Year-by-Year Scoring Leaders 95-5 Frank Kremer... G...Sr.... John Leonard... G...Sr... 8.7 Bill Swenson... C... Jr... 7.7 Larry Tuttle...F... Jr... 7.6 Ray Esquibel...F... Jr... 6.4 96-6 Francis Grant...F... Jr... 7. Joe McKay... G...Soph.... Tom King...F...Sr.... Lanny Winters... G...Sr... 9.7 Gig Brummell... G...Sr... 5. 97-7 Willie Long... C...Sr....9 Mike Faulkner...F... Jr.... John Johnson...F...Sr....9 Harold Little... G... Jr... 9.4 Petie Gibson... G...Sr... 9.4 95-5 Larry Tuttle...F...Sr... 4.4 Dan Darrow...F... Jr... na Ross Black... G...Soph... na Russ Nystedt... C...Soph... na Bill Swenson... C...Sr... na 95-5 Toby Roybal... G...Soph....6 Dan Darrow...F...Sr.... Marv Spallina... G... Jr....6 Ross Black... G... Jr.... Russ Nystedt... C... Jr... 9.4 95-54 Toby Roybal... G... Jr... 5.6 Russ Nystedt... C...Sr... 4.5 Marv Spallina... G...Sr.... Ross Black... G...Sr... 7.4 Bruce Wilson... C... Jr... 6.9 954-55 Ray Esquibel...F...Sr....4 Jack Waldron...F...Sr... 9.9 Bruce Wilson... C...Sr... 7.4 Oliver Lee... G... Jr... 7. Dave Syme... G...Soph... 6. 955-56 Toby Roybal... G...Sr....4 John Teel...F...Soph.... Walt Schuman...F...Soph... 9. Floyd Siegel...F...Soph... 8.7 Walt Kincaid...F...Soph... 8. 956-57 John Teel...F... Jr... 5.8 Myrl Goodwin... C...Soph....8 Bob Martin...F...Soph.... Joe Willmore... G...Soph... 9.7 Walt Kincaid...F... Jr... 7.4 957-58 John Teel...F...Sr... 4. Myrl Goodwin... C... Jr....7 Bob Martin... G... Jr... 6. Bill Cates...F...Soph... 4.8 Dale Caton... G... Jr... 4.7 958-59 Gig Brummell... G...Soph.....5 Dean Dorsey... G...Soph.... 9.6 Fred Sims...F... Jr... 8. Vic Kline... G...Soph... 7.9 Dick Petersen... C... Jr... 7. 959-6 Francis Grant... G...Soph.... 9. Tom King...F... Jr....9 Gig Brummell... G... Jr....8 Lanny Winters... G... Jr....8 Francis Coffee...F...Soph... 9. 96-6 Francis Grant... G...Sr... 5.8 Joe McKay... G... Jr.... Mike Lucero...F...Soph.... Clayborn Jones...F... Jr.... Mike Dietmeier... G... Jr... 7.7 96-6 Ira Harge... C... Jr.... Claude Williams...F... Jr....8 Joe McKay... G...Sr.... Mike Lucero...F... Jr... 8. Skip Kruzich... G...Soph... 7. 96-64 Ira Harge... C...Sr... 6.8 Claude Williams...F...Sr....8 Dick Ellis... G... Jr....5 Mike Lucero...F...Sr.... Skip Kruzich... G... Jr... 9.6 964-65 Mel Daniels... C...Soph... 7. Dick Ellis... G...Sr... 4.4 Bill Morgan...F...Soph....9 Skip Kruzich... G...Sr.... Ben Monroe...F...Soph... 9. 965-66 Mel Daniels... C... Jr.... Ben Monroe...F... Jr....5 Bill Morgan...F... Jr....9 Jim Patterson... G...Sr....6 Jim Howard... G...Sr... 7. 966-67 Mel Daniels...F...Sr....5 Ben Monroe... G...Sr... 4.5 Ron Nelson... G... Jr... 8. Bill Morgan...F...Sr... 7. Ron Sanford... C... Jr... 6.6 967-68 Ron Nelson... G...Sr... 9.5 Ron Sanford...F... Jr... 5.6 Greg Howard... C...Soph... 4.4 Ron Becker... G...Soph....5 Howard Grimes...F... Jr... 9. 968-69 Greg Howard...F... Jr... 9.7 Ron Sanford...F...Sr....4 Petie Gibson... G...Soph.... Willie Long... C...Soph....6 Ron Becker... G... Jr....5 969-7 Willie Long... C... Jr....9 Ron Becker...F...Sr... 6. Petie Gibson... G... Jr.... John Somogyi... G...Soph.... Howard Grimes...F...Sr.... 97-7 Mike Faulkner... C...Sr... 6.4 Harold Little...F...Sr....5 Darryl Minniefield...F... Jr.... Tommy Roberts... G... Jr... 9.8 Chester Fuller... G... Jr... 7. 97-7 Darryl Minniefield... C...Sr.... Bernard Hardin...F... Jr....5 Chester Fuller... G...Sr.... Mark Saiers...F... Jr.... Tommy Roberts... G...Sr... 7. 97-74 Bernard Hardin...F...Sr... 7. Bill Hagins... C... Jr....5 Mark Saiers...F...Sr.... Gabe Nava... G...Sr.... Wendell Taylor... G...Sr... 9. 974-75 Bill Hagins... C...Sr... 4. Rich Pokorski...F...Sr.... Pat King... G...Sr....9 Bob Toppert... G...Sr.... Dan Davis... G...Soph... 5.9 975-76 Larry Gray...F... Jr... 4. George Berry...F... Jr....6 Ricky Williams... G...Soph....5 Dale Slaughter... G... Jr... 8. Mike Patterson... C...Soph... 5.9 976-77 Marvin Johnson...F... Jr... 9.8 Michael Cooper... G... Jr... 5. Willie Howard...F... Jr.... Billy Reid... G...Soph....7 Jimmy Allen... C... Jr... 9. 977-78 Marvin Johnson...F...Sr... 4. Michael Cooper... G...Sr... 6. Willie Howard...F...Sr.... Phil Abney...F... Jr....9 Russell Saunders... G... Jr... 9. 978-79 Phil Abney...F...Sr... 6. Larry Belin... C... Jr... 5.7 Everette Jefferson... G... Jr....6 Russell Saunders... G...Sr.... Andre Logan...F... Jr... 7.9 979-8 Kenny Page...F...Soph... 8. Everette Jefferson... G...Sr... 6.5 Jerome Henderson... G... Jr....6 Jim Williams...F...Sr....7 Michael Johnson... G...Fr....6 6
7 98-8 Kenny Page... G... Jr... 4. Jerome Henderson... C... Jr... 4. Phil Smith... G...Fr.... Tony Persley...F... Jr... 7.8 Alan Dolensky...F...Fr... 5.8 99-9 Luc Longley... C...Sr... 9. Rob Robbins... G...Sr... 4. Willie Banks... G... Jr....9 Vladimir McCrary...F... Jr... 9.5 Khari Jaxon...F...Soph... 7. Year-by-Year Scoring Leaders Ruben Douglas... G...Soph... 6. Eric Chatfield... G... Jr....9 Marlon Parmer... G...Soph....6 Wayland White...F...Sr... 9.4 Tim Lightfoot... G... Jr... 7.6 98-8 Phil Smith... G...Soph... 5.9 Don Brkovich...F... Jr.... Tim Fullmer...F... Jr... 8.4 Larry Tarrance... C...Sr... 7. Craig Allison...F...Fr... 7. 98-8 Phil Smith... G... Jr....9 Tim Garrett...F... Jr....5 George Scott... C... Jr.... Michael Johnson...F... Jr... 8. Don Brkovich...F...Sr... 7.4 98-84 Tim Garrett...F...Sr... 5.4 Phil Smith... G...Sr... 4.4 Alan Dolensky...F...Sr....9 Nelson Franse... G...Sr....8 Kelvin Scarborough... G...Fr... 4.4 984-85 Johnny Brown...F... Jr... 5.4 George Scott... C...Sr... 4. Hunter Greene... G...Soph....4 Kelvin Scarborough... G...Soph....6 Mike Winters...F...Soph... 6. 985-86 Johnny Brown...F...Sr....9 Shawn Brooks... C...Soph.... Kelvin Scarborough... G... Jr....8 Kelly Graves... G... Jr... 6.9 Rob Loeffel... C...Fr... 6.8 986-87 Hunter Greene...F... Jr.... Kelvin Scarborough... G...Sr... 8.9 Kelly Graves... G...Sr.... Rob Loeffel... C...Soph... 9.7 Mike Winters...F...Sr... 8. 987-88 Charlie Thomas...F... Jr... 7. Hunter Greene...F...Sr... 6.8 Rob Loeffel... C... Jr.... Rob Robbins... G...Fr... 8.9 Jimmy Rogers... G... Jr... 7.6 988-89 Charlie Thomas...F...Sr... 6.5 Rob Robbins... G...Soph... 5.8 Luc Longley... C...Soph.... Darrell McGee... G... Jr... 9.9 Willie Banks... G...Fr... 9. 989-9 Luc Longley... C... Jr... 8.4 Rob Robbins... G... Jr... 4. Kurt Miller...F... Jr....6 Willie Banks... G...Soph... 8.9 Darrell McGee... G...Sr... 8. 99-9 Willie Banks... G...Sr....7 Steve Logan... G... Jr....5 Ike Williams... G... Jr.... Will Scott...F... Jr....5 Khari Jaxon... C... Jr... 9.9 99-9 Ike Williams... G...Sr... 5.9 Steve Logan... G...Sr... 4. Khari Jaxon...F...Sr....5 Greg Brown... G... Jr... 9.6 Canonchet Neves...F... Jr... 7.8 99-94 Greg Brown... G...Sr... 9. Marlow White... G... Jr... 7. Canonchet Neves...F...Sr....4 Charles Smith... G...Fr.... Lewis LaMar... C...Sr... 8. 994-95 Charles Smith... G...Soph... 5.9 Marlow White... G...Sr... 5.5 Clayton Shields...F...Fr....5 Brian Hayden... C...Sr... 8.9 David Gibson... G...Fr... 7.4 995-96 Charles Smith... G... Jr... 9.5 Kenny Thomas... C...Fr... 4.7 Clayton Shields...F...Soph... 4.5 Royce Olney... G...Soph... 8. Greg Schornstein...F... Jr... 7.6 996-97 Charles Smith... G...Sr... 7.5 Clayton Shields...F... Jr... 5.5 Kenny Thomas... C...Soph....9 Lamont Long... G...Fr... 9. David Gibson... G... Jr... 7.5 997-98 Kenny Thomas... C... Jr... 6.8 Clayton Shields...F...Sr... 6.7 Royce Olney... G...Sr... 4.8 Lamont Long... G...Soph... 4. Kevin Henry... G...Fr... 5.9 998-99 Kenny Thomas... C...Sr... 7.8 Lamont Long... G... Jr... 6.8 Kevin Henry... G...Soph....8 John Robinson II... G...Fr.... Damion Walker...F... Jr... 9.7 999- Lamont Long... G...Sr... 8.7 Damion Walker...P...Sr....6 Wayland White...F... Jr... 9.7 Kevin Henry... G... Jr... 9. Marlon Parmer... G...Fr... 7.8 - Ruben Douglas... G... Jr... 8. Marlon Parmer... G... Jr....8 Eric Chatfield... G...Sr.... Patrick Dennehy... C...Soph....6 Jamaal Williams...F...Fr... 7.7 - Ruben Douglas... G...Sr... 8. Jamaal Williams...F...Soph.... Mark Walters... G...Fr... 9.5 Javin Tindall... G... Jr... 9. David Chiotti... C...Fr....9-4 Danny Granger...F... Jr... 9.5 Javin Tindall... G...Sr....6 David Chiotti...F...Soph....5 Troy DeVries... G... Jr....7 Alfred Neale...F... Jr... 8.8 4-5 Danny Granger...F...Sr... 8.8 Troy DeVries... G...Sr.... Mark Walters... G... Jr....5 David Chiotti...F... Jr....4 Alfred Neale...F...Sr.... 5-6 Mark Walters... G...Sr... 5.5 David Chiotti...F...Sr....8 Tony Danridge...F...Soph... 8.4 Joel Box...F... Jr... 5.4 Kris Collins... G...Sr... 5. 6-7 J.R. Giddens... G... Jr... 5.8 Tony Danridge...F... Jr....5 Chad Toppert... G...Soph... 9.5 Darren Prentice... G... Jr... 8.9 Jamaal Smith... G... Jr... 8. 7-8 J.R. Giddens... G...Sr... 6. Chad Toppert... G... Jr.... Daniel Faris...F... Jr... 9. Jamaal Smith... G...Sr... 8.8 Dairese Gary... G...Fr... 7.8 8-9 Tony Danridge... G...Sr... 4.9 Daniel Faris...F...Sr.... Chad Toppert... G...Sr....8 Roman Martinez...F... Jr....6 Dairese Gary... G...So... 8. 9- Darington Hobson... G... Jr... 5.9 Roman Martinez...F...Sr....9 Dairese Gary... G... Jr.... Phillip McDonald... G...Soph....4 A.J. Hardeman...F...Soph... 7.
