2022–23 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

The 2022–23 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lobos were led by second-year head coach Richard Pitino and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They played their home games at The Pit.

2022–23 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
Lobo Classic Champions
NIT, First round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	22–12 (8–10 MW)
Head coach	Richard Pitino (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Isaac Chew Eric Brown Tarvish Felton
Home arena	The Pit

2022–23 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 18 San Diego State †	15	–	3		.833			32	–	7		.821
Boise State	13	–	5		.722			24	–	10		.706
Utah State	13	–	5		.722			26	–	9		.743
Nevada	12	–	6		.667			22	–	11		.667
San Jose State	10	–	8		.556			21	–	14		.600
New Mexico	8	–	10		.444			22	–	12		.647
UNLV	7	–	11		.389			19	–	13		.594
Colorado State	6	–	12		.333			15	–	18		.455
Fresno State	6	–	12		.333			11	–	20		.355
Air Force	5	–	13		.278			14	–	18		.438
Wyoming	4	–	14		.222			9	–	22		.290
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Lobos finished the 2021–22 season 13–19, 5–12 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. As the No. 9 seed in the Mountain West tournament, they lost in the first round to Nevada 77–85.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Saquan Singleton	1	Guard	6-6	190	Senior	Bronx, NY	Transferred to George Mason.
Clay Patterson	20	Guard	6-1	180	Senior	Rio Rancho, NM	Graduated
Taryn Todd	24	Guard	6-5	180	Sophomore	Vaughn, Ontario	Transferred to Northwest Florida State College.
Jeremiah Francis III	30	Guard	6-1	205	Junior	Columbus, OH	Transferred to Emmanuel College.
Jordan Arroyo	33	Forward	6-7	210	Senior	Albuquerque, NM	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
Morris Udeze	24	Forward	6-8	245	Graduate	Houston, TX	Wichita State
Josiah Allick	53	Forward	6-8	240	Senior	Lincoln, NE	Kansas City

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Quinton Webb F	San Diego, CA	San Ysidro	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 6, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Donovan Dent G	Corona, CA	Centennial (CA)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 16, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Braden Appelhans G	Hudson, OH	Western Reserve Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 30, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
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:

