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Media Information Un i v e r s i t y o f Wy o m i n g TABLE OF CON T EN T S 2008-09 Cowboy Basketball Schedule Media Information .........................1-4 DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME (TV) THEInformatio WYOMING W v AY..................6-46 NOVEMBER Sat., Nov. 8 Colo. School of Mines (exh.) Laramie, Wyo. 7:00 p.m. 2008-09 Season Outlook Fri., Nov. 14 Cal State Bakersfield Laramie, Wyo. 7:00 p.m. Season Outlook .........................48-51 Wed., Nov. 19 Prairie View A&M Laramie, Wyo. 7:00 p.m. Radio-TV Roster ............................. 52 Sat., Nov. 22 Johnson & Wales Laramie, Wyo. 6:00 p.m. Wed., Nov. 26 Texas State Laramie, Wyo. 7:00 p.m. Rosters ........................................... 53 Sat., Nov. 29 Denver Laramie, Wyo. 4:00 p.m. (The Mtn.) Roster Breakdown ......................... 54 DECEMBER Cowboy Coaches Wed., Dec. 3 at Boise State Boise, Idaho 7:05 p.m. Head Coach Heath Schroyer ....56-58 Sat., Dec. 6 at Loyola Marymount Los Angeles, Calif. 6:00 p.m. Sat., Dec. 13 BlueCross BlueShield of Wyoming Shootout Cowboy Assistants ...................59-61 vs. Northern Iowa# Casper, Wyo. 3:30 p.m. Support Staff .............................62-64 Tue., Dec. 16 Western St. (Colo.) Laramie, Wyo. 7:00 p.m. Sat., Dec. 20 Sacramento St. Laramie, Wyo. 2:00 p.m. The Cowboys Tue., Dec. 23 at UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. 6:30 p.m. Biographical Sketches ..............66-84 Mon.-Wed., at Utah State Duel in the Desert Logan, Utah Dec. 29-31 Dec. 29 vs. Houston Baptist# Logan, Utah 5:30 p.m. The Opponents Dec. 30 vs. Howard# Logan, Utah 5:30 p.m. Dec. 31 vs. Utah State Logan, Utah 8:05 p.m. The Opponents ..........................86-92 Series Records ....................... 93-100 JANUARY Sat., Jan. 3 at Utah* Salt Lake City, Utah 2:00 p.m. A Look At 2007-08 Wed., Jan. 14 San Diego State* Laramie, Wyo. 6:00 p.m. (The Mtn.) Statistics ................................102-105 Sat., Jan. 17 at UNLV* Las Vegas, Nev. 8:00 p.m. (The Mtn.) Box Scores ............................106-113 Wed., Jan. 21 at TCU* Fort Worth, Texas 6:00 p.m. (The Mtn.) Sat., Jan. 24 Colorado State* Laramie, Wyo. 4:00 p.m. (The Mtn.) Gene Benson Award .................... 114 Tue., Jan. 27 Air Force* Laramie, Wyo. 6:00 p.m. (The Mtn.) Sat., Jan. 31 at BYU* Provo, Utah 4:00 p.m. (The Mtn.) Records School Records .....................116-132 FEBRUARY All-Time Scores .....................133-144 Tue., Feb. 3 at New Mexico* Albuquerque, N.M. 8:00 p.m. (CBS C) Sat., Feb. 7 Utah* Laramie, Wyo. 2:00 p.m. (The Mtn.) Cowboy Traditions Sat., Feb. 14 at San Diego State* San Diego, Calif. 8:00 p.m. (The Mtn.) Wed., Feb. 18 UNLV* Laramie, Wyo. 8:00 p.m. (The Mtn.) Traditions ...............................146-148 Sat., Feb. 21 TCU* Laramie, Wyo. 1:30 p.m. (The Mtn.) Hall of Fame Inductees ................ 149 Wed., Feb. 25 at Colorado State* Fort Collins, Colo. 6:00 p.m. (The Mtn.) Lettermen ..............................150-151 Sat., Feb. 28 at Air Force* Colorado Springs, Colo. 4:00 p.m. (The Mtn.) Pokes in the Pros ......................... 152 MARCH Wed., March 4 BYU* Laramie, Wyo. 6:00 p.m. (The Mtn.) This is Wyoming Sat., March 7 New Mexico* Laramie, Wyo. 1:30 p.m. (The Mtn.) UW Administration & Staff ....154-157 Wed.-Sat., Mountain West Conference UW Head Coaches ....................... 157 March 11-14 Basketball Championship $ Las Vegas, Nev. Mountain West Conference Wed., March 11 No. 8 Seed vs. No. 9 Seed 3:00 p.m. Mountain West Notes .................. 159 Thu., March 12 Quarterfinals 1 p.m., 3:30 p.m., Conference Standings ..........160-162 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m. Conference Awards ...................... 163 Fri., March 13 Semifinals 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. MWC Staff .................................... 164 MWC Arenas ................................. 165 Sat., March 14 Championship 5:00 p.m. Directions to MWC Arenas .......... 166 All times listed are Mountain Time, tentative and subject to change Conference Statistics ............167-168 Bold indicates home games # Indicates neutral-site games MWC Composite Schedule ...169-170 * Indicates Mountain West Conference games MWC Logos .................................. 171 $ The 2009 Mountain West Conference Tournament will be played in the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nev. Mission Statement ....................... 