2025–26 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

2025–26 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
2025–26 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
NIT, First round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	18–15 (9–11 MW)
Head coach	Sundance Wicks (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Will Martin (2nd season); Chris McMillian (1st season); Nic Reynolds (2nd season); Chris Thomas (1st season); Nick Whitmore (3rd season);
Home arena	Arena-Auditorium ; (Capacity: 11,612)

2025–26 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Utah State †	15	–	5	.750	29	–	6	.829
San Diego State	14	–	6	.700	22	–	11	.667
New Mexico	13	–	7	.650	24	–	10	.706
Grand Canyon	13	–	7	.650	20	–	12	.625
Nevada	12	–	8	.600	24	–	12	.667
Boise State	12	–	8	.600	20	–	12	.625
Colorado State	11	–	9	.550	21	–	13	.618
UNLV	11	–	9	.550	18	–	16	.529
Wyoming	9	–	11	.450	18	–	15	.545
Fresno State	7	–	13	.350	13	–	19	.406
San Jose State	3	–	17	.150	9	–	24	.273
Air Force	0	–	20	.000	3	–	29	.094

† 2026 Mountain West tournament winner As of March 21, 2026

The 2025–26 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys were led by second-year head coach Sundance Wicks and played their home games at Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming as a member of the Mountain West Conference.

Previous season

The Cowboys finished the 2024-25 season 12–20, 5–15 in Mountain West play to finish in ninth place.^[1] In the first round of the Mountain West tournament, they lost to San Jose State.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Nigle Cook	1	G	6'6"	176	Freshman	DeLand, FL	Transferred to Northwest Florida State College
Kobe Newton	2	G	6'2"	178	Senior	Portland, OR	Out of eligibility
A.J. Wills	3	G	6'2"	160	Sophomore	Richmond, VA	Transferred to Hofstra
Obi Agbim	5	G	6'3"	180	Senior	Aurora, CO	Transferred to Baylor
Cole Henry	8	F	6'9"	240	Senior	Oskaloosa, IA	Out of eligibility
Levi Brown	10	G	6'0"	167	Freshman	Laramie, WY	Transferred to Casper College
Dontaie Allen	11	G	6'6"	210	Senior	Falmouth, KY	Out of eligibility
Scottie Ebube	12	C	6'10"	275	Junior	Mundelein, IL	Transferred to NC State
Oleg Kojenets	15	F	7'0"	228	Junior	Kaunas, Lithuania	Transferred to Stony Brook
Jordan Nesbitt	16	G	6'6"	210	Senior	St. Louis, MO	Out of eligibility
Jehvion Starwood	22	G	6'3"	180	Freshman	Oswego, IL	Departed program
Touko Tainamo	25	F	6'9"	220	Senior	Helsinki, Finland	Out of eligibility
Cort Roberson	31	G	6'0"	160	Junior	Arlington, WA	Departed program

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
Uriyah Rojas	0	G	6'3"	206	Junior	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Chaffey College
Damarion Dennis	1	G	6'1"	166	Sophomore	San Antonio, TX	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Khaden Bennett	3	G	6'4"	205	Junior	St. Louis, MO	Quinnipiac
Leland Walker	5	G	6'1"	181	Senior	Indianapolis, IN	Florida Atlantic
Kiani Saxon	8	F	6'8"	226	Graduate	Auckland, New Zealand	Missouri Western
Jared Harris	9	G	6'2"	186	Sophomore	Silsbee, TX	Memphis
Adam Harakow	13	G/F	6'7"	218	Junior	Edmonton, AB, Canada	Lake Superior State

