2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Lobos were coached by sixth-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque , New Mexico . They finish with a record of 29–6 overall and 13–3 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season championship. They were also champions of the Mountain West tournament , defeating UNLV in the championship game, to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament . In the tournament, they were upset by Harvard in the first round.
On March 20, head coach Steve Alford signed a 10-year contract extension.[ 1] However, on April 2 Alford resigned to take the head coaching job at UCLA .[ 2]
Departures
Recruiting
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Obij Aget C
La Porte, IN
La Lumiere School
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Aug 30, 2011
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN : ESPN grade: 86
Nick Banyard PF
Flower Mound, TX
Marcus High School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sep 13, 2011
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN : ESPN grade: 86
Cleveland Thomas SG
Baton Rouge, LA
Scotlandville Magnet High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
May 16, 2011
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : ESPN grade: 83
Devon Williams PF
Dallas, TX
Woodrow Wilson High School
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Oct 4, 2011
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN : ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : – Rivals : –
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Roster
2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
1
Cleveland Thomas
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G
2
Christopher Perez
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Corona, California
G
3
Hugh Greenwood
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Hobart , Australia
G
4
Chad Adams
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Albuquerque, New Mexico
G
10
Kendall Williams
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Rancho Cucamonga, California
F
12
Devon Williams
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Dallas, Texas
G
13
Jamal Fenton
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Sr
Houston, Texas
G
21
Tony Snell
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Riverside, California
G
22
Merv Lindsay
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Moreno Valley, California
F
23
Nick Banyard
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Flower Mound, Texas
G
24
Kory Alford
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
RS Fr
Albuquerque, New Mexico
G
40
Demetrius Walker
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS Jr
Fontana, California
F
41
Cameron Bairstow
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
Jr
Brisbane , Australia
C
53
Alex Kirk
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
RS So
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2012-09-09
2012–13 Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2012 *7:00 pm
Victory
W 105–64
–
The Pit (12,440)Albuquerque, NM
11/05/2012 *7:00 pm
New Mexico Highlands
W 92–70
–
The Pit (13,055)Albuquerque, NM
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2012 *11:59 pm, ESPN
Davidson ESPN Tip-Off Marathon
W 86–81
1–0
The Pit (14,277)Albuquerque, NM
11/16/2012 *2:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. UIC Paradise Jam Quarterfinals
W 66–59
2–0
Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)St. Thomas, VI
11/18/2012 *4:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. George Mason Paradise Jam semifinals
W 70–69
3–0
Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)St. Thomas, VI
11/19/2012 *8:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. No. 21 Connecticut Paradise Jam Finals
