2010–11 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2010–11 New Mexico Lobos Basketball New Mexico Lobos wordmark.svg Mountain West Conference Mountain West 22–13 8–8 Steve Alford (4th Year) Craig Neal (4th Year) Wyking Jones Ryan Miller (4th Year) The Pit (Capacity: 17,126) NIT Second Round The 2010–11 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 fourth-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Lobos were 2–2 against ranked teams. Recruiting no 2010 Alex Kirk C Los Alamos, NM Los Alamos High School 6 11 220 January 1, 2010 4 4 93 Kendall Williams PG Rancho Cucamonga, CA Los Osos High School 6 2 160 March 3, 2010 3 3 91 Tony Snell SG Riverside, CA Westwind Prep Academy 6 7 190 January 1, 2010 4 4 92 |- | colspan="7" style="padding-left:10px;" | Overall Recruiting Rankings: |} Other arrivals The Lobos also received 3 transfers for this season. Drew Gordon transferred from UCLA, Demetrius Walker transferred from ASU and Emmanuel Negedu from Tennessee. thumb|140px|left|Lobo's Coach Steve Alford Departures The Lobos lost Senior Roman Martinez and freshman Darington Hobson, both averaged over 14 points a game.New Mexico Lobos 2009–10 Statistics – Team and Player Stats – Men's College Basketball – ESPN Coach Steve Alford Stays Coach Steve Alford was rumored to be leaving after the 2009–10 season, the lobos were ranked #8 nationally and the 30–5 season was the best in school history. Coach Alford agreed to a contract that would keep him at UNM till the year 2020. "I want to be here as long as the University of New Mexico and the administration want me here," Alford said. "It's a big-time commitment on both ends, and this contract proves that." UNM is 76–26 in Alford's three years.ABQjournal.com: Albuquerque Journal Roster Source:New Mexico Official Athletic Site – Men'S Basketball https://web.archive.org/web/20100825170312/http://www.golobos.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/nm-m-baskbl-mtt.html 2010-08-25 2010–11 Roster Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown High School/Last College A. J. Hardeman 00 F 6' 8" 225 Junior Del Valle, Texas Del Valle High School Emmanuel Negedu 1 F 6' 7" 220 Sophomore Kaduna, Nigeria Tennessee Chris Perez 2 G 6' 0" 170 Freshman Corona, California Centennial High School Curtis Dennis 3 G 6' 5" 195 Sophomore Bronx, New York Findlay Prep Chad Adams 4 F 6' 6" 190 Sophomore Albuquerque, New Mexico Highland High School Dairese Gary 5 G 6' 1" 205 Senior Elkhart, Indiana Concord High School Kendall Williams 10 G 6' 3" 170 Freshman Rancho Cucamonga, California Los Osos High School Jamal Fenton 13 G 5' 9" 170 Sophomore Houston, Texas Cesar E. Chavez High School Tony Snell 21 G 6' 7" 195 Freshman Riverside, California King High School Phillip McDonald 23 G 6' 5" 200 Junior Cypress, Texas Cypress Springs High School Drew Gordon 32 F 6' 9" 245 Junior San Jose, California UCLA Demetrius Walker 40 G 6' 2" 195 Sophomore Fontana, California Arizona State Cameron Bairstow 41 F 6' 9" 230 Freshman Brisbane, Australia Australian Institute of Sports Alex Kirk 53 C 6' 11" 230 Freshman Los Alamos, New Mexico Los Alamos High School Rankings 2010–11 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 RV RV NR NR NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR   Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR 2010–11 Schedule Source: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 All times are Mountain yes |- !colspan=9 style=New Mexico Lobos| Exhibition 11/03/2010 7:00 pm yes 2010 Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds Eastern New Mexico The Pit Albuquerque, NM KASY 80–58 14,597 — 11/06/2010 7:00 pm yes 2010 Manchester Spartans Manchester The Pit Albuquerque, NM KASY 107–62 14,707 — |- !colspan=9 style=New Mexico Lobos| Regular season 11/13/2010 7:00 pm yes Detroit The Pit Albuquerque, NM 63–54 15,145 1–0 11/16/2010 7:00 pm yes Arizona State