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1942–43 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

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1942–43Wyoming Cowboys basketball

NCAA tournament National champions Big Seven regular season champions
National Championship Game, W 46–34 vs.Georgetown
Conference	Mountain States Conference
Record	31–2 (4-0 Big Seven)
Head coach	Everett Shelton
Seasons ← 1941–42 1943–44 →

The1942–43 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented theUniversity of Wyoming inNCAA men'scompetition in the1942–43 NCAA college basketball season.^[1] The Cowboys won theMountain States Conference championship and were the first basketball team from the Rocky Mountains to win anNCAA title.Kenny Sailors of Hillsdale,Wyoming averaged 15.5 points per game andMilo Komenich averaged 16.7 points per game in leading the team to the championship.^[2] Despite playing just nine home games during the year, the Cowboys won 32 games.^[3]

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 11	at Fort Warren	W 49-33	1-0	near theSouth Platte River
December 11	at Fort Warren	W 53-43	2-0	near theSouth Platte River
December 19	Fort Warren	W 63-40	3-0	Laramie, WY
December 23	at Duquesne	L 33-43	3-1	Pittsburgh, PA
December 24	at Albright	W 56-42	4-1	Reading, PA
December 26	at La Salle	W 56-32	5-1	Philadelphia, PA
December 30	at Saint Francis (PA)	W 63-48	6-1	Loretto, PA
January 1, 1943	at Rochester (NY)	W 68-44	7-1	Rochester, NY
January 2, 1943	at Lawrence Tech	W 78-34	8-1	Southfield, MI
January 15, 1943	at Utah	W 66-38	9-1	Salt Lake City, UT
January 16, 1943	at Utah	W 68-25	10-1	Salt Lake City, UT
January 22, 1943	at Colorado State	W 66-42	11-1	Fort Collins, CO
January 23, 1943	Colorado State	W 49-23	12-1	Laramie, WY
January 28, 1943	Regis (CO)	W 101-45	13-1	Laramie, WY
January 30, 1943	at Regis (CO)	W 86-34	14-1	Denver, CO
February 2, 1943	at Phillips 66ers	W 42-41 ^OT	15-1	Bartlesville, OK
February 3, 1943	at Phillips 66ers	W 37-36	16-1	Bartlesville, OK
February 12, 1943	Colorado State	W 57-34	17-1	Laramie, WY
February 13, 1943	at Colorado State	W 65-40	18-1	Fort Collins, CO
February 19, 1943	Utah	W 75-46	19-1	Laramie, WY
February 20, 1943	Utah	W 45-31	20-1	Laramie, WY
February 25, 1943	BYU	W 53-42	21-1	Laramie, WY
February 26, 1943	BYU	W 47-43	22-1	Laramie, WY
February 27, 1943	BYU	W 66-43	23-1	Laramie, WY
March 16, 1943	at Howard Payne	W 77-40	24-1	Brownwood, TX
March 17, 1943	vs. Colorado Mines	W 77-51	25-1	Denver, CO
March 18, 1943	at Poudre Valley	W 64-27	26-1
March 19, 1943	at Denver Legion	L 33-41	26-2	Denver, CO
March 20, 1943	at Denver	W 58-45	27-2	Denver, CO
March 26, 1943	vs. Oklahoma NCAA Quarterfinal	W 53-50	28-2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
March 27, 1943	vs. Texas NCAA Semifinal	W 58-54	29-2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
March 30, 1943	vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship	W 46-34	30-2	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
April 1, 1943	at Saint John's (NY) Red Cross Benefit Game	W 52-47 ^OT	31-2	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game.^#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Roster

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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:^[12]

Regular season

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In the fourth game of the season, the Cowboys lost toDuquesne. It would be the last game the Cowboys lost to a college team during the season. Their only other loss was to the Denver Legion team.^[3] The Cowboys outscored their opponents by an average of over twenty points per game and was the first Wyoming team to score over 100 points in a game, by beatingRegis 101–45.

Postseason

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NCAA tournament

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Main article: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:^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]

Red Cross game

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St. John's won the eight-teamNational Invitation Tournament the night before, also atMadison Square Garden, and claimed it was better than Wyoming and that the NIT was a better event than the eight-team NCAA tournament.^[17] Ev Shelton talkedNed Irish, the promoter at Madison Square Garden, into hosting a showdown game, with proceeds going to theRed 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.^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]

Awards and honors

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First team from the Rocky Mountains to win an NCAA championship^[3]
Only Wyoming basketball team to win an NCAA championship^[3]
Defeated NIT champion St. John's in Red Cross benefit game^[3]
Ken Sailors,First-team All-America selection
Ken Sailors,NCAA Men's MOP Award^[21]

