1987–88 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1987–88 Wyoming Cowboys Basketball Western Athletic Conference WAC 13 13 26–6 11–5 Benny Dees 1st Billy Kennedy 1st Arena-Auditorium WAC Tournament Champions NCAA men's Division I tournament first round 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.http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/cover/featured/9091/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20080409100450/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/cover/featured/9091/index.htm dead April 9, 2008 Registered & Protected by MarkMonitor It was the first time that a Wyoming Cowboy basketball player was featured on the cover.http://www.wyomingathletics.com/trads/hof-1993.html University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Traditions 2015-12-17 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120514125906/http://www.wyomingathletics.com/trads/hof-1993.html 2012-05-14 Dembo would finish his Wyoming career as the Cowboys scoring leader, 2,311 points Roster 1987 Wyoming Cowboys y y Fennis Dembo 34 F 6 5 210 SR San Antonio, Texas Fox Tech HS y Eric Leckner 43 C 6 11 255 SR Manhattan Beach, California Mira Costa HS y Benny Dees (Wyoming) Billy Kennedy (Southeastern Louisiana) Regular season Player stats Player Games Minutes Field goals Three Pointers Rebounds Blocks Steals Points Fennis Dembohttp://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DemboFe01 Fennis Dembo Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards 2009-05-14 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20071111114218/http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DEMBOFE01 2007-11-11 321076205652312251653 Eric Lecknerhttp://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LecknEr01 Eric Leckner Past Stats, Playoff Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards 2009-05-14 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20071201004834/http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LECKNER01 2007-12-01 3297218102104329492 NCAA basketball tournament West Loyola Marymount (10) 119, Wyoming (7) 115 http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1988 RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More Rankings 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Team players drafted into the NBA Round Pick Player NBA Team 117 Eric Leckner Utah Jazz 230 Fennis Dembo Detroit Pistonshttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1988 1988 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com 2009-05-14 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100317221203/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1988&lg=N 2010-03-17 Awards and honors Fennis Dembo, First Team All-Western Athletic Conference References Category:Wyoming Cowboys basketball seasons Wyoming Wyoming Category:1987 in sports in Wyoming Category:1988 in sports in Wyoming