List of New Mexico Lobos men's basketball seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the New Mexico Lobos men's college basketball team.[1]

Seasons

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
No coach (Independent) (1899–1910)
1899–1900 No coach 0–1
1901–02 No coach 2–0
1902–03 No coach 1–2
1904–05 No coach 1–0
1905–06 No coach 2–2
1906–07 No coach 1–1
1907–08 No coach 5–1
1908–09 No coach 1–0
1909–10 No coach 2–3
No coach: 15–10
Ralph Hutchinson (Independent) (1910–1917)
1910–11 Ralph Hutchinson 4–1
1911–12 Ralph Hutchinson 1–2
1912–13 Ralph Hutchinson 6–0
1913–14 Ralph Hutchinson 0–1
1914–15 Ralph Hutchinson 8–1
1915–16 Ralph Hutchinson 9–2
1916–17 Ralph Hutchinson 4–1
Ralph Hutchinson: 32–8
John F. McGough (Independent) (1918–1919)
1918–19 John F. McGough 2–4
John F. McGough: 2–4
Roy W. Johnson (Independent) (1919–1931)
1919–20 Roy W. Johnson 0–3
1921–22 Roy W. Johnson 0–2
1922–23 Roy W. Johnson 2–7
1923–24 Roy W. Johnson 5–3
1924–25 Roy W. Johnson 12–1
1925–26 Roy W. Johnson 12–2
1926–27 Roy W. Johnson 13–4
1927–28 Roy W. Johnson 12–7
1928–29 Roy W. Johnson 14–9
1929–30 Roy W. Johnson 16–4
Tom Churchill (Independent) (1930–1931)
1930–31 Tom Churchill 9–7
Tom Churchill (Border Conference) (1931–1933)
1931–32 Tom Churchill 10–6 5–5 3rd
1932–33 Tom Churchill 13–6 8–6 4th
Tom Churchill: 32–19 13–11
Roy W. Johnson (Border Conference) (1933–1940)
1933–34 Roy W. Johnson 16–4 6–4 3rd
1934–35 Roy W. Johnson 10–10 7–9 3rd
1935–36 Roy W. Johnson 16–10 11–9 4th
1936–37 Roy W. Johnson 12–14 10–10 4th
1937–38 Roy W. Johnson 9–16 6–10 5th
1938–39 Roy W. Johnson 4–21 4–16 7th
1939–40 Roy W. Johnson 3–22 2–14 6th
Roy W. Johnson: 165–146 46–72
Benjamin Sacks (Independent) (1940–1941)
1940–41 Benjamin Sacks 5–18
Benjamin Sacks: 5–18
Willis Barnes (Border Conference) (1941–1943)
1941–42 Willis Barnes 9–13 5–11 8th
1942–43 Willis Barnes 3–17 1–11 7th
Willis Barnes: 12–30 6–22
George White (Border Conference) (1943–1944)
1943–44 George White 11–2 3–0 1st
George White: 11–2 3–0
Woody Clements (Border Conference) (1944–1951)
1944–45 Woody Clements 14–2 12–0 1st
1945–46 Woody Clements 16–9 13–8 4th
1946–47 Woody Clements 11–8 10–6 3rd NAIB First Round
1947–48 Woody Clements 14–15 8–8 T–4th
1948–49 Woody Clements 10–12 7–9
1949–50 Woody Clements 5–19 4–12
1950–51 Woody Clements 13–11 9–7 T–4th
Berl Huffman (Mountain States Athletic Conference) (1951–1952)
1951–52 Berl Huffman 6–19 1–13 8th
Berl Huffman: 6–19 1–13
Woody Clements (Mountain States Athletic Conference) (1952–1955)
1952–53 Woody Clements 10–14 5–9 T–5th
1953–54 Woody Clements 11–11 5–9 6th
1954–55 Woody Clements 7–17 2–12 8th
Woody Clements: 82–72 75–90
Bill Stockton (Mountain States Athletic Conference) (1955–1958)
1955–56 Bill Stockton 6–16 5–9 T–6th
1956–57 Bill Stockton 5–21 1–13 8th
1957–58 Bill Stockton 3–21 0–14 8th
Bill Stockton: 14–58 6–36
Bob Sweeney (Independent) (1958–1962)
1958–59 Bob Sweeney 3–19 1–13 T–7th
1959–60 Bob Sweeney 6–19 3–11 T–6th
1960–61 Bob Sweeney 6–17 3–11 T–7th
1961–62 Bob Sweeney 6–20 3–11 T–7th
Bob Sweeney: 21–75 10–46
Bob King (Western Athletic Conference) (1962–1972)
1962–63 Bob King 16–9 4–6 4th
1963–64 Bob King 23–6 7–3 T–1st NIT Runner-up
1964–65 Bob King 19–8 5–5 T–2nd NIT Quarterfinal
1965–66 Bob King 16–8 4–6 5th
1966–67 Bob King 19–8 5–5 T–3rd NIT Quarterfinal
1967–68 Bob King 23–5 8–2 1st NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen
1968–69 Bob King 17–9 4–6 T–5th
1969–70 Bob King 13–13 7–7 T–5th
1970–71 Bob King 14–12 7–7 7th
1971–72 Bob King 15–11 7–7 T–4th
Bob King: 175–89 (.663) 58–54 (.518)
Norm Ellenberger (Western Athletic Conference) (1972–1979)
