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LARAMIE, Wyo. (Feb. 22, 2024) - The Wyoming returns home to the friendly confines of the Arena-Auditorium on Saturday hosting Boise State in a 5:30 p.m. It is the only meeting this season between the Broncos and Cowboys.



Fans may order tickets online, via email or by phone at: Go to GoWyo.com/tickets, Email tickets@uwyo.edu by Calling (307) 766-7220 or stopping by the UW Athletics Ticket Office on the West Side of the Arena-Auditorium on the corner of Willett Drive and 19th Street.



The contest will be streamed on the MW Network. Fans can listen to the contest, as well as follow stats on GoWyo.com. The game will be broadcast live on radio over the 26 affiliate stations of the Cowboy Sports Network, as Keith Kelly will be on the call alongside Kevin McKinney.



About The Teams

Wyoming heads into the contest with a 13-13 overall record and a 6-7 in conference. The Pokes dropped a road contest on Tuesday at Nevada by a score of 76-58. The Pokes lead the MW in three-point field goal percentage at 37.3 percent, a number that ranks No. 28 in the nation. Wyoming is grabbing 35.1 rebounds and are +2.3 per game. UW is averaging 36.2 per game and conference play and are +3.3.



The Broncos head into the contest with an 18-8 overall record and a 9-4 mark in conference play. Boise State is shooting 45.8 percent from the field and 34.6 percent from behind the arc. Boise State is averaging 7.9 three pointers per game. The Broncos are one of the top rebounding teams in the league grabbing 36.6 per game and are grabbing 6.9 more rebounds per game than opponents.



About The Players

Wyoming is led in scoring this season by Sam Griffin at 17.4 points per game. He has scored 20 or more points in 11 games this season. He also leads the team adding 3.5 assists per game. Akuel Kot adds 14.2 points per game and leads the team shooting 38.6 percent from behind the arc. Mason Walters adds 12.8 points per game and Brendan Wenzel adds 11.1 per night. Cam Manyawu adds 6.3 rebounds per game to lead the Pokes this season. He added a double-double at Nevada on Tuesday for his sixth of the season.



The Broncos are led in scoring by Tyson Degenhart at 16.4 points per game and is second on the team with 5.8 rebounds per game. Chibuzo Agbo adds 14 points per game and 4.7 rebounds. Max Rice adds 12.5 points per game and leads team with 45 assists and O’Mar Stanley leads the team with 6.3 rebounds.



About The Series

The Cowboys trail the all-time series against Boise State 23-15 in a series that dates back 1979. UW is 10-10 all-time against the Broncos in Laramie.



Up Next

Wyoming remains home taking on UNLV on Tuesday evening in a 7 p.m. contest on CBS Sports Network.

Cowgirls came to play tonight! We lead 26-24 at half.

What the hell is that? Are they going to wear their countries flag on their uniform? Who thinks of this stuff???

How’s everyone feeling .

It even has a quote from Mr. .504 so some of you may want to read it in the bathroom. Interesting that the average G5 NIL is around 1 to 1.3 million which isn't a lot. We just saw CSU fire their AD in a effort to focus more on NIL than normal college athletic administration.

Cowboys can come out on fire and pull this game out, they are only 1 game out of 1st place.

I think the Cowboys are primed for a good game tonight with a chance to win.

They are +7 point dogs at home.

to watch. Nothing but passing around the perimeter and forcing up a shot as time expires.

Used to be known as the Cowboy Open and used to occur towards the beginning of the season and was used as more of a primer. Now known as the Cowboy Shootout and now used as preparation for conference championships to fine tune technique, improve a win/loss record, though also allows everyone to compete. Held in the AA with four mats.

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I really like the change. With that, the wrestlers that likely already have a good seeding going into the championships wont wrestle, but still a great event and was attended by wrestlers from Oregon State, Arizona State, South Dakota State, Northern Colorado, and Utah Valley. Cowboys starters went 14-0.


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LARAMIE, Wyo. (Feb. 15, 2024) - The Wyoming Cowboys hit the road heading to the Golden State for a matchup with San Jose State on Saturday evening at 8 p.m. MT in the Provident Credit Union Event Center in San Jose, Calif. It is the first game of a two-game road swing for the Brown and Gold.



