Tag: college basketball

Wright: Lobos lost to Bradley in 1964 NIT finals, and the pain still lives

Against Sam Houston, at least, Lobos looked capable of winning it all

UNM rolls past Sam Houston in NIT opener

New Mexico drains 13 threes, advances to face George Washington in NIT round of 16

Inside the numbers: UNM Lobos, San Diego State have long history in Mountain West Tournament

Lobos, Aztecs square off late Friday for the eighth, and last, time in the MW Tournament

Lobos roll into semifinal showdown with Aztecs

Hot shooting sparks UNM to win over San Jose State in quarterfinals

Can the Lobos rediscover their D in time for a Mountain West Tournament run?

Wednesday upset means UNM faces No. 11 seed San Jose State in Thursday's quarterfinal

Viva Lobo Vegas: UNM fans cheer the cherry

Hundreds of men's basketball supporters rally on the strip ahead of the Lobos' opening game in the Mountain West Tournament

Grammer: Why each team could win the Mountain West Tournament title

... and why each team but one is losing

Jake Hall wins Mountain West Freshman of the Year, joins UNM Lobo teammate Tomislav Buljan on all-conference team

Hall is third freshman named All-MW First Team, joining a short list that includes Kawhi Leonard and Anthony Bennett.

Around the Mountain: Here's the All-Mountain West ballot submitted by the Journal's Geoff Grammer

Plus news and notes from around the conference heading into tournament week

Hall’s 32 points not enough as Lobos fall at Utah State

Freshman standout hits seven 3s, but Aggies clinch regular-season title

UNM visits Utah State in a high-stakes showdown

Neither team is finishing season strong, but both still have plenty to play for

Photos: UNM men's basketball vs. Colorado State

Emptying the Notebook: Is Lobos defense failing at worst time? Or is CSU just that hot right now?

Notes on rollin' Rams, Lobos defense, Albury's sunglasses, senior night, tourney seeds, the new AD and more

Hot-shooting Rams spoil Lobos' Senior Night

UNM still has a shot at Mountain West title in Saturday’s finale at Utah State

Unique Senior Night for an appreciative Luke Haupt, Lobos teammates

Six players who haven't lived in Albuquerque a year yet will be recognized at final home game vs. CSU

Lobo hoops notebook: Popular retro jerseys raise revenue-share funds through auction

Three takes on one pass from UNM's Saturday win over San Diego State, plus catching up with some former Lobos

Around the Mountain: The seeding possibilities for each Mountain West team heading into final week

Notes on tourney possibilities, league's hottest team, senior moments, player awards and the top games to watch

Emptying the Notebook: Buljan's big bounce back could be coming at right time for Lobos

Where Buljan's 24/18 game ranks, turnover turnaround and checking the tape after game 100 between SDSU and UNM

Lobos outlast rival Aztecs in classic Pit showdown

Tomislav Buljan’s 24 points and 18 rebounds power UNM past San Diego State.

Emptying the Notebook: Lobos offense stalls in one of season's biggest moments in road loss at Nevada

Squandered opportunity, updated MW Tournament seeding probabilities, Hall's new record and more

UNM struggles early, stumbles late in costly loss at Nevada

Lobos' cold finish deals major blow to Mountain West title hopes

Around the Mountain: Before league splits, Mountain West delivering epic final two weeks of regular season

Plus a look at player awards, games to watch, and discussing where Air Force ranks among worst in MW history

Emptying the Notebook: 'Copy & Paste Jake' game winner keeps once improbable Lobo title hopes alive

Updating wild day of Mountain West action, UNM's largest comebacks, and baby races video!

Lobos guards are key to reaching full potential vs Fresno State

Despite recent results, Olen says Chol, Albury are doing exactly what they are asked

Déjà vu all over again? Olen, UNM talking future as coach-poaching rumors begin

Uncertainty abounds as national searches for university president and athletics director continue

Emptying the Notebook: Lobos flash big-big wrinkle with Buljan, Rock on court together in blowout

Olen gets 20th win in first season, UNM sets MW record in Air Force sweep, and Lobos hit season-high 3s

UNM demolishes Air Force behind hot shooting and stifling defense

Lobos roll over Falcons for the second time this season

Emptying the Notebook: Lobos 'D' zones out, Jake Hall's 'O' zone nets dramatic road win

UNM hadn't played much zone for past two months, but pulled it out when needed most

Do Lobos have the fire to avoid three-game skid against Lopes, hostile Havocs on road?