Year-by-Year statistics BOLDFACE INDICATES SCHOOL RECORDS 8 NEW MEXICO YEAR G FG FGA FG% FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% REB. TP AVG. AST. TO BLK STL 95-5 4 5,57.48 ----- ----- ----- 5.67 886,94 58. ----- ----- ----- 95-5 5 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 95-5 5 569,668.4 ----- ----- ----- 594 889.668 956,7 69. ----- ----- ----- ----- 95-54 57,69.5 ----- ----- ----- 444 64.7 86,466 66.6 ----- ----- ----- ----- 954-55 4 56,599.6 ----- ----- ----- 4 7.64 88,44 6. ----- ----- ----- ----- 955-56 57,458.48 ----- ----- ----- 4 66.678 96,445 65.4 ----- ----- ----- ----- 956-57 6 585,64.65 ----- ----- ----- 497 7.77,,667 64. ----- ----- ----- ----- 957-58 4 5,54.4 ----- ----- ----- 45 5.65 89,4 56. ----- ----- ----- ----- 958-59 49,596. ----- ----- ----- 49 664.646,49,4 6.7 ----- ----- ----- ----- 959-6 5 668,789.7 ----- ----- ----- 49 67.655,4,775 7. ----- ----- ----- ----- 96-6 566,554.64 ----- ----- ----- 45 68.74,,567 68. ----- ----- ----- ----- 96-6 6 65,67.74 ----- ----- ----- 48 695.69 96,7 66.6 ----- ----- ----- ----- 96-6 5 67,6.467 ----- ----- ----- 7 566.655 949,69 65.5 ----- ----- ----- ----- 96-64 9 746,66.455 ----- ----- ----- 47 7.674,84,965 67.7 ----- ----- ----- ----- 964-65 7 748,68.444 ----- ----- ----- 45 657.646,47,97 7. ----- ----- ----- ----- 965-66 4 695,548.449 ----- ----- ----- 465 689.675,,855 77. ----- ----- ----- ----- 966-67 7 79,86.45 ----- ----- ----- 6 546.66,4,945 7. ----- ----- ----- ----- 967-68 8 8,77.466 ----- ----- ----- 564 795.79,94,6 77.4 ----- ----- ----- ----- 968-69 6 794,77.466 ----- ----- ----- 45 64.664,4, 77.4 47 ----- ----- ----- 969-7 6 75,74.44 ----- ----- ----- 55 77.7,,9 78. 4 ----- ----- ----- 97-7 6 78,57.46 ----- ----- ----- 478 7.65,,94 74.4 45 ----- ----- ----- 97-7 6 74,69.45 ----- ----- ----- 468 689.679,7,876 7. 8 ----- ----- ----- 97-7 7 885,859.476 ----- ----- ----- 5 55.68,5, 78.6 44 ----- ----- ----- 97-74 9,4,.499 ----- ----- ----- 4 666.65,74,44 84. 55 ----- ----- ----- 974-75 6 69,54.45 ----- ----- ----- 466 64.76,4,848 7. 4 ----- ----- ----- 975-76 7 86,685.478 ----- ----- ----- 55 558.66,86,967 7.9 7 6 ----- ----- 976-77,46,6.484 ----- ----- ----- 56 794.67,48,498 86.6 46 58 8 977-78 8,,4.55 ----- ----- ----- 57 789.668,9,7 97.5 54 55 8 54 978-79 9 98,.46 ----- ----- ----- 6 87.79,98,567 88.5 49 56 75 979-8 8 795,68.47 ----- ----- ----- 48 677.7,,7 74. 6 46 4 5 98-8 6 755,59.474 ----- ----- ----- 475 664.75 97,97 75. 97 447 59 99 98-8 8 758,56.49 ----- ----- ----- 46 679.667 977,976 7.6 486 45 58 95 98-8 9 8,647.498 ----- ----- ----- 49 677.648 957,79 7.7 74 45 48 96 98-84 5 88,68.5 ----- ----- ----- 554 75.76 97, 6.7 489 46 54 984-85 87,76.5 ----- ----- ----- 5 75.695,,5 7.4 5 469 48 985-86 87,688.496 ----- ----- ----- 47 69.64,8,9 67.5 55 4 7 88 986-87 5,5,8.48 9 498.86 66 896.699,5,88 8.8 64 457 94 987-88 6,,79.49 6.7 57 84.694,57,74 75.7 64 5 7 45 988-89 99,89.545 57 6.44 489 676.7,,6 79.7 677 478 9 8 989-9 4 957,957.489 77 486.64 5 77.79,9,64 76.9 645 45 46 9 99-9 868,644.58 4 45.88 48 69.686,46,8 76.9 564 45 4 9 99-9 867,87.464 76 55.49 59 77.67,94,49 7.6 489 4 59 58 99-9 768,679.457 8 6.9 9 6.66,74,64 69.8 449 7 99-94 85,789.45 78.84 5 68.7,7,4 77.7 48 9 65 994-95 75,78.474 99 579.44 46 74.647,4,59 75. 47 9 7 995-96 889,8.49 578.8 569 84.699,4,567 77.8 55 477 7 8 996-97 855,78.48 45 656.7 547 76.7,8,5 75.8 58 48 997-98 846,79.47 748.4 4 568.757,97,4 75.7 59 84 7 5 998-99 4 889,96.466 47 667.7 5 77.75,,556 75. 48 49 4 999-8,78.455 55 459.8 546 769.7,5, 7.6 6 464 45 4 89,879.44 8 54.4 5 88.66,78,6 69.4 4 98 6 7-776,78.45 8 477.77 474 7.666,,6 7.5 8 9 9 79-8 659,559.4 6.6 446 69.7 9,986 7.9 9 75 6-4 8 64,48.448 7 6.76 4 597.7 97,948 69.6 9 67 86 6 4-5 855,7.49 69 688.9 5 755.679,7,49 75.5 49 455 5 5 5-6 69,55.455 9 558.46 66 547.669 884,99 64.6 48 65 67 9 6-7 856,865.459 99 797.75 99 64.66,68,4 75. 48 95 78 8 7-8 847,87.466 7 646.4 48 7.659,8,446 74. 57 4 88 7 8-9 4 84,84.46 9 67.8 589 89.7,74,5 7.8 5 44 8 9-5 887,.48 7 79.69 68 99.669,46,655 75.9 497 87
9 Year-by-Year statistics OPPONENTS YEAR G FG FGA FG% FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% REB. TP AVG. AST. TO BLK STL 95-5 4 57,444.58 ----- ----- ----- 54 67.565 759,88 57.8 ----- ----- ----- 95-5 5 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 95-5 5 559,54.6 ----- ----- ----- 65 96.657 657,7 69. ----- ----- ----- ----- 95-54 495,469.7 ----- ----- ----- 44 67.654 845,4 64. ----- ----- ----- ----- 954-55 4 57,5.9 ----- ----- ----- 554 87.65 959,747 7.8 ----- ----- ----- ----- 955-56 568,598.55 ----- ----- ----- 45 679.664,5,587 7. ----- ----- ----- ----- 956-57 6 696,8.86 ----- ----- ----- 59 794.679,48,9 74. ----- ----- ----- ----- 957-58 4 6,645.7 ----- ----- ----- 445 666.668 998,669 69.5 ----- ----- ----- ----- 958-59 64,6.4 ----- ----- ----- 446 76.6,6,78 78.5 ----- ----- ----- ----- 959-6 5 79,897.46 ----- ----- ---- 46 659.7,,4 8.6 ----- ----- ----- ----- 96-6 664,65.4 ----- ----- ----- 44 657.66,9,76 76.6 ----- ----- ----- ----- 96-6 6 79,75.45 ----- ----- ----- 5 75.695,95,98 76. ----- ----- ----- ----- 96-6 5 547,54.44 ----- ----- ----- 5 5.66 8,447 57.8 ----- ----- ----- ----- 96-64 9 6,547.48 ----- ----- ----- 96 554.74 94,66 57. ----- ----- ----- ----- 964-65 7 5,444.67 ----- ----- ----- 4 64.685 94,54 55.7 ----- ----- ----- ----- 965-66 4 59,48.44 ----- ----- ----- 46 68.75 95,644 68.5 ----- ----- ----- ----- 966-67 7 67,54.4 ----- ----- ----- 89 54.78 974,66 6.6 ----- ----- ----- ----- 967-68 8 74,79.4 ----- ----- ----- 47 64.669,8,97 68. ----- ----- ----- ----- 968-69 6 67,6.47 ----- ----- ----- 45 698.646,7,797 69. 75 ----- ----- ----- 969-7 6 85,658.486 ----- ----- ----- 47 65.699,67,47 78.7 76 ----- ----- ----- 97-7 6 74,69.456 ----- ----- ----- 97 58.68,9,88 7.4 9 ----- ----- ----- 97-7 6 686,58.44 ----- ----- ----- 48 69.686,49,79 68.8 7 ----- ----- ----- 97-7 7 7,66.44 ----- ----- ----- 45 499.69,4,8 67. 46 ----- ----- ---- 97-74 9 858,8.474 ----- ----- ----- 9 546.74,78,86 7.9 46 ----- ----- ----- 974-75 6 78,58.466 ----- ----- ----- 5 57.677 99,86 7. 6 45 ----- ----- 975-76 7 75,684.446 ----- ----- ----- 4 585.685,,9 7.5 47 57 ----- ----- 976-77 968,5.45 ----- ----- ----- 488 79.679,7,44 8.6 486 6 ----- ----- 977-78 8 9,967.458 ----- ----- ----- 5 776.67,, 8.9 466 64 7 78 978-79 9 98,89.55 ----- ----- ----- 54 799.678,,78 8. 5 665 95 4 979-8 8 99,887.49 ----- ----- ----- 8 549.698,55,4 8. 5 446 6 8 98-8 6 85,564.5 ----- ----- ----- 49 65.66,8,9 77. 448 5 8 5 98-8 8 75,5.47 ----- ----- ----- 45 696.647,7,9 67.9 95 488 97 98-8 9 779,594.489 ----- ----- ----- 47 688.685 96,9 69.9 86 484 86 84 98-84 5 849,846.46 ----- ----- ----- 7 54.689,58,7 59. 44 44 75 9 984-85 875,89.48 ----- ----- ----- 87 566.684,6,7 66.8 4 468 --- 985-86 8,865.447 ----- ----- ---- 5 465.677,45,98 6.9 4 8 7 89 986-87 5,8,.465 79 48.7 444 654.679,98,679 76.5 59 49 987-88 6 969,95.44 8 58.54 486 7.66,45,64 7. 557 46 4 988-89 94,46.45 7 476.64 68 57.685,,49 7. 495 47 9 8 989-9 4 98,8.49 5 49.46 4 59.675,,68 69.7 48 47 7 99-9 79,867.4 58 45.49 77 55.686,8,5 7.5 45 87 75 99-9 845,968.49 7 55.4 44 589.686,9,67 68.7 467 48 4 99-9 755,8.47 6 44.97 4 474.684,87,96 6. 44 85 9 6 99-94 796,97.4 88 65.6 48.646,,9 67.5 48 48 84 8 994-95 75,78.49 86 57.6 478 76.677,79,64 7. 8 49 68 995-96 86,994.49 76 545. 445 667.667,5,9 69.5 49 47 7 6 996-97 769,95.4 78 58.6 8 55.69,,97 6.5 4 46 59 9 997-98 788,867.4 7 64.9 96 45.68,8,9 65.9 45 46 69 7 998-99 4 885,6.49 7 75. 8 46.668,5,5 67.8 44 447 96 999-75,88.44 6 59.4 555 79.7,56,85 68. 78 469 98 98 4 774,786.4 84 575. 5 87.65,6,65 66.6 4 499 97 8-744,68.454 78 488.65 467 664.79 967, 7. 47 96 8-8 79,549.477 8 56.55 9 5.7 986,5 7. 44 6 77 6-4 8 648,467.44 86 59.58 57 5.67 884,89 65.7 86 5 96 7 4-5 774,86.46 8 69.5 55 5.69,59, 64. 44 48 8 4 5-6 66,5.49 77 5.45 7 54.74 965,87 6.4 45 45 8 89 6-7 84,8.466 8 66.6 47 6.689,9,45 7. 5 45 88 86 7-8 685,67.4 7 669.9 47 69.68,57,69 6.7 45 55 78 67 8-9 4 7,79.47 7 67.5 6 88.78,76,46 66. 45 494 75 79 9-5 8,9.48 55 765. 45 67.67,65,5 67. 467 475 97 96
Conference Champions ABOUT THE 96-64 LOBOS... ABOUT THE 967-68 LOBOS... The 96-64 Lobos posted a record of -6 and finished runner up to Bradley in the NIT. The team boasted regular-season wins over such national powers as Kansas and Purdue. UNM opened the season by winning of its first games. The Lobos posted a 7- record in Western Athletic Conference play, tying Arizona State for their first conference title. UNM finished the season tied for 6th in the final UPI poll. Picked to finish last in a preseason poll by conference coaches, New Mexico was the surprise of the WAC, if not the country. The Lobos started the season 7- to rank fourth in the nation, then won the WAC with an 8- record and finished the season -5. made its first ever NCAA appearance and finished the year ranked sixth by AP and seventh by UPI. Front Row (L to R): John Bonano (Mgr.), Steve Bacchus, Jim Johnston, Skip Kruzich, Jim Howard, Phil Jordan. Second Row: Jim Patterson, Mike Lucero, Bruce Shimala, Don Wasson, Dick Ellis, Ed Edson. Third Row: Mike Dietmeier (Asst. Coach), Claude Williams, Ira Harge, Bob Zarr, Keith Sponholtz, Bob King (Head Coach), Sam Miranda (Asst. Coach). Front Row (L to R): Bob King (Head Coach), Dave Culver, Larry Jones, Leonard Lopez, Keith Griffith, George Maes, Ron Nelson, Norm Ellenberger (Asst. Coach). Second Row: Jim Johnston (Asst. Coach), Ron Sanford, Robert Fullerton, Terry Schaafsma, Steve Shropshire, Ron Becker, Bob Leigh (Asst. Coach). Third Row: Chuck Wood (Mgr.), Cletus Tafoya (Mgr.), Howard Grimes, Greg Howard, Tow Diehm (Trainer). ABOUT THE 97-74 LOBOS... ABOUT THE 977-78 LOBOS... posted a -7 overall record and went -4 in the Western Athletic Conference, winning the third WAC crown in school history. The Lobos averaged 84. points per game and boasted a winning margin of. points. UNM won its first ever NCAA Tournament game, advancing to the West Regional. The Lobos were ranked 8th in the final UPI poll. On six different occasions, the Lobos scored or more points. Led by All-American Michael Cooper, led the nation in scoring, averaging 97.5 points a game. UNM raced to its fourth WAC title with a - league mark. UNM finished the season 4-4 and ranked fourth in the nation by UPI, th by AP. The Lobos also boasted a 4-game winning streak during the season. The year ended with a first-round loss to unranked Cal State Fullerton in the Front Row (L to R): Wendell Taylor, Bruce Hudson, Norm Ellenberger (Head Coach), Pat King, Gabe Nava. Back Row: Dennis Hodges (Asst. Coach), Bruce Battle, Mark Saiers, Bill Hagins, Paul Kruse, Mike Patterson, Rich Pokorski, Bernard Hardin, Bob Toppert, John Whisenant (Asst. Coach). Front Row (L to R): Jerome Shanks, Marvin Johnson, Phil Abney, Michael Cooper, Steve Davis, Norm Cacy. Second Row: Lee Prolow, Wil Smiley, Jimmy Allen, Willie Howard, Jim Williams. Standing: Norm Ellenberger (Head Coach), Pat King (Asst. Coach), Rick Wright (Coaching Aid), Mike Stewart, Gregg Polinsky, Russell Saunders, Phil Spradling, Mark Felix, Mark 4
