1942–43 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 March 2012 1942–43 Wyoming Cowboys Basketball 1943_Wyoming_Cowboys.jpg 300px Mountain States Conference Big Seven 31–2 4-0 Everett Shelton NCAA tournament National championsBig Seven regular season champions National Championship Game W Won 46–34 vs. Georgetown The 1942–43 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming in NCAA men's competition in the 1942–43 NCAA college basketball season."Cowboys" is specific to men's sports at Wyoming; women's teams and athletes are "Cowgirls". The Cowboys won the Mountain States Conference championship and were the first basketball team from the Rocky Mountains to win an NCAA title. Kenny Sailors of Hillsdale, Wyoming averaged 15.5 points per game and Milo Komenich averaged 16.7 points per game in leading the team to the championship.My Losing Season: Wyoming @ Utah: Sailors, Ferrin, Mikan and The Great Santini Despite playing just nine home games during the year, the Cowboys won 32 games.http://www.wyomingathletics.com/trads/hof-1993.html University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Traditions 2015-12-17 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120514125906/http://www.wyomingathletics.com/trads/hof-1993.html May 14, 2012 Schedule no December 11 yes Fort Warren 49-33 1-0 near the South Platte River December 11 yes Fort Warren 53-43 2-0 near the South Platte River December 19 Fort Warren 63-40 3-0 Laramie, WY December 23 yes 1942 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne 33-43 3-1 Pittsburgh, PA December 24 yes 1942 men Albright Lions Albright 56-42 4-1 Reading, PA December 26 yes La Salle 56-32 5-1 Philadelphia, PA December 30 yes 1942 men Saint Francis Red Flash Saint Francis (PA) 63-48 6-1 Loretto, PA January 1, 1943 yes 1942 men University of Rochester Yellowjackets Rochester (NY) 7-1 68-44 Rochester, NY January 2, 1943 yes 1942 men Lawrence Technological Blue Devils Lawrence Tech 8-1 78-34 Southfield, MI January 15, 1943 yes 1942 men Utah Utes Utah 66-38 9-1 Salt Lake City, UT January 16, 1943 yes 1942 men Utah Utes Utah 68-25 10-1 Salt Lake City, UT January 22, 1943 yes 1942 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State 66-42 11-1 Fort Collins, CO January 23, 1943 1942 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State 49-23 12-1 Laramie, WY January 28, 1943 1942 men Regis Rangers Regis (CO) 101-45 13-1 Laramie, WY January 30, 1943 yes 1942 men Regis Rangers Regis (CO) 86-34 14-1 Denver, CO February 2, 1943 y Phillips 66ers 42-41 OT 15-1 Bartlesville, OK February 3, 1943 y Phillips 66ers 37-36 16-1 Bartlesville, OK February 12, 1943 1942 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State 57-34 17-1 Laramie, WY February 13, 1943 y 1942 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State 65-40 18-1 Fort Collins, CO February 19, 1943 1942 men Utah Utes Utah 75-46 19-1 Laramie, WY February 20, 1943 1942 men Utah Utes Utah 45-31 20-1 Laramie, WY February 25, 1943 1942 men BYU Cougars BYU 53-42 21-1 Laramie, WY February 26, 1943 1942 men BYU Cougars BYU 47-43 22-1 Laramie, WY February 27, 1943 1942 men BYU Cougars BYU 66-43 23-1 Laramie, WY March 16, 1943 yes 1942 men Howard Payne Yellowjackets Howard Payne 77-40 24-1 Brownwood, TX March 17, 1943 yes 1942 men Colorado Mines Orediggers Colorado Mines 77-51 25-1 Denver, CO March 18, 1943 yes Poudre Valley 64-27 26-1 March 19, 1943 yes Denver Legion 33-41 26-2 Denver, CO March 20, 1943 yes 1942 men Denver Pioneers Denver 58-45 27-2 Denver, CO March 26, 1943 yes 1942 men Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 53-50 28-2 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO NCAA Quarterfinal March 27, 1943 yes Texas 58-54 29-2 NCAA Semifinal Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO March 30, 1943 yes Georgetown 46-34 30-2 Madison Square Garden NCAA Championship New York, NY April 1, 1943 yes 1942 men St. John's Red Storm Saint John's (NY) 52-47 31-2 OT Madison Square Garden New York, NY Red Cross Benefit Game https://gowyo.com/sports/2023/11/1/2023-24-cowboy-basketball-media-guide.aspx 2024-11-13 2023-24 Cowboy Basketball Media Guide University of Wyoming 145https://csurams.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1942-43 1942-43 Men's Basketball Schedule - Colorado State University Athleticshttps://repository.mines.edu/bitstream/handle/11124/175816/Prospector_1943.pdf?sequence=7&isAllowed=y Prospector 1943 111 2024-11-13 Colorado Mineshttps://byucougars.