2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

2012–13 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2013 MWC Tournament winner; As of March 24, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
Paradise Jam Tournament Champions; Mountain West Regular Season Champions; Mountain West Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament West Region 3 Seed, Second Round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#19
AP	#11
2012–13 record	29–6 (13–3 Mountain West)
Head coach	Steve Alford (6th Year)
Assistant coach	Craig Neal (6th Year)
Assistant coach	Drew Adams
Assistant coach	Duane Broussard
Home arena	The Pit
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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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
A.J. Hardeman	00	F	6'8"	235	Senior	Del Valle, Texas	Graduated
Phillip McDonald	23	G	6'5"	200	Senior	Cypress, Texas	Graduated
Drew Gordon	32	F	6'9"	245	Senior	San Jose, California	Graduated

Recruiting

Name	Home town	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
Obij Aget C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A 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
Nick Banyard PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A 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
Cleveland Thomas SG	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A 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
Devon Williams PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: –
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Roster

2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
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 Baynard	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

Steve Alford (Indiana)

Assistant coach(es)

Craig Neal (Georgia Tech)
Drew Adams (Tennessee)
Duane Broussard (Bradley)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2012-09-09

2012–13 Schedule

All times are Mountain

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-confernce 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. #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	#25	Mercer	W 76–58	7–0	The Pit (13,561) Albuquerque, NM
12/01/2012* 12:00 PM	#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	#18	USC	W 75–67	9–0	The Pit (15,241) Albuquerque, NM
12/08/2012* 7:00 PM, KASY/RTRM	#18	Valparaiso	W 65–52	10–0	The Pit (15,244) Albuquerque, NM
12/15/2012* 4:00 PM, CBSSN	#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	#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	#16	South Dakota State	L 65–70	12–1	The Pit (15,278) Albuquerque, NM
12/27/2012* 7:00 PM, ESPN2		at #8 Cincinnati	W 55–54	13–1	Fifth Third Arena (10,627) Cincinnati, OH
12/31/2012* 5:30 PM, CBSSN	#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	#25	#24 UNLV	W 65–60	14–2 (1–0)	The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM
01/12/2013 1:00 PM, KASY	#25	Fresno State	W 72–45	15–2 (2–0)	The Pit (15,337) Albquerque, NM
01/16/2013 7:00 PM, RTRM	#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	#15	Colorado State	W 66–61	17–2 (4–0)	The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM
01/26/2013 2:00 PM, NBCSN	#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	#20	at Wyoming	W 63–59	18–3 (5–1)	Arena-Auditorium (5,376) Laramie, WY
02/02/2013 6:00 PM, NBCSN	#20	Nevada	W 75–62	19–3 (6–1)	The Pit (15,346) Albuquerque, NM
02/06/2013 7:00 PM, KASY/RTRM	#15	Air Force	W 81–58	20–3 (7–1)	The Pit (15,373) Albuquerque, NM
02/09/2013 7:00 PM, NBCSN	#15	at UNLV	L 55–64	20–4 (7–2)	Thomas & Mack Center (17,738) Paradise, NV
02/13/2013 8:00 PM	#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	#19	Boise State	W 60–50	22–4 (9–2)	The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM
02/23/2013 2:00 PM, NBCSN	#16	at #22 Colorado State	W 91–82	23–4 (10–2)	Moby Arena (8,745) Fort Collins, CO
02/27/2013 8:15 PM, CBSSN	#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	#14	Wyoming	W 53–42	25–4 (12–2)	The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM
03/06/2013 8:00 PM, CBSSN	#12	at Nevada	W 75–62	26–4 (13–2)	Lawlor Events Center (6,401) Reno, NV
03/09/2013 4:00 PM, ALT	#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	#15	vs. Wyoming Quarterfinals	W 59–46	27–5	Thomas & Mack Center (13,297) Paradise, NV
03/15/2013 7:00 PM, CBSSN	#15	vs. San Diego State Semifinals	W 60–50	28–5	Thomas & Mack Center (18,500) Paradise, NV
03/16/2013 4:00 PM, CBS	#15	vs. 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	#11 (W 3)	vs. (W 14) 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.

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Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	18	17	16	RV	20	25	19	15	20	15	19	16	14	12	15	11
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	20	20	17	RV	23	RV	21	17	22	16	18	16	14	11	16	10

References

[1] ttp://www.wtae.com/sports/CBK-Roundup-Alford-gets-10-year-extension-Big-East-confirms-changes/-/9681176/19401824/-/ql6voez/-/index.html

[2] ttp://www.santafenewmexican.com/sports/lobos/article_fb9a0329-6d00-57b9-b3fe-e5772de35ee0.html

[3] New Mexico Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball

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2012–13 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#10 New Mexico †	13	–	3	.813	29	–	6	.829
Colorado State	11	–	5	.688	26	–	9	.743
UNLV	10	–	6	.625	25	–	10	.714
San Diego State	9	–	7	.563	23	–	11	.676
Boise State	9	–	7	.563	21	–	11	.656
Air Force	8	–	8	.500	18	–	14	.563
Fresno State	5	–	11	.313	11	–	19	.367
Wyoming	4	–	12	.250	20	–	14	.588
Nevada	3	–	13	.188	12	–	19	.387


† 2013 MWC Tournament winner As of March 24, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll