2014–15 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2014–15
Team:New Mexico Lobos
Conference:Mountain West Conference
Short Conf:Mountain West
Record:15–16
Conf Record:7–11
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach1:Drew Adams
Asst Coach3:Alan Huss
Stadium:The Pit (Capacity: 15,411)

The 2014–15 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They played their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Lobos were led by second-year head coach Craig Neal. They finished the season 15–16, 7–11 in Mountain West play, to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to Fresno State.

Previous season

The Lobos finished the season with an overall record of 27–7, 15–3 in the Mountain West play, to finish in second place. In the Mountain West Conference tournament, the Lobos defeated Fresno State, Boise State and San Diego State to become the tournament champions, their third consecutive title. The Lobos received an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament as a 7-seed in the South Region. They were defeated by Stanford 53–58 in the Round of 64.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
sortname41 PF 6'9" 250 Senior Graduated/2014 NBA draft
sortnameChris Perez 2 PG 6'0" 190 Senior Graduated
sortname10 SG 6'4" 180 Senior Graduated/2014 NBA draft
sortname53 C 7'0" 245 RS Junior Declared for 2014 NBA draft
sortname1 G 6'3" 195 Junior Elected to transfer
sortname23 F 6'8" 205 Sophomore Elected to transfer
sortnameTim Myles 24 F 6'6" 225 Freshman Elected to transfer
sortnameMerv Lindsay 22 G/F 6'7" 215 RS Sophomore Elected to transfer

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
sortnameJ.J. N'Ganga 0 F 6'10" 260 Sophomore Junior college transfer from Northern Oklahoma College
sortnameJordan Goodman 2 F 6'9" 210 Sophomore Junior college transfer from Harcum College
sortnameElijah Brown 4 G 6'4" 185 Sophomore Transferred from Butler. Under NCAA transfer rules, Brown will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
sortnameTim Williams 32 F 6'8" 210 Junior Transferred from Samford. Under NCAA transfer rules, Williams will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2014 recruiting class

Schedule

Source:[1] |-!colspan=12 style="background:#D3003F; color:white;"| Exhibition|-|-!colspan=12 style="background:#D3003F; color:white;"| Regular season|-!colspan=12 style="background:#D3003F; color:white;"| Mountain West tournament

Notes and References

  1. 2014-15 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE . en-US . 2024-06-04 . golobos.com.