2008–09 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

The 2008–09 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.^[1] They compete in the Mountain West Conference. Wyoming advanced to the semifinals of the 2009 Mountain West tournament, where they lost to Utah.^[2] They were invited to the 2009 College Basketball Invitational, where they lost in the first round to Northeastern.^[3]

2008–09 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
CBI, First Round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
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 →

2008–09 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
BYU	12	–	4		.750			25	–	8		.758
No. 25 Utah †	12	–	4		.750			25	–	10		.714
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
† Mountain West tournament winner As of April 1, 2009 Rankings from AP Poll

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	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 62–64	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.
2. Greene, Ryan (March 13, 2009). "Utah downs Wyoming, 68-55, will face SDSU for MWC crown". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
3. "Northeastern 64, Wyoming 62". ESPN. March 17, 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2024.^{[dead link]}