The 2023–24 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys were led by Jeff Linder in his fourth and final season and played their home games for the 42nd season at Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming. They participated as members of the Mountain West Conference for the 25th season.
Previous season The Cowboys finished the 2022–23 season 9–22, 4–14 in Mountain West play, to finish in last place. They lost to New Mexico in the first round of the Mountain West tournament.
Offseason Three players left the team during the season, and had six more players transfer after the season. The Cowboys also hired two new assistant coaches, Bryston Williams and Nick Whitmore, to replace Marc Rodgers and Sundance Wicks.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Ethan Anderson 20 G 6' 1" 208 Jr. Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Pepperdine Max Agbonkpolo 23 G/F 6' 9" 196 Jr. Laguna Niguel, CA Transferred to Utah State Nate Barnhart 15 F 7' 0" 190 RS Fr. Lenexa, KS Transferred to South Dakota State Xavier DuSell 53 G 6' 4" 199 Jr. Scottsdale, AZ Transferred to Fresno State Graham Ike 33 F 6' 9" 255 Jr. Aurora, CO Transferred to Gonzaga Jake Kyman 13 G/F 6' 7" 213 Jr. Aliso Viejo, CA Transferred to Eastern Washington Hunter Maldonado 24 G 6' 7" 202 RS Sr. Colorado Springs, CO Graduated; Signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder Summer League team Jeremiah Oden 25 F 6' 8" 201 Jr. Chicago, IL Transferred to DePaul Noah Reynolds 21 G 6' 3" 195 So. Peoria, IL Transferred to Wisconsin Green Bay Nathaniel Talich 0 G 6' 4" 191 Fr. Cheyenne, WY Transferred to Casper College Hunter Thompson 10 F 6' 10" 230 RS Sr. Pine Bluffs, WY Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Sam Griffin 3 G 6' 3" 188 Sr. Miami, FL Tulsa Oleg Kojenets 15 F 7' 0" 228 So. Kaunas, Lithuania Nebraska Akuel Kot 13 G 6' 2" 167 Sr. Amarillo, TX Fort Lewis Kobe Newton 2 G 6' 2" 178 Jr. Portland, OR Fullerton College Mason Walters 33 F 6' 9" 221 Gr. Jamestown, ND Jamestown
2023 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Mountain West regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Mountain West tournament
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