LARAMIE, Wyo.  (Oct. 20,2023) – Former Cowboys Hunter Maldonado and Drake Jeffries are set for their professional seasons. Maldonado recently signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Jeffries will play for the Rip City Remix of the NBA G-League.
 
Maldonado, a native of Colorado Springs, Colo. finished his career with 2,158 points to rank third all-time in school history. He also is UW's and the Mountain West's all-time leader in assists with 630. He ranks eighth at UW in rebounds with 808 and is the only player in college basketball history to record over 2,000 points, have over 600 assists and grab over 800 rebounds.
 
He played in a school record 157 games along with a school record 144 starts. He recorded a career-high 36 points against New Mexico in the MW Tournament in his final game at Wyoming.
 
Maldonado also added 188 steals at UW for second all-time and made 558 free throws to rank second at UW.
 
Jeffries played last season with the Lakeland Magic in the NBA G League. He averaged 7.0 points per game along with 2.1 rebounds and 0.7 assists per night. He hit 1.6 threes per game during the season.
 
Jeffries finished his senior season with 94 three-pointers to rank third in single season school history. He shot 41 percent from beyond the arc. In two seasons with the Brown and Gold, Jeffries hit 146 threes ranking No. 11 in school history. He shot .394 percent from deep in his career, which ranks fourth in school history.
 
He hit a school record and MW record 11 three-pointers earlier this season against Hastings College. During his career, Jeffries hit four or more threes in a game 18 times in his career and did so 12 times this season. He averaged 10.3 points per game along with 5.3 rebounds.