Conference Champions ABOUT THE 99-94 LOBOS... Picked to finish fifth in the -team Western Athletic Conference in the preseason poll, was a model of consistency as it captured the school s fifth conference championship and first in 6 years. UNM was out of first place for only two weeks and was never lower than second in the league standings. Led by 5-7 point guard Greg Brown -- the WAC Player of the Year -- and a supporting cast overflowing with complementing players, the Lobos clinched the title the old-fashioned way: They earned it. In the most unlikely of places -- Provo, Utah on the campus of BYU -- staged one of its most miraculous comebacks in school history. The Lobos trailed by five with 5 seconds left, but managed to force overtime. UNM was in arrears by four in the extra period, but rallied again for a shocking 84-8 victory, the Lobos first win in Provo in nine years. finished -8 for its eighth consecutive win season. The Lobos advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in four years. Brown also won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award given to the nation s top player under 6-feet while head coach Dave Bliss was recognized as WAC Coach of the Year. Lewis LaMar cuts down the net, celebrating UNM s 994 WAC championship. The Lobos returned home on a Sunday morning and found 4,5 fans waiting in The Pit to help them celebrate. Seated (l. to r.): J.J. Griego, Frank Willis, David Sternlight, Lewis LaMar, Head Coach Dave Bliss, Canonchet Neves, Brian Hayden, Eric Thomas, Greg Schornstein, Standing (l. to r.): Manager J.J. DeTemple, Assistant Coach Doug Ash, Greg Brown, Scott Pritchett, Charles Smith, Jarrett Wendt, Marlow White, Cornelius Ausborne, David Gibson, Assistant Coach Tony Benford, Assistant Coach John McCullough, Manager Ellis Dawson. 4
Conference Champions ABOUT THE 8-9 LOBOS... Picked to finish fifth in the Mountain West Conference preseason poll, the Lobos won their final five games of the regular season to tie BYU and Utah for the MWC title at -4. Just two years removed from a 4- league mark and losing in the MWC Tournament play-in game, claimed its first conference crown in 5 years, since winning the 994 Western Athletic Conference championship. After a 7-6 loss at BYU on Feb. 7, the Lobos were 7-4 in the MWC and knew they had to run the table to have a shot at the title. The Lobos blasted San Diego State at home 75-49 in arguably their most complete game of the season. That was followed by a 76-6 home win over TCU. Trailing at Colorado State by five points with seconds left in regulation, the title chase was in serious jeopardy. However, UNM pulled out a dramatic 8-79 triumph in double overtime. A roof-raising sellout crowd of 8,8 and senior Tony Danridge s career-high 9 points willed UNM to a 77-7 victory over league leader Utah. It was Dandridge elevating his game four days later, scoring 9 again as the Lobos escaped Laramie with a hard-earned 74-7 decision over Wyoming and a share of the title. s 6th season ended with a tough 7-68 loss at Notre Dame in the second round of the NIT. UNM finished -, its 7th - win campaign in the past 6 seasons. Head coach Steve Alford was recognized as MWC Coach of the Year. Tony Danridge scored 9 points in the final two regular season wins over Utah and Wyoming to lead UNM to its first conference championship in 5 years. Seated (l. to r.): Video coordinator Chris Monette, Assistant coach Chris Walker, Head Coach Steve Alford, Tony Danridge, Daniel Faris, Chad Toppert, Associate head coach Craig Neal, Assistant coach Ryan Miller, Director of Operations Duane Broussard. Standing (l. to r.): Dairese Gary, Chris Johansen, Curtis Dennis, Jonathan Wills, A.J. Hardeman, Kem Nweke, Will Brown, Roman Martinez, Phillip McDonald, Nate Garth. 4
Conference Champions ABOUT THE 9- LOBOS... Picked to finish fifth in the Mountain West Conference preseason poll, the Lobos defied all the experts for the second year in a row. won its second straight MWC regular-season title, this time in outright fashion for the first time since 994. The quest for the trophy was quite remarkable. After finishing 4- in the non-conference season and achieving the school s first national ranking in seasons, UNM promptly started - in conference play with losses at San Diego State and at home to UNLV. The loss to the Runnin Rebels ended a 9-game home winning streak. Then, the improbable happened. The Lobos, with only one senior on the roster, never lost another conference game, streaking to the finish line with a school and MWC-record 4 consecutive wins in league play. That was seven consecutive home victories and seven straight conference road wins, also breaking a school and MWC mark. UNM finished 4-. took down BYU twice when the Cougars were ranked in the top in the nation. The most dramatic was in the penultimate game of the season at Provo, a venue UNM had not won at in years. The Lobos prevailed 8-8. UNM also beat a nationally-ranked UNLV team 76-66 in Las Vegas. Junior guard Darington Hobson was named MWC Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year after averaging 4.9 points, an MWC-high. rebounds and 4.8 assists a game in MWC contests. He was also named to several AllAmerica teams. Junior point guard Dairese Gary was a first team all-conference selection and a member of the all-mwc Defensive team. Senior Roman Martinez made more clutch plays than could be counted. Head coach Steve Alford was recognized as MWC Coach of the Year for the second year in a row. The Lobos finished -5. breaking a school standard for wins, and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 5 and won a tournament game for the first time since 999. Junior G Darington Hobson was named MWC Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year while becoming the firsr Lobo to lead the team in scoring, rebounding and assists in the same season. Seated (l. to r.): Dairese Gary, video coordinator Chris Monette, Assistant coach Wyking Jones, Head Coach Steve Alford, Roman Martinez, Associate head coach Craig Neal, Assistant coach Ryan Miller, Director of Operations Duane Broussard, Nate Garth. Standing (l. to r.): Dairese Kevin Nelson, Curtis Dennis, Darington Hobson, Matt Staff, A.J. Hardeman, Will Brown, Chad Adams, Phillip McDonald, Jamal Fenton. 4
Conference Tournament History Western Athletic Conference 984 (No. seed) Site: Albuquerque 56, Utah 45 Site: El Paso 64, BYU 55 UTEP 44, 8 (championship) 985 (No. seed) Site: Albuquerque 6, Colorado State 56 Site: El Paso San Diego State 98, 84 986 (No. 5 seed at Laramie, Wyo.) 79, BYU 68 Wyoming 56, 54 987 (No. seed at Albuquerque) 9, Colorado State 77 9, BYU 86 Wyoming 64, 6 (championship) 988 (No. 5 seed at Provo, Utah) UTEP 74, 6 989 (No. seed at Salt Lake City) 74, Air Force 6 UTEP 89, 57 99 (No. 5 seed at El Paso) UTEP 78, 6 99 (No. seed at Laramie, Wyo.) Hawai`i 68, 67 99 (No. seed at Fort Collins, Colo.) 89, Wyoming 8 UTEP 8, 7 Mountain West Conference (No. seed at Las Vegas) BYU 55, UNM 4 (No. 4 seed at Las Vegas) UNM 76, Colorado State 65 UNM 56, Utah 5 BYU 69, UNM 65 (championship) (No. 6 seed at Las Vegas) UNLV, UNM 7 (OT) (No. 7 seed at Las Vegas) BYU 7, UNM 56 4 (No. 5 seed at Denver) UNLV 55, UNM 5 5 (No. seed at Denver) UNM 85, BYU 7 UNM 77, San Diego State 67 UNM 6, Utah 56 (championship) 6 (No. 5 seed at Denver) UNLV 65, UNM 64 7 (No. 9 seed at Las Vegas) TCU 6, UNM 54 8 (No. seed at Las Vegas) Utah 8, UNM 8 (OT) 9 (No. seed at Las Vegas) Wyoming 75, UNM 67 (No. seed at Las Vegas) UNM 75, Air Force 69 San Diego State 7, UNM 69 conference Tournament Record breakdown Overall:...8-4 / 6- MWC First Round:...- / - MWC Quarterfinals:...6- / -7 MWC Semifinals:...8-8 / - MWC Championship:...-5 / - MWC vs. Air Force...- / - MWC vs. Brigham Young...5- / - MWC vs. Colorado State...- / - MWC vs. UNLV...-4 / - MWC vs. San Diego State...- / - MWC vs. TCU...- / - MWC vs. Utah...4-4 / - MWC vs. Wyoming...- / - MWC vs. Fresno State...- vs. Hawai`i...- vs. Rice...- vs. San Jose State...- vs. SMU...- vs. UTEP...-5 vs. Tulsa...- at Albuquerque...8- at Denver...- / - MWC at El Paso...- at Fort Collins...- at Laramie...- at Las Vegas...9- / -8 MWC at Provo...- at Salt Lake City...5-99 (No. seed at Delta Center / Salt Lake City) 7, Fresno State 48 68, BYU 59 76, UTEP 65 (championship) 994 (No. seed at Delta Center / Salt Lake City) 6, San Diego State 46 Hawai`i 6, 58 995 (No. 5 seed at Albuquerque) 6, Wyoming 56 Utah 86, 5 996 (No. seed at Albuquerque) 94, San Diego State 75 4, Fresno State 99 (OT) 64, Utah 6 (championship) 997 (No. seed - Mountain Division - Las Vegas), San Jose State 7 65, Hawai`i 57 Utah 7, 7 998 (No. seed - Mountain Division - Las Vegas) 6, Tulsa 59 8, TCU 7 UNLV 56, 5 (championship) 999 (No. seed - Pacific Division - Las Vegas) 5, Rice 49 57, SMU 56 Utah 6, 45 (championship) Last year Dairese Gary, Darington Hobson, and head coach Steve Alford pushed the Lobos to the top seed in the Mountain West Conference Tournament. 44
