Wyoming Cowboys basketball

Wyoming Cowboys
2023–24 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Wyoming
Head coachSundance Wicks (1st season)
ConferenceMountain West
LocationLaramie, Wyoming
ArenaArena-Auditorium
(capacity: 11,612)
NicknameOfficial: Cowboys Unofficial: Pokes
ColorsBrown and gold[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
Pre-tournament Helms champions
1934
NCAA tournament champions
1943
NCAA tournament Final Four
1943
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1941, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1952, 1953, 1967, 1987
NCAA tournament round of 32
1981, 1982, 1987, 2002
NCAA tournament appearances
1941, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1958, 1967, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 2002, 2015, 2022
Conference tournament champions
1987, 1988, 2015
Conference regular season champions
1928, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1958, 1967, 1969, 1981, 1982, 1986, 2001, 2002

The University of Wyoming men's basketball program, which competes in the Mountain West Conference, with the schools first recorded game dating back to 1905. Wyoming won the 1943 NCAA championship under Hall of Fame coach Everett Shelton and behind star guard Ken Sailors, who pioneered the jump shot that is now the standard in basketball. Wyoming has made a total of 16 appearances in the NCAA tournament. Since the Mountain West was formed in 1999, Wyoming has won two conference titles, including an outright championship in 2002. Prior to that, Wyoming won five championships in the Western Athletic Conference, eight championships in the Skyline Conference, and one championship in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

  1. ^ "Primary Colors" (PDF). Wyoming Athletics Brand Guide. May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 18, 2024.