# 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. They compete in the Mountain West Conference. Wyoming advanced to the semifinals of the 2009 Mountain West tournament, where they lost to Utah. They were invited to the 2009 College Basketball Invitational, where they lost in the first round to Northeastern.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | 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. ||||||