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By Wyoming Sports.org
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- For the first time in about six years, the Wyoming Cowboys have won back-to-back road games in Mountain West Conference play.
Wyoming had another nail-biter, but nevertheless a successful one, as it held off Air Force 65-62 on Saturday in Clune Arena.
The win is the fourth straight for the Cowboys, who are now 7-7 in league play and 18-10 overall.
The Cowboys, who edged Colorado State by three points on Wednesday, appeared to be on their way to an easy win, leading by as much as 14 in the first half. Wyoming senior Sean Ogirri had the hot hand, with six 3-pointers in the first half and 20 points.
Air Force, looking for its first league win of the season on Senior Night, chipped away to make it an eight-point lead by halftime and cut the Cowboy margin to three on a couple of occasions late.
Air Force senior Andrew Henke could not connect on a potential game-tying 3-pointer with four seconds remaining and the Falcons had another chance to tie the game after Wyoming's Afam Muojeke missed a pair of free throws with two seconds remaining, but the final buzzer sounded as senior Matt Holland lined up for a 3-point attempt in front of the Air Force bench.
Air Force coach Jeff Reynolds said the Falcons didn't successfully run their designed play for the potential game-tying shot.
"It was a busted play," Reynolds said. "We have a designed play called Transition 3, and it can go to either side of the floor, but we never got into it. Tonight, their zone really bothered us, and it's not like we didn't get open looks."
As was the case in the win over CSU, Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer said they chose to defend the 3 in the final seconds rather than foul for two free throws.
“We had a lot of confidence in our guys,” Schroyer said. “I thought we had a good lineup to be able to switch. I just didn’t want to give them an opportunity to prolong the game. I wanted to switch, get a rebound and we did."
Air Force cut the Cowboys' lead to 63-62 on a Holland layup with 13 seconds left, but it was as close as the Falcons would get. Senior Brandon Ewing was immediately fouled when Wyoming inbounded the ball and hit a pair of clutch free throws to give the Cowboys their final margin of victory.
"We grinded it out," Schroyer said. "I told our guys we were going to get a really good game by Air Force. They were going to play the best they had played all year. I knew that, so I said we just need to find a way to win. And we did."
The first half was a 3-point shooting contest, with Wyoming connecting on 9 of 15 attempts from beyond the arc and Air Force hitting 7 of 14 attempts. The Cowboys shot 56 percent from the field in the first half and used a 16-3 run midway through the half to take a 39-31 lead to the locker room.
Ogirri finished with seven 3s and 23 points, with his senior backcourt mate, Brandon Ewing, also scoring 23 for the Cowboys. Wyoming out-rebounded Air Force 41-19 and made more free throws (17) than the Falcons attempted (16) to earn the win despite committing 20 turnovers.
The loss was the 15th consecutive defeat for the Falcons (9-18, 0-14). Henke led Air Force with 23 points, while Holland had 20.
The Cowboys, looking for a possible chance at postseason play, will close the regular season at home Wednesday against BYU and on Saturday against New Mexico.
“They are obviously big,” Schroyer said. “We are playing for postseason berths, we’re playing for seeding in the tournament. Right now, we want to get the best seed that we can and get the best momentum that we can. Hopefully, the fans of Wyoming will come out and support us because we have two outstanding teams coming home for the stretch.”
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
Cowboys shooting for second straight road win
By Richard Anderson
Wyoming Sports.org
Earlier in the Mountain West Conference season -- even just a couple of weeks ago --- an early deficit on the road basically spelled trouble for the Wyoming Cowboys.
The maturation process of a young team, however, is beginning to bloom and the Cowboys are showing the fruits of their rewards.
Wyoming, winners of three straight MWC games, will look to make it four in a row on Saturday when they face Air Force at 4 p.m. at Clune Arena.
Not only would it be significant win string for the Cowboys, but it would also be one on the road. Wednesday’s win over Colorado State in Fort Collins was the team’s first road win in one year -- at CSU. A win at Air Force would be Wyoming’s first since the 2003 season and the first back-to-back road wins since victories at New Mexico and Air Force that season.
Although the Falcons are winless in league play this season, Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer said they will need to be at their best to beat the Falcons.
“This is going to be a huge test and anytime you go to a league opponent on Senior Night, it is going to be a huge challenge, and this will be no different,” Schroyer said. “Those seniors have won a lot of games there and they’ve had a week to prepare. We’re going to obviously have to play very well.”
Wyoming, 17-10, 6-7 in the MWC, won for the second straight year at CSU by playing well down the stretch, after struggling early in the game. The Cowboys trailed by 11 at one point in the first half before trailing by just two at halftime.
Midway through the second half, Wyoming might have played as well offensively as it has in a long time.
“I was really proud of our guys,” Schroyer said. “They hung together and they could have folded. We’ve shown a lot of progress on the road in the last two or three weeks of the season. We stayed together and we made plays down the stretch on both ends.”
The Cowboys have been far from perfect, Schroyer said, but they are getting better, something every coach wants to see from his team at this point of the season. Wyoming’s improvement began to show a couple of weeks ago during the bye week (only one game on a Saturday).
“I thought we really got better in the bye week and almost had a refocus, a recommitment during that week,” Schroyer said. “I thought we played good against San Diego State on the road for the most part and we came back and had a big week here. The last two or three weeks as a team, we have really stepped forward.”
After Saturday’s game, the Cowboys will return home for their final two contests against two of the top teams in the league -- New Mexico and BYU.
Every game is big for his team, Schroyer said.
“It’s February; it’s league play,” he said. “They are all big. It feels good to win games in February. We have a lot of basketball left and a lot to play for. We’re going to stay grounded and keep trying to prepare for the next one.”
Wyoming Sports.org
Earlier in the Mountain West Conference season -- even just a couple of weeks ago --- an early deficit on the road basically spelled trouble for the Wyoming Cowboys.
The maturation process of a young team, however, is beginning to bloom and the Cowboys are showing the fruits of their rewards.
Wyoming, winners of three straight MWC games, will look to make it four in a row on Saturday when they face Air Force at 4 p.m. at Clune Arena.
Not only would it be significant win string for the Cowboys, but it would also be one on the road. Wednesday’s win over Colorado State in Fort Collins was the team’s first road win in one year -- at CSU. A win at Air Force would be Wyoming’s first since the 2003 season and the first back-to-back road wins since victories at New Mexico and Air Force that season.
Although the Falcons are winless in league play this season, Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer said they will need to be at their best to beat the Falcons.
“This is going to be a huge test and anytime you go to a league opponent on Senior Night, it is going to be a huge challenge, and this will be no different,” Schroyer said. “Those seniors have won a lot of games there and they’ve had a week to prepare. We’re going to obviously have to play very well.”
Wyoming, 17-10, 6-7 in the MWC, won for the second straight year at CSU by playing well down the stretch, after struggling early in the game. The Cowboys trailed by 11 at one point in the first half before trailing by just two at halftime.
Midway through the second half, Wyoming might have played as well offensively as it has in a long time.
“I was really proud of our guys,” Schroyer said. “They hung together and they could have folded. We’ve shown a lot of progress on the road in the last two or three weeks of the season. We stayed together and we made plays down the stretch on both ends.”
The Cowboys have been far from perfect, Schroyer said, but they are getting better, something every coach wants to see from his team at this point of the season. Wyoming’s improvement began to show a couple of weeks ago during the bye week (only one game on a Saturday).
“I thought we really got better in the bye week and almost had a refocus, a recommitment during that week,” Schroyer said. “I thought we played good against San Diego State on the road for the most part and we came back and had a big week here. The last two or three weeks as a team, we have really stepped forward.”
After Saturday’s game, the Cowboys will return home for their final two contests against two of the top teams in the league -- New Mexico and BYU.
Every game is big for his team, Schroyer said.
“It’s February; it’s league play,” he said. “They are all big. It feels good to win games in February. We have a lot of basketball left and a lot to play for. We’re going to stay grounded and keep trying to prepare for the next one.”
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Cowboys complete sweep of Rams
Wyoming-CSU stats
By Wyoming Sports.org
FORT COLLINS -- Brandon Ewing is evidently saving the best for last as the Wyoming Cowboys completed a regular-season sweep of Border War rival Colorado State for the second straight year, 82-79 on Wednesday in Moby Arena.
Ewing scored four of his 21 points in the final 54 seconds, giving him 2,058 points in his career and moved him past Flynn Robinson (2,049) for second place on Wyoming's all-time scoring list.
Adam Muojeke added 19 points for Wyoming (17-10, 6-7 Mountain West), which has won three straight.
Andy Ogide led Colorado State (9-19, 4-10) with 19 points. Andre McFarland had 16 points for the Rams.
The win meant that Wyoming can't finish any worse than seventh and will thus avoid the tournament play-in game. Last year, Wyoming was forced into the play-in game at the tournament against then league winless CSU and fell to the Rams.
Ewing put Wyoming ahead 78-74 with a spinning layup with 54 seconds left, but Marcus Walker cut the lead to 78-77 with a 3-pointer.
Muojeke buried two free throws with 20 seconds, but Willis Gardner missed a chance to tie the game when he made a layup but missed the free throw.
Ewing sealed the win with two free throws with 8.1 seconds remaining. CSU tried a last-second 3-pointer by Gardner, but the shot was well short of the mark.
Wyoming shot 72 percent from the field (18-of-25) in the second half and 57 percent for the game.
The Rams, playing without starting freshman guard Jesse Carr for the third straight game, jumped out early using a 9-1 run to take a 28-17 lead with 6:32 remaining in the first half. The Cowboys then chipped away at the Rams’ lead and tied the game at 33 on a Djibril Thiam layup with 52 seconds left in the half. CSU’s Mame Bocar Ba hit a pair of free throws with 21 seconds to give the Rams a 35-33 halftime lead.
The Cowboys stay on the road Saturday at Air Force (4 p.m.), before closing the regular season at home with games against BYU and New Mexico.
By Wyoming Sports.org
FORT COLLINS -- Brandon Ewing is evidently saving the best for last as the Wyoming Cowboys completed a regular-season sweep of Border War rival Colorado State for the second straight year, 82-79 on Wednesday in Moby Arena.
Ewing scored four of his 21 points in the final 54 seconds, giving him 2,058 points in his career and moved him past Flynn Robinson (2,049) for second place on Wyoming's all-time scoring list.
Adam Muojeke added 19 points for Wyoming (17-10, 6-7 Mountain West), which has won three straight.
Andy Ogide led Colorado State (9-19, 4-10) with 19 points. Andre McFarland had 16 points for the Rams.
The win meant that Wyoming can't finish any worse than seventh and will thus avoid the tournament play-in game. Last year, Wyoming was forced into the play-in game at the tournament against then league winless CSU and fell to the Rams.
Ewing put Wyoming ahead 78-74 with a spinning layup with 54 seconds left, but Marcus Walker cut the lead to 78-77 with a 3-pointer.
Muojeke buried two free throws with 20 seconds, but Willis Gardner missed a chance to tie the game when he made a layup but missed the free throw.
Ewing sealed the win with two free throws with 8.1 seconds remaining. CSU tried a last-second 3-pointer by Gardner, but the shot was well short of the mark.
Wyoming shot 72 percent from the field (18-of-25) in the second half and 57 percent for the game.
The Rams, playing without starting freshman guard Jesse Carr for the third straight game, jumped out early using a 9-1 run to take a 28-17 lead with 6:32 remaining in the first half. The Cowboys then chipped away at the Rams’ lead and tied the game at 33 on a Djibril Thiam layup with 52 seconds left in the half. CSU’s Mame Bocar Ba hit a pair of free throws with 21 seconds to give the Rams a 35-33 halftime lead.
The Cowboys stay on the road Saturday at Air Force (4 p.m.), before closing the regular season at home with games against BYU and New Mexico.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Cowboys look to keep the momentum on the road at Colorado State
By Richard Anderson
Wyoming Sports.org
Picked sixth in the preseason polls, the Wyoming Cowboys have finally moved back up to sixth place in the Mountain West Conference standings with four games to play.
Hanging on to the position, or even moving up, is now first and foremost on their minds.
The Cowboys can go a long way in achieving a strong finish with a win over Colorado State Wednesday night at 6 p.m. in Moby Arena.
