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Wyoming’s Locker Room Robbed During Loss at San Jose State

SAN JOSE, Calif., -- After a 24-14 loss to San Jose State inside CEFCU Stadium Saturday afternoon, the Cowboys returned to the visiting locker room only to find personal items missing from their stalls.

Ten Wyoming players reportedly were victims of theft, according to a report by NBC Bay Area.

Jewelry, shoes and electronics, including headphones and Airbuds were stolen, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation.

"Yeah, it was especially brutal, especially after the loss," one source told 7220sports.com. "... When we got back, people's backpacks were open and stuff was scattered all around the locker room."

That same source said there were no locks or safes in the room.

"It was just backpacks on the ground," he continued. "People left shoes in the open, but it felt safe because they had a security guard standing outside the locker room."

SJSU police will be checking surveillance camera video to help identify suspects, per NBC Bay Area.

Wyoming head coach Jay Sawvel is slated to speak with the local media today at noon.

This isn't the first instance of a visiting locker room being robbed in California during this calendar year.

Four Colorado players told police in Pasadena last October that a number of items were missing after a game against UCLA at the famed Rose Bowl.

"The items stolen were three “diamond-plated” necklaces with medallions bearing the players’ initials, a pair of headphones and miscellaneous football equipment, according to a police report," Katie Langford of the Denver Post wrote.

Theft is considered a felony in the state of California if the value reaches more than $950.

Juice Era tips off Friday

This exhibition game on Friday will be fun. College of Idaho is the top of the food chain at the NAIA level. They won the national title two years ago, and made their Final Four last year. They are 100-10 over the last three years. Yes, it's NAIA but this is an actual basketball program. A competitive game would not shock me, and if we do get a close one I hope we don't get a bunch of retards hollering about how it means doom and gloom for the season.

The interviews from Sundance coming out of media day have me fired up. I took note of Sundance saying this team would be unique given the personnel and the challenges of putting a roster together on such short notice. I got the impression he really likes his kids, but he's not going to force us into playing "his system" until he's got the personnel to fit it.

Sundance talked about playing a lot of smash-mouth bully ball this year - comparing it to the 1990's Detroit Pistons. The team's identity will be on the defensive end. Offensively he talked about running a lot of 3-out sets with two posts banging away down low. I'm excited to see what this looks like in person.

I do not have a high opinion of the casual Wyoming basketball fan, as is well known by many on this website. I hope everyone will give this time to work. There is some well-earned fatigue around these parts around smash mouth, slower basketball. I give Sunny a ton of credit for the humility to run the stuff he feels gives us the best chance to win, even if it's not his preferred system.

This is the era of 5-out and 4-out motion and high pick and roll basketball. It will be fun to see some 2-low actions. It's not very common in today's game and could cause some issues.
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