New Mexico basketball scores, news, schedule, players, stats, photos, rumors, depth charts on RealGM.com was convinced that we've done everything we could to straighten the program out. promise50 Verified. Tickets for TBT summer events can be found at thetournament.com/tickets. Colorado State slices up Lobos; UNM is a 6 To say that defense was optional would imply is was a choice. If it MUST be the NIT, UNM basketball has University of New Mexico Hospital launching health care listening tour, Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro to reopen after three years, Maxwell Museum exhibit focuses on Native American basketry from its collection, Harwood exhibit looks at the overlooked history of the Black cowboy. He also does local television commercials and hosts tours. BOISE, Idaho Each Mountain West Conference school keeps an unadorned championship trophy, without year or team or sport, for immediate photo ops in the event that someone clinches a conference . Always fun to reflect. New Mexico Lobos (-4) at Colorado State Rams It is not typical to play two road teams during the same slate, but New Mexico is the best option on the slate for Friday. Muscadin, a 6-foot-10 native of Gonaives, Haiti, who played in 11 games at Kansas in 2020-21, joined the New Mexico Lobos via the NCAA transfer portal. I would have Makuach somewhere on the list. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Gethros loved ones. ''I don't know where they are,'' John Bridgers said. SF-Mike Winters. To some extent, that's true. Per an earlier comment, I should move Marlow White and Greg Brown up a few notches, perhaps Kendall Williams and Willie Long as well. New Mexico and ABQ News, Sports, Business and more, By Geoff Grammer / Journal Staff Writer He will always be a teammate of ours. They are proud to represent the cherry and silver even after playing a full professional career, and they feel like they can help bring the Lobos back to the standard that they are used to. But inside, the street level is 45 rows above a basketball court as shiny as Indian jewelry. And the scandal is still referred to here as Lobogate. For the fourth year in a row, TBT games will feature the Elam Ending, the end-of-game format adopted by the NBA All-Star game for the past two years that eliminates the game clock after a certain point and features teams playing to a Target Score. He had been unresponsive since the car accident last December. [The alumni] can probably give you a lot more knowledge than I can, so make sure you get to know them. Kurtis (Townsend, assistant) relationship with him and his family played a big role in him coming to Kansas. So all time UNM team with NM players. In addition, former Lobo mens basketball director of operations and current associate AD at UNM, Ryan Berryman, will serve as the teams assistant general manager. Get in-depth, sideline coverage of Kansas City area sports - only $1 a month. The following senior season, Lobos won the WAC title and went to the NCAA tournament. [29] They have four children (three daughters and one son).[30]. [8] She was a member of the inaugural class of inductees to the University of Connecticut women's basketball "Huskies of Honor" recognition program. Ten years have passed since my original rankings, so I figured it was time to do an update. Go Lobos!. [6] She held this record for 18 years until it was eclipsed by Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir of the new Leadership Charter School in Springfield on January 26, 2009.[7]. Stay connected with BVM Sports: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram, {"rules": {"password": "required", "password_confirm": {"equalTo": "#registerPassword"}}}. Thank you for the laughs ! He led the state in scoring in high school and was a fierce rebounder on King's 1964 NIT runnerup squad. He was an assistant and later head coach of New Mexico Military Institutes junior college team from 2009 to 2018. Players; 2023 Top Recruits . Subscribe now to access decluttered news, chosen by you. The Enchantment, which will host an exhibition alumni game on July 11 at 6 p.m. in The Pit (Tickets), is organized by former New Mexico assistant Brandon Mason and coached by former Lobo star and NBA veteran Kenny Thomas (UNM: 1995-99). 15 Richest LGBTQ+ Athletes & Former Athletes in the US. Life is so fragile; its a really really difficult reminder of that; its gonna be a fight., After Muscadin decided to leave KU on March 31, 2021, coach Self said: We certainly wish him the very best and know that he will be successful and he knows that well always cheer for him.. New Mexico and ABQ News, Sports, Business and more, By Geoff Grammer / Journal Staff Writer Granted, earlier in the year a healthy UCONN team beat St Johns by 30 in New York. With few exceptions, the top 50 players listed below all have 1 thing in common. The Lobos forced 27 turnovers, outscored the Monarchs 32-16 in the paint and had 17 fast-break points to ODU's eight. In her senior year, Lobo was the unanimous national player of the year, winning the 1995 Naismith College Player of the Year award, the Wade Trophy, the AP Player of the Year award, the USBWA Player of the Year award, the Honda Sports Award for basketball, and the WBCA Player of the Year award. Even so, the Norm Ellenberger mystique still permeates much of Albuquerque and New Mexico where the Lobos of his regime were described as a ''state religion.'' A former Lady Lobo standout basketball player has been arrested in the weekend shooting death of her boyfriend in Louisiana. For the school's women's players, see Category:New Mexico Lobos women's basketball players. ''The thing is,'' he said, ''99 percent of these recruiting violations don't help you win anyway. KU coach Bill Self explained what he knew of the accident to the media a day after the crash occurred. Rebecca Lobo, shown in 2019, will be on the call for the UConn-Tennessee game Thursday night on ESPN. A former university official describes the play of one of New Mexico's stars as having been "atrocious," adding that there was no explanation why the player was "so bad." The Feb. 23, 1977 game with Utah at Salt Lake City, during which Ellenberger ordered the favored Lobos into a 10-minute slowdown and which they lost 94-84. 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[6] Raised in Southwick, Massachusetts, Lobo was the state scoring record-holder with 2,740 points in her high school career for Southwick-Tolland Regional High School in Massachusetts. And in almost a silent surrender to the shame that permeates so much of college athletics, the Final Four gathered here in the cathedral of that religion. Norm Ellenberger's assistant, Manny Goldstein, was a major figure in arranging the fraudulent system. The report says the man was involved in a domestic altercation with his live-in girlfriend in the early morning hours.. Nov. 2Gethro Muscadin, the former University of New Mexico Lobo basketball player who had been hospitalized since being in a single-vehicle crash 10 months ago in Kansas, died Monday night. And why is it on my car? The trust you gave to me and my family !! Gary Bedore covers all aspects of Kansas basketball for The Star the current team as well as former players and coaches and recruiting. The team will be coached by former New Mexico Star and NBA veteran Kenny Thomas (1995-99). We interviewed our tech expert, Jaime Vazquez, to learn more about accessible smart home devices. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Here are the top five former Lobos who starred in Albuquerque before taking their talents to the professional ranks. For the second year in a row, McCurdy found a way to get hot late in the season. So young. Get the Android Weather app from Google Play, Taylor scores 28, leads No. Bad feet kept him out of the NBA. She played college basketball too. Former WNBA basketball player and olympian Rebecca Lobo is seen analyzing the game between UConn and UCLA in a semifinal for the Albany Regional of the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship at the Times Union Center on Friday, March 29, 2019 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union) Lori Van Buren / Albany Times Union Show More Show Less 3 of 10 It is exciting to have a team representing New Mexico in this years TBT, current Lobo head coach Richard Pitino said. Players of men's basketball at the University of New Mexico. Tickets will be sold at limited capacity in accordance with all local health and safety regulations. The Basketball Tournament the $1 million, winner-take-all summer basketball event broadcast live on ESPN networks revealed Monday that The Enchantment, the New Mexico alumni team, has been admitted into TBTs 64-team field. Two years ago we recruited him hard pre pandemic when you could go on the road I used all seven visits to see him in Louisville. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Her father was a basketball coach and she had the record of scoring the highest points in