The contest will be televised on NBC Sports Bay Area, but will be streamed on the Mountain West Network. Fans can watch, listen to the contest, as well as follow stats on GoWyo.com.. The game will be broadcast live on radio over the 26 affiliate stations of the Cowboy Sports Network, as Keith Kelly will be on the call alongside Kevin McKinney.



About The Teams

Wyoming heads into the contest with a 12-12 overall record and a 5-6 mark in conference play after falling at home to Utah State by a score of 84-76, as USU was the MW leader and receiving votes in both polls. The Pokes are shooting 37.4 percent from behind the arc to lead the MW and rank No. 25 in the nation. UW hit nine threes against Utah State. The Cowboys are grabbing 35.0 rebounds per game and average 36.2 in conference pay to rank third in the conference, as UW ranks first in conference play with 26.6 defensive rebounds per night.



The Spartans are 9-16 overall and 2-10 in the MW after defeating Air force at home by a score of 73-66 on Tuesday. The Spartans average 71.8 points per game and are allowing 74.2 points per night. SJSU is shooting 45.7 percent from the field and 35.2 percent from behind the arc. The Spartans take care of the basketball with 10.5 turnovers per game for fourth in the conference this season.



About The Players

Wyoming is led in scoring this season by Sam Griffin at 17.8 points per game for third in the conference. He also adds 3.5 rebounds per game and leads the team with 84 assists. He went over 300 career triples against Utah State and now has 302. Akuel Kot adds 14.5 points per game for the season. Mason Walters adds 12.6 points and grabs 5.4 boards per game in conference play. Brendan Wenzel adds 10.8 points per game with 20 or more points in three of his last four games. Cam Manyawu leads the team grabbing 6.3 rebounds per game for tenth in the MW.



The Spartans are led in scoring this season by Myron Amey, Jr. at 15.4 points per game. He also adds 4.9 rebounds per game. Alvaro Cardenas adds 13.4 points per game and leads the team with 5.6 assists per night to rank sixth in the conference. Tibet Gorener adds 12.5 points per game with Trey Anderson adding 11.4 per night.



About The Series

The Cowboys lead the all-time series with the Spartans 21-3 in a series that dates back to 1965. The Pokes took the first meeting this season on a buzzer beater by a score of 75-73 coming back from 17 points down. Oleg Kojenets had 18 points in the first contest this season. The Pokes are 8-3 all-time at San Jose State.



Up Next

Wyoming remains on the road heading to Nevada on Tuesday for a 9 p.m. MT contest on CBS Sports Network.

Offensive rebound for a basket score. Heady IQ player.

Does Wyoming actually shoot an inordinately high number of threes? The consensus on this board would probably be yes, however the stats paint a different picture. I did a little research and here is what I found regarding the number of threes attempted by these MW conference teams.

Wyoming 476

SDSU 548

CSU 554

Nevada 434

FS 495

SJS 611

New Mexico 480

Wyoming is ranked 25th in the nation for three point field goal percentage at 37.4 percent. Wyoming has lot of issues, but three point shooting doesn’t appear to be one of them.

Pokes finished the season with another very lopsided loss….got absolutely spanked by a fair but far from great Beaver squad.

Where were Wyoming’s big guns? Volk and Novak didn’t wrestle…why?

Looks like the Pokes had a couple wrestlers competing out of their weight class and the kid who stood in for Volk is a raw freshman (who got pinned) that doesn’t even rate bio information (other than he is from Gillette).

Ducca got his ass handed to him at 184.

We also find ourselves once again in dire, dire, dire need of a heavyweight. That weight class again a huge liability for this team.

Just not a great last quarter of the season and appears nobody is really on fire heading into the B12 championships.

Really tough to see schools like Arkansas Little Rock and Campbell with programs light years ahead of Wyoming.

