2009–10 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

For Wyoming's women's basketball team in the same season, see 2009–10 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team.

2009–10 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record10–21 (3–13 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaArena-Auditorium (Capacity: 15,028)
Seasons
2009–10 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 New Mexico 14 – 2   .875 30 – 5   .857
No. 17 BYU 13 – 3   .813 30 – 6   .833
UNLV 11 – 5   .688 25 – 8   .758
San Diego State† 11 – 5   .688 25 – 9   .735
Colorado State 7 – 9   .438 16 – 16   .500
Utah 7 – 9   .438 14 – 17   .452
TCU 5 – 11   .313 13 – 19   .406
Wyoming 3 – 13   .188 10 – 21   .323
Air Force 1 – 15   .063 10 – 21   .323
† Conference tournament winner
As of March 20, 2010
Rankings from AP/Coaches Poll

The 2009–10 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team[1] represented the University of Wyoming during the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys were coached by Heath Schroyer who was in his 3rd season and played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming. The Cowboys are a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 3–13 in Mountain West play and lost in the first round of the 2010 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament to Air Force.

Offseason

  • April 15: Cowboy basketball head coach Heath Schroyer announced the signing of Desmar Jackson, a high school standout from Warren, Ohio, to a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Wyoming. Jackson will enroll at Wyoming for the fall semester of 2009.[2]
  • April 27: Akron, Ohio native Daylen Harrison signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball for the Cowboys on Sunday. Harrison will enroll at Wyoming for the fall semester of 2009, following his senior year of high school.[3]
  • May 6:University of Wyoming Athletics Director Tom Burman announced that head basketball coach Heath Schroyer's contract has been extended for two years, through April 30, 2014. Schroyer's base salary was also increased from $150,000 to $160,000. His original contract was a five-year deal that was due to end after the 2011-12 season.[4]
  • May 6: The NCAA released the Academic Progress Rate (APR) Public Report for the 2007-08 academic year and the University of Wyoming men's basketball team received its highest annual score in the history of the APR. The team achieved an annual score of 935 during the 2007-08 academic year, the Cowboys improved their multiyear score to 884. Due to the Cowboys' academic improvement and a favorable comparison based on other academic and institutional factors, the Cowboys will be allotted 13 scholarships for the 2009-10 season. That is the maximum number of scholarships allowed by the NCAA for men's basketball programs.[5]
  • May 18: University of Wyoming redshirt sophomore point guard JayDee Luster was announced as a team captain for the 2009-10 Cowboy basketball team.[6]

Roster

2009–10 Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 JayDee Luster 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So New Mexico State
Hoover HS 		San Diego, CA
G 2 Arthur Bouëdo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Stoneridge Prep Aix-en-Provence, France
G 3 Desmar Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Warren G. Harding HS Warren, OH
F 5 Ryan Dermody 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Loveland HS Loveland, CO
G 10 Thomas Manzano 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Garden City CC
Notre Dame Prep 		Brooklyn, NY
F 11 Afam Muojeke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Genesis One Prep Jamaica, NY
C 15 Adam Waddell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Cody HS Cody, WY
F 22 Amath M'Baye 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Fr Stoneridge Prep Bordeaux, France
F 25 Djibril Thiam 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Baylor
Stoneridge Prep 		Dakar, Senegal
F 32 Rob Watsabaugh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Jackson HS Jackson, WY
C 33 Boubacar Sylla 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 275 lb (125 kg) So Auburn
Stoneridge Prep 		Paris, France
F 35 Daylen Harrison 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Fr St. Vincent–St. Mary HS Akron, OH
G 51 A. J. Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Harmony Community School Columbus, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Statistics