“I think no game is bigger than the last or the next,” Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer said. “We know we are going to play in a very hostile environment, play a very good team at home. They took Utah to overtime, so we know they are good. It is going to be another struggle, another tough game. If we can defend the way that we have defended and offensively, if we hit the shots that we normally hit, then we’ll be OK.”
The Cowboys, 16-10, 5-7 in the Mountain West, are coming off of two good home wins over UNLV and TCU.
“This week was important because we played two teams who were ahead of us in the standings, and we were able to come away with two wins,” Schroyer said after Saturday’s win over TCU.
Now they have to make sure that a team below them -- rival Colorado State -- doesn’t do the same thing to them this time around.
Schroyer said that his players know to not take any team lightly, something that he still emphasized this week in practice.
“They understand what we are playing for. We always talk about the next game, the next day,” Schroyer said. “We really don’t talk about opponents, but we talk about being the best that we can be. We know that we’re going to have to play really well to beat anybody in this league on the road. CSU and Air Force are obviously no different.”
For Wyoming senior Brandon Ewing, he will be playing the Rams for the final time in Fort Collins and possibly for the final time in his UW career.
He said he will be ready.
“CSU don’t like us and Wyoming don’t like CSU,” Ewing said. “That’s what happens in my mind. It is going to be a rivalry game. I’m sure they don’t want us to win and we don’t want them to win. It will come down to who is tougher.”
Fellow senior Sean Ogirri has played the Rams just once, and the Denver native admits that the fact that CSU didn’t recruit him, he‘ll have a little extra for them.
At the same time, he said that as a team, they just have to play to keep the momentum.
“I’m just playing for this time, trying to get a win, so we can keep moving up in the rankings in conference,” Ogirri said.
Even though the season is winding down, Schroyer said the Cowboys have a lot to play for and that is critical for the maturation of the program.
“There’s a lot of basketball to be played,” Schroyer said. “This league is so good this year, every win is so critical. But it does feel good to have 16 on the left and we have a few more to play.”
Wyoming Sports.org
Picked sixth in the preseason polls, the Wyoming Cowboys have finally moved back up to sixth place in the Mountain West Conference standings with four games to play.
Hanging on to the position, or even moving up, is now first and foremost on their minds.
The Cowboys can go a long way in achieving a strong finish with a win over Colorado State Wednesday night at 6 p.m. in Moby Arena.
“I think no game is bigger than the last or the next,” Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer said. “We know we are going to play in a very hostile environment, play a very good team at home. They took Utah to overtime, so we know they are good. It is going to be another struggle, another tough game. If we can defend the way that we have defended and offensively, if we hit the shots that we normally hit, then we’ll be OK.”
The Cowboys, 16-10, 5-7 in the Mountain West, are coming off of two good home wins over UNLV and TCU.
“This week was important because we played two teams who were ahead of us in the standings, and we were able to come away with two wins,” Schroyer said after Saturday’s win over TCU.
Now they have to make sure that a team below them -- rival Colorado State -- doesn’t do the same thing to them this time around.
Schroyer said that his players know to not take any team lightly, something that he still emphasized this week in practice.
“They understand what we are playing for. We always talk about the next game, the next day,” Schroyer said. “We really don’t talk about opponents, but we talk about being the best that we can be. We know that we’re going to have to play really well to beat anybody in this league on the road. CSU and Air Force are obviously no different.”
For Wyoming senior Brandon Ewing, he will be playing the Rams for the final time in Fort Collins and possibly for the final time in his UW career.
He said he will be ready.
“CSU don’t like us and Wyoming don’t like CSU,” Ewing said. “That’s what happens in my mind. It is going to be a rivalry game. I’m sure they don’t want us to win and we don’t want them to win. It will come down to who is tougher.”
Fellow senior Sean Ogirri has played the Rams just once, and the Denver native admits that the fact that CSU didn’t recruit him, he‘ll have a little extra for them.
At the same time, he said that as a team, they just have to play to keep the momentum.
“I’m just playing for this time, trying to get a win, so we can keep moving up in the rankings in conference,” Ogirri said.
Even though the season is winding down, Schroyer said the Cowboys have a lot to play for and that is critical for the maturation of the program.
“There’s a lot of basketball to be played,” Schroyer said. “This league is so good this year, every win is so critical. But it does feel good to have 16 on the left and we have a few more to play.”
Monday, February 23, 2009
Ewing named Co-Player of Week
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Wyoming senior guard Brandon Ewing was named the Mountain West Conference Co-Player of the Week on Monday.
by Richard Anderson
Wyoming Sports.org
Game after game, minute after minute, Wyoming senior guard Brandon Ewing just keeps climbing up the Cowboy record ladder. The honors keep coming as well. After leading the Cowboys to a pair of Mountain West Conference wins, Ewing was selected as the MWC Men’s Basketball Co-Player of the Week on Monday morning.
Ewing shares the MWC’s weekly award with Utah’s Luke Nevill.
Ewing led the Cowboys to a pair of home wins over UNLV (77-68) and TCU (61-56) this past week. He also had an historic week, as he became just the second player in MWC history and the third in Wyoming history to surpass the 2,000-career point threshold.
Against UNLV, he scored a game-high 29 points on 8-of-16 shooting, including hitting 5-of-8 3-point attempts. He also dished out four assists and grabbed two rebounds in 39 minutes of play.
“I thought Brandon was huge,” Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer said Wednesday after the win over the Rebels. “When we struggled, he hit big shots. If you are going to win in February, you’re going to need your seniors have to step up and make big-time plays, and I thought Brandon did that.”
Against TCU, he scored 16 points on 4-of-9 shooting (7-for-10 from the charity stripe). He also handed out two assists and had three steals. Ewing scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half. The game marked the 100th time that Ewing has scored in double-figures in his career.
On the week, Ewing also moved into third place on Wyoming’s career assists list with 435. He has now dished out 130 assists this season, which is tied for the sixth most in a single-season in UW history. Ewing also moved into sixth place on UW's career field goals made list with 606 and into fourth on UW's attempted field goals list with 1,386. Finally, Ewing moved into a tie for sixth on the MWC’s all-time steals list by recording his 158th career steal.
Ewing said after Wednesday's game that he will look back at scoring over 2,000 points as a great accomplishment, considering all of the outstanding players in Wyoming history.
"With all of those great players who have been through here -- Theo Ratliff, Reggie Slater ... Kenny Sailors, who is hanging up in the rafters," Ewing said. "I didn't have 2,000 points in high school, so to come into college in Division 1 in a big conference, to get 2,000 points, it's huge. I'm sure my mom is proud."
For the week, Ewing averaged 22.5 points, 3.0 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game.
With Ewing’s award, all three Cowboy seniors have now been selected as the MWC’s Player of the Week this season. Sean Ogirri was honored on Dec. 22 and Tyson Johnson received the award on Jan. 26.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Cowboys turn to defense to beat Frogs
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Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer congratulates Afam Muojeke during a substitution on Saturday against TCU.
Wyoming-TCU stats
By Richard Anderson
Wyoming Sports.org
Was it a good defensive game or a poor offensive game? Take you pick.
The Wyoming Cowboys prefer to go with the first. Who is to argue, as the Cowboys showed more improvement on the defensive end in stopping TCU 61-56 on Saturday in the Arena-Auditorium.
“This was the first time all year that we won a grind-it-out defensive battle,” Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer said. “I think we have gotten better defensively, and that was evident tonight. We wouldn’t have won it without it (defense).”
In the last three games, the Cowboys have given up an average of 65.0 points a game, compared to an average of 78 in the first nine conference contests.
“In this last bye week, the light bulb started to go on with our guys,” Schroyer said. "As a staff, we have talked about that all week. I thought at San Diego State, defensively, we played well and I thought in these last two games we played well.”
For the Cowboys to make a little run at this point of the season, Schroyer said they have to continue improve on defense.
“In this league in late February, you are going to have to win games like this,” he added. “Everyone knows everyone’s tendencies; it’s hard to get easy baskets and that was evident tonight.”
Other than one spurt in the first half and another in the second half, the Cowboys struggled to get much going offensively from the field and from the free-throw line.
The two teams scored 157 points in overtime in Fort Worth earlier in the season. Wyoming senior guard Brandon Ewing didn’t anticipate a low-scoring game on Saturday.
But he’ll take the win, regardless.
“At this time of the year, these are the games that we have to win,” Ewing said. “We have to win the high-scoring games and we also have to win the close games, the grind-it-out games.”
In that first game, TCU senior forward Kevin Langford went off for a career-high 36 points. To say the least, Langford was on the Cowboys’ minds this time around.
Senior Tyson Johnson said they tried a little different strategy in defending Langford.
“At TCU, we tried to front him,” Johnson said. “Today, we tried to bring a weak-side guard or whoever was there, to double team him on the floor. At TCU, we tried to get in front and we got caught a couple of times and that is why he got some easy layups. Today, we played behind him and tried to play him strong.”
Langford finished with just 12 points on 3 of 9 shooting.
Schroyer said that freshman Adam Waddell and sophomore Djibril Thiam did a bulk of the defense on the Horned Frogs’ go-to scorer.
“Adam’s numbers weren’t great, but I thought he and Djibril did a great job on Langford,” Schroyer said. “I can only remember two times when Langford had a good angle to the basket.”
The Cowboys, 16-10, 5-7 in the Mountain West, led by as much as 11 midway through the second half, only to see the Horned Frogs, 14-13, 5-8, close the gap to two with a minute remaining.
Thiam and Ewing both hit 1 of 2 free throws for Wyoming, followed by TCU's Edvinas Ruzgas hitting 1-of-2 from the line with 7.6 seconds left. Still a one-possession game, Johnson was left wide open on the full court press for a dunk to close the scoring.
Ewing finished with 16 points for Wyoming, which was 21-of-49 from the field and only 2-of-18 from beyond the 3-point line. Wyoming also struggled on the free-throw line (17-of-32).
“It was like there was a lid on the rim,” Ewing said. “I know Sean (Ogirri) had a couple of 3s that went in and out; all of us had a couple of shots that felt good, but just didn’t go in. It was just one of the days. Our defense had to win it today.”
Zvonko Buljan led the Horned Frogs with 14 points, as TCU was 17-of-52 from the field and hit just 5 of 24 3-pointers.
“I thought we had good defense on the floor, but you can’t shoot 30 percent and win games,” TCU coach Jim Christian said. “You have to make shots on the road. We gave ourselves a shot, but we just didn’t execute.”
The Cowboys return to the road next week at Colorado State on Wednesday and at Air Force on Saturday.
Johnson bounces back against TCU
Richard Anderson photoWyoming senior Tyson Johnson goes up for a shot against TCU.
By Richard Anderson
Wyoming Sports.org
Evidently, Tyson Johnson listens to his dad and to Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer.
The Wyoming senior, who had scored in double figures for the Cowboys in 18 of his first 21 games, failed to do so in his previous four games. He was determined to not make it five straight.
Johnson finished with 19 points on Saturday, as Wyoming held on to beat TCU 61-56 in the Arena-Auditorium.
“I just let the game come to me,” Johnson said. “The last couple of games, I just pressed too much; I was just thinking too much out there. I just went out there today and played my game.”
Johnson, who had scored just 25 points in his previous four games, was 7-of-10 from the field and hit 5-of-6 free throws on Saturday.
“He (Johnson) was in a slump,” Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer said. “Teams had been working on taking away his tendencies. I give him credit; he stayed with it and has worked on his game in the last two weeks.”
In fact, Johnson stayed late on Friday for about a half hour working on the elliptical exercise machine.
“I thought Tyson just had a lot of pop in his step,” Schroyer said. “I told him that all of the hard work will pay off and it did tonight and I am really, really happy for him.”
Schroyer also said the Cowboys did a better job of getting the ball to him at the right angle.
“At times I thought our spacing was good,” Schroyer said. “Tyson just made a couple of buckets and I thought at one time he made the left hook coming over the middle over his right shoulder, he’s worked on that a lot. "
Johnson also said that he a little conversation with his father, Sylvester, before the game and took the elder Johnson’s words to heart.
“My dad just yelled at me before the game,” Johnson said with a smile. “I just came out and proved it.”
Schroyer said that for the Cowboys to improve offensively, they have to have all four double-figure scorers scoring in double figures each time out. That hasn’t been the case, as of late.
While senior guards Brandon Ewing and Sean Ogirri are often the straw that stirs the Cowboys’ drink and freshman Afam Muojeke has been a pleasant surprise this season, Wyoming needs Johnson’s consistency down the stretch.
