2008–09 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

2008–09 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
Mountain West Regular Season CoChampions
2009 NIT, Second Round
Conference Mountain West Conference
2008–09 record 2212 (124 Mountain West)
Head coach Steve Alford (2nd Year)
Assistant coach Craig Neal (2nd Year)
Assistant coach Wyking Jones
Assistant coach Ryan Miller
Home arena The Pit, University Arena
2008-09 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Standings
  Conf Overall
Team (Rank) W L PCT W L PCT
BYU 12 4 .750 25 8 .756
#25 Utah 12 4 .750 24 10 .706
New Mexico 12 4 .750 22 12 .647
San Diego State 11 5 .688 26 10 .722
UNLV 9 7 .563 21 11 .656
Wyoming 7 9 .438 19 14 .576
TCU 5 11 .313 14 17 .452
Colorado State 4 12 .250 9 22 .290
Air Force 0 16 .000 10 21 .323

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Division I University of New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos were coached by second-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at the University Arena, also known as "The Pit", in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The Lobos finished the season 2212, 124 in Mountain West play. They were CoChampions of the Mountain West Conference with Utah and BYU.[1] They were defeated by Wyoming in the semifinals of the 2009 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. They invited of the 2009 National Invitation Tournament. They defeated Nebraska before losing to Notre Dame in the second round.[2][3]

Roster

2008–09 Roster
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown High School/Last College
A.J. Hardeman 00 F 6' 8" 225 Freshman Del Valle, Texas Del Valle HS
Jonathan Willis 2 G 6' 6" 185 Sophomore Carson, California Mayfield HS
Dion Williams 4 G 5' 11" 165 Freshman Albuquerque, New Mexico Willow Canyon HS
Dairese Gary 5 G 6' 1" 205 Sophomore Elkhart, Indiana Concord HS
Nate Garth 11 G 6' 2" 180 Freshman Sacramento, California Hamilton HS
Will Brown 15 F 6' 9" 225 Freshman Dallas, Texas Woodrow Wilson HS
Phillip McDonald 23 G 6' 5" 200 Freshman Cypress, Texas Cypress Springs HS
Román Martínez 30 F 6' 6" 185 Sophomore El Paso, Texas Montwood HS
Tony Danridge 32 G/F 6' 5" 215 Senior San Bernardino, California Cajon HS
Chad Toppert 33 G 6' 7" 215 Senior Albuquerque, New Mexico Academy HS
Chris Johansen 40 G 6' 4" 190 Freshman Albuquerque, New Mexico St. Pius X HS
Kem Nweke 42 C 6' 10" 265 Freshman Missouri City, Texas Thurgood Marshall HS
Daniel Faris 53 F 6' 9" 245 Senior Albuquerque, New Mexico Eldorado HS
Lobo Coach Steve Alford

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
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AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV  
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

