2014–15 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

2014–15 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
Conference Mountain West Conference
2014–15 record 15–16 (7–11 Mountain West)
Head coach Craig Neal (2nd year)
Assistant coach Drew Adams
Assistant coach Lamont Smith
Assistant coach Alan Huss
Home arena The Pit
2014–15 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Boise State 14 4   .778     25 9   .735
San Diego State 14 4   .778     27 9   .750
Colorado State 13 5   .722     27 7   .794
Wyoming 11 7   .611     25 10   .714
Utah State 11 7   .611     18 13   .581
Fresno State 10 8   .556     15 17   .469
UNLV 8 10   .444     18 15   .545
New Mexico 7 11   .389     15 16   .484
Air Force 6 12   .333     14 17   .452
Nevada 5 13   .278     9 22   .290
San Jose State* 0 18   .000     2 28   .067
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
2015 MWC Tournament winner

The 2014–15 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They played their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Lobos were led by second year head coach Craig Neal. They finished the season 15–16, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament to Fresno State.

Previous Season

The Lobos finished the season with an overall record of 27–7, 15–3 in the Mountain West to finish in second place. In the Mountain West Conference Tournament, the Lobos defeated Fresno State, Boise State, and San Diego State to become the Tournament Champions, their third consecutive title. The Lobos received an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Tournament as a 7–seed in the South Region. They were defeated by Stanford, 53–58 in the Round of 64.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Cameron Bairstow 41 PF 6'9" 250 Senior Brisbane, Australia Graduated/2014 NBA draft.
Chris Perez 2 PG 6'0" 190 Senior Corona, California Graduated.
Kendall Williams 10 SG 6'4" 180 Senior Rancho Cucamonga, California Graduated/2014 NBA draft.
Alex Kirk 53 C 7'0" 245 RS Junior Los Alamos, New Mexico Declared for 2014 NBA draft.
Cleveland Thomas 1 G 6'3" 195 Junior Baton Rouge, Louisiana Elected to transfer.
Nick Banyard 23 F 6'8" 205 Sophomore Flower Mound, Texas Elected to transfer.
Tim Myles 24 F 6'6" 225 Freshman Rancho Cucamonga, California Elected to transfer.
Merv Lindsay 22 G/F 6'7" 215 RS Sophomore Moreno Valley, California Elected to transfer.

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
J.J. N'Ganga 0 F 6'10" 260 Sophomore Aubervilliers, France Junior College transfer from Northern Oklahoma College.
Jordan Goodman 2 F 6'9" 210 Sophomore Largo, Maryland Junior College transfer from Harcum College.
Elijah Brown 4 G 6'4" 185 Sophomore Santa Ana, California Transferred from Butler. Under NCAA transfer rules, Brown will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Tim Williams 32 F 6'8" 210 Junior Chicago, Illinois Transferred from Samford. Under NCAA transfer rules, Williams will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2014 Recruiting Class

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Xavier Adams
G/F
Flower Mound, TX Marcus HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jan 13, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 70
Joe Furstinger
PF
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Santa Margarita Catholic HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 5, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 70
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

