2007–08 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

2007–08 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record10–15 (3–9 MWC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Fred Langley
  • Shaun Vandiver
  • Anthony Stewart
Home arenaArena-Auditorium
Seasons
2007–08 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
BYU 14 2   .875 27 8   .771
UNLV 12 4   .750 27 8   .771
New Mexico 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
San Diego State 9 7   .563 20 13   .606
Air Force 8 8   .500 16 14   .533
Utah 7 9   .438 18 15   .545
TCU 6 10   .375 14 16   .467
Wyoming 5 11   .313 12 18   .400
Colorado State 0 16   .000 7 25   .219
2008 Mountain West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2007–08 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys, led by first year head coach Heath Schroyer, played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium as members of the Mountain West Conference.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Class Hometown
0 Sean Ogirri G 6–2 200 Senior* Denver, Colorado
1 Brad Jones G 6–0 170 Senior Marked Tree, Arkansas
5 Ryan Dermody F 6–8 205 Sophomore Loveland, Colorado
11 Afam Muojeke G/F 6–7 198 Freshman Jamaica, New York
12 Byron Geis G 6–3 195 Senior Gillette, Wyoming
13 Mikhail Linskens C 7–0 270 Freshman West Flanders, Belgium
15 Adam Waddell F/C 6–9 215 Freshman Cody, Wyoming
20 Joseph Taylor F 6–8 210 Senior Los Angeles, California
21 Tyson Johnson F 6–6 235 Junior Long Island, New York
23 Brandon Ewing G 6–2 190 Junior Chicago, Illinois
24 Marios Matalon G 6–1 185 Freshman Thessaloniki, Greece
31 Eric Platt G-F 6–5 205 Sophomore Casper, Wyoming
32 Travis Nelson C 6–11 235 Sophomore Marion, Iowa
45 Bienvenu Songondo F 6–10 220 Senior Bangui, Central African Republic
55 Travis Bunker G/F 6–5 200 Junior Beaver, Utah
  • Ogirri sat out the 2007–08 season per NCAA transfer rules

Schedule and results

Date Opponent Place W/L Result Record MWC
Nov. 10 Colorado-Colorado Springs Laramie, Wyoming Win 87–63 1–0
Nov. 13 Denver Denver, Colorado Loss 65–76 1–1
Nov. 19 Lamar Beaumont, Texas Win 75–71 2–1
Nov. 24 Wichita State Wichita, Kansas Loss 63–75 2–2
Nov. 26 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Laramie, Wyoming Win 78–59 3–2
Dec. 1 Akron Akron, Ohio Loss 71–96 3–3
Dec. 8 Colorado Laramie, Wyoming Win 73–64 4–3
Dec. 15 Montana State Casper, Wyoming Loss 72–79 4–4
Dec. 21 Buffalo El Paso, Texas Win 66–63 5–4
Dec. 22 UTEP El Paso, Texas Loss 73–79 5–5
Dec. 29 Wisconsin–Milwaukee Laramie, Wyoming Loss 66–80 5–6
Dec. 31 Chadron State College Laramie, Wyoming Win 76–69 6–6
Jan. 5 New Mexico Laramie, Wyoming Loss 92–99 6–7 0–1
Jan. 12 TCU Fort Worth, Texas Loss 56–83 6–8 0–2
Jan. 16 Air Force Laramie, Wyoming Loss 62–64 6–9 0–3
Jan. 19 San Diego State San Diego, California Loss 43–70 6–10 0–4
Jan. 23 UNLV Las Vegas, Nevada Loss 71–78 6–11 0–5
Jan. 26 Colorado State Laramie, Wyoming Win 73–58 7–11 1–5
Jan. 30 Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Win 69–64 8–11 2–5
Feb. 2 BYU Laramie, Wyoming Loss 63–73 8–12 2–6
Feb. 6 Cal State Bakersfield Laramie, Wyoming Win 78–53 9–12 2–6
Feb. 9 New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico Loss 55–100 9–13 2–7
Feb. 13 TCU Laramie, Wyoming Win 72–54 10–13 3–7
Feb. 16 Air Force Colorado Springs, Colorado Loss 66–72 10–14 3–8
Feb. 19 San Diego State Laramie, Wyoming Loss 68–79 10–15 3–9
Feb. 23 UNLV Laramie, Wyoming Loss 65–73 10–16 3–10
Feb. 27 Colorado State Fort Collins, Colorado Win 77–67 11–16 4–10
Mar. 1 Utah Laramie, Wyoming Win 72–64 12–16 5–10
Mar. 5 BYU Provo, Utah Loss 61–78 12–17 5–11
2008 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
Mar. 12 Colorado State Las Vegas, Nevada Loss 63–68 12–18 5–11