Went onto the "restorethewar.com" site today and looked at the interactive seating, selecting is slated to start Tuesday January 16th, I'm 280 in the selection process and scheduled for the 18th. When I opened the seating to look I noticed that seats are already marked in red and not available (a lot of isle seats section E) but also some middle of the row seats all sections F, D and E had seats marked in Red "sold" not sure how this can be since the selection process hasn't even started yet. Called ticket office and finally got to a manager who at first told seats were blocked out because they weren't sure they were going to be available due to construction, after I told her that makes no since because middle of the row seats were blocked out as well as isle seats and that there is no way they are building this not knowing what seats are available her answer to me was " i'm not allowed to talk about it at this time, all I know is they are holding the seats marked in Red. What the hell have they already sold seats? I tried calling Cowboy Joe which I'm a solid member as I said rank 280 in so called selection process but no answer
to my many calls attempts. The ticket office manager was to have someone else call me back but no call came. Has anyone else looked at this, does any of you on this site know the answer to this, why seats are already blocked off. Has anyone been on the site and seen this. I'm seriously confused and would love an answer. I've been a season ticket holder for many many years and have great 40 yard line seats but if this is how the selection process is going to go ???

Having a game they would like to forget…..

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LARAMIE, Wyo. (Feb. 12, 2024) - The Wyoming Cowboys play host Utah State on Wednesday evening in the Arena-Auditorium in an 8 p.m. start. It marks the fourth-straight home game that the Pokes have hosted a team in the Top-25 or receiving votes, as the Aggies are receiving the most votes outside the top-25.



Fans may order tickets online, via email or by phone at: Go to GoWyo.com/tickets, Email tickets@uwyo.edu by Calling (307) 766-7220 or stopping by the UW Athletics Ticket Office on the West Side of the Arena-Auditorium on the corner of Willett Drive and 19th Street.



The contest will be televised on FS1. Fans can listen to the contest, as well as follow stats on GoWyo.com. The game will be broadcast live on radio over the 26 affiliate stations of the Cowboy Sports Network, as Keith Kelly will be on the call alongside Kevin McKinney.



About The Teams

Wyoming heads into the contest with a 12-11 record and 5-5 mark in conference play enjoying the weekend bye. The Pokes fell to No. 25 New Mexico by a score of 91-73 on Feb. 6. The Pokes are shooting 37.5 percent from behind the arc for the season to rank first in the MW and No. 24 in the nation. The Cowboys are grabbing 34.9 rebounds per game and rank second in the conference in conference games grabbing 36 per game. UW is shooting 45.1 percent from the field with opponents at 45.2 percent.



The Aggies head into the game with a 20-4 record and sit atop the Mountain West standings with an 8-3 record and are receiving votes in both polls. Utah State averages 81.0 points per game for second in the conference and No. 34 in the nation. The Aggies are shooting 49.5 percent from the field, which ranks second in the conference and tenth in the nation. USU grabs 37.2 rebounds per game for second in the conference.



About The Players

Wyoming is led in scoring this season by Sam Griffin at 17.7 points per game for third in the conference. He also adds four rebounds per game and leads the team with 80 assists. He is two triples shy of 300 for his career. Akuel Kot adds 15 points per game for the season. Mason Walters adds 12.3 points and grabs 5.8 boards per game in conference play. Brendan Wenzel adds 10.2 points per game with 20 or more points in two of his last three games. Cam Manyawu leads the team grabbing 6.1 rebounds per game for tenth in the MW.



Utah State is led in scoring by Great Osobor adds 18.3 points per game to rank second in the conference. He adds 9.3 rebounds per game, which ranks first in the MW. He is shooting 58.3 percent from the field. Ian Martinez adds 13.6 points per game and 3.5 rebounds per night. He leads the team shooting 40.7 percent from behind the arc. Mason Falslev adds 12 points per game and Darius Brown II adds 11.2 points per night and 6.6 assists per game.



About The Series

The Cowboys lead the all-time series against Utah State 63-36 in a series that dates back to 1926. Utah State took the meeting earlier this season by a score of 83-59 in Logan. UW is 32-9 against USU in Laramie.



Up Next

Wyoming hits the road for a pair of games starting with a trip to San Jose State on Saturday at 8 p.m.

So what took UW 53 seconds, took CSewe 20 minutes last night. That is to score 11 points. Outscored 41-11 by Aztecs in second half last night. Bahahahaha! Poor sheep are melting down on Ewe Nation.

Dressed and warming up tonight, and yes he can still dunk it.

