2011–12 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2011–12 New Mexico Lobos New Mexico Lobos wordmark.svg 250 Mountain West Conference Mountain West 23 21 28–7 10–4 Steve Alford 5th Craig Neal Duane Broussard Ryan Miller The Pit (Capacity: 17,126) Mountain West regular season co-champions Mountain West tournament champions NCAA Tournament Third Round The 2011–12 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos are coached by fifth-year head coach Steve Alford and play their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They finished with a record of 28–7 overall, 10–4 in Mountain West play. They were co-champions of the 2012 Mountain West Regular Season Champions with San Diego State and won the 2012 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament. They earned a 5th seed in the west of the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They lost in the third round to Louisville. Recruiting no 2011 Dominique Dunning SG Corona, CA Centennial High School 6 4 190 April 13, 2010 3 3 90 Hugh Greenwood SG Hobart, Australia Australian Institute of Sport 6 3 210 N/A N/A N/A April 13, 2011 2011 New Mexico Commit List for 2011 Men's Basketball Recruiting ESPN – New Mexico Lobos Basketball Recruiting 2011 newmexico 554 204 – – 2011-08-15 yes Roster 2011–12 Roster Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown High School/Last College A. J. Hardeman 00 F 6' 8" 235 Senior Del Valle, Texas Del Valle High School Chris Perez 2 G 6' 0" 180 Sophomore Corona, California Centennial High School Hugh Greenwood 3 G 6' 3" 209 Freshman Hobart, Australia Australian Institute of Sport Chad Adams 4 G/F 6' 6" 190 Junior Albuquerque, New Mexico Highland High School Dominique Dunning 5 G 6' 3" 198 Freshman Corona, California Centennial High School Kendall Williams 10 G 6' 3" 180 Sophomore Rancho Cucamonga, California Los Osos High School Jamal Fenton 13 G 5' 9" 168 Junior Houston, Texas Chávez High School Tony Snell 21 G 6' 7" 195 Sophomore Riverside, California King High School Phillip McDonald 23 G 6' 5" 200 Senior Cypress, Texas Cypress Springs High School Kory Alford 24 G 6' 4" 170 Freshman Albuquerque, New Mexico La Cueva High School Drew Gordon 32 F 6' 9" 245 Senior San Jose, California UCLA Demetrius Walker 40 G 6' 2" 200 RS Sophomore Fontana, California Arizona State Cameron Bairstow 41 F 6' 9" 253 Sophomore Brisbane, Australia Australian Institute of Sport Alex Kirk 53 C 6' 11" 242 Sophomore Los Alamos, New Mexico Los Alamos High School2011–12 Tentative Roster https://web.archive.org/web/20100825170312/http://www.golobos.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/nm-m-baskbl-mtt.html 2010-08-25 Departures The Lobos lost their lone senior Dairese Gary, who was a four-year starter at point guard, who averaged 14.1 points per game, 5.5 assists per game and 3.2 rebounds per game.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/36422 ESPN.com Dairese Gary Stats, Bio The Lobos also lost assistant coach Wyking Jones to an assistant coach position at the University of Louisville. Due to this, former Director of Basketball Operations Duane Broussard was promoted to assistant coach to replace Jones.http://www.golobos.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/042611aab.html Wyking Jones Leaves for Assistant Position at University of Louisville GoLobos.com April 26, 2011 July 7, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110429022842/http://www.golobos.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/042611aab.html April 29, 2011 dead mdy-all 2011–12 Schedule All times are Mountain yes |- !colspan=12 style=| Exhibition 11/01/2011 7:00 pm yes Davenport The Pit Albuquerque, NM KASY 92–54 12,978 – 11/05/2011 7:00 pm yes Western New Mexico The Pit Albuquerque, NM KASY 99–68 13,473 – |- !colspan=9 style=| Regular season 11/11/2011 7:00 pm yes New Orleans The Pit Albuquerque, NM KASY 92–40 14,011 1–0 11/16/2011 7:00 pm yes New Mexico State The Pit Albuquerque, NM Rio Grande Rivalry The Mtn. 53–62 15,303 1–1 11/18/2011 6:30 pm yes yes Arizona