He was Mr. consistent on Saturday.
“It’s always good have Tyson back … we got the win, so that is all that is important,” Ogirri said.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Dinged up, Thiam stays aggressive
Wyoming sophomore Djibril ThiamBy Richard Anderson
Wyoming Sports.org
Going into Wednesday’s game with UNLV, Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer didn’t know what he was going to get out of sophomore Djibril Thiam.
Thiam separated his shoulder in Saturday’s loss to San Diego State and was considered only probable as late as Tuesday.
Thiam, however, didn’t show any ill affects of the injury, as his aggressive play down the stretch helped the Cowboys hold off the Rebels 77-68.
Thiam’s shoulder is not completely torn, but he said it was still sore. “Once I warmed up, I didn’t really think about it,” Thiam said. “I just went out there and played. Coach told me not to think about it. Once you start thinking, it just affects your game. I just went out there and tried to do my best to help this team win.”
Thiam finished with nine points and four rebounds in 25 minutes off of the bench.
“I thought it was the best game from Djibril in a Cowboy uniform,” Schroyer said.
Thiam came up with two big baskets late in the game, including an aggressive dunk with 1:07 left that put the Cowboys up by seven.
Thiam said he was just playing his game, regardless of the situation and time left on the clock.
“Honestly, I don’t think. I just let my instincts go and try to execute,” Thiam said. “I felt like I could take them anytime, but I think that was the best time. I just went out there and did what I do.”
Wyoming senior Brandon Ewing said the Cowboys probably have more faith in Thiam down the stretch than Thiam does in himself.
“Djibril does it all of the time in practice, I don’t know why he doesn’t do it in the game,” Ewing said. “He’s my roommate on the road, so I get on him all of the time, to be aggressive and just play his game. Djibril is always a team player and that is good on a team that has so much talent. He is giving up some of his game so we can get some wins. Tonight, we needed him to be aggressive; we needed some big moves from him. He came through for us.”
Schroyer said that Thiam will have to rehab his shoulder for the rest of the season and then they’ll take a look at it at the end to see if surgery is needed. He credits his training staff for getting him ready to play.
“Joi Thomas is as good of a trainer as I have been around,” Schroyer said.
Board work
The Cowboys did an about face on the boards Wednesday, out-rebounding UNLV 44-29.
While UNLV is a smaller team, the Rebels dominated on the boards in the first meeting, especially on the offensive end with 22 rebounds for 24 second-chance points.
On Wednesday, the Rebels had just 11 offensive boards for four second-chance points. Schroyer said that they went small on the court a times and tried to do switch-ball screens as much as possible to stop UNLV’s Rene Rougeau, who hurt them in Vegas.
“They use him (Rougeau) as a ball screener a lot and he roams,” Schroyer said. “We wanted to take our chances with him on the block because you trap the ball screen, you have to sit and they stretch you so far. We switched a lot of ball screens on top. I thought we did a nice job of taking away the catch and shoot 3s for the most part.”
Thiam said it all started in preparation for the Rebels in practice.
“Coach makes us faceguard their best rebounded and that is why we had Afam (Muojeke) coming in,” Thiam said. “Usually he leads the break, but this time he face guarded Rougeau, their best offensive rebounded. We have been practicing that all of the time.”
Muojeke finished with a career high 13 rebounds and set the tone early in the game, grabbing six boards in the first five minutes. UNLV never got untracked.
“There was a lot of activity on the boards and loose balls that Wyoming took advantage of, and they were a lot quicker than we were,” UNLV coach Lon Kruger said. “We just didn’t win many of those battles.”
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Ewing rises to the challenge for Cowboys
Richard Anderson photoWyoming senior Brandon Ewing celebrates after becoming just the third Cowboy to score at least 2,000 points in his career.
Wyoming-UNLV stats
by Richard Anderson
Wyoming Sports.org
Wyoming senior Brandon Ewing sees his college career winding down, so he took it upon himself to add to his status as one of top players in both Wyoming and Mountain West Conference history.
Ewing’s 29 points led Wyoming to a 77-68 victory over UNLV on Wednesday, as the win snapped a four-game losing skid for the Cowboys, 15-10, 4-7 in the Mountain West.
Ewing, who was 8-of-16 from the field (5 of 8 3-pointers) and was 8-of-9 from the free-throw line, is now third all-time in scoring for Wyoming with 2,021 points, only trailing Fennis Dembo (2,311) and Flynn Robinson (2,049). Ewing is the second-leading scorer in MWC history, behind San Diego State’s Brandon Heath, who scored 2,189 points from 2003-2007.
“If it wasn’t for having my teammates finding me, I wouldn’t have had a night like this,” Ewing said. “Some of my teammates talked to me before the game and said, ’big-time players have big-time games and we have six games left besides the tournament, so go ahead and carry us.’ That’s what I wanted to do tonight.”
Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer said Ewing might have had his best clutch game of his career -- especially in Schroyer’s time (two years) with the Cowboys. “I thought Brandon was huge,” Schroyer said. “When we struggled, he hit big shots. If you are going to win in February, you’re going to need your seniors have to step up and make big-time plays, and I thought Brandon did that.”
Winks Adams and Tre’Von Willis both scored 18 points to lead UNLV, 19-6, 7-5, with Rene Rougeau adding 16. Wyoming led by as much as 14 in the first half and 35-25 at halftime.
Adams hit three free throws to make it a six-point game early in the second half, before Ewing keyed a 13-2 run with two straight 3-pointers. UNLV again cut the Wyoming lead in half with eight straight points to make it a nine-point game with nine minutes left. The Cowboys seemed to weather the storm, leading by 10 with six minutes remaining, only to see the Rebels answer with seven straight points. But Wyoming hit 8-of-10 free throws in the final 45 seconds to clinch the win.
UNLV coach Lon Kruger said his team didn’t execute the game plan that he had in mind. His team shot just 35 percent from the field and hit only 5 of 26 3-pointers. Wyoming also held a commanding 44-25 rebounding advantage.
“We didn’t get off to a good start and once the Cowboys got off to a good run, we didn’t have the enthusiasm to fight it off,” Kruger said. “It was an uphill battle the whole time.”
Ewing said it was all about getting the Cowboys pointed in the right direction in this final six-game stretch. “This team was tired of losing,” Ewing said. “We just wanted to come out and make a statement in this conference, that we are a for-real team. We took a couple of lumps on the head from teams on the road and Utah came in here and beat us. We wanted to come in tonight and protect home court.”
Sean Ogirri and Adam Waddell added 13 and 10 points respectively for the Cowboys, who return to action on Saturday when they host TCU at 1:30 p.m.
After it was announced in the first half that Ewing went over the 2,000-point mark, Ewing did a little dance and encouraged the Wyoming faithful to keep up their support.
"We were practicing that in the mirror before the game," Ewing said with a laugh. "That's why I was kind of aggressive at the beginning of the game. I wanted to get it over quick."
Ewing said that he will look back at scoring over 2,000 points as a great accomplishment, considering all of the outstanding players in Wyoming history.
"With all of those great players who have been through here -- Theo Ratliff, Reggie Slater ... Kenny Sailors, who is hanging up in the rafters," Ewing said. "I didn't have 2,000 points in high school, so to come into college in Division 1 in a big conference, to get 2,000 points, it's huge. I'm sure my mom is proud."
Ewing aded that he is sure that Dembo and Robinson are happy for him. "It's going to be hard to get (Dembo's) record, so I am sure he is happy about that," he said. "I'm sure Flynn Robinson is pretty worried right now."
Wyoming sophomore Djibril Thiam said the rest of the Cowboys are confident that their leader can carry the weight for them.
"We're just young guys, we're learning," Thiam said. "Everything that he does, we're sure that it is best for the team. We're backing him up 100 percent."
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Defense, rebounding keys again for Cowboys against Rebels
By Richard Anderson
Wyoming Sports.org
At first glance, the UNLV Rebels appear to be a good matchup with the Wyoming Cowboys. The Rebels don’t have a dominating big man in the middle and the Cowboys might even have an advantage in the physical department.
At second glance, though, the athletic Rebels are exactly the team that has given the Cowboys fits this season. The two teams will meet Wednesday night at 8 p.m. in the Arena-Auditorium in a game that is being televised by The Mtn.
The cowboys’ biggest problem this season defensively has been guarding the dribble … especially their four man guarding the dribble. At times, the Rebels have five players out on the court who can all shoot.
“They are a matchup problem for a lot of people,” Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer said. “We’re going to have to collectively be able to defend the dribble and defend the 3 because they are very good at getting to the lane, making two people helping and kicking, making one pass to guys who can shoot. They are tough to guard.”
Another Achilles Heel at times this season has been rebounding. In the first game between the two teams this season, the Rebels held a big 44-33 rebounding edge, with 22 offensive boards for 24 second-chance points in the 83-66 loss.
“We are going to have to do a really good job of rebounding the ball,” Schroyer said. “They had (two) guys (Joe Darger and Rene Rougeau) who each out-rebounded our whole front court. We just have to continue to try to get better at it. It’s been a weakness of ours all year. We’ll continue to emphasize it and continue to work on it.
“There is no question that if you go back and watch the Vegas game, the second chance points and points off turnovers are the two things that cost us the game. They are also the two things that really cost us against San Diego State. We out-shot our opponents on the road, but they just got more shots than we did.”
Two at home
It doesn’t happen much any more in conference season, but the Cowboys will be home twice this week, also hosting TCU at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Wyoming opened with five of its first eight league games on the road and will finish with four of six at home.
“I think the last six games are really big for us,” Schroyer said. “This is the time of the year that you hope to make some hay, so to speak. We’ve had the toughest part of our schedule and obviously playing Vegas isn’t easy. It is nice to know that you have four of your next six at home and you are going to be in your region the last three weeks of the season.”
At 3-7 in league play and 14-10 overall, a strong play could put the Cowboys in some sort of postseason possibilities.
“We went through a tough stretch; we have to regain our confidence and regain our swagger, so to speak,” Schroyer said. “Hopefully, we’ll play well in these last few weeks because this is the time of the year that you want to make hay with four of your last six at home.”
Wyoming Sports.org
At first glance, the UNLV Rebels appear to be a good matchup with the Wyoming Cowboys. The Rebels don’t have a dominating big man in the middle and the Cowboys might even have an advantage in the physical department.
At second glance, though, the athletic Rebels are exactly the team that has given the Cowboys fits this season. The two teams will meet Wednesday night at 8 p.m. in the Arena-Auditorium in a game that is being televised by The Mtn.
The cowboys’ biggest problem this season defensively has been guarding the dribble … especially their four man guarding the dribble. At times, the Rebels have five players out on the court who can all shoot.
“They are a matchup problem for a lot of people,” Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer said. “We’re going to have to collectively be able to defend the dribble and defend the 3 because they are very good at getting to the lane, making two people helping and kicking, making one pass to guys who can shoot. They are tough to guard.”
Another Achilles Heel at times this season has been rebounding. In the first game between the two teams this season, the Rebels held a big 44-33 rebounding edge, with 22 offensive boards for 24 second-chance points in the 83-66 loss.
“We are going to have to do a really good job of rebounding the ball,” Schroyer said. “They had (two) guys (Joe Darger and Rene Rougeau) who each out-rebounded our whole front court. We just have to continue to try to get better at it. It’s been a weakness of ours all year. We’ll continue to emphasize it and continue to work on it.
“There is no question that if you go back and watch the Vegas game, the second chance points and points off turnovers are the two things that cost us the game. They are also the two things that really cost us against San Diego State. We out-shot our opponents on the road, but they just got more shots than we did.”
Two at home
It doesn’t happen much any more in conference season, but the Cowboys will be home twice this week, also hosting TCU at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Wyoming opened with five of its first eight league games on the road and will finish with four of six at home.
“I think the last six games are really big for us,” Schroyer said. “This is the time of the year that you hope to make some hay, so to speak. We’ve had the toughest part of our schedule and obviously playing Vegas isn’t easy. It is nice to know that you have four of your next six at home and you are going to be in your region the last three weeks of the season.”
At 3-7 in league play and 14-10 overall, a strong play could put the Cowboys in some sort of postseason possibilities.
“We went through a tough stretch; we have to regain our confidence and regain our swagger, so to speak,” Schroyer said. “Hopefully, we’ll play well in these last few weeks because this is the time of the year that you want to make hay with four of your last six at home.”
