Kenny Sailors

Did you know the Cowboys have a losing record against just one team in Colorado?

April 1, 1943, Kenny Sailors and the Wyoming Cowboys beat St. John's at Madison Square Garden in New York to claim the national title.

A new movie is premiering this month about the man who invented what is now known in the basketball world as 'the jump shot'. That man happens to have went to the University of Wyoming and his name is Kenny Sailors.

April 1, 1943, Kenny Sailors and the Wyoming Cowboys beat St. John's at Madison Square Garden in New York to claim the national title.

"Jump Shot" is the story of Kenny Sailors, the legendary basketball player from Hillsdale who led Wyoming to the 1943 NCAA Championship and is credited with inventing the shot that revolutionized the sport.

Rudy Gunter’s statue memorializing the legendary Kenny Sailors is now on display at Washington Park in Laramie.

Credited as the innovator of the modern day jump shot, a 15-foot statue of Kenny Sailors will be dedicated at Washington Park in Laramie Friday.

This month marks the 75th anniversary of the greatest moment in Wyoming sports history. March 30th, 1943, the University of Wyoming defeated Georgetown to claim the NCAA Championship.

This week marks the 74th anniversary of the greatest moment in Wyoming sports history. On March 30th, 1943, the University of Wyoming defeated Georgetown by a score of 46-34 at Madison Square Garden in New York City to claim the NCAA Championship...

Over the years, the University of Wyoming has produced 24 NBA players. Another three Wyoming natives have also played in the NBA. Three of Wyoming's greatest players went on to win a championship during their professional career. Meanwhile, the best player that ever came from the Cowboy State has a unique claim to the first title in professional basketball history...