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Cowboys Looking to Get Right on the Road at Boise State

Jan 13, 2025 | uwbrandingiron.com | Mason Riding

There was no doubt that Sundance Wicks’ basketball team was devastated after letting the New Mexico Lobos slip away with a win on the Cowboys’ home court last Tuesday. After holding the Lobos to a abhorrent 18.5% in the first half–and allowing only 18 points, a season low for the Lobos–the Cowboys gave up a 43 points in the second half and were outscored by 21 points as well on the way to a 61-53 loss to the Lobos.
Cowboys Can’t Maintain Big Halftime Lead, Drop Game to Lobos

Jan 7, 2025 | uwbrandingiron.com | Mason Riding

If you were Sundance Wicks, you couldn’t dream of a better first half of the Cowboys’ home Mountain West matchup against the New Mexico Lobos. The Cowboys, albeit aided by some poor shooting on the Lobos’ behalf, held the Lobos to an egregious 18.5% from the field in the first half. The Cowboys were leading at the half by 14 after holding the Lobos to a season low 18 first half points–an insane number for a team that typically averages 87 points a night, which ranks ninth in the entire nation.
Cowboys Looking to Slow Down the Lobos in Big Mountain West Clash

Jan 6, 2025 | uwbrandingiron.com | Mason Riding

Tomorrow’s Mountain West matchup between the Wyoming Cowboys and New Mexico Lobos is going to be a clash between night and day, comparable to mixing oil and water. That’s how different these two teams are. The statistics back it up, as well. According to teamrankings.com, New Mexico is the third fastest paced team in the nation, averaging around 79 possessions per game. Wyoming, in contrast, ranks 326th in the nation in pace, only averaging around 67 possessions per game.
Cowboys Survive Nevada in Thriller to Earn First Conference Win

Dec 28, 2024 | uwbrandingiron.com | Mason Riding

Wyoming basketball head coach Sundance Wicks and his team knows that every game in the Mountain West conference is going to be a battle. And tonight, it was all out warfare to decide a winner between the Pokes and the Nevada Wolfpack. A back and forth brawl between both teams saw 26 different lead changes throughout the course of the game with no team leading by double digits at any point, and it came down to the final buzzer to decide who would come out on top.
Cowboys Avenge Four Game Skid with Blowout Home Win

Dec 19, 2024 | uwbrandingiron.com | Mason Riding

With how this season has gone, the Wyoming Cowboys were due for a blowout victory sometime. And that’s exactly what they got with their first game at home in nearly a month against the Bellarmine Knights. Admittedly, it couldn’t have come at a more ideal time for the Cowboys, who carried with them a four game skid into this matchup.
Cowboys Drop Fourth Straight Game After Blowout Loss to BYU

Dec 15, 2024 | uwbrandingiron.com | Mason Riding

The Wyoming Cowboys were already down 11 within the first two and half minutes of the Cowboys’ 176th meeting on the hardwood against the BYU Cougars in a neutral site contest. Their first three opening possessions of the first half contributed to nearly all those points. This one looked like it was going to get real ugly, real fast for the Cowboys.
Obi “PG One” Agbim Headlines Deep Cowboy Basketball Roster

Dec 10, 2024 | uwbrandingiron.com | Mason Riding

For the second year in a row, the Wyoming Cowboys have recruited an underlooked guard who can score in high volumes from the D-II ranks at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. And, for the second year in a row, the Cowboys may have just stumbled across a diamond in the rough with the Skyhawks’ electric point guard, Obi Agbim. Or, as he is better known amongst his team and head coach, Obi “PG One,” a nickname bestowed upon him by his head coach.
Kobe Newton Looking to Bounce Back After Battle With MRSA

Dec 6, 2024 | uwbrandingiron.com | Mason Riding

When Kobe Newton was diagnosed with a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in his right ankle midway through the 2023-2024 college basketball season, a thick wave of panic and fear settled into the mind of the senior guard from Portland, Oregon. MRSA is a staph infection resistant to many common antibiotics, meaning there are not many ways to treat it through common medicine.
Cowboys Searching for Identity, And a Win to Open MW Conference Play

Dec 3, 2024 | uwbrandingiron.com | Mason Riding

Playing the Utah State Aggies in their home arena, the Dee Glenn Smith Spectrum, is a hard enough task as it is during the midst of Mountain West conference play in January or February. Tack on the fact that the Cowboys are set to play there on December 4, just a short month into a season that has already been up and down for a Cowboy team still in search of their identity, and you likely have a recipe for the most challenging game the Cowboys have had up to date.
Cowboys’ Second Half Comeback Effort Falls Apart in Final 5 Minutes

Nov 27, 2024 | uwbrandingiron.com | Mason Riding

The Wyoming Cowboys’ biggest deficit in their championship matchup against the Loyola-Marymount Lions in the Cancun Challenge sat at 16 in the first half. Sound familiar? Just the night before, the Cowboys mounted a valiant comeback effort against Tulane in the opening round of the Cancun Challenge, one that saw the Cowboys come back from 16 down in the second half to defeat the Green Wave courtesy of a last second three pointer by big man Touko Tainamo.