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
1987–88 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 BYU133 .813266  .813
No. 13 Wyoming115 .688266  .813
Utah115 .6881911  .633
UTEP106 .6252310  .697
New Mexico88 .5002214  .611
Colorado State88 .5002213  .629
San Diego State511 .3131217  .414
Air Force412 .2501117  .393
Hawaii214 .125425  .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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 34 Fennis Dembo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrFox Tech HS San Antonio, Texas
C 43 Eric Leckner 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)255 lb (116 kg) SrMira 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

    PlayerGamesMinutesField GoalsThree PointersReboundsBlocksStealsPoints
    Fennis Dembo[4]321076205652312251653
    Eric Leckner[5]3297218102104329492

    NCAA basketball tournament

    [6]

    Rankings

    Team players drafted into the NBA

    Round Pick Player NBA Team
    1 17 Eric Leckner Utah Jazz
    2 30 Fennis Dembo Detroit Pistons

    [7]

    Awards and honors

    References

    1. sports-reference.com 1987-88 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
    2. "Registered & Protected by MarkMonitor".
    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.
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