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[edit]

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[edit]

Player stats[edit]

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[edit]

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

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Rankings[edit]

Team players drafted into the NBA[edit]

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

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Awards and honors[edit]

Fennis Dembo, First Team All-Western Athletic Conference

References[edit]

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

[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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v t e Wyoming Cowboys basketball
Venues	Little Red Gym (1904–1924) Half Acre Gym (1924–1951) War Memorial Fieldhouse (1951–1982) Arena-Auditorium (1982–present)
Rivalries	Colorado State
Culture & lore	"Ragtime Cowboy Joe"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and NCAA national championships in bold