2010–11 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

2010–11 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2010–11 record	22–13 (8–8 Mountain West)
Head coach	Steve Alford (4th Year)
Assistant coach	Craig Neal (4th Year)
Assistant coach	Wyking Jones
Assistant coach	Ryan Miller
Home arena	The Pit

	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 BYU	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.

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Alex Kirk C	Los Alamos, NM	Los Alamos High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jan 1, 2010
Alex Kirk C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93
Kendall Williams PG	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Los Osos High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Mar 3, 2010
Kendall Williams PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91
Tony Snell SG	Riverside, CA	Westwind Prep Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 1, 2010
Tony Snell SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92
Overall Recruiting Rankings:

Other arrivals

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

Lobo's Coach
Steve Alford

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

References

New Mexico Lobos men's basketball

Venues	Carlisle Gymnasium (1928–1957) Johnson Gymnasium (1957–1966) The Pit (1966–present)

Rivalries	New Mexico State

Culture & lore	History Lobo Louie

People	Head coaches

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