2010–11 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team explained

Year:2010–11
Team:New Mexico Lobos
Sport:Basketball
Conference:Mountain West Conference
Short Conf:Mountain West
Record:22–13
Conf Record:8–8
Head Coach:Steve Alford (4th Year)
Asst Coach1:Craig Neal (4th Year)
Asst Coach2:Wyking Jones
Asst Coach3:Ryan Miller
Stadium:The Pit (Capacity: 17,126)
Tourney:NIT
Tourney Result:Second Round

The 2010–11 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 fourth-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The Lobos are 2–2 against ranked teams.

Recruiting

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Other arrivals

The Lobos also received 3 transfers for this season. Drew Gordon transferred from UCLA, Demetrius Walker transferred from ASU and Emmanuel Negedu from Tennessee.

Departures

The Lobos lost Senior Roman Martinez and freshman Darington Hobson, both averaged over 14 points a game.[1]

Coach Steve Alford Stays

Coach Steve Alford was rumored to be leaving after the 2009–10 season, the lobos were ranked #8 nationally and the 30–5 season was the best in school history. Coach Alford agreed to a contract that would keep him at UNM till the year 2020. "I want to be here as long as the University of New Mexico and the administration want me here," Alford said. "It's a big-time commitment on both ends, and this contract proves that." UNM is 76–26 in Alford's three years.[2]

Roster

Source:[3]

2010–11 Roster
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown High School/Last College
A. J. Hardeman 00 F 6' 8" 225 Junior Del Valle High School
Emmanuel Negedu 1 F 6' 7" 220 Sophomore Tennessee
Chris Perez 2 G 6' 0" 170 Freshman Centennial High School
3 G 6' 5" 195 Sophomore Findlay Prep
Chad Adams 4 F 6' 6" 190 Sophomore Highland High School
5 G 6' 1" 205 Senior Concord High School
10 G 6' 3" 170 Freshman Los Osos High School
Jamal Fenton 13 G 5' 9" 170 Sophomore Cesar E. Chavez High School
21 G 6' 7" 195 Freshman King High School
23 G 6' 5" 200 Junior Cypress Springs High School
32 F 6' 9" 245 Junior UCLA
Demetrius Walker 40 G 6' 2" 195 Sophomore Arizona State
41 F 6' 9" 230 Freshman Australian Institute of Sports
53 C 6' 11" 230 Freshman Los Alamos High School

Rankings

See main article: 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Ranking Movement
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2010–11 Schedule

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/stats/_/id/167/year/2010/new-mexico-lobos New Mexico Lobos 2009–10 Statistics – Team and Player Stats – Men's College Basketball – ESPN
  2. http://www.abqjournal.com/sports/live/sports-live-home-mainmenu-1/24-basketball/5657-unm-coach-alfords-extension-includes-variuos-incentives.html ABQjournal.com: Albuquerque Journal
  3. http://www.golobos.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/nm-m-baskbl-mtt.html New Mexico Official Athletic Site – Men'S Basketball
  4. http://www.golobos.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/nm-m-baskbl-sched.html New Mexico Official Athletic Site – Men'S Basketball