Former UConn freshman forward Vance Jackson announced via social media on Monday that he has decided to transfer to the University of New Mexico. Per NCAA transfer rules, Jackson will sit out the upcoming 2017-18 season but will have three seasons of playing eligibility in his college career. Jackson was a consensus top-100 recruit out…… Continue Reading »
UNM Basketball: Men’s 2017-18 MWC schedule released
The inaugural year of the Paul Weir era of Mountain West Conference basketball for the University of New Mexico men’s basketball team kicks off against Air Force at DreamStyle Arena on December 26th. The Lobos will play their final conference game at home against Fresno State on March 3rd. Due to the unbalanced conference schedule, the…… Continue Reading »
2017 NMBA Awards Gala
ESPN Radio 101.7 The TEAM is proud to be the 2017 NMBA Station of the Year, our third Station of the Year award since 2009. The TEAM also won awards for 30-second commercial, Sports Play-by-Play, Social Media Integration, and Website. Below is a gallery of photos from the 2017 NMBA Awards Gala. … Continue Reading »
Paul Krebs to retire June 30th
Vice President of Athletics Paul Krebs has announced that he will retire from his position with UNM effective June 30th, 201, ending an eleven-year tenure with the university. Under Krebs, the Lobos have won 57 Mountain West Conference titles, while improving academic performance across all major sports at the school. “Improving our academic performance was…… Continue Reading »
UNM Baseball: Season comes to a close with loss to Fresno State
The University of New Mexico baseball team’s 2017 season game to an end on Saturday afternoon with an 11-5 loss to Fresno State in the MWC tournament. Although the Lobos failed to win the tournament on their home field, they did finish as the conference regular season champion with a 30-27-1 overall record. Fresno State…… Continue Reading »
UNM Baseball: Costly defensive miscues help Aztecs defeat Lobos 9-8
A pair of errors in the outfield a critical wild pitch led to four San Diego State runs, as the Lobos fell to the Aztecs 9-8 in the semi-finals of the Mountain West Conference tournament on Friday evening at Santa Ana Star Field. SDSU jumped out to an early four-run lead after two frames, but…… Continue Reading »
MWC Baseball Tournament: Stevens tosses gem as Lobos beat Wolfpack 7-2
Tyler Stevens pitched a complete game to lead the Lobos to a 7-2 victory over Nevada in the opening round of the 2017 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament. Stevens allowed two earned runs on seven hits, with two walks and eight strikeouts against a Nevada team that scored a combined 35 runs against the Lobos…… Continue Reading »
101.7 The TEAM named 2017 NMBA Station of the Year
Lobos clinch MWC regular season crown with 13-6 victory over Nevada
Matt Villalobos hit a clutch three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to propel the Lobos to a 13-6 win over Nevada on Saturday afternoon at Santa Ana Star Field, clinching the Mountain West Conference regular season title for the Lobos. Villalobos, a fitting name for a UNM athlete, entered the game…… Continue Reading »
Lobos fall to Nevada in opening game of final regular season series
The Lobos fell 5-2 in the first game of a critical three-game series against the Nevada Wolfpack on Thursday, as Trevor Charpie allowed just four hits and two earned runs in a complete-game gem. But it was not all bad news for the Lobos on a windy Thursday afternoon at Santa Ana Star Field, as…… Continue Reading »