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Aztecs roll past Cowboys
By Wyoming Sports.org
Wyoming-SDSU box score
SAN DIEGO -- San Diego State stayed within striking distance of Utah for the Mountain West Conference lead, as the Aztecs pulled away from Wyoming in the second half, 71-60.
The Aztecs , 8-3 in the Mountain West, 18-6 overall, remain one game behind the Utes for first place, while the Cowboys suffered their fourth straight loss and fell to 3-7, 14-10.
The Cowboys showed some improvement on the road after three straight lop-sided defeats, but still couldn’t contain Billy White and the Aztecs, who won their 10th straight home game.
“I thought it was the best that we played on the road outside of the TCU game,” Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer said of his postgame radio show on the Cowboy Sports Network. “To come in here against either the first- or second-best team, I’m proud of our guys. We just had a five- or six-minute span in the second half where we didn’t execute offensively that led to a couple of fast-break baskets. We had some bad closeouts and didn’t execute defensively. That was the difference.”
San Diego State coach Steve Fisher said it was a good win and an important win.
"We were significantly better at the defensive end than we were a month ago when we played them in Laramie and that was the difference," Fisher said. "Even though their shooting percentage was still good, we guarded them; we made them take harder shots, they had fewer layups and we defended them. That created some offense for us. It was an important win to hold serve and say that we are still a contender for this conference championship and we did what we had to do."
White was a perfect 12-of-12 from the field, a school record, and scored a career-high 24 points. He also had four blocked shots and two steals, while grabbing eight rebounds, including five offensive boards.
"I was just going with the flow," White said. "It feels good to have a good night like this and get a good victory."
Fisher said that White was the best he's ever been for the Aztecs.
"I was really pleased for Billy," Fisher said. "He's had some games where he succumbed to the stress and not played as well and got frustrated. Hopefully, he'll be able to take this as a springboard to where he plays. When he just lets loose and plays to play, he's an outstanding talent who can take advantage of his God-given skills. He did that tonight. I was really happy for the way he played."
Wyoming led by five early and only trailed by eight at halftime. The Aztecs, however, used a 24-12 run to open the second half and led by as much as 20 before the Cowboys closed the gap in the final minutes.
“I thought for 34 minutes that we executed pretty well what we wanted to do,” Schroyer said. “But when you play a really good team on the road, we just don’t have right now yet that much margin of error.”
Despite shooting 52 percent from the field (22-of-42), the Cowboys turned the ball over 17 times, which led to 19 points off of turnovers. San Diego State had 13 steals in the game.
“We just turned the ball over too much and that’s what they do,” Schroyer said. “Their second-chance points is where they get you, especially in this building, and it cost us.”
Brandon Ewing led the Cowboys with 22 points, followed by Afam Muojeke with 13 points and six rebounds and Sean Ogirri with nine points.
Lorenzo Wade also scored 17 points and Tim Shelton added 11 as San Diego State shot 48 percent from the field (28-of-58).
"They were quicker to the ball; they're very athletic," Schroyer said. "They went and got it and that's what they do. They're not an NCAA tournament team for nothing. I think Coach Fisher has done a fabulous job with them and they're obviously a very talented team. The thing I really respect about them is that they're really selfless; they play together. I think this team is playing with a great purpose and they look like a group that's possessed to be the best they can be."
Despite the loss, Schroyer said the Cowboys showed some improvement, as they will now close the season with four out of their last six games at home.
“I thought we really fought and we are a lot better than we were a week ago,” Schroyer said. “Our guys are getting better, we just played a really, really good team that is experienced, deep and talented. My hat’s off to them. That is what a NCAA team looks like.”
The Cowboys return home for a pair of games next week, hosting UNLV Wednesday at 8 p.m. and TCU Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
Wyoming-SDSU box score
SAN DIEGO -- San Diego State stayed within striking distance of Utah for the Mountain West Conference lead, as the Aztecs pulled away from Wyoming in the second half, 71-60.
The Aztecs , 8-3 in the Mountain West, 18-6 overall, remain one game behind the Utes for first place, while the Cowboys suffered their fourth straight loss and fell to 3-7, 14-10.
The Cowboys showed some improvement on the road after three straight lop-sided defeats, but still couldn’t contain Billy White and the Aztecs, who won their 10th straight home game.
“I thought it was the best that we played on the road outside of the TCU game,” Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer said of his postgame radio show on the Cowboy Sports Network. “To come in here against either the first- or second-best team, I’m proud of our guys. We just had a five- or six-minute span in the second half where we didn’t execute offensively that led to a couple of fast-break baskets. We had some bad closeouts and didn’t execute defensively. That was the difference.”
San Diego State coach Steve Fisher said it was a good win and an important win.
"We were significantly better at the defensive end than we were a month ago when we played them in Laramie and that was the difference," Fisher said. "Even though their shooting percentage was still good, we guarded them; we made them take harder shots, they had fewer layups and we defended them. That created some offense for us. It was an important win to hold serve and say that we are still a contender for this conference championship and we did what we had to do."
White was a perfect 12-of-12 from the field, a school record, and scored a career-high 24 points. He also had four blocked shots and two steals, while grabbing eight rebounds, including five offensive boards.
"I was just going with the flow," White said. "It feels good to have a good night like this and get a good victory."
Fisher said that White was the best he's ever been for the Aztecs.
"I was really pleased for Billy," Fisher said. "He's had some games where he succumbed to the stress and not played as well and got frustrated. Hopefully, he'll be able to take this as a springboard to where he plays. When he just lets loose and plays to play, he's an outstanding talent who can take advantage of his God-given skills. He did that tonight. I was really happy for the way he played."
Wyoming led by five early and only trailed by eight at halftime. The Aztecs, however, used a 24-12 run to open the second half and led by as much as 20 before the Cowboys closed the gap in the final minutes.
“I thought for 34 minutes that we executed pretty well what we wanted to do,” Schroyer said. “But when you play a really good team on the road, we just don’t have right now yet that much margin of error.”
Despite shooting 52 percent from the field (22-of-42), the Cowboys turned the ball over 17 times, which led to 19 points off of turnovers. San Diego State had 13 steals in the game.
“We just turned the ball over too much and that’s what they do,” Schroyer said. “Their second-chance points is where they get you, especially in this building, and it cost us.”
Brandon Ewing led the Cowboys with 22 points, followed by Afam Muojeke with 13 points and six rebounds and Sean Ogirri with nine points.
Lorenzo Wade also scored 17 points and Tim Shelton added 11 as San Diego State shot 48 percent from the field (28-of-58).
"They were quicker to the ball; they're very athletic," Schroyer said. "They went and got it and that's what they do. They're not an NCAA tournament team for nothing. I think Coach Fisher has done a fabulous job with them and they're obviously a very talented team. The thing I really respect about them is that they're really selfless; they play together. I think this team is playing with a great purpose and they look like a group that's possessed to be the best they can be."
Despite the loss, Schroyer said the Cowboys showed some improvement, as they will now close the season with four out of their last six games at home.
“I thought we really fought and we are a lot better than we were a week ago,” Schroyer said. “Our guys are getting better, we just played a really, really good team that is experienced, deep and talented. My hat’s off to them. That is what a NCAA team looks like.”
The Cowboys return home for a pair of games next week, hosting UNLV Wednesday at 8 p.m. and TCU Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Aztecs strong with or without Wade
By Richard Anderson
Wyoming Sports.org
By no means is Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer slamming San Diego State star forward Lorenzo Wade, saying that there isn’t much of a difference for the Aztecs with him in or out of the lineup.
Schroyer said that the Aztecs are that deep and that good -- they can win without the first-team all-MWC selection, who missed the first game between the two schools because of a shoulder injury. Wyoming won that contest, 83-79.
“I think they have nine guys who could all start on a majority of the teams in this league,” Schroyer said. “He (Wade) is another guy, who like (Kyle) Spain, can post it and shoot it, and they do a nice job of getting him the ball 15-feet in to make plays. He’s a special player and he is one of five fifth-year seniors they have on their roster. Those guys have played a long time together and it is showing right now.”
The Cowboys will face the Aztecs for the second time this season Saturday night at 8 p.m. in San Diego.
Since Wade has returned to the Aztecs, 17-6. 7-3, he is averaging 14.0 points a game in a reserve role.
“I think no matter if any of their top nine guys play or don’t play, I still think they look really good,” Schroyer said. “Wade is obviously another threat. They have always had threats. The thing that I respect the most about this team is they are very selfless. They are grown up, they are mature, they have played a long time. They are playing with a purpose. This team is playing like a veteran group that they are.”
Have the Cowboys changed their preparation for defending Wade this time around? Not really, Schroyer said.
“They can put two or three guys in there; they cause a lot of problems no matter what,” he said. “We’ll tweak a few things, just looking at the film, and defend a few things, looking at certain things on the floor. But it will be pretty similar.”
The first four or five minutes of action will be a key in the game for the Cowboys, 14-9, 3-6. On the road, Schroyer said they cannot afford to fall behind too much. Other than against TCU, their road history backs up that assumption.
“It’s a home game for them; they are coming off a loss and one of their three (league) losses is to us,” Schroyer said. “We’re kind of in the same boat. Every time we go on the road, it seems like we are playing somebody coming off of a tough loss. We know we are going to get their best shot.”
Dermody coming around
Wyoming junior Ryan Dermody, who played in his second game of the season last Saturday against Utah, is getting more comfortable each time out. Against the Utes, Dermody played 17 minutes, scored two points, grabbed three rebounds and had two blocked shots.
Schroyer said that the last month of the season is important for the Cowboys and Dermody to get into more of a flow together.
“You have to go there with as many bullets as you can, and obviously Ryan provides us more depth and more experience," Schroyer said. “Just those two thing along will help us play better.”
Last flying road trip
After Saturday and not counting the MWC tournament in Las Vegas, the San Diego State trip is the final time the Cowboys have to get on an airplane. They have four home games remaining, and the other two -- at Air Force and at Colorado State -- are within driving distance.
“We’re very thankful that this is the last time we have to get on a plane,” Schroyer said. “It seems like the whole middle of January and into February, we’ve been on a plane.”
The “bye” week
With their turn of having Wednesday off, Schroyer said they were able to rest a bit and also work on some things.
“I think we’ve had a good week of practice and our guys understand that we have to play better,” he said. “They also understand that they have had a tough run and we have played good teams on the road, and this is another one.”
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Wyoming Cowboys (14-9 Overall, 3-6 in the Mountain West Conference)
Probable Starters Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG/BPG
F #11 Afam Muojeke 6-7 210 R-Fr. Jamaica, Queens, N.Y. 15.1 4.6 1.6
F #21 Tyson Johnson 6-7 245 Sr. Long Island, N.Y. 14.7 7.8 2.0
C #15 Adam Waddell 6-10 235 R-Fr. Cody, Wyo. 5.2 3.8 0.8*
G # 0 Sean Ogirri 6-3 200 R-Sr. Denver, Colo. 14.8 2.3 2.5
G #23 Brandon Ewing 6-2 190 Sr. Chicago, Ill. 18.0 3.3 5.3
Reserves
PG # 1 JayDee Luster^ 5-9 165 So. San Diego, Calif. Redshirting
G # 2 Arthur Bouëdo 6-2 165 Fr. Aix en Provence, France Injured-Hasn't yet played
F # 5 Ryan Dermody 6-9 205 Jr. Loveland, Colo. 1.0 2.5 1.0*
G #12 Galand Thaxton 6-2 175 Fr. Laramie, Wyo. 0.5 0.3 0.0
C #13 Mikhail Linskens 7-0 260 So. Bredene, Belgium 3.3 3.7 0.7*
F #25 Djibril Thiam 6-10 205 So. Dakar, Senegal 4.8 5.9 0.9*
F #32 Mahamoud Diakite 6-7 225 Jr. Paris, France 1.4 1.9 0.5*
C #33 Boubacar Sylla^ 7-2 275 So. Paris, France Redshirting
G #51 A.J. Davis 6-6 195 Fr. Columbus, Ohio 2.8 2.3 0.8
*Indicates blocked shot average
^Luster and Sylla will have to sit out of competition during the 2008-09
season to satisfy NCAA transfer rules.
