2009–10 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

2009–10 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2010 MWC Men's Basketball Tournament winner; As of March 20, 2010; Rankings from AP/Coaches Poll

Wyoming Cowboys basketball
2009–10 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2009–10 record	10–21 (3–13 Mountain West)
Head coach	Heath Schroyer
Assistant coach	Fred Langley
Assistant coach	Shaun Vandiver
Assistant coach	Anthony Stewart
Home arena	Arena-Auditorium
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The 2009–10 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team^[1] represented the University of Wyoming during the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys were coached by Heath Schroyer who was in his 3rd season and played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming. The Cowboys are a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 3–13 in Mountain West play and lost in the first round of the 2010 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to Air Force.

Offseason

April 15: Cowboy basketball head coach Heath Schroyer announced the signing of Desmar Jackson, a high school standout from Warren, Ohio, to a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Wyoming. Jackson will enroll at Wyoming for the fall semester of 2009.^[2]
April 27: Akron, Ohio native Daylen Harrison signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball for the Cowboys on Sunday. Harrison will enroll at Wyoming for the fall semester of 2009, following his senior year of high school.^[3]
May 6:University of Wyoming Athletics Director Tom Burman announced that head basketball coach Heath Schroyer's contract has been extended for two years, through April 30, 2014. Schroyer's base salary was also increased from $150,000 to $160,000. His original contract was a five-year deal that was due to end after the 2011-12 season.^[4]
May 6: The NCAA released the Academic Progress Rate (APR) Public Report for the 2007-08 academic year and the University of Wyoming men's basketball team received its highest annual score in the history of the APR. The team achieved an annual score of 935 during the 2007-08 academic year, the Cowboys improved their multiyear score to 884. Due to the Cowboys' academic improvement and a favorable comparison based on other academic and institutional factors, the Cowboys will be allotted 13 scholarships for the 2009-10 season. That is the maximum number of scholarships allowed by the NCAA for men's basketball programs.^[5]
May 18: University of Wyoming redshirt sophomore point guard JayDee Luster was announced as a team captain for the 2009-10 Cowboy basketball team.^[6]

Regular season

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

No.	Position	Player
1	G	JayDee Luster
2	G	Arthur Bouëdo
3	G	Desmar Jackson
5	F	Ryan Dermody
10	G	Thomas Manzano
11	F	Afam Muojeke

No.	Position	Player
15	C	Adam Waddell
22	F	Amath M'Baye
23	G	Brandon Ewing
25	F	Djibril Thiam
35	F	Daylen Harrison
33	C	Boubacar Sylla
51	G	A.J. Davis