2015 Recruiting Class

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Hunter
SG
Beaumont, TX Ozen HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Nov 10, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 78
Dane Kuiper
SF
Tempe, AZ Corona del Sol HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 14, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 75
Anthony Mathis
SG
West Linn, OR West Linn HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) May 15, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 70
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2014–15 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 N'Ganga, J.J.J.J. N'Ganga 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Aubervilliers, France
G 1 Neal, CullenCullen Neal  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Albuquerque, New Mexico
F 2 Goodman, JordanJordan Goodman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Largo, Maryland
G 3 Greenwood, HughHugh Greenwood 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Hobart, Australia
G 4 Brown, ElijahElijah Brown  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Cleveland, Ohio
F 5 Edwards, ArthurArthur Edwards 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Temple Hills, Maryland
C 11 Aget, ObijObij Aget 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So La Porte, Indiana
G/F 12 Williams, DevonDevon Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Dallas, Texas
G/F 20 Logwood, SamSam Logwood 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 21 Adams, XavierXavier Adams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Flower Mound, Texas
F 23 Furstinger, JoeJoe Furstinger 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Rancho Santa Margarita, California
G 25 Jacobs, TimTim Jacobs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Las Cruces, New Mexico
G 30 Cumber, AdamAdam Cumber 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Albuquerque, New Mexico
F 32 Williams, TimTim Williams  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Flossmoor, Illinois
G 33 Delaney, DeShawnDeShawn Delaney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/01/2014*
7:00 PM
Western New Mexico W 89–45 
The Pit (13,131)
Albuquerque, NM
11/07/2014*
7:00 PM
Adams State W 62–50 
The Pit (13,171)
Albuquerque, NM
Regular season
11/14/2014*
8:00 PM, RTRM
Idaho State W 79–55  1–0
The Pit (13,927)
Albuquerque, NM
11/16/2014*
7:00 PM, RTRM
Cal State Fullerton W 67–59  2–0
The Pit (13,829)
Albuquerque, NM
11/20/2014*
3:00 PM, ESPN2
vs. Boston College
Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinals
L 65–69  2–1
Roberto Clemente Coliseum (6,723)
San Juan, PR
11/21/2014*
5:00 PM, ESPN3
vs. George Mason
Puerto Rico Tip-Off Consolation 2nd round
W 69–58  3–1
Roberto Clemente Coliseum (7,438)
San Juan, PR
11/23/2014*
12:00 PM, ESPNU
vs. Texas A&M
Puerto Rico Tip-Off 5th place game
L 51–64  3–2
Roberto Clemente Coliseum (8,002)
San Juan, PR
11/30/2014*
2:00 PM, CBSSN
USC L 54–66  3–3
The Pit (14,404)
Albuquerque, NM
12/03/2014*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
New Mexico State
Rio Grande Rivalry
W 62–47  4–3
The Pit (15,335)
Albuquerque, NM
12/06/2014*
6:00 PM, ESPN3
at Valparaiso W 63–46  5–3
Athletics–Recreation Center (4,227)
Valparaiso, IN
12/13/2014*
6:00 PM, RTRM
Louisiana–Monroe W 54–46  6–3
The Pit (13,710)
Albuquerque, NM
12/17/2014*
8:00 PM, RTRM
Central Arkansas W 76–55  7–3
The Pit (13,117)
Albuquerque, NM
12/20/2014*
7:00 PM, RTRM
at New Mexico State
Rio Grande Rivalry
W 69–67  8–3
Pan American Center (8,148)
Las Cruces, NM
12/23/2014*
7:00 PM
at Grand Canyon L 65–68  8–4
GCU Arena (6,340)
Phoenix, AZ
12/31/2014
5:00 PM, ESPN3
Fresno State W 76–64  9–4 (1–0)
The Pit (14,478)
Albuquerque, NM
01/03/2015
6:00 PM, CBSSN
#24 Colorado State W 66–53  10–4 (2–0)
The Pit (15,225)
Albuquerque, NM
01/06/2015
9:00 PM, CBSSN
at San Diego State L 42–56  10–5 (2–1)
Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
01/10/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Utah State W 66–60  11–5 (3–1)
Smith Spectrum (9,898)
Logan, UT
01/14/2015
7:00 PM, RTRM
Air Force W 60–48  12–5 (4–1)
The Pit (13,891)
Albuquerque, NM
01/18/2015
4:00 PM, CBSSN
Boise State L 59–69  12–6 (4–2)
The Pit (15,206)
Albuquerque, NM
01/21/2015
9:00 PM, CBSSN
at UNLV W 71–69  13–6 (5–2)
Thomas & Mack Center (12,125)
Paradise, NV
01/24/2015
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Wyoming L 62–63  13–7 (5–3)
Arena-Auditorium (10,167)
Laramie, WY
01/31/2015
6:00 PM, RTRM
San Jose State W 67–41  14–7 (6–3)
The Pit (14,358)
Albuquerque, NM
02/04/2015
7:00 PM, RTRM
at Air Force L 49–53  14–8 (6–4)
Clune Arena (1,631)
Colorado Springs, CO
02/07/2015
4:00 PM, RTRM
Utah State L 60–63  14–9 (6–5)
The Pit (15,111)
Albuquerque, NM
02/10/2015
9:00 PM, ESPNU
at Colorado State L 59–70  14–10 (6–6)
Moby Arena (5,812)
Fort Collins, CO
02/14/2015
8:00 PM, ESPN2
at Nevada L 63–66 OT 14–11 (6–7)
Lawlor Events Center (5,301)
Reno, NV
02/17/2015
7:30 PM, CBSSN
San Diego State L 46–63  14–12 (6–8)
The Pit (15,411)
Albuquerque, NM
02/21/2015
4:00 PM, CBSSN
UNLV L 68–76  14–13 (6–9)
The Pit (15,145)
Albuquerque, NM
02/24/2015
9:00 PM, ESPNU
at Boise State L 65–76  14–14 (6–10)
Taco Bell Arena (4,991)
Boise, ID
02/28/2015
8:00 PM, ESPNU
at Fresno State L 55–59  14–15 (6–11)
Save Mart Center (8,310)
Fresno, CA
03/07/2015
6:00 PM, CBSSN
Wyoming W 52–49 OT 15–15 (7–11)
The Pit (15,411)
Albuquerque, NM
Mountain West Tournament
03/11/2015
12:00 PM, MWN
vs. Air Force
First round
L 61–68  15–16
Thomas and Mack Center (7,458)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

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