New Mexico Basketball Adds Transfer Forward Deraje Agbaosi The New Mexico men’s basketball program has recently welcomed a new addition to its team. Deraje Agbaosi, a transfer forward from North Alabama, has joined the program as a non-scholarship athlete. Agbaosi, hailing from Union, New Jersey, stands at 6 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 215…… Continue Reading »
The roster for the UNM Lobos Men’s Basketball program continues to take shape ahead of the 2023-24 campaign. Needing size, experience, and stability to try to avoid a repeat of a late-season collapse, coach Richard Pitino dips his hand back into the transfer portal and grabs Jemarl Baker (6’5, 195 lb), a grad transfer who…… Continue Reading »
With five games of over 20 points scored on the season on his resume, including 29 against Mizzou back on November 21st, the Lobos and head coach Richard Pitino knew they had their hands full with SMU guard Kendric Davis on Sunday afternoon at the Pit. Knowing that they need to shut down Davis and…… Continue Reading »
The University of New Mexico Lobos host in-state rival New Mexico State tonight at the Pit in the second installment of the home & home Rio Grande Rivalry for the 2021/22 season. The Lobos won the first meeting last week in Las Cruces in what turned out to be a wild night that included a…… Continue Reading »
Jamal Mashburn Jr. led all scorers with 21 points, and Gethro Muscadin added 18 points and ten rebounds as the UNM Lobos beat the visiting Montana State Bobcats 81-78 at the Pit on Saturday afternoon. The Lobos led for nearly 31 minutes of play but never built more than an eight-point advantage in what turned…… Continue Reading »
Jaelen House led all scorers with 22 points, and Jamal Mashburn Jr. added 20 on eight of 16 shooting from the floor, but the Lobos fell short 87 to 76 on the road against the Colorado Buffaloes Saturday. Guard Keeshawn Barthelemy led the Buffaloes with 20 points on the day, with three of Colorado’s seven…… Continue Reading »
When the Lobos jumped out to an early 10 point lead with 12:23 left in the first half on a Jeremiah Francis jumper, it looked like UNM finally broke their recent string of slow starts. Things looked promising when the Lobos led for all but a few minutes of the first half and headed to…… Continue Reading »
The University of New Mexico Lobos took on the Dixie State Trailblazers down a man with the announcement on Wednesday afternoon that senior guard Keith McGee has opted out of the remainder of the 2020-21 season. McGee announced his intentions on his personal Twitter account, stating that COIVD-19 related travel issues have “had a major…… Continue Reading »
The University of New Mexico men’s basketball team is still searching for their first conference win of the season as they host Utah State tonight in Lubbock, Texas. The 3-4 Lobos played much better in their second game against Nevada last week but were unable to beat the Wolf Pack to secure their first Mountain…… Continue Reading »
Desmond Cambridge Jr. scored 24 points, and Zane Meeks added a game-high ten rebounds as the Nevada Wolf Pack beat the University of New Mexico Lobos 68-54 in Lubbock, Texas on New Year’s Eve. Although the Lobos enjoyed a plus-4 margin in free throw attempts and a plus-8 advantage in offensive rebounds, they shot just…… Continue Reading »