Wyoming Cowboys

3-1 overall, 0-0 Mountain West, margin +22.0

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+12.9

net rating per 100 · #71 in D-I · model

113.2

adjusted offense · #65

100.3

adjusted defense · #71

67.7

pace, possessions / 40 · #320

-13.5

strength of schedule so far · #267

Rotation

#	Player	Pos	Cl	Ht	GP/GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	eFG%	TS%	Rating
2	Nasir Meyer	G	SO	6' 7"	4/4	25.2	14.8	5.5	3.2	51.1	55.0	+2.5
3	Khaden Bennett	G	SR	6' 4"	4/4	25.0	10.2	5.8	3.0	43.8	52.5	+4.2
1	Mike Mora	F	JR	6' 6"	4/3	23.0	7.0	5.0	2.2	61.9	64.0	+4.9
0	Uriyah Rojas	G	SR	6' 3"	4/0	22.2	5.8	5.2	2.0	35.2	38.8	+2.5
22	Parker Gerrits	G	JR	6' 2"	4/4	21.2	7.8	3.2	1.8	66.7	68.1	+4.6
11	Gavin Gores	F	SO	6' 10"	4/4	17.5	10.8	3.0	0.8	65.0	66.8	+3.6
10	Renars Sondors	F	JR	6' 9"	4/1	17.5	9.2	2.8	0.5	63.5	64.6	+0.7
5	Madden Smiley FR	G	FR	6' 4"	4/0	12.8	4.5	4.0	0.5	42.9	41.1	+1.5
6	Canin Jefferson	G	SR	6' 2"	4/0	12.2	4.0	1.5	3.0	35.7	65.1	-1.9
45	Neil Summers FR	F	FR	6' 9"	4/0	8.5	3.0	3.2	0.5	38.5	40.7	+1.1
19	Linus Ruf FR	C	FR	6' 11"	4/0	7.8	4.0	1.5	0.0	70.0	68.0	-0.3
15	Mattia De Martin	G	SO	6' 8"	3/0	5.7	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	+0.1
8	Chris Pohl FR	F	FR	6' 7"	2/0	2.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	–	–	+1.2
7	Kelan Gruver FR	G	FR	6' 3"	2/0	2.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	150.0	150.0	+1.2
12	Micah Curtis FR	F	FR	6' 8"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Box scores from ESPN. eFG% weights threes; TS% includes free throws.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Watch	Result	Line	Rest	Miles
Tue 11/3	vs Regis University REGIS UNIVERSITY	MW+	W 95-48	–	–	–
Fri 11/6	vs Idaho State Bengals	MW+	W 93-62	-18.5 cover	2	–
Tue 11/10	at North Carolina Tar Heels	ACC Network	L 63-76	+11.0 miss	3	1,474 +2h
Sat 11/14	at Denver Pioneers	ESPN+	W 76-53	-22.5 cover	3	1,587
Tue 11/17	vs Sam Houston Bearkats	MW+	8:30 PM ET	–model -10.6 · 81% win	2	113
Sun 11/22	vs Duquesne Dukes N	FloSports	2 PM ET	–model -12.6 · 85% win	4	1,610 +2h
Tue 11/24	vs Kent State Golden Flashes N	FloSports	5:30 PM ET	–model -12.1 · 84% win	1	–
Sun 11/29	vs Eastern Washington Eagles	–	3 PM ET	–	4	1,610
Wed 12/2	vs Austin Peay Governors	–	9 PM ET	–	2	–
Sat 12/5	vs San Diego Toreros	–	4 PM ET	–	2	–
Fri 12/11	at Colorado State Rams	CW	8 PM ET	–	5	57
Mon 12/14	vs Winthrop Eagles	–	8:30 PM ET	–	2	57
Sat 12/19	at Portland Pilots	–	8 PM ET	–	4	903 -1h
Tue 12/22	at Loyola Marymount Lions	ESPN+	6 PM ET	–	2	826 -1h
Sat 1/2	vs Nevada Wolf Pack Mountain West	–	8:15 PM ET	–	10	853
Tue 1/5	at UTEP Miners Mountain West	–	9 PM ET	–	2	662
Sat 1/9	at Grand Canyon Lopes Mountain West	–	4:30 PM ET	–	3	345
Tue 1/12	vs UC Davis Aggies Mountain West	–	8:30 PM ET	–	2	649
Sat 1/16	at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors Mountain West	–	TBA ET	–	2	3,322 -3h
Tue 1/19	vs UTEP Miners Mountain West	–	8:30 PM ET	–	3	3,322
Fri 1/22	at Air Force Falcons Mountain West	–	11 PM ET	–	2	176
Tue 1/26	vs UNLV Rebels Mountain West	–	9 PM ET	–	3	176
Sat 1/30	vs Grand Canyon Lopes Mountain West	–	10 PM ET	–	3	–
Sat 2/6	at Nevada Wolf Pack Mountain West	–	4:30 PM ET	–	6	757 -1h
Wed 2/10	at UNLV Rebels Mountain West	–	11 PM ET	–	3	345 -1h
Sat 2/13	vs Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors Mountain West	–	5:30 PM ET	–	2	624
Tue 2/16	vs New Mexico Lobos Mountain West	–	11 PM ET	–	2	–
Sat 2/20	at San José State Spartans Mountain West	–	TBA ET	–	2	912 -1h
Tue 2/23	at UC Davis Aggies Mountain West	–	9 PM ET	–	3	84 -1h
Sat 2/27	vs Air Force Falcons Mountain West	–	3 PM ET	–	3	875
Tue 3/2	at New Mexico Lobos Mountain West	–	10 PM ET	–	2	434
Fri 3/5	vs San José State Spartans Mountain West	–	11 PM ET	–	2	434

