2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
Paradise Jam Tournament Champions
Mountain West Regular Season Champions
Mountain West Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament West Region 3 Seed, Second Round
Conference Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches #19
AP #11
2012–13 record 29–6 (13–3 Mountain West)
Head coach Steve Alford (6th Year)
Assistant coach Craig Neal (6th Year)
Assistant coach Drew Adams
Assistant coach Duane Broussard
Home arena The Pit
2012–13 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#10 New Mexico 13 3   .813     29 6   .829
Colorado State 11 5   .688     26 9   .743
UNLV 10 6   .625     25 10   .714
San Diego State 9 7   .563     23 11   .676
Boise State 9 7   .563     21 11   .656
Air Force 8 8   .500     18 14   .563
Fresno State 5 11   .313     11 19   .367
Wyoming 4 12   .250     20 14   .588
Nevada 3 13   .188     12 19   .387
2013 MWC Tournament winner
As of March 24, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lobos were coached by sixth-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They finish with a record of 29–6 overall and 13–3 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season championship. They were also champions of the Mountain West Tournament, defeating UNLV in the championship game, to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament. In the tournament, they were upset by Harvard in the first round.

On March 20, head coach Steve Alford signed a 10-year contract extension.[1] However, on April 2 Alford resigned to take the head coaching job at UCLA.[2]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
A.J. Hardeman 00 F 6'8" 235 Senior Del Valle, Texas Graduated
Phillip McDonald 23 G 6'5" 200 Senior Cypress, Texas Graduated
Drew Gordon 32 F 6'9" 245 Senior San Jose, California Graduated

Recruiting

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Obij Aget
C
La Porte, IN La Lumiere School 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 30, 2011 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 86
Nick Banyard
PF
Flower Mound, TX Marcus High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 13, 2011 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 86
Cleveland Thomas
SG
Baton Rouge, LA Scotlandville Magnet High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 16, 2011 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 83
Devon Williams
PF
Dallas, TX Woodrow Wilson High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 4, 2011 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout:   Rivals:
  • 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:

Roster

2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Thomas, ClevelandCleveland Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 2 Perez, ChristopherChristopher Perez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Corona, California
G 3 Greenwood, HughHugh Greenwood 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Hobart, Australia
G 4 Adams, ChadChad Adams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Albuquerque, New Mexico
G 10 Williams, KendallKendall Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Rancho Cucamonga, California
F 12 Williams, DevonDevon Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Dallas, Texas
G 13 Fenton, JamalJamal Fenton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
G 21 Snell, TonyTony Snell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Riverside, California
G 22 Lindsay, MervMerv Lindsay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Moreno Valley, California
F 23 Baynard, NickNick Baynard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Flower Mound, Texas
G 24 Alford, KoryKory Alford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Albuquerque, New Mexico
G 40 Walker, DemetriusDemetrius Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Fontana, California
F 41 Bairstow, CameronCameron Bairstow 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Brisbane, Australia
C 53 Kirk, AlexAlex Kirk 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So Los Alamos, New Mexico
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2012-09-09

