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
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record19–14 (7–9 MWC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Fred Langley
  • Shaun Vandiver
  • Anthony Stewart
Home arenaArena-Auditorium
Seasons
2008–09 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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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

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  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]