State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ FSAZ 76–71 5,046 2–1 11/24/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Santa Clara Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA 76 Classic Quarterfinals ESPNU 76–79 OT N/A 2–2 11/25/2011 7:30 pm yes yes Washington State Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA 76 Classic loser bracket ESPNU 72–62 N/A 3–2 11/27/2011 2:00 pm yes yes Boston College Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA 76 Classic 5th place game ESPNU 75–57 N/A 4–2 11/30/2011 7:00 pm yes Idaho State The Pit Albuquerque, NM 65–41 13,142 5–2 12/03/2011 8:00 pm yes Missouri State The Pit Albuquerque, NM MWC-MVC Challenge The Mtn. 76–60 14,077 6–2 12/10/2011 5:00 pm yes yes USC Galen Center Los Angeles, CA FS West 44–41 3,863 7–2 12/17/2011 8:30 pm yes yes Oklahoma State Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK All-College Basketball Classic ESPN2 66–56 5,303 8–2 12/20/2011 7:00 pm yes Montana State The Pit Albuquerque, NM KASY 91–46 13,462 9–2 12/22/2011 7:00 pm yes UMKC The Pit Albuquerque, NM 87–62 13,419 10–2 12/28/2011 7:00 pm yes yes New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM Rio Grande Rivalry AggieVision 89–69 8,361 11–2 12/31/2011 4:00 pm yes Saint Louis The Pit Albuquerque, NM The Mtn. 64–60 15,139 12–2 01/03/2012 7:00 pm yes Houston Baptist The Pit Albuquerque, NM KASY 98–61 12,789 13–2 01/07/2012 1:30 pm yes North Dakota The Pit Albuquerque, NM KASY 85–57 14,094 14–2 01/14/2012 1:30 pm yes Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY The Mtn. 72–62 6,955 15–2 (1–0) 01/18/2012 8:00 pm San Diego State 16 The Pit Albuquerque, NM CBSSN 70–75 15,411 15–3 (1–1) 01/21/2012 8:00 pm yes UNLV 14 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV CBSSN 63–80 18,577 15–4 (1–2) 01/25/2012 8:00 pm Colorado State The Pit Albuquerque, NM CBSSN 85–52 14,089 16–4 (2–2) 01/28/2012 4:00 pm TCU The Pit Albuquerque, NM The Mtn. 71–54 15,212 17–4 (3–2) 01/31/2012 8:00 pm yes Air Force Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO The Mtn. 81–42 1,916 18–4 (4–2) 02/04/2012 2:00 pm yes Boise State Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID NBCSN 65–49 4,159 19–4 (5–2) 02/11/2012 1:30 pm Wyoming The Pit Albuquerque, NM The Mtn. 48–38 15,140 20–4 (6–2) 02/15/2012 8:00 pm yes San Diego State 13 Viejas Arena San Diego, CA CBSSN 77–67 12,414 21–4 (7–2) 02/18/2012 11:00 am UNLV 11 The Pit Albuquerque, NM CBS 65–45 15,411 22–4 (8–2) 02/21/2012 8:00 pm yes 18 Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO The Mtn. 63–71 4,444 22–5 (8–3) 02/25/2012 5:00 pm yes 18 TCU Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, TX The Mtn. 64–83 6,460 22–6 (8–4) 02/29/2012 6:00 pm Air Force The Pit Albuquerque, NM The Mtn. 86–56 15,152 23–6 (9–4) 03/02/2012 2:00 pm Boise State The Pit Albuquerque, NM NBCSN 76–61 15,411 24–6 (10–4) |- !colspan=9 style=| 2012 Mountain West Conference tournament 03/08/2012 7:00 pm yes 2 Air Force 7 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV Quarterfinals The Mtn. 79–64 13,772 25–6 03/09/2012 9:30 pm yes 2 UNLV 20 3 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV Semifinals CBSSN 72–67 16,339 26–6 03/10/2012 5:00 pm yes 2 San Diego State 18 1 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV Championship Game NBCSN 68–59 12,168 27–6 |- !colspan=12 style=| 2012 NCAA tournament 03/15/2012 2:10 pm yes yes 21 5 W Long Beach State 12 W Rose Garden Portland, OR Second Round TBS 75–68 17,519 28–6 03/17/2012 7:40 pm yes yes 21 5 W Louisville 17 4 W Rose Garden Portland, OR Third Round TBS 56–59 18,167 28–7 AP Poll Mountain Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region New Mexico Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball https://web.archive.org/web/20091126012011/http://www.golobos.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/nm-m-baskbl-sched.html 2009-11-26 References Category:New Mexico Lobos men's basketball seasons New Mexico New Mexico Category:2011 in sports in New Mexico Category:2012 in sports in New Mexico Category:2010s in Albuquerque, New Mexico