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
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record22–12 (8–10 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Isaac Chew
  • Eric Brown
  • Tarvish Felton
Home arenaThe Pit
Seasons
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

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPNN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPNN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPNN/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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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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[1]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVRVRVRV22т21RVRV25RVRVNot released
CoachesRVRVRVRV22RVRVRVRVRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References

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  1. ^ "2022–23 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". Go Lobos.com. Retrieved October 3, 2022.