LARAMIE, Wyo. (Oct. 17, 2024) – Wyoming Cowboy head coach Sundance Wicks along with guard Kobe Newton and forward Cole Henry are in Las Vegas representing the Cowboys at the Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Media Days at Resorts World on Thursday.

The trio will be live on the Mountain West Network talking Cowboy basketball at 1 p.m. to 1:20 p.m. They will also meet with local and national media during the time in Las Vegas.

The league released its annual preseason poll on Thursday morning. The Pokes were picked to finish ninth, as the new look Cowboys did not have any players named to the Preseason All-Conference team. Boise State was picked to win the conference followed by New Mexico, Nevada and San Diego State. UNLV was picked fifth followed by Utah State, Colorado State and San Jose State. Fresno State and Air Force rounded out the preseason poll.

Boise State's Tyson Degenhart was named the Preseason Player of the Year. Kobe Sanders of Nevada was the Preseason Newcomer of the Year and Pharaoh Compton of SDSU was named Preseason Freshman of the Year.
The Pokes host College of Idaho in an exhibition contest on Friday, October 25 at 6:30 p.m. inside the Arena-Auditorium.

Wyoming will officially open the season on November 4 hosting Concordia-St.Paul. The contest is slated for a 7:30 p.m. start and is part of a doubleheader with Cowgirl basketball hosting Colorado at 5:30 p.m. The Pokes game will start 30 minutes following that contest.
 
Season tickets and single game tickets are currently available for Cowboy Basketball. Fans may order tickets online, via email or by phone at:
      •Go to GoWyo.com/tickets
      •Email tickets@uwyo.edu
      •Call (307) 766-7220
      •Stop by the UW Athletics Ticket Office on the West Side of the Arena-Auditorium on the corner of Willett Drive and 19th Street.
 
2024-25 MOUNTAIN WEST PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
 
Rank     Team (First-Place Votes)           Points
              1.           Boise State (19)             276
              2.           New Mexico (1)              233
              3.           Nevada (1)                      219
              4.           San Diego State (2)       213
              5.           UNLV (2)                          178
              6.           Utah State (1)                169
              7.           Colorado State               160
              8.           San José State                88
              9.           Wyoming                          67
              10.        Fresno State                   62
              11.        Air Force                          51
 
2024-25 PRESEASON ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST TEAM
 
Pos.      Name                                Yr.                        Team
G           Alvaro Cardenas            Sr.                        Boise State
F            Tyson Degenhart            Sr.                        Boise State
F            O'Mar Stanley                 Sr.                        Boise State
G           Nique Clifford                 Sr.                        Colorado State
F            Nick Davidson                Jr.                        Nevada
G           Donovan Dent                Jr.                        New Mexico
C            Nelly Junior Joseph      Sr.                        New Mexico
G           Reese Waters                 Sr.                        San Diego State
G           Dedan Thomas Jr.         So.                       UNLV
G           Ian Martinez                    Gr.                       Utah State
 
Preseason Player of the Year
Tyson Degenhart, Sr., F, Boise State
 
Preseason Newcomer of the Year
Kobe Sanders, G, Sr., Nevada 
 
Preseason Freshman of the Year
Pharaoh Compton, F, San Diego State