2011–12 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team


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.

2011–12 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
Mountain West regular season co-champions
Mountain West tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 21
Record28–7 (10–4 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Pit (Capacity: 17,126)
Seasons
2011–12 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 21 New Mexico 10 4   .714 28 7   .800
No. 22 San Diego St 10 4   .714 26 8   .765
No. 23 UNLV 9 5   .643 26 9   .743
Colorado State 8 6   .571 20 12   .625
TCU 7 7   .500 18 15   .545
Wyoming 6 8   .429 21 12   .636
Air Force 3 11   .214 13 16   .448
Boise State 3 11   .214 13 17   .433
2012 MWC tournament winner
As of March 8, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dominique Dunning
SG
Corona, CA Centennial High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 13, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 90
Hugh Greenwood
SG
Hobart, Australia Australian Institute of Sport 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apr 13, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout:   Rivals:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "New Mexico Commit List for 2011". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  • "ESPN – New Mexico Lobos Basketball Recruiting 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 15, 2011.

Roster

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2011–12 Roster
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown High School/Last College
A. J. Hardeman 00 F 6' 8" 235 Senior Del Valle, Texas Del Valle High School
Chris Perez 2 G 6' 0" 180 Sophomore Corona, California Centennial High School
Hugh Greenwood 3 G 6' 3" 209 Freshman Hobart, Australia Australian Institute of Sport
Chad Adams 4 G/F 6' 6" 190 Junior Albuquerque, New Mexico Highland High School
Dominique Dunning 5 G 6' 3" 198 Freshman Corona, California Centennial High School
Kendall Williams 10 G 6' 3" 180 Sophomore Rancho Cucamonga, California Los Osos High School
Jamal Fenton 13 G 5' 9" 168 Junior Houston, Texas Chávez High School
Tony Snell 21 G 6' 7" 195 Sophomore Riverside, California King High School
Phillip McDonald 23 G 6' 5" 200 Senior Cypress, Texas Cypress Springs High School
Kory Alford 24 G 6' 4" 170 Freshman Albuquerque, New Mexico La Cueva High School
Drew Gordon 32 F 6' 9" 245 Senior San Jose, California UCLA
Demetrius Walker 40 G 6' 2" 200 RS Sophomore Fontana, California Arizona State
Cameron Bairstow 41 F 6' 9" 253 Sophomore Brisbane, Australia Australian Institute of Sport
Alex Kirk 53 C 6' 11" 242 Sophomore Los Alamos, New Mexico Los Alamos High School

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Departures

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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]

