2013–14 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2013–14 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2013–14 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 first year head coach Craig Neal . They finished the season 27–7, 15–3 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They were champions of the Mountain West tournament , their third consecutive conference tournament championship, to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Stanford.
Off season
Departures
Incoming transfers
Recruiting
Roster
2013–14 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
1
Cleveland Thomas
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G
2
Chris Perez
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Corona, California
G
3
Hugh Greenwood
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Hobart, Australia
F
5
Arthur Edwards
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Temple Hills, Maryland
G
10
Kendall Williams
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Rancho Cucamonga, California
C
11
Obij Aget
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Fr
La Porte, Indiana
G/F
12
Devon Williams
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
RS Fr
Dallas, Texas
G
13
Cullen Neal
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Albuquerque, New Mexico
G
22
Merv Lindsay
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
RS So
Moreno Valley, California
F
23
Nick Banyard
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Flower Mound, Texas
F
24
Tim Myles
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Fr
Rancho Cucamonga, California
G
33
DeShawn Delaney
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Chicago, Illinois
F
41
Cameron Bairstow
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
Sr
Brisbane, Australia
C
53
Alex Kirk
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
RS Jr
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2 *7:00 pm
No. 23
Eastern New Mexico
W 87–68
The Pit (14,153)Albuquerque, NM
Nov 6 *7:00 pm, RTRM
No. 23
Jamestown
W 94–51
The Pit (13,426)Albuquerque, NM
Regular season
Nov 9 *8:05 pm, RTRM
No. 23
Alabama A&M
W 88–52
1–0
The Pit (14,445)Albuquerque, NM
Nov 17 *4:05 pm, RTRM
No. 22
Charleston Southern
W 109–93
2–0
The Pit (14,146)Albuquerque, NM
Nov 21 *1:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 19
vs. UAB Charleston Classic First Round
W 97–94 2OT
3–0
TD Arena (1,873)Charleston, SC
Nov 22 *12:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 19
vs. Massachusetts Charleston Classic semifinals
L 65–81
3–1
TD Arena (1,730)Charleston, SC
Nov 24 *10:00 am, ESPNU
No. 19
vs. Davidson Charleston Classic 3rd place game
W 79–58
4–1
TD Arena (1,137)Charleston, SC
Nov 30 *1:05 pm, RTRM
San Diego
W 73–66
5–1
The Pit (15,364)Albuquerque, NM
Dec 4 *7:00 pm, AggieVision
at New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry
W 79–70
6–1
Pan American Center (9,184)Las Cruces, NM
Dec 7 *2:05 pm, CBSSN
Cincinnati
W 63–54
7–1
The Pit (15,411)Albuquerque, NM
Dec 14 *5:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 13 Kansas Kansas City Shootout
L 63–80
7–2
Sprint Center (18,493)Kansas City, MO
Dec 17 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry
L 61–67
7–3
The Pit (15,411)Albuquerque, NM
Dec 21 *7:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Marquette MGM Grand Showcase
W 75–68
8–3
MGM Grand Garden Arena (N/A)Paradise, NV
Dec 23 *7:05 pm, RTRM
Grand Canyon
W 80–68
9–3
The Pit (15,322)Albuquerque, NM
Conference regular season
Jan 4 4:05 pm, ESPNU
Colorado State
W 80–73
10–3 (1–0)
The Pit (15,411)Albuquerque, NM
Jan 8 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wyoming
W 72–69 OT
11–3 (2–0)
Arena-Auditorium (4,711)Laramie, WY
Jan 11 8:05 pm, RTRM
at San Jose State
W 69–65
12–3 (3–0)
Event Center Arena (2,078)San Jose, CA
Jan 15 7:05 pm, CBSSN
UNLV
L 73–76
12–4 (3–1)
The Pit (15,351)Albuquerque, NM
Jan 18 5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Fresno State
W 89–78
13–4 (4–1)
Save Mart Center (6,499)Fresno, CA
Jan 21 7:15 pm, CBSSN
Boise State
W 84–75
14–4 (5–1)
The Pit (15,242)Albuquerque, NM
Jan 25 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Colorado State
W 68–66
15–4 (6–1)
Moby Arena (5,592)Ft. Collins, CO
Jan 28 9:05 pm, ESPNU
at Utah State
W 78–65
16–4 (7–1)
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (9,751)Logan, UT
Feb 1 6:05 pm, RTRM
San Jose State
W 72–47
17–4 (8–1)
The Pit (15,411)Albuquerque, NM
Feb 5 9:05 pm, ESPNU
Wyoming
W 66–61 OT
18–4 (9–1)
The Pit (15,077)Albuquerque, NM
Feb 12 7:15 pm, CBSSN
at Boise State
L 70–71
18–5 (9–2)
Taco Bell Arena (6,329)Boise, ID
Feb 15 4:05 pm, CBSSN
Nevada
W 90–72
19–5 (10–2)
The Pit (15,411)Albuquerque, NM
Feb 19 9:05 pm, ESPN2
at UNLV
W 68–56
20–5 (11–2)
Thomas and Mack Center (13,701)Paradise, NV
Feb 22 8:05 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 San Diego State
W 58–44
21–5 (12–2)
The Pit (15,411)Albuquerque, NM
Feb 25 7:05 pm, CBSSN
No. 25
Utah State
W 67–58
22–5 (13–2)
The Pit (15,352)Albuquerque, NM
Mar 2 4:05 pm, ESPN3
No. 25
at Nevada
W 72–58
23–5 (14–2)
Lawlor Events Center (7,259)Reno, NV
Mar 5 7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 21
Air Force
W 80–52
24–5 (15–2)
The Pit (15,411)Albuquerque, NM
Mar 8 8:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 21
at No. 10 San Diego State
L 48–51
24–6 (15–3)
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
Mountain West tournament
Mar 13 7:00 pm, CBSSN
(2) No. 20
vs. (7) Fresno State Quarterfinals
W 93–77
25–6
Thomas and Mack Center (10,645)Paradise, NV
Mar 14 9:30 pm, CBSSN
(2) No. 20
vs. (6) Boise State Semifinals
W 70–67
26–6
Thomas and Mack Center (15,135)Paradise, NV
Mar 15 4:00 pm, CBS
(2) No. 20
vs. (1) No. 8 San Diego State Championship
W 64–58
27–6
Thomas and Mack Center (N/A)Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
Mar 21 *11:40 am, TBS
(7 S) No. 17
vs. (10 S) Stanford Second round
L 53–58
27–7
Scottrade Center (17,955)St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll , (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region. S=South. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Mountain Time .
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Rankings
Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll
Pre
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Final
AP
23
22
19
RV
RV
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
25
21
20
17
N/A
Coaches
20
21
20
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
RV
21
20
17
RV
See also
References
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