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From staff and wire reports

Tuesday, August 19, 2008 7:09 AM MDT

The Wyoming athletic department announced the men's and women's 2008-09 basketball schedules on Monday.

Both teams play 16 home games and have a competitive nonconference schedule.

The Cowboys' schedule is highlighted by a Dec. 23, game at UCLA, one of college basketball most successful programs. Wyoming opens the season with an exhibition against Colorado School of Mines on Nov. 8, and start the regular season against Cal-State Bakersfield on Nov. 14. The Cowboys' first six games are at home and they don't go on the road until Dec. 3, at Boise State. Mountain West Conference play starts on Jan. 3, at Utah.

The Cowgirls' schedule includes seven teams that competed in the postseason last year, including nonconference opponents Montana, Boise State, Idaho State and Gonzaga. Wyoming kicks off the season with an exhibition against UC-Colorado Springs on Nov. 4, in Laramie, and opens the regular season on Nov. 14 at Denver. The first regular season home game for the Cowgirls is against North Dakota on Nov. 20. Wyoming hosts Utah on Jan. 7 to start conference play.

Another highlight on the schedules is the Wyoming Shootout on Dec. 13 in Casper. The Cowgirls play North Dakota State and the Cowboys play Northern Iowa.

The Mountain West Conference Tournament is March 10-14 for women and March 11-14 for men in Las Vegas.


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poke wrote on Aug 19, 2008 7:58 AM:

" What do you mean competitive nonconference schedule? Did you look at the teams Wyoming is bringing to Laramie? There's an NAIA Div II, an NCAA Div II. No team won more than 12 games last year. The eight of them combined for 54 wins and something like 134 losses. How are earth can you right that the men have a competitive nonconference schedule? Are you just picking up PR propaganda from UW and not doing you own research? "

mtankh wrote on Aug 19, 2008 5:27 PM:

" No Border War in Billings??? What a joke! I just get this sense that this current coach and A.D. think their $#@! doesn't stink, and they are so big time. Some of us are huge Wyo hoops fans but we live in Billings and are either unable to drive all the way to Laramie or simply feel it is too far. The Border War with MSU was both a nice state-state rivalry and an opportunity for people in this region to see the team. This is inexcusable!!! "

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