References

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^"Cowboys" is specific to men's sports at Wyoming; women's teams and athletes are "Cowgirls".
^My Losing Season: Wyoming @ Utah: Sailors, Ferrin, Mikan and The Great Santini
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e"University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Traditions". Archived fromthe original on May 14, 2012. RetrievedDecember 17, 2015.
^"2023-24 Cowboy Basketball Media Guide". University of Wyoming. p. 145. RetrievedNovember 13, 2024.
^"1942-43 Men's Basketball Schedule - Colorado State University Athletics".
^"Prospector 1943"(PDF). Colorado Mines. p. 111. RetrievedNovember 13, 2024.
^"Men's Basketball 1942-1943 - BYU Athletics". Brigham Young University. RetrievedNovember 14, 2024.
^"2023-24 Utah MBB Media Guide Interactive"(PDF). University of Utah. p. 136. RetrievedNovember 14, 2024.
^Grundman, Adolph (2004).The Golden Age of Amateur Basketball. University of Nebraska Press. p. 87.ISBN 9780803204720. RetrievedNovember 14, 2024.
^Grundman, Adolph (2004).The Golden Age of Amateur Basketball. University of Nebraska Press. p. 88.ISBN 9780803204720. RetrievedNovember 14, 2024.
^"1942-43 Wyoming Cowboys Men's Schedule and Results". RetrievedNovember 14, 2024.
^"2011–12 Wyoming Cowboys media guide, pg. 115"(PDF). University of Wyoming Athletics. 2011. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on March 4, 2016. RetrievedJanuary 24, 2012.
^"RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
^"Georgetown beaten by Wyoming, 46-34".Milwaukee Journal. United Press. March 31, 1943. p. 8, part 2.
^"Wyoming defeats Georgetown, 46-34, for NCAA basketball title".Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. March 31, 1943. p. 8.
^"Wyoming takes coveted crown".Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. United Press. March 31, 1943. p. 11.
^^a ^bMoss, Irv (April 7, 2009)."Sailors still big shot in Wyoming history".Denver Post. RetrievedMay 14, 2009.
^"Wyoming five wins in overtime, 52 to 47".Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. April 2, 1943. p. 14, part 2.
^"Wyoming scores 52-47 victory over St. Johns in hoop tilt".Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. United Press. April 2, 1943. p. 2.
^"Champ of champs, new Wyoming title".Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. April 2, 1943. p. 11.
^"Final Four Most Outstanding Players".cbs.sportsline.com. Archived fromthe original on September 7, 2008. RetrievedMarch 31, 2009.

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v t e NCAA Division I men's basketball champions
1939 Oregon 1940 Indiana 1941 Wisconsin 1942 Stanford 1943 Wyoming 1944 Utah 1945 Oklahoma A&M 1946 Oklahoma A&M 1947 Holy Cross 1948 Kentucky 1949 Kentucky 1950 CCNY 1951 Kentucky 1952 Kansas 1953 Indiana 1954 La Salle 1955 San Francisco 1956 San Francisco 1957 North Carolina 1958 Kentucky 1959 California 1960 Ohio State 1961 Cincinnati 1962 Cincinnati 1963 Loyola (IL) 1964 UCLA 1965 UCLA 1966 Texas Western 1967 UCLA 1968 UCLA 1969 UCLA 1970 UCLA 1971 UCLA 1972 UCLA 1973 UCLA 1974 NC State 1975 UCLA 1976 Indiana 1977 Marquette 1978 Kentucky 1979 Michigan State 1980 Louisville 1981 Indiana 1982 North Carolina 1983 NC State 1984 Georgetown 1985 Villanova 1986 Louisville 1987 Indiana 1988 Kansas 1989 Michigan 1990 UNLV 1991 Duke 1992 Duke 1993 North Carolina 1994 Arkansas 1995 UCLA 1996 Kentucky 1997 Arizona 1998 Kentucky 1999 Connecticut 2000 Michigan State 2001 Duke 2002 Maryland 2003 Syracuse 2004 Connecticut 2005 North Carolina 2006 Florida 2007 Florida 2008 Kansas 2009 North Carolina 2010 Duke 2011 Connecticut 2012 Kentucky 2013 Louisville (Vacated) 2014 UConn 2015 Duke 2016 Villanova 2017 North Carolina 2018 Villanova 2019 Virginia 2020 No tournament 2021 Baylor 2022 Kansas 2023 UConn 2024 UConn 2025 Florida

NCAA Division I men's basketball champions

1939: Oregon
1940: Indiana
1941: Wisconsin
1942: Stanford
1943: Wyoming
1944: Utah
1945: Oklahoma A&M
1946: Oklahoma A&M
1947: Holy Cross
1948: Kentucky
1949: Kentucky
1950: CCNY
1951: Kentucky
1952: Kansas
1953: Indiana
1954: La Salle
1955: San Francisco
1956: San Francisco
1957: North Carolina
1958: Kentucky
1959: California
1960: Ohio State
1961: Cincinnati
1962: Cincinnati
1963: Loyola (IL)
1964: UCLA
1965: UCLA
1966: Texas Western
1967: UCLA
1968: UCLA
1969: UCLA
1970: UCLA
1971: UCLA
1972: UCLA
1973: UCLA
1974: NC State
1975: UCLA
1976: Indiana
1977: Marquette
1978: Kentucky
1979: Michigan State
1980: Louisville
1981: Indiana
1982: North Carolina
1983: NC State
1984: Georgetown
1985: Villanova
1986: Louisville
1987: Indiana
1988: Kansas
1989: Michigan
1990: UNLV
1991: Duke
1992: Duke
1993: North Carolina
1994: Arkansas
1995: UCLA
1996: Kentucky
1997: Arizona
1998: Kentucky
1999: Connecticut
2000: Michigan State
2001: Duke
2002: Maryland
2003: Syracuse
2004: Connecticut
2005: North Carolina
2006: Florida
2007: Florida
2008: Kansas
2009: North Carolina
2010: Duke
2011: Connecticut
2012: Kentucky
2013: Louisville (Vacated)
2014: UConn
2015: Duke
2016: Villanova
2017: North Carolina
2018: Villanova
2019: Virginia
2020: No tournament
2021: Baylor
2022: Kansas
2023: UConn
2024: UConn
2025: Florida

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