172 1 Media Information elcome to the University Wy o m i n g a t a gl a n c e Practice of Wyoming, and Cowboy Media members are required to check with Basketball. The information Location/Founded: Laramie, Wyo., 1886 W the Wyoming Media Relations Office prior to on these pages is presented to assist (104th Year of Basketball). attending any Cowboy practice session at the working media in its coverage of the least one day prior to the date requested. Enrollment: 13,207 2008-09 season. The Wyoming Media Schroyer Interviews Relations Office will be available through Please work through the Media Relations Conference: Mountain West (Tenth Year, the year to assist you. Includes Air Force, Brigham Young, Office to schedule interviews with Wyoming Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego Credential Requests head coach Heath Schroyer. He will be State, TCU, UNLV, Utah, and Wyoming.) Requests for the media area and photo available on Mountain West teleconferences credentials should be directed to the during the conference season, and weekly Nickname: Cowboys, Pokes University of Wyoming Media Relations on his own conference call. Media Relations Office. To ensure consideration, either e-mail, will notify media of the dates. Colors: Brown & Gold fax or mail a request on company letterhead Video Services President: Tom Buchanan at least one week prior to the game you wish For video highlights, please contact Ryan to cover. No requests will be processed Cothern, Director of Media/Audiovisual Athletics Director: Tom Burman later than noon on the day prior to the Services, at (307) 766-6318. game. Credentials will either be mailed, or Conference Call Arena: Arena-Auditorium (15,000), will be held at the Will Call Window, located Heath Schroyer will conduct a conference 27th Season at the west side of the Arena-Auditorium at call every week during the season. The day the athletics ticket office. Record in Arena-Auditorium: 282-93 will vary, so contact the MR office for more (.752) Arena-Auditorium information. Media members are asked to Wyoming’s Arena-Auditorium is located call the bridge three to five minutes prior to All Time Record: 1349-1007 (.573) on Willett Drive in Laramie, just north of the conference. The number is 307-766- Home Record: 853-299 (.740) War Memorial Stadium and the Fieldhouse 1007 and the access number is 2256#. complex. Media parking is located to the Real Time Data NCAA History: 14 Appearances, 9-19; south and west of the Double A, in the “FA” Rights Policy One National Championship, 1943; lot. Will Call is located at the Willett West The acceptance of media credentials is One Sweet 16, 1987. entrance to the Double A, and is open 90 an acknowledgment of the University of minutes prior to game time. Wyoming’s rights to the game and play- NIT History: 8 Appearances, 7-8. by-play coverage and your agreement to Highest finish was second in 1986. Media Facilities Media members are seated at floor level abide by any restrictions the University of Head Coach: Heath Schroyer (Armstrong on the north side of the Arena-Auditorium. Wyoming may place on real-time play-by- Atlantic State '95); 47-65 (.420) as an Additional photographic services are play coverage and use of comprehensive NCAA Division I head coach. provided through the UW Photo Service game statistics. Failure to abide by these (307-766-3257). Contact Ted Brummond, restrictions implemented by the University Assistants: Fred Langley (Fresno State '87) of Wyoming may result in revocation Director, for more information. The Media Shaun Vandiver (Colorado '02) of press credentials. The University of Room is located at the top of the truck Anthony Stewart (Mount Union '93) Wyoming reserves the right to grant ramp and to the left up the hallway to the approval for distribution of real time locker rooms. Phone lines are available on Trainer: Joi Thomas play-by-play, game-related statistics and a first-come, first-serve basis. information through the Internet. Office Manager: Mary Johnson Postgame Procedures Members of the Media Relations staff will Media Relations Office 2007-08 Record: 12-18, 5-11 in MWC The Wyoming Media Relations Office is escort media representatives to the media/ located at the north end of the Intercollegiate Post Season: None hospitality room at the top of the truck Athletics Building in the Fieldhouse North ramp. Head Coach Heath Schroyer and Lettermen Returning/Lost: 4/7 Addition. The office is located on the requested players will come to the room. second floor, room 206. Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Opponent coaches and players will be interviewed outside their locker room. 2 Media Information Your Hosts Sources of Information for Media Media Relations Mailing Address: Media Relations Shipping Address: Information on University of Wyoming Basketball is University of Wyoming Athletics Dept. University of Wyoming available through the following sources. We at the Dept. 3414, 1000 E. University Ave. 16th & Gibbon Streets Wyoming Media Relations Office hope youcontinue Laramie, WY 82071 Laramie, WY 82071 Fax Number: (307) 766-2346 to consider our staff as your primary source for Phone: (307) 766-2256 information. Call us anytime at (307) 766-2256; on Press Box Phone: (307) 766-2222 Press Box Fax: (307) 766-4921 our cell numbers: Paradis (307) 760-2582; Harkins Tim Harkins Amy Dambro (307) 760-7847; Dambro (307) 760-1736; Voos Associate Athletics Assistant Media (307) 760-7763.