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
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 |
See main article: 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Team |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 17 | Eric Leckner | Utah Jazz |
2 | 30 | Fennis Dembo | Detroit Pistons |