2011–12 Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2011*
7:00 pm, KASY
Davenport W 92–54 
The Pit (12,978)
Albuquerque, NM
11/05/2011*
7:00 pm, KASY
Western New Mexico W 99–68 
The Pit (13,473)
Albuquerque, NM
Regular season
11/11/2011*
7:00 pm, KASY
New Orleans W 92–40  1–0
The Pit (14,011)
Albuquerque, NM
11/16/2011*
7:00 pm, The Mtn.
New Mexico State
Rio Grande Rivalry
L 53–62  1–1
The Pit (15,303)
Albuquerque, NM
11/18/2011*
6:30 pm, FSAZ
at Arizona State W 76–71  2–1
Wells Fargo Arena (5,046)
Tempe, AZ
11/24/2011*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Santa Clara
76 Classic Quarterfinals
L 76–79 OT 2–2
Anaheim Convention Center (N/A)
Anaheim, CA
11/25/2011*
7:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Washington State
76 Classic loser bracket
W 72–62  3–2
Anaheim Convention Center (N/A)
Anaheim, CA
11/27/2011*
2:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Boston College
76 Classic 5th place game
W 75–57  4–2
Anaheim Convention Center (N/A)
Anaheim, CA
11/30/2011*
7:00 pm
Idaho State W 65–41  5–2
The Pit (13,142)
Albuquerque, NM
12/03/2011*
8:00 pm, The Mtn.
Missouri State
MWC-MVC Challenge
W 76–60  6–2
The Pit (14,077)
Albuquerque, NM
12/10/2011*
5:00 pm, FS West
at USC W 44–41  7–2
Galen Center (3,863)
Los Angeles, CA
12/17/2011*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Oklahoma State
All-College Basketball Classic
W 66–56  8–2
Chesapeake Energy Arena (5,303)
Oklahoma City, OK
12/20/2011*
7:00 pm, KASY
Montana State W 91–46  9–2
The Pit (13,462)
Albuquerque, NM
12/22/2011*
7:00 pm
UMKC W 87–62  10–2
The Pit (13,419)
Albuquerque, NM
12/28/2011*
7:00 pm, AggieVision
at New Mexico State
Rio Grande Rivalry
W 89–69  11–2
Pan American Center (8,361)
Las Cruces, NM
12/31/2011*
4:00 pm, The Mtn.
Saint Louis W 64–60  12–2
The Pit (15,139)
Albuquerque, NM
01/03/2012*
7:00 pm, KASY
Houston Baptist W 98–61  13–2
The Pit (12,789)
Albuquerque, NM
01/07/2012*
1:30 pm, KASY
North Dakota W 85–57  14–2
The Pit (14,094)
Albuquerque, NM
01/14/2012
1:30 pm, The Mtn.
at Wyoming W 72–62  15–2 (1–0)
Arena-Auditorium (6,955)
Laramie, WY
01/18/2012
8:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 16 San Diego State L 70–75  15–3 (1–1)
The Pit (15,411)
Albuquerque, NM
01/21/2012
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 14 UNLV L 63–80  15–4 (1–2)
Thomas & Mack Center (18,577)
Paradise, NV
01/25/2012
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Colorado State W 85–52  16–4 (2–2)
The Pit (14,089)
Albuquerque, NM
01/28/2012
4:00 pm, The Mtn.
TCU W 71–54  17–4 (3–2)
The Pit (15,212)
Albuquerque, NM
01/31/2012
8:00 pm, The Mtn.
at Air Force W 81–42  18–4 (4–2)
Clune Arena (1,916)
Colorado Springs, CO
02/04/2012
2:00 pm, NBCSN
at Boise State W 65–49  19–4 (5–2)
Taco Bell Arena (4,159)
Boise, ID
02/11/2012
1:30 pm, The Mtn.
Wyoming W 48–38  20–4 (6–2)
The Pit (15,140)
Albuquerque, NM
02/15/2012
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 13 San Diego State W 77–67  21–4 (7–2)
Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
02/18/2012
11:00 am, CBS
No. 11 UNLV W 65–45  22–4 (8–2)
The Pit (15,411)
Albuquerque, NM
02/21/2012
8:00 pm, The Mtn.
No. 18 at Colorado State L 63–71  22–5 (8–3)
Moby Arena (4,444)
Fort Collins, CO
02/25/2012
5:00 pm, The Mtn.
No. 18 at TCU L 64–83  22–6 (8–4)
Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (6,460)
Fort Worth, TX
02/29/2012
6:00 pm, The Mtn.
Air Force W 86–56  23–6 (9–4)
The Pit (15,152)
Albuquerque, NM
03/02/2012
2:00 pm, NBCSN
Boise State W 76–61  24–6 (10–4)
The Pit (15,411)
Albuquerque, NM
2012 Mountain West Conference tournament
03/08/2012
7:00 pm, The Mtn.
(2) vs. (7) Air Force
Quarterfinals
W 79–64  25–6
Thomas & Mack Center (13,772)
Paradise, NV
03/09/2012
9:30 pm, CBSSN
(2) vs. (3) No. 20 UNLV
Semifinals
W 72–67  26–6
Thomas & Mack Center (16,339)
Paradise, NV
03/10/2012
5:00 pm, NBCSN
(2) vs. (1) No. 18 San Diego State
Championship Game
W 68–59  27–6
Thomas & Mack Center (12,168)
Paradise, NV
2012 NCAA tournament
03/15/2012*
2:10 pm, TBS
(5 W) No. 21 vs. (12 W) Long Beach State
Second Round
W 75–68  28–6
Rose Garden (17,519)
Portland, OR
03/17/2012*
7:40 pm, TBS
(5 W) No. 21 vs. (4 W) No. 17 Louisville
Third Round
L 56–59  28–7
Rose Garden (18,167)
Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

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