Conference Tournament History LOBO RECORDS IN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS INDIVIDUAL Points..., Clayton Shields vs. San Diego State, March 7, 996 FGM..., Tim Garrett vs. Brigham Young, March 9, 984, Ike Williams vs. Brigham Young, March, 99, Ruben Douglas vs. UNLV, March 7, FGA...6, Hunter Greene vs. San Diego State, March 8, 985 FG% (5 made)... 85.7 (6-7), Will Scott vs. Texas-El Paso, March, 99 85.7 (-4), Ike Williams vs. Bigham Young, March, 99 85.7 (6-7), Royce Olney vs. Fresno State, March 8, 996 -Pt. FGM... 5, Rob Robbins vs. Air Force, March 9, 989 5, Rob Robbins vs. Texas-El Paso, March 8, 99 5, Clayton Shields vs. San Diego State, March 7, 996 5, Royce Olney vs. San Jose State, March 4, 997 -Pt. FGA..., Marlow White vs. Utah, March, 995 -Pt. FG %... 7.4 (5-7), Royce Olney vs. San Jose State, March 4, 997 FTM...4, Hunter Greene vs. Colorado State, March 5, 987 FTA...6, Hunter Greene vs. Colorado State, March 5, 987 6, Kelvin Scarborough vs. Brigham Young, March 6, 987 FT% (8 made)... (-), Steve Logan vs. Texas-El Paso, March, 99. (8-8), Charles Smith vs. Fresno State, March 8, 996. (8-8), Ruben Douglas vs. Colorado State, March 8, Rebounds... 8, Lewis LaMar vs. San Diego State, March, 994 Assists..., Mark Walters vs. Brigham Young, March, 5 Blocks... 5, Danny Granger vs. San Diego State, March, 5 Steals... 6, Charles Smith vs. Fresno State, March 8, 996 6, David Gibson vs. TCU, March 6, 998 TEAM Points...7 vs. UNLV, March 7, FGM...46 vs. UNLV, March 7, FGA...87 vs. UNLV, March 7, FG%...65.6 (4-64) vs. San Jose State, March 4, 997 -Pt. FGM... vs. San Diego State, March 7, 996 vs. Fresno State, March 8, 996 -Pt. FGA... vs. Hawai`i, March, 994 -Pt. FG%...55.6 (-8) vs. BYU, March, 5 FTM...9 vs. Colorado State, March 5, 987 9 vs. Brigham Young, March 6, 987 FTA...8 vs. Utah, March, 8 FT% ( made)... 9.9 (-4) vs. UNLV, March, 4 Rebounds...6 vs. UNLV, March 7, Assists... 6 vs. BYU, March, 5 Blocks...6 vs. Texas-El Paso, March, 99 6, vs. Fresno State, March 8, 996 Steals...5 vs. Fresno State, March 8, 996 5 vs. TCU, March 6, 998 Largest Winning Margin... (-7) vs. San Jose State, March 4, 997 Largest Losing Margin... 6 (86-5) vs. Utah, March, 995 Kenny Thomas Two-time Tournament MVP 996 & 98 Wayland White MWC All-Tournament Danny Granger MWC Tournament MVP 4-5 45
NCAA Tournament NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS Year Winner Runner-up Score 99...Oregon... Ohio State...46-94...Indiana... Kansas...6-4 94...Wisconsin... Washington State...9-4 94...Stanford... Dartmouth...5-8 94...Wyoming... Georgetown...46-4 944...Utah... Dartmouth...4-945...Oklahoma A&M... NYU...49-45 946...Oklahoma A&M... North Carolina...4-4 947...Holy Cross... Oklahoma...58-47 948...Kentucky... Baylor...58-4 949...Kentucky... Oklahoma A&M...46-6 95...C.C.N.Y... Bradley...7-68 95...Kentucky... Kansas State...68-58 95...Kansas... St. John s...8-6 95...Indiana... Kansas...69-68 954...LaSalle... Bradley...9-76 955...San Francisco... LaSalle...77-6 956...San Francisco... Iowa...8-7 957...North Carolina... Kansas... 5-5 ( OT) 958...Kentucky... Seattle U...84-7 959...California... West Virginia...7-7 96...Ohio State... California...75-55 96...Cincinnati... Ohio State... 7-65 (OT) 96...Cincinnati... Ohio State...7-59 96...Loyola (Chicago)... Cincinnati... 6-58 (OT) 964...UCLA... Duke...98-8 965...UCLA... Michigan...9-8 966...Texas Western... Kentucky...7-65 967...UCLA... Dayton...79-64 968...UCLA... North Carolina...78-55 969...UCLA... Purdue...9-7 97...UCLA... Jacksonville...8-69 97...UCLA... Villanova...68-6 97...UCLA... Florida State...8-76 97...UCLA... Memphis State...87-66 974...North Carolina State... Marquette...76-64 975...UCLA... Kentucky...9-85 976...Indiana... Michigan...86-68 977...Marquette... North Carolina...67-59 978...Kentucky... Duke...94-88 979...Michigan State... Indiana State...75-64 98...Louisville... UCLA... 59-54 (OT) 98...Indiana... North Carolina...6-5 98...North Carolina... Georgetown...6-6 98...North Carolina State... Houston...54-5 984...Georgetown... Houston...84-75 985...Villanova... Georgetown...66-64 986...Louisville... Duke...7-69 987...Indiana... Syracuse...74-7 988...Kansas... Oklahoma...8-79 989...Michigan... Seton Hall... 8-79 (OT) 99...UNLV... Duke...-7 99...Duke... Kansas...7-65 99...Duke... Michigan...7-5 99...North Carolina... Michigan...77-7 994...Arkansas... Duke...76-7 995...UCLA... Arkansas...89-78 996...Kentucky... Syracuse...76-67 997...Arizona... Kentucky... 84-79 (OT) 998...Kentucky... Utah...78-69 999...Connecticut... Duke...77-74...Michigan State... Florida...89-76...Duke... Arizona...8-7...Maryland... Indiana...64-5...Syracuse... Kansas...8-78 4...Connecticut... Georgia Tech...8-7 5...North Carolina... Illinois...75-7 6...Florida... UCLA...7-57 7...Florida... Ohio State...84-75 8...Kansas... Memphis... 75-68 (OT) 9...North Carolina... Michigan State...89-7...Duke... Butler...6-59 46 The late Jim Valvano, former head coach at North Carolina State, savored the Wolfpack s 54-5 win over Houston in The Pit a little longer than most in 98. The victory gave NCAA Tournament In The Pit 968 West Regional Attendance UCLA 58, State 49 5,45 Santa Clara 86, 7 State 6, 58 5, UCLA 87, Santa Clara 66 978 West Regional Arkansas 74, UCLA 7 7,75 Cal State Fullerton 75, San Francisco 7 Arkansas 6, Cal State Fullerton 58 8,44 98 Final Four North Carolina State 67, Georgia 6 7, Houston 94, Louisville 8 North Carolina State 54, Houston 5 7,7 985 West First & Second Rounds Texas-El Paso 79, Tulsa 75,9 North Carolina State 65, Nevada 56 Alabama 5, Arizona 4,56 Virginia Commonwealth 8, Marshall 65 Alabama 6, Virginia Commonwealth 59,8 North Carolina State 86, Texas-El Paso 7 99 West Regional Indiana 85, Florida State 74 5,94 UCLA 85, State 78 Indiana 6, UCLA 79 6,6 996 West First & Second Rounds Syracuse 88, Montana State 55 4,8 Drexel 75, Memphis 6 Purdue 7, Western Carolina 7 4,76 Georgia 8, Clemson 74 Georgia 76, Purdue 69 5,79 Syracuse 69, Drexel 58 West Regional Wisconsin 6, LSU 48 6,4 Purdue 75, Gonzaga 66 Wisconsin 64, Purdue 6 6,4 First and Second Rounds Missouri 9, Miami (Fla.) 8,66 Ohio State 69, Davidson 64 Wyoming 7, Gonzaga 66 5,66 Arizona 86, UC Santa Barbara 8 Missouri 8, Ohio State 67 5,867 Arizona 68, Wyoming 6 5 Albuquerque Regional Louisville 9, Washington 79 5,79 West Virginia 65, Texas Tech 6 Louisville 9, West Virginia 85 (OT) 5,896
NCAA Tournament The University of has a 7- record in NCAA Tournament appearances. Here s a summary of the Lobos NCAA Tournament showings: 968 -- s first exposure in the NCAA Tournament came under head coach Bob King in 968. King was named WAC Coach of the Year after capturing the WAC crown with an impressive -5 overall record. The Lobos were 7th in the national rankings and also had the advantage of playing on their home floor in the West Regional. UNM lost the first night to Santa Clara, 86-7, as its star center Greg (Stretch) Howard was ineligible to play due to the NCAA rule that did not allow transfers to play in postseason games. In the consolation game, UNM fell to intrastate rival State, 68-6, a team it had beaten twice during the regular season. The Aggies had lost the night before to Lew Alcindor-led UCLA, which went on to win the national title. 974 -- The 974 WAC championship team finished -7 and 8th in the polls. The Lobos traveled to Pocatello, Idaho, and defeated Idaho State, 7-65 in the first round. From there it was on to Tucson for the West Regional where the Lobos lost a heartbreaker to San Francisco in the last seconds, 64-6. UNM redeemed itself the following night by winning the consolation game over Dayton, 66-6. The Flyers had taken UCLA into triple overtime the previous night. 978 -- A - conference mark (4- overall) earned the Lobos a Western Athletic Conference title and a trip to Tempe, Arizona. UNM s first-round opponent was Cal State Fullerton, which became that year s Cinderella team. Had the Lobos defeated the Titans, they would have returned home to Albuquerque for the West Regional and 8, hometown fans. But in one of the biggest upsets of the year, unranked Fullerton dumped 4th-ranked 9-85. The Titans advanced to Albuquerque where they upset San Francisco then lost to Final Four participant Arkansas by three points in the regional final. 99 -- made its first appearance in years by receiving an at-large bid with a -9 record. Seeded 4th in the East Region, faced No. seed Oklahoma State in the first round at College Park, Md. The game was tied at halftime, 6-6, however, the Cowboys second-half defense was too much for the Lobos in the 67-54 loss. Luc Longley had 6 points and 9 rebounds in his final collegiate game. OSU advanced to the Sweet 6 before falling to Temple. 99 -- The Lobos received an automatic bid to the tournament by winning the WAC Tournament in Salt Lake City. Entering the tournament with a -7 record, UNM was ranked st by the Associated Press and received a No. five seed. The Lobos drew th-seeded George Washington as its first-round opponent in the West Region at Tucson, Ariz. was in trouble before the team bus ever got to the McKale Center. Several Lobos, including starters Khari Jaxon and Steve Logan, were afflicted by food poisoning from a meal eaten the night before. That malady and the Colonials brawn proved to be the difference in the 8-68 defeat. George Washington eventually lost to national runnerup Michigan in the Sweet 6. 994 -- UNM advanced to the NCAA West Regional in Sacramento, Calif., on the strength of its regular-season WAC title. The -6 Lobos were a No. seed and faced the 6- Virginia Cavaliers, the No. 7 seed. Five minutes into the second half, appeared primed to snap its three-game NCAA Tournamnt victory drought and advance in the tourney for the first time since 974. Outplaying the stronger Cavaliers, UNM forged a 4-6 lead five minutes into the second half on the strength of freshman Charles Smith. That s when the -pointers stopped falling. After making 6 of its first 5, UNM missed its last. The Lobos still led 54-49 with :46 remaining. However, in the last two minutes UNM turned it over once and missed its last five shots, including three game-tying -pointers in the final seconds. The result was a tough 57-54 loss and an early exit. Smith led UNM with points. 