Cowboy Basketball Penciled in For Sunshine Slam Tournament
LARAMIE -- The much-anticipated non-conference slate is taking shape.
Wyoming announced Monday it will participate in the seventh-annual Sunshine Slam in Daytona Beach, Fla., where the men's basketball team will face Duquesne and Kent State inside the Ocean Center.
The Cowboys and Dukes will meet Sunday, Nov. 22. Two days later, Sundance Wicks and Co. will face the Golden Flashes.
High Point University will also participate in the pre-holiday tournament.
It marks fifth all-time meeting against Duquesne and the first meeting since Dec. 26, 1961. The Dukes have a 3-1 advantage in the series. Wyoming claimed its lone win at the Quaker City Tournament in Philadelphia back in '51. The Meeting against Kent State will be the second all-time. The Cowboys dispatched the visitors 75-67 back in December of 1958.
Tickets may be purchased in advance at Ticketmaster.com starting on Wednesday, Sept. 9 or on the day of competition at the Ocean Center box office.
Game times and television information will be announced at a later date.
The Cowboys will also play Northern Colorado (TBA in Gillette), College of Idaho (Oct. 24 in Laramie) and TCU (Oct. 17 at 2 p.m. CDT in Midland, Texas) in the preseason, along with regular season home meetings against Idaho State (Nov. 6) and San Diego (Dec. 5). Wyoming will travel to Colorado State (TBA), North Carolina (Nov. 10), Denver (Nov. 14) and Portland (Dec. 19).
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* A UW press release contributed to this report
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