Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 2023–24 |
Team: | New Mexico Lobos |
Conference: | Mountain West Conference |
Short Conf: | MW |
Record: | 26–10 |
Conf Record: | 10–8 |
Hc Year: | 3rd |
Asst Coach1: | Isaac Chew |
Ac1 Year: | 2nd |
Asst Coach2: | Tarvish Felton |
Ac2 Year: | 2nd |
Asst Coach3: | Aaron Katsuma |
Ac3 Year: | 1st |
Champion: | Mountain West tournament champions Ball Dawgs Classic champions |
Bowl Result: | First Round |
Next Year: | 2024-25 |
The 2023–24 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lobos, led by third-year head coach Richard Pitino, are members of the Mountain West Conference. They played their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
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KJ Jenkins | 0 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Senior | Transferred to UNC Wilmington | ||
Emmanuel Kuac | 4 | G | 6'7" | 200 | Sophomore | Transferred to Detroit Mercy | ||
Jay Allen-Tovar | 12 | F | 6'9" | 217 | Senior | Transferred to Langston | ||
Javonte Johnson | 13 | G | 6'6" | 190 | RS Junior | Transferred to Colorado State | ||
Safi Fino-A-Laself | 23 | G | 5'11" | 165 | Senior | Graduated | ||
Morris Udeze | 24 | F | 6'8" | 245 | Senior | Graduated; went undrafted in 2023 NBA draft | ||
Birima Seck | 34 | F | 6'11" | 200 | Sophomore | Transferred to Fairfield | ||
Josiah Allick | 53 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Senior | Transferred to Nebraska |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
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Jemarl Baker Jr. | 0 | G | 6'4" | 195 | GS Senior | Fresno State | ||
Isaac Mushila | 12 | F | 6'5" | 210 | GS Senior | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | ||
22 | F | 6'9" | 215 | Senior | Dayton | |||
23 | C | 6'9" | 240 | Senior | Iona |
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See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.