Roster

2022–23 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 KJ Jenkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Kilgore College Atlanta, GA G 1 Braden Appelhans 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Western Reserve Academy Blue Springs, MO G 2 Donovan Dent 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Centennial High School Corona, CA C 3 Sebastian Forsling 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So RIG Mark Floda, Sweden G 4 Emmanuel Kuac 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Kearns HS Calgary, Alberta, Canada G 5 Jamal Mashburn Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Minnesota Miami, FL G 10 Jaelen House 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Sr Arizona State Phoenix, AZ G 11 Quinton Webb 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Etiwanda High School San Bernardino, CA F 12 Jay Allen-Tovar 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Salt Lake Community College San Jose, CA G 13 Javanté Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Cheyenne Mountain HS Colorado Springs, CO G 23 Safi Fino-A-Laself (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Southwest Texas Junior College Las Cruces, NM F 24 Morris Udeze 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Wichita State Houston, TX F 32 Mac Manzanares (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Sandia Prep Albuquerque, NM F 34 Birima Seck 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Dream City Christian School Dakar, Senegal F 53 Josiah Allick 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Kansas City Lincoln, NE	Head coach Richard Pitino (Providence) Assistant coach(es) Isaac Chew (Avila) Eric Brown (Cal State Fullerton) Tarvish Felton (Southern Utah) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2022* 5:30 p.m.		CSU Pueblo	W 85–53		20 – House	7 – Tied	3 – House	The Pit (7,929) Albuquerque, NM
Regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network		Southern Utah	W 89–81	1–0	24 – Mashburn, Jr.	7 – Allen-Tovar	7 – House	The Pit (8,181) Albuquerque, NM
November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network		South Alabama	W 80–74	2–0	21 – Tied	9 – Allick	7 – House	The Pit (9,466) Albuquerque, NM
November 15, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at SMU	W 84–63	3–0	18 – Tied	9 – Allick	7 – Dent	Moody Coliseum (3,662) University Park, TX
November 19, 2022* 5:00 p.m., MW Network		New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry	Canceled					The Pit  Albuquerque, NM
November 25, 2022* 5:00 p.m., MW Network		Jacksonville State Lobo Classic	W 79–61	4–0	22 – Udeze	9 – Johnson	7 – Dent	The Pit (9,033) Albuquerque, NM
November 26, 2022* 5:00 p.m., MW Network		North Dakota State Lobo Classic	W 76–55	5–0	19 – Mashburn, Jr.	9 – Allick	6 – House	The Pit (8,715) Albuquerque, NM
November 27, 2022* 5:30 p.m., MW Network		Northern Colorado Lobo Classic	W 98–74	6–0	33 – Udeze	14 – Udeze	4 – Dent	The Pit (8,434) Albuquerque, NM
November 30, 2022* 8:00 p.m., WCC Network		at Saint Mary's	W 69–65	7–0	17 – House	7 – Allick	2 – Tied	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,088) Moraga, CA
December 3, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry	Canceled					Pan American Center  Las Cruces, NM
December 6, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network		Western New Mexico	W 102–63	8–0	18 – Udeze	13 – Allick	7 – Tied	The Pit (8,329) Albuquerque, NM
December 10, 2022* 2:00 p.m., MW Network		UTSA	W 94–76	9–0	24 – Udeze	8 – Udeze	7 – House	The Pit (10,049) Albuquerque, NM
December 12, 2022* 9:30 p.m.		vs. San Francisco Jack Jones Hoopsfest	W 67–64	10–0	23 – Mashburn, Jr.	9 – Udeze	4 – House	Michelob Ultra Arena  Paradise, NV
December 18, 2022* 4:30 p.m., FS1		Iona	W 82–74	11–0	22 – House	8 – Tied	5 – Tied	The Pit (14,534) Albuquerque, NM
December 20, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network		Prairie View A&M	W 94–63	12–0	17 – Mashburn, Jr.	14 – Udeze	9 – House	The Pit (9,425) Albuquerque, NM
December 28, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 22	Colorado State	W 88–69	13–0 (1–0)	26 – House	13 – Udeze	5 – House	The Pit (15,215) Albuquerque, NM
December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., FS1	No. 22	at Wyoming	W 76–75	14–0 (2–0)	20 – Mashburn, Jr.	15 – Allick	5 – House	Arena-Auditorium (4,823) Laramie, WY
January 3, 2023 9:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 21	at Fresno State	L 67–71	14–1 (2–1)	22 – Mashburn, Jr.	7 – Udeze	2 – Tied	Save Mart Center (4,868) Fresno, CA
January 7, 2023 7:30 p.m., CBSSN	No. 21	UNLV	L 77–84	14–2 (2–2)	22 – Udeze	13 – Udeze	4 – Dent	The Pit (15,424) Albuquerque, NM
January 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., MW Network		Oral Roberts	W 82–75	15–2	24 – Mashburn, Jr.	13 – Allick	5 – House	The Pit (9,249) Albuquerque, NM
January 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at No. 23 San Diego State Rivalry	W 76–67	16–2 (3–2)	29 – House	15 – Udeze	3 – Udeze	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
January 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1		San José State	W 77–57	17–2 (4–2)	20 – Tied	14 – Udeze	5 – House	The Pit (11,519) Albuquerque, NM
January 20, 2023 9:00 p.m., FS1		Boise State	W 81–79 OT	18–2 (5–2)	25 – Mashburn, Jr.	18 – Allick	4 – House	The Pit (14,566) Albuquerque, NM
January 23, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 25	at Nevada	L 94–97 2OT	18–3 (5–3)	33 – Mashburn, Jr.	10 – Udeze	10 – House	Lawlor Events Center (8,292) Reno, NV
January 27, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 25	Air Force	W 81–73	19–3 (6–3)	24 – Mashburn, Jr.	8 – Udeze	4 – House	The Pit (15,143) Albuquerque, NM
February 1, 2023 8:30 p.m., FS1		at Utah State	L 73–84	19–4 (6–4)	17 – Mashburn, Jr.	12 – Udeze	3 – Tied	Smith Spectrum (8,851) Logan, UT
February 7, 2023 8:30 p.m., FS1		Nevada	L 76–77	19–5 (6–5)	21 – Mashburn, Jr.	9 – Udeze	6 – Mashburn, Jr.	The Pit (15,009) Albuquerque, NM
February 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1		at Air Force	L 77–89	19–6 (6–6)	32 – Mashburn, Jr.	9 – Udeze	3 – Dent	Clune Arena (1,899) Colorado Springs, CO
February 14, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		Wyoming	L 56–70	19–7 (6–7)	15 – Mashburn, Jr.	17 – Udeze	3 – Jenkins	The Pit (11,185) Albuquerque, NM
February 17, 2023 8:30 p.m., CBSSN		at San José State	W 96–68	20–7 (7–7)	31 – Udeze	12 – Udeze	5 – House	Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,917) San Jose, CA
February 22, 2023 8:30 p.m., FS1		at Boise State	L 77–82	20–8 (7–8)	18 – Udeze	14 – Udeze	6 – House	ExtraMile Arena (9,825) Boise, ID
February 25, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		No. 22 San Diego State Rivalry	L 71–73	20–9 (7–9)	20 – Mashburn Jr.	9 – Udeze	5 – House	The Pit (15,431) Albuquerque, NM
February 28, 2023 8:30 p.m., FS1		Fresno State	W 94–80	21–9 (8–9)	25 – Udeze	9 – Udeze	5 – House	The Pit (12,520) Albuquerque, NM
March 3, 2023 9:00 p.m., FS1		at Colorado State	L 84–92	21–10 (8–10)	25 – Udeze	8 – Allick	5 – House	Moby Arena (4,936) Fort Collins, CO
Mountain West tournament
March 8, 2023 4:00 pm, Stadium/MWN	(6)	vs. (11) Wyoming First round	W 87–76	22–10	22 – Mashburn Jr.	11 – Udeze	6 – House	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
March 9, 2023 8:30 pm, CBSSN	(6)	vs. (3) Utah State Quarterfinals	L 76–91	22–11	20 – Mashburn Jr.	11 – Udeze	6 – Dent	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
NIT
March 15, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	Utah Valley First round – Rutgers bracket	L 69–83	22–12	18 – Udeze	19 – Udeze	5 – House	The Pit (6,803) Albuquerque, NM
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source

Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	22т	21	RV	RV	25	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.