20082009 Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/08/2008*
3:00 PM, KASY
Western New Mexico W 8859 
University Arena (11,658)
Albuquerque, NM
Regular season
11/14/2008*
7:00 PM
SE Missouri State W 10259  10
University Arena (13,031)
Albuquerque, NM
11/16/2008*
1:00 PM
at Creighton L 7582  11
Qwest Center Omaha (16,107)
Omaha, NE
11/20/2008*
7:00 PM, KASY
Grambling State
Cancún Challenge
W 9650  21
University Arena (12,066)
Albuquerque, NM
11/22/2008*
7:00 PM, KASY
UCF
Cancún Challenge
L 7172  22
University Arena (12,707)
Albuquerque, NM
11/24/2008*
7:00 PM
Cal State Northridge W 8574  32
University Arena (12,101)
Albuquerque, NM
11/29/2008*
9:00 PM, CBSCS
vs. VCU
Cancún Challenge Semifinals
L 5567  33
Aventura Spa Palace (213)
Cancún, MX
11/30/2008*
6:15 PM, CBSCS
vs. Drake
Cancún Challenge 3rd place game
L 6268  34
Aventura Spa Palace (201)
Cancún, MX
12/06/2008*
4:00 PM, The Mtn.
Southern Miss W 6058  44
University Arena (12,465)
Albuquerque, NM
12/10/2008*
8:00 PM, KASY
at San Diego W 5754  54
Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,034)
San Diego, CA
12/13/2008*
2:00 PM, Versus
Ole Miss W 10370  64
University Arena (13,341)
Albuquerque, NM
12/17/2008*
6:30 PM, The Mtn.
Oral Roberts W 6663  74
University Arena (13,358)
Albuquerque, NM
12/20/2008*
11:00 AM, KASY
at Texas Tech L 7886  75
United Spirit Arena (8,425)
Lubbock, TX
12/23/2008*
6:30 PM, The Mtn.
New Mexico State
Rio Grande Rivalry
W 7662  85
University Arena (17,197)
Albuquerque, NM
12/30/2008*
7:00 PM, AggieVision
at New Mexico State
Rio Grande Rivalry
W 6866  95
Pan American Center (10,285)
Las Cruces, NM
01/03/2009
8:30 PM, The Mtn.
at UNLV L 5860  96 (01)
Thomas & Mack Center (14,189)
Paradise, NV
01/06/2009*
7:00 PM
UTEP L 6073  97
University Arena (13,713)
Albuquerque, NM
01/10/2009
7:30 PM, The Mtn.
Air Force W 7853  107 (11)
University Arena (15,212)
Albuquerque, NM
01/17/2009
2:00 PM, Versus
BYU W 8162  117 (21)
University Arena (15,277)
Albuquerque, NM
01/21/2009
8:30 PM, The Mtn.
at San Diego State L 7681  118 (22)
Cox Arena (8,001)
San Diego, CA
01/24/2009
6:00 PM
at TCU W 6952  128 (32)
Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (5,590)
Fort Worth, TX
01/28/2009
7:30 PM, The Mtn.
Colorado State W 6850  138 (42)
University Arena (13,157)
Albuquerque, NM
01/31/2009
1:30 PM, The Mtn.
at Utah L 6869  139 (43)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,676)
Salt Lake City, UT
02/03/2009
8:00 PM, CBSCS
Wyoming W 8657  149 (53)
University Arena (13,081)
Albuquerque, NM
02/07/2009
6:00 PM, CBSCS
UNLV W 7369 OT 159 (63)
University Arena (17,407)
Albuquerque, NM
02/11/2009
8:00 PM, CBSCS
at Air Force W 7666  169 (73)
Clune Arena (1,874)
Colorado Springs, CO
02/17/2009
8:00 PM, The Mtn.
at BYU L 6273  1610 (74)
Marriott Center (12,911)
Provo, UT
02/21/2009
1:00 PM, Versus
San Diego State W 7549  1710 (84)
University Arena (16,801)
Albuquerque, NM
02/24/2009
6:30 PM, The Mtn.
TCU W 7662  1810 (94)
University Arena (14,777)
Albuquerque, NM
02/28/2009
7:00 PM
at Colorado State W 8179 2OT 1910 (104)
Moby Arena (3,023)
Fort Collins, CO
03/03/2009
7:00 PM, The Mtn.
Utah W 7771  2010 (114)
University Arena (18,018)
Albuquerque, NM
03/07/2009
1:30 PM, The Mtn.
at Wyoming W 7473  2110 (124)
Arena-Auditorium (7,412)
Laramie, WY
2009 MWC Men's Basketball Tournament
03/12/2009
9:30 PM, The Mtn.
vs. Wyoming
Quarterfinals
L 6775  2111
Thomas & Mack Center (10,011)
Paradise, NV
2009 National Invitation Tournament
03/17/2009*
8:00 PM, ESPNU
Nebraska
First Round
W 8371  2211
University Arena (7,974)
Albuquerque, NM
03/19/2010*
5:00 PM, ESPN2
at Notre Dame
Second Round
L 6670  2212
Joyce Center (3,013)
Notre Dame, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. Smith, Mark (March 8, 2009). "Champs at last!". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  2. Stevens, Richard (March 18, 2009). "Lobos Roll Nebraska 83-71 to Advance to NIT Second Round". New Mexico Lobos. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  3. Stevens, Richard (March 19, 2009). "Lobo Comeback Falls Short in 70-68 NIT loss at Notre Dame". New Mexico Lobos. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
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