2017 – 18 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . They were led by Allen Edwards in his second 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 20 – 13 , 10 – 8 in Mountain West play to finish in sixth place . They defeated San Jose State in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to New Mexico . Despite having 20 wins , they did not participate in a postseason tournament . The Cowboys finished the 2016 – 17 season 23 – 15 , 8 – 10 in Mountain West play to finish in seventh place . They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament to Air Force . They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational ( CBI ) where they defeated Eastern Washington , UMKC , and Utah Valley to advance to the best-of-three championship series against Coastal Carolina . They defeated Coastal Carolina two-games-to-one to win the CBI championship . The Cowboys were the second consecutive Mountain West team to win the CBI after Nevada did so in 2016
Mountain West Tournament
2017 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team