1995–96 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1995–96 New Mexico Lobos Basketball Western Athletic Conference WAC 25 23 28–5 14–4 Dave Bliss 8th University Arena WAC tournament champion NCAA tournament Second round The 1995–96 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lobos were coached by head coach Dave Bliss and played their home games at the University Arena, also known as "The Pit", in Albuquerque, New Mexico. New Mexico finished 2nd in the WAC regular season standings and beat Utah in the championship game of the WAC Tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the East region. After defeating Kansas State in the opening round, New Mexico was beaten in the round of 32 by Georgetown, 73–62,Georgetown finds range to drain New Mexico https://www.baltimoresun.com/1996/03/18/georgetown-finds-range-to-drain-new-mexico-iverson-relaxes-in-2nd-half-to-string-up-lobos-73-62-ncaa-tournament/ The Baltimore Sun March 18, 1996 February 16, 2022 to finish with a 28–5 record (14–4 WAC). Roster 1995 New Mexico Lobos y Kenny Thomas 4 F 6 7 230 Fr Albuquerque, New Mexico y basketball Charles Smith 5 G 6 4 195 Jr Fort Worth, Texas y basketball, born August 1975 Clayton Shields 22 F 6 8 205 So Baytown, Texas y David Gibson 32 G 6 2 So Daniel Santiago C 7 1 So Lubbock, Texas y Dave Bliss https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/new-mexico/1996.html 1995–96 New Mexico Lobos Roster and Stats Sports Reference February 16, 2022 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=New Mexico Lobos| Regular season Nov 17, 1995 yes 1995 men Simon Fraser Clan Simon Fraser The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico 81–67 16,001 1–0 Nov 24, 1995 yes 1995 men Texas-Arlington Mavericks Texas-Arlington The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico 76–56 15,386 2–0 Nov 25, 1995 yes 1995 men Mercer Bears Mercer The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico 107–72 15,512 3–0 Nov 29, 1995 yes 1995 men Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Texas-Rio Grande Valley The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico 80–56 15,822 4–0 Dec 5, 1995 yes yes 1995 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona 86–79 9,539 5–0 Dec 8, 1995 yes 1995 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico 91–75 18,018 6–0 Dec 16, 1995 yes yes New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico 69–68 10,517 7–0 Dec 19, 1995 yes 1995 men Southwest Texas State Bobcats Southwest Texas State The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico 72–62 16,409 8–0 Dec 28, 1995 yes 1995 men Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico 91–66 16,593 9–0 Dec 29, 1995 yes 1995 men Boston University Terriers Boston University The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico 95–83 17,046 10–0 Jan 2, 1996 yes 25 1995 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Selland Arena Fresno, California 75–76 9,802 10–1 0–1 Jan 4, 1996 yes 25 1995 men Air Force Falcons Air Force Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 61–49 1,144 11–1 1–1 Jan 8, 1996 25 1995 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico 77–74 16,263 12–1 2–1 Jan 10, 1996 25 1995 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico 78–72 17,206 13–1 3–1 Jan 13, 1996 yes 25 1995 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming 58–61 6,737 13–2 3–2 Jan 15, 1996 yes 1995 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 67–65 7,339 14–2 4–2 Jan 20, 1996 yes 1995 men UTEP Miners UTEP Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas 64–60 12,222 15–2 5–2 Jan 25, 1996 1995 men BYU Cougars BYU The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico 83–77 17,627 16–2 6–2 Jan 27, 1996 Utah 10 The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico 64–82 18,018 16–3 6–3 Feb 1, 1996 yes BYU Marriott Center Provo, Utah 88–81 17–3 7–3 Feb 3, 1996 yes Utah 7 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 58–74 17–4 7–4 Feb 10, 1996 UTEP The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico 81–52 17,008 18–4 8–4 Feb 17, 1996 Wyoming The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico 70–69 17,414 19–4 9–4 Feb 19, 1996 Colorado State The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico 78–66 15,897 20–4 10–4 Feb 22, 1996 yes San Diego State San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California 83–78 3,572 21–4 11–4 Feb 24, 1996 yes Hawaii Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii 88–79 8,655 22–4 12–4 Feb 29, 1996 Air Force The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico 67–55 17,228 23–4 13–4 Mar 2, 1996 Fresno State The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico 86–84 18,018 24–4 14–4 |- !colspan=9 style=New Mexico Lobos| WAC tournament Mar 7, 1996 yes 2 1995 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State 7 The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico Quarterfinals 94–75 9,326 25–4 Mar 8, 1996 yes 2 1995 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 3 The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico Semifinals 104–99 3OT 12,222 26–4 Mar 9, 1996 yes 2 Utah 10 1 The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico Championship 64–60 13,503 27–4 |- !colspan=9 style=New Mexico Lobos| NCAA tournament Mar 15, 1996 yes yes 23 7 E Kansas State 10 E Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia First round 69–48 11,859 28–4 Mar 17, 1996 yes yes 23 7 E Georgetown 4 2 E Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia Second round 62–73 11,859 28–5 AP poll E East 1995–96 New Mexico Men's Basketball Schedule https://golobos.com/sports/mbball/schedule/season/1995-96/ University of New Mexico Athletics February 16, 2022https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1996_473_University%20of%20New%20Mexico.pdf 1995-1996 New Mexico Lobos Men's Basketball Stats NCAA Career Statistics Rankings 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1042–1043 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 References Category:New Mexico Lobos men's basketball seasons New Mexico New Mexico Lobos Lobos