Head Coach: Heath Schroyer (Armstrong Atlantic State ‘95)
Overall Record: 61-74 (.452), Fifth year
Record at Wyoming: 26-27 (.491), Second year
Assistant Coaches: Fred Langley (Fresno State ‘87), Shaun Vandiver (Colorado ‘02)
and Anthony Stewart (Mount Union ‘93)
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San Diego State (17-6, 7-3 in Mountain West Conference)
Probable Starters Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG
F #15 Kyle Spain 6-5 220 Sr. Newark, Calif. 14.6 5.2 1.3
F #32 Billy White 6-8 226 So. Las Vegas, Nev. 8.7 3.9 0.9
F #43 Ryan Amoroso 6-8 263 Sr. Burnsville, Minn. 6.8 4.4 0.6
G # 3 Richie Williams 5-10 162 Sr. San Diego, Calif. 7.0 4.2 3.9
G #23 D.J. Gay 6-0 155 So. Sun Valley, Calif. 7.9 1.6 1.9
Reserves
G # 2 Tim Island 6-4 207 Jr. San Diego, Calif. 0.5 1.0 0.3
G #10 Bryan Horton 6-1 196 Fr. Anaheim, Calif. 0.3 0.3 0.3
G #20 Jason Deutchman 6-6 210 So. Los Angeles, Calif. 0.0 0.8 0.3
G #21 Matt Thomas 6-4 213 Sr. Riverside, Calif. 2.1 1.7 0.9
F #24 Tim Shelton 6-7 241 Fr. Fresno, Calif. 8.0 4.9 1.1
G #25 Bryce Smith 6-3 202 Fr. Woodland Hills, Calif. 1.0 0.2 0.0
F #31 Lorrenzo Wade 6-6 225 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. 14.0 3.8 2.5
G #40 Kelvin Davis 6-3 215 Sr. Waterbury, Conn. 2.5 1.8 0.5
F #42 Mehdi Cheriet 6-8 212 Jr. Tarare, France 5.4 2.3 0.6
Head Coach: Steve Fisher (Illinois State ’67)
Overall Record: 348-218 (.615), 18th Season
Record at SDSU: 164-136 (.547), 10th Season
Assistant Coaches: Brian Dutcher, Justin Hutson and Mark Fisher
Wyoming Sports.org
By no means is Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer slamming San Diego State star forward Lorenzo Wade, saying that there isn’t much of a difference for the Aztecs with him in or out of the lineup.
Schroyer said that the Aztecs are that deep and that good -- they can win without the first-team all-MWC selection, who missed the first game between the two schools because of a shoulder injury. Wyoming won that contest, 83-79.
“I think they have nine guys who could all start on a majority of the teams in this league,” Schroyer said. “He (Wade) is another guy, who like (Kyle) Spain, can post it and shoot it, and they do a nice job of getting him the ball 15-feet in to make plays. He’s a special player and he is one of five fifth-year seniors they have on their roster. Those guys have played a long time together and it is showing right now.”
The Cowboys will face the Aztecs for the second time this season Saturday night at 8 p.m. in San Diego.
Since Wade has returned to the Aztecs, 17-6. 7-3, he is averaging 14.0 points a game in a reserve role.
“I think no matter if any of their top nine guys play or don’t play, I still think they look really good,” Schroyer said. “Wade is obviously another threat. They have always had threats. The thing that I respect the most about this team is they are very selfless. They are grown up, they are mature, they have played a long time. They are playing with a purpose. This team is playing like a veteran group that they are.”
Have the Cowboys changed their preparation for defending Wade this time around? Not really, Schroyer said.
“They can put two or three guys in there; they cause a lot of problems no matter what,” he said. “We’ll tweak a few things, just looking at the film, and defend a few things, looking at certain things on the floor. But it will be pretty similar.”
The first four or five minutes of action will be a key in the game for the Cowboys, 14-9, 3-6. On the road, Schroyer said they cannot afford to fall behind too much. Other than against TCU, their road history backs up that assumption.
“It’s a home game for them; they are coming off a loss and one of their three (league) losses is to us,” Schroyer said. “We’re kind of in the same boat. Every time we go on the road, it seems like we are playing somebody coming off of a tough loss. We know we are going to get their best shot.”
Dermody coming around
Wyoming junior Ryan Dermody, who played in his second game of the season last Saturday against Utah, is getting more comfortable each time out. Against the Utes, Dermody played 17 minutes, scored two points, grabbed three rebounds and had two blocked shots.
Schroyer said that the last month of the season is important for the Cowboys and Dermody to get into more of a flow together.
“You have to go there with as many bullets as you can, and obviously Ryan provides us more depth and more experience," Schroyer said. “Just those two thing along will help us play better.”
Last flying road trip
After Saturday and not counting the MWC tournament in Las Vegas, the San Diego State trip is the final time the Cowboys have to get on an airplane. They have four home games remaining, and the other two -- at Air Force and at Colorado State -- are within driving distance.
“We’re very thankful that this is the last time we have to get on a plane,” Schroyer said. “It seems like the whole middle of January and into February, we’ve been on a plane.”
The “bye” week
With their turn of having Wednesday off, Schroyer said they were able to rest a bit and also work on some things.
“I think we’ve had a good week of practice and our guys understand that we have to play better,” he said. “They also understand that they have had a tough run and we have played good teams on the road, and this is another one.”
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Wyoming Cowboys (14-9 Overall, 3-6 in the Mountain West Conference)
Probable Starters Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG/BPG
F #11 Afam Muojeke 6-7 210 R-Fr. Jamaica, Queens, N.Y. 15.1 4.6 1.6
F #21 Tyson Johnson 6-7 245 Sr. Long Island, N.Y. 14.7 7.8 2.0
C #15 Adam Waddell 6-10 235 R-Fr. Cody, Wyo. 5.2 3.8 0.8*
G # 0 Sean Ogirri 6-3 200 R-Sr. Denver, Colo. 14.8 2.3 2.5
G #23 Brandon Ewing 6-2 190 Sr. Chicago, Ill. 18.0 3.3 5.3
Reserves
PG # 1 JayDee Luster^ 5-9 165 So. San Diego, Calif. Redshirting
G # 2 Arthur Bouëdo 6-2 165 Fr. Aix en Provence, France Injured-Hasn't yet played
F # 5 Ryan Dermody 6-9 205 Jr. Loveland, Colo. 1.0 2.5 1.0*
G #12 Galand Thaxton 6-2 175 Fr. Laramie, Wyo. 0.5 0.3 0.0
C #13 Mikhail Linskens 7-0 260 So. Bredene, Belgium 3.3 3.7 0.7*
F #25 Djibril Thiam 6-10 205 So. Dakar, Senegal 4.8 5.9 0.9*
F #32 Mahamoud Diakite 6-7 225 Jr. Paris, France 1.4 1.9 0.5*
C #33 Boubacar Sylla^ 7-2 275 So. Paris, France Redshirting
G #51 A.J. Davis 6-6 195 Fr. Columbus, Ohio 2.8 2.3 0.8
*Indicates blocked shot average
^Luster and Sylla will have to sit out of competition during the 2008-09
season to satisfy NCAA transfer rules.
Head Coach: Heath Schroyer (Armstrong Atlantic State ‘95)
Overall Record: 61-74 (.452), Fifth year
Record at Wyoming: 26-27 (.491), Second year
Assistant Coaches: Fred Langley (Fresno State ‘87), Shaun Vandiver (Colorado ‘02)
and Anthony Stewart (Mount Union ‘93)
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San Diego State (17-6, 7-3 in Mountain West Conference)
Probable Starters Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG
F #15 Kyle Spain 6-5 220 Sr. Newark, Calif. 14.6 5.2 1.3
F #32 Billy White 6-8 226 So. Las Vegas, Nev. 8.7 3.9 0.9
F #43 Ryan Amoroso 6-8 263 Sr. Burnsville, Minn. 6.8 4.4 0.6
G # 3 Richie Williams 5-10 162 Sr. San Diego, Calif. 7.0 4.2 3.9
G #23 D.J. Gay 6-0 155 So. Sun Valley, Calif. 7.9 1.6 1.9
Reserves
G # 2 Tim Island 6-4 207 Jr. San Diego, Calif. 0.5 1.0 0.3
G #10 Bryan Horton 6-1 196 Fr. Anaheim, Calif. 0.3 0.3 0.3
G #20 Jason Deutchman 6-6 210 So. Los Angeles, Calif. 0.0 0.8 0.3
G #21 Matt Thomas 6-4 213 Sr. Riverside, Calif. 2.1 1.7 0.9
F #24 Tim Shelton 6-7 241 Fr. Fresno, Calif. 8.0 4.9 1.1
G #25 Bryce Smith 6-3 202 Fr. Woodland Hills, Calif. 1.0 0.2 0.0
F #31 Lorrenzo Wade 6-6 225 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev. 14.0 3.8 2.5
G #40 Kelvin Davis 6-3 215 Sr. Waterbury, Conn. 2.5 1.8 0.5
F #42 Mehdi Cheriet 6-8 212 Jr. Tarare, France 5.4 2.3 0.6
Head Coach: Steve Fisher (Illinois State ’67)
Overall Record: 348-218 (.615), 18th Season
Record at SDSU: 164-136 (.547), 10th Season
Assistant Coaches: Brian Dutcher, Justin Hutson and Mark Fisher
Monday, February 9, 2009
Cowboys, Johnson hope long week will help them break out of slump
Richard Anderson photo
Wyoming senior Tyson Johnson drives on a Utah player on Saturday.
By Richard Anderson
Wyoming Sports.org
When you’re in a somewhat of a slump, whether a team or individual slide, sometimes that long bye week comes at the right time.
That is certainly the case for the Wyoming Cowboys and Tyson Johnson.
Wyoming head coach Heath Schroyer said that he is looking forward to the long week to get back in the gym and prepare for the rest of the Mountain West Conference schedule.
Schroyer said Monday on his weekly MWC teleconference, that the Cowboys, loser’s of three straight games, will take one day off this week -- either Tuesday or Wednesday -- as they get ready for Saturday night’s game at San Diego State.
“We’re just trying to work as hard as we can and clean up as much as we can,” Schroyer said. “There’s a lot of basketball left and there is a lot to play for. We just have to get better. We just have to stay together, stay focused and not get too up or too down.”
Johnson, meanwhile, will be looking for his offensive game again after two sub-par efforts that saw him fail to score in double figures. Averaging 14.7 points a game this season, Johnson is just 8-of-23 from the field and has scored 25 points in his last three games.
Schroyer said it is a combination of teams trying to take Johnson away defensively, along the 6-foot-7 senior simply being in a little slump.
“Going back and watching film, I think we got him three or four really good looks early against BYU and a couple good looks early in the New Mexico game,” he said. “I believe in Tyson and I believe he will play better coming down the stretch. I do believe he is in a slump and it is not uncommon to go through some slumps in a year. We’re just in a situation where, in this league, this year, if we are not clicking on every cylinder, it is hard to win games.”
Schroyer said that all Johnson really needs to do is spend a little extra time in this gym, which he will get this week.
“Tyson understands, and we are going to keep reiterating that we have confidence in him, especially on the offensive end of the floor," Schroyer said. “He understands that he is our best post presence offensively and without a post presence offensively, you end up shooting a lot of jump shots, which lead to transition baskets on the other end. You have to a have guy in there who can deliver in the post, and Tyson, since the middle of last year up until the last couple of weeks, has really done that.”
Linskens for 3
It has been no secret that Wyoming center Mikhail Linskens, like most European big men, has the ability to shoot from the outside.
Last season, Linskens hit 7 of 29 3s in averaging 4.2 points a game. The 7-foot sophomore, however, went into Saturday’s game not attempting a 3-pointer, scoring 3.0 points per game.
On Saturday, Linskens hit 3 of 4 3-pointers and scored 10 points.
“Coach gave me the green light to shoot the 3 because I had to play outside to get (Luke) Nevill out of the way,” Linskens said. “It was good that my shots went down so that we could get him a little more out, but we lost, so it doesn't matter anymore.”
Schroyer said that Linskens played a good game against Utah.
"I have a lot of respect for Mikhail, in the fact that he's never whined, he's never complained, he's always been a good teammate,” Schroyer said. “He came out ready to play and I think this can propel him and lead him to a few more minutes coming down the stretch.”
Although he hadn’t attempted a 3-pointer this season until Saturday, Linskens said he was ready.
