2012–13 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

The 2012–13 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team[1] 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.

2012–13 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record20–14 (4–12 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaArena-Auditorium (Capacity: 15,028)
Seasons
2012–13 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 New Mexico 13 3   .813 29 6   .829
Colorado State 11 5   .688 26 9   .743
UNLV 10 6   .625 25 10   .714
San Diego State 9 7   .563 23 11   .676
Boise State 9 7   .563 21 11   .656
Air Force 8 8   .500 18 14   .563
Fresno State 5 11   .313 11 19   .367
Wyoming 4 12   .250 20 14   .588
Nevada 3 13   .188 12 19   .387
2013 MWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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2012–13 Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Leonard Washington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr USC Lake Charles, LA
G 1 Derrious Gilmore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Jones County Junior College Baltimore, MD
G 2 Riley Grabau 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Boulder High School Boulder, CO
G 3 Aaron Tyser 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Sheridan College Buffalo, WY
F 11 Derek Cooke Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Cloud County CC Washington, D.C.
G 13 Jack Bentz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So University School Chagrin Falls, OH
G 14 Josh Adams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Chaparral HS Parker, CO
G 20 Nathan Sobey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Cochise College Warrnambool, Australia
F 21 Austin Haldorson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Highlands Ranch HS Highlands Ranch, CO
F 22 Larry Nance Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Revere High School Richfield, OH
G 23 Jason McManamen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Torrington HS Torrington, WY
G 25 Luke Martinez 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Williston State College Bismarck, ND
G 32 Charles Hankerson Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Alabama Miami, FL
C 43 Matt Sellers 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Western Wyoming CC Champlin, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Statistics

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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

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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.

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References

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  1. ^ The university uses "Cowgirls" as its women's athletic nickname.
  2. ^ "University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on August 14, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2012.