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Arthur Bouëdo 17 12 22.9 .343 .286 .529 1.6 1.2 0.5 0.1 5.5
A.J. Davis 22 19 20.6 .429 .107 .783 2.5 0.7 1.7 0.1 10.0
Ryan Dermody 31 7 23.4 .318 .308 .625 3.3 0.8 0.7 0.5 5.5
Daylen Harrison 28 1 11.7 .362 .297 .667 1.9 0.8 0.3 0.1 2.9
Desmar Jackson 31 12 20.7 .508 .209 .690 2.3 1.9 1.4 0.3 11.8
Thomas Manzano 8 1 17.6 .417 .095 .583 2.3 1.4 0.5 0.0 7.0
Amath M'Baye 21 0 19.9 .463 .111 .548 3.2 0.5 0.5 0.9 5.6
Afam Muojeke 16 14 28.4 .433 .333 .835 3.9 1.4 1.6 0.3 16.8
JayDee Luster 29 27 27.9 .299 .268 .655 3.0 4.3 1.2 0.0 5.7
Boubacar Sylla 29 14 10.3 .409 .000 .595 2.9 0.1 0.2 0.9 2.6
Djibril Thiam 31 31 27.5 .563 .250 .641 5.3 0.8 0.8 0.8 9.5
Adam Waddell 29 17 24.0 .522 .000 .620 5.4 0.3 0.6 0.8 9.4
Rob Watsabaugh 9 0 2.2 .571 .000 .500 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2009*
7:00 pm 		Regis W 78–60  –
 Arena-Auditorium (6,083)
Laramie, WY
Regular Season
11/13/2009*
7:30 pm 		South Dakota State L 61–77  0–1
 Arena-Auditorium (5,370)
Laramie, WY
11/18/2009*
7:00 pm 		Peru State W 120–73  1–1
 Arena-Auditorium (4,543)
Laramie, WY
11/21/2009*
7:00 pm 		Boise State W 87–61  2–1
 Arena-Auditorium (5,298)
Laramie, WY
11/25/2009*
7:00 pm 		at Denver L 77–80  2–2
 Magness Arena (2,934)
Denver, CO
11/27/2009*
7:30 pm 		Monmouth
World Vision Challenge 		L 73–75  2–3
 Arena-Auditorium (4,555)
Laramie, WY
11/28/2009*
7:30 pm 		Hampton
World Vision Challenge 		L 67–78  2–4
 Arena-Auditorium (4,463)
Laramie, WY
11/29/2009*
3:00 pm 		Pepperdine
World Vision Challenge 		W 86–82 OT 3–4
 Arena-Auditorium (4,299)
Laramie, WY
12/05/2009*
7:00 pm 		Loyola Marymount W 76–70  4–4
 Arena-Auditorium (6,259)
Laramie, WY
12/12/2009*
3:30 pm 		vs. Northern Colorado
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Wyoming Shootout 		W 76–70  5–4
 Casper Events Center (3,520)
Casper, WY
12/15/2009*
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 9 Tennessee L 58–77  5–5
 Thompson-Boling Arena (17,274)
Knoxville, TN
12/20/2009*
5:30 pm 		South Dakota W 72–54  6–5
 Arena-Auditorium (4,330)
Laramie, WY
12/23/2009*
6:00 pm 		at Northern Iowa
MWC–MVC Challenge 		L 54–72  6–6
 McLeod Center (3,102)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/30/2009*
7:00 pm 		Akron L 76–85  6–7
 Arena-Auditorium (4,414)
Laramie, WY
01/02/2010*
2:00 pm 		Adams State W 123–71  7–7
 Arena-Auditorium (4,467)
Laramie, WY
01/06/2010
6:00 pm, The Mtn. 		Colorado State L 73–83  7–8 (0–1)
 Arena-Auditorium (4,397)
Laramie, WY
01/09/2010
4:00 pm, The Mtn. 		San Diego State W 85–83  8–8 (1–1)
 Arena-Auditorium (4,826)
Laramie, WY
01/12/2010
5:30 pm, The Mtn. 		at TCU L 59–62  8–9 (1–2)
 Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (3,308)
Fort Worth, TX
01/16/2010
1:30 pm, The Mtn. 		New Mexico L 68–70  8–10 (1–3)
 Arena-Auditorium (6,146)
Laramie, WY
01/20/2010
6:00 pm, The Mtn. 		at No. 14 BYU L 66–81  8–11 (1–4)
 Marriott Center (10,931)
Provo, UT
01/27/2010
7:00 pm 		Utah W 75–69  9–11 (2–4)
 Arena-Auditorium (4,828)
Laramie, WY
01/30/2010
1:30 pm, The Mtn. 		at Air Force L 63–70  9–12 (2–5)
 Clune Arena (3,414)
Colorado Springs, CO
02/03/2010
8:00 pm, The Mtn. 		UNLV L 50–78  9–13 (2–6)
 Arena-Auditorium (4,718)
Laramie, WY
02/06/2010
7:00 pm, The Mtn. 		Colorado State L 64–80  9–14 (2–7)
 Moby Arena (5,277)
Fort Collins, CO
02/10/2010
8:30 pm, The Mtn. 		at San Diego State L 57–88  9–15 (2–8)
 Viejas Arena (6,606)
San Diego, CA
02/13/2010
1:30 pm, The Mtn. 		TCU L 68–76  9–16 (2–9)
 Arena-Auditorium (5,338)
Laramie, WY
02/17/2010
7:00 pm, CBSCS 		at No. 12 New Mexico L 61–83  9–17 (2–10)
 The Pit (14,586)
Albuquerque, NM
02/20/2010
4:00 pm, The Mtn. 		No. 16 BYU L 63–85  9–18 (2–11)
 Arena-Auditorium (5,154)
Laramie, WY
02/27/2010
4:00 pm, The Mtn. 		at Utah L 64–74  9–19 (2–12)
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,138)
Salt Lake City, UT
03/02/2010
7:30 pm, The Mtn. 		Air Force W 58–49  10–19 (3–12)
 Arena-Auditorium (4,526)
Laramie, WY
03/06/2010
2:00 pm, Versus 		at UNLV L 56–74  10–20 (3–13)
 Thomas & Mack Center (14,116)
Las Vegas, NV
Mountain West tournament
03/10/2010
2:00 pm, The Mtn. 		(8) vs. (9) Air Force
MWC First Round 		L 40–59  10–21
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.
Source[7]

References

  1. ^ The university uses "Cowgirls" as its women's athletic nickname.
  2. ^ "Wyoming Cowboy Basketball Signs Desmar Jackson to National Letter of Intent - University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
  3. ^ "After Weekend Visit, Cowboy Basketball Signs Daylen Harrison to National Letter of Intent - University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
  4. ^ "Wyoming Basketball Coach Heath Schroyer's Contract Extended Through 2014 - University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
  5. ^ "Under Head Coach Heath Schroyer, Cowboy Basketball Achieves its Highest Annual APR - University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
  6. ^ "JayDee Luster Selected as Cowboy Basketball Team Captain for the 2009-10 Season - University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
  7. ^ "University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on August 14, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2009.