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Gavin Gores PF	Cumberland, WI	Cumberland HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Nov 13, 2024
Gavin Gores PF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Nasir Meyer CG	Agouras Hills, CA	New Hampton School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 14, 2024
Nasir Meyer CG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Simm-Martin Saadi PF	Helsinki, Finland	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	N/A	May 9, 2024
Simm-Martin Saadi PF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Neil Summers PF	Laramie, WY	Laramie HS	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Nov 13, 2024
Neil Summers PF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Talan Taylor CG	Idaho Falls, ID	Hillcrest, HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Jul 26, 2025
Talan Taylor CG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking: Scout: – Rivals: –
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Wyoming Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2025–26 Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Uriyah Rojas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Chaffey College	Rancho Cucamonga, California
G	1	Damarion Dennis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	So	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	San Antonio, Texas
G	2	Nasir Meyer	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Fr	New Hampton School	Los Angeles, California
G	3	Khaden Bennett	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Quinnipiac	Mansfield, Texas
G	5	Leland Walker	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Florida Atlantic	Indianapolis, Indiana
F	7	Matija Belic	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	239 lb (108 kg)	Sr	UC Santa Barbara	Belgrade, Serbia
F	8	Kiani Saxon	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	GS	Missouri Western	Auckland, New Zealand
G	9	Jared Harris	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	So	Memphis	Silsbee, Texas
F	10	Abou Magassa	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	So	Saint Louis	Morsang-sur-Orge, France
F	11	Gavin Gores	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Cumberland HS	Cumberland, Wisconsin
G/F	13	Adam Harakow	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Jr	Lake Superior State	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
G/F	14	Garrett Spielman (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Sheridan HS	Sheridan, Wyoming
G	32	Talan Taylor (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	158 lb (72 kg)	Fr	Hillcrest HS	Idaho Falls, Idaho
F	35	Simm-Marten Saadi	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	Fr	Sunrise Christian Academy	Tallinn, Estonia
F	45	Neil Summers	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	290 lb (132 kg)	Fr	Laramie HS	Laramie, Wyoming

Head coach

Sundance Wicks (Northern State)

Assistant coach(es)

Will Martin (Kentucky)
Chris McMillian (Wyoming)
Nic Reynolds (Columbia College)
Chris Thomas (Dayton)
Nick Whitmore (Boise State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2025-10-24