Line is this team's spread (DraftKings via ESPN for finished games, our snapshots for upcoming). "cover" / "miss" is against that number. Click a result for the box score. Rest is full days off; miles are estimated travel into the game, with any time-zone change. Season total: 22,207 miles. See the route on the travel map · TV schedule.

Around Laramie

Home floor: the Double A

The building
Wyoming's Arena-Auditorium opened on Feb. 20, 1982, at a cost of $15 million. en.wikipedia.org
The town
Laramie takes its name from Jacques La Ramée, a trapper who disappeared in the Laramie Mountains in the early 1820s. en.wikipedia.org
The program
Wyoming has reached the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 four times, in 1952, 1953, 1967 and 1987. en.wikipedia.org
Campus
Wyoming's Cowboys nickname dates to 1891, when a cowboy helped the school's football team in a game against a team from Cheyenne. en.wikipedia.org
Alumni
Wyoming's Fennis Dembo was the leading scorer of the 1987 NCAA Tournament at 27.8 points per game and the WAC Player of the Year that season. en.wikipedia.org
The coach
Wyoming coach Sundance Wicks was born in Gillette, Wyoming, and was hired on May 12, 2024, as the 23rd head coach in program history. en.wikipedia.org

From the Hardwood Bricks research desk: 44 checked notes on Wyoming, its town and its history. A different set shows each day, and the same notes color our game stories.

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Players

Nasir Meyer #2 · G

Player rating+2.5#35 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+0.3#58

Defense+2.2#28

160 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 36%

14.8 pts5.5 reb3.2 ast25.2 min 22-47 FG4-12 3PT11-15 FT 55.0 TS%24.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 7" · 202 lbs · Los Angeles, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	vs REGU	W 95-48	22	11	3-7	1-1	4-6	4	3	2	1	0
11-07	vs IDST	W 93-62	25	18	6-10	2-3	4-6	9	2	1	2	2
11-11	at UNC	L 63-76	29	17	8-21	1-6	0-0	4	4	1	0	0
11-14	at DEN	W 76-53	25	13	5-9	0-2	3-3	5	4	3	1	0

Khaden Bennett #3 · G

Player rating+4.2#21 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+2.6#19

