2008–09 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2008–09 New Mexico Lobos Basketball New Mexico Lobos wordmark.svg Mountain West Conference Mountain West 22–12 12–4 Steve Alford (2nd Year) Craig Neal (2nd Year) Wyking Jones Ryan Miller (2nd Year) The Pit, University Arena Mountain West Regular Season Co–Champions 2009 NIT Second Round The 2008–09 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos were coached by second-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at the University Arena, also known as "The Pit", in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Lobos finished the season 22–12, 12–4 in Mountain West play. They were Co–Champions of the Mountain West Conference with Utah and BYU.Smith Mark Champs at last! http://www.abqjournal.com/228924/sports/college/champs-at-last.html Albuquerque Journal July 31, 2015 March 8, 2009 They were defeated by Wyoming in the semifinals of the 2009 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament. They invited of the 2009 National Invitation Tournament. They defeated Nebraska before losing to Notre Dame in the second round.Stevens Richard Lobos Roll Nebraska 83-71 to Advance to NIT Second Round http://www.golobos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=26000&ATCLID=209068840 New Mexico Lobos July 31, 2015 March 18, 2009Stevens Richard Lobo Comeback Falls Short in 70-68 NIT loss at Notre Dame http://www.golobos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26000&ATCLID=209057222 New Mexico Lobos July 31, 2015 March 19, 2009 Roster 2008–09 Roster Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown High School/Last College A.J. Hardeman 00 F 6' 8" 225 Freshman Del Valle, Texas Del Valle HS Jonathan Willis 2 G 6' 6" 185 Sophomore Carson, California Mayfield HS Dion Williams 4 G 5' 11" 165 Freshman Albuquerque, New Mexico Willow Canyon HS Dairese Gary 5 G 6' 1" 205 Sophomore Elkhart, Indiana Concord HS Nate Garth 11 G 6' 2" 180 Freshman Sacramento, California Hamilton HS Will Brown 15 F 6' 9" 225 Freshman Dallas, Texas Woodrow Wilson HS Phillip McDonald 23 G 6' 5" 200 Freshman Cypress, Texas Cypress Springs HS Román Martínez 30 F 6' 6" 185 Sophomore El Paso, Texas Montwood HS Tony Danridge 32 G/F 6' 5" 215 Senior San Bernardino, California Cajon HS Chad Toppert 33 G 6' 7" 215 Senior Albuquerque, New Mexico Academy HS Chris Johansen 40 G 6' 4" 190 Freshman Albuquerque, New Mexico St. Pius X HS Kem Nweke 42 C 6' 10" 265 Freshman Missouri City, Texas Thurgood Marshall HS Daniel Faris 53 F 6' 9" 245 Senior Albuquerque, New Mexico Eldorado HS thumb|right|Lobo Coach Steve Alford Rankings 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Final AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV   Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 2008–2009 Schedule yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition 11/08/2008 3:00 pm w yes Western New Mexico University Arena Albuquerque, NM KASY 88–59 11,658 – |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/14/2008 7:00 pm w yes Southeast Missouri State University Arena Albuquerque, NM 102–59 13,031 1–0 11/16/2008 1:00 pm l yes yes Creighton Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, NE 75–82 16,107 1–1 11/20/2008 7:00 pm w yes Grambling State University Arena Albuquerque, NM Cancún Challenge KASY 96–50 12,066 2–1 11/22/2008 7:00 pm l yes UCF University Arena Albuquerque, NM Cancún Challenge KASY 71–72 12,707 2–2 11/24/2008 7:00 pm w yes Cal State Northridge University Arena Albuquerque, NM 85–74 12,101 3–2 11/29/2008 9:00 pm l yes yes VCU Aventura Spa Palace Cancún, MX Cancún Challenge Semifinals CBSCS 55–67 213 3–3 11/30/2008 6:15 pm l yes yes Drake Aventura Spa Palace Cancún, MX Cancún Challenge 3rd place game CBSCS 62–68 201 3–4 12/06/2008 4:00 pm w yes Southern Miss University Arena Albuquerque, NM The Mtn. 60–58 12,465 4–4 12/10/2008 8:00 pm w yes yes San Diego Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA KASY 57–54 2,034 5–4 12/13/2008 2:00 pm w yes Ole Miss University Arena Albuquerque, NM Versus 103–70 13,341 6–4 12/17/2008 6:30 pm w yes Oral Roberts University Arena Albuquerque, NM The Mtn. 66–63 13,358 7–4 12/20/2008 11:00 am l yes yes Texas Tech United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX KASY 78–86 8,425 7–5 12/23/2008 6:30 pm w yes New Mexico State University Arena Albuquerque, NM Rio Grande Rivalry The Mtn. 76–62 17,197 8–5 12/30/2008 7:00 pm w yes yes New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM Rio Grande Rivalry AggieVision 68–66 10,285 9–5 01/03/2009 8:30 pm l yes UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV The Mtn. 58–60 14,189 9–6 (0–1) 01/06/2009 7:00 pm l yes UTEP University Arena Albuquerque, NM 60–73 13,713 9–7 01/10/2009 7:30 pm w Air Force University Arena Albuquerque, NM The Mtn. 78–53 15,212 10–7 (1–1) 01/17/2009 2:00 pm w BYU University Arena Albuquerque, NM Versus 81–62 15,277 11–7 (2–1) 01/21/2009 8:30 pm l yes San Diego State Cox Arena San Diego, CA The Mtn. 76–81 8,001 11–8 (2–2) 01/24/2009 6:00 pm w yes TCU Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, TX 69–52 5,590 12–8 (3–2) 01/28/2009 7:30 pm w Colorado State University Arena Albuquerque, NM The Mtn. 68–50 13,157 13–8 (4–2) 01/31/2009 1:30 pm l yes Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT The Mtn. 68–69 9,676 13–9 (4–3) 02/03/2009 8:00 pm w Wyoming University Arena Albuquerque, NM CBSCS 86–57 13,081 14–9 (5–3) 02/07/2009 6:00 pm w UNLV University Arena Albuquerque, NM CBSCS 73–69 OT 17,407 15–9 (6–3) 02/11/2009 8:00 pm w yes Air Force Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO CBSCS 76–66 1,874 16–9 (7–3) 02/17/2009 8:00 pm l yes BYU Marriott Center Provo, UT The Mtn. 62–73 12,911 16–10 (7–4) 02/21/2009 1:00 pm w San Diego State University Arena Albuquerque, NM Versus 75–49 16,801 17–10 (8–4) 02/24/2009 6:30 pm w TCU University Arena Albuquerque, NM The Mtn. 76–62 14,777 18–10 (9–4) 02/28/2009 7:00 pm w yes Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO 81–79 2OT 3,023 19–10 (10–4) 03/03/2009 7:00 pm w Utah University Arena Albuquerque, NM The Mtn. 77–71 18,018 20–10 (11–4) 03/07/2009 1:30 pm w yes Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY The Mtn. 74–73 7,412 21–10 (12–4) |- !colspan=10| 2009 MWC men's basketball tournament 03/12/2009 9:30 pm l yes Wyoming Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV Quarterfinals The Mtn. 67–75 21–11 10,011 |- !colspan=10| 2009 National Invitation Tournament 03/17/2009 8:00 pm w yes Nebraska University Arena Albuquerque, NM First Round ESPNU 83–71 22–11 7,974 03/19/2009 5:00 pm l yes yes Notre Dame Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN Second Round ESPN2 66–70 22–12 3,013 References Category:New Mexico Lobos men's basketball seasons New Mexico New Mexico Category:2008 in sports in New Mexico Category:2009 in sports in New Mexico