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Un i v e r s i t y o f Wy o m i n g Ta b l e o f Co n t e n t s 2008-09 Cowboy Basketball Schedule Media Information...... 1-4 DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME (TV) ThInformatio e Wy o m i n g W v.a...... 6-46 y No v e m b e r 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 De c e m b e r 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 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 Ja n u a r y Sat., Jan. 3 at Utah* , 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 Fe b r u a r y 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 Ma r c h 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

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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 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.

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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. Director Relations Director 1. World Wide Web Home Phone: Home Phone: University of Wyoming Athletics may be (307) 742-6309 (307) 742-1960 accessed on the World Wide Web at the Cell Phone: Cell Phone: following address: www.wyomingathletics.com (307) 760-7847 (307) 760-1736 2. E-Mail Addresses [email protected] [email protected] You can e-mail the Wyoming Media Relations Office at: [email protected] [email protected] Aaron Voos Diane Dodson [email protected] Website Coordinator Office Manager 3. Audio and Video at www.WyomingAthletics.com Cell Phone: [email protected] Live radio broadcasts of the Wyoming Cowboys, (307) 760-7763 as well as video features and coaches’ shows [email protected] are available over the internet by going to the official University of Wyoming Athletics website at: www.wyomingathletics.com On the right-hand side of the home page, click on Wyoming All-Access to subscribe. Cowboy Foot- ball and Basketball broadcasts, as well as Cowgirl John Paradis Basketball broadcasts can all be heard there. Assistant Media Ticket Information: Tickets to all University of Relations Director Media Relations Staff Wyoming Athletic events can be purchased through Men's Basketball Contact the UW Athletics Ticket Office. Cell Phone: Kyle Deck, Graduate Assistant Tickets may be ordered over the phone by (307) 760-2582 Quinn Hunter, Graduate Assistant [email protected] calling 1-800-922-9461 or 307-766-4850, or online at www.wyomingathletics.com, and go to the ticket links on the front page. Un i v e r s i t y o f Wy o m i n g Pr i m a r y Me d i a Out l e t s Newspapers Television Radio LARAMIE BOOMERANG KTWO-TV KFBC Radio (Flagship for Cowboy Sports Network) 320 S. 4th Street, Laramie, Wyo. 82070 1856 Skyview Drive, Casper, Wyo. 82601 1806 Capitol Avenue, Cheyenne, Wyo. 82001 Phone: (307) 742-2176 Phone: (307) 237-3711 Phone: (307) 634-4461 Fax: (307) 721-2973 Fax: (307) 234-9866 Fax: (307) 632-8586 Bob Hammond, Sports Editor Corey White, Sports Director Dave Montgomery, Owner/General Manager David Watson, Staff Writer Dave Griek, Sports Anchor Keith Kelley, Sports Director Ryan Lucas, Staff Writer e-mail: [email protected] Reece Monaco, News Director e-mail: [email protected] KGWN-TV e-mail: [email protected] CASPER STAR TRIBUNE 2923 E. Lincolnway, Cheyenne, Wyo. 82001 KOWB Radio P.O. Box 80, Casper, Wyo. 82602 Phone: (307) 634-7755/637-5656 P.O. Box 1290, Laramie, Wyo. 82070 Phone: (307) 266-0573 or (800) 442-6916 Fax: (307) 638-0182 Phone: (307) 745-4888 Fax: (307) 266-0568 Macradee Aegerter, Sports Anchor/Reporter Fax: (307) 742-4576 Jack Nowlin, Sports Editor Joe Leadingham, Sports Anchor David Settle, Sports Director Eric Schmoldt, Staff Writer Austin Ward, Staff Writer Ben Rosehart, Sports Anchor/Reporter e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] KTWO Radio WYOMING TRIBUNE-EAGLE KCWY-TV 150 Nichols, Casper, Wyo. 82601 702 W. Lincolnway, Cheyenne, Wyo. 82001 P.O. Box 1540, Mills, Wyo. 82644 Phone: (307) 266-5252 Phone: (307) 634-3361/633-3130 or 3123 Phone: (307) 577-0013 Fax: (307) 235-9143 Fax: (307) 778-7163 Fax: (307) 235-9037 Bob Davis, Program Director Robert Gagliardi, Sports Editor Brendan Fitzgerald, Sports Director KUWR Radio (WPR) Jeremiah Johnke, Staff Writer Kevin Koile, Sports Anchor/Reporter Dept. 3984, Laramie, Wyo. 82071 Ian St. Clair, Staff Writer e-mail: [email protected] Phone: (307) 766-4240 or 766-6626 e-mail: [email protected] Fax: (307) 766-6184 Wire Services Bob Beck, News Director THE BRANDING IRON Associated Press e-mail: [email protected] Dept 3625, 1000 E. University Avenue 320 W. 25th #310, Cheyenne, Wyo. 82001 Laramie, Wyo. 82071 Phone: (800) 442-2451 or (307) 632-9351 Phone: (307) 766-3856 Fax: (307) 637-8538 Fax: (307) 766-4027 Mead Gruver, MWC Correspondent; Bob Moen, News Tyler Richards, Sports Editor email: [email protected]

