Episode 91 features a conversation with UNM Lobo Associate Head Coach Isaac Chew about Lobo hoops, including taking live view questions. Read moreTalking Grammer, Ep. 91: UNM Lobo Associate Head Coach Isaac Chew
"We definitely set out to get a little bit taller, but we'll play the five best guys and make it work," said coach Richard Pitino. Here's what to know about this year's UNM men's basketball team.
Monday was one of the more chaotic days in a conference realignment era that is often full of chaos. And the Lobos are in a tough spot of having very little say in their future at the moment.
Jaylen Petty, a four-star, 6-foot guard from Seattle, picked UNM over scholarship offers from programs such as Washington, Oklahoma, Stanford, UNLV, UC Santa Barbara and others.
"Issac Williamson is one of the top two-way players in the class of 2025 and probably one of the most under-appreciated guards in the whole country," said Etop Udo-Ema, who coaches Williamson on the Compton Magic.
Three big-time Lobo men's basketball recruits, one a very familiar face to local hoops fans, were at Saturday's UNM football game as part of their official recruiting visit weekends with their families.
David Williams, the No. 2 in UNM Athletics, will run the department in the wake of former Athletic Director Eddie Nuñez's departure.
In addition to a significant pay increase for UNM's former Athletic Director, the University of Houston will also be paying UNM $150,000.
Here's the latest.
Though he wore No. 22 when he starred for the UNM Lobos, Michael Cooper was known to the NBA world as the Laker defensive stopper wearing 21.
Eddie Nuñez has been rumored for several top jobs in recent years.