996 -- The Lobos four-game, -year victory drought in the NCAA Tournament came to a resounding halt in the East Regional in Rich- mond, Va. UNM won the WAC Tournament in Albuquerque and took a gaudy 7-4 record and an AP ranking of No. into the tourney. New Mexico was a No. 7 seed and faced th-seeded Kansas State in the first round. UNM trailed early but rallied for a - halftime lead. It was still close at 4-4 when the Lobo defense took over. K-State was held to just one field goal the final :4 of the game as UNM closed with a 6-7 run and a convincing 69-48 victory. Sophomore forward Clayton Shields had 5 points and rebounds. KSU shot just 9% (5-5) from the floor. The Lobos were rewarded by playing No. seed and fourth-ranked Georgetown in the second round. s magic continued in the first half against the Hoyas as it was a 5- ballgame in the Lobos favor at intermission. Georgetown All-America Allen Iverson, the Hoyas superior strength and foul trouble to UNM freshman center Kenny Thomas crippled the Lobos chances in the second half. Iverson scored 9 of his 5 points in the final minutes and Thomas picked up two personals in the first three minutes as the lead slipped away. Georgetown prevailed 7-6 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. Shields led the Lobos again with 9 points. Due to foul trouble, Thomas was limited to only 7 minutes in the two tournament games. UNM finished with a 8-5 ledger, setting a school-record for victories. 997 -- The Lobos were sent to the East Region for the second straight year, playing at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa. UNM received an atlarge berth as a No. seed, the highest for the Lobos since the NCAA began the seeding process in 979. got past No. 4 seed Old Dominion in the first round, 59-55. Kenny Thomas rebound and two free throws with two seconds remaining sealed the victory. Thomas had 5 points and 8 rebounds while freshman Lamont Long added 4 points and 9 boards. UNM met No. 6 seed Louisville in the second round and came within a basket of advancing to the Sweet Sixteen for only the second time in school history. Trailing 64-6, the Lobos forced a Louisville turnover with 6 seconds remaining. UNM s set play coming out of the timeout broke down, and point guard David Gibson was forced to take an awkward shot driving to the basket, which missed. It marked the first time in games that UNM led at halftime and lost. It was also the first time in contests that fell while holding an opponent to less than 7 points. Thomas, who fouled out with three personals in the second half, his third and fourth in a span of seconds, and his fifth occurring during a Louisville free throw, had just 8 points and rebounds. Senior Charles Smith had 6 points and 7 rebounds in his final game as a Lobo. Long again led UNM in rebounds with 8. 998 -- The Lobos took a -7 record into their fifth NCAA Tournament in the past six seasons. UNM was sent to the South Region in Lexington, Ky., where it was a No. 4 seed, and faced Butler University in the first round. UNM won 79-6, however, all did not look good early in the second half. Kenny Thomas, who finished with just three points and five rebounds, was on the bench with three fouls. Senior point guard David Gibson had to leave the game with 8:6 left after suffering a concussion and a broken right middle finger on a drive to the basket. The score was tied at 4-4 when the Lobos went on a - run to salt the game away. Some unlikely heroes stepped up. Senior post Ben Baum scored a season-high 4 points, making all three of his -point attempts, and tied a career-high with six rebounds. Freshman guard Tom Starkey, who had played just 5 minutes in nine games before the tournament, scored five points and grabbed a career-high seven rebounds in a career-best minutes. Freshman guard Kevin Henry, normally the -guard, was forced to the point in the second half when Gibson went out. Henry responded with 4 points, while setting career-highs for FTs made (9), FT attempts () and assists (5). Sophomore Lamont Long led UNM with points. The Lobos advanced to the second round for the third straight season where they met Syracuse. UNM could never crack the Orangemen s - zone in the 56-46 setback. converted just 4 of 55 47
NCAA Tournament shots (5.5%) overall and 6 of 5 from -point. Thomas had points and rebounds. Long added points and caroms. 999 - The Lobos advanced to their fourth straight NCAA Tournament and seventh in the decade of the 9s. That streak was in serious jeopardy earlier in the season. Following a road loss at Hawai i, the Lobos were 7-6 and had dropped four of five decisions. An upswing ensued, however, as UNM closed the regular season by winning five of its last six. Add an improbable run to the championship game of the WAC Tournament, and UNM locked up its th tournament berth. Advancing as an at-large selection, took a 4-8 record in the tournament. Surprisingly, the Lobos were kept in the West Region where they faced Missouri in the first round in Denver. Lamont Long s 8-foot jumper with six seconds left provided the margin in the 6-59 victory. Long paced UNM with 7 points and a season-high rebounds. Senior Kenny Thomas had his finest showing in the NCAA Tournament with points, rebounds and four blocks before fouling out with : to go. joined Cincinnati, Kansas, Kentucky, Purdue, Stanford and Utah as the only schools to win at least one NCAA Tournament game every year since 996. UNM fell to eventual national champ Connecticut 78-56, in a second-round matchup. UConn raced to a 7- lead and never looked back. The Huskies were ranked third in the polls and came in as the West s No. seed. The Lobos shot a season-low 6.% (5-57) from the floor and only 9% (4-) from -point. After a stellar performance in the first round, Thomas was held without a field goal for the only time in his -game collegiate career. He finished with one point and rebounds. Damion Walker came off the bench to lead the Lobos with points. 5 - After a six-year absence, returned to the NCAA Tournament for the th time in school history off a strong run through the Mountain West Conference Tournament. This was also the first appearance in the NCAAs for head coach Ritchie McKay, either as a player, an assistant, or a head coach. Despite posting a 6-7 record, the second most wins in school history, the Lobos were given a No. seed in the Syracuse Regional. UNM traveled to Nashville where it took on fifth-seeded Villanova. The Wildcats came in with a -7 record and were the nd ranked team in the country. The Lobos managed just points on 8% shooting in the first half and trailed by as much as 4, but they made a furious second half comeback attempt. The Lobos pulled to within 5-47 with 9 seconds left, but they couldn t overcome their dismal start, falling to the Wildcats, 55-47. Danny Granger led with 5 points and Mark Walters had 4 - all in the second half. - UNM returned to the Big Dance for the first time in five seasons after winning its second consecutive Mountain West Conference regular-season title. Despite losing in the semifinals of the MWC Tournament, the Lobos earned a No. seed as an at-large team based on their 9-4 overall record and strong schedule that included a 6- mark against top-5 teams. UNM drew a game Montana team in the first round in an East Regional game played in San Jose, Calif. Roman Martinez had 9 points, six rebounds and four assists and the Lobos overcame a shaky start to beat 4th-seeded Grizzlies 6-57. Darington Hobson added points, rebounds and six assists while playing with a sprained left wrist for the Lobos, who used a 7- run after halftime to briefly break open the game after trailing by a point at the break. Martinez made three -pointers, including one with 7:44 to play, and Dairese Gary converted seven free throws over the final :6 as New Mexico staved off an upset. The Lobos won despite shooting 4.5% from the floor (-5), 5% (5-) from -point, 56.5% (-) from the FT line and being outrebounded 7-. UNM, however, did commit just 6 turnovers and held Montana s Anthony Johnson to 6 points on - FGs. Johnson came into the game averaging almost a game. UNM did hold the Grizzlies to 7% shooting in the nd half (-7) and 9% (4-4) from beyond the arc. In the second round, Quincy Pondexter scored 8 points, Isaiah 48 UNM IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT (7-) Site Head coach 968 (West - Albuquerque) Bob King Santa Clara 86, UNM 7 State 6, UNM 58 974 (West - Pocatello, Idaho) Norm Ellenberger UNM 7, Idaho State 65 (West - Tucson, Ariz.) San Francisco 64, UNM 6 UNM 66, Dayton 6 978 (West - Tempe, Ariz.) Norm Ellenberger Cal State Fullerton 9, UNM 85 99 (No. 4 seed, East - College Park, Md.) Dave Bliss () Oklahoma State 67, (4) UNM 54 99 (No. 5 seed, West - Tucson, Ariz.) Dave Bliss () George Washington 8, (5) UNM 68 994 (No. seed, West - Sacramento, Calif.) Dave Bliss (7) Virginia 57, () UNM 54 996 (No. 7 seed, East - Richmond, Va.) Dave Bliss (7) UNM 69, () Kansas State 48 () Georgetown 7, (7) UNM 6 997 (No. seed, East - Pittsburgh, Pa.) Dave Bliss () UNM 59, (4) Old Dominion 55 (6) Louisville 64, () UNM 6 998 (No. 4 seed, South - Lexington, Ky.) Dave Bliss (4) UNM 79, () Butler 6 (5) Syracuse 56, (4) UNM 46 999 (No. 9 seed, West - Denver, Colo.) Dave Bliss (9) UNM 6, (8) Missouri 59 () Connecticut 78, (9) UNM 56 5 (No. seed, Syracuse Regional - Nashville, Tenn.) Ritchie McKay (5) Villanova 55, () UNM 47 (No. seed, East Regional - San Jose, Calif.) Steve Alford () UNM 6, (4) Montana 57 () Washington 8, () UNM 64 Thomas added 5 and th-seeded Washington won 8-64. The Lobos simply couldn t keep up with the breakneck offensive pace, falling behind by points midway through the second half. Dairese Gary matched his career high with 5 points and Darington Hobson had points and nine rebounds for. Hobson led the Lobos in points, rebounds and assists, but the junior hurt his left wrist and back on a first-round tumble to the court. He insisted he could play through the pain, but appeared to be favoring the wrist in pregame warmups - and he went of in the first half, failing to score after a -pointer in the opening minutes. Roman Martinez was badly cut over his left eye with minutes left in a collision with a teammate. He returned in a different jersey, finishing with points.
