 In the 2014–15 season, the Cowboys finished with a record of 25–10, won the Mountain West Conference Tournament over San Diego State 45–43, and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.Larry Nance, Jr. was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 27th pick in the 2015 NBA draft, becoming Wyoming's first player selected in the draft since Theo Ratliff in 1995.On March 21, 2016, Shyatt announced his resignation from the head coaching job, and Allen Edwards was announced as the 21st head coach in program history.