Waddell to appear on Today Show

One breakaway dunk and back flip has Wyoming redshirt freshman Adam Waddell on the national map. Let's just say it wasn't so much for the dunk, but for his landing in the CBI loss to Northeastern last Tuesday that has landed the Cody native on national television.

A YouTube sensation, Waddell was featured on ESPN SportsCenter as No. 2 on the Top Plays of the Day and also was featured on other ESPN programing, as well as on FOX News.

On Tuesday morning, he and head coach Heath Schroyer will be interviewed in studio on The Today Show. The airing is expected to be between 7:30-8 a.m. live on the popular national morning television show, which is filmed from their studio on the corner of 49th Street and Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan, N.Y.

The Today Show is aired live on the East Coast but tape delayed to all other time zones. Waddell and Schroyer left Laramie Monday morning to travel to New York City for Tuesday’s appearance.

Wyoming’s starting center, Waddell closed out the 2008-09 season averaging 5.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 0.64 blocked shots per game. He started 24 games on the year and scored in double-figures five times. In the CBI first round, Waddell scored 11 points and pulled down seven rebounds.

While the Cowboys would prefer to be still playing at this time of the season, the notoriety that they will receive from Waddell's actions certainly won't hurt.

Just in case you didn't get to see the play, here is a version from YouTube.

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