Raymond Bryan Giacoletti is a retired men's basketball coach, having served as head coach at Drake University, and The University of Utah. He played collegiate basketball at Minot State University in North Dakota from 1980 to 1984, where he was a four-year letterman and a team captain for two seasons. He received his degree in physical education in 1985.
Paul Louis Roach was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He was the head football coach of the Wyoming Cowboys from 1987 to 1990, also serving as the University of Wyoming's athletic director from 1986 to 1996.
The University of Wyoming men's basketball program, which competes in the Mountain West Conference, with the schools first recorded game dating back to 1905. Wyoming won the 1943 NCAA championship under Hall of Fame coach Everett Shelton and behind star guard Ken Sailors, who pioneered the jump shot that is now the standard in basketball. Wyoming has made a total of 16 appearances in the NCAA tournament. Since the Mountain West was formed in 1999, Wyoming has won two conference titles, including an outright championship in 2002. Prior to that, Wyoming won five championships in the Western Athletic Conference, eight championships in the Skyline Conference, and one championship in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
The Utah Utes men's basketball team, also known as the Runnin' Utes, represents the University of Utah as an NCAA Division I program that plays in the Pac-12 Conference. They play their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The school has made the NCAA tournament 29 times, which ranks 20th in NCAA history and tied for third most appearances behind UCLA and the University of Arizona in the Western United States. They last made the tournament in 2016. Utah won the NCAA Championship in 1944, defeating Dartmouth College 42–40 for the school's only NCAA basketball championship. However, the school also claims the 1916 AAU National Championship, which was awarded after winning the AAU national tournament. They have also won the NIT once, defeating Kentucky in 1947. In 1998, the Utes played in the NCAA championship game, losing to Kentucky.
The Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls are the athletic teams that represent the University of Wyoming, located in Laramie. Wyoming is a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 17 NCAA-sanctioned sports. Two Wyoming teams compete in other conferences in sports that the MW does not sponsor. The men's swimming and diving team competes in the Western Athletic Conference, and the wrestling team competes in the Big 12 Conference.
The Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. Home games are played at the Kohl Center, located on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus in Madison, Wisconsin. Previous to the Kohl Center, the home games were played at the Wisconsin Field House.
The Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team is a women's college basketball team at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming. Competing in the Mountain West Conference, the organization has a tradition dating back to 1973.
The 2013–14 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team represents University of Wyoming in the 2013–14 college basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by eleventh year head coach Joe Legerski. The Cowgirls played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium and are members of the Mountain West Conference.
The 2014–15 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team represents University of Wyoming in the 2014–15 college basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by twelfth year head coach Joe Legerski. The Cowgirls played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finish the season 16–14, 10–8 in Mountain West play for a tie to finish in fifth place. They advance to the quarterfinals of the 2015 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament where they lost to Fresno State in the quarterfinals.
The 2015–16 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team represents the University of Wyoming in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Cowgirls are led by thirteenth year head coach Joe Legerski. The Cowgirls played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 13–16, 6–12 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West women's tournament to San Diego State.
The 2016–17 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2016–17 college basketball season. The Cowgirls are led by fourteenth year head coach Joe Legerski. The Cowgirls played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West women's tournament to Fresno State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Seattle in the first round before losing in to Washington State in the second round.
The 2017–18 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team represent the University of Wyoming in the 2016–17 college basketball season. The Cowgirls are led by fifteenth year head coach Joe Legerski. The Cowgirls played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium and are members of the Mountain West Conference. They Finished the season 22-11, 13-5 in Mountain West play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Mountain West tournament to Nevada. They were invited to the 2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament where they won in the first round against New Mexico State, but lost in the second round.
The 2018–19 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team will represent the University of Wyoming in the 2018–19 college basketball season. The Cowgirls are led by head coach Joe Legerski in his 16th and final season. The Cowgirls will play their home games at the Arena-Auditorium and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to Boise. They received an at-large to the 2019 Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Northern Colorado, South Alabama and Pepperdine in the first, second and third rounds before losing to Arizona in the quarterfinals.
The 2019–20 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by Allen Edwards in his fourth and final year as head coach at Wyoming. The Cowboys played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 9–24, 2–16 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. As the 11 seed, they upset Colorado State and Nevada to reach the semifinals of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to Utah State. They became the first ever 11 seed to win a game at the Mountain West tournament.
The 2019–20 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team will represent the University of Wyoming in the 2019–20 college basketball season. The Cowgirls are led by first-year head coach Gerald Mattinson, hired following the retirement of longtime coach Joe Legerski. The Cowgirls will play their home games at the Arena-Auditorium and are members of the Mountain West Conference.
Gerald Alan Mattinson is an American retired basketball coach. He was a longtime women's basketball coach at the University of Wyoming, first as an assistant coach from 2003 to 2019 and head coach from 2019 to 2022.
The 2020–21 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2020–21 college basketball season. The Cowgirls were led by head coach Gerald Mattinson, in his second season. The Cowgirls played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium and are members of the Mountain West Conference. The beginning of the season was delayed until at least November 25, as a result of the COVID–19 pandemic.
The 2021–22 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team represents the University of Wyoming in the 2021–22 college basketball season. The Cowgirls are led by head coach Gerald Mattinson, in his third season. The Cowgirls play their home games at the Arena-Auditorium and are members of the Mountain West Conference. The Cowgirls finished tied for 3rd in the Mountain West Conference, but exited the Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball tournament in the quarterfinal round, losing to Colorado State 51-38 due to an embarrassing 4th quarter performance.
The 2022–23 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2022–23 college basketball season. The Cowgirls were led by head coach Heather Ezell, in her first season. The Cowgirls played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium, and were members of the Mountain West Conference. The Cowgirls finished 2nd in the Mountain West Conference, and lost in the championship game of the Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball tournament to UNLV 71–60. The Cowgirls were invited to the WNIT, and lost in the 2nd round to Kansas State 71–55.
The 2023–24 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls were led by head coach Heather Ezell, in her second season. The Cowgirls played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium, and were members of the Mountain West Conference.
