1986–87 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1986–87 Wyoming Cowboys Basketball Western Athletic Conference WAC 17 24–10 11–5 Jim Brandenburg 9th Arena-Auditorium WAC Tournament Champions NCAA men's Division I tournament Sweet Sixteen 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. The Cowboys were led by Fennis Dembo, who led the 1987 NCAA Tournament in scoring by averaging 27.8 points per game.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 Roster 1986 Wyoming Cowboys y y Fennis Dembo 34 F 6 5 205 JR San Antonio, Texas Fox Tech HS yEric Leckner 43 C 6 11 255 JR Manhattan Beach, California Mira Costa HS y Jim Brandenburg (Colorado State) Regular season Player stats Player Games Field goals Three Pointers Free Throws 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 341236240782821750689 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 341481274100230382 NCAA basketball tournament West Wyoming 64 (12), Virginia (5) 60 Wyoming 78, UCLA (4) 68 UNLV (1) 92, Wyoming 78 http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1987 RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More Rankings 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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.http://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 Fennis Dembo, Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year References Category:Wyoming Cowboys basketball seasons Wyoming Wyoming Category:1986 in sports in Wyoming Category:1987 in sports in Wyoming