1987–88 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

The 1987–88 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. (The school uses "Cowboys" solely for men's sports; women's teams and athletes at the school are known as "Cowgirls".)

Fennis Dembo was featured on the cover of the November 18, 1987, issue of Sports Illustrated. It was the first time that a Wyoming Cowboy basketball player was featured on the cover. Dembo would finish his Wyoming career as the Cowboys scoring leader, 2,311 points

NCAA basketball tournament

 * West
 * Loyola Marymount (10) 119, Wyoming (7) 115

Awards and honors

 * Fennis Dembo, First Team All-Western Athletic Conference