Wyoming senior Brandon Ewing and the rest of the Cowboys will host an open workout Saturday before the UW-Utah football game.
by Wyoming Sports.org
Wyoming basketball fans can get a sneak preview of the 2008-09 men’s basketball team Saturday, as the team will host a workout that is open to the public prior to the Wyoming-Utah homecoming football game. The workout will run from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the Arena-Auditorium and will feature team drills as well as a scrimmage.
“This is a great opportunity for our fans to get an early glimpse of our team,” said UW head coach Heath Schroyer. “We have some new faces this season and I think it will be nice for our fans to get to know each one and to see them in action. This will also be an intimate event as the fans will have a chance to visit with the guys afterwards.”
The Cowboys welcome back three starters and four letterwinners from last season. Led by three-time All-Mountain West Conference senior Brandon Ewing, Schroyer also welcomes back starters Ryan Dermody and Mikhail Linskens. Dermody started 29 games as a sophomore and was Wyoming’s third leading scorer with 9.3 points per game. Linskens started 15 games as a true freshman while averaging 4.2 points and 3.1 rebounds a game. Also back for the Cowboys is senior Tyson Johnson, who started 11 games last season and averaged 9.8 points a game during the conference season.
The Cowboy lineup will feature seven newcomers, as well as three redshirts who sat out last year. Redshirt senior Sean Ogirri, who sat out last year after transferring from Wichita State, looks to be a main component in the Cowboy backcourt. Redshirt freshmen Afam Muojeke and Adam Waddell will see their first full season with the Cowboys after redshirting last year. The UW newcomers include junior Mahamoud Diakite, sophomores JayDee Luster, Boubacar Sylla and Djibril Thiam, as well as freshmen Arthur Bouedo, A.J. Davis and Galand Thaxton.
Through NCAA rules, teams are allowed eight hours of workout time a week during the preseason and two of those hours can be used on skill work with the entire team. The Cowboys will be using one of their allotted hours for Saturday’s workout.
The Cowboys will begin their regular season practice schedule on Oct. 17. They will host one exhibition game against the Colorado School of Mines on Nov. 8, with the regular season beginning on Nov. 14 as they host Cal State Bakersfield
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