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The Pokes on Radio and Television Cr e d i t s Credits: The 2008-09 University of Wyoming Basketball Media Guide was produced by the University of Wyoming Athletics Media Relations Office. The guide was edited by John Paradis, Assistant Media Relations Director. Much thanks to: Media Relations Office Manager Diane Dodson; Associate Athletics Director Tim Harkins; Website Coordinator Aaron Voos; Assistant Media Kevin McKinney and Dave Walsh Relations Director Amy Dambro, graduate ll of Wyoming’s games may be heard on the 26-station Cowboy Sports Network. With stations throughout assistants Kyle Deck and Quinn Hunter and Wyoming, and western South Dakota, as well as on the UW web site, fans from across the state, and student assistants Mary Jo Barcheski and across the nation may stay in touch with the Cowboys. A Susie Van Huele. The flagship station for the Network is KFBC 1240AM in Cheyenne, Wyo. Wyoming Sports Properties with Dan Hawley, general manager, Jared Newland, senior account executive and Blake Smith, Account Executive (307) 766-5020, is in charge of Network sales, as well as all advertising and marketing opportunities for UW Intercolliegiate athletics. Printing Credit: We are tremendously There are 26 affiliates of the Cowboy Sports Network for the 2008-09 season. This year’s affiliates are: grateful to the wonderful people at Modern Printing Company of Laramie for the Belle Fourche, S.D. KBFS 1450 AM Lost Cabin, Wyo. KWYW 99.1 FM pride they take in producing University of Buffalo, Wyo. KBBS 1450 AM Newcastle, Wyo. KASL 1240 AM Casper, Wyo. KTWO 1030 AM Powell, Wyo. KPOW 1260 AM Wyoming publications. Our thanks go out Cheyenne, Wyo. KFBC 1240 AM Rawlins, Wyo. KRAL 1240 AM to everyone at Modern Printing. Cody, Wyo. KTAG 97.9 FM Riverton, Wyo. KTAK 93.9 FM Douglas, Wyo. KKTY 1470 AM Rock Springs, Wyo. KQSW 96.5 FM Evanston, Wyo. KEVA 1240 AM Saratoga, Wyo. KTGA 99.3 FM Design Credit: To Hugh West of Modern Gillette, Wyo. KIML 1270 AM Sheridan, Wyo. KWYO 1410 AM Printing Company, we cannot thank you Green River, Wyo. KUGR 1490 AM Sundance, Wyo. KYDT 103.1 FM enough for the time and dedication you Jackson, Wyo. KJAX 93.3 FM Thermopolis, Wyo. KDNO 101.7 FM Kemmerer, Wyo. KMER 950 AM Torrington, Wyo. KERM 98.3 FM put into designing the 2008-09 Basketball Lander, Wyo. KOVE 1330 AM Wheatland, Wyo. KYCN 1340 AM Media Guide. You’ve once again made Laramie, Wyo. KOWB 1290 AM Worland, Wyo. KWOR 1340 AM our guide a better publication by the work Laramie, Wyo. KCGY 95.1 FM you do.

Describing the play-by-play action is Dave Walsh. Joining Walsh for his 32nd year as color analyst is longtime Cowboy broadcaster and UW Senior Associate A.D. for External Relations Kevin McKinney. Photography Credits: One group of people Walsh, who enters his 25th year as “Voice of the Cowboys”, hails from San Diego, Calif. He received his degree in radio/television in 1975 from San Diego State University and was sports director at KVOC Radio in we cannot thank enough are our friends at Casper prior to joining the Cowboys. Walsh is a nine-time “Sportscaster of the Year” for Wyoming as selected UW Photo Service — to Marlene Carstens, by his peers of the National Association of Sportswriters and Sportscasters. Ted Brummond and Trice Megginson your service to us is invaluable. We appreciate all of your excellent work and the long hours you put in to serve our needs. Our thanks go out to John Waggener and the American Heritage Center for the historical photos they provided for this year’s guide. Many thanks to Michael Smith, Marty Altenbern, Mike Lockhart and Jerry Legerski for their outstanding photo contributions to the 2008-09 Wyoming UW's Intercollegiate Athletic website Basketball Media Guide. is easily accessible at www.wyomingathletics.com

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