Adam Waddell Class: Freshman Hometown: Cody, Wyo. High School: Cody Height / Weight: 6-9 / 215 Position: Center

2007-08: Adam Waddell was the one early signee for the Cowboys this past season. An outstanding two-sport athlete at Cody High School in Cody, Wyo., Waddell played both basketball and competed in track and field. He follows in the footsteps of his mother, Lori, and father, Tim, as student-athletes at the University of Wyoming. Despite only being a freshman, Waddell is a big, physical athlete who may have an opportunity to contribute immediately to a young Wyoming front-court.

High School/Personal: As a senior at Cody High School in Cody, Wyo., he earned All-State and All-North Conference honors. He led the state in rebounding in Class 4A, averaging 9.5 rebounds per game (3.1 offensive rebounds per game and 6.4 defensive boards per game). He ranked second in the state in blocked shots (2.1 blocks per game), and was fourth in the state in field-goal percentage (61.6 percent). He also ranked second in the North Conference in scoring, averaging 18.0 points per game. His season highs included a 35-point game versus Lyman, Wyo., and a 15-rebound performance against Kelly Walsh High School of Casper,Wyo. He blocked a season best five shots versus Huntley Project, Mont. His senior season he played in 23 games, scored 414 total points, pulled down 218 rebounds (70 offensive and 148 defensive), blocked 49 shots and shot 61.6 percent from the field (making 167 of 271 field-goal attempts). He also averaged 0.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

His rebounding and shot-blocking abilities helped Cody High rank second in the state in scoring defense, giving up only 53.0 points per game to opponents, and rank third in field-goal percentage defense, allowing only 40.9 percent shooting by opposing teams. Cody High finished with a 13-15 overall record and a 4-6 North Conference mark for the 2006-07 season.

As a junior, he averaged 14.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game at Cody High. Waddell led the 4A North Conference in rebounding (8.5 rpg), blocked shots (2.6 bspg) and field-goal percentage (64.2 percent, making 120 of 187 field-goal attempts) and ranked third in scoring (14.0 ppg) as a junior. He also earned All-North Conference honors. Three times during his junior year he pulled down a season high 13 rebounds -- against Glendive, Mont.; Lovell, Wyo.; and Natrona County High School of Casper, Wyo. He blocked a season best seven shots versus Lovell High School. His best shooting performance of his junior season was an 84.6 percent shooting night against Worland High School. Waddell also helped the Cody defense rank No. 2 in the North Conference in team defense, allowing opponents an average of only 49.9 points per game. He played for head basketball coach Jay McCarten at Cody High.

Born on Christmas Eve 1988, his signing with the Cowboys was a natural one, as both his mother and father were student-athletes at UW. His mother, Lori (Kline) Waddell, still ranks seventh on the Cowgirl Basketball all-time scoring list. She scored 1,521 career points from the 1978-79 season through the 1982-83 campaign. His father, Tim Waddell, was a three-year letterman as an offensive lineman on the Cowboy Football team from 1977-79. Waddell was also recruited by Boise State, Montana and UC-Irvine. Waddell has not yet decided on his field of study at Wyoming.