10–0 | Arena-Auditorium (5,412) Laramie, WY |
| 12/18/2012* 7:00 pm | | Denver | W 71–61 | 11–0 | Arena-Auditorium (4,519) Laramie, WY |
| 12/21/2012* 7:00 pm | | UC Santa Barbara | W 56–40 | 12–0 | Arena-Auditorium (5,372) Laramie, WY |
| 01/02/2013* 6:00 pm | | at SMU | W 59–56 | 13–0 | Moody Coliseum (3,308) Dallas, TX |
| 01/09/2013 8:00 pm, RTRM | No. 25 | Boise State | L 61–63 | 13–1 (0–1) | Arena-Auditorium (6,416) Laramie, WY |
| 01/12/2013 4:00 pm | | at Nevada | W 59–48 | 14–1 (1–1) | Lawlor Events Center (6,282) Reno, NV |
| 01/16/2013 8:00 pm | | at Fresno State | L 36–49 | 14–2 (1–2) | Save Mart Center (6,670) Fresno, CA |
| 01/19/2013 5:30 pm, TWCSN | | No. 15 San Diego State | W 58–45 | 15–2 (2–2) | Arena-Auditorium (9,573) Laramie, WY |
| 01/24/2013 7:15 pm, CBSSN | | at UNLV | L 50–62 | 15–3 (2–3) | Thomas & Mack Center (15,640) Paradise, NV |
| 01/26/2013 8:00 pm, RTRM | | Air Force | L 48–57 | 15–4 (2–4) | Arena-Auditorium (8,404) Laramie, WY |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm, RTRM | | No. 20 New Mexico | L 59–63 | 15–5 (2–5) | Arena-Auditorium (5,376) Laramie, WY |
| 02/02/2013 5:00 pm, RTRM | | at Colorado State | L 46–65 | 15–6 (2–6) | Moby Arena (8,745) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/06/2013* 8:00 pm | | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 61–53 | 16–6 | Rabobank Arena (1,208) Bakersfield, CA |
| 02/09/2013 6:00 pm | | at Boise State | L 61–68 | 16–7 (2–7) | Taco Bell Arena (8,127) Boise, ID |
| 02/13/2013 7:00 pm | | Nevada | W 68–48 | 17–7 (3–7) | Arena-Auditorium (4,903) Laramie, WY |
| 02/16/2013 2:00 pm | | Fresno State | W 55–51 $^{OT}$ | 18–7 (4–7) | Arena-Auditorium (6,377) Laramie, WY |
| 02/19/2013 8:00 pm, TWCSN | | at San Diego State | L 51–79 | 18–8 (4–8) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 02/23/2013 5:30 pm, TWCSN | | UNLV | L 42–65 | 18–9 (4–9) | Arena-Auditorium (7,097) Laramie, WY |
| 02/26/2013 7:00 pm, RTRM | | at Air Force | L 66–72 | 18–10 (4–10) | Clune Arena (2,119) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 03/02/2013 3:00 pm, RTRM | | at No. 14 New Mexico | L 42–53 | 18–11 (4–11) | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM |
| 03/06/2013 8:00 pm, RTRM | | Colorado State | L 56–78 | 18–12 (4–12) | Arena-Auditorium (6,803) Laramie, WY |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2013 6:00 pm | | vs. Nevada First Round | W 85–81 | 19–12 | Thomas & Mack Center (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| 03/13/2013 7:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. New Mexico Quarterfinals | L 46–59 | 19–13 | Thomas & Mack Center (13,297) Paradise, NV |
| 2013 CBI ||||||
| 03/19/2013* 7:00 pm, AXS TV | | Lehigh First Round | W 67–66 | 20–13 | Arena-Auditorium (1,528) Laramie, WY |
| 03/25/2013* 7:00 pm, AXS TV | | Western Michigan Quarterfinals | L 67–75 $^{OT}$ | 20–14 | Arena-Auditorium (2,544) Laramie, WY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||