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 18, 2025* 4:00 p.m.		vs. Northern Colorado	W 69–65		20 – Walker	8 – Meyer	- – -	Pronghorn Center (3,160) Gillette, WY
October 25, 2025* 12:30 p.m.		The College of Idaho	W 111–63		18 – Meyer	6 – Belic	4 – Meyer	Arena-Auditorium (3,000) Laramie, WY
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 6:30 p.m., MW Network		Northern State	W 99–75	1–0	19 – Meyer	8 – Magassa	3 – Rojas	Arena-Auditorium (3,098) Laramie, WY
November 8, 2025* 2:00 p.m., MW Network		Cal State Fullerton	W 92–82	2–0	18 – Meyer	6 – Belic	6 – Walker	Arena-Auditorium (3,211) Laramie, WY
November 11, 2025* 6:30 p.m., MW Network		Austin Peay	W 79–65	3–0	23 – Rojas	11 – Magassa	5 – Bennett	Arena-Auditorium (3,249) Laramie, WY
November 15, 2025* 7:00 p.m., MW Network		Portland	W 93–56	4–0	16 – Harris	7 – Tied	6 – Walker	Arena-Auditorium (3,428) Laramie, WY
November 19, 2025* 5:30 0.m., ESPN+		at Sam Houston	L 70–78	4–1	24 – Walker	6 – Magassa	6 – Walker	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,551) Huntsville, TX
November 23, 2025* 2:00 p.m., MW Network		Norfolk State	W 75–67	5–1	18 – Harakow	7 – Tied	6 – Bennett	Arena-Auditorium (3,245) Laramie, WY
November 26, 2025* 6:30 p.m., MW Network		Denver	W 101–59	6–1	16 – Walker	8 – Rojas	4 – Tied	Arena-Auditorium (3,180) Laramie, WY
November 30, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 20 Texas Tech	L 72–76	6–2	28 – Walker	7 – Tied	3 – Bennett	United Supermarkets Arena (10,018) Lubbock, TX
December 6, 2025* 2:00 p.m., MW Network		Dartmouth	W 93–80	7–2	18 – Walker	8 – Meyer	4 – Walker	Arena-Auditorium (3,422) Laramie, WY
December 9, 2025* 6:00 p.m., MW Network		South Dakota	W 106–79	8–2	26 – Meyer	9 – Saxon	4 – Walker	Arena-Auditorium (3,643) Laramie, WY
December 15, 2025* 6:00 p.m., Midco Sports		vs. South Dakota State	W 87–72	9–2	25 – Meyer	9 – Bennett	5 – Walker	Sanford Pentagon (1,477) Sioux Falls, SD
Mountain West regular season
December 20, 2025 2:00 p.m., MW Network		Grand Canyon	L 70–82	9–3 (0–1)	13 – Walker	6 – Meyer	4 – Walker	Arena-Auditorium (3,853) Laramie, WY
December 30, 2025 2:00 p.m., MW Network		at Air Force	W 68–56	10–3 (1–1)	14 – Meyer	9 – Belic	6 – Meyer	Clune Arena (1,835) Colorado Springs, CO
January 3, 2026 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		at New Mexico	L 58–78	10–4 (1–2)	14 – Walker	6 – Gores	5 – Meyer	The Pit (13,763) Albuquerque, NM
January 6, 2026 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		UNLV	W 98–66	11–4 (2–2)	28 – Walker	8 – Meyer	5 – Rojas	Arena-Auditorium (2,942) Laramie, WY
January 10, 2026 8:00 p.m., MW Network		at Nevada	L 83–92	11–5 (2–3)	27 – Meyer	4 – Meyer	4 – Walker	Lawlor Events Center (8,906) Reno, NV
January 14, 2026 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		San Diego State	L 57–74	11–6 (2–4)	13 – Meyer	8 – Gores	7 – Bennett	Arena-Auditorium (4,556) Laramie, WY
January 17, 2026 5:00 p.m., MW Network		at Fresno State	L 60–63	11–7 (2–5)	17 – Walker	7 – Tied	5 – Walker	Save Mart Center (6,539) Fresno, CA
January 20, 2026 6:30 p.m., MW Network		Boise State	L 65–81	11–8 (2–6)	30 – Walker	10 – Bennett	3 – Rojas	Arena-Auditorium (3,789) Laramie, WY
January 24, 2026 2:00 p.m., MW Network		San Jose State	W 66–62	12–8 (3–6)	16 – Dennis	8 – Magassa	3 – Tied	Arena-Auditorium (4,125) Laramie, WY
January 28, 2026 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Utah State	L 62–94	12–9 (3–7)	24 – Walker	5 – Tied	4 – Bennett	Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, UT
January 31, 2026 7:30 p.m., FS1		Colorado State Border War	W 68–57	13–9 (4–7)	22 – Bennett	10 – Bennett	4 – Walker	Arena-Auditorium (6,384) Laramie, WY
February 3, 2026 9:00 p.m., CBSSN		at San Diego State	L 63–72	13–10 (4–8)	14 – Tied	8 – Gores	5 – Rojas	Viejas Arena (11,614) San Diego, CA
February 7, 2026 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		Utah State	L 83–85	13–11 (4–9)	20 – Dennis	7 – Bennett	5 – Walker	Arena-Auditorium (3,703) Laramie, WY
February 14, 2026 2:00 p.m., MW Network		at Colorado State Border War	L 68–79	13–12 (4–10)	21 – Dennis	9 – Bennett	3 – Tied	Moby Arena (6,528) Fort Collins, CO
February 17, 2026 6:30 p.m., MW Network		Fresno State	W 92–82	14–12 (5–10)	22 – Meyer	8 – Bennett	5 – Bennett	Arena-Auditorium (3,755) Laramie, WY
February 21, 2026 6:00 p.m., MW Network		at Grand Canyon	W 70–65	15–12 (6–10)	13 – Tied	8 – Tied	4 – Walker	Global Credit Union Arena (7,315) Phoenix, AZ
February 24, 2026 7:00 p.m., MW Network		at Boise State	L 62–72	15–13 (6–11)	16 – Dennis	7 – Meyer	3 – Tied	ExtraMile Arena (9,038) Boise, ID
February 28, 2026 2:00 p.m., MW Network		Air Force	W 66–62	16–13 (7–11)	16 – Dennis	8 – Meyer	3 – Dennis	Arena-Auditorium (4,422) Laramie, WY
March 3, 2026 8:00 p.m., MW Network		Nevada	W 83–73	17–13 (8–11)	27 – Bennett	7 – Bennett	5 – Bennett	Arena-Auditorium (3,478) Laramie, WY
March 7, 2026 3:00 p.m., MW Network		at San Jose State	W 88–78	18–13 (9–11)	20 – Gores	7 – Meyer	7 – Walker	Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,183) San Jose, CA
Mountain West tournament
March 11, 2026 12:00 p.m., MW Network	(9)	vs. (8) UNLV First round	L 70–73	18–14	15 – Gores	11 – Dennis	6 – Walker	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
NIT
March 17, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPNU		at (3 T) Wichita State First round	L 70–74	18–15	17 – Dennis	7 – Meyer	6 – Walker	Charles Koch Arena (3,733) Wichita, KS
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. T=Tulsa. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source^[3]

References

^ "2024-25 Wyoming Cowboys Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
^ "San José State 66-61 Wyoming (Mar 12, 2025) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". gowyo.com. Retrieved October 24, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Wyoming Cowboys Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 31, 2025.

[2] "San José State 66-61 Wyoming (Mar 12, 2025) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved October 25, 2025.

[3] "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". gowyo.com. Retrieved October 24, 2025.

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