Wyoming
What We Know About Wyoming's 2024-25 Basketball Schedule
LARAMIE — Sundance Wicks has assembled a new staff and inked seven new faces in just two short months on the job.
Wyoming’s new men’s basketball coach has been a busy man.
Now the focus can shift to scheduling, an art that can seem downright impossible around these parts. Just ask former bench boss Jeff Linder, who often expressed his frustration about compiling the annual non-conference slate, especially securing games inside Laramie’s Arena-Auditorium.
That won’t be as big of a challenge this year thanks to the balanced schedule rolled out by the Mountain West Conference. Now all 12 member institutions will faceoff at home and away, adding an additional marquee game in Laramie.
What else do we know?
Wyoming, as of now, has six non-league home tilts already under contract, per a public records request obtained by 7220sports.com. That is highlighted by a visit from longtime rival BYU. The Cougars will pay a visit to the high plains Dec. 7, making the return trip to Laramie as part of a home-and-home series. The Cowboys lost to BYU 94-68 last December in Provo.
These two will meet again in 2025, this time in the Marriott Center.
Wicks and Co. will also take part in the Cancun Challenge, a three-game series that will begin on Maury Brown Court and culminate with two meetings inside the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Convention Center. The Cowboys will host Southeastern Louisiana on Friday, Nov. 22. The pair of contests in Mexico will take place Nov. 26 and 27. Those opponents are to be determined.
Wyoming is also supposed to play a road game at Texas Tech this season as part of Linder’s buyout after he accepted a job as a top assistant in Lubbock. Final details have yet to be ironed out, per a source familiar with the situation.
Here’s the rest:
Saturday, Nov. 10 — Tennessee State — 1 p.m. — Laramie (UW football bye week)
Saturday, Nov. 16 — Utah Tech — TBD — Laramie (UW football plays at CSU Friday)
Friday, Nov. 22 — Southeastern Louisiana — TBD — Laramie (UW football hosts Boise State Saturday)
Tuesday, Nov. 26 — Cancun Challenge — TBD — Cancun, Mexico
Wednesday, Nov. 27 — Cancun Challenge — TBD — Cancun, Mexico
Tuesday, Dec. 3 — Portland — TBD — Laramie
Saturday, Dec. 7 — BYU — TBD — Laramie (MW football title game Friday)
Thursday, Dec. 19 — Bellarmine — TBD — Laramie
University of Wyoming’s Top 50 Football Players
The rules are simple: What was the player’s impact while in Laramie? That means NFL stats, draft status or any other accolade earned outside of UW is irrelevant when it comes to this list.
This isn’t a one-man job. This task called for a panel of experts. Joining 7220’s Cody Tucker are Robert Gagliardi, Jared Newland, Ryan Thorburn, and Kevin McKinney.
We all compiled our own list of 50 and let computer averages do the work. Think BCS — only we hope this catalog is fairer.
Gallery Credit: 7220Sports.com
– University of Wyoming’s Top 50 Football Players
DUBOIS, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department recently announced that, after consultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, it successfully captured and relocated an adult male grizzly bear on April 25.
A release from Game and Fish says that the grizzly was captured for cattle depredation on private land in Park County. In cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as well as the Shoshone National Forest, the grizzly was relocated to the Wiggins Fork drainage, approximately 19 miles south of Dubois, Wyoming.
The release notes that grizzly bears are relocated in accordance with state and federal law and regulation, and Game and Fish is required to update the public whenever a grizzly bear is relocated.
“Grizzly bear relocation is a management tool large carnivore biologists use to minimize conflicts between humans and grizzly bears,” the release states. “Bears that are considered a threat to human safety are not relocated. In some cases, a bear may be removed from the population if it cannot be relocated successfully.”
The release says that capture is necessary when other deterrents or preventative options are exhausted or unattainable. Once the animal is captured, all circumstances are taken into account when determining if the grizzly should be relocated. If relocation is deemed necessary, a site is determined by considering the age, sex and type of conflict that the bear was involved in, as well as potential human activity near the location.
“Grizzly bears are only relocated into the recovery zone or adjacent areas,” the release states. “With any relocation, Game and Fish consults with appropriate agencies to minimize the chance of future conflicts and maximize the relocated grizzly bear’s survival.”
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department continues to stress the importance of the public’s responsibility when it comes to bear management and the importance of keeping all attractants — including food, garbage, horse feed and birdseed — unavailable to bears. Reducing attractants to bears reduces human–bear conflicts and, in some cases, relocation.
For more information on grizzly bear management and reducing the potential for conflicts, visit the Bear Wise Wyoming web page.
