2020–21 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

2020–21 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record6–16 (2–15 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dan McHale
  • Scott Padgett
  • Ralph Davis
Seasons
2020–21 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 San Diego State† 14 – 3   .824 23 – 5   .821
Utah State 15 – 4   .789 20 – 9   .690
Colorado State 14 – 4   .778 20 – 8   .714
Boise State 14 – 6   .700 19 – 9   .679
Nevada 10 – 7   .588 16 – 10   .615
Fresno State 9 – 11   .450 12 – 12   .500
UNLV 8 – 10   .444 12 – 15   .444
Wyoming 7 – 9   .438 14 – 11   .560
San Jose State 3 – 13   .188 5 – 16   .238
Air Force 3 – 17   .150 5 – 20   .200
New Mexico 2 – 15   .118 6 – 16   .273
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lobos were led by fourth-year head coach Paul Weir and are members of the Mountain West Conference. Due to COVID-19 restrictions within the state of New Mexico, the Lobos did not play any of their home games at their normal home arena The Pit.[1][2] Their "home" games were played at various different locations outside of the state of New Mexico. They finished the season 6–16, 2–15 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. As the No. 11 seed in the Mountain West tournament, they lost in the first round to Fresno State 77–85.

Prior to the end of the season, the school announced that Weir would not return as head coach.[3] On March 16, the school named former Minnesota head coach Richard Pitino the team's new head coach.[4]

Previous season

The Lobos finished the 2019–20 season 19–14, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated San Jose State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Utah State.

Roster

2020–21 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Isaiah Marin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Buckeye Union HS Phoenix, AZ
F 1 Bayron Matos 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Hamilton Heights Christian Academy Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
G 2 Saquan Singleton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Monsignor Scanlan HS
Hutchinson CC 		Bronx, NY
PG 3 Keith McGee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Arcadia HS
South Plains College 		Rochester, NY
G 4 Emmanuel Kuac 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Kearns HS Calgary, Alberta, Canada
F 5 Rod Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Jr Cordova HS
Pearl River CC 		Memphis, TN
G/F 10 Makuach Maluach 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Newington College Sydney, Australia
G 11 Jeremiah Francis III 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Pickerington Central HS
North Carolina 		Columbus, OH
G 12 Daniel Headdings (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Wasilla HS Wasilla, AK
G 13 Javanté Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Cheyenne Mountain HS Colorado Springs, CO
F 14 Logan Padgett 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Homewood HS
Samford 		Homewood, AL
G 20 Clay Patterson (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Rio Rancho HS
Fort Lewis 		Rio Rancho, NM
G 21 Nolan Dorsey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Millbrook HS Knightdale, NC
F 22 Valdir Manuel 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr The Patrick School
Harcum College 		Luanda, Angola
G 23 Eloy Medina 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr West Mesa HS Albuquerque, New Mexico
G 30 Kurt Wegscheider (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So NBA Academy Africa Bangui, Central African Republic
F 33 Jordan Arroyo (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Atrisco Heritage Academy Albuquerque, NM
F 35 Assane Ndiaye 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Kilgore College Dakar, Senegal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 30, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
December 13, 2020*
1:00 pm, CUSA.TV 		at Rice W 72–61  1–0
 Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
December 15, 2020*
5:00 pm, YouTube 		vs. Our Lady of the Lake W 104–65  2–0
 Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
December 17, 2020*
2:30 pm, YouTube 		vs. LeTourneau W 90–58  3–0
 Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
December 21, 2020
7:30 pm, FS1 		at Boise State L 53–77  3–1
(0–1) 		ExtraMile Arena 
Boise, ID
December 23, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Boise State L 52–89  3–2
(0–2) 		ExtraMile Arena 
Boise, ID
December 31, 2020
5:00 pm, FS1 		vs. Nevada L 54–68  3–3
(0–3) 		Rip Griffin Center 
Lubbock, TX
January 2, 2021
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Nevada L 74–84  3–4
(0–4) 		Rip Griffin Center 
Lubbock, TX
January 6, 2021
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Utah State L 45–77  3–5
(0–5) 		Rip Griffin Center 
Lubbock, TX
January 8, 2021
9:00 pm, FS1 		vs. Utah State L 42–86  3–6
(0–6) 		Rip Griffin Center 
Lubbock, TX
January 13, 2021*
7:00 pm 		at Dixie State W 72–63  4–6
 Burns Arena (771)
St. George, UT
January 16, 2021
2:30 pm, CBSSN 		at UNLV L 54–77  4–7
(0–7) 		Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
January 18, 2021
7:30 pm, FS1 		at UNLV L 46–53  4–8
(0–8) 		Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
January 21, 2021
1:00 pm, MWN 		vs. San Jose State W 67–51  5–8
(1–8) 		Burns Arena 
St. George, UT
January 23, 2021
12:00 pm, MWN 		vs. San Jose State L 71–83  5–9
(1–9) 		Burns Arena 
St. George, UT
January 28, 2021
9:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Fresno State L 62–64 OT 5–10
(1–10) 		Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
January 30, 2021
5:00 pm, MWN 		at Fresno State L 55–65  5–11
(1–11) 		Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
February 3, 2021
9:00 pm, FS1 		vs. San Diego State Canceled Rip Griffin Center 
Lubbock, TX
February 5, 2021
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. San Diego State Canceled Rip Griffin Center 
Lubbock, TX
February 9, 2021
9:00 pm, FS1 		at Colorado State Canceled Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
February 11, 2021
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Colorado State Canceled Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
February 17, 2021
6:00 pm, MWN 		vs. Wyoming L 74–83 OT 5–12
(1–12) 		Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
February 19, 2021
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Wyoming L 67–79  5–13
(1–13) 		Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
February 22, 2021
7:30 pm, CBSSN 		at Air Force W 73–65  6–13
(2–13) 		Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
February 24, 2021
4:00 pm, MWN 		at Air Force L 55–62  6–14
(2–14) 		Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
March 3, 2021
6:00 pm 		at Colorado State L 73–87  6–15
(2–15) 		Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
Mountain West tournament
March 10, 2021
4:00 pm, Stadium 		(11) vs. (6) Fresno State
First round 		L 77–85  6–16
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source[5]

References

  1. ^ Schrotenboer, Brent (November 25, 2020). "Should New Mexico's college teams be crossing state lines to avoid pandemic restrictions?". USA Today. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  2. ^ Rosenzweig-Ziff, Dan (November 20, 2020). "Fleeing their home state's strict restrictions on sports, New Mexico basketball teams seek refuge in two of Texas' worst hot spots". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "Weir out as New Mexico coach at end of season". ESPN.com. February 27, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "New Mexico hires Richard Pitino as next coach less than 24 hours after Minnesota firing". CBSSports.com. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "2020-21 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". Go Lobos.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.