1987–88 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team explained
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1987–88 |
| Prev Year: | 1986–87 |
| Next Year: | 1988–89 |
| Team: | Wyoming Cowboys |
| Conference: | Western Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | WAC |
| Coachrank: | 13 |
| Aprank: | 13 |
| Record: | 26–6 |
| Conf Record: | 11–5 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Champion: | WAC Tournament Champions |
| Bowl Result: | first round |
The 1987–88 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. (The school uses "Cowboys" solely for men's sports; women's teams and athletes at the school are known as "Cowgirls".)
Fennis Dembo was featured on the cover of the November 18, 1987, issue of Sports Illustrated.[1] It was the first time that a Wyoming Cowboy basketball player was featured on the cover.[2] Dembo would finish his Wyoming career as the Cowboys scoring leader, 2,311 points
Regular season
Player stats
| Player | Games | Minutes | Field Goals | Three Pointers | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Points |
| Fennis Dembo[3] | 32 | 1076 | 205 | 65 | 231 | 22 | 51 | 653 |
| Eric Leckner[4] | 32 | 972 | 181 | 0 | 210 | 43 | 29 | 492 |
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NCAA basketball tournament
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Rankings
See main article: 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.
Team players drafted into the NBA
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Team |
|---|
| 1 | 17 | Eric Leckner | Utah Jazz |
| 2 | 30 | Fennis Dembo | Detroit Pistons |
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[6] Awards and honors
Notes and References
- Web site: Registered & Protected by MarkMonitor. https://web.archive.org/web/20080409100450/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/cover/featured/9091/index.htm. dead. April 9, 2008.
- Web site: University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Traditions . 2015-12-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120514125906/http://www.wyomingathletics.com/trads/hof-1993.html . 2012-05-14 .
- Web site: Fennis Dembo Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards . 2009-05-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071111114218/http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DEMBOFE01 . 2007-11-11 .
- Web site: Eric Leckner Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards . 2009-05-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071201004834/http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LECKNER01 . 2007-12-01 .
- Web site: RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More.
- Web site: 1988 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com . 2009-05-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100317221203/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1988&lg=N . 2010-03-17 .
