| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2011–12 |
| Team: | New Mexico Lobos |
| Conference: | Mountain West Conference |
| Short Conf: | Mountain West |
| Coachrank: | 23 |
| Aprank: | 21 |
| Record: | 28–7 |
| Conf Record: | 10–4 |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach2: | Duane Broussard |
| Asst Coach3: | Ryan Miller |
| Stadium: | The Pit (Capacity: 17,126) |
| Champion: | Mountain West regular season co-champions Mountain West tournament champions |
| Bowl: | NCAA Tournament |
| Bowl Result: | Third Round |
The 2011–12 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos are coached by fifth-year head coach Steve Alford and play their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They finished with a record of 28-7 overall, 10-4 in Mountain West play. They were co-champions of the 2012 Mountain West Regular Season Champions with San Diego State and won the 2012 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament. They earned a 5th seed in the west of the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They lost in the third round to Louisville.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | High School/Last College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. J. Hardeman | 00 | F | 6' 8" | 235 | Senior | Del Valle High School | ||
| Chris Perez | 2 | G | 6' 0" | 180 | Sophomore | Centennial High School | ||
| 3 | G | 6' 3" | 209 | Freshman | Australian Institute of Sport | |||
| Chad Adams | 4 | G/F | 6' 6" | 190 | Junior | Highland High School | ||
| Dominique Dunning | 5 | G | 6' 3" | 198 | Freshman | Centennial High School | ||
| 10 | G | 6' 3" | 180 | Sophomore | Los Osos High School | |||
| Jamal Fenton | 13 | G | 5' 9" | 168 | Junior | Chávez High School | ||
| 21 | G | 6' 7" | 195 | Sophomore | King High School | |||
| 23 | G | 6' 5" | 200 | Senior | Cypress Springs High School | |||
| Kory Alford | 24 | G | 6' 4" | 170 | Freshman | La Cueva High School | ||
| 32 | F | 6' 9" | 245 | Senior | UCLA | |||
| Demetrius Walker | 40 | G | 6' 2" | 200 | RS Sophomore | Arizona State | ||
| 41 | F | 6' 9" | 253 | Sophomore | Australian Institute of Sport | |||
| 53 | C | 6' 11" | 242 | Sophomore | Los Alamos High School |
The Lobos lost their lone senior Dairese Gary, who was a four-year starter at point guard, who averaged 14.1 points per game, 5.5 assists per game and 3.2 rebounds per game.[2] The Lobos also lost assistant coach Wyking Jones to an assistant coach position at the University of Louisville. Due to this, former Director of Basketball Operations Duane Broussard was promoted to assistant coach to replace Jones.[3]
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