{"id":840848,"date":"2026-09-22T03:42:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T03:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/840848\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T03:42:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T03:42:33","slug":"cowboy-basketball-opens-season-with-first-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/840848\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboy Basketball Opens Season with First Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n LARAMIE, Wyo. (Sept. 21, 2026) \u2013\u00a0Head coach Sundance Wicks<\/a> and the Wyoming Cowboys officially opened the 2026-27 season on Monday with a late morning practice inside the Arena-Auditorium.\u00a0The Pokes will open their exhibition schedule with a trip to Gillette, Wyo., as UW will take on Northern Colorado in the Pronghorn Center on October 11 at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

“This is the stacking day’s part we are in right now,” UW head coach Sundance Wicks<\/a> said. “Every offseason is areas of growth we need to see in our program. Our goal is to become a top-75 defense and what adjustments we have to make, and we want to shrink the gaps and protect the paint. We are getting bigger and a little and more physical.”

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\nWyoming welcomes back a pair of starters in guards Nasir (Naz) Meyer<\/a> and Khaden Bennett<\/a>. Meyer averaged 12.9 points per game last season with Bennett adding 10.2 points per night. Both led the team adding 4.9 rebounds per game.

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\nThe Pokes also have a pair of key contributors returning in forward Gavin Gores<\/a> and guard Uriyah Rojas<\/a> along with redshirt forward Neil Summers<\/a>. Gores added 7.3 points per game and 3.4 rebounds per game. Rojas added 6.2 points per game and 1.7 helpers per night.

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\nWyoming also welcomes 10 newcomers to the roster, which includes six transfers along with four high school players and one international player.

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\nWyoming returns over 45% of its scoring and 40% of its rebounding from four returners.

\nWyoming won 18 games last season and made the National Invitation Tournament for the first postseason action for the Brown and Gold since 2021-22. It was also the first time Wyoming has played in the NIT since 2003.

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\nCowboy\u00a0basketball\u00a0season\u00a0ticket renewals are now available for the 2026-27\u00a0season. Head Coach\u00a0Sundance Wicks<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Cowboys are set to “Run It Back” with an exciting lineup of returners that led the Pokes return to the postseason. That group of five players will be joined by a talented group of newcomers that will help the Brown and Gold battle for a Mountain West crown.

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\nBuy Tickets Today

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\nSeason\u00a0tickets\u00a0for the 2026-27 campaign will feature more pricing options that will once again make\u00a0Cowboy\u00a0basketball\u00a0one of the most affordable values in both the MW and nationally. \u00a0Season\u00a0ticket holders can renew at nine different pricing options to watch the\u00a0Cowboys battle for a Mountain West title.

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\nTicket Information

\nFans may order new\u00a0season\u00a0tickets\u00a0online, via email or by phone at:

\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022Go to\u00a0GoWyo.com\/tickets

\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022Email\u00a0tickets@uwyo.edu

\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022Call\u00a0(307) 766-7220

\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022Stop by the UW Athletics Ticket Office on the West Side of the Arena-Auditorium on the corner of Willett Drive and 19th Street.

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\nTicket Link:\u00a0https:\/\/gowyo.evenue.net\/event\/B26\/B01<\/a><\/p>\n

Catch the Pokes in Gillette on October 11

\nDon’t miss your chance to watch the Cowboys take on the Northern Colorado Bears on Sunday, October 11th\u00a0at the Pronghorn Center in Gillette, Wyo. The exhibition contest is slated for a 2 p.m. start. Tickets are available by visiting the link here<\/a>, the two teams played in front a capacity crowd last season so get your tickets today.

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\nThe title sponsors of the event are Campbell County Health, Cyclone Drilling, Inc. and M&K Oil Company.

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\nGame sponsors include White’s Frontier Motors, Summit OBGYN & Rodney Biggs MD, PC, Hand & Physical Therapy, First National Bank \u2013 Gillett and Employment Testing Center of Wyoming.

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\nContributing sponsors include ERA Priority, Lubnau Law, Earth Work Solutions, Dental Care Center, Inc., Holiday Inn Express and Candlewood Suites \u2013 Gillette and the Prime Rib Restaurant.

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