2009–10 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2023 Basketball 2009–10 New Mexico Lobos New Mexico Lobos wordmark.svg Mountain West Conference Mountain West 16 8 30–5 14–2 Steve Alford 3rd Craig Neal Wyking Jones Ryan Miller The Pit (14,586) Mountain West regular season champions NCAA tournament second round The 2009–10 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 third-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at The Pit, newly renamed from its previous official name of University Arena, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Lobos finished the season 30–5, 14–2 in Mountain West play to capture the regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the 2010 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament before being defeated by eventual champion San Diego State. They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 3 seed in the East Region. They defeated 14 seed Montana in the first round before being upset by 11 seed Washington in the second round to end their season. 2009–10 University Arena renovations The University of New Mexico Vice President for Athletics Paul Krebs outlined details of the $60 million renovations to University Arena (The Pit). http://www.golobos.com/PitRenovations.html University Arena Renovations 2009-12-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20091124152619/http://www.golobos.com/PitRenovations.html 24 November 2009 dead dmy-all Some of the items included in the presentation were the addition of 60000 sqft m2 of new space, the expansion of the concourse, the addition of 40 luxury suites and 300 club seats to the mezzanine level and the new state-of-the-art locker room facilities for Lobo men's and women's basketball. Krebs stated, "Our goal is to create the best collegiate basketball venue in the nation." The design process followed the completion of the Program Document for The Pit, which was used to guide the planning and design. The focus of the design, guided by Molzen-Corbin & Associates, was to maintain and improve the fan experience but not change The Pit. The planning committee was charged with keeping The Pit intimate, respecting its history, keeping the mystique of the arena, maintaining great sight lines and the current bowl seating mix and embracing new technology. The project was expected to be completed in time for the 2010–2011 basketball season. During construction the home games still took place at University Arena and had no impact on the 2009–10 season. Roster 2009–10 Roster Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown High School/Last College A.J. Hardeman 00 F 6' 8" 225 Sophomore Del Valle, Texas Del Valle High School Darington Hobson 1 G/F 6' 7" 205 Junior Las Vegas, Nevada College of Eastern Utah Curtis Dennis 3 G 6' 5" 195 Freshman Bronx, New York Findlay Prep Chad Adams 4 G/F 6' 6" 190 Freshman Albuquerque, New Mexico Highland High School Dairese Gary 5 G 6' 1" 205 Junior Elkhart, Indiana Concord High School Kevin Nelson 10 G 6' 0" 175 Freshman Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque Academy Nate Garth 11 G 6' 2" 180 Sophomore Sacramento, California Hamilton High School, TN Jamal Fenton 13 G 5' 9" 170 Freshman Houston, Texas Cesar E. Chavez High School Will Brown 15 F 6' 9" 235 Sophomore Dallas, Texas Woodrow Wilson High School Phillip McDonald 23 G 6' 5" 200 Sophomore Cypress, Texas Cypress Springs High School Román Martínez 30 F 6' 6" 185 Senior El Paso, Texas Montwood High School Matt Staff 41 F 6' 9" 220 Freshman Houston, Texas Memorial High School 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 19 13 19 15 NR NR 23 15 15 12 10 8 8 8   Coaches NR NR NR NR NR17 12 17 14 NR NR NR 23 19 15 12 10 8 10 16 2009–2010 schedule yes |- !colspan=9 style=New Mexico Lobos| Exhibition 11/03/2009 1:00 pm yes 2009 none New Mexico Highlands Cowboys New Mexico Highlands The Pit Albuquerque, NM 98–68 11,465 — |- !colspan=9 style=New Mexico Lobos| Regular season 11/14/2009 8:00 pm yes 2009 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside The Pit Albuquerque, NM 67–51 11,871 1–0 11/17/2009 7:00 pm yes yes New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM