2008–09 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

	2008-09 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Standings
	Rankings from AP Poll v; t; ;

2008–09 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
2008–09 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
CBI, First Round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2008–09 record	19–14 (7–9 MWC)
Head coach	Heath Schroyer;
Assistant coaches	Fred Langley; Shaun Vandiver; Anthony Stewart;
Home arena	Arena-Auditorium
	Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

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.

Roster[]

2008–09 Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Sean Ogirri	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Wichita State Denver East HS	Denver, CO
F	5	Ryan Dermody	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Loveland HS	Loveland, CO
F	11	Afam Muojeke	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Genesis One Prep	Jamaica, NY
G	12	Galand Thaxton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Laramie HS	Laramie, WY
C	13	Mikhail Linskens	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	So	K.A. Redingenhof Leuven	Bredene, Belgium
C	15	Adam Waddell	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Cody HS	Cody, WY
F	21	Tyson Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Blinn CC St. Mary's HS	Long Island, NY
G	23	Brandon Ewing	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Julian HS	Chicago, IL
F	25	Djibirl Thiam	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Baylor Stoneridge Prep	Dakar, Senegal
F	32	Mahamoud Diakite	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Antelope Valley CC Western Illinois	Paris, France
G	51	A.J. Davis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Harmony Community School	Columbus, OH

Head coach

Heath Schroyer (Armstrong Atlantic State)

Assistant coach(es)

Fred Langley (Fresno State)
Shaun Vandiver (Colorado)
Anthony Stewart (Mount Union)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	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[]

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

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

[1]

v t Wyoming Cowboys basketball
Venues	(1904–1924) Half Acre Gym (1924–1951) War Memorial Fieldhouse (1951–1982) Arena-Auditorium (1982–present)
Rivalries	Colorado State
Culture & lore	"Ragtime Cowboy Joe"
People
	1904–05 1905–06 1933–34 1942–43 1943–44 1948–49 1986–87 1987–88 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Helms and NCAA national championships in bold

	Conf			Overall
2008-09 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Standings
Team (Rank)	W	L	PCT	W	L	PCT
BYU	12	4	.750	25	8	.756
#25 Utah	12	4	.750	24	10	.706
New Mexico	12	4	.750	22	12	.647
San Diego State	11	5	.688	26	10	.722
UNLV	9	7	.563	21	11	.656
Wyoming	7	9	.438	19	14	.576
TCU	5	11	.313	14	17	.452
Colorado State	4	12	.250	9	22	.290
Air Force	0	16	.000	10	21	.323
Rankings from AP Poll v t