The Pit Albuquerque, NM Versus 76–62 15,239 2–0 11/20/2010 8:00 pm yes yes California Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA 64–89 7,158 2–1 11/24/2010 7:00 pm yes 2010 Northwood Timberwolves Northwood The Pit Albuquerque, NM 78–56 14,542 3–1 11/28/2010 1:00 pm yes 2010 San Diego Toreros San Diego The Pit Albuquerque, NM KASY 75–46 14,661 4–1 12/01/2010 7:00 pm yes yes 2010 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL MWC-MVC Challenge 74–59 4,531 5–1 12/04/2010 7:00 pm yes yes New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM Rio Grande Rivalry AggieVision 84–78 OT 8,205 6–1 12/11/2010 7:00 pm yes New Mexico State The Pit Albuquerque, NM Rio Grande Rivalry The Mtn. 78–62 15,920 7–1 12/17/2010 7:00 pm yes Longwood The Pit Albuquerque, NM IBN Las Vegas Classic KASY 91–54 14,444 8–1 12/19/2010 1:00 pm yes The Citadel The Pit Albuquerque, NM IBN Las Vegas Classic KASY 84–58 14,640 9–1 12/22/2010 7:00 pm yes yes Colorado Orleans Arena Paradise, NV IBN Las Vegas Classic Semifinals CBSCS 89–76 2,867 10–1 12/23/2010 5:30 pm yes yes Northern Iowa Orleans Arena Paradise, NV IBN Las Vegas Classic Finals CBSCS 60–66 3,725 10–2 12/29/2010 7:00 pm yes yes Texas Tech United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX KASY 61–60 9,585 11–2 01/01/2011 12:00 pm yes yes Dayton UD Arena Dayton, OH CBSCS 73–76 2OT 12,804 11–3 01/05/2011 7:00 pm yes 2010 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Cal State Bakersfield The Pit Albuquerque, NM KASY 102–62 14,045 12–3 01/08/2011 4:00 pm yes Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY CBSCS 66–67 4,404 12–4 (0–1) 01/12/2011 8:00 pm Colorado State The Pit Albuquerque, NM The Mtn. 68–61 14,303 13–4 (1–1) 01/15/2011 4:00 pm San Diego State 6 The Pit Albuquerque, NM CBSCS 77–87 15,411 13–5 (1–2) 01/19/2011 5:00 pm yes Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT The Mtn. 72–82 8,717 13–6 (1–3) 01/22/2011 2:00 pm yes UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV Versus 62–63 13,843 13–7 (1–4) 01/26/2011 8:00 pm TCU The Pit Albuquerque, NM The Mtn. 71–46 14,411 14–7 (2–4) 01/29/2011 2:00 pm BYU 9 The Pit Albuquerque, NM Versus 86–77 15,411 15–7 (3–4) 02/01/2011 6:00 pm yes Air Force Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO The Mtn. 75–61 2,296 16–7 (4–4) 02/09/2011 6:00 pm Wyoming The Pit Albuquerque, NM The Mtn. 68–57 14,758 17–7 (5–4) 02/12/2011 8:00 pm yes Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO The Mtn. 62–68 6,425 17–8 (5–5) 02/16/2011 8:30 pm yes San Diego State 6 Viejas Arena San Diego, CA The Mtn. 62–68 12,414 17–9 (5–6) 02/19/2011 7:30 pm Utah The Pit Albuquerque, NM The Mtn. 60–62 15,333 17–10 (5–7) 02/23/2011 7:00 pm UNLV The Pit Albuquerque, NM CBSCS 74–77 OT 15,346 17–11 (5–8) 02/26/2011 6:00 pm yes TCU Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, TX CBSCS 80–70 6,032 18–11 (6–8) 03/02/2011 8:00 pm yes BYU 3 Marriott Center Provo, UT The Mtn. 82–64 22,700 19–11 (7–8) 03/05/2011 4:00 pm Air Force The Pit Albuquerque, NM The Mtn. 66–61 15,344 20–11 (8–8) |- !colspan=9 style=New Mexico Lobos| Mountain West tournament 03/10/2011 3:30 pm yes 5 Colorado State 4 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV Mountain West Quarterfinals The Mtn. 67–61 14,697 21–11 03/11/2011 7:00 pm yes 5 BYU 8 1 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV Mountain West Semifinals CBSCS 76–87 18,500 21–12 |- !colspan=9 style=New Mexico Lobos| NIT 03/15/2011 7:00 pm yes 4 A UTEP 5 A The Pit Albuquerque, NM NIT First Round ESPN2 69–57 9,626 22–12 03/21/2011 7:00 pm yes yes 4 A Alabama 1 A Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL NIT Second Round ESPN 67–74 6,821 22–13 A NIT Alabama bracket References Category:New Mexico Lobos men's basketball seasons New Mexico New Mexico Category:2010 in sports in New Mexico Category:2011 in sports in New Mexico Category:2010s in Albuquerque, New Mexico