2009–10 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

The 2009–10 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team[1] represented the University of Wyoming during the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys were coached by Heath Schroyer who was in his 3rd season and played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming. The Cowboys are a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 1021, 313 in Mountain West play and lost in the first round of the 2010 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to Air Force.

2009–10 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
2009–10 record1021 (313 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaArena-Auditorium (Capacity: 15,028)
2009–10 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 New Mexico142 .875  305  .857
No. 17 BYU133 .813  306  .833
UNLV115 .688  258  .758
San Diego State115 .688  259  .735
Colorado State79 .438  1616  .500
Utah79 .438  1417  .452
TCU511 .313  1319  .406
Wyoming313 .188  1021  .323
Air Force115 .063  1021  .323
2010 MWC Men's Basketball Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2010; Rankings from AP/Coaches Poll

Offseason

  • April 15: Cowboy basketball head coach Heath Schroyer announced the signing of Desmar Jackson, a high school standout from Warren, Ohio, to a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Wyoming. Jackson will enroll at Wyoming for the fall semester of 2009.[2]
  • April 27: Akron, Ohio native Daylen Harrison signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball for the Cowboys on Sunday. Harrison will enroll at Wyoming for the fall semester of 2009, following his senior year of high school.[3]
  • May 6:University of Wyoming Athletics Director Tom Burman announced that head basketball coach Heath Schroyer's contract has been extended for two years, through April 30, 2014. Schroyer's base salary was also increased from $150,000 to $160,000. His original contract was a five-year deal that was due to end after the 2011-12 season.[4]
  • May 6: The NCAA released the Academic Progress Rate (APR) Public Report for the 2007-08 academic year and the University of Wyoming men's basketball team received its highest annual score in the history of the APR. The team achieved an annual score of 935 during the 2007-08 academic year, the Cowboys improved their multiyear score to 884. Due to the Cowboys' academic improvement and a favorable comparison based on other academic and institutional factors, the Cowboys will be allotted 13 scholarships for the 2009-10 season. That is the maximum number of scholarships allowed by the NCAA for men's basketball programs.[5]
  • May 18: University of Wyoming redshirt sophomore point guard JayDee Luster was announced as a team captain for the 2009-10 Cowboy basketball team.[6]

Roster

2009–10 Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 JayDee Luster 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoNew Mexico State
Hoover HS
San Diego, CA
G 2 Arthur Bouëdo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoStoneridge Prep Aix-en-Provence, France
G 3 Desmar Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrWarren G. Harding HS Warren, OH
F 5 Ryan Dermody 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrLoveland HS Loveland, CO
G 10 Thomas Manzano 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoGarden City CC
Notre Dame Prep
Brooklyn, NY
F 11 Afam Muojeke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoGenesis One Prep Jamaica, NY
C 15 Adam Waddell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoCody HS Cody, WY
F 22 Amath M'Baye 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)208 lb (94 kg) FrStoneridge Prep Bordeaux, France
F 25 Djibril Thiam 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrBaylor
Stoneridge Prep
Dakar, Senegal
F 32 Rob Watsabaugh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrJackson HS Jackson, WY
C 33 Boubacar Sylla 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)275 lb (125 kg) SoAuburn
Stoneridge Prep
Paris, France
F 35 Daylen Harrison 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)214 lb (97 kg) FrSt. Vincent–St. Mary HS Akron, OH
G 51 A. J. Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoHarmony Community School Columbus, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Statistics

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Arthur Bouëdo171222.9.343.286.5291.61.20.50.15.5
A.J. Davis221920.6.429.107.7832.50.71.70.110.0
Ryan Dermody31723.4.318.308.6253.30.80.70.55.5
Daylen Harrison28111.7.362.297.6671.90.80.30.12.9
Desmar Jackson311220.7.508.209.6902.31.91.40.311.8
Thomas Manzano8117.6.417.095.5832.31.40.50.07.0
Amath M'Baye21019.9.463.111.5483.20.50.50.95.6
Afam Muojeke161428.4.433.333.8353.91.41.60.316.8
JayDee Luster292727.9.299.268.6553.04.31.20.05.7
Boubacar Sylla291410.3.409.000.5952.90.10.20.92.6
Djibril Thiam313127.5.563.250.6415.30.80.80.89.5
Adam Waddell291724.0.522.000.6205.40.30.60.89.4
Rob Watsabaugh902.2.571.000.5000.30.00.00.11.0