Related
The annual Wyoming-Montana All-Star basketball series celebrates its 50th anniversary this summer. The State of Wyoming released its rosters for the 2026 event, which is on Friday, June 12, at the Pronghorn Center in Gillette. The series will move to Lockwood High School in Billings, MT, on Saturday, June 13. The girls’ games will start at 5 p.m., followed by the boys’ games at 7 p.m. both nights.
WYOMING ALL-STAR BASKETBALL PLAYERS 2026
This year is the 50th for the boys’ series and the 29th for the annual girls’ series. They did not play in 2020. The Wyoming girls broke a 16-game losing streak against Montana in 2025 after an 81-75 victory in Billings. Montana holds a 42-14 advantage in the series. In the boys’ series, Montana swept the Wyoming boys last summer, 102-90 and 98-73. They lead the all-time series, 69-29.
The Wyoming girls’ squad is highlighted by all-state award winners and five college commitments. The boys’ roster features players who earned multiple all-state honors, and four players have already committed to playing basketball at the collegiate level.
As the 50th anniversary approaches, organizers are preparing a series of commemorative events to celebrate the legacy of this historic rivalry and showcase the incredible talent of Wyoming’s young basketball stars.
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3A-4A Wyoming HS Girls Basketball All-State 2026
3A-4A Wyoming HS Boys Basketball All-State 2026
1A-2A Wyoming HS Boys Basketball All-State 2026
3A-4A Wyoming HS Boys Basketball All-Conference 2026
1A-2A Wyoming HS Boys Basketball All-Conference 2026
3A-4A Wyoming HS Girls Basketball All-Conference Players in 2026
1A-2A Wyoming HS Girls Basketball All-Conference Players in 2026
WyoPreps 3A-4A Girls State Basketball Scoreboard 2026
WyoPreps 1A-2A Girls State Basketball Scoreboard 2026
WyoPreps 3A-4A State Basketball Scoreboard 2026
WyoPreps 1A-2A State Basketball Scoreboard 2026
The 2026 rosters feature 10 girls and 10 boys
Wyoming Girls Roster:
Elizabeth Needham – Cheyenne Central (signed with LCCC for basketball)
Cashlynn Haws – Cheyenne East (will serve a mission in the Philippines)
Sydney Simone – Cody (signed with Carroll College for volleyball)
Erica Wilson – Pinedale (signed with Northwest College for basketball)
Camryn Wagner – Sheridan (attending Univ. of Utah)
Jaylin Mills – Sundance (signed with Northwest College – basketball & volleyball)
Ashtyn Ketchum – Thunder Basin (attending UW)
Reece McGrath – Thunder Basin (attending UW)
Addy Rouse – Thunder Basin (attending Nova Southeastern Univ.)
Chaney Reish – Tongue River (signed with Northwest College – basketball & volleyball)
Wyoming Boys Roster:
Jack Andela – Campbell County (signed at Carroll College for basketball)
Collin Roberts – Douglas (signed with Northwest College for basketball)
Carter Alvar – Kelly Walsh
Mason Eager – Kelly Walsh
Owen Walker – Lovell (serving a mission)
Gavin Patik – Natrona County
Nate Miner – Sheridan (signed with Rocky Mountain College)
Cooper Lancaster – Star Valley
Cody Bomengen – Thermopolis (signed at Gillette College)
Trypp Burtsfield – Thunder Basin
Six of the eight state championship teams during the 2026 high school season are represented on the girls’ and boys’ teams. On the girls’ roster, 4A champ Cheyenne East, 3A champ Cody, and 2A champ Sundance have players involved. For the boys, it’s 4A champ Sheridan, 3A winner Lovell, and 2A champ Thermopolis.
Nine of the 10 Wyoming girls selected earned all-state awards during the 2026 high school season, and four of them will be playing collegiate basketball this fall. One will be playing volleyball. Eight of the ten Wyoming boys chosen also received all-state honors earlier this year. One more was named all-conference.
Wyoming’s head coaches in 2026 are Liz Lewis (Women’s Team) and Shawn Neary (Men’s Team). They are the current head coaches at Gillette College. Lewis led the Pronghorns to a 24-11 record in the 2025-26 season. They won the Region IX Women’s Basketball Postseason Tournament and reached the NJCAA DI Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament. Neary guided the Gillette men to a 13-15 record in the 2026 season.
Wyoming-Montana Girls All-Star Basketball
Wyoming-Montana Girls All-Star Basketball
Gallery Credit: Frank Gambino
Wyoming-Montana Boys All-Star Basketball
Wyoming-Montana Boys All-Star Basketball
Gallery Credit: Frank Gambino
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