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2016–17 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

2016–17 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
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Conference Mountain West Conference
2016–17 record 23–15 (8–10 Mountain West)
Head coach Allen Edwards (1st year)
Assistant coach Jeremy Shyatt
Assistant coach Tony Pujol
Assistant coach Jermaine Kimbrough
Home arena Arena-Auditorium
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Nevada 14 4   .778     28 7   .800
Colorado State 13 5   .722     24 12   .667
Boise State 12 6   .667     20 12   .625
Fresno State 11 7   .611     20 13   .606
New Mexico 10 8   .556     17 14   .548
San Diego State 9 9   .500     19 14   .576
Wyoming 8 10   .444     23 15   .605
San Jose State 7 11   .389     14 16   .467
Utah State 7 11   .389     14 17   .452
Air Force 4 14   .222     12 21   .364
UNLV 4 14   .222     11 21   .344
2017 MW Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Allen Edwards in his first year. They played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 23–15, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament to Air Force. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Eastern Washington, UMKC and Utah Valley to advance to the best-of-three finals series against Coastal Carolina. They defeated Coastal Carolina 2 games to 1 to become CBI champions. They become the second consecutive Mountain West team to win the CBI after Nevada in 2016.

The Cowboys finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament to Utah State. On March 21st, head coach Larry Shyatt resigned.


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