With father ill, Wyoming coach Jeff Linder away from team
Wyoming men's basketball coach Jeff Linder will miss Wednesday's Mountain West Conference tournament opener against New Mexico to tend to his ailing father in Colorado.
The school said assistant coach Sundance Wicks will serve as interim coach at the tournament in Las Vegas.
Linder, 45, has a 48-41 record and one NCAA Tournament appearance in three seasons as Wyoming's head coach.
The Cowboys (9-21) are the No. 11 seed