# 2018–19 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

The 2018–19 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by Allen Edwards in his third 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. They finished the season 8–24, 4–14 in Mountain West play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to New Mexico.

## Previous season

The Cowboys finished the 2017–18 season 20–13, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in sixth place. They defeated San Jose State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to New Mexico. They did not compete in a post-season tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Andrew Moemeka | 2 | F | 6'8" | 210 | RS Sophomore | Lake City, FL | Transferred to Palm Beach Atlantic |
| Alexander Aka Gorski | 3 | F | 6'5" | 205 | Senior | Lund, Sweden | Graduated |
| Alan Herndon | 5 | F | 6'9" | 210 | RS Senior | Colorado Springs, CO | Graduated |
| Cody Kelley | 10 | G | 5'11" | 180 | RS Sophomore | Gillette, WY | Graduate transferred to South Dakota |
| Sam Averbuck | 13 | F | 6'4" | 185 | RS Sophomore | Santa Rosa, CA | Walk–on; Graduate transferred to Dominican University of California |
| Brodricks Jones | 15 | F | 6'10" | 220 | RS Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred to Georgetown College |
| Hayden Dalton | 20 | F | 6'8" | 185 | Senior | Parker, CO | Graduated |
| Louis Adams | 24 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
| Anthony Mack | 25 | G | 6'6" | 218 | Freshman | Las Vegas, NV | Transferred to Miami (FL) |
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### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jake Hendricks | 0 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Junior | Smithfield, UT | Junior college transfer from College of Southern Idaho |
| A.J. Banks | 2 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Junior | Las Vegas, NV | Junior college transfer from Pratt Community College |
| Lwal Dung | 34 | F | 6'7" | 180 | Junior | Adelaide, Australia | Junior college transfer from Neosho County CC |

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Trevon Taylor SF | Virginia Beach, VA | Hillcrest Preparatory Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 14, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Bradley Belt PG | Huntsville, AL | Washington Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Nov 28, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Brandon Porter SF | Virginia Beach, VA | Washington Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jan 12, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Tariq Johnson SG | Baltimore, MD | Mt. Zion Prep | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Mar 26, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Trace Young SF | Hartford, KY | Mt. Zion Prep | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Apr 13, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: – ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN – Wyoming Cowboys Basketball Recruiting 2018". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018. ||||||
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## Statistics

