2009–10 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

2009–10 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
Mountain West Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches #16
AP #8
2009–10 record 305 (142 Mountain West)
Head coach Steve Alford (3rd Year)
Assistant coach Craig Neal (3rd Year)
Assistant coach Wyking Jones
Assistant coach Ryan Miller
Home arena The Pit 14,586
2009–10 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#8 New Mexico 14 2   .875     30 5   .857
#17 BYU 13 3   .813     30 6   .833
UNLV 11 5   .688     25 8   .758
San Diego State 11 5   .688     25 9   .735
Colorado State 7 9   .438     16 16   .500
Utah 7 9   .438     14 17   .452
TCU 5 11   .313     13 19   .406
Wyoming 3 13   .188     10 21   .323
Air Force 1 15   .063     10 21   .323
2010 MWC Men's Basketball Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2010; Rankings from AP/Coaches Poll

The 2009–10 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 third-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at The Pit, newly renamed from its previous official name of University Arena, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The Lobos finished the season 305, 142 in Mountain West play to capture the regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the 2010 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament before being defeated by eventual champion San Diego State. They received an atlarge bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning a 3 seed in the East Region. They defeated 14 seed Montana in the first round before being upset by 11 seed Washington in the second round to end their season.

2009–10 University Arena renovations

The University of New Mexico Vice President for Athletics Paul Krebs outlined details of the $60 million renovations to University Arena (The Pit).[1] Some of the items included in the presentation were the addition of 60,000 square feet (5,600 m2) of new space, the expansion of the concourse, the addition of 40 luxury suites and 300 club seats to the mezzanine level and the new state-of-the-art locker room facilities for Lobo men's and women's basketball. Krebs stated, "Our goal is to create the best collegiate basketball venue in the nation."

The design process followed the completion of the Program Document for The Pit, which was used to guide the planning and design. The focus of the design, guided by Molzen-Corbin & Associates, was to maintain and improve the fan experience but not change The Pit. The planning committee was charged with keeping The Pit intimate, respecting its history, keeping the mystique of the arena, maintaining great sight lines and the current bowl seating mix and embracing new technology.

The project is expected to be completed in time for the 2010–2011 basketball season. During construction the home games will still take place at University Arena and will have no impact on the 2009–10 season.[1]

Roster

2009–10 Roster
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown High School/Last College
A.J. Hardeman 00 F 6' 8" 225 Sophomore Del Valle, Texas Del Valle High School
Darington Hobson 1 G/F 6' 7" 205 Junior Las Vegas, Nevada College of Eastern Utah
Curtis Dennis 3 G 6' 5" 195 Freshman Bronx, New York Findlay Prep
Chad Adams 4 G/F 6' 6" 190 Freshman Albuquerque, New Mexico Highland High School
Dairese Gary 5 G 6' 1" 205 Junior Elkhart, Indiana Concord High School
Kevin Nelson 10 G 6' 0" 175 Freshman Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque Academy
Nate Garth 11 G 6' 2" 180 Sophomore Sacramento, California Hamilton High School, TN
Jamal Fenton 13 G 5' 9" 170 Freshman Houston, Texas Cesar E. Chavez High School
Will Brown 15 F 6' 9" 235 Sophomore Dallas, Texas Woodrow Wilson High School
Phillip McDonald 23 G 6' 5" 200 Sophomore Cypress, Texas Cypress Springs High School
Román Martínez 30 F 6' 6" 185 Senior El Paso, Texas Montwood High School
Matt Staff 41 F 6' 9" 220 Freshman Houston, Texas Memorial High School
Lobo Coach Steve Alford

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR 19 13 19 15 NR NR 23 15 15 12 10 8 8 8  
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR 17 12 17 14 NR NR NR 23 19 15 12 10 8 10 16

