2009–10 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

The 2009–10 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos were coached by third-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at The Pit, newly renamed from its previous official name of University Arena, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

2009–10 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
Mountain West regular season champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 8
Record305 (142 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Pit (14,586)
2009–10 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 New Mexico142 .875305  .857
No. 17 BYU133 .813306  .833
UNLV115 .688258  .758
San Diego State115 .688259  .735
Colorado State79 .4381616  .500
Utah79 .4381417  .452
TCU511 .3131319  .406
Wyoming313 .1881021  .323
Air Force115 .0631021  .323
Conference tournament winner
As of March 20, 2010
Rankings from AP/Coaches Poll

The Lobos finished the season 305, 142 in Mountain West play to capture the regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the 2010 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament before being defeated by eventual champion San Diego State. They received an atlarge bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 3 seed in the East Region. They defeated 14 seed Montana in the first round before being upset by 11 seed Washington in the second round to end their season.

2009–10 University Arena renovations

The University of New Mexico Vice President for Athletics Paul Krebs outlined details of the $60 million renovations to University Arena (The Pit).[1] Some of the items included in the presentation were the addition of 60,000 square feet (5,600 m2) of new space, the expansion of the concourse, the addition of 40 luxury suites and 300 club seats to the mezzanine level and the new state-of-the-art locker room facilities for Lobo men's and women's basketball. Krebs stated, "Our goal is to create the best collegiate basketball venue in the nation."

The design process followed the completion of the Program Document for The Pit, which was used to guide the planning and design. The focus of the design, guided by Molzen-Corbin & Associates, was to maintain and improve the fan experience but not change The Pit. The planning committee was charged with keeping The Pit intimate, respecting its history, keeping the mystique of the arena, maintaining great sight lines and the current bowl seating mix and embracing new technology.

The project was expected to be completed in time for the 2010–2011 basketball season. During construction the home games still took place at University Arena and had no impact on the 2009–10 season.[1]

Roster

2009–10 Roster
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownHigh School/Last College
A.J. Hardeman00F6' 8"225SophomoreDel Valle, TexasDel Valle High School
Darington Hobson1G/F6' 7"205JuniorLas Vegas, NevadaCollege of Eastern Utah
Curtis Dennis3G6' 5"195FreshmanBronx, New YorkFindlay Prep
Chad Adams4G/F6' 6"190FreshmanAlbuquerque, New MexicoHighland High School
Dairese Gary5G6' 1"205JuniorElkhart, IndianaConcord High School
Kevin Nelson10G6' 0"175FreshmanAlbuquerque, New MexicoAlbuquerque Academy
Nate Garth11G6' 2"180SophomoreSacramento, CaliforniaHamilton High School, TN
Jamal Fenton13G5' 9"170FreshmanHouston, TexasCesar E. Chavez High School
Will Brown15F6' 9"235SophomoreDallas, TexasWoodrow Wilson High School
Phillip McDonald23G6' 5"200SophomoreCypress, TexasCypress Springs High School
Román Martínez30F6' 6"185SeniorEl Paso, TexasMontwood High School
Matt Staff41F6' 9"220FreshmanHouston, TexasMemorial High School
Lobo Coach Steve Alford

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 18Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR 19 13 19 15 NR NR 23 15 15 12 10 8 8 8  
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR 17 12 17 14 NR NR NR 23 19 15 12 10 8 10 16