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/08/2009* 7:00 PM	Regis	W 78–60	–	Arena-Auditorium (6,083) Laramie, WY
Regular Season
11/13/2009* 7:30 PM	South Dakota State	L 61–77	0–1	Arena-Auditorium (5,370) Laramie, WY
11/18/2009* 7:00 PM	Peru State	W 120–73	1–1	Arena-Auditorium (4,543) Laramie, WY
11/21/2009* 7:00 PM	Boise State	W 87–61	2–1	Arena-Auditorium (5,298) Laramie, WY
11/25/2009* 7:00 PM	at Denver	L 77–80	2–2	Magness Arena (2,934) Denver, CO
11/27/2009* 7:30 PM	Monmouth World Vision Challenge	L 73–75	2–3	Arena-Auditorium (4,555) Laramie, WY
11/28/2009* 7:30 PM	Hampton World Vision Challenge	L 67–78	2–4	Arena-Auditorium (4,463) Laramie, WY
11/29/2009* 3:00 PM	Pepperdine World Vision Challenge	W 86–82 ^OT	3–4	Arena-Auditorium (4,299) Laramie, WY
12/05/2009* 7:00 PM	Loyola Marymount	W 76–70	4–4	Arena-Auditorium (6,259) Laramie, WY
12/12/2009* 3:30 PM	vs. Northern Colorado Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Wyoming Shootout	W 76–70	5–4	Casper Events Center (3,520) Casper, WY
12/15/2009* 5:00 PM, ESPNU	at #9 Tennessee	L 58–77	5–5	Thompson-Boling Arena (17,274) Knoxville, TN
12/20/2009* 5:30 PM	South Dakota	W 72–54	6–5	Arena-Auditorium (4,330) Laramie, WY
12/23/2009* 6:00 PM	at Northern Iowa MWC–MVC Challenge	L 54–72	6–6	McLeod Center (3,102) Cedar Falls, IA
12/30/2009* 7:00 PM	Akron	L 76–85	6–7	Arena-Auditorium (4,414) Laramie, WY
01/02/2010* 2:00 PM	Adams State	W 123–71	7–7	Arena-Auditorium (4,467) Laramie, WY
01/06/2010 6:00 PM, The Mtn.	Colorado State	L 73–83	7–8 (0–1)	Arena-Auditorium (4,397) Laramie, WY
01/09/2010 4:00 PM, The Mtn.	San Diego State	W 85–83	8–8 (1–1)	Arena-Auditorium (4,826) Laramie, WY
01/12/2010 5:30 PM, The Mtn.	at TCU	L 59–62	8–9 (1–2)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (3,308) Fort Worth, TX
01/16/2010 1:30 PM, The Mtn.	New Mexico	L 68–70	8–10 (1–3)	Arena-Auditorium (6,146) Laramie, WY
01/20/2010 6:00 PM, The Mtn.	at #14 BYU	L 66–81	8–11 (1–4)	Marriott Center (10,931) Provo, UT
01/27/2010 7:00 PM	Utah	W 75–69	9–11 (2–4)	Arena-Auditorium (4,828) Laramie, WY
01/30/2010 1:30 PM, The Mtn.	at Air Force	L 63–70	9–12 (2–5)	Clune Arena (3,414) Colorado Springs, CO
02/03/2010 8:00 PM, The Mtn.	UNLV	L 50–78	9–13 (2–6)	Arena-Auditorium (4,718) Laramie, WY
02/06/2010 7:00 PM, The Mtn.	at Colorado State	L 64–80	9–14 (2–7)	Moby Arena (5,277) Fort Collins, CO
02/10/2010 8:30 PM, The Mtn.	at San Diego State	L 88–57	9–15 (2–8)	Viejas Arena (6,606) San Diego, CA
02/13/2010 1:30 PM, The Mtn.	TCU	L 68–76	9–16 (2–9)	Arena-Auditorium (5,338) Laramie, WY
02/17/2010 7:00 PM, CBSCS	at #12 New Mexico	L 61–83	9–17 (2–10)	The Pit (14,586) Albuquerque, NM
02/20/2010 4:00 PM, The Mtn.	#16 BYU	L 63–85	9–18 (2–11)	Arena-Auditorium (5,154) Laramie, WY
02/27/2010 4:00 PM, The Mtn.	at Utah	L 64–74	9–19 (2–12)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,138) Salt Lake City, UT
03/02/2010 7:30 PM, The Mtn.	Air Force	W 58–49	10–19 (3–12)	Arena-Auditorium (4,526) Laramie, WY
03/06/2010 2:00 PM, Versus	at UNLV	L 56–74	10–20 (3–13)	Thomas & Mack Center (14,116) Las Vegas, NV
2010 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/10/2010 2:00 PM, The Mtn.	vs. Air Force First Round	L 40–59	10–21	Thomas & Mack Center (N/A) Las Vegas, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

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References

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[1] The university uses "Cowgirls" as its women's athletic nickname.

[2] ttp://www.wyomingathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041509aab.html

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2009–10 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#8 New Mexico	14	–	2	.875	30	–	5	.857
#17 BYU	13	–	3	.813	30	–	6	.833
UNLV	11	–	5	.688	25	–	8	.758
San Diego State†	11	–	5	.688	25	–	9	.735
Colorado State	7	–	9	.438	16	–	16	.500
Utah	7	–	9	.438	14	–	17	.452
TCU	5	–	11	.313	13	–	19	.406
Wyoming	3	–	13	.188	10	–	21	.323
Air Force	1	–	15	.063	10	–	21	.323

† 2010 MWC Men's Basketball Tournament winner As of March 20, 2010; Rankings from AP/Coaches Poll