2010–11 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

	Conf			Overall
2010–11 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W	L	PCT	W	L	PCT
#5 San Diego State †	14	2	.875	34	3	.919
#12 Brigham Young	14	2	.875	32	5	.865
UNLV	11	5	.688	24	9	.727
Colorado State	9	7	.563	19	13	.594
New Mexico	8	8	.500	22	13	.629
Air Force	6	10	.375	16	16	.500
Utah	6	10	.375	13	18	.419
Wyoming	3	13	.188	10	21	.323
TCU	1	15	.063	11	22	.333

† 2011 MWC Tournament winner Rankings from AP/Coaches Poll

The 2010–11 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 fourth-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The Lobos are 2–2 against ranked teams.

1 Recruiting
2 Roster
3 Rankings
4 2010–11 Schedule
5 References

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Alex Kirk C	Los Alamos, NM	Los Alamos High School	6 ft 11 in (211 cm)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jan 1, 2010
Alex Kirk C	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 93
Kendall Williams PG	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Los Osos High School	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	160 lb (73 kg)	Mar 3, 2010
Kendall Williams PG	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 91
Tony Snell SG	Riverside, CA	Westwind Prep Academy	6 ft 7 in (201 cm)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 1, 2010
Tony Snell SG	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 92
Overall Recruiting Rankings:

Other arrivals

The Lobos alos received 3 transfers for this season. Drew Gordon transferred from UCLA, Demetrius Walker transferred from ASU and Emmanuel Negedu from Tennessee.

Departures

The Lobos lost Senior Roman Martinez and freshman Darington Hobson, both averaged over 14 points a game.^[1]

Coach Steve Alford Stays

Coach Steve Alford was rumored to be leaving after the 2009–10 season, the lobos were ranked #8 nationally and the 30–5 season was the best in school history. Coach Alford agreed to a contract that would keep him at UNM till the year 2020. "I want to be here as long as the University of New Mexico and the administration want me here," Alford said. "It's a big-time commitment on both ends, and this contract proves that." UNM is 76–26 in Alford's three years.^[2]

Roster

Source:^[3]

**2010–11 Roster**
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	High School/Last College
A.J. Hardeman	00	F	6' 8"	225	Junior	Del Valle, Texas	Del Valle High School
Emmanuel Negedu	1	F	6' 7"	220	Sophomore	Kaduna, Nigeria	Tennessee
Chris Perez	2	G	6' 0"	170	Freshman	Corona, California	Centennial High School
Curtis Dennis	3	G	6' 5"	195	Sophomore	Bronx, New York	Findlay Prep
Chad Adams	4	F	6' 6"	190	Sophomore	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Highland High School
Dairese Gary	5	G	6' 1"	205	Senior	Elkhart, Indiana	Concord High School
Kendall Williams	10	G	6' 3"	170	Freshman	Rancho Cucamonga, California	Los Osos High School
Jamal Fenton	13	G	5' 9"	170	Sophomore	Houston, Texas	Cesar E. Chavez High School
Tony Snell	21	G	6' 7"	195	Freshman	Riverside, California	King High School
Phillip McDonald	23	G	6' 5"	200	Junior	Cypress, Texas	Cypress Springs High School
Drew Gordon	32	F	6' 9"	245	Junior	San Jose, California	UCLA
Demetrius Walker	40	G	6' 2"	195	Sophomore	Fontana, California	Arizona State
Cameron Bairstow	41	F	6' 9"	230	Freshman	Brisbane, Australia	Australian Institute of Sports
Alex Kirk	53	C	6' 11"	230	Freshman	Los Alamos, New Mexico	Los Alamos High School

Rankings

Main article: 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR

2010–11 Schedule

Source:^[4]

