Wyoming Cowboys basketball
Wyoming Cowboys basketball history
University of Wyoming (Laramie, WY)
Arena-Auditorium, aka “Dome of Doom” or “Double A”
Mountain West Conference (MWC)
Current head coach: Jeff Linder (2020-)
- Assoc. HC: Ken DeWeese (2020-)
- Asst: Nick Whitmore (2023-)
- Asst/Special Asst. to the HC: Shaun Vandiver (2018-)
- Asst/DBO: Tim O’Flannigan (2020-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 1 (1943)
- Final Four Appearances: 1 (1943)
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 3 (1953, 1967, 1987)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 16 (1941, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1958, 1967, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 2002, 2015, 2022)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 9-21
- NIT Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 1986)
- NIT Appearances: 8 (1968, 1969, 1986, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003)
- NIT Overall Record: 7-8
- CBI Championships: 1 (2017)
- CBI Appearances: 5 (2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017)
- CBI Overall Record: 2-1
- Helms Foundation National Championships: 2 (1934, 1943)
Conference Titles (RMAC, MSC/Skyline, WAC, Mountain West):
- Mountain West Regular Season Championships: 2 (2001, 2002)
- WAC Regular Season Championships: 5 (1967, 1969, 1981, 1982, 1986)
- MSC/Skyline Regular Season Championships: 8 (1941, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1958)
- RMAC Regular Season Championships: 2 (1932, 1934)
- Mountain West Tournament Championships: 1 (2015)
- WAC Tournament Championships: 2 (1987, 1988)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 1 (Fennis Dembo, 1988)
- Mountain West Player of the Year: 0
- WAC Player of the Year: 3 (last = Reggie Slater, 1992)
Wyoming head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Jeff Linder | 2020-Pres | 63-59 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Allen Edwards | 2016-20 | 60-76 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Shyatt | 1997-98, 2011-16 | 117-78 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Langley (int.) | 2011 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heath Schroyer | 2007-11 | 50-69 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve McClain | 1998-2007 | 157-115 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Joby Wright | 1993-97 | 53-60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benny Dees | 1987-93 | 104-77 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Brandenburg | 1978-87 | 176-97 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Don DeVoe | 1976-78 | 29-25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moe Radovich | 1973-76 | 24-55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Strannigan | 1959-73 | 179-187 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Everett Shelton | 1939-59 | 328-201 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Willard Witte | 1930-39 | 135-52 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| George McLaren | 1928-30 | 29-12 | – | – | – |
| Stewart Clark | 1924-28 | 44-26 | – | – | – |
| John Corbett | 1915-24 | 39-41 | – | – | – |
| Ralph Thacker | 1913-15 | 3-7 | – | – | – |
| Leon Excelby | 1912-13 | 2-5 | – | – | – |
| Harold Dean | 1909-12 | 9-13 | – | – | – |
| Elmer Hoefer | 1908-09 | 3-3 | – | – | – |
| Lt. Coburn | 1906-08 | 5-7 | – | – | – |
| W. Yates | 1904-06 | 4-2 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.
