The 2020–21 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the

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during the

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. They were led by

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in his first year as head coach at Wyoming. The Cowboys played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. In a season limited due to the ongoing

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, the Cowboys finished the season 14–11, 7–9 in Mountain West play to finish in seventh place. They defeated

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in the first round of the Mountain West tournament before losing to

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in the quarterfinals.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2019–20 season 9–24, 2–16 in Mountain West play to finish in last place in the conference. As the 11 seed in the Mountain West tournament, they upset

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and

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to reach the semifinals, where they lost to Utah State. They became the first ever 11 seed to win a game at the Mountain West tournament. On March 9, 2020, head coach Allen Edwards was fired. He finished at Wyoming with a four-year record of 60–76. On March 17, the school announced that

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head coach Jeff Linder had been named head coach.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting classes

2020 recruiting class

2021 recruiting class

Roster

Statistics

Schedule and results

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References

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