1987–88 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

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1987–88 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches #14
AP #13
1987–88 record 26–6 ( WAC)
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Seasons
« 1986–87 1988–89 »

The 1987–88 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming in NCAA men's competition in the 1987–88 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 Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws 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

NCAA basketball tournament

  • West
    • Loyola Marymount (10) 119, Wyoming (7) 115

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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