en 1987–88 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

1987–88 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
1987–88 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
WAC Tournament Champions
NCAA men's Division I tournament, first round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 13
Record	26–6 (11–5 WAC)
Head coach	Benny Dees (1st season);
Home arena	Arena-Auditorium
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	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

Benny Dees (Wyoming)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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

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

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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

Fennis Dembo, First Team All-Western Athletic Conference

References

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

[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.

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