1972–73 Norm Ellenberger 21–6 9–5 T–2nd NIT First Round
1973–74 Norm Ellenberger 22–7 10–4 1st NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
1974–75 Norm Ellenberger 13–13 4–10 7th
1975–76 Norm Ellenberger 16–11 8–6 4th
1976–77 Norm Ellenberger 19–11 8–6 T–3rd
1977–78 Norm Ellenberger 24–4 13–1 1st NCAA Division I Second Round
1978–79 Norm Ellenberger 19–10 8–4 3rd NIT First Round
Norm Ellenberger: 134–62 (.684) 60–36 (.625)
Charlie Harrison (Western Athletic Conference) (1979–1980)
1979–80 Charlie Harrison 6–22 3–11 T–7th
Charlie Harrison: 6–22 (.214) 3–11 (.214)
Gary Colson (Western Athletic Conference) (1980–1988)
1980–81 Gary Colson 11–15 6–10 7th
1981–82 Gary Colson 14–14 7–9 6th
1982–83 Gary Colson 14–15 6–10 T-7th
1983–84 Gary Colson 24–11 10–6 3rd NIT First Round
1984–85 Gary Colson 19–13 9–7 T–3rd NIT Second Round
1985–86 Gary Colson 17–14 8–8 5th NIT First Round
1986–87 Gary Colson 25–10 11–5 T–3rd NIT First Round
1987–88 Gary Colson 22–14 8–8 T–5th NIT Quarterfinal
Gary Colson: 146–106 (.579) 65–63 (.508)
Dave Bliss (Western Athletic Conference) (1988–1999)
1988–89 Dave Bliss 22–11 11–5 T–2nd NIT Quarterfinal
1989–90 Dave Bliss 20–14 9–7 5th NIT Fourth Place
1990–91 Dave Bliss 20–10 10–6 3rd NCAA Division I First Round
1991–92 Dave Bliss 20–13 11–5 3rd NIT Quarterfinal
1992–93 Dave Bliss 24–7 13–5 3rd NCAA Division I First Round
1993–94 Dave Bliss 23–8 14–4 1st NCAA Division I First Round
1994–95 Dave Bliss 15–15 9–9 T–4th
1995–96 Dave Bliss 28–5 14–4 2nd NCAA Division I Second Round
1996–97 Dave Bliss 25–8 11–5 3rd (Mountain) NCAA Division I Second Round
1997–98 Dave Bliss 24–8 11–3 2nd (Mountain) NCAA Division I Second Round
1998–99 Dave Bliss 25–9 9–5 T–2nd (Pacific) NCAA Division I Second Round
Dave Bliss: 246–108 (.695) 122–58 (.678)
Fran Fraschilla (Mountain West Conference) (1999–2002)
1999–2000 Fran Fraschilla 18–14 9–5 3rd NIT Second Round
2000–01 Fran Fraschilla 21–13 6–8 T–5th NIT Quarterfinal
2001–02 Fran Fraschilla 16–14 6–8 T–6th NIT First Round
Fran Fraschilla: 55–41 (.573) 21–21 (.500)
Ritchie McKay (Mountain West Conference) (2002–2007)
2002–03 Ritchie McKay 10–18 4–10 7th
2003–04 Ritchie McKay 14–14 5–9 T–5th
2004–05 Ritchie McKay 26–7 10–4 2nd NCAA Division I First Round
2005–06 Ritchie McKay 17–13 8–8 5th
2006–07 Ritchie McKay 15–17 4–12 8th
Ritchie McKay: 82–69 (.543) 31–43 (.419)
Steve Alford (Mountain West Conference) (2007–2013)
2007–08 Steve Alford 24–9 11–5 3rd NIT First Round
2008–09 Steve Alford 22–12 12–4 T–1st NIT Second Round
2009–10 Steve Alford 30–5 14–2 1st NCAA Division I Second Round
2010–11 Steve Alford 22–13 8–8 5th NIT Second Round
2011–12 Steve Alford 28–7 10–4 T–1st NCAA Division I Second Round
2012–13 Steve Alford 29–6 13–3 1st NCAA Division I Second Round
Steve Alford: 155–52 (.749) 68–26 (.723)
Craig Neal (Mountain West Conference) (2013–2017)
2013–14 Craig Neal 27–7 15–3 2nd NCAA Division I Second Round
2014–15 Craig Neal 15–16 7–11 8th
2015–16 Craig Neal 17–15 10–8 T–4th
2016–17 Craig Neal 17–14 10–8 5th
Craig Neal: 76–52 (.594) 42–30 (.583)
Paul Weir (Mountain West Conference) (2017–2021)
2017–18 Paul Weir 19–15 12–6 3rd
2018–19 Paul Weir 14–18 7–11 7th
2019–20 Paul Weir 19–14 7–11 7th No postseason held
2020–21 Paul Weir 6–16 2–15 11th
Paul Weir: 58–62 (.483) 28–45 (.384)
Richard Pitino (Mountain West Conference) (2021–present)
2021–22 Richard Pitino 13–19 5–12 10th
2022–23 Richard Pitino 22–12 8–10 6th NIT First Round
2023–24 Richard Pitino 26–10 10–8 6th NCAA Division I First Round
Richard Pitino: 61–41 (.602) 23–30 (.434)
Total: 1,610–1,204 (.572)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "New Mexico Lobos Index".