Tracie Perkins/WyoRadio
Head coaches for University of Wyoming basketball traveled to Rock Springs on Tuesday to meet with fans in Sweetwater County.
The free event was held at Broadway Theater and was put on by the Cowboy Joe Club and sponsored by Infinity Power and Controls.
People were provided the opportunity to meet with the new men’s coach, Allen Edwards, and the women’s coach, Joe Legerski. Each coach spoke to the crowd during the event.
For Coach Edwards, the trip marked the first time he stopped in Rock Springs, but he said it was certainly an enjoyable one.
Edwards felt so comfortable after speaking with people from the community, he went off script from his prepared speech and spoke from the heart.
Watch the video in this link to see Edwards’ remarks.
Topics and approximate play times in the video include:
- Some differences between being an assistant coach and a head coach (:30)
- Other speaking engagements he’s participated in as a head coach (1:20)
- Dedication to engaging fans and communities in Wyoming (3:40)
- Experience with Wyoming winter and help from Coach Legerski (4:50)
- Loss of Josh Adams (6:20)
- On returning players and plans for the team (6:35)
- Opened up to questions (9:00)
- Will you be more aggressive on offensive rebounding? (9:10)
- Do you think Josh Adams will be drafted? (10:20)
- Will the players who were suspended at the end of last season return? (11:15)
- How’s the recruiting going this year? (13:00)
- Will Conway play football or basketball? (14:10)
- How many seven-footers are recruited? (15:00)
- Any in-state prospects? (16:20)
- Barring CSU, what’s the other team in the Mountain West that the team is after? (17:30)
- Do you connect with Wyoming’s junior colleges? (18:40)