1987–88 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

1987–88 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
WAC Tournament Champions
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 13
Record26–6 (11–5 WAC)
Head coach
Home arenaArena-Auditorium
Seasons
1987–88 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 BYU 13 – 3   .813 26 – 6   .813
No. 13 Wyoming † 11 – 5   .688 26 – 6   .813
Utah 11 – 5   .688 19 – 11   .633
UTEP 10 – 6   .625 23 – 10   .697
New Mexico 8 – 8   .500 22 – 14   .611
Colorado State 8 – 8   .500 22 – 13   .629
San Diego State 5 – 11   .313 12 – 17   .414
Air Force 4 – 12   .250 11 – 17   .393
Hawaii 2 – 14   .125 4 – 25   .138
† 1988 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]


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.[2] It was the first time that a Wyoming Cowboy basketball player was featured on the cover.[3] Dembo would finish his Wyoming career as the Cowboys scoring leader, 2,311 points

Roster

1987–88 Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 34 Fennis Dembo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Fox Tech HS San Antonio, Texas
C 43 Eric Leckner 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Mira Costa HS Manhattan Beach, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Regular season

Player stats

Player Games Minutes Field Goals Three Pointers Rebounds Blocks Steals Points
Fennis Dembo[4] 32 1076 205 65 231 22 51 653
Eric Leckner[5] 32 972 181 0 210 43 29 492

NCAA basketball tournament

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Rankings

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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Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Registered & Protected by MarkMonitor". Archived from the original on April 9, 2008.
  3. ^ "University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Traditions". Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  4. ^ "Fennis Dembo Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". Archived from the original on November 11, 2007. Retrieved May 14, 2009.
  5. ^ "Eric Leckner Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards". Archived from the original on December 1, 2007. Retrieved May 14, 2009.
  6. ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
  7. ^ "1988 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2009.