2009–2010 schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2009*
1:00 pm
New Mexico Highlands W 9868 
The Pit (11,465)
Albuquerque, NM
Regular season
11/14/2009*
8:00 pm
UC Riverside W 6751  10
The Pit (11,871)
Albuquerque, NM
11/17/2009*
7:00 pm, AggieVision
at New Mexico State
Rio Grande Rivalry
W 9787  20
Pan American Center (8,469)
Las Cruces, NM
11/20/2009*
8:35 pm, KASY
Nicholls State
World Vision Classic
W 8359  30
The Pit (11,095)
Alnuquerque, NM
11/21/2009*
8:35 pm, KASY
Louisiana Tech
World Vision Classic
W 8152  40
The Pit (11,311)
Albuquerque, NM
11/22/2009*
6:00 pm, KASY
Miami (OH)
World Vision Classic
W 8560  50
The Pit (10,986)
Albuquerque, NM
11/27/2009*
10:05 pm, KASY
at Hawai'i W 8371  60
Stan Sheriff Center (5,256)
Honolulu, HI
12/02/2009*
7:00 pm, CBSCS
California W 8678  70
The Pit (13,549)
Albuquerque, NM
12/05/2009*
7:00 pm, The Mtn.
New Mexico State
Rio Grande Rivalry
W 7558  80
The Pit (14,586)
Albuquerque, NM
12/09/2009*
1:00 pm, KASY
at San Diego W 8278  90
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,873)
San Diego, CA
12/12/2009*
4:00 pm, FSN
vs. No. 16 Texas A&M W 8481  100
Toyota Center (7,757)
Houston, TX
12/16/2009*
7:00 pm
No. 19 Northern Arizona W 9657  110
The Pit (13,091)
Albuquerque, NM
12/19/2009*
7:00 pm, The Mtn.
No. 19 Creighton
MWC–MVC Challenge
W 6661  120
The Pit (14,333)
Albuquerque, NM
12/23/2009*
6:00 pm, KASY
No. 13 at Oral Roberts L 6675  121
Mabee Center (5,869)
Tulsa, OK
12/29/2009*
7:00 pm, CBSCS
No. 19 No. 20 Texas Tech W 9075  131
The Pit (14,586)
Albuquerque, NM
01/01/2010*
7:00 pm, The Mtn.
No. 19 Dayton W 6866  141
The Pit (14,586)
Albuquerque, NM
01/05/2010
8:30 pm, The Mtn.
No. 15 at San Diego State L 6474  142 (01)
Viejas Arena (7,558)
San Diego, CA
01/09/2010
2:00 pm, Versus
No. 15 UNLV L 6274  143 (02)
The Pit (14,586)
Albuquerque, NM
01/13/2010
8:00 pm, The Mtn.
Utah W 7457  153 (12)
The Pit (13,501)
Albuquerque, NM
01/16/2010
1:30 pm, The Mtn.
at Wyoming W 7068  163 (22)
Arena-Auditorium (6,146)
Laramie, WY
01/20/2010
7:00 pm
at Air Force W 7350  173 (32)
Clune Arena (2,156)
Colorado Springs, CO
01/23/2010
1:30 pm, The Mtn.
Colorado State W 8264  183 (42)
The Pit (13,707)
Albuquerque, NM
01/27/2010
8:00 pm, The Mtn.
No. 23 No. 12 BYU W 7672  193 (52)
The Pit (14,586)
Albuquerque, NM
01/30/2010
4:00 pm, CBSCS
No. 23 at TCU W 7357  203 (62)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,827)
Fort Worth, TX
02/06/2010
4:00 pm, The Mtn.
No. 15 San Diego State W 8886 OT 213 (72)
The Pit (14,586)
Albuquerque, NM
02/10/2010
9:00 pm, CBSCS
No. 15 at No. 23 UNLV W 7666  223 (82)
Thomas & Mack Center (18,044)
Paradise, NV
02/13/2010
7:00 pm, The Mtn.
No. 15 at Utah W 6865 OT 233 (92)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,933)
Salt Lake City, UT
02/17/2010
7:00 pm, CBSCS
No. 12 Wyoming W 8361  243 (102)
The Pit (14,586)
Albuquerque, NM
02/20/2010
1:30 pm, The Mtn.
No. 12 Air Force W 5956  253 (112)
The Pit (14,586)
Albuquerque, NM
02/23/2010
8:00 pm, The Mtn.
No. 10 at Colorado State W 7266  263 (122)
Moby Arena (4,303)
Fort Collins, CO
02/27/2010
2:00 pm, Versus
No. 10 at No. 13 BYU W 8381  273 (132)
Marriott Center (22,644)
Provo, UT
03/03/2010
6:30 pm, The Mtn.
No. 8 TCU W 7366  283 (142)
The Pit (14,586)
Albuquerque, NM
Mountain West tournament
03/11/2010
2:00 pm, The Mtn.
(1) No. 8 vs. (9) Air Force
MWC Quarterfinals
W 7569  293
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
03/12/2010
8:00 pm, CBSCS
(1) No. 8 vs. (4) San Diego State
MWC Semifinals
L 6972  294
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
03/18/2010*
8:45 pm, CBS
(3 E) No. 8 vs. (14 E) Montana
NCAA First Round
W 6257  304
HP Pavilion (15,427)
San Jose, CA
03/20/2010*
3:50 pm, CBS
(3 E) No. 8 vs. (11 E) Washington
NCAA Second Round
L 6482  305
HP Pavilion (16,044)
San Jose, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=NCAA East Region.
Source:[2]

References

  1. "University Arena Renovations". Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
  2. "2009-10 UNM Lobos Schedule". Archived from the original on November 26, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
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