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 PointersReboundsBlocksStealsPoints
Fennis Dembo[3] 321076205652312251653
Eric Leckner[4] 3297218102104329492

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

RoundPickPlayerNBA Team
117Eric LecknerUtah Jazz
230Fennis DemboDetroit Pistons
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Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Registered & Protected by MarkMonitor.
  2. 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 .
  3. 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 .
  4. 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 .
  5. Web site: RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More.
  6. 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 .