| 2008-09 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball | |||
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| Mountain West Regular Season Co–Champions | |||
| 2009 NIT, Second Round | |||
| Conference | Mountain West Conference | ||
| 2008-09 record | 22–12 (12–4 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 | ||
Seasons
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| 2008-09 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Standings | ||||||
| Conf | Overall | |||||
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| 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 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
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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 22–12, 12–4 in Mountain West play. They were Co–Champions of the Mountain West Conference with Utah and BYU. They were defeated by Wyoming in the semifinals of the 2010 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.
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| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | High School/Last College |
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| 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 |
| Roman Martinez | 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 |
| 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 |
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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 |
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| 11/08/2008* | 3:00 PM | Western New Mexico | University Arena • Albuquerque, NM | KASY | W 88–59 | 11,658 | – | ||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 11/14/2008* | 7:00 PM | Missouri State | University Arena • Albuquerque, NM | W 102–59 | 13,031 | 1–0 | |||||
| 11/16/2008* | 1:00 PM | at Creighton | Qwest Center Omaha • Omaha, NE | L 75–82 | 16,107 | 1–1 | |||||
| 11/20/2008* | 7:00 PM | Grambling State | University Arena • Albuquerque, NM (Cancún Challenge) |
KASY | W 96–50 | 12,066 | 2–1 | ||||
| 11/22/2008* | 7:00 PM | Central Florida | University Arena • Albuquerque, NM (Cancún Challenge) |
KASY | L 71–72 | 12,707 | 2–2 | ||||
| 11/24/2008* | 7:00 PM | Cal State Northridge | University Arena • Albquerque, NM | W 85–74 | 12,101 | 3–2 | |||||
| 11/29/2008* | 9:00 PM | VCU | Aventura Spa Palace • Cancún, MX (Cancún Challenge Semifinals) |
CBSCS | L 55–67 | 213 | 3–3 | ||||
| 11/30/2008* | 6:15 PM | Drake | Aventura Spa Palace • Cancún, MX (Cancún Challenge 3rd place game) |
CBSCS | L 62–68 | 201 | 3–4 | ||||
| 12/06/2008* | 4:00 PM | Southern Miss | University Arena • Albquerque, NM | The Mtn. | W 60–58 | 12,465 | 4–4 | ||||
| 12/10/2008* | 8:00 PM | at San Diego | Jenny Craig Pavilion • San Diego, CA | KASY | W 57–54 | 2,034 | 5–4 | ||||
| 12/13/2008* | 2:00 PM | Ole Miss | University Arena • Albuquerque, NM | Versus | W 103–70 | 13,341 | 6–4 | ||||
| 12/17/2008* | 6:30 PM | Oral Roberts | University Arena • Albuquerque, NM | The Mtn. | W 66–63 | 13,358 | 7–4 | ||||
| 12/20/2008* | 11:00 AM | at Texas Tech | United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, TX | KASY | L 78–86 | 8,425 | 7–5 | ||||
| 12/23/2008* | 6:30 PM | New Mexico State | University Arena • Albuquerque, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry) |
The Mtn. | W 76–62 | 17,197 | 8–5 | ||||
| 12/30/2008* | 7:00 PM | at New Mexico State | Pan American Center • Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry) |
AggieVision | W 68–66 | 10,285 | 9–5 | ||||
| 01/03/2009 | 8:30 PM | at UNLV | Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV | The Mtn. | L 58–60 | 14,189 | 9–6 (0–1) | ||||
| 01/06/2009* | 7:00 PM | UTEP | University Arena • Albuquerque, NM | L 60–73 | 13,713 | 9–7 | |||||
| 01/10/2009 | 7:30 PM | Air Force | University Arena • Albuquerque, NM | The Mtn. | W 78–53 | 15,212 | 10–7 (1–1) | ||||
| 01/17/2009 | 2:00 PM | BYU | University Arena • Albuquerque, NM | Versus | W 81–62 | 15,277 | 11–7 (2–1) | ||||
| 01/21/2009 | 8:30 PM | at San Diego State | Cox Arena • San Diego, CA | The Mtn. | L 76–81 | 8,001 | 11–8 (2–2) | ||||
| 01/24/2009 | 6:00 PM | at TCU | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum • Fort Worth, TX | W 69–52 | 5,590 | 12–8 (3–2) | |||||
| 01/28/2009 | 7:30 PM | Colorado State | University Arena • Albuquerque, NM | The Mtn. | W 68–50 | 13,157 | 13–8 (4–2) | ||||
| 01/31/2009 | 1:30 PM | at Utah | Jon M. Huntsman Center • Salt Lake City, UT | The Mtn. | L 68–69 | 9,676 | 13–9 (4–3) | ||||
| 02/03/2009 | 8:00 PM | Wyoming | University Arena • Albuquerque, NM | CBSCS | W 86–57 | 13,081 | 14–9 (5–3) | ||||
| 02/07/2009 | 6:00 PM | UNLV | University Arena • Albuquerque, NM | CBSCS | W 73–69 OT | 17,407 | 15–9 (6–3) | ||||
| 02/11/2009 | 8:00 PM | at Air Force | Clune Arena • Colorado Springs, CO | CBSCS | W 76–66 | 1,874 | 16–9 (7–3) | ||||
| 02/17/2009 | 8:00 PM | at BYU | Marriott Center • Provo, UT | The Mtn. | L 62–73 | 12,911 | 16–10 (7–4) | ||||
| 02/21/2009 | 1:00 PM | San Diego State | University Arena • Albuquerque, NM | Versus | W 75–49 | 16,801 | 17–10 (8–4) | ||||
| 02/24/2009 | 6:30 PM | TCU | University Arena • Albuquerque, NM | The Mtn. | W 76–62 | 14,777 | 18–10 (9–4) | ||||
| 02/28/2009 | 7:00 PM | at Colorado State | Moby Arena • Fort Collins, CO | W 81–79 2OT | 3,023 | 19–10 (10–4) | |||||
| 03/03/2009 | 7:00 PM | Utah | University Arena • Albuquerque, NM | The Mtn. | W 77–71 | 18,018 | 20–10 (11–4) | ||||
| 03/07/2009 | 1:30 PM | at Wyoming | Arena-Auditorium • Laramie, WY | The Mtn. | W 74–73 | 7,412 | 21–10 (12–4) | ||||
| 2009 MWC Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/12/2009 | 9:30 PM | vs. Wyoming | Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV (Quarterfinals) |
The Mtn. | L 67–75 | 10,011 | 21–11 | ||||
| 2009 National Invitation Tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/17/2009* | 8:00 PM | Nebraska | University Arena • Albuquerque, NM (First Round) |
ESPNU | W 83–71 | 7,974 | 22–11 | ||||
| 03/19/2010* | 5:00 PM | at Notre Dame | Joyce Center • Notre Dame, IN (Second Round) |
ESPN2 | L 66–70 | 3,013 | 22–12 | ||||
| *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||||