1986–87 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

1986–87 Wyoming Cowboys basketball
WAC Tournament Champions
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
Record24–10 (11–5 WAC)
Head coach
Home arenaArena-Auditorium
1986–87 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UTEP 13 3   .813 25 7   .781
Brigham Young 12 4   .750 21 11   .656
New Mexico 11 5   .688 25 10   .714
Wyoming 11 5   .688 24 10   .706
Utah 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
Colorado State 7 9   .438 13 16   .448
Air Force 5 11   .313 12 15   .444
Hawaii 2 14   .125 7 21   .250
San Diego State 2 14   .125 5 25   .167
1987 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. ("Cowboys" is solely used to refer to the university's men's sports; women's teams and athletes are known as "Cowgirls".) The Cowboys, then a member of the Western Athletic Conference, played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium.

The Cowboys were led by Fennis Dembo, who led the 1987 NCAA Tournament in scoring by averaging 27.8 points per game.