2009-2010 Schedule

Source:[2]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/03/2009*
1:00 PM
New Mexico Highlands W 9868   
The Pit (11,465)
Albuquerque, NM
Regular season
11/14/2009*
8:00 PM
UC Riverside W 6751  10
The Pit (11,871)
Albuquerque, NM
11/17/2009*
7:00 PM, AggieVision
at New Mexico State
Rio Grande Rivalry
W 9787  20
Pan American Center (8,469)
Las Cruces, NM
11/20/2009*
8:35 PM, KASY
Nicholls State
World Vision Classic
W 8359  30
The Pit (11,095)
Alnuquerque, NM
11/21/2009*
8:35 PM, KASY
Louisiana Tech
World Vision Classic
W 8152  40
The Pit (11,311)
Albuquerque, NM
11/22/2009*
6:00 PM, KASY
Miami (Ohio)
World Vision Classic
W 8560  50
The Pit (10,986)
Albuquerque, NM
11/27/2009*
10:05 PM, KASY
at Hawai'i W 8371  60
Stan Sheriff Center (5,256)
Honolulu, HI
12/02/2009*
7:00 PM, CBSCS
California W 8678  70
The Pit (13,549)
Albuquerque, NM
12/05/2009*
7:00 PM, The Mtn.
New Mexico State
Rio Grande Rivalry
W 7558  80
The Pit (14,586)
Albuquerque, NM
12/09/2009*
1:00 PM, KASY
at San Diego W 8278  90
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,873)
San Diego, CA
12/12/2009*
4:00 PM, FSN
vs. #16 Texas A&M W 8481  100
Toyota Center (7,757)
Houston, TX
12/16/2009*
7:00 PM
#19 Northern Arizona W 9657  110
The Pit (13,091)
Albuquerque, NM
12/19/2009*
7:00 PM, The Mtn.
#19 Creighton
MWC-MVC Challenge
W 6661  120
The Pit (14,333)
Albuquerque, NM
12/23/2009*
6:00 PM, KASY
#13 at Oral Roberts L 6675  121
Mabee Center (5,869)
Tulsa, OK
12/29/2009*
7:00 PM, CBSCS
#19 #20 Texas Tech W 9075  131
The Pit (14,586)
Albuquerque, NM
01/01/2010*
7:00 PM, The Mtn.
#19 Dayton W 6866  141
The Pit (14,586)
Albuquerque, NM
01/05/2010
8:30 PM, The Mtn.
#15 at San Diego State L 6474  142 (01)
Viejas Arena (7,558)
San Diego, CA
01/09/2010
2:00 PM, Versus
#15 UNLV L 6274  143 (02)
The Pit (14,586)
Albuquerque, NM
01/13/2010
8:00 PM, The Mtn.
Utah W 7457  153 (12)
The Pit (13,501)
Albuquerque, NM
01/16/2010
1:30 PM, The Mtn.
at Wyoming W 7068  163 (22)
Arena-Auditorium (6,146)
Laramie, WY
01/20/2010
7:00 PM
at Air Force W 7350  173 (32)
Clune Arena (2,156)
Colorado Springs, CO
01/23/2010
1:30 PM, The Mtn.
Colorado State W 8264  183 (42)
The Pit (13,707)
Albuquerque, NM
01/27/2010
8:00 PM, The Mtn.
#23 #12 BYU W 7672  193 (52)
The Pit (14,586)
Albuquerque, NM
01/30/2010
4:00 PM, CBSCS
#23 at TCU W 7357  203 (62)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,827)
Fort Worth, TX
02/06/2010
4:00 PM, The Mtn.
#15 San Diego State W 8886 OT 213 (72)
The Pit (14,586)
Albuquerque, NM
02/10/2010
9:00 PM, CBSCS
#15 at #23 UNLV W 7666  223 (82)
Thomas & Mack Center (18,044)
Paradise, NV
02/13/2010
7:00 PM, The Mtn.
#15 at Utah W 6865 OT 233 (92)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,933)
Salt Lake City, UT
02/17/2010
7:00 PM, CBSCS
#12 Wyoming W 8361  243 (102)
The Pit (14,586)
Albuquerque, NM
02/20/2010
1:30 PM, The Mtn.
#12 Air Force W 5956  253 (112)
The Pit (14,586)
Albuquerque, NM
02/23/2010
8:00 PM, The Mtn.
#10 at Colorado State W 7266  263 (122)
Moby Arena (4,303)
Fort Collins, CO
02/27/2010
2:00 PM, Versus
#10 at #13 BYU W 8381  273 (132)
Marriott Center (22,644)
Provo, UT
03/03/2010
6:30 PM, The Mtn.
#8 TCU W 7366  283 (142)
The Pit (14,586)
Albuquerque, NM
2010 MWC Men's Basketball Tournament
03/11/2010
2:00 PM, The Mtn.
#8 vs. Air Force
Quarterfinals
W 7569  293
Thomas & Mack Center (NA)
Paradise, NV
03/12/2010
8:00 PM, CBSCS
#8 vs. San Diego State
Semifinals
L 6972  294
Thomas & Mack Center (NA)
Paradise, NV
2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
03/18/2010*
8:45 PM, CBS
#8 (E 3) vs. (E 14) Montana
First Round
W 6257  304
HP Pavilion (15,427)
San Jose, CA
03/20/2010*
3:50 PM, CBS
#8 (E 3) vs. (E 11) Washington
Second Round
L 6482  305
HP Pavilion (16,044)
San Jose, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. 1 2 "University Arena Renovations". Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
  2. "2009-10 UNM Lobos Schedule". Archived from the original on 26 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
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