2012–13 Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
10/31/2012*
7:00 PM
Victory W 105–64 
The Pit (12,440)
Albuquerque, NM
11/05/2012*
7:00 PM
New Mexico Highlands W 92–70 
The Pit (13,055)
Albuquerque, NM
Regular Season
11/13/2012*
11:59 PM, ESPN
Davidson
ESPN Tip-Off Marathon
W 86–81  1–0
The Pit (14,277)
Albuquerque, NM
11/16/2012*
2:00 PM, CBSSN
vs. UIC
Paradise Jam Quarterfinals
W 66–59  2–0
Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
St. Thomas, VI
11/18/2012*
4:00 PM, CBSSN
vs. George Mason
Paradise Jam semifinals
W 70–69  3–0
Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
St. Thomas, VI
11/19/2012*
8:00 PM, CBSSN
vs. #21 Connecticut
Paradise Jam Finals
W 66–60  4–0
Sports and Fitness Center (3,022)
St. Thomas, VI
11/23/2012*
8:30 PM
Idaho W 73–58  5–0
The Pit (14,741)
Albuquerque, NM
11/25/2012*
6:00 PM, KASY/RTRM
Portland W 69–54  6–0
The Pit (13,487)
Albuquerque, NM
11/28/2012*
7:00 PM, KASY/RTRM
#25 Mercer W 76–58  7–0
The Pit (13,561)
Albuquerque, NM
12/01/2012*
12:00 PM
#25 at Indiana State
MWC-MVC Challenge
W 77–68 OT 8–0
Hulman Center (6,080)
Terre Haute, IN
12/05/2012*
8:00 PM, CBSSN
#18 USC W 75–67  9–0
The Pit (15,241)
Albuquerque, NM
12/08/2012*
7:00 PM, KASY/RTRM
#18 Valparaiso W 65–52  10–0
The Pit (15,244)
Albuquerque, NM
12/15/2012*
4:00 PM, CBSSN
#17 New Mexico State
Rio Grande Rivalry
W 73–58  11–0
The Pit (15,411)
Albuquerque, NM
12/19/2012*
7:00 PM, AggieVision
#16 at New Mexico State
Rio Grande Rivalry
W 68–63  12–0
Pan American Center (8,177)
Las Cruces, NM
12/22/2012*
12:30 PM, KASY/RTRM
#16 South Dakota State L 65–70  12–1
The Pit (15,278)
Albuquerque, NM
12/27/2012*
7:00 PM, ESPN2
at #8 Cincinnati W 55–54  13–1
Fifth Third Arena (10,627)
Cincinnati, OH
12/31/2012*
5:30 PM, CBSSN
#20 at Saint Louis L 46–60  13–2
Chaifetz Arena (6,782)
Saint Louis, MO
01/09/2013
8:00 PM, CBSSN
#25 #24 UNLV W 65–60  14–2 (1–0)
The Pit (15,411)
Albuquerque, NM
01/12/2013
1:00 PM, KASY
#25 Fresno State W 72–45  15–2 (2–0)
The Pit (15,337)
Albquerque, NM
01/16/2013
7:00 PM, RTRM
#19 at Boise State W 79–74 OT 16–2 (3–0)
Taco Bell Arena (10,420)
Boise, ID
01/23/2013
6:00 PM, CBSSN
#15 Colorado State W 66–61  17–2 (4–0)
The Pit (15,411)
Albuquerque, NM
01/26/2013
2:00 PM, NBCSN
#15 at San Diego State L 34–55  17–3 (4–1)
Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
01/30/2013
7:00 PM, RTRM
#20 at Wyoming W 63–59  18–3 (5–1)
Arena-Auditorium (5,376)
Laramie, WY
02/02/2013
6:00 PM, NBCSN
#20 Nevada W 75–62  19–3 (6–1)
The Pit (15,346)
Albuquerque, NM
02/06/2013
7:00 PM, KASY/RTRM
#15 Air Force W 81–58  20–3 (7–1)
The Pit (15,373)
Albuquerque, NM
02/09/2013
7:00 PM, NBCSN
#15 at UNLV L 55–64  20–4 (7–2)
Thomas & Mack Center (17,738)
Paradise, NV
02/13/2013
8:00 PM
#19 at Fresno State W 54–48  21–4 (8–2)
Save Mart Center (8,241)
Fresno, CA
02/16/2013
7:00 PM, KASY/RTRM
#19 Boise State W 60–50  22–4 (9–2)
The Pit (15,411)
Albuquerque, NM
02/23/2013
2:00 PM, NBCSN
#16 at #22 Colorado State W 91–82  23–4 (10–2)
Moby Arena (8,745)
Fort Collins, CO
02/27/2013
8:15 PM, CBSSN
#14 San Diego State W 70–60  24–4 (11–2)
The Pit (15,411)
Albuquerque, NM
03/02/2013
3:00 PM, KASY/RTRM
#14 Wyoming W 53–42  25–4 (12–2)
The Pit (15,411)
Albuquerque, NM
03/06/2013
8:00 PM, CBSSN
#12 at Nevada W 75–62  26–4 (13–2)
Lawlor Events Center (6,401)
Reno, NV
03/09/2013
4:00 PM, ALT
#12 at Air Force L 88–89  26–5 (13–3)
Clune Arena (6,117)
Colorado Springs, CO
2013 Mountain West Conference Tournament
03/13/2013
7:30 PM, CBSSN
#15 vs. Wyoming
Quarterfinals
W 59–46  27–5
Thomas & Mack Center (13,297)
Paradise, NV
03/15/2013
7:00 PM, CBSSN
#15 vs. San Diego State
Semifinals
W 60–50  28–5
Thomas & Mack Center (18,500)
Paradise, NV
03/16/2013
4:00 PM, CBS
#15 vs. UNLV
Championship Game
W 63–56  29–5
Thomas & Mack Center (18,500)
Paradise, NV
2013 NCAA Tournament
03/21/2013*
8:10 PM, TNT
#11 (W 3) vs. (W 14) Harvard
Second Round
L 62–68  29–6
EnergySolutions Arena (14,345)
Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

Ranking Movement
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