2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

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.

2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
Mountain West regular season & Tournament champions
Paradise Jam tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 11
2012–13 record29–6 (13–3 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Pit (Capacity: 15,411)
2012–13 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 10 New Mexico133 .813  296  .829
Colorado State115 .688  269  .743
UNLV106 .625  2510  .714
San Diego State97 .563  2311  .676
Boise State97 .563  2111  .656
Air Force88 .500  1814  .563
Fresno State511 .313  1119  .367
Wyoming412 .250  2014  .588
Nevada313 .188  1219  .387
2013 MWC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
A.J. Hardeman00F6'8"235SeniorDel Valle, TexasGraduated
Phillip McDonald23G6'5"200SeniorCypress, TexasGraduated
Drew Gordon32F6'9"245SeniorSan Jose, CaliforniaGraduated

Recruiting

US college 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 
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 
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 
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 
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 2012-06-14.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  • "ESPN – New Mexico Lobos Basketball Recruiting 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  • "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2012-06-14.

    Roster

    2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    G 1 Cleveland Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    G 2 Christopher Perez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Corona, California
    G 3 Hugh Greenwood 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Hobart, Australia
    G 4 Chad Adams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Albuquerque, New Mexico
    G 10 Kendall Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Rancho Cucamonga, California
    F 12 Devon Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Dallas, Texas
    G 13 Jamal Fenton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)170 lb (77 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
    G 21 Tony Snell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Riverside, California
    G 22 Merv Lindsay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Moreno Valley, California
    F 23 Nick Banyard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Flower Mound, Texas
    G 24 Kory Alford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Albuquerque, New Mexico
    G 40 Demetrius Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Fontana, California
    F 41 Cameron Bairstow 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) Jr Brisbane, Australia
    C 53 Alex 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
    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
    No. 15 vs. Wyoming
    Quarterfinals
    W 59–46  27–5
    Thomas & Mack Center (13,297)
    Paradise, NV
    03/15/2013
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    No. 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
    No. 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
    No. 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.

    [3]

    Rankings

    Ranking Movement
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
    PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
    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

    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.