One of the nation's top scorers will not start on Saturday
Wyoming will begin Saturday's showdown with Boise State with its leading scorer on the bench.
The team announced that senior guard Josh Adams will not start for the first time all season after he was charged with a technical foul in Wyoming's 75-69 loss to Nevada on Wednesday night.
Statement from Larry Shyatt on why Josh Adams won't start vs. Boise State. pic.twitter.com/UZO1qL2EWW
— Matt L. Stephens (@MattStephens) January 22, 2016
Nevada's Cameron Oliver and Wyoming's Trey Washington were each assessed technical fouls after a scuffle that took place in the second half. Adams drew one himself for apparently waving goodbye to Oliver, who was ejected from the game, according to Ryan Holmgren of the Casper Star-Tribune.
Oliver has since been reprimanded by the Mountain West Conference.
Adams is sixth in the nation in scoring at 23.9 points per game. In his last meeting against the Broncos, the 6-foot-2 guard dropped 27 points in an overtime victory in the Mountain West semifinals.
Wyoming hosts Boise State on Saturday at 4 p.m. EST.