All times are Mountain

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
11/03/2010*	7:00 PM	Eastern New Mexico	The Pit • Albuquerque, NM	KASY	W 80–58	14,597
11/06/2010*	7:00 PM	Manchester	The Pit • Albuquerque, NM	KASY	W 107–62	14,707
Regular season
11/13/2010*	7:00 PM	Detroit	The Pit • Albuquerque, NM		W 63–54	15,145	1–0
11/16/2010*	7:00 PM	Arizona State	The Pit • Albuquerque, NM	Versus	W 76–62	15,239	2–0
11/20/2010*	7:00 PM	at California	Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, CA		L 64–89	7,158	2–1
11/24/2010*	7:00 PM	Northwood	The Pit • Albuquerque, NM		W 78–56	14,542	3–1
11/28/2010*	1:00 PM	San Diego	The Pit • Albuquerque, NM	KASY	W 75–46	14,661	4–1
12/01/2010*	7:00 PM	at Southern Illinois	SIU Arena • Carbondale, IL (MWC-MVC Challenge)		W 74–59	4,531	5–1
12/04/2010*	7:00 PM	at New Mexico State	Pan American Center • Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry)	AggieVision	W 84–78 ^OT	8,205	6–1
12/11/2010*	7:00 PM	New Mexico State	The Pit • Albuquerque, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry)	The Mtn.	W 78–62	15,920	7–1
12/17/2010*	7:00 PM	Longwood	The Pit • Albuquerque, NM (IBN Las Vegas Classic – Home Game)	KASY	W 91–54	14,444	8–1
12/19/2010*	1:00 PM	The Citadel	The Pit • Albuquerque, NM (IBN Las Vegas Classic – Home Game)	KASY	W 84–58	14,640	9–1
12/22/2010*	7:00 PM	vs. Colorado	Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, NV (IBN Las Vegas Classic Semi-Finals)	CBSCS	W 89–76	2,867	10–1
12/23/2010*	5:30 PM	vs. Northern Iowa	Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, NV (IBN Las Vegas Classic Finals)	CBSCS	L 60–66	3,725	10–2
12/29/2010*	7:00 PM	at Texas Tech	United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, TX	KASY	W 61–60	9,585	11–2
01/01/2011*	12:00 PM	at Dayton	UD Arena • Dayton, OH	CBSCS	L 73–76 ^2OT	12,804	11–3
01/05/2011*	7:00 PM	Cal State Bakersfield	The Pit • Albuquerque, NM	KASY	W 102–62	14,045	12–3
01/08/2011	4:00 PM	at Wyoming	Arena-Auditorium • Laramie, WY	CBSCS	L 66–67	4,404	12–4 (0–1)
01/12/2011	8:00 PM	Colorado State	The Pit • Albuquerque, NM	The Mtn.	W 68–61	14,303	13–4 (1–1)
01/15/2011	4:00 PM	#6 San Diego State	The Pit • Albuquerque, NM	CBSCS	L 77–87	15,411	13–5 (1–2)
01/19/2011	5:00 PM	at Utah	Jon M. Huntsman Center • Salt Lake City, UT	The Mtn.	L 72–82	8,717	13–6 (1–3)
01/22/2011	2:00 PM	at UNLV	Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV	Versus	L 62–63	13,843	13–7 (1–4)
01/26/2011	8:00 PM	TCU	The Pit • Albuquerque, NM	The Mtn.	W 71–46	14,411	14–7 (2–4)
01/29/2011	2:00 PM	#9 BYU	The Pit • Albuquerque, NM	Versus	W 86–77	15,411	15–7 (3–4)
02/01/2011	6:00 PM	at Air Force	Clune Arena • Colorado Springs, CO	The Mtn.	W 75–61	2,296	16–7 (4–4)
02/09/2011	6:00 PM	Wyoming	The Pit • Albuquerque, NM	The Mtn.	W 68–57	14,758	17–7 (5–4)
02/12/2011	8:00 PM	at Colorado State	Moby Arena • Fort Collins, CO	The Mtn.	L 62–68	6,425	17–8 (5–5)
02/16/2011	8:30 PM	at #6 San Diego State	Viejas Arena • San Diego, CA	The Mtn.	L 62–68	12,414	17–9 (5–6)
02/19/2011	7:30 PM	Utah	The Pit • Albuquerque, NM	The Mtn.	L 60–62	15,333	17–10 (5–7)
02/23/2011	7:00 PM	UNLV	The Pit • Albuquerque, NM	CBSCS	L 74–77 ^OT	15,346	17–11 (5–8)
02/26/2011	6:00 PM	at TCU	Daniel–Meyer Coliseum • Fort Worth, TX	CBSCS	W 80–70	6,032	18–11 (6–8)
03/02/2011	8:00 PM	at #3 BYU	Marriott Center • Provo, UT	The Mtn.	W 82–64	22,700	19–11 (7–8)
03/05/2011	4:00 PM	Air Force	The Pit • Albuquerque, NM	The Mtn.	W 66–61	15,344	20–11 (8–8)
2011 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/10/2011	3:30 PM	vs. Colorado State	Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV (Quarterfinals)	The Mtn.	W 67–61	14,697	21–11
03/11/2011	7:00 PM	vs. #8 BYU	Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV (Semifinals)	CBSCS	L 76–87	18,500	21–12
2011 National Invitation Tournament
03/15/2011*	7:00 PM	UTEP	The Pit • Albuquerque, NM (First Round)	ESPN2	W 69–57	9,626	22–12
03/21/2011*	7:00 PM	at Alabama	Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL (Second Round)	ESPN	L 67–74	6,821	22–13
*Non-Conference Game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

References

2010–11 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season

Teams	Air Force Falcons • BYU Cougars • Colorado State Rams • New Mexico Lobos • San Diego State Aztecs • TCU Horned Frogs • UNLV Runnin' Rebels • Utah Utes • Wyoming Cowboys

Championship	2011 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

Postseason	NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament • National Invitation Tournament