Defense+1.6#35

160 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 27%

10.2 pts5.8 reb3.0 ast25.0 min 13-32 FG2-12 3PT13-16 FT 52.5 TS%18.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 4" · 207 lbs · Mansfield, TX · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	vs REGU	W 95-48	19	15	4-10	1-4	6-8	6	3	0	0	0
11-07	vs IDST	W 93-62	29	13	6-11	0-4	1-1	6	0	4	0	1
11-11	at UNC	L 63-76	28	2	1-7	0-2	0-0	7	4	2	2	0
11-14	at DEN	W 76-53	24	11	2-4	1-2	6-7	4	5	0	1	0

Mike Mora #1 · F

Player rating+4.9#16 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+2.4#22

Defense+2.5#23

147 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 16%

7.0 pts5.0 reb2.2 ast23.0 min 11-21 FG4-13 3PT2-2 FT 64.0 TS%10.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 6" · 225 lbs · Palo Alto, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	vs REGU	W 95-48	20	10	4-7	2-4	0-0	2	3	0	4	1
11-07	vs IDST	W 93-62	22	7	2-3	1-2	2-2	4	3	2	1	0
11-11	at UNC	L 63-76	22	4	2-6	0-4	0-0	8	2	1	1	0
11-14	at DEN	W 76-53	28	7	3-5	1-3	0-0	6	1	0	0	0

Uriyah Rojas #0 · G

Player rating+2.5#34 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense-0.5#79

Defense+3.0#17

142 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 21%

5.8 pts5.2 reb2.0 ast22.2 min 8-27 FG3-15 3PT4-6 FT 38.8 TS%13.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 3" · 199 lbs · Rancho Cucamonga, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	vs REGU	W 95-48	22	4	1-3	0-1	2-2	1	3	0	2	0
11-07	vs IDST	W 93-62	21	6	2-7	0-4	2-4	8	2	0	2	1
11-11	at UNC	L 63-76	22	5	2-10	1-5	0-0	4	1	1	1	0
11-14	at DEN	W 76-53	24	8	3-7	2-5	0-0	8	2	0	0	0

Parker Gerrits #22 · G

Player rating+4.6#19 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+2.9#15

Defense+1.7#34

136 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 19%

7.8 pts3.2 reb1.8 ast21.2 min 11-21 FG6-12 3PT3-4 FT 68.1 TS%12.6 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 2" · 186 lbs · Olympia, WA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	vs REGU	W 95-48	17	12	4-5	2-3	2-2	3	1	0	1	0
11-07	vs IDST	W 93-62	20	3	1-5	0-1	1-2	3	5	1	4	0
11-11	at UNC	L 63-76	18	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	1	0
11-14	at DEN	W 76-53	30	13	5-9	3-6	0-0	6	1	3	0	1

Gavin Gores #11 · F

Player rating+3.6#23 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+2.9#14

Defense+0.7#62

112 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 33%

10.8 pts3.0 reb0.8 ast17.5 min 19-30 FG1-3 3PT4-5 FT 66.8 TS%21.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 10" · 230 lbs · Cumberland, WI · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	vs REGU	W 95-48	17	10	4-7	0-0	2-2	5	0	2	1	1
11-07	vs IDST	W 93-62	15	9	4-7	0-0	1-1	4	1	2	1	1
11-11	at UNC	L 63-76	19	9	4-8	0-2	1-2	3	1	2	0	0
11-14	at DEN	W 76-53	19	15	7-8	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	1	0

Renars Sondors #10 · F

Player rating+0.7#59 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+3.5#8

Defense-2.8#117

112 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 25%

9.2 pts2.8 reb0.5 ast17.5 min 11-26 FG11-25 3PT4-6 FT 64.6 TS%16.4 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 9" · 214 lbs · Riga, Latvia · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST
11-04	vs REGU	W 95-48	12	4	1-1	1-1	1-1	0	0
11-07	vs IDST	W 93-62	14	14	4-8	4-7	2-2	5	0
11-11	at UNC	L 63-76	22	12	4-9	4-9	0-0	4	1
11-14	at DEN	W 76-53	22	7	2-8	2-8	1-3	2	1

Madden Smiley #5 · G

Player rating+1.5#45 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense-0.1#70