“Since the day I started playing basketball, they always told me to shoot,” Linskens said. "I didn't shoot yet this year, but that doesn't mean I didn't work on it. I was prepared."
Wyoming senior Tyson Johnson drives on a Utah player on Saturday.By Richard Anderson
Wyoming Sports.org
When you’re in a somewhat of a slump, whether a team or individual slide, sometimes that long bye week comes at the right time.
That is certainly the case for the Wyoming Cowboys and Tyson Johnson.
Wyoming head coach Heath Schroyer said that he is looking forward to the long week to get back in the gym and prepare for the rest of the Mountain West Conference schedule.
Schroyer said Monday on his weekly MWC teleconference, that the Cowboys, loser’s of three straight games, will take one day off this week -- either Tuesday or Wednesday -- as they get ready for Saturday night’s game at San Diego State.
“We’re just trying to work as hard as we can and clean up as much as we can,” Schroyer said. “There’s a lot of basketball left and there is a lot to play for. We just have to get better. We just have to stay together, stay focused and not get too up or too down.”
Johnson, meanwhile, will be looking for his offensive game again after two sub-par efforts that saw him fail to score in double figures. Averaging 14.7 points a game this season, Johnson is just 8-of-23 from the field and has scored 25 points in his last three games.
Schroyer said it is a combination of teams trying to take Johnson away defensively, along the 6-foot-7 senior simply being in a little slump.
“Going back and watching film, I think we got him three or four really good looks early against BYU and a couple good looks early in the New Mexico game,” he said. “I believe in Tyson and I believe he will play better coming down the stretch. I do believe he is in a slump and it is not uncommon to go through some slumps in a year. We’re just in a situation where, in this league, this year, if we are not clicking on every cylinder, it is hard to win games.”
Schroyer said that all Johnson really needs to do is spend a little extra time in this gym, which he will get this week.
“Tyson understands, and we are going to keep reiterating that we have confidence in him, especially on the offensive end of the floor," Schroyer said. “He understands that he is our best post presence offensively and without a post presence offensively, you end up shooting a lot of jump shots, which lead to transition baskets on the other end. You have to a have guy in there who can deliver in the post, and Tyson, since the middle of last year up until the last couple of weeks, has really done that.”
Linskens for 3
It has been no secret that Wyoming center Mikhail Linskens, like most European big men, has the ability to shoot from the outside.
Last season, Linskens hit 7 of 29 3s in averaging 4.2 points a game. The 7-foot sophomore, however, went into Saturday’s game not attempting a 3-pointer, scoring 3.0 points per game.
On Saturday, Linskens hit 3 of 4 3-pointers and scored 10 points.
“Coach gave me the green light to shoot the 3 because I had to play outside to get (Luke) Nevill out of the way,” Linskens said. “It was good that my shots went down so that we could get him a little more out, but we lost, so it doesn't matter anymore.”
Schroyer said that Linskens played a good game against Utah.
"I have a lot of respect for Mikhail, in the fact that he's never whined, he's never complained, he's always been a good teammate,” Schroyer said. “He came out ready to play and I think this can propel him and lead him to a few more minutes coming down the stretch.”
Although he hadn’t attempted a 3-pointer this season until Saturday, Linskens said he was ready.
“Since the day I started playing basketball, they always told me to shoot,” Linskens said. "I didn't shoot yet this year, but that doesn't mean I didn't work on it. I was prepared."
Saturday, February 7, 2009
First home loss disappoints Cowboys
Richard Anderson photo
Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer tries to get the home crowd pumped up against Utah on Saturday.
Utes depth too much for Cowboys
By Richard Anderson
Wyoming Sports.org
At 10-1 at home this season, the Wyoming Cowboys would normally feel pretty good about how they are playing in the Arena-Auditorium.
Unless that first loss was in their last game.
That was the case for the Cowboys on Saturday after the 80-70 defeat to Utah.
“Of course, everybody is down,” Wyoming senior guard Brandon Ewing said. “We don’t go out there hoping to lose; we go out there trying to win. Whether it is a home loss or away loss, we have some winners in that locker room, players who came from winners in high school or prep school, whatever the case may be. We’re not out there trying to lose, but they scored more points than us and we lost.”
The Cowboys, 3-6 in league play (14-9 overall), have lost three straight games, including two lop-sided road losses at BYU and New Mexico.
After playing five of eight league games on the road, the Cowboys felt pretty good about being unbeaten at home, considering they will close with five of eight at home.
Losing that first home game hurts, considering their struggles on the road this season.
At the same time, sophomore center Mikhail Linskens said one game won’t end their season at this time … they have plenty to play for.
“Just because we lost three straight games, it doesn’t mean our season is over,” Linskens said. “We’re not going to win the Mountain West championship (regular-season title), but we still have a chance to go to postseason; that is everybody’s goal, to go to postseason. We’ll work hard for it in every game, on the road or at home, it doesn’t matter. We just have to player harder and execute.”
The Cowboys will now have a few days to work, as they don’t return to action until next Saturday at San Diego State.
“We have to get in the gym and work on San Diego State,” Ewing said. “We have a week to prepare for them, so we should be ready and come out fired up. We have to keep fighting.”
For Ewing, an extremely successful career at Wyoming is now coming down to just a few more games. The Chicago native will leave UW as one of the top scorers and assist men in Cowboy history. In each game he plays now, a couple of records seem to go by the wayside.
What has escaped Ewing, though, is success in the won-loss column. Not winning enough hasn’t escaped his thoughts as his career winds down.
“Of course, I’m down; I’m down to single digits in guaranteed games,” he said. “I’ve been in this program for four years and it is almost over. I’m just trying to win, that’s all, just trying to win.”
Have the Cowboys gotten a little too down on themselves in the last couple of week? Ewing doesn’t think so. At least, he said that is not what he is bringing to the able.
“I’ll have my teammates ready and fired up for practice," he said. "We’ll practice (Sunday) because we lost. I’ll have them ready to try to win at San Diego State.”
Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer said that at this time, he is not as worried about who they’re playing next, compared to how they are playing.
“There is a lot of basketball left in this season, and a lot left to play for,” Schroyer said. “I believe in these kids, but we have to understand that we can’t let down for a couple of possessions, and we have to do a much better job on the defensive end.
“I think our kids will come back and work hard starting (Sunday). They were embarrassed to lose at home the way we did today. We’ve got to keep working hard, because it doesn’t get any easier in this league.”
Depth too much for Wyoming defense
Richard Anderson photo
Wyoming sophomore Djibril Thiam tries to get by Utah's Kim Tillie on Saturday.
Wyoming-Utah stats........First home loss disappoints Cowboys
By Richard Anderson
Wyoming Sports.org
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
The Wyoming Cowboys saw Utah senior center Luke Nevill go off on them (29 points, 13 rebounds) against one-on-one defense to begin the Mountain West Conference season in early January in Salt Lake City.
In the rematch on Saturday, the Cowboys chose to double up defensively against the 7-foot-2 Nevill, and he scored just 15 points. Once again, it was all for naught as the Utes had plenty of help in the Utes 80-70 win in the Arena-Auditorium.
Five other Utes scored in double figures as Utah hit 11 of 24 3-pointers, with most of them uncontested.
“When we played them in Salt Lake, we were going to let Nevill beat us -- and he did,” Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer said. “Nevill is probably a late first-round pick (in the NBA). Here, with where our post guys are now and their youth, we just couldn’t go man-on-man, and I thought our posts played pretty good. Our closeouts on the ball were not very good. We let the ball go where it wanted to on the perimeter.”
Luka Drca, Lawrence Borha and Tyler Kepkay all scored 15 points as well for Utah, with Shaun Green and Carlon Brown both adding 10 for the Utes, 7-2 in the Mountain West, 16-7 overall.The loss was the first for Wyoming, 3-6, 14-9, in 11 homes games this season.
“Utah, coming down the stretch, got the ball where they wanted it and we didn’t keep it out of where we wanted it,” Schroyer said. “I give them credit. We cut it down to six and we didn’t get it stopped and they made the plays when we needed to.”
Drca, Borha and Kepkay combined to hit 9-of-14 from long range, and at one time, had hit 8-of-10.“The league is a great shooting league and you have to make your shots if you want to win, especially on the road,” Utah coach Jim Boylen said.
The Cowboys’ problems of guarding the ball was evident once again against the sharp-shooting Utes.
“We’ll go back and watch the film, but we have had a hard time all year defending the ball, getting it to the spots on the floor that we want it to,” Schroyer said. “Tonight, it cost us and it was the first time at home that it cost us.”
Wyoming senior guard Brandon Ewing said that Nevill killed them the last time and they wanted to take him out on Saturday.
“He did a good job of finding open shooters and they just knocked them down,” Ewing said. “They hit some tough ones, but they also hit some open ones.”
Wyoming led 32-29 late in the first half before Drca hit two straight 3-pointers to put the Utes up 35-34 at halftime. Utah then opened the second by hitting 4 of 6 3-pointers -- two each by Borha and Kepkay -- and Borha’s third 3-pointer with 9:42 left put the Utes up by a dozen. The Cowboys cut the lead in half before a 3-pointer by Shaun Green and two free throws with 52 seconds left put Utah back up by 11.
“I just wanted to get out of the first half,” Boylen said. “I thought that in the first half, we played pretty good. I thought we refocused at halftime and made some adjustments. In the second half, we moved the ball, and when the ball moves, we’re a good basketball team.”
When the Cowboys needed their defense the most, it failed them as the Utes stepped up.
“When you are down six with two minutes at home, you want to dig deep and get a stop,” Ewing said. “When you are down six with two minutes to go, that’s winning time.”
Ewing added that it is a combination of lack of execution and effort.
“We just can’t lose at home, no matter what,” he said.
Ewing led Wyoming with 18 points, followed by Sean Ogirri with 17 and Mikhail Linskens with 10.
“Give Utah a lot of credit,” Schroyer said. “They really stepped up and played well. Their seniors made big plays, like seniors are supposed to. They are very good; they are an NCAA Tournament team.”
The Cowboys return to action next Saturday at San Diego State.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Cowboys need to tighten defense to begin second half of MWC
Richard Anderson photo
Wyoming sophomore Djibril Thiam grabs a rebound earlier in the season against San Diego State.
By Richard Anderson
Wyoming Sports.org
Teaching defense has always come easy for Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer … until the last couple of years.
The Cowboys haven’t been able to grasp on to his defensive philosophy as quickly as he had hoped, and the result is some nasty blowouts this season against quality offensive teams.
Saturday’s opponent -- Utah -- is once such team that seemed to score at will against Wyoming, winning the conference opener 91-67 in Salt Lake City about one month ago.
The two teams will meet again to begin the second half of the Mountain West Conference season Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Arena-Auditorium.
“It’s been the most frustrating thing for me the entire year, in probably my 15 years of really trying to coach that side of the ball,” Schroyer said. “This has been the longest that it has taken guys to understand. It comes down to being able to influence the ball where we want it to go, being able to rotate the right way, being able to finish off plays.”
The Cowboys are giving up an average of 76.5 points a game this season, including four games (three losses) in which they yielded at least 90 points. Wyoming’s opponents are shooting .433 from the field. In league play, the Cowboys are giving up 79 points a game and allowing opponents to shoot .492 from the field.
The key for the Wyoming defense, Schroyer said, is guarding the basketball.
“We’ve been put in situations where we have to help so much. I think our perimeter on-ball defense has not been very good,” Schroyer said. “I think our post defense is getting better and it will continue to get better because we are playing so many young guys in that spot. We also have to get back to rebounding the basketball and get out in transitions. We’re very good in transition, but if you take the ball out of the net half of the time, it really negates our offense.”
As a team, Schroyer said they have to mature and not let one area affect the other.
“If we have a turnover or if we miss a couple of shots, our maturity has to be better to go down to the other end and defend and not let runs happen the way we have let them happen,” he said.
The Cowboys can’t let the Utes on any big runs like they did in Salt Lake City. Utah is tied for first in the MWC at 6-2 and have won nine of its last 11 games to stand at 15-7 overall.
“Obviously, we know they’re very good and they’re in first place,” Schroyer said. “They’re probably the team to beat. I think they’ve had good road wins and they’ve won games at home.”
Utah has been led by 7-foot-2 senior Luke Nevill, who is averaging 17.4 points, as well an MWC leading 8.2 rebounds and 2.59 blocks per game. Senior Lawrence Borha is scoring 11.3 points per game, while seniors Shaun Green and Tyler Kepkay are adding 10.1 and 10.0 points respectively.
