I hope Wyoming fans take a moment to really appreciate the moment on this beginning of the 2022-23 basketball season. I hope fans are onboard from day one ready to bring it in the AA. This is not the time to “wait and see”.

Not to get too sentimental but this season could, and I emphasize could, be a “last ride” of sorts. We have a team that is peaking, with a hot commodity coach. In almost every game this season we are going to be the big dogs with the target on our back. The injury to Graham is an unfortunate setback but we have built a team that I believe can overcome his absence.

These kinds of season don’t come along often at Wyoming. A legit revenue sport team with well founded ambitions of deep postseason potential, returning essentially the entire roster. History tells us this happens maybe once a generation. With the way collegiate athletics are trending I have my doubts about how many more times such a thing can be replicated at Wyoming, hence the last ride comment.

Buckle up everyone.

Eemeli Yalaho 6’8” 230 from Finland. This is a 2023 offer.

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LARAMIE, Wyo. (Nov. 4, 2022) –The Wyoming Cowboys open the 2022-23 campaign on Monday evening hosting Colorado Christian in the Arena-Auditorium in a 7 p.m. start. It is the start of the third season of the Jeff Linder era, as Wyoming is 80-37 all-time in season openers and have won 16 of their last 18 openers to a season.



Fans can listen to the watch the contest, as well as follow stats on GoWyo.com. The contest will be broadcast live on radio over the 26 affiliate stations of the Cowboy Sports Network, as Reece Monaco will have the call with Kevin McKinney on color.



The contest will be on the Mountain West Network with David Settle on the call joined by former Cowboy guard Steve Gosar.



About The Teams

The Cowboys were picked to finish second in the Mountain West in the Preseason Poll released in October. The poll marked the first time the Cowboys have ranked in the top two of the Preseason Poll since the 2002-03 and 2001-02 seasons. Wyoming recorded 24 wins during the regular season in 2021-22 for the most in a regular season since the Pokes recorded 24 during the 1951-52 campaign. Along with 85 percent of the scoring returning, the Cowboys return 84 percent of the rebounding from last season. Wyoming led the conference in defensive rebounds per game last season at 27.4 per game.



Offensively, the Pokes were one of the MW’s teams getting to the free throw line leading the conference with 669 attempts and 485 makes. The Cowboys also led the conference with 275 made three-pointers, which ranked fourth in single-season school history.



The Cougars finished last season with an 8-20 overall record and went 5-17 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference under third year head coach Liam Simmons. Colorado Christian was picked to finish 13th in the Preseason RMAC poll.



About The Players

Wyoming returns two players in forward Graham Ike and guard Hunter Maldonado who earned Preseason All-MW honors. Ike was also named the MW Preseason Player of the Year but will miss an extended period of time with an injury. In all, Wyoming returns four starters and eight letterwinners to go along with two redshirts. The Cowboys welcomed five new players including a trio of transfers and two freshmen.



Maldonado was a First Team All-Mountain West selection averaging 18.5 points per game to go along with 6.3 assists and 5.7 rebounds per night. He became Wyoming’s all-time leader in assists in the closing games of last season, as he ranked No. 5 in the nation in helpers. Other returning starters include forward Jeremiah Oden had a strong season for the Pokes in his second season with the Program. He appeared in all 34 games and started 32 on the season. He averaged 7.8 points per game to go along with 4.5 rebounds per contest. He shot 52 percent from the field for the season. Guard Xavier DuSell played in 30 games with 20 starts on the season. DuSell added 7.5 points per game to go along with 2.3 rebounds and one assists per game. He ranked second on the team connecting on 54 three pointers and has 111 in his career.



Colorado Christian returns one of their top players in guard DJ McDonald. McDonald started 26 games last year for CCU and was the team’s second leading scorer as he averaged just under 15 points a game. He also led the team in assists. Isaiah Alonzo also returns, as he averaged just over 10 points per game along with 8.5 rebounds per night.





About The Series

Wyoming is 1-0 all-time against Colorado Christian earning a 67-60 win over the Cougars in the Arena-Auditorium on December 5, 2016.



Up Next

The Cowboys host defending Southland Conference regular season champion Nicholls on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Arena-Auditorium.

0-0 29:00 minutes1st half.


Go Cowgirls!

