2013–14 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

2013–14 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball

Mountain West Tournament champions
NCAA Second round vs. Stanford, L 53–58
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Ranking
AP	#17
2013–14 record	27–7 (15–3 Mountain West)
Head coach	Craig Neal (1st year)
Assistant coach	Drew Adams
Assistant coach	Craig Snow
Assistant coach	Lamont Smith
Home arena	The Pit

	Conf				Overall
2013–14 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#13 San Diego State	16	–	2	.889	31	–	5	.861
#17 New Mexico †	15	–	3	.833	27	–	7	.794
UNLV	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Nevada	10	–	8	.556	15	–	17	.469
Boise State	9	–	9	.500	21	–	13	.618
Wyoming	9	–	9	.500	18	–	15	.545
Fresno State	9	–	9	.500	21	–	18	.538
Utah State	7	–	11	.389	18	–	14	.563
Colorado State	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Air Force	6	–	12	.333	12	–	18	.400
San Jose State	1	–	17	.056	7	–	24	.226


† 2014 MWC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2013–14 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 first year head coach Craig Neal. They finished the season 27–7, 15–3 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They were champions of the Mountain West Tournament, their third consecutive conference tournament championship, to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Stanford.

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Chad Adams	4	G	6'6"	190	Senior	Albuquerque, NM	Graduated
Jamal Fenton	13	G	5'9"	170	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
Tony Snell	21	G	6'7"	200	Junior	Riverside, CA	NBA Draft
Kory Alford	24	G	6'3"	185	RS Freshman	Albuquerque, NM	Transferred
Demetrius Walker	40	G	6'3"	190	RS Junior	Fontana, CA	Suspended

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Arthur Edwards	5	SF	6'7"	195	Sophomore	Temple Hills, Maryland	Junior college transfer from Northwest Florida State College.
Deshawn Delaney	33	SG	6'5"	190	Junior	Chicago, Illinois	Junior college transfer from Vincennes University.

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Cullen Neal PG	Albuquerque, NM	Eldorado High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Apr 14, 2013
Cullen Neal PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82
Tim Myles PF	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Etiwanda High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Aug 17, 2012
Tim Myles PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 66
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: "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2013-04-09.

Roster

2013–14 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Thomas, ClevelandCleveland Thomas	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1.5 !G	2	Perez, ChrisChris Perez	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Corona, California
1.5 !G	3	Greenwood, HughHugh Greenwood	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Hobart, Australia
3.5 !F	5	Edwards, ArthurArthur Edwards	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Temple Hills, Maryland
1.5 !G	10	Williams, KendallKendall Williams	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Rancho Cucamonga, California
5.0 !C	11	Aget, ObijObij Aget	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	La Porte, Indiana
2.5 !G/F	12	Williams, DevonDevon Williams	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Dallas, Texas
1.5 !G	13	Neal, CullenCullen Neal	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Albuquerque, New Mexico
1.5 !G	22	Lindsay, MervMerv Lindsay	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Moreno Valley, California
3.5 !F	23	Banyard, NickNick Banyard	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Flower Mound, Texas
3.5 !F	24	Myles, TimTim Myles	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Rancho Cucamonga, California
1.5 !G	33	Delaney, DeShawnDeShawn Delaney	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Chicago, Illinois
3.5 !F	41	Bairstow, CameronCameron Bairstow	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 250 lb (113 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Brisbane, Australia
5.0 !C	53	Kirk, AlexAlex Kirk	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 245 lb (111 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Los Alamos, New Mexico