Defense+1.6#36

82 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 28%

4.5 pts4.0 reb0.5 ast12.8 min 9-21 FG0-5 3PT0-2 FT 41.1 TS%18.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 4" · 184 lbs · Windsor, CO · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	vs REGU	W 95-48	20	6	3-8	0-2	0-1	8	1	1	0	1
11-07	vs IDST	W 93-62	11	8	4-4	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	1	0
11-11	at UNC	L 63-76	10	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0
11-14	at DEN	W 76-53	10	2	1-6	0-3	0-1	4	0	0	0	0

Canin Jefferson #6 · G

Player rating-1.9#100 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+1.2#37

Defense-3.1#122

79 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 19%

4.0 pts1.5 reb3.0 ast12.2 min 2-7 FG1-4 3PT11-12 FT 65.1 TS%12.5 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 2" · 177 lbs · New Orleans, LA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-04	vs REGU	W 95-48	15	9	1-1	0-0	7-8	0	4	1	2
11-07	vs IDST	W 93-62	13	4	0-3	0-1	4-4	2	5	0	0
11-11	at UNC	L 63-76	13	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	1	2	0
11-14	at DEN	W 76-53	8	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	2	0	0

Neil Summers #45 · F

Player rating+1.1#56 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense-0.8#86

Defense+2.0#32

58 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 33%

3.0 pts3.2 reb0.5 ast8.5 min 5-13 FG0-0 3PT2-4 FT 40.7 TS%23.2 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 9" · 282 lbs · Laramie, WY · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	vs REGU	W 95-48	13	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	4	1	1	1	1
11-07	vs IDST	W 93-62	10	6	2-4	0-0	2-4	2	1	0	0	1
11-11	at UNC	L 63-76	6	2	1-4	0-0	0-0	4	0	2	0	0
11-14	at DEN	W 76-53	5	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	2	0	0

Linus Ruf #19 · C

Player rating-0.3#69 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense-0.9#87

Defense+0.6#64

50 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 36%

4.0 pts1.5 reb0.0 ast7.8 min 7-10 FG0-0 3PT2-4 FT 68.0 TS%24.2 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 11" · 235 lbs · Speyer, Germany · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	TO	BLK
11-04	vs REGU	W 95-48	10	10	5-6	0-0	0-2	3	1	0
11-07	vs IDST	W 93-62	10	2	0-1	0-0	2-2	1	2	1
11-11	at UNC	L 63-76	9	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	1	1
11-14	at DEN	W 76-53	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	3	0

Mattia De Martin #15 · G

Player rating+0.1#65 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+0.3#55

Defense-0.2#79

27 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 11%

0.0 pts0.7 reb0.0 ast5.7 min 0-1 FG0-1 3PT0-0 FT 0.0 TS%7.1 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 8" · 199 lbs · Vicenza, Italy · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	vs REGU	W 95-48	7	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0
11-07	vs IDST	W 93-62	6	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
11-11	at UNC	L 63-76	DNP
11-14	at DEN	W 76-53	4	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Chris Pohl #8 · F

Player rating+1.2#53 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+1.2#36

Defense-0.0#74

8 possessions · still mostly last season's prior

0.0 pts0.5 reb0.0 ast2.5 min 0-0 FG0-0 3PT0-0 FT – TS%0.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 7" · 216 lbs · Marshfield, WI · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	vs REGU	W 95-48	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
11-07	vs IDST	W 93-62	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
11-11	at UNC	L 63-76	None	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
11-14	at DEN	W 76-53	DNP

Kelan Gruver #7 · G

Player rating+1.2#52 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+1.3#32

Defense-0.1#78

8 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 12%

1.5 pts0.0 reb0.0 ast2.5 min 1-1 FG1-1 3PT0-0 FT 150.0 TS%8.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 3" · 162 lbs · Bonner Springs, KS · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-04	vs REGU	W 95-48	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
11-07	vs IDST	W 93-62	2	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
11-11	at UNC	L 63-76	DNP
11-14	at DEN	W 76-53	DNP

Micah Curtis #12 · F

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Freshman · 6' 8" · 230 lbs · Saint Louis Park, MN · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-04	vs REGU	W 95-48	DNP
11-07	vs IDST	W 93-62	DNP
11-11	at UNC	L 63-76	DNP
11-14	at DEN	W 76-53	DNP