“I think you have Nevill and then I think you have three or four other seniors who have been there a long time,” Schroyer said. “Kepkay’s playing great, Borha’s playing great, Green’s playing great, (Luca) Drca’s a starter for three years and he’s playing great; they are very good. They are playing like you hope your seniors play.”
Schroyer also said that so many teams are playing with an untraditional four that causes them issues with how they want to defend that.
“This league has really evolved into that,” he said. “We have struggled to be able to switch off-screens, being able to get out and rotate to the shooters.”
Cowboy seniors Brandon Ewing and Sean Ogirri are on the verge of record-breaking performances. Ewing is only one start away from tying Josh Davis for the most games started in school history with 115. He is also only 21 minutes away from setting the MWC record for career minutes played. Ogirri needs to make just three 3-pointers to match Fennis Dembo (78) for the most made 3s in a single season in Wyoming history.
Ewing continues to lead the MWC in both scoring and assists, with 18.0 points and 5.41 assists per game. He is vying to become the first player in MWC history to lead the league in both categories. Ewing also ranks 34th in the nation in assists per game.
Ogirri is ranked 15th in the nation and leads the MWC in made 3-pointers per game with 3.41.
Ewing, redshirt freshman Afam Muojeke, senior Tyson Johnson and Ogirri all rank in the top-10 of the MWC in scoring. In addition to Ewing leading the league, Muojeke ranks sixth (15.5 ppg), Johnson is eighth (15.0 ppg) and Ogirri is ninth (14.7 ppg).
The Cowboys, 3-5, 14-8, will look to take advantage of a perfect home season (10-0) that includes league wins over San Diego State, Colorado State and Air Force.
They hope last week’s two lop-sided road losses to BYU and New Mexico are but a distant memory.
“The biggest thing is you have to continue to think about tomorrow and the next day,” Schroyer said. “If you sit and dwell too long in the past, you just can’t do that. We obviously have stuff we have to get better at and learn from and continue to improve and hopefully play really well down the stretch.’”
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Wyoming Cowboys (14-8, 3-5)
Probable Starters Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG/BPG
F #11 Afam Muojeke 6-7 210 R-Fr. Jamaica, Queens, N.Y. 15.5 4.4 1.6
F #21 Tyson Johnson 6-7 245 Sr. Long Island, N.Y. 15.0 8.0 2.0
C #15 Adam Waddell 6-10 235 R-Fr. Cody, Wyo. 5.3 3.8 0.8*
G # 0 Sean Ogirri 6-3 200 R-Sr. Denver, Colo. 14.7 2.3 2.5
G #23 Brandon Ewing 6-2 190 Sr. Chicago, Ill. 18.0 3.5 5.4
Reserves
PG # 1 JayDee Luster^ 5-9 165 So. San Diego, Calif. Redshirting
G # 2 Arthur Bouëdo 6-2 165 Fr. Aix en Provence, France Injured-Hasn't yet played
F # 5 Ryan Dermody 6-9 205 Jr. Loveland, Colo. 0.0 2.0 0.0
G #12 Galand Thaxton 6-2 175 Fr. Laramie, Wyo. 0.5 0.3 0.0
C #13 Mikhail Linskens 7-0 260 So. Bredene, Belgium 3.0 3.8 0.8*
F #25 Djibril Thiam 6-10 205 So. Dakar, Senegal 5.1 6.1 1.0*
F #32 Mahamoud Diakite 6-7 225 Jr. Paris, France 1.4 1.9 0.5*
C #33 Boubacar Sylla^ 7-2 275 So. Paris, France Redshirting
G #51 A.J. Davis 6-6 195 Fr. Columbus, Ohio 2.8 2.3 0.8
*Indicates blocked shot average
^Luster and Sylla will have to sit out of competition during the 2008-09
season to satisfy NCAA transfer rules.
Head Coach: Heath Schroyer (Armstrong Atlantic State ‘95)
Overall Record: 61-73 (.455), Fifth year
Record at Wyoming: 26-26 (.500), Second year
Assistant Coaches: Fred Langley (Fresno State ‘87), Shaun Vandiver (Colorado ‘02) and Anthony Stewart (Mount Union ‘93)
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Utah Utes, 15-7, 6-2)
Probable Starters Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG
F #14 Kim Tillie 6-10 215 Jr. Cagnes-sur-Mer, France 3.6 4.8 0.6
C #50 Luke Nevill 7-2 265 Sr. Perth, Australia 17.4 8.2 2.6*
G # 5 Luka Drca 6-5 205 Jr. Belgrade, Serbia 8.6 2.6 3.5
G #11 Lawrence Borha 6-3 205 Sr. Staten Island, N.Y. 11.3 3.1 1.5
G #15 Carlon Brown 6-5 205 So. Riverside, Calif. 9.8 5.8 3.5
Reserves
G/F # 1 Jordan Cyphers 6-4 185 Fr. Wichita, Kan. 3.4 0.7 0.1
G/F # 2 Jace Tavita 6-4 190 Fr. Brighton, Utah 0.1 0.4 0.6
G # 3 Chris Hines 6-1 180 Fr. Houston, Texas Injured-Redshirting
G #10 Tre Smith 5-10 165 So. Magna, Utah Redshirting
F #21 Shaun Green 6-8 220 Sr. Salt Lake City 10.1 5.1 1.0*
F #30 Josh Sharp 6-7 185 Fr. Highland, Utah Redshirting
F #31 Jonathan Downie 6-8 225 Sr. Bountiful, Utah 0.5 0.0 0.0
G #32 Tyler Kepkay 6-0 185 Sr. Vancouver, B.C. 10.0 2.8 1.0
C #42 Jason Washburn 7-0 210 Fr. Battle Creek, Mich. Redshirting
F #45 Morgan Grim 6-8 220 So. Riverton, Utah 0.8 0.9 0.5*
*Indicates blocked shot average
Head Coach: Jim Boylen (Maine ’87)
Overall Record: 33-22 (.600), 2nd Season
Record at Utah: Same
Assistant Coaches: Jeff Smith, Barret Peery and Stan Johnson
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Lobos roll past Cowboys
Wyoming-New Mexico stats
By Wyoming Sports.org
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Wyoming’s road woes continued on Tuesday night, as New Mexico ran away from the Cowboys 86-57 in The Pit.
The Cowboys, 3-5 in the Mountain West, 14-8 overall, have now lost seven straight on the road this season.
The Cowboys hung tough with the Lobos early, but senior Chad Toppert hit four straight 3-pointers and the Lobos went on an 18-4 run and never looked back. New Mexico, 5-3, 14-9, led 41-20 at halftime.
“I thought for the first 10 minutes or so, we were doing what we needed to do,” Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer said on his postgame radio show on the Cowboy Sports Network. “We came out and played some zone early because we were really worried about (Daniel) Faris. After Toppert knocked down a couple of 3s, we went back to man but got caught on a couple of flair-screens and he is as good of a shooter as there is in the country."
Toppert finished the game with 17 points, followed by Roman Martinez with 15 and Tony Danridge and Daniel Faris with 11 each.
The Lobos had a strong shooting night, hitting 30-of-58 from the field while limiting Wyoming to 17-for-48. UNM went 11-for-22 from behind the 3-point arc and converted 15-of-17 from the foul line.
"Obviously this is a really good win for us. I'm very pleased with our team," New Mexico coach Steve Alford said. " They've been working hard and we've been seeing improvements defensively. To hold this team to 35 percent shooting, 57 points -their lowest of the season is huge.
"Our defensive has really been solid and a lot of that has to do with taking good shots offensively. We only turned the ball over eight times, so the little things go hand and hand. It was just a really good performance by a lot of guys tonight."
The Cowboys just couldn’t get any stops defensively, especially off of their own scores.
“It’s the most disappointing thing for me all year," Schroyer said. “That’s why I am losing my hair. I think we prepare them really well, we work hard, but for whatever reason we go out in a game and it is not carrying over. Until that caries over, we’re not going to beat people on the road.”
Senior guard Sean Ogirri led the Cowboys with 16 points, followed by senior Brandon Ewing and freshman Afam Muojeke with 13 each.
“The frustrating part is I thought we got the ball where we wanted to in the first half -- we got nine shots in the paint, but didn’t capitalize,” Schroyer said. “We had 10 turnovers in the first half, six of them by our post guys. I’m not pointing any fingers, but that is the reality.”
The Cowboys return home Saturday when they host Utah at 2 p.m.
By Wyoming Sports.org
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Wyoming’s road woes continued on Tuesday night, as New Mexico ran away from the Cowboys 86-57 in The Pit.
The Cowboys, 3-5 in the Mountain West, 14-8 overall, have now lost seven straight on the road this season.
The Cowboys hung tough with the Lobos early, but senior Chad Toppert hit four straight 3-pointers and the Lobos went on an 18-4 run and never looked back. New Mexico, 5-3, 14-9, led 41-20 at halftime.
“I thought for the first 10 minutes or so, we were doing what we needed to do,” Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer said on his postgame radio show on the Cowboy Sports Network. “We came out and played some zone early because we were really worried about (Daniel) Faris. After Toppert knocked down a couple of 3s, we went back to man but got caught on a couple of flair-screens and he is as good of a shooter as there is in the country."
Toppert finished the game with 17 points, followed by Roman Martinez with 15 and Tony Danridge and Daniel Faris with 11 each.
The Lobos had a strong shooting night, hitting 30-of-58 from the field while limiting Wyoming to 17-for-48. UNM went 11-for-22 from behind the 3-point arc and converted 15-of-17 from the foul line.
"Obviously this is a really good win for us. I'm very pleased with our team," New Mexico coach Steve Alford said. " They've been working hard and we've been seeing improvements defensively. To hold this team to 35 percent shooting, 57 points -their lowest of the season is huge.
"Our defensive has really been solid and a lot of that has to do with taking good shots offensively. We only turned the ball over eight times, so the little things go hand and hand. It was just a really good performance by a lot of guys tonight."
The Cowboys just couldn’t get any stops defensively, especially off of their own scores.
“It’s the most disappointing thing for me all year," Schroyer said. “That’s why I am losing my hair. I think we prepare them really well, we work hard, but for whatever reason we go out in a game and it is not carrying over. Until that caries over, we’re not going to beat people on the road.”
Senior guard Sean Ogirri led the Cowboys with 16 points, followed by senior Brandon Ewing and freshman Afam Muojeke with 13 each.
“The frustrating part is I thought we got the ball where we wanted to in the first half -- we got nine shots in the paint, but didn’t capitalize,” Schroyer said. “We had 10 turnovers in the first half, six of them by our post guys. I’m not pointing any fingers, but that is the reality.”
The Cowboys return home Saturday when they host Utah at 2 p.m.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Cowboys to face Lobos at The Pit
Wyoming and New Mexico will close out the first half of the Mountain West Conference season Tuesday night at 8 p.m. in The Pit in Albuquerque.
The game will be televised nationally on CBS College Sports.
The Cowboys, 3-4 in the Mountain West, 14-7 overall, will look to get something positive out of a two-game road swing, as they are coming off a tough 84-60 loss to BYU on Saturday in Provo.
New Mexico, 4-3, 13-9, fell to Utah 69-68 in Salt Lake City.
“You go from the Marriott Center to The Pit, it just keeps coming” Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer said Saturday in his postgame radio show on the Cowboy Sports Network. “It’s good. It’s like I told our guys when we came on this trip, we have nothing to lose, we have to go out and we have to play well. We have to play with a sense of confidence. The first 10 minutes are going to be really big Tuesday night. If we can withstand the energy and the crowd in the first 10 minutes, then I think we’ll be in the game.”
Four Lobos are scoring in double figures on the season. Senior Tony Danridge is leading the way with 13.2 points per game. Senior Daniel Ferris is averaging 11.8 points a game, followed by senior Chad Toppert at 10.9 points a game and junior Roman Martinez at 10.4 per game.
Wyoming senior Brandon Ewing continues to lead the MWC in both scoring and assists, with 18.2 points and 5.38 assists per game. He is vying to become the first player in MWC history to lead the league in both categories. Ewing also ranks 34th in the nation in assists per game.