49 NCAA West Region st Round Santa Clara 86 7 March 5, 968 / Albuquerque, N.M. Santa Clara MP FG-A P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S TP O Brien - 7-7 - 4-5 - - - - 8 Eagleson - - - - 4 - - - - Ogden - 5-9 - - 7 - - - - Hearney - -7 - - 6 - - - - 7 Ogden - 9- - 4-7 7 4 - - - - Diffley - - - 5-9 5 - - - - 7 Awtrey - 5- - -5 5 5 - - - - Stuckey Donahue Paulson Thomas Team 6 TOTALS 4-56 - 8-4 4 - - - - 86 FG% (6.7) FT% (56.) Culver - - - 5-7 6 - - - - 7 Nelson - 9-9 - - 5 - - - - Sanford - -9 - - 5 - - - - 8 Shropshire - - - - - - - - Griffith - -4 - - - - - - Maes - - - - - - - - Schaafsma - - - - - - - - Jones - - - - - - - - Lopez - -4 - -5 4 - - - - 7 Grimes - -7 - - 7 4 - - - - 6 Becker Team TOTALS 8-68 - 7-9 9 9 - - - - 7 FG% (4.) FT% (58.6) Attendance: 5,45 Halftime: 4, Santa Clara 45 Technical Fouls: None Officials: Overby, Dreith Santa Clara 45 4-86 4 9-7 NCAA West Region Consolation State 6 58 March 6, 968 / Albuquerque, N.M. NMSU MP FG-A P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S TP Evans - 4- - - 5 - - - - Murphy - - - - - - - - Landis - 5-7 - -4 - - - - Collins - 6- - 5-6 - - - - 7 Burgess - - - 5-6 - - - - Collins - -7 - - 7 - - - - 6 Lacey - -9 - - 7 5 - - - - 5 Seals Leonard Mason Morehead Las Team TOTALS -49 - -4 4 6 - - - - 6 FG% (4.9) FT% (8.) Nelson - 9- - 8-8 - - - - 6 Sanford - -7 - -4 8 - - - - Shropshire - - - - 4 - - - - Griffith - - - - - - - - Becker - - - - 4 - - - - Jones - - - - - - - - Lopez - -4 - - 4 - - - - Grimes - -4 - -5 9 5 - - - - 4 Culver Maes Schaafsma Team 8 TOTALS -54 - - 8 - - - - 58 FG% (4.6) FT% (6.) Attendance: Halftime: NMSU 9, Technical Fouls: None Officials: Smith, Dreith State 9-6 8-58 NCAA Box Scores NCAA West Region st Round 7 Idaho State 65 March 9, 974 / Pocatello, Idaho Nava 6 - - - 6 Taylor 6-4 - - 4 Hardin 4 8- - - 6 9 King 6-5 - - 4 Davis - - - Toppert 4 - - - Battle 4-6 - - 4 Saiers 4 8-5 - - 4 6 8 Pokorski 6 - - - 4 Patterson - - - Hagins 6-8 - - 4 Kruse - - - Koller Team 5 TOTALS -76-7-8 45 9 8 4 7 FG% (4.4) FT% (87.5) Idaho State MP FG-A P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S TP Hoyt 9 7-8 - - 5 4 Strannigan -5 - - 4 Green 4 - - - Gibbons 8-7 - - 4 6 Krahn 4 - - - Anderson 6-4 - - 9 Rodriguez 6 - - - 4 6 7 Spindler 5 6-9 - - 5 4 Kruidhof 6 - - - Hayes 6-5 - -4 9 Doos 9 - - - Team TOTALS 7-66 - -4 4 7 9 4 65 FG% (4.9) FT% (78.6) Attendance: Halftime: 9, Idaho State 4 Technical Fouls: Officials: Solomon, Harrold 9 4-7 Idaho State 4-65 NCAA West Regional Semifinal 6 San Francisco 64 March 4, 974 / Tucson, Ariz. Nava -8 - - 4 Taylor 5 4-8 - - Hardin 7-4 - - 7 7 6 King 6 - - 4-4 Toppert 9 - - - Battle 6 - - - Saiers 5 6-7 - - 5 Pokorski 7 - - - Patterson - - - Hagins 6 4-6 - - 4 6 9 Team 5 TOTALS 6-49 - 9-7 6 5 8 6 FG% (5.) FT% (8.8) San Francisco MP FG-A P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S TP Boro 6 - - - 4 4 Smith 4 - - - 4 7 Randell -9 - - 6 8 Coleman 8 - - - 5 4 4 Quanitrom 6 - - - Smith 8- - - 8 Fernsten 7-5 - - 4 7 Restani 6 7- - - 4 4 Team 4 TOTALS 8-56 - 8-9 6 8 7 5 64 FG% (5.) FT% (88.9) Attendance:,4 Halftime: 4, San Francisco 8 Technical Fouls: None Officials: Wortman, Weiler 4 7-6 San Francisco 8 6-64 NCAA West Regional Consolation Dayton 6 66 March 6, 974 / Tucson, Ariz. Dayton MP FG-A P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S TP Smith 4 - - - 4 4 6 Elijah 6- - - 9 4 Davis 4 - - - 4 8 Sylvester 4 4-8 - -5 6 4 6 Von Lehman 6 - - - 4 5 Fisher -5 - -4 5 Testerman 6 - - - Holland 7 - - - 4 Team 4 TOTALS 6-65 - 9-5 4 9 6 FG% (4.) FT% (69.) Nava 5-7 - - Taylor 8 6-4 - - 5 4 Hardin 7-4 - - 4 King - - - Davis 4 - - - Toppert -6 - - Battle 7 - - - 4 Saiers 5 4-7 - -4 6 Pokorski - - -7 7 Patterson -4 - - 6 6 Hagins - - - 4 Team TOTALS 7-6 - -4 46 5 6 4 5 66 FG% (44.) FT% (5.) Attendance:,658 Halftime: 6, Dayton Technical Fouls: None; Ejection: Jim Testerman (Dayton) Officials: Wortman, Stout Dayton 9-6 6 4-66 NCAA West Region st Round Cal State Fullerton 9 85 March, 978 / Tempe, Ariz. Cal St. Fullerton MP FG-A P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S TP Anderson 8 9-4 - 5-7 8 4 4 Linden 4 - - 4-4 5 6 6 6 Bunch 7 8- - -4 5 5 8 Shaw 6 - - - Niles 4 7- - 5-6 6 9 Heenan 5-7 - - 5 Barrios Morgan Williams Rhode Palm Corvin McCarthy Team TOTALS 6-58 - 8-5 4 5 4 5 9 FG% (6.) FT% (7.) Smiley -5 - - 9 Abney 7-9 - - 7 4 5 6 Saunders 7 5- - - 4 Johnson 5 7-5 - - 5 Cooper 6-5 - - 4 4 Howard 5 5-9 - - 5 4 6 Felix 4 - - - 4 Stewart 4 - - - Allen 6-5 - - 6 Polinsky Spradling Shanks Prolow Williams Team TOTALS 7-7 - -5 5 9 85 FG% (5.) FT% (7.) Attendance:,6 Halftime: CSUF 8, 44 Technical Fouls: None Officials: Savage, Grossman Cal State Fullerton 8 5-9 44 4-85
NCAA Box Scores NCAA East Region st Round 54 Oklahoma State 67 March 4, 99 / College Park, Md. NCAA West Region st Round George Washington 8 68 March 9, 99 / Tucson, Ariz. NCAA West Region st Round 54 Virginia 57 March 8, 994 / Sacramento, Calif. Williams 5-7 - - 7 Longley 6 6- - 4-6 9 6 McBurrows 9 - - - Miller 6-6 - - 4 Taylor - -9 - Banks 4 5- - - 4 4 4 Jaxon 7 - - - 5 McCrary 5-6 - - 6 4 Robbins -7-5 - 5 5 Milford - - - TOTALS -56-7- 4 9 8 5 7 54 FG% (9.) Pt% (5.) FT% (7.) Oklahoma St. MP FG-A P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S TP Williams - - - 5 Alexander 6-7 - 6-6 4 8 Sahlstrom -4 - - Sutton -6 - - 8 Hatcher 6 - - 5-6 7 Potter 5 4-9 - - 5 9 Houston 4 7-9 - 7-9 7 4 5 Pittman 5 - - -4 4 7 TOTALS -6-6 -9 47 5 9 7 4 5 67 FG% (.9) Pt% (5.) FT% (75.9) Attendance: Halftime: 6, Oklahoma St. 6 Technical Fouls: None Officials: Crowley, Rose, Wood 6 8-54 Oklahoma State 6 4-67 G. Washington MP FG-A P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S TP Surles 5- - - 5 Pearsall -4-6-6 Evans 5 6-8 5-5 - 9 Kah - - - Hart - - - Ford - - - Jones 6 - - - Brigham -6 - -4 6 6 Dare 7 7- - -5 7 Withers - - - Hammons -6-5 - Holland 5 5- - - Moses 9 - - - 8 Wise - - - Team TOTALS -6 7-4 5-5 4 9 7 4 8 FG% (49.) Pt% (5.) FT% (5.) Logan 4 5-5 -4 5-6 4 6 Williams 4- -5-6 5 4 Brown 7-9 -6-4 Thomas - - - LaMar 4 - - - Neves 4-7 -4-6 7 Jaxon 7 5-9 - - 4 Griego -4 - - 4 Milford - - - Heffner 4 - - - 4 6 Team 4 TOTALS 4-6 6-4-5 9 5 5 68 FG% (4.) Pt% (8.6) FT% (9.) Attendance:,5 Halftime: G. Washington 4, 4 Technical Fouls: None Officials: Moreau, Pitts, Steed George Washington 4 4-8 4 4-68 Smith 7- - 4-7 5 Brown 8 5-5 -7-5 4 White 7 5-5 -9-5 Pritchett - - - LaMar 4-4 - - 8 4 4 Neves 5 - -6-7 6 Griego - - - Hayden 6 - - - Schornstein 5 - - - Willis Team 4 TOTALS -6 6-5 6-6 8 6 54 FG% (5.) Pt% (4.) FT% (6.) Virginia MP FG-A P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S TP Burrough 8 9-9 - -6 8 Parker 5-5 - - 4 Robinson 8-8 - - 6 6 Havlicek - - - Deane 8 6- -6-4 8 Williford 8-7 - - 8 4 5 Barnes -5 - - 4 4 Alexander 7 - - - Powell 5 - - - Davis 5 5-9 - - Team 4 TOTALS -57-8-4 4 7 5 5 57 FG% (4.4) Pt% (.) FT% (57.) Attendance: 6,477 Halftime: 8, Virginia 4 Technical Fouls: None Officials: Valentine, Rodeheffer, Schumer 8 6-54 Virginia 4-57 NCAA East Region st Round Kansas State 48 69 March 5, 996 / Richmond, Va. Kansas St. MP FG-A P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S TP Young 7-6 - - 6 4 Davis - - - 8 7 Eaker -6 - - 6 Hatcher 6-4 -4 8-5 4 May 6-6 - - 4 7 Griffin - - - Swartzendruber 7 - - - Gavin - - - Hill - - - Marsh - - - Rhodes - - - Dies 9-9 - -4 8 9 Williams - - -4 Team TOTALS 5-5 -6 6-6 4 6 4 48 FG% (8.8) Pt% (.) FT% (6.5) Shields 5 8-8 -7 6-7 4 5 Schornstein 7 5- -7-4 Thomas - - - 4 4 4 Smith 4 7-9 -6-4 4 5 Gibson 7 - - - 5 Franklin - - - White - - - Carruthers - - - Olney - - - Paddock - - - Santiago 7 - - - Cotwright 4-4 - - 7 4 4 Team TOTALS 5-6 8-4 - 5 5 6 69 FG% (4.) Pt% (.) FT% (84.6) Attendance:,859 Halftime: Kansas State, Technical Fouls: None Officials: Higgins, Bova, Shortnacy Kansas State 8-48 8-69 NCAA East Region nd Round 6 Georgetown 7 March 7, 996 / Richmond, Va. Shields 9 6-4 -7 5-8 5 9 Schornstein 4-4 - - 7 6 5 Thomas 7-5 - -5 7 5 9 Smith 5 5- -7-4 Gibson 4 4-7 - - 4 7 9 Olney - - - 7 Cotwright - - - 4 Santiago - - - Team 8 TOTALS -55 4-7 4-5 6 6 FG% (4.) Pt% (.5) FT% (7.) Georgetown MP FG-A P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S TP Boubacar - - -6 6 5 Williams 6-8 - -4 Harrington -6 - -6 7 4 5 Iverson 5 9-4- -6 4 5 5 Page 4 5-4 -4 4-6 4 4 Touomou - - - Ya-Ya Dia 6 - - - Nichols 5 - - - White 7 4-6 - - 5 4 4 9 Team TOTALS 8-59 4-5 - 45 9 8 7 6 7 FG% (47.5) Pt% (6.7) FT% (4.9) Attendance:,859 Halftime: 5, Georgetown Technical Fouls: None Officials: Hightower, Bova, Sanzere 5 7-6 Georgetown 4-7 NCAA East Region st Round Old Dominion 55 59 March 4, 997 / Pittsburgh, Pa. Old Dominion MP FG-A P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S TP Poag 8 4-6 - 5-5 5 Hodge 4 - - 4 7 Bowdler - 6 Dunlap 4 - -4 4 5 Byers 4-7 - 7 Bryant + Sherod 4- - 8 Bassette - 4-4 6 Youngblood 6 - - 5 TOTALS 9-5 -5 4-7 8 5 8 9 6 55 FG% (5.8) Pt% (.) FT% (8.4) Smith 4- - 5 4 8 Shields 7-7 - 5 4 Thomas 4 4-7 - 7-8 4 5 Long 7 5- - 4-4 9 4 Gibson 4-4-6 6 Olney - - 5 Schornstein - - Baum Santiago - 4 TOTALS -4-6- 4 8 7 5 59 FG% (48.8) Pt% (9.) FT% (69.6) Attendance: 7,59 Halftime: 8, Old Dominion 6 Technical Fouls: Officials: Sanzere, Gray, Ridenhour Old Dominion 6 9-55 8-59 5
5 NCAA East Region nd Round Louisville 64 6 March 6, 997 / Pittsburgh, Pa. NCAA EAST REGION ST ROUND Butler 6 No. 8 79 March, 998 / Lexington, Ky. NCAA Box Scores NCAA TOURNAMENT nd ROUND No. Syracuse 56 No. 8 46 March 5, 998 / Lexington, Ky. Louisville MP FG-A P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S TP Dantzler -8 4-4 6 8 Johnson 8 - - -4 5 9 Sanders 4-7 - - 6 8 Sims - 4-4 6 4 6 Wheat 6 7-6 5- - Williams + Johnson, J. 4 Flynn 8-4 - 7-8 7 9 Johnson, E. 7 - - Smith 9 TOTALS 9-49 5-7 -5 7 64 FG% (8.8) Pt% (9.4) FT% (84.) Smith 9 5-5 -5 5-6 7 6 Shields 4 4- -8 6 Thomas -4-4-4 5 8 Long 8-5 - -5 8 9 Gibson 4-4 - 4 Olney 4-7 -6 - Schornstein 6 - - Baum Santiago 6 - -4 5 TOTALS 9-48 7-8-4 5 9 9 8 6 FG% (4) Pt% () FT% (75) Attendance: 7,59 Halftime:, Louisville Technical Fouls: Officials: Range, Harrington, Sanzere UNM s Record: 5-8 Louisville - 64-6 Butler MP FG-A P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S TP Neuhouser -6-4 5 Dudukovich 5 4- - -4 5 van Rijn -4 4 Rogers 4 5-8 - 8 4 Frazier 9 5- - 8 Graves, M. 7-4 - 7 Marshall 8-5 5 5 4 Gleseck Jordan 5 - - Graves, A. Hirschy Pflugner Hicks - - Myers TOTALS 7-6 5-9 -8 7 6 6 FG% (4.9) Pt% (6.) FT% (7.5) Long 4 9- -4 4-4 5 Thomas 5-4 - 5 5 4 Davis + Henry 5-4 - 9-5 4 Shields 4 5-4 -8 4-5 9 7 Gibson -4 4 Baum 5 5-8 - - 6 4 Starkey - - - 7 5 Andrews + White + Noce + - TOTALS 5-59 9- - 4 4 6 79 FG% (4.4) Pt% (4.9) FT% (87.) Attendance: 5,6 Halftime:, Butler 4 Technical Fouls: None Officials: Hillary, McDonald, Shows UNM s Record: 4-7, - Butler 4 8-6 48-79 Syracuse MP FG-A P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S TP Blackwell 6-9 - 8 Burgan 4 7-4 - 6-7 Thomas 5 5- - 4 4 Hart 9 - -7-7 4 Janulis 7 4- -7-8 4 Ovcina 9-4 - Griffin 4 - TOTALS -6 4-9 - 49 8 5 5 56 FG% (.9) Pt% (.) FT% (76.9) Shields 4 - -9-5 Baum 6 - - Thomas 9 4-6 4-5 Gibson 5-4 - - 4 7 Long 4 - -6 4-4 Henry 5-9 -8 6 Starkey 5 - TOTALS 4-55 6-5 -4 6 8 9 5 46 FG% (5.5) Pt% (4.) FT% (85.7) Attendance:, Halftime: Syracuse 4, 8 Technical Fouls: None Officials: Range, Wood, Hillary UNM s Record: 4-8, - Syracuse 4-56 8 8-46 NCAA WEST REGION ST ROUND Missouri 59 No. 5 6 March, 999 / Denver, Colo. NCAA WEST REGION nd ROUND No. Connecticut 78 No. 5 56 March, 999 / Denver, Colo. NCAA Syracuse REGION st ROUND 47 No. Villanova 55 March 8, 5 / Nashville, Tenn. Davis* 5-4 - 7 7 Thomas* 9 5-4 -6 9-5 4 Long* 4 7-7 -4-7 Henry* 6 4-5 - Robinson II* -6-4 4 6 Walker 5 Hannah -5 4 TOTALS -6 6- -6 45 4 6 4 6 FG% (6.) Pt% (8.6) FT% (68.8) Missouri MP FG-A P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S TP White* 7 6-9 - -4 4 6 Hardge* 4- - 8 Dooling* 7-8 - 5 4 Grawer* 9-6 -6 4 6 Woods* 5- -5 Gilbert 5-5 - 4 Hafer 9-4 5 Parker - Schumacher 8 4-6 6 8 TOTALS 4-7 4-7 7-9 45 7 8 7 7 59 FG% (.) Pt% (.5) FT% (77.8) Attendance: 6,7 Halftime: 4, Missouri 8 Technical Fouls: None Officials: Scagliotta, Bova, Jones UNM s Record: 5-8 4 7-6 Missouri 8-59 Davis* - - 4 Thomas* -6 - - 4 Long* 4 4-8 -5 5-5 6 5 Henry* 4-7 -6 8 Robinson II* 9 - -6 7-8 6 9 Lightfoot - - Walker 9 7-7-8 6 Hannah 4 TOTALS 5-57 4- -5 6 8 4 56 FG% (6.) Pt% (9.) FT% (88.) Connecticut MP FG-A P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S TP Freeman* 9 4-6 - 5 9 Hamilton* 7-8 -5 6-6 5 Voskuhl* -4-9 4 Moore* 9-5 - - 4 6 El-Amin* 8-6 -7-7 Jones - - -4 4 Klaiber Mouring - Harrison 4 - - Wane 9 - Saunders 9 4-6 - TOTALS 8-6 6-7 6-45 6 78 FG% (45.) Pt% (5.) FT% (8.) Attendance: 6,7 Halftime: Connecticut 7, Technical Fouls: None Officials: Scagliotta, Boudreaux, Bova UNM s Record: 5-9, 9-5 4-56 Connecticut 7 4-78 Chiotti* -8-5-4-9 5 Neale* -8-7 -4-4 4 9 Granger* 4 5-6 -5 4-6 -9-4 5 DeVries* 6-8 -7 -- Walters* 6- - - --6 4 4 Walter - Wall 4 - -- 4 Hart 6 - - - Harden - Danridge - -- Phaler - - -- TOTALS 7-57 4-5 9- --5 6 7 4 9 47 FG% (9.8) Pt% (6.) FT% (75.) Villanova MP FG-A P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S TP Foye* 6 4-4- - -6-9 4 7 4 Sumpter* 7 - - - 4-8- 4 Sheridan* 8-4 4-4 5--8 8 Nardi* 5 4-8 -7 4-6 -- 5 Ray* 7 - -9 - -- 4 4 Lowry -6-4-6 --5 8 Fraser 4 - --4 Austin - -- Team -- TOTALS 5-5 8-9 7-48-9-475 9 4 55 FG% (8.) Pt% (7.6) FT% (7.8) Attendance: 7,8 Technical Fouls: none Officials: Cartmell, Janssen, Edsall UNM s Record: 6-7, -4 MWC 6-47 Villanova 4-55
NCAA Box Scores NCAA East Region st Round Montana 57 No. 8/ 6 March 8, / San Jose, Calif. Montana MP FG-A P-A FT-A REB PF A McGillis* 7 - - - Qvale* 7-6 -4 -- 4 Staudacher* -7-7 -- Cherry* 7-9 - -- 4 4 Johnson* 5 - -4 4-6 -- Young - - -- Taylor 5 - - - Stockton -- Selvig -4 - - -6-9 4 Banny - -- Ward - Team -4-7 TOTALS -54 6-7- -6-7 7 FG% (4.7) Pt% (8.6) FT% (58.) TO 4 4 MP FG-A P-A FT-A REB PF A Hardeman* 5-6 - -- 4 Martinez* 4 7-7 - - -4-6 4 Hobson* 8 4-8 - -6-9- 6 Gary* 4-9 7- -- McDonald* 6-6 -5 - -- Adams - -- Garth - - -- Fenton - - - Brown 5 - -- Team -- TOTALS -5 5- - -- 4 4 FG% (4.5) Pt% (5.) FT% (56.5) NCAA EAst Region st Round Washington 8 No. 8/ 64 March, / San Jose, Calif. B S TP 6 6 8 6 9 5 57 TO B S 6 8 6 TP 7 9 5 8 Attendance: 5,47 Technical Fouls: None Officials: Whitehead, Padilla, Lusk UNM s Record: -4 Montana 9 8 8 4-57 6 GAME NOTES There were lead changes and 6 ties in the game Lobos used a 7- run early in the second half to take a 4-point lead Gary started his 96th straight game Hobson recorded 4th double-double of the season Lobos advance to second round