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2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

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2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball

Paradise Jam tournament champions Mountain West regular season & tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, round of 64
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 11
Record	29–6 (13–3 Mountain West)
Head coach	Steve Alford (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Craig Neal Drew Adams Duane Broussard
Home arena	The Pit (Capacity: 15,411)
Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

2012–13 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No.10New 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 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 PitinAlbuquerque, 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[edit]

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[edit]

UScollege sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	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
Obij Aget C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: 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
Nick Banyard PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: 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
Cleveland Thomas SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: 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
Devon Williams PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: 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: "New Mexico Commit List for 2012". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 14, 2012. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved June 14, 2012. "ESPN – New Mexico Lobos Basketball Recruiting 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 14, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 14, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 14, 2012.

Roster[edit]

2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	1	Cleveland Thomas	6ft3in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G	2	Christopher Perez	6ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Corona, California
G	3	Hugh Greenwood	6ft3in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Hobart, Australia
G	4	Chad Adams	6ft6in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Albuquerque, New Mexico
G	10	Kendall Williams	6ft3in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Rancho Cucamonga, California
F	12	Devon Williams	6ft7in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Dallas, Texas
G	13	Jamal Fenton	5ft9in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Houston, Texas
G	21	Tony Snell	6ft7in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Riverside, California
G	22	Merv Lindsay	6ft7in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Moreno Valley, California
F	23	Nick Banyard	6ft8in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Flower Mound, Texas
G	24	Kory Alford	6ft4in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Albuquerque, New Mexico
G	40	Demetrius Walker	6ft2in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Fontana, California
F	41	Cameron Bairstow	6ft9in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Brisbane, Australia
C	53	Alex Kirk	7ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS So	Los Alamos, New Mexico

Head coach

Steve Alford (Indiana)

Assistant coach(es)

Craig Neal (Georgia Tech)
Drew Adams (Tennessee)
Duane Broussard (Bradley)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2012-09-09

2012–13 Schedule[edit]

All times are Mountain

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
Non-conference 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. No. 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	No. 25	Mercer	W 76–58	7–0	The Pit (13,561) Albuquerque, NM
12/01/2012* 12:00 pm	No. 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	No. 18	USC	W 75–67	9–0	The Pit (15,241) Albuquerque, NM
12/08/2012* 7:00 pm, KASY/RTRM	No. 18	Valparaiso	W 65–52	10–0	The Pit (15,244) Albuquerque, NM
12/15/2012* 4:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 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	No. 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	No. 16	South Dakota State	L 65–70	12–1	The Pit (15,278) Albuquerque, NM
12/27/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 8 Cincinnati	W 55–54	13–1	Fifth Third Arena (10,627) Cincinnati, OH
12/31/2012* 5:30 pm, CBSSN	No. 20	at Saint Louis	L 46–60	13–2	Chaifetz Arena (6,782) Saint Louis, MO
Mountain West regular season
01/09/2013 8:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 25	No. 24 UNLV	W 65–60	14–2 (1–0)	The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM
01/12/2013 1:00 pm, KASY	No. 25	Fresno State	W 72–45	15–2 (2–0)	The Pit (15,337) Albquerque, NM
01/16/2013 7:00 pm, RTRM	No. 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	No. 15	Colorado State	W 66–61	17–2 (4–0)	The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM
01/26/2013 2:00 pm, NBCSN	No. 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	No. 20	at Wyoming	W 63–59	18–3 (5–1)	Arena-Auditorium (5,376) Laramie, WY
02/02/2013 6:00 pm, NBCSN	No. 20	Nevada	W 75–62	19–3 (6–1)	The Pit (15,346) Albuquerque, NM
02/06/2013 7:00 pm, KASY/RTRM	No. 15	Air Force	W 81–58	20–3 (7–1)	The Pit (15,373) Albuquerque, NM
02/09/2013 7:00 pm, NBCSN	No. 15	at UNLV	L 55–64	20–4 (7–2)	Thomas & Mack Center (17,738) Paradise, NV
02/13/2013 8:00 pm	No. 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	No. 19	Boise State	W 60–50	22–4 (9–2)	The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM
02/23/2013 2:00 pm, NBCSN	No. 16	at No. 22 Colorado State	W 91–82	23–4 (10–2)	Moby Arena (8,745) Fort Collins, CO
02/27/2013 8:15 pm, CBSSN	No. 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	No. 14	Wyoming	W 53–42	25–4 (12–2)	The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM
03/06/2013 8:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 12	at Nevada	W 75–62	26–4 (13–2)	Lawlor Events Center (6,401) Reno, NV
03/09/2013 4:00 pm, ALT	No. 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	(1) No. 15	vs. (8) Wyoming Quarterfinals	W 59–46	27–5	Thomas & Mack Center (13,297) Paradise, NV
03/15/2013 7:00 pm, CBSSN	(1) No. 15	vs. (4) San Diego State Semifinals	W 60–50	28–5	Thomas & Mack Center (18,500) Paradise, NV
03/16/2013 4:00 pm, CBS	(1) No. 15	vs. (3) 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	(3 W) No. 11	vs. (14 W) 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.

^[3]

Rankings[edit]

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	Wk 19	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	18	17	16	RV	20	25	19	15	20	15	19	16	14	12	15	11
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	20	20	17	RV	23	RV	21	17	22	16	18	16	14	11	16	10

References[edit]

^ "CBK Roundup: Alford gets 10-year extension, Big East confirms changes | Sports - WTAE Home". Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2013.

^ "Alford leaves UNM for UCLA despite 10-year contract extension".

^ New Mexico Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball Archived 2009-11-26 at the Wayback Machine

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