2008–09 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

The 2008–09 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team is currently representing the University of Wyoming in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition.[1] It competes in the Mountain West Conference, which consists of nine universities located mostly in the Mountain States of the U.S., with outlying members in California and Texas.

2008–09 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
CBI, First Round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record19–14 (7–9 MWC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Fred Langley
  • Shaun Vandiver
  • Anthony Stewart
Home arenaArena-Auditorium
2008–09 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
BYU124 .750258  .758
No. 25 Utah124 .7502510  .714
New Mexico124 .7502212  .647
San Diego State115 .6882610  .722
UNLV97 .5632111  .656
Wyoming79 .4381914  .576
TCU511 .3131417  .452
Colorado State412 .250922  .290
Air Force016 .0001021  .323
Mountain West tournament winner
As of April 1, 2009
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2008–09 Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Sean Ogirri 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrWichita State
Denver East HS
Denver, CO
F 5 Ryan Dermody 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrLoveland HS Loveland, CO
F 11 Afam Muojeke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrGenesis One Prep Jamaica, NY
G 12 Galand Thaxton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrLaramie HS Laramie, WY
C 13 Mikhail Linskens 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)260 lb (118 kg) SoK.A. Redingenhof Leuven Bredene, Belgium
C 15 Adam Waddell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrCody HS Cody, WY
F 21 Tyson Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrBlinn CC
St. Mary's HS
Long Island, NY
G 23 Brandon Ewing 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrJulian HS Chicago, IL
F 25 Djibirl Thiam 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoBaylor
Stoneridge Prep
Dakar, Senegal
F 32 Mahamoud Diakite 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrAntelope Valley CC
Western Illinois
Paris, France
G 51 A.J. Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrHarmony Community School Columbus, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2008*
7:00 pm
Colorado School of Mines W 72–60 
Arena-Auditorium (4,728)
Laramie, WY
Regular Season
11/14/2008*
7:00 pm
Cal State Bakersfield W 84–58  1–0
Arena-Auditorium (4,650)
Laramie, WY
11/19/2008*
7:00 pm
Prairie View A&M W 80–75  2–0
Arena-Auditorium (6,896)
Laramie, WY
11/22/2008*
6:00 pm
Johnson & Wales W 105–64  3–0
Arena-Auditorium (5,375)
Laramie, WY
11/26/2008*
7:00 pm
Texas State W 97–96  4–0
Arena-Auditorium (4,415)
Laramie, WY
11/29/2008*
4:00 pm, The Mtn.
Denver W 62–54  5–0
Arena-Auditorium (4,761)
Laramie, WY
12/03/2008*
7:05 pm
at Boise State L 85–86  5–1
Taco Bell Arena (3,065)
Boise, ID
12/06/2008*
8:00 pm
at Loyola Marymount W 62–55  6–1
Gersten Pavilion (2,440)
Los Angeles, CA
12/13/2008*
3:30 pm
vs. Northern Iowa
Blue Cross/Blue Shield Wyoming Shootout
W 74–65  7–1
Casper Events Center (4,048)
Casper, WY
12/16/2008*
7:00 pm
Western State W 100–73  8–1
Arena-Auditorium (4,291)
Laramie, WY
12/20/2008*
2:00 pm
Sacramento State W 93–70  9–1
Arena-Auditorium (4,497)
Laramie, WY
12/23/2008*
8:30 pm
at No. 13 UCLA L 62–113  9–2
Pauley Pavilion (8,795)
Los Angeles, CA
12/29/2008*
5:30 pm
vs. Houston Baptist
Utah State Duel in the Desert
W 84–74  10–2
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (4,088)
Logan, UT
12/30/2008*
5:30 pm
vs. Howard
Utah State Duel in the Desert
W 84–75  11–2
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (3,827)
Logan, UT
12/31/2008*
8:00 pm
at Utah State
Utah State Duel in the Desert
L 85–90 OT 11–3
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (8,877)
Logan, UT
01/03/2008
2:00 pm, The Mtn.
at Utah L 67–91  11–4 (0–1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,649)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/14/2009
6:00 pm, The Mtn.
San Diego State W 83–79  12–4 (1–1)
Arena-Auditorium (5,568)
Laramie, WY
01/17/2009
8:00 pm, The Mtn.
at UNLV L 66–83  12–5 (1–2)
Thomas & Mack Center (17,190)
Las Vegas, NV
01/21/2009
6:00 pm, The Mtn.
at TCU L 78–79 OT 12–6 (1–3)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (3,450)
Fort Worth, TX
01/24/2009
4:00 pm, The Mtn.
Colorado State W 83–74  13–6 (2–3)
Arena-Auditorium (7,014)
Laramie, WY
01/27/2009
6:00 pm, The Mtn.
Air Force W 72–59  14–6 (3–3)
Arena-Auditorium (4,841)
Laramie, WY
01/31/2009
4:00 pm, The Mtn.
at BYU L 60–84  14–7 (3–4)
Marriott Center (16,347)
Provo, UT
02/03/2009
8:00 pm, CBSCS
at New Mexico L 57–86  14–8 (3–5)
University Arena (13,081)
Albuquerque, NM
02/07/2009
2:00 pm, The Mtn.
Utah L 70–80  14–9 (3–6)
Arena-Auditorium (5,853)
Laramie, WY
02/14/2009
8:00 pm, The Mtn.
at San Diego State L 60–71  14–10 (3–7)
Cox Arena (6,428)
San Diego, CA
2/18/2009
8:00 pm, The Mtn.
UNLV W 77–68  15–10 (4–7)
Arena-Auditorium (4,703)
Laramie, WY
02/21/2009
1:30 pm, The Mtn.
TCU W 61–56  16–10 (5–7)
Arena-Auditorium (5,797)
Laramie, WY
02/25/2009
6:00 pm, The Mtn.
at Colorado State W 82–79  17–10 (6–7)
Moby Arena (5,556)
Fort Collins, CO
02/28/2009
4:00 pm, The Mtn.
at Air Force W 65–62  18–10 (7–7)
Clune Arena (3,808)
Colorado Springs, CO
03/04/2009
6:00 pm, The Mtn.
BYU L 68–78  18–11 (7–8)
Arena-Auditorium (6,749)
Laramie, WY
03/07/2009
1:30 pm, The Mtn.
New Mexico L 73–74  18–12 (7–9)
Arena-Auditorium (7,412)
Laramie, WY
2009 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
03/12/2009
9:30 pm, The Mtn.
vs. New Mexico
Quarterfinals
W 75–67  19–12
Thomas & Mack Center (10,011)
Las Vegas, NV
03/12/2009
9:30 pm, CBSCS
vs. Utah
Semifinals
L 55–68  19–13
Thomas & Mack Center (11,629)
Las Vegas, NV
2009 College Basketball Invitational
03/17/2010
7:00 pm, HDNet
Northeastern
First Round
L 78–96  19–14
Arena-Auditorium (2,407)
Laramie, WY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

  1. The university's women's teams and athletes use the nickname Cowgirls.
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