of NCAA Tournament for first time since 999 With the win, Lobos set school records for wins (), road wins () The wins ties an MWC record set by UNLV in 6-7 5 Washington MP FG-A P-A FT-A REB PF A Bryan-Amaning* 6 7- -4-6-9 Holiday* 7-7 - -6-7 4 4 Thomas* 8 5-4 4-7 - -- 7 Gaddy* - - - Pondexter* 7-4-4 --5 Overton -6 - -- Trent - -- Suggs - - - Turner 9-8 -5 - -- Breshers - - Sherrer - - Gant - - --4 Team --5 TOTALS -66 8-7 - -8-4 8 FG% (48.5) Pt% (47.) FT% (5.) TO B S 5 7 6 8 MP FG-A P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B Hardeman* -6 - --5 Martinez* - -7 - -- Hobson* 5- - - -7-9 4 4 Gary* - - -5 --4 4 McDonald* 4-4 - -- Dennis - - - Adams 5 -- Garth 8-7 - - -- Fenton 8 - - -- Brown 7-5 - --6 Team --5 TOTALS 6-66 5-7 7-7 -5-8 8 7 FG% (9.4) Pt% (9.4) FT% (4.) S TP 5 5 5 5 8 6 5 TP 4 5 5 64 Attendance: 6,44 Technical Fouls: None Officials: Eades, Driscoll, Sanzere UNM s Record: -5 Washington 44 8-8 64 GAME NOTES Gary started his 97th straight game; tied career-high with 5 points Lobos finish the season -5; most wins (), most road wins () Score was tied six times and the lead changed three times UW s 44 st half points were most allowed in the first half this season The 8-point loss is UNM s largest since Feb., 8, a 79-6 loss at UNLV UNM used the same starting lineup for all 5 games in 9- Roman Martinez led UNM to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
5 Points 6 - Ron Nelson vs. State (968) 5 - Clayton Shields vs. Kansas State (996) 5 - Dairese Gary vs. Washington () - Ron Sanford vs. State (968) - Lamont Long vs. Butler (998) - Damion Walker vs. Connecticut (999) - Charles Smith vs. Virginia (994) - Kenny Thomas vs. Missouri (999) 5 - Allen Iverson, Georgetown (996) - Keith Anderson, Cal State Fullerton (978) - DeJuan Wheat, Louisville (997) - Richard Hamilton, Connecticut (999) FG Made - Ron Sanford vs. State (968) - Dairese Gary vs. Washington () - Don Smith, Dayton (974) - Kevin Heenan, Cal State Fullerton (978) FG Attempts - Ron Nelson vs. State (968) - Don Smith, Dayton (974) FG% (5 made) 85.7 (6-7) - Mark Saiers vs. San Francisco (974). (7-7) - Terry O Brien, Santa Clara (968) Points 85 vs. Cal State Fullerton (978) 9 - Cal State Fullerton (978) FG Made 7 vs. Cal State Fullerton (978) 6 - Cal State Fullerton (978) FG Attempts 76 vs. Idaho State (974) 7 vs. Cal State Fullerton (978) 7 - Missouri (999) 66 - Idaho State (974) / Washington () FG Pct. 5. (6-49) vs. San Francsico (974) 6. (6-58) - Cal State Fullerton (978) FG Made 9 vs. Butler (998) 8 - Washington () Individual FG Made - Greg Schornstein vs. Kansas State (996) - Clayton Shields vs. Kansas State (996) - Clayton Shields vs. Louisville (997) - Clayton Shields vs. Butler (998) - Ben Baum vs. Butler (998) - Kevin Henry vs. Missouri (999) - Alfred Neale vs. Villanova (5) 5 - Kwame Evans, George Washington (99) 5 - DeJuan Wheat, Louisville (997) FG Attempts - Kevin Henry vs. Missouri (999) - Allen Iverson, Georgetown (996) FT Made 9 - Kevin Henry vs. Butler (998) 9 - Kenny Thomas vs. Missouri (999) 8 - Elliot Hatcher, Kansas State (996) FT Attempts - Kenny Thomas vs. Missouri (999) - Kenny Thomas vs. Old Dominion (997) - Kevin Henry vs. Butler (998) - Elliot Hatcher, Kansas State (996) Team FG Attempts 5 vs. Virginia (994) 5 vs. Syracuse (998) 5 vs. Villanova (5) 9 - Villanova (5) FG Pct. 4.9 (9-) vs. Butler (998) 5. (7-4) - George Washington (99) FT Made vs. Connecticut (999) vs. Butler (998) - Oklahoma State (99) FT Attempts 9 vs. Santa Clara (968) - Santa Clara (968) FT% ( made) 9. (4-5) vs. Geo. Washington (99) 84. (-5) - Louisville (997) NCAA Tournament Records FT% (6 made). (8-8) - Ron Nelson vs. NMSU (968). (6-6) - Alvin Pearsall, George Washington (99) Rebounds 4 - Mark Saiers vs. Idaho State (974) - Bernard Hardin vs. Dayton (974) - Kenny Thomas vs. Syracuse (998) - Lamont Long vs. Missouri (999) - Danny Granger vs. Villanova (5) - Lamont Long vs. Syracuse (998) - Kenny Thomas vs. Connecticut (999) 7 - Byron Houston, Oklahoma State (99) - Albert White, Missouri (999) - Edmund Saunders, Connecticut (999) - Curtis Sumpter, Villanova (5) Assists 6 - Mark Saiers vs. Idaho State (974) 6 - Greg Schornstein vs. Georgetown (996) - Mark Linden, Cal State Fullerton (978) Blocks 4 - Khari Jaxon vs. George Washington (99) 4 - Kenny Thomas vs. Missouri (999) 4 - Jahidi White, Georgetown (996) 4 - Etan Thomas, Syracuse (998) Steals 5 - Wendell Taylor vs. Dayton (974) 6 - Mike Linden, Cal State Fullerton (978) Rebounds 45 vs. Missouri (999) 47 vs. Dayton (974) 49 - Santa Clara (968) 49 - Syracuse (998) Assists 5 vs. Kansas State (996) 4 - Cal State Fullerton (978) Blocks 7 vs. Old Dominion (997) 7 - George Washington (99) 7 - Missouri (999) 7 - Washington () Steals vs. Georgetown (996) - Georgetown (996)
NIT History has been in the NIT 8 times, including a tournament-record seven straight appearances, between 984-9. The Lobos top two showings came in 964 when they finished second to Bradley and fourth place in 99. UNM came within an eyelash of advancing to New York in 988, 89, 9 and, losing in the quarterfinals. has a 7-9 overall record. In 9, the Lobos defeated Nebraska in the first round before narrowly losing at Notre Dame in the second round. has played NIT games in The Pit and drawn 7,89 fans. That s an average of,894 per game. NEW MEXICO IN THE NIT (7-9) 964 (Bob King) Site Attendance UNM 65, Drake 6 New York UNM 7, NYU 65 New York Bradley 86, UNM 54 (final) New York 5,7 965 (Bob King) St. John s 6, UNM 54 New York 7,45 967 (Bob King) UNM 66, Syracuse 64 New York,578 Rutgers 65, UNM 6 New York 97 (Norm Ellenberger) Virginia Tech 65, UNM 6 New York 979 (Norm Ellenberger) Texas A&M 79, UNM 68 Albuquerque 8,8 984 (Gary Colson) Lamar 64, UNM 6 Albuquerque,97 985 (Gary Colson) UNM 8, Texas A&M 67 Albuquerque,95 Fresno State 66, UNM 55 Fresno, Calif., 986 (Gary Colson) Texas 69, UNM 66 Albuquerque 4,687 987 (Gary Colson) Oregon State 85, UNM 8 Albuquerque,98 988 (Gary Colson) UNM 86, Pepperdine 75 Albuquerque 7,4 UNM 78, Oregon 59 Albuquerque,7 Ohio State 68, UNM 65 Albuquerque 4, 989 (Dave Bliss) UNM 9, Santa Clara 76 Albuquerque,547 UNM 86, Pepperdine 69 Albuquerque 4,4 St. Louis 66, UNM 65 Albuquerque 5,99 99 (Dave Bliss) UNM 87, Oregon 78 Albuquerque,7 UNM 9, Oklahoma State 88 Albuquerque, UNM 8, Hawaii 58 Albuquerque 5,54 St. Louis 8, UNM 7 New York 9,4 Penn State 8, UNM 8 (OT) New York,98 Charlie Thomas led UNM to the 988 NIT quarterfinals. 54 UNM HEAD COACHES RECORDS IN POSTSEASON PLAY Steve Alford... NCAA - NIT - Dave Bliss... NCAA 4-7 NIT 7-4 Gary Colson... NIT -5 Norm Ellenberger... NCAA - NIT - Fran Fraschilla... NIT - Bob King... NCAA - NIT - Ritchie McKay... NCAA - 99 (Dave Bliss) UNM 9, Louisiana Tech 84 Albuquerque 8,669 UNM 79, Washington State 7 Albuquerque,84 Virginia 76, UNM 7 Richmond, Va.,9 (Fran Fraschilla) UNM 64, South Florida 58 Albuquerque 4,69 Wake Forest 7, UNM 65 Winston-Salem, N.C.,46 (Fran Fraschilla) UNM 8, Baylor 7 Albuquerque,45 UNM 8, Pepperdine 78 Albuquerque 6,78 Memphis 8, UNM 6 Memphis, Tenn. 5,8 (Fran Fraschilla) Minnesota 96, UNM 6 Minneapolis, Minn. 4,97 8 (Steve Alford) Cal 68, UNM 66 Berkeley, Calif.,96 9 (Steve Alford) UNM 67, Nebraska 75 Albuquerque, N.M. 7,974 Notre Dame 7, UNM 68 Notre Dame, Ind.,