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/season/1942-1943 2024-11-14 Brigham Young University Men's Basketball 1942-1943 - BYU Athleticshttps://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/utahutes.com/documents/2023/10/30/2023-24_Utah_MBB_Media_Guide__Interactive_.pdf University of Utah 2023-24 Utah MBB Media Guide Interactive 2024-11-14 136Grundman Adolph The Golden Age of Amateur Basketball 2004 University of Nebraska Press 9780803204720 87 https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Golden_Age_of_Amateur_Basketball/kHVGigFqcNkC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=1942+wyoming+basketball+team&pg=PA87&printsec=frontcover 2024-11-14 Grundman Adolph The Golden Age of Amateur Basketball 2004 University of Nebraska Press 9780803204720 88 https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Golden_Age_of_Amateur_Basketball/kHVGigFqcNkC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=1942+wyoming+basketball+team&pg=PA88&printsec=frontcover 2024-11-14 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/wyoming/men/1943-schedule.html 2024-11-14 1942-43 Wyoming Cowboys Men's Schedule and Results Roster Name Position Home Town Charles Castle Forward Phoenix, AZ James Collins Guard Laramie Jimmy Darden Forward Cheyenne Jack Downey Guard Phoenix, AZ Vernon Jensen Guard Lyman Antone Katana Center Rock Springs Milo Komenich Center Gary, IN Earl Ray Guard Casper Jimmie Reese Forward Rock Springs Lou Roney Guard Powell Ken Sailors Forward Laramie Kenneth Tallman Forward Cheyenne Floyd Volker Forward Casper Donald Waite Guard Scottsbluff, NE Jim Weir Forward Green River Source: 2011–12 Wyoming Cowboys media guide, pg. 115 University of Wyoming Athletics 2011 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/asu/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/history-records.pdf January 24, 2012 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190435/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/asu/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/history-records.pdf dead Regular season In the fourth game of the season, the Cowboys lost to Duquesne. It would be the last game the Cowboys would lose to a college team during the season. Their only other loss was to the Denver Legion team. The Cowboys outscored their opponents by an average of over twenty points per game and were the first Wyoming team to score over 100 points in a game, by beating Regis 101–45. Postseason NCAA tournament 1943 NCAA basketball tournament West regional (Kansas City) Wyoming 53, Oklahoma 50 Wyoming 58, Texas 54 (National semifinal) Championship (New York) Wyoming 46, Georgetown 34 Source:http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1943 RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and Morehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zDAaAAAAIBAJ&pg=4849%2C6398952 Milwaukee Journal United Press Georgetown beaten by Wyoming, 46-34 March 31, 1943 8, part 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-a9WAAAAIBAJ&pg=6567%2C2038600 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Wyoming defeats Georgetown, 46-34, for NCAA basketball title March 31, 1943 8https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QddYAAAAIBAJ&pg=5256%2C5913341 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington United Press Wyoming takes coveted crown March 31, 1943 11 Red Cross game St. John's won the eight-team National Invitation Tournament the night before, also at Madison Square Garden, and claimed it was better than Wyoming and that the NIT was a better event than the eight-team NCAA tournament.http://www.denverpost.com/classics/ci_12086786 Denver Post Irv Moss Sailors still big shot in Wyoming history April 7, 2009 May 14, 2009 Ev Shelton talked Ned Irish, the promoter at Madison Square Garden, into hosting a showdown game, with proceeds going to the Red Cross. Two days after winning the NCAA Championship at Madison Square Garden, Wyoming met St. John's in a Red Cross benefit game for the war effort, and the Cowboys won in overtime, 52–47.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bk4aAAAAIBAJ&pg=6827%2C836805 Milwaukee Journal Associated Press Wyoming five wins in overtime, 52 to 47 April 2, 1943 14, part 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-69WAAAAIBAJ&pg=6391%2C2167809 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon United Press Wyoming scores 52-47 victory over St. Johns in hoop tilt April 2, 1943 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QddXAAAAIBAJ&pg=7211%2C476365 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Champ of champs, new Wyoming title April 2, 1943 11 Awards and honors First team from the Rocky Mountains to win an NCAA championship Only Wyoming basketball team to win an NCAA championship Defeated NIT champion St. John's in Red Cross benefit game Ken Sailors, First-team All-America selection Ken Sailors, NCAA Men's MOP Awardhttp://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer Final Four Most Outstanding Players cbs.sportsline.com March 31, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080907123518/http://sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer September 7, 2008 dead References 30em Wyoming Category:Wyoming Cowboys basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Wyoming Wyoming Cowboys Basketball Team Wyoming Cowboys Basketball Team