Ewing became the third leading scorer in Wyoming basketball history on Saturday. To date, Ewing has scored 1,939 career points. He moved ahead of former Cowboy Eric Leckner, who scored 1,938 career points between 1985-88.
In addition to Ewing, three other Cowboys rank among the top 10 scorers in the MWC. Redshirt freshman Afam Muojeke is fifth (15.6 ppg), senior Tyson Johnson is sixth (15.5 ppg) and redshirt senior Sean Ogirri is ninth (14.7 ppg).
Johnson ranks in the top-10 of the MWC in seven different statistical categories. In addition to ranking sixth in scoring, he is in the top-10 in rebounding (No. 2-8.1 rpg), defensive rebounding (No. 1-6.29 pg), free throw percentage (No. 2-.849), minutes played (No. 5-32.81), blocked shots (No. 5-0.86 bpg) and field goal percentage (No. 6-.528).
Ogirri is currently 15th in the nation and first in the MWC in made
3-pointers per game with 3.33.
The Cowboys continue to lead the nation in both made and attempted free throws. To date, they have made 452 of 611 (.740) free throws. They have made 27 more free throws than anyone else in the country and have shot 11 more than any other team in the nation.
Series history
The Cowboys lead the all-time series with New Mexico by a margin of 62-54. In fact, the Cowboys have won 11 of the last 18 meetings between the two schools. However, the Pokes have not won in Albuquerque since Feb. 15, 2003.
Next Saturday
The Cowboys will open the second half of the MWC schedule at home against Utah on Saturday, beginning at 2 p.m. in the Arena-Auditorium. The game will be televised by The Mtn.
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Wyoming Cowboys ( 14-7 Overall, 3-4 in the MWC)
Probable Starters Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG/BPG
F #11 Afam Muojeke 6-7 210 R-Fr. Jamaica, Queens, N.Y. 15.6 4.5 1.5
F #21 Tyson Johnson 6-7 245 Sr. Long Island, N.Y. 15.5 8.1 2.0
C #15 Adam Waddell 6-10 235 R-Fr. Cody, Wyo. 5.3 3.8 0.8*
G # 0 Sean Ogirri 6-3 200 R-Sr. Denver, Colo. 14.7 2.3 2.6
G #23 Brandon Ewing 6-2 190 Sr. Chicago, Ill. 18.2 3.5 5.4
Reserves
PG # 1 JayDee Luster^ 5-9 165 So. San Diego, Calif. Redshirting
G # 2 Arthur Bouëdo 6-2 165 Fr. Aix en Provence, France Hasn't yet played
F # 5 Ryan Dermody 6-9 205 Jr. Loveland, Colo. Hasn't yet played
G #12 Galand Thaxton 6-2 175 Fr. Laramie, Wyo. 0.5 0.3 0.0
C #13 Mikhail Linskens 7-0 260 So. Bredene, Belgium 3.0 3.8 0.8*
F #25 Djibril Thiam 6-10 205 So. Dakar, Senegal 4.9 6.4 1.0*
F #32 Mahamoud Diakite 6-7 225 Jr. Paris, France 1.4 1.9 0.5*
C #33 Boubacar Sylla^ 7-2 275 So. Paris, France Redshirting
G #51 A.J. Davis 6-6 195 Fr. Columbus, Ohio 2.8 2.3 0.8
*Indicates blocked shot average
^Luster and Sylla will have to sit out of competition during the 2008-09
season to satisfy NCAA transfer rules.
Head Coach: Heath Schroyer (Armstrong Atlantic State ‘95)
Overall Record: 61-72 (.459), Fifth year
Record at Wyoming: 26-25 (.510), Second year
Assistant Coaches: Fred Langley (Fresno State ‘87), Shaun Vandiver (Colorado ‘02) and Anthony Stewart (Mount Union ‘93)
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New Mexico Lobos (13-9 overall, 4-3 in MWC)
Probable Starters Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG
F #30 Roman Martinez 6-6 185 Jr. El Paso, Texas 10.4 6.0 1.7
F #53 Daniel Faris 6-9 235 Sr. Albuquerque, N.M. 11.8 6.0 1.6*
G # 5 Dairese Gary 6-1 205 So. Elkhart, Ind. 7.2 2.4 4.1
G #23 Phillip McDonald 6-5 190 Fr. Cypress, Texas 8.6 3.8 1.2
G/F #32 Tony Danridge 6-5 215 Sr. San Bernardino, Calif. 13.2 4.0 2.7
Reserves
F #00 A.J. Hardeman 6-8 225 Fr. Del Valle, Texas 2.8 2.0 0.6*
G # 2 Jonathan Wills 6-6 185 So. Carson, Calif. 2.1 0.4 0.9
G # 3 Curtis Dennis 6-5 195 Fr. Bronx, N.Y. Redshirting
G # 4 Dion Williams 5-11 165 Fr. Albuquerque, N.M. 0.0 0.0 0.0
G #11 Nate Garth 6-2 180 Fr. Sacramento, Calif. 4.7 1.3 3.6
F #15 Will Brown 6-9 225 Fr. Dallas, Texas 2.2 2.4 0.4*
G #33 Chad Toppert 6-7 215 Sr. Albuquerque, N.M. 10.9 3.2 1.2
G #40 Chris Johansen 6-4 190 Fr. Albuquerque, N.M. 0.0 0.0 0.0
C #42 Kem Nweke 6-10 265 R-Fr. Missouri City, Texas Injured
Head Coach: Steve Alford (Indiana ’87)
Overall Record: 345-201 (.632), 18th Season
Record at New Mexico: 37-18 (.673), Second Season
Assistant Coaches: Craig Neal, Ryan Miller and Chris Walker
The game will be televised nationally on CBS College Sports.
The Cowboys, 3-4 in the Mountain West, 14-7 overall, will look to get something positive out of a two-game road swing, as they are coming off a tough 84-60 loss to BYU on Saturday in Provo.
New Mexico, 4-3, 13-9, fell to Utah 69-68 in Salt Lake City.
“You go from the Marriott Center to The Pit, it just keeps coming” Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer said Saturday in his postgame radio show on the Cowboy Sports Network. “It’s good. It’s like I told our guys when we came on this trip, we have nothing to lose, we have to go out and we have to play well. We have to play with a sense of confidence. The first 10 minutes are going to be really big Tuesday night. If we can withstand the energy and the crowd in the first 10 minutes, then I think we’ll be in the game.”
Four Lobos are scoring in double figures on the season. Senior Tony Danridge is leading the way with 13.2 points per game. Senior Daniel Ferris is averaging 11.8 points a game, followed by senior Chad Toppert at 10.9 points a game and junior Roman Martinez at 10.4 per game.
Wyoming senior Brandon Ewing continues to lead the MWC in both scoring and assists, with 18.2 points and 5.38 assists per game. He is vying to become the first player in MWC history to lead the league in both categories. Ewing also ranks 34th in the nation in assists per game.
Ewing became the third leading scorer in Wyoming basketball history on Saturday. To date, Ewing has scored 1,939 career points. He moved ahead of former Cowboy Eric Leckner, who scored 1,938 career points between 1985-88.
In addition to Ewing, three other Cowboys rank among the top 10 scorers in the MWC. Redshirt freshman Afam Muojeke is fifth (15.6 ppg), senior Tyson Johnson is sixth (15.5 ppg) and redshirt senior Sean Ogirri is ninth (14.7 ppg).
Johnson ranks in the top-10 of the MWC in seven different statistical categories. In addition to ranking sixth in scoring, he is in the top-10 in rebounding (No. 2-8.1 rpg), defensive rebounding (No. 1-6.29 pg), free throw percentage (No. 2-.849), minutes played (No. 5-32.81), blocked shots (No. 5-0.86 bpg) and field goal percentage (No. 6-.528).
Ogirri is currently 15th in the nation and first in the MWC in made
3-pointers per game with 3.33.
The Cowboys continue to lead the nation in both made and attempted free throws. To date, they have made 452 of 611 (.740) free throws. They have made 27 more free throws than anyone else in the country and have shot 11 more than any other team in the nation.
Series history
The Cowboys lead the all-time series with New Mexico by a margin of 62-54. In fact, the Cowboys have won 11 of the last 18 meetings between the two schools. However, the Pokes have not won in Albuquerque since Feb. 15, 2003.
Next Saturday
The Cowboys will open the second half of the MWC schedule at home against Utah on Saturday, beginning at 2 p.m. in the Arena-Auditorium. The game will be televised by The Mtn.
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Wyoming Cowboys ( 14-7 Overall, 3-4 in the MWC)
Probable Starters Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG/BPG
F #11 Afam Muojeke 6-7 210 R-Fr. Jamaica, Queens, N.Y. 15.6 4.5 1.5
F #21 Tyson Johnson 6-7 245 Sr. Long Island, N.Y. 15.5 8.1 2.0
C #15 Adam Waddell 6-10 235 R-Fr. Cody, Wyo. 5.3 3.8 0.8*
G # 0 Sean Ogirri 6-3 200 R-Sr. Denver, Colo. 14.7 2.3 2.6
G #23 Brandon Ewing 6-2 190 Sr. Chicago, Ill. 18.2 3.5 5.4
Reserves
PG # 1 JayDee Luster^ 5-9 165 So. San Diego, Calif. Redshirting
G # 2 Arthur Bouëdo 6-2 165 Fr. Aix en Provence, France Hasn't yet played
F # 5 Ryan Dermody 6-9 205 Jr. Loveland, Colo. Hasn't yet played
G #12 Galand Thaxton 6-2 175 Fr. Laramie, Wyo. 0.5 0.3 0.0
C #13 Mikhail Linskens 7-0 260 So. Bredene, Belgium 3.0 3.8 0.8*
F #25 Djibril Thiam 6-10 205 So. Dakar, Senegal 4.9 6.4 1.0*
F #32 Mahamoud Diakite 6-7 225 Jr. Paris, France 1.4 1.9 0.5*
C #33 Boubacar Sylla^ 7-2 275 So. Paris, France Redshirting
G #51 A.J. Davis 6-6 195 Fr. Columbus, Ohio 2.8 2.3 0.8
*Indicates blocked shot average
^Luster and Sylla will have to sit out of competition during the 2008-09
season to satisfy NCAA transfer rules.
Head Coach: Heath Schroyer (Armstrong Atlantic State ‘95)
Overall Record: 61-72 (.459), Fifth year
Record at Wyoming: 26-25 (.510), Second year
Assistant Coaches: Fred Langley (Fresno State ‘87), Shaun Vandiver (Colorado ‘02) and Anthony Stewart (Mount Union ‘93)
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New Mexico Lobos (13-9 overall, 4-3 in MWC)
Probable Starters Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG
F #30 Roman Martinez 6-6 185 Jr. El Paso, Texas 10.4 6.0 1.7
F #53 Daniel Faris 6-9 235 Sr. Albuquerque, N.M. 11.8 6.0 1.6*
G # 5 Dairese Gary 6-1 205 So. Elkhart, Ind. 7.2 2.4 4.1
G #23 Phillip McDonald 6-5 190 Fr. Cypress, Texas 8.6 3.8 1.2
G/F #32 Tony Danridge 6-5 215 Sr. San Bernardino, Calif. 13.2 4.0 2.7
Reserves
F #00 A.J. Hardeman 6-8 225 Fr. Del Valle, Texas 2.8 2.0 0.6*
G # 2 Jonathan Wills 6-6 185 So. Carson, Calif. 2.1 0.4 0.9
G # 3 Curtis Dennis 6-5 195 Fr. Bronx, N.Y. Redshirting
G # 4 Dion Williams 5-11 165 Fr. Albuquerque, N.M. 0.0 0.0 0.0
G #11 Nate Garth 6-2 180 Fr. Sacramento, Calif. 4.7 1.3 3.6
F #15 Will Brown 6-9 225 Fr. Dallas, Texas 2.2 2.4 0.4*
G #33 Chad Toppert 6-7 215 Sr. Albuquerque, N.M. 10.9 3.2 1.2
G #40 Chris Johansen 6-4 190 Fr. Albuquerque, N.M. 0.0 0.0 0.0
C #42 Kem Nweke 6-10 265 R-Fr. Missouri City, Texas Injured
Head Coach: Steve Alford (Indiana ’87)
Overall Record: 345-201 (.632), 18th Season
Record at New Mexico: 37-18 (.673), Second Season
Assistant Coaches: Craig Neal, Ryan Miller and Chris Walker
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