2015–16 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2015–16 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Mountain West Conference . They played their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque , New Mexico . The Lobos were led by third year head coach Craig Neal . They finished the season 17–15, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to Nevada .
Previous season
The Lobos finished the season 15–16, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to Air Force.
Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
Michael Nesbitt
33
F
6'7"
225
RS Senior
Evansville, IN
Transferred from Missouri S&T . Will be eligible to play immediately since Nesbitt graduated from Missouri S&T .
2015 recruiting class
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Jordan Hunter SG
Beaumont, TX
Ozen HS
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Nov 10, 2013
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 78
Dane Kuiper SF
Tempe, AZ
Corona del Sol HS
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jul 14, 2013
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 75
Anthony Mathis SG
West Linn, OR
West Linn HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
May 15, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 70
Nikola Scekic C
Serbia
IMG Academy
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
N/A
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A ESPN grade: NR
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
2015–16 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F
0
J.J. N'Ganga
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Sr
Aubervilliers, France
G
1
Cullen Neal
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS So
Albuquerque, New Mexico
G
3
Jordan Hunter
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Beaumont, Texas
G
4
Elijah Brown
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
RS So
Cleveland, Ohio
C
11
Obij Aget
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
La Porte, Indiana
G/F
12
Devon Williams
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
RS Jr
Dallas, Texas
G/F
14
Dane Kuiper
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Wasilla, Alaska
G/F
20
Sam Logwood
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Indianapolis, Indiana
G
21
Xavier Adams
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Flower Mound, Texas
F
23
Joe Furstinger
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Rancho Santa Margarita, California
G
25
Tim Jacobs
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Las Cruces, New Mexico
G
30
Adam Cumber (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS Fr
Albuquerque, New Mexico
G
31
Anthony Mathis
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
West Linn, Oregon
F
32
Tim Williams
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
RS Jr
Flossmoor, Illinois
C
33
Nikola Scekic
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
Fr
Belgrade, Serbia
F
34
Michael Nesbitt (W)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Evansville, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3 *7:00 pm
CSU–Pueblo
W 96–84
The Pit (11,453)Albuquerque, NM
Nov 6 *7:00 pm
Rogers State
W 80–69
The Pit (11,754)Albuquerque, NM
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13 *5:30 pm, RTRM
Texas Southern
W 86–57
1–0
The Pit (12,269)Albuquerque, NM
Nov 15 *7:00 pm
at New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry
W 83–74
2–0
Pan American Center (6,796)Las Cruces, NM
Nov 18 *7:00 pm, RTRM
Loyola Chicago MWC–MVC Challenge
W 75–51
3–0
The Pit (11,951)Albuquerque, NM
Nov 21 *8:30 pm, P12N
at USC
L 82–90
3–1
Galen Center (2,943)Los Angeles, CA
Nov 25 *7:00 pm, RTRM
Nicholls State
W 75–63
4–1
The Pit (12,383)Albuquerque, NM
Dec 1 *7:00 pm, RTRM
Oral Roberts
W 91–75
5–1
The Pit (11,585)Albuquerque, NM
Dec 5 *12:15 pm, BTN
at No. 11 Purdue
L 58–70
5–2
Mackey Arena (14,221)West Lafayette, IN
Dec 12 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Iowa Diamond Head Classic mainland round
W 76–57
6–2
The Pit (13,154)Albuquerque, NM
Dec 16 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry
W 79–61
7–2
The Pit (15,362)Albuquerque, NM
Dec 19 *6:00 pm, RTRM
Rice
L 89–90
7–3
The Pit (12,507)Albuquerque, NM
Dec 22 *12:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Auburn Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals
L 78–83
7–4
Stan Sheriff Center (7,161)Honolulu, HI
Dec 23 *12:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. BYU Diamond Head Classic 2nd round consolation
L 66–96
7–5
Stan Sheriff Center (6,437)Honolulu, HI
Dec 25 *11:00 am, ESPN3
vs. Washington State Diamond Head Classic 7th place game
L 59–82
7–6
Stan Sheriff Center (6,172)Honolulu, HI
Mountain West regular season
Dec 30 7:00 pm, RTRM
Nevada
L 76–88
8–6 (1–0)
The Pit (13,247)Albuquerque, NM
Jan 2 7:30 pm, CBSSN
Fresno State
W 77–62
9–6 (2–0)
Save Mart Center (6,881)Fresno, CA
Jan 9 4:00 pm, ESPN3
Utah State
W 77–59
10–6 (3–0)
The Pit (13,476)Albuquerque, NM
Jan 12 8:00 pm, CBSSN
at UNLV
L 74–86
10–7 (3–1)
Thomas & Mack Center (11,377)Paradise, NV
Jan 16 2:00 pm, CBSSN
Wyoming
L 68–70
10–8 (3–2)
The Pit (13,196)Albuquerque, NM
Jan 23 3:00 pm, MWN
at San Jose State
W 83–64
11–8 (4–2)
Event Center Arena (1,633)San Jose, CA
Jan 27 7:00 pm, RTRM
Air Force
W 84–55
12–8 (5–2)
The Pit (12,072)Albuquerque, NM
Jan 30 3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Boise State
W 88–83
13–8 (6–2)
Taco Bell Arena (7,355)Boise, ID
Feb 2 6:00 pm, CBSSN
UNLV
W 87–83
14–8 (7–2)
The Pit (13,359)Albuquerque, NM
Feb 6 2:00 pm, CBSSN
at San Diego State
L 71–78 OT
14–9 (7–3)
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
Feb 10 8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Utah State
L 72–80
14–10 (7–4)
Smith Spectrum (9,290)Logan, UT
Feb 13 4:00 pm, RTRM
San Jose State
W 74–58
15–10 (8–4)
The Pit (13,411)Albuquerque, NM
Feb 17 8:00 pm, CBSSN
Boise State
W 80–78
16–10 (9–4)
The Pit (12,434)Albuquerque, NM
Feb 20 12:00 pm, RTRM
at Air Force
L 72–76
16–11 (9–5)
Clune Arena (3,327)Colorado Springs, CO
Feb 24 8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Colorado State
L 69–86
16–12 (9–6)
Moby Arena (3,148)Fort Collins, CO
Feb 27 8:00 pm, ESPN2
Fresno State
L 82–92
16–13 (9–7)
The Pit (13,546)Albuquerque, NM
Mar 1 7:30 pm, CBSSN
San Diego State
L 56–83
16–14 (9–8)
The Pit (14,540)Albuquerque, NM
Mar 5 8:00 pm, RTRM
at Nevada
W 71–66
17–14 (10–8)
Lawlor Events Center (7,191)Reno, NV
Mountain West tournament
Mar 10 3:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Nevada Quarterfinals
L 62–64
17–15
Thomas & Mack Center (8,279)Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Mountain Time .
References
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