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2009*
7:00 pm
Regis W 78–60 
Arena-Auditorium (6,083)
Laramie, WY
Regular Season
11/13/2009*
7:30 pm
South Dakota State L 6177  01
Arena-Auditorium (5,370)
Laramie, WY
11/18/2009*
7:00 pm
Peru State W 12073  11
Arena-Auditorium (4,543)
Laramie, WY
11/21/2009*
7:00 pm
Boise State W 8761  21
Arena-Auditorium (5,298)
Laramie, WY
11/25/2009*
7:00 pm
at Denver L 7780  22
Magness Arena (2,934)
Denver, CO
11/27/2009*
7:30 pm
Monmouth
World Vision Challenge
L 7375  23
Arena-Auditorium (4,555)
Laramie, WY
11/28/2009*
7:30 pm
Hampton
World Vision Challenge
L 6778  24
Arena-Auditorium (4,463)
Laramie, WY
11/29/2009*
3:00 pm
Pepperdine
World Vision Challenge
W 8682 OT 34
Arena-Auditorium (4,299)
Laramie, WY
12/05/2009*
7:00 pm
Loyola Marymount W 7670  44
Arena-Auditorium (6,259)
Laramie, WY
12/12/2009*
3:30 pm
vs. Northern Colorado
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Wyoming Shootout
W 7670  54
Casper Events Center (3,520)
Casper, WY
12/15/2009*
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 9 Tennessee L 5877  55
Thompson-Boling Arena (17,274)
Knoxville, TN
12/20/2009*
5:30 pm
South Dakota W 7254  65
Arena-Auditorium (4,330)
Laramie, WY
12/23/2009*
6:00 pm
at Northern Iowa
MWC–MVC Challenge
L 5472  66
McLeod Center (3,102)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/30/2009*
7:00 pm
Akron L 7685  67
Arena-Auditorium (4,414)
Laramie, WY
01/02/2010*
2:00 pm
Adams State W 12371  77
Arena-Auditorium (4,467)
Laramie, WY
01/06/2010
6:00 pm, The Mtn.
Colorado State L 7383  78 (01)
Arena-Auditorium (4,397)
Laramie, WY
01/09/2010
4:00 pm, The Mtn.
San Diego State W 8583  88 (11)
Arena-Auditorium (4,826)
Laramie, WY
01/12/2010
5:30 pm, The Mtn.
at TCU L 5962  89 (12)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (3,308)
Fort Worth, TX
01/16/2010
1:30 pm, The Mtn.
New Mexico L 6870  810 (13)
Arena-Auditorium (6,146)
Laramie, WY
01/20/2010
6:00 pm, The Mtn.
at No. 14 BYU L 6681  811 (14)
Marriott Center (10,931)
Provo, UT
01/27/2010
7:00 pm
Utah W 7569  911 (24)
Arena-Auditorium (4,828)
Laramie, WY
01/30/2010
1:30 pm, The Mtn.
at Air Force L 6370  912 (25)
Clune Arena (3,414)
Colorado Springs, CO
02/03/2010
8:00 pm, The Mtn.
UNLV L 5078  913 (26)
Arena-Auditorium (4,718)
Laramie, WY
02/06/2010
7:00 pm, The Mtn.
at Colorado State L 6480  914 (27)
Moby Arena (5,277)
Fort Collins, CO
02/10/2010
8:30 pm, The Mtn.
at San Diego State L 8857  915 (28)
Viejas Arena (6,606)
San Diego, CA
02/13/2010
1:30 pm, The Mtn.
TCU L 6876  916 (29)
Arena-Auditorium (5,338)
Laramie, WY
02/17/2010
7:00 pm, CBSCS
at No. 12 New Mexico L 6183  917 (210)
The Pit (14,586)
Albuquerque, NM
02/20/2010
4:00 pm, The Mtn.
No. 16 BYU L 6385  918 (211)
Arena-Auditorium (5,154)
Laramie, WY
02/27/2010
4:00 pm, The Mtn.
at Utah L 6474  919 (212)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,138)
Salt Lake City, UT
03/02/2010
7:30 pm, The Mtn.
Air Force W 5849  1019 (312)
Arena-Auditorium (4,526)
Laramie, WY
03/06/2010
2:00 pm, Versus
at UNLV L 5674  1020 (313)
Thomas & Mack Center (14,116)
Las Vegas, NV
2010 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/10/2010
2:00 pm, The Mtn.
vs. Air Force
First Round
L 4059  1021
Thomas & Mack Center (N/A)
Las Vegas, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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References

  1. The university uses "Cowgirls" as its women's athletic nickname.
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