2011–12 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team American college basketball season
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 .
Recruiting
College recruiting information
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
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/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
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/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:
Roster
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
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
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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