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

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
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.

Off season

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.

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	Hometown	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
Xavier Adams G/F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: 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
Joe Furstinger PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: 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: "2014 New Mexico Basketball Commits". ESPN.com.

2015 Recruiting Class

Name	Hometown	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
Jordan Hunter SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: 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
Dane Kuiper SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: 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
Anthony Mathis SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: 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 New Mexico Basketball Commits". ESPN.com.

Roster

2014–15 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	0	N'Ganga, J.J.J.J. N'Ganga	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 250 lb (113 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Aubervilliers, France
1.5 !G	1	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%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Albuquerque, New Mexico
3.5 !F	2	Goodman, JordanJordan Goodman	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%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Largo, Maryland
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)	4.0 !Sr	Hobart, Australia
1.5 !G	4	Brown, ElijahElijah Brown	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%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Cleveland, Ohio
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%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Temple Hills, Maryland
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%; \| 220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	La Porte, Indiana
2.5 !G/F	12	Williams, DevonDevon Williams	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)	2.5 !RS So	Dallas, Texas
2.5 !G/F	20	Logwood, SamSam Logwood	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%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Indianapolis, Indiana
1.5 !G	21	Adams, XavierXavier Adams	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%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Flower Mound, Texas
3.5 !F	23	Furstinger, JoeJoe Furstinger	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%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Rancho Santa Margarita, California
1.5 !G	25	Jacobs, TimTim Jacobs	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%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Las Cruces, New Mexico
1.5 !G	30	Cumber, AdamAdam Cumber	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Albuquerque, New Mexico
3.5 !F	32	Williams, TimTim Williams	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%; \| 220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Flossmoor, Illinois
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%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Chicago, Illinois

Head coach

Craig Neal (Georgia Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Lamont Smith (San Diego)
Drew Adams (Tennessee)
Alan Huss (Creighton)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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

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

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