LARAMIE, Wyo. (Feb. 13, 2024) - University of Wyoming head football coach Jay Sawvel announced the addition of Jeff Phelps to the coaching staff on Tuesday. The veteran coach will mentor the defensive tackles for the Brown Gold. He has nearly 25 seasons of experience in coaching and spent time with Sawvel at Northern Illinois and Minnesota.



“I worked with coach Phelps for three seasons at Northern Illinois and six seasons at Minnesota and I know the quality of coach we are adding, but most importantly the quality of person we are bringing into the program,”, Sawvel said. “He will fit seamlessly into our program and I’m excited for him to get started with players.”



Among his career highlights, Phelps has been part of 15 bowl games and coached two-time Mid-American Conference MVP Larry English, a first-round draft pick in 2009. He was part of a Minnesota team in 2016 that ranked 12th in the nation in tackles for loss, and his 2018 Washington State team led the Pac-12 with 38 sacks. He spent nine seasons coaching with Cowboy head coach Sawvel at NIU and Minnesota.



“It is a great opportunity to reconnect with coach Sawvel and not just him, I know a lot of the staff by working with them before and meeting them out on the road recruiting,” Phelps said. “My family and I are very excited to be in Wyoming and we are excited to connect with family in this great area of the country.”



Phelps comes to Wyoming after one season as defensive tackles coach at North Dakota State. The Bison made an appearance in the FCS Semifinals last season. He helped mentor Eli Mostaert to All-Missouri Valley Football Conference honors last season. Phelps also coached the field goal block team, as NDSU blocked an extra point to earn a spot in the FCS Semifinals.



Prior to his time at NDSU, Phelps spent three seasons coaching the defensive line at Mississippi State. The Bulldogs played in three bowl games during his time in Starkville and sported an 8-4 record in 2022.



He spent 2017-09 on staff at Washington State. In 2019 Phelps mentored Lamonte McDougle who was the Cougars highest-graded defensive interior lineman according to Pro Football Focus. McDougle was especially strong in the run game, ranking fifth in the Pac-12 with an 80.6 run-defense grade. Will Rodgers III led the Cougars in sacks with 4.0 and was second in tackles for loss with 6.0. He racked up 25 total pressures per PFF, which ranked sixth in the conference among defensive interior linemen. Rodgers tied for the league lead in QB hits by a defensive interior lineman with five on the season.



Phelps’ 2018 defensive front anchored the Cougar “Speed D” that led the Pac-12 with 38.0 sacks, the ninth-most in Washington State single-season history, and finished second in the league with 88.0 tackles for loss. The defensive line featured just one returning starter but combined for 34.0 tackles for loss and 14.0 sacks, led by All-Pac-12 second-team selection Logan Tago, who set career highs of 10.5 tackles for loss and three sacks. The Cougars finished the season ranked third in the Pac-12 in rushing defense and No. 42 nationally in total defense.



In 2017, Phelps directed a defensive line that produced 45.5 tackles for loss and 20.0 sacks, helping the Cougar defense to rank in the top 20 in eight different categories. He also mentored Hercules Mata’afa to one of the finest seasons in program history as the redshirt-junior garnered Consensus All-America honors and was named the 2017 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year. Mata’afa registered 10.5 sacks and 22.5 tackles for loss and was named the Associated Press Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year.



He spent six seasons as the defensive line coach at the University of Minnesota (2011-16). During his final season there, the Gophers’ defense ranked 12th in the nation in tackles for loss, 14th in rushing yards allowed and 22nd in sacks. During his six seasons in Minneapolis, Phelps was a part of five bowl teams and coached four players who earned All-Big Ten honors, including 2013 third team All-American Ra’Shede Hagemen, who was a 2014 second-round draft pick by the Atlanta Falcons.



Phelps joined the Minnesota staff after spending five years coaching at Northern Illinois (2006-10). From 2008-10, he coached the Huskies’ defensive line. In 2006-07, Phelps was responsible for coaching the defensive tackles.



Phelps coached defensive end Larry English at NIU. English went on to be named the Mid-American Conference’s Most Valuable Player twice and was the 2008 MAC Defensive Player of the Year. He was the 16th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, going to the San Diego Chargers.