The following teams reached 6 wins
Tue: Ohio
Sat: Kentucky, Minnesota, AF, W. Ky, Baylor, Kansas, N Texas, Notre Dame, Florida St, Louisville, Texas, South Carolina, Mississippi St, SJSU


5 win teams that lost:
Tue: Buffalo
Thu: App. St
Sat: Purdue, Oklahoma, Southern Miss,
Arkansas, Georgia Southern, Houston

Cowgirls won the first set 25-22 but lost the next two 25-22 & 25-14

If Wyoming basketball makes it to the Final Four how do you watch the game? The Championship game?

a. Do everything I can to watch in-person
b. Go to a watch party
c. Go to a bar and watch
d. Watch at home with friends and family
e. Watch at home by oneself

Ohio bested Buffalo to get to 6 wins tonight (TUE). 5 win Buffalo almost certainly will get to 6 in the next week or 2.

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Looks like the Zags have had discussions with conferences and BIG12 for sure about joining their league. Maybe our knew commish can get them into the MWC.

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UW took the first set 27-25

Garrett Ricks

I used today's bowl eligibility criteria to see how the Cowboys previous teams would had fared going back to 1977 with bowl eligibility. In brackets, I put the bowl the Cowboys attended in the specific season when they made a bowl.

1993-1999: The Cowboys were bowl eligible 7 seasons in a row. Two bowl appearances. No wins. (Tiller, Dimel tenures).

2016-2022: The Pokes have been bowl eligible 6 seasons in a row minus the shutdown season. (Bohl Tenure)
1987-1990: Paul Roach made 3 bowls in 4 seasons with 2 marquee appearances in the Holiday Bowl


From 1985-1999: The Cowboys were bowl eligible 11-out-of-15 seasons. Participating in 4 bowls during the stretch. Winning none.

During the Glenn/Christensen/Koenning: Bowl eligible 4 times in 14 years. Winning 2 bowl games.

Glenn/Christensen produced 4 bowl eligible years out of 11 seasons.

Cowboys have won two outright Championships (Roach), two division titles (Tiller, Bohl), one 3-way Co-Championship (Tiller 1993), and were bowl eligible 25 times out of 45 seasons (56% of the time) and making 12 bowl games during the period from 1977-2022. Bohl's tenure has a 75% bowl eligibility clip.


BILL LEWIS
1977:
1978:
1979:

PAT DYE
1980: Bowl Eligible

AL KINCAID
1981: Bowl Eligible
1982:
1983: Bowl Eligible
1984: Bowl Eligible
1985:

DENNIS ERICKSON
1986: Bowl Eligible

PAUL ROACH
1987: Bowl Eligible (Holiday)
1988: Bowl Eligible (Holiday)
1989:
1990: Bowl Eligible (Copper)

JOE TILLER
1991:
1992:
1993: Bowl Eligible (Copper)
1994: Bowl Eligible
1995: Bowl Eligible
1996: Bowl Eligible (WAC Championship Game)

DANA DIMEL
1997: Bowl Eligible
1998: Bowl Eligible
1999: Bowl Eligible

VIC KOENNING
2000:
2001:
2002:

JOE GLENN
2003:
2004: Bowl Eligible (Las Vegas)
2005:
2006: Bowl Eligible
2007:
2008:

DAVE CHRISTENSEN
2009: Bowl Eligible (New Mexico)
2010:
2011: Bowl Eligible (New Mexico)
2012:
2013:

CRAIG BOHL
2014:
2015:
2016: Bowl Eligible (Poinsettia - MW Championship Game)
2017: Bowl Eligible (Potato)
2018: Bowl Eligible
2019: Bowl Eligible (Arizona)
2020: Shutdown Season
2021: Bowl Eligible (Potato)
2022: Bowl Eligible (LA, Arizona, New Mexico?????)

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Today the Bills quietly traded an under achieving running back in Zach Moss and a 6th rounder for Nyheim Hines. If you watched the Colts over the last few seasons, you would know that Hines is a speedy pass catcher and should be a great relief valve for Josh. I would say the Bills are all in, obviously. Super Bowl champs or bust, baby.

1-0. Will be in MW championship match on Saturday
Maddie Chance with the goal at the 7:38 matk. Faith Joiner had the assist

https://www.sltrib.com/sports/utah-state-sports/2022/11/01/report-utah-state-ad-john/


Perhaps one to many athlete sexual assault claims not dealt with properly may have been an influencing factor?....

Go Pokes

Let's see where PokeNation stands on their football expectations for 2022. I'll repost poll after Fall Camp before kickoff