Rio Grande Rivalry AggieVision 97–87 8,469 2–0 11/20/2009 8:35 pm yes 2009 Nicholls State Colonels Nicholls State The Pit Alnuquerque, NM World Vision Classic KASY 83–59 11,095 3–0 11/21/2009 8:35 pm yes Louisiana Tech The Pit Albuquerque, NM World Vision Classic KASY 81–52 11,311 4–0 11/22/2009 6:00 pm yes Miami (OH) The Pit Albuquerque, NM World Vision Classic KASY 85–60 10,986 5–0 11/27/2009 10:05 pm yes yes Hawai'i Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI KASY 83–71 5,256 6–0 12/02/2009 7:00 pm yes California The Pit Albuquerque, NM CBSCS 86–78 13,549 7–0 12/05/2009 7:00 pm yes New Mexico State The Pit Albuquerque, NM Rio Grande Rivalry The Mtn. 75–58 14,586 8–0 12/09/2009 1:00 pm yes yes 2009 San Diego Toreros San Diego Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA KASY 82–78 1,873 9–0 12/12/2009 4:00 pm yes yes Texas A&M 16 Toyota Center Houston, TX FSN 84–81 7,757 10–0 12/16/2009 7:00 pm yes 19 2009 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona The Pit Albuquerque, NM 96–57 13,091 11–0 12/19/2009 7:00 pm yes 19 Creighton The Pit Albuquerque, NM MWC–MVC Challenge The Mtn. 66–61 14,333 12–0 12/23/2009 6:00 pm yes yes 13 2009 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts Mabee Center Tulsa, OK KASY 66–75 5,869 12–1 12/29/2009 7:00 pm yes 19 Texas Tech 20 The Pit Albuquerque, NM CBSCS 90–75 14,586 13–1 01/01/2010 7:00 pm yes 19 Dayton The Pit Albuquerque, NM The Mtn. 68–66 14,586 14–1 01/05/2010 8:30 pm yes 15 San Diego State Viejas Arena San Diego, CA The Mtn. 64–74 7,558 14–2 (0–1) 01/09/2010 2:00 pm 15 UNLV The Pit Albuquerque, NM Versus 62–74 14,586 14–3 (0–2) 01/13/2010 8:00 pm Utah The Pit Albuquerque, NM The Mtn. 74–57 13,501 15–3 (1–2) 01/16/2010 1:30 pm yes Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY The Mtn. 70–68 6,146 16–3 (2–2) 01/20/2010 7:00 pm yes Air Force Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO 73–50 2,156 17–3 (3–2) 01/23/2010 1:30 pm Colorado State The Pit Albuquerque, NM The Mtn. 82–64 13,707 18–3 (4–2) 01/27/2010 8:00 pm 23 BYU 12 The Pit Albuquerque, NM The Mtn. 76–72 14,586 19–3 (5–2) 01/30/2010 4:00 pm yes 23 2009 none TCU Horned Frogs TCU Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, TX CBSCS 73–57 4,827 20–3 (6–2) 02/06/2010 4:00 pm 15 San Diego State The Pit Albuquerque, NM The Mtn. 88–86 OT 14,586 21–3 (7–2) 02/10/2010 9:00 pm yes 15 UNLV 23 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV CBSCS 76–66 18,044 22–3 (8–2) 02/13/2010 7:00 pm yes 15 Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT The Mtn. 68–65 OT 9,933 23–3 (9–2) 02/17/2010 7:00 pm 12 Wyoming The Pit Albuquerque, NM CBSCS 83–61 14,586 24–3 (10–2) 02/20/2010 1:30 pm 12 Air Force The Pit Albuquerque, NM The Mtn. 59–56 14,586 25–3 (11–2) 02/23/2010 8:00 pm yes 10 Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO The Mtn. 72–66 4,303 26–3 (12–2) 02/27/2010 2:00 pm yes 10 BYU 13 Marriott Center Provo, UT Versus 83–81 22,644 27–3 (13–2) 03/03/2010 6:30 pm 8 TCU The Pit Albuquerque, NM The Mtn. 73–66 14,586 28–3 (14–2) |- !colspan=10 style=New Mexico Lobos| Mountain West tournament 03/11/2010 2:00 pm yes 8 1 Air Force 9 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV MWC Quarterfinals The Mtn. 75–69 29–3 03/12/2010 8:00 pm yes 8 1 San Diego State 4 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV MWC Semifinals CBSCS 69–72 29–4 |- !colspan=10 style=New Mexico Lobos| NCAA tournament 03/18/2010 8:45 pm yes yes 8 3 E Montana 14 E HP Pavilion San Jose, CA NCAA First Round CBS 62–57 30–4 15,427 03/20/2010 3:50 pm yes yes 8 3 E Washington 11 E HP Pavilion San Jose, CA NCAA Second Round CBS 64–82 30–5 16,044 E NCAA East Region Source:http://www.golobos.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/nm-m-baskbl-sched.html 2009-10 UNM Lobos Schedule 2009-12-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20091126012011/http://www.golobos.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/nm-m-baskbl-sched.html 26 November 2009 dead References New Mexico Category:New Mexico Lobos men's basketball seasons New Mexico Category:2010 in sports in New Mexico Category:2009 in sports in New Mexico