Phelps was an All-MAC outside linebacker for Ball State, where he graduated in 1998 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Ball State in 1999 before moving on to DePauw as a linebackers and running backs coach (2000-2002) and Hillsdale as a defensive line coach (2003-2005).



Year School Position

1999-00 Ball State Graduate Assistant

2000-2022 Depauw Linebackers/Running Backs

2003-05 Hillsdale Defensive Line

2006-10 Northern Illinois Defensive Tackles

2011-16 Minnesota Defensive Line

2017-19 Washington State Defensive Line

2020-22 Mississippi State Defensive Line

2023 North Dakota State Defensive Tackles

2024-Pres. Wyoming Defensive Tackles

The Chiefs, Mahomes, Kelce and Swift!? I for one could care less if they win a game next year. In fact I would pray for it.

Cowboys Host Lobos in Key Mountain West Matchup​

Wyoming vs New Mexico Game Notes:

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LARAMIE, Wyo. (Feb. 5, 2024) - The Wyoming Cowboys host the New Mexico Lobos in the Arena-Auditorium on Tuesday evening in a key Mountain West Conference matchup at 6:30 p.m tipoff. It is the first game of a two game homestand for the Brown and Gold.

Fans may order tickets online, via email or by phone at: Go to GoWyo.com/tickets, Email tickets@uwyo.edu by Calling (307) 766-7220 or stopping by the UW Athletics Ticket Office on the West Side of the Arena-Auditorium on the corner of Willett Drive and 19th Street.

The contest will be streamed on the Mountain West Network. Fans can watch, listen to the contest, as well as follow stats on GoWyo.com. The game will also televised on Altitude. The game will be broadcast live on radio over the 26 affiliate stations of the Cowboy Sports Network, as Keith Kelly will be on the call alongside Kevin McKinney.

About The Teams
Wyoming is 12-10 on the season with a 5-4 mark in conference play after falling on the road at UNLV by a score of 62-48 on Saturday. The Pokes are an impressive 8-1 in the Dome of Doom this season. Wyoming is shooting 38.4 from behind the three-point line this season for first in the MW and No. 16 in the nation. The Pokes are also getting it done at the line shooting 75.1 percent for second in the MW. The Cowboys are grabbing 34.9 rebounds per game and 36.1 per game in conference play for fourth in the league.

New Mexico heads into the game with a 18-4 record and a 6-3 mark in the Mountain West. The Lobos are receiving votes in both the Associated Press and Coaches' polls. The Lobos are averaging 84.1 points per game for the season to rank first in the MW and No. 17 in the nation. One of the top rebounding teams in the nation averaging 38.7 per game to rank first in the MW and No. 55 in the nation. The Lobos average 9.8 steals per game for the season a number that ranks first in the MW.

About The Players
Wyoming is led in scoring this season at 17.7 points per game for third in the MW and No. 101 in the nation. He leads the team with 52 triples on the season for fifth in the MW. Akuel Kot adds 15 points per game and has 46 threes on the season ranking No. 13 in the MW in scoring. Mason Walters adds 12.7 points per game and 5.3 rebounds per game. Brendan Wenzel adds 9.8 points per game and 5.6 rebounds. He has scored in double-figures in three-straight games.

New Mexico is led in scoring by Jamal Mashbrun Jr. and Donovan Dent at 15.5 points per game. Dent leads the team with 5.9 assists per game for the season. Jaelen House adds 15.4 points per game and adds 2.8 steals per game. JT Toppin, one of the best freshmen in the nation adds 12.8 points per game and leads the team with 8.5 rebounds per game.

About The Series
The Cowboys trail the all-time series against the Lobos 79-72 in a series that dates back to 1950. Wyoming is 42-27 against the Lobos in Laramie. UNM took the first contest this season by a score of 77-60 in The Pit.

Up Next
Wyoming will enjoy a weekend bye and return to action on Valentines Day with a matchup against another top-25 foe in Utah State in the Arena-Auditorium in a 8 p.m. start.

Buzzer beater tonight against Youngstown ST 84-83. Sundance has taken a three win team to seventeen. I’m a fan

He and Chuck Pagano talking about the buckhorn roll on
The Pat McAfee Show. Lol

Was LeBron James wearing a yellow UW ball cap when they were showing stars in the crowd?

Go Pokes