1986–87 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

The 1986–87 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. ("Cowboys" is solely used to refer to the university's men's sports; women's teams and athletes are known as "Cowgirls".) The Cowboys, then a member of the Western Athletic Conference, played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium.

1986–87 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
WAC Tournament Champions
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
1986–87 record24–10 (11–5 WAC)
Head coach
Home arenaArena-Auditorium
1986–87 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UTEP133 .813  257  .781
Brigham Young124 .750  2111  .656
New Mexico115 .688  2510  .714
Wyoming115 .688  2410  .706
Utah97 .563  1713  .567
Colorado State79 .438  1316  .448
Air Force511 .313  1215  .444
Hawaii214 .125  721  .250
San Diego State214 .125  525  .167
1987 WAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Cowboys were led by Fennis Dembo, who led the 1987 NCAA Tournament in scoring by averaging 27.8 points per game.[1]

Regular season

Player stats

PlayerGamesField GoalsThree PointersFree ThrowsReboundsBlocksStealsPoints
Fennis Dembo[2]341236240782821750689
Eric Leckner[3]341481274100230382

NCAA basketball tournament

  • West
    • Wyoming 64 (12),Virginia (5) 60
    • Wyoming 78, UCLA (4) 68
    • UNLV (1) 92, Wyoming 78

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Rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

No one from the Cowboys was selected in the 1987 NBA Draft. Fennis Dembo would be drafted in the 1988 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons.[5]

Awards and honors

  • Fennis Dembo, First Team All-Western Athletic Conference
  • Fennis Dembo, Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year

References

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  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-11-11. Retrieved 2009-05-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2009-05-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1987
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2009-05-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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