2023–24 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

2023–24 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
2023–24 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 MW)
Head coach	Richard Pitino (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Isaac Chew (2nd season); Tarvish Felton (2nd season); Aaron Katsuma (1st season);
Home arena	The Pit

The 2023–24 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team will represent the University of New Mexico during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lobos will be led by third-year head coach Richard Pitino and are members of the Mountain West Conference. They will play their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

2023–24 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Air Force	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Boise State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Colorado State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Fresno State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Nevada	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
New Mexico	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 17 San Diego State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Jose State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UNLV	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Utah State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wyoming	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2024 MW tournament winner winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Lobos would finish 22–12, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in 6th place. They would win against the 11th seeded Wyoming Cowboys before losing to the 3rd seeded Utah State Aggies in the Mountain West tournament. They would make it into the 2023 National Invitation Tournament, capturing the 2nd seed in the Rutgers bracket, but would go on to lose to Utah Valley, 83–69 at The Pit.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
KJ Jenkins	0	G	6'2"	175	Senior	Atlanta, GA	Transferred to UNC Wilmington
Emmanuel Kuac	4	G	6'7"	200	Sophomore	Calgary, AB	Transferred to Detroit Mercy
Jay Allen-Tovar	12	F	6'9"	217	Senior	San Jose, CA	Graduated
Javonte Johnson	13	G	6'6"	190	RS Junior	Colorado Springs, CO	Transferred to Colorado State
Safi Fino-A-Laself	23	G	5'11"	165	Senior	Las Cruces, NM	Graduated
Morris Udeze	24	F	6'8"	245	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
Birima Seck	34	F	6'11"	200	Sophomore	Dakar, Senegal	Transferred to Fairfield
Josiah Allick	53	F	6'8"	240	Senior	Lincoln, NE	Transferred to Nebraska

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jemarl Baker Jr.	0	G	6'4"	195	GS Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Fresno State
Isaac Mushila	12	F	6'5"	210	GS Senior	Lubumbashi, Congo	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Mustapha Amzil	22	F	6'9"	215	Senior	Washington, PA	Dayton
Nelly Joseph	23	C	6'9"	240	Senior	Lagos, Nigeria	Iona

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tru Washington #19 SG	Phoenix, AZ	AZ Compass Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Feb 21, 2023
Tru Washington #19 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Jadyn Toppin #27 PF	Dallas, TX	Faith Family Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 19, 2022
Jadyn Toppin #27 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
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 2023". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 24, 2023. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved July 24, 2023. "ESPN – New Mexico Lobos Basketball Recruiting 2023". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 24, 2023. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 24, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 24, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jemarl Baker, Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Fresno State	Menifee, CA
G	1	Braden Appelhans	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Fr	Western Reserve Academy	Blue Springs, MO
G	2	Donovan Dent	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Centennial HS	Riverside, CA
G	3	Tru Washington	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	AZ Compass Prep	Phoenix, AZ
G	5	Jamal Mashburn Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Minnesota	Miami, FL
G	10	Jaelen House	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	GS	Arizona State	Phoenix, AZ
G	11	Quinton Webb	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	Etiwanda HS	San Bernardino, CA
F	12	Isaac Mushila	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	Lubumbashi, Congo
F	15	JT Toppin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Faith Family Academy of Oak Cliff	Dallas, TX
C	21	Sebastian Forsling	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	RIG Mark	Floda, Sweden
F	22	Mustapha Amzil	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Dayton	Helsinki, Finland
C	23	Nelly Junior Joseph	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Iona	Benin City, Nigeria
G	24	Shane Douma-Sanchez	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Del Norte HS	Laguna Pueblo, NM

Head coach

Richard Pitino (Providence)

Assistant coach(es)

Isaac Chew (Avila)
Tarvish Felton (Southern Utah)
Aaron Katsuma (Minnesota State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	CSU Pueblo	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	New Mexico Highlands	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., MW Network	Texas Southern	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
November 9, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at No. 23 Saint Mary's	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., MW Network	UT Arlington	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
November 21, 2023* 9:15 p.m.	vs. Toledo Ball Dawgs Classic	Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV
November 22, 2023* 7:45 p.m.	vs. Rice Ball Dawgs Classic	Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV
November 24, 2023* 4:45 p.m.	vs. Pepperdine Ball Dawgs Classic	Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., MW Network	Louisiana Tech	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
December 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., MW Network	New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., MW Network	UC Santa Barbara	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
December 9, 2023* 3:00 p.m.	vs. Santa Clara Jack Jones Classic	Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV
December 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry	Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., MW Network	UC Irvine	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
December 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., MW Network	Eastern New Mexico	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Mountain West regular season
January 2, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1	at Colorado State	Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
January 6, 2024 TBA, CBSSN	Wyoming	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
January 9, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1	at UNLV	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
January 13, 2024 TBA, CBS	San Diego State	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
January 16, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1	Utah State	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
January 20, 2024 TBA, CBSSN	at Air Force	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
January 24, 2024 9:00 p.m., CBSSN	at San Jose State	Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA
January 28, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1	Nevada	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
January 31, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1	Boise State	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
February 6, 2024 6:30 p.m., MW Network	at Wyoming	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
February 10, 2024 TBA, CBSSN	UNLV	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
February 13, 2024 9:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Nevada	Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
February 16, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1	at San Diego State	Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
February 21, 2024 TBA, CBSSN	Colorado State	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
February 24, 2024 TBA, CBSSN	Air Force	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
March 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Boise State	ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
March 6, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1	Fresno State	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
March 9, 2024 6:30 p.m., CBSSN	at Utah State	Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Mountain West tournament
March 12–16, 2024 TBA	vs. TBA	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	RV																			Not released
Coaches	—

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References

"2023–24 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". Go Lobos.com. Retrieved July 24, 2023.

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[1] "2023–24 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". Go Lobos.com. Retrieved July 24, 2023.

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