Head coach

Craig Neal (Georgia Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Drew Adams (Tennessee)
Craig Snow (Evansville)
Lamont Smith (San Diego)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
Nov 2*	#23	Eastern New Mexico	W 87–68		The Pit (14,153)
Nov 6*	#23	Jamestown	W 94–51		The Pit (13,426)
Regular season
Nov 9*	#23	Alabama A&M	W 88–52	1–0	The Pit (14,445)
Nov 17*	#22	Charleston Southern	W 109–93	2–0	The Pit (14,146)
Nov 21*	#19	vs. UAB (Charleston Classic First Round)	W 97–94 ^2OT	3–0	TD Arena (1,873)
Nov 22*	#19	vs. Massachusetts (Charleston Classic semifinals)	L 65–81	3–1	TD Arena (1,730)
Nov 24*	#19	vs. Davidson (Charleston Classic 3rd place game)	W 79–58	4–1	TD Arena (1,137)
Nov 30*		San Diego	W 73–66	5–1	The Pit (15,364)
Dec 4*		at New Mexico State (Rio Grande Rivalry)	W 79–70	6–1	Pan American Center (9,184)
Dec 7*		Cincinnati	W 63–54	7–1	The Pit (15,411)
Dec 14*		vs. #13 Kansas (Kansas City Shootout)	L 63–80	7–2	Sprint Center (18,493)
Dec 17*		New Mexico State (Rio Grande Rivalry)	L 61–67	7–3	The Pit (15,411)
Dec 21*		vs. Marquette (MGM Grand Showcase)	W 75–68	8–3	MGM Grand Garden Arena (N/A)
Dec 23*		Grand Canyon	W 80–68	9–3	The Pit (15,322)
Conference regular season
Jan 4		Colorado State	W 80–73	10–3 (1–0)	The Pit (15,411)
Jan 8		at Wyoming	W 72–69 ^OT	11–3 (2–0)	Arena-Auditorium (4,711)
Jan 11		at San Jose State	W 69–65	12–3 (3–0)	Event Center Arena (2,078)
Jan 15		UNLV	L 73–76	12–4 (3–1)	The Pit (15,351)
Jan 18		at Fresno State	W 89–78	13–4 (4–1)	Save Mart Center (6,499)
Jan 21		Boise State	W 84–75	14–4 (5–1)	The Pit (15,242)
Jan 25		at Colorado State	W 68–66	15–4 (6–1)	Moby Arena (5,592)
Jan 28		at Utah State	W 78–65	16–4 (7–1)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (9,751)
Feb 1		San Jose State	W 72–47	17–4 (8–1)	The Pit (15,411)
Feb 5		Wyoming	W 66–61 ^OT	18–4 (9–1)	The Pit (15,077)
Feb 12		at Boise State	L 70–71	18–5 (9–2)	Taco Bell Arena (6,329)
Feb 15		Nevada	W 90–72	19–5 (10–2)	The Pit (15,411)
Feb 19		at UNLV	W 68–56	20–5 (11–2)	Thomas and Mack Center (13,701)
Feb 22		#6 San Diego State	W 58–44	21–5 (12–2)	The Pit (15,411)
Feb 25	#25	Utah State	W 67–58	22–5 (13–2)	The Pit (15,352)
Mar 2	#25	at Nevada	W 72–58	23–5 (14–2)	Lawlor Events Center (7,259)
Mar 5	#21	Air Force	W 80–52	24–5 (15–2)	The Pit (15,411)
Mar 8	#21	at #10 San Diego State	L 48–51	24–6 (15–3)	Viejas Arena (12,414)
Mountain West Tournament
Mar 13	#20	vs. Fresno State (Quarterfinals)	W 93–77	25–6	Thomas and Mack Center (10,645)
Mar 14	#20	vs. Boise State (Semifinals)	W 70–67	26–6	Thomas and Mack Center (15,135)
Mar 15	#20	vs. #8 San Diego State (Championship)	W 64–58	27–6	Thomas and Mack Center (N/A)
NCAA Tournament
Mar 21*	#17 (7 S)	vs. (10 S) Stanford (Second round)	L 53–58	27–7	Scottrade Center (17,955)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region. S=South. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll	Pre	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	Wk 19	Wk 20	Final
AP	23	22	19	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	21	20	17	N/A
Coaches	20	21	20	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	21	20	17	RV

References

↑ http://www.abqjournal.com/sports/40593/college/thunder-dan-coming-to-the-pit-and-unmnmsu-rivalry-games-set.html

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

Seasons	1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

2013–14 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

Off season

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References