# 2007–08 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

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 |
* ↑ sports-reference.com 2007-08 Mountain West Conference Season Summary