| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Prev Year: | 2020–21 |
| Next Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | New Mexico Lobos |
| Conference: | Mountain West Conference |
| Short Conf: | MW |
| Record: | 13–19 |
| Conf Record: | 5–12 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Andy Hill |
| Asst Coach2: | Isaac Chew |
| Asst Coach3: | Eric Brown |
The 2021–22 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lobos were led by first-year head coach Richard Pitino and played their home games at The Pit as members of the Mountain West Conference.
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Lobos finished the 2021–21 season 6–16, 2–15 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. In the Mountain West tournament, they lost in the first round to Fresno State.
Prior to the end of the season, the school announced that Paul Weir would not return as head coach.[1] On March 16, 2021, the school named former Minnesota head coach Richard Pitino the team's new head coach.[2]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Marin | 0 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Freshman | Transferred to Indian Hills CC | ||
| Bayron Matos | 1 | F | 6'9" | 215 | RS Freshman | Transferred to South Florida | ||
| Keith McGee | 3 | G | 6'3" | 180 | RS Senior | Graduate transferred to Morgan State | ||
| Rod Brown | 5 | F | 6'8" | 218 | RS Junior | Transferred to Jacksonville | ||
| Makuach Maluach | 10 | G/F | 6'5" | 190 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Daniel Headdings | 12 | G | 6'2" | 185 | RS Freshman | Transferred to Pima CC | ||
| Logan Padgett | 14 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Sophomore | Transferred to Shelton State CC | ||
| Nolan Doresey | 21 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Freshman | Transferred to Holy Cross | ||
| Eloy Medina | 23 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Freshman | Walk-on; transferred | ||
| 30 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Sophomore | Transferred | |||
| Assane Ndiaye | 35 | F | 7'1" | 240 | Junior | Transferred |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous college | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KJ Jenkins | 0 | G | 6'2" | 165 | Junior | Junior college transferred from Kilgore College. | ||
| 5 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Sophomore | Transferred from Minnesota. | |||
| Jaelen House | 10 | G | 6'1" | 160 | Junior | Transferred from Arizona State. | ||
| Jay Allen-Tovar | 21 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Junior | Junior college transferred from Salt Lake CC. | ||
| Taryn Todd | 24 | G | 6'5" | 180 | RS Sophomore | Transferred from TCU. | ||
| Gethro Muscadin | 35 | C | 6'10" | 220 | Sophomore | Transferred from Kansas. |
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