W 66–60
4–0
Sports and Fitness Center (3,022)St. Thomas, VI
11/23/2012 *8:30 pm
Idaho
W 73–58
5–0
The Pit (14,741)Albuquerque, NM
11/25/2012 *6:00 pm, KASY /RTRM
Portland
W 69–54
6–0
The Pit (13,487)Albuquerque, NM
11/28/2012 *7:00 pm, KASY/RTRM
No. 25
Mercer
W 76–58
7–0
The Pit (13,561)Albuquerque, NM
12/01/2012 *12:00 pm
No. 25
at Indiana State MWC-MVC Challenge
W 77–68 OT
8–0
Hulman Center (6,080)Terre Haute, IN
12/05/2012 *8:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 18
USC
W 75–67
9–0
The Pit (15,241)Albuquerque, NM
12/08/2012 *7:00 pm, KASY/RTRM
No. 18
Valparaiso
W 65–52
10–0
The Pit (15,244)Albuquerque, NM
12/15/2012 *4:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 17
New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry
W 73–58
11–0
The Pit (15,411)Albuquerque, NM
12/19/2012 *7:00 pm, AggieVision
No. 16
at New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry
W 68–63
12–0
Pan American Center (8,177)Las Cruces, NM
12/22/2012 *12:30 pm, KASY/RTRM
No. 16
South Dakota State
L 65–70
12–1
The Pit (15,278)Albuquerque, NM
12/27/2012 *7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 8 Cincinnati
W 55–54
13–1
Fifth Third Arena (10,627)Cincinnati, OH
12/31/2012 *5:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 20
at Saint Louis
L 46–60
13–2
Chaifetz Arena (6,782)Saint Louis, MO
Mountain West regular season
01/09/2013 8:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 25
No. 24 UNLV
W 65–60
14–2 (1–0)
The Pit (15,411)Albuquerque, NM
01/12/2013 1:00 pm, KASY
No. 25
Fresno State
W 72–45
15–2 (2–0)
The Pit (15,337)Albquerque, NM
01/16/2013 7:00 pm, RTRM
No. 19
at Boise State
W 79–74 OT
16–2 (3–0)
Taco Bell Arena (10,420)Boise, ID
01/23/2013 6:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 15
Colorado State
W 66–61
17–2 (4–0)
The Pit (15,411)Albuquerque, NM
01/26/2013 2:00 pm, NBCSN
No. 15
at San Diego State
L 34–55
17–3 (4–1)
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
01/30/2013 7:00 pm, RTRM
No. 20
at Wyoming
W 63–59
18–3 (5–1)
Arena-Auditorium (5,376)Laramie, WY
02/02/2013 6:00 pm, NBCSN
No. 20
Nevada
W 75–62
19–3 (6–1)
The Pit (15,346)Albuquerque, NM
02/06/2013 7:00 pm, KASY/RTRM
No. 15
Air Force
W 81–58
20–3 (7–1)
The Pit (15,373)Albuquerque, NM
02/09/2013 7:00 pm, NBCSN
No. 15
at UNLV
L 55–64
20–4 (7–2)
Thomas & Mack Center (17,738)Paradise, NV
02/13/2013 8:00 pm
No. 19
at Fresno State
W 54–48
21–4 (8–2)
Save Mart Center (8,241)Fresno, CA
02/16/2013 7:00 pm, KASY/RTRM
No. 19
Boise State
W 60–50
22–4 (9–2)
The Pit (15,411)Albuquerque, NM
02/23/2013 2:00 pm, NBCSN
No. 16
at No. 22 Colorado State
W 91–82
23–4 (10–2)
Moby Arena (8,745)Fort Collins, CO
02/27/2013 8:15 pm, CBSSN
No. 14
San Diego State
W 70–60
24–4 (11–2)
The Pit (15,411)Albuquerque, NM
03/02/2013 3:00 pm, KASY/RTRM
No. 14
Wyoming
W 53–42
25–4 (12–2)
The Pit (15,411)Albuquerque, NM
03/06/2013 8:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 12
at Nevada
W 75–62
26–4 (13–2)
Lawlor Events Center (6,401)Reno, NV
03/09/2013 4:00 pm, ALT
No. 12
at Air Force
L 88–89
26–5 (13–3)
Clune Arena (6,117)Colorado Springs, CO
2013 Mountain West Conference tournament
03/13/2013 7:30 pm, CBSSN
(1) No. 15
vs. (8) Wyoming Quarterfinals
W 59–46
27–5
Thomas & Mack Center (13,297)Paradise, NV
03/15/2013 7:00 pm, CBSSN
(1) No. 15
vs. (4) San Diego State Semifinals
W 60–50
28–5
Thomas & Mack Center (18,500)Paradise, NV
03/16/2013 4:00 pm, CBS
(1) No. 15
vs. (3) UNLV Championship Game
W 63–56
29–5
Thomas & Mack Center (18,500)Paradise, NV
2013 NCAA tournament
03/21/2013 *8:10 pm, TNT
(3 W) No. 11
vs. (14 W) Harvard Second Round
L 62–68
29–6
EnergySolutions Arena (14,345)Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
[ 3]
Rankings
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Final
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