Grand Canyon is one of nation's top defenses and has the size to bother UNM

Around the Mountain: How the incoming hoops teams stack up

Hawaii, UC Davis and UTEP will join in the 2026-27 season

Wright: If nothing and no one else, there's Haupt

He's the bright spot in UNM's second straight loss in the Pit

Emptying the Notebook: Has the Mountain West figured out the Lobos' once daunting D?

UNM at pivotal point after two straight home losses and three consecutive awful defensive games

Fraschilla, Rice, Dickau and look back at the 2002 Pit game that changed recent Lobo history

A 'Big Monday' overtime loss to Gonzaga in front of 17,000 Lobo fans was a 'turning point' for UNM hoops

Boise State enters the Pit ready to play the villain

Broncos' coach knows fans will welcome him with boos, but he has plenty of respect for the Pit

Blip or blueprint? What UNM’s 20-point loss really showed

Utah State stunned the Lobos in the Pit. Was it just one bad night, or a game plan other Mountain West teams can copy?

Emptying the Notebook: Taking away the outside gave Utah State inside track to blowout in the Pit

UNM hits season low in 3s, gets roughed up at home in similar fashion to how Lobos did it to Aggies a year ago

Utah State ends UNM’s home win streak with dominant victory in The Pit

Falslev leads the Aggies in a key Mountain West showdown

Plenty of interest on court, and the bench, for first-place showdown in the Pit

Utah State's Jerrod Calhoun, UNM's Eric Olen are rising stars who honed their craft away from the spotlight

Emptying the Notebook: A win's a win, but Lobos offensive gem overshadowed by defensive dud

Jake Hall and Lobos offense shines, but so, too, did San Jose State's offense

Lobos are feasting, but there's still meat on the metrics bone

UNM head coach doesn't care about margin of victory, but he does care about the Lobos letting up late in games

Emptying the Notebook: Lobos' league leading defense needs more love

Notes, quotes, stats, videos on more about UNM's defense, UNLV blowouts, fabulous freshmen and more

Lobos blast Rebels in largest win over rivals

UNM scores early and often, takes sole possession of second place in the Mountain West

Fantastic freshmen highlight Tuesday's UNM vs. UNLV game

Lobo guards have been steady as opposing defenses focus on them more

Around the Mountain: Checking in on Pac-12 vs. MW standings, player awards and games to watch

League's 20-game conference schedule hits the halfway point this week

Emptying the Notebook: No freshman wall for Hall, 'Shot Fake Jake' is on a heater

Lobos getting hot from 3, Retro Night huge success, bench domination and more

Lobos top Wolf Pack, move into tie for second in Mountain West

Four Lobos score in double-digits in front of largest Pit crowd of season

Lobos hoping for raucous Pit crowd vs. Nevada

Retro night promotion, plus conference title race implications are on the line

Emptying the Notebook: Lobos’ disruption defense kept Bulldogs off balance

'Shot fake Jake' climbing charts, Eric Olen's technical and Red Panda mania!

Lobos aren’t content, see Fresno State as next opportunity

Deyton Albury joins 1,000-point DI scoring club

Red Panda meets the Pit: UNM continues push to enhance game day experience

UNM wants to keep the Pit’s legendary basketball atmosphere fresh for a new generation of Lobo fans

Future Lobo squares off against Jake Hall's brother in California high school game

UNM has also offered a scholarship to Dax Hall

Around the Mountain: Rollin' with Olen for top coach

Air Force coach suspended, player awards and top games to watch

Around the Mountain: Boise feeling the blues after rough week

Player awards, stats, poll position and the five best games of the week to watch

Lobos blow out Falcons in record-breaking win

Jake Hall scores 24 points in UNM's largest margin of victory in a Mountain West road game

Olen's Lobos aren't about to overlook struggling Falcons

UNM's week in Colorado hasn't cut back on preparation for tricky Air Force game

Lobos better be careful what they ask for against Colorado State

UNM's defensive scheme invites teams to do what CSU has done as well as any team in the country this season

No ball movement means bad offense for Lobos

UNM's four assists in Tuesday's loss to Boise State ranks as one of the program's lowest totals in decades

Dr. DA — Albury using past experience to help teammates through struggles

Recent big games by Miller, Vicentic show Lobos' depth