Wyoming Guard Uriyah Rojas Returns for Senior Season, Boosting Backcourt

Uriyah Rojas announced Thursday he will return to Laramie for his senior season, giving Wyoming men's basketball a critical piece of backcourt continuity as the program navigates significant roster upheaval heading into 2026-27.

The 6-foot-3 combo guard from Rancho Cucamonga, California, confirmed his return through Wyoming Basketball's official social media page, with the news first reported by 7220sports. His announcement came one day before the NCAA Transfer Portal opens April 7, a timing that underscores how much his commitment means to head coach Sundance Wicks.

The point guard position now belongs to Rojas by default as much as by merit. Leading scorer Leland Walker has exhausted his eligibility, and guards Damarion Dennis and Adam Harakow have both announced they are entering the portal when it opens Monday. That trio's departure strips Wyoming of significant guard experience, making Rojas' retention the most consequential roster decision of Wicks' offseason.

Rojas averaged 6.2 points and nearly two assists per game in 2025-26, shooting 39.1% from the field in more than 16 minutes per night. He reached double figures six times, none more emphatic than a 23-point outburst in a 79-65 home win over Austin Peay at the Arena-Auditorium. Wyoming finished that season 18-15 and qualified for the NIT before falling to Wichita State 74-70 in the first round.

Before arriving in Laramie last May as the sixth transfer of Wyoming's 2025 offseason, Rojas built one of the more quietly remarkable junior-college resumes in California. He played two seasons at Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga, scoring 1,161 total points in 59 games. His sophomore year was exceptional: 25.5 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game on nearly 46% shooting, while draining 121 three-pointers across his two seasons there. The California Community College Athletic Association named him an All-American in 2025.

Wicks called Rojas a "steal" upon signing him, pointing immediately to a 3:1 assist-to-turnover ratio and rebounding unusual for a guard his size. "Winners win and Uriyah wins," Wicks said. He recently singled out Rojas' road performance at Grand Canyon, where Rojas posted nine points, four rebounds, two assists, and zero turnovers in a 70-65 upset, as his best game of the year. An 11-point, three-assist, zero-turnover outing against Fresno State drew similar praise. "We needed a guy who would be a weapon," Wicks said. "We need a guy with some gravity, and I'm not afraid to play Uriyah Rojas off the ball now."

Wyoming is adding 6-foot-6 forward Michael Mora, who averaged 17.2 points per game at Division II Cal State Monterey, and plans to build around returning pieces including Khaden Bennett, Jared Harris, Abou Magassa, and freshmen Gavin Gores, Nasir Meyer, and Simm-Marten Saadi. Retention has become Wicks' defining offseason philosophy. "If you can return a good chunk of your roster ... and the guys that choose to stay ... I think if you do that, run it back next year in the Mountain West, you got a really good chance of competing for a championship," he said.

With the portal window open through April 21, Wicks still has roster construction ahead of him. Rojas' return gives him a proven, experienced floor general to build it around.