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 defeated San Jose State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to New Mexico.

They defeated Coastal Carolina two-games-to-one to win the CBI championship.

[5] The Cowboys were the second consecutive Mountain West team to win the CBI after Nevada did so in 2016.