New Mexico Lobos NCAA Basketball News

GOODWELL, Okla., Nov. 20 -- Oklahoma Panhandle State University issued the following news release: In a very physical men's college basketball game here on Thursday night, Cameron University topped Oklahoma Panhandle State 89-58. For a good deal of the first half the game was close, but Cameron pulled away for a 13-point halftime lead.

New Mexico is young and undersized and 5-0. The Lobos recently swept the World Vision Basketball Tournament in The Pit, winning over Nicholls State, Louisiana Tech and Miami by an average of 26 points.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Roman Martinez scored 15 points Sunday and set the tone for his New Mexico teammates with all-out hustle, leading the Lobos to an 85-60 victory over Miami University in the finale of the Basketball Travelers World Vision Classic.

ALBUQUERQUE a ' Junior-college transfer junior guard Darington Hobson scored a career-high 30 points Saturday to lead UNM to an 81-52 win over Louisiana Tech in the Basketball Travelers World Vision Classic.

Every New Mexico player got into the scoring column Friday and Phillip McDonald's 18 points led four Lobos in double figures as New Mexico topped Nicholls State 83-59 on the first day of the Basketball Travelers World Vision Classic.

You can expect both from Darington Hobson when the University of New Mexico men's basketball team opens its 2009-10 season tonight against UC Riverside.

It's a rebuilding year at New Mexico . Just look at all the hammers and ladders.

The Aggies trailed by as many as 19 points in the second half, but came roaring back to take the lead with 10 minutes remaining in the game.

LAS CRUCES The week-long early signing period for college basketball coaches to sign players ends Wednesday.

In the first game of the season for Steve Alford's Lobos included a blowout in the first half and a one-point loss in the second.

It looks more like a construction zone now, but don't be fooled. The Pit is still The Pit.

The lone senior on the Lobos men's basketball team is an example of what commitment to excellence can produce.

UTEP moves from the bottom floor of its spanking new Foster-Stevens Basketball Center to center stage -- under the bright lights of the Don Haskins Center -- tonight for an exhibition against New Mexico Highlands.

Lobo basketball guard Jamal Fenton shoots a layup during Tuesday's exhibition game against New Mexico Highlands University at The Pit.

If you can't run, you can't play for the Lobos. New Mexico put their track shoes on and ran Highland back to Las Vegas Tuesday night.

Everyone loves a good, scrappy defender. Hustle should always be applauded. A high basketball IQ is an important asset for a young player.

Phillip McDonald slashes through the lane in this file photo. McDonald will have to have to be more assertive with the basketball this season in order to temper UNM losing three seniors Possibly related: Needless to say, McDonald became an overnight celebrity - so much so that he should've just started carrying a Sharpie in his sock.

Are the gods of college basketball trying to tell the University of New Mexico men's basketball team something about having a post presence this season? While Brown isn't a true post in the first place, he and forward A.J. Hardeman are the only Lobos left to fill that role in the 2009-10 season.

Former Lobo Basketball stars Chad Toppert and Tony Danridge will likely be Albuquerque Thunderbirds this season.

In reality, he probably wasn't quite that tall. Yet, in his absence as the Lobos' low-post presence, he looms larger than ever.