2008–09 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team
American college basketball season
2008–09 Wyoming Cowboys basketball | |
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CBI, First Round | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 19–14 (7–9 MWC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Arena-Auditorium |
Seasons |
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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 |
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]
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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
- ^ The university's women's teams and athletes use the nickname Cowgirls.
- ^ Greene, Ryan (March 13, 2009). "Utah downs Wyoming, 68-55, will face SDSU for MWC crown". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ "Northeastern 64, Wyoming 62". ESPN. March 17, 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2024.[dead link]