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | BPG | SPG | PPG |
| A.J. Banks | 32 | 18 | 23.4 | .504 | .324 | .737 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 5.2 |
| Lwal Dung | 4 | 0 | 9.3 | .600 | .000 | .333 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Haize Fronstrom | 12 | 0 | 4.5 | .500 | .429 | 1.000 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Jake Hendricks | 23 | 20 | 36.0 | .398 | .406 | .636 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 10.8 |
| KC Henry | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Justin James | 32 | 32 | 38.2 | .409 | .296 | .741 | 8.5 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 22.1 |
| Tariq Johnson | 9 | 0 | 7.9 | .231 | .286 | .625 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Hunter Maldonado | 8 | 5 | 32.5 | .420 | .333 | .625 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 13.8 |
| Austin Mueller | 8 | 8 | 29.5 | .345 | .222 | .750 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 3.9 |
| Jordan Naughton | 22 | 10 | 15.3 | .484 | .000 | .727 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 4.5 |
| Brandon Porter | 31 | 1 | 9.3 | .370 | .349 | .667 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Nyaires Redding | 9 | 9 | 28.7 | .357 | .222 | .852 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 6.3 |
| TJ Taylor | 31 | 22 | 26.7 | .439 | .309 | .756 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 6.6 |
| Hunter Thompson | 27 | 22 | 28.1 | .427 | .375 | .707 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 8.8 |
| Trace Young | 20 | 13 | 23.8 | .394 | .370 | .471 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 6.8 |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Colorado Christian | W 72–69 | | Arena-Auditorium (3,704) Laramie, WY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 8:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | UC Santa Barbara | L 66–76 | 0–1 | Arena-Auditorium (3,373) Laramie, WY |
| Nov 10, 2018* 1:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon State | L 63–84 | 0–2 | Gill Coliseum (3,791) Corvallis, OR |
| Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Grambling State Fort Myers Tip-Off | W 86–78 | 1–2 | Arena-Auditorium (3,374) Laramie, WY |
| Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Niagara Fort Myers Tip-Off | L 69–72 | 1–3 | Arena-Auditorium (2,487) Laramie, WY |
| Nov 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, FS1 | | vs. Boston College Fort Myers Tip-Off semifinals | L 76–88 | 1–4 | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (4,721) Fort Myers, FL |
| Nov 21, 2018* 3:00 pm, FS1 | | vs. Richmond Fort Myers Tip-Off consolation final | W 68–66 | 2–4 | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (1,250) Fort Myers, FL |
| Nov 28, 2018* 5:00 pm | | at Evansville MW–MVC Challenge | L 78–86 | 2–5 | Ford Center (4,709) Evansville, IN |
| Dec 1, 2018* 4:00 pm | | Northern Colorado | L 80–85 | 2–6 | Arena-Auditorium (2,752) Laramie, WY |
| Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, Stadium | | South Carolina | W 73–64 | 3–6 | Arena-Auditorium (3,657) Laramie, WY |
| Dec 11, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Denver | L 87–90 $^{OT}$ | 3–7 | Arena-Auditorium (3,422) Laramie, WY |
| Dec 21, 2018* 5:00 pm | | vs. East Tennessee State Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals | L 53–76 | 3–8 | Don Haskins Center (4,284) El Paso, TX |
| Dec 22, 2018* 5:00 pm | | at UTEP Sun Bowl Invitational 3rd place game | L 65–76 | 3–9 | Don Haskins Center (4,011) El Paso, TX |
| Dec 29, 2018* 4:00 pm | | Dixie State | W 65–63 | 4–9 | Arena-Auditorium (3,626) Laramie, WY |
| Mountain West regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 2019 7:00 pm, Stadium | | Boise State | L 55–69 | 4–10 (0–1) | Arena-Auditorium (3,395) Laramie, WY |
| Jan 5, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at UNLV | L 56-68 | 4–11 (0–2) | Thomas & Mack Center (7,903) Paradise, NV |
| Jan 8, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at San Diego State | L 54–84 | 4–12 (0–3) | Viejas Arena (10,130) San Diego, CA |
| Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | Utah State | L 55–71 | 4–13 (0–4) | Arena-Auditorium (3,426) Laramie, WY |
| Jan 19, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at New Mexico | L 53–83 | 4–14 (0–5) | Dreamstyle Arena (11,744) Albquerque, NM |
| Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm | | San Jose State | W 59–46 | 5–14 (1–5) | Arena-Auditorium (5,787) Laramie, WY |
| Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm, Stadium | | at Boise State | L 52–77 | 5–15 (1–6) | Taco Bell Arena (5,093) Boise, ID |
| Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm | | Fresno State | L 62–75 | 5–16 (1–7) | Arena-Auditorium (3,606) Laramie, WY |
| Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Air Force | L 76–81 | 5–17 (1–8) | Clune Arena (1,798) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Feb 9, 2019 12:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | Colorado State Border War | W 74–66 | 6–17 (2–8) | Arena-Auditorium (5,055) Laramie, WY |
| Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Utah State | L 59–76 | 6–18 (2–9) | Smith Spectrum (5,458) Logan, UT |
| Feb 16, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 7 Nevada | L 49–82 | 6–19 (2–10) | Arena-Auditorium (5,287) Laramie, WY |
| Feb 19, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | UNLV | L 56–66 | 6–20 (2–11) | Arena-Auditorium (3,432) Laramie, WY |
| Feb 23, 2019 12:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | at Colorado State Border War | L 48–83 | 6–21 (2–12) | Moby Arena (5,026) Fort Collins, CO |
| Feb 27, 2019 8:00 pm | | at Fresno State | L 60–71 | 6–22 (2–13) | Save Mart Center (5,339) Fresno, CA |
| Mar 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | Air Force | L 72–80 | 6–23 (2–14) | Arena-Auditorium (3,991) Laramie, WY |
| Mar 6, 2019 8:00 pm | | at San Jose State | W 81–71 | 7–23 (3–14) | Event Center Arena (2,960) San Jose, CA |
| Mar 9, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | New Mexico | W 88–81 | 8–23 (4–14) | Arena-Auditorium (4,113) Laramie, WY |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 2019 2:30 pm | (10) | vs. (7) New Mexico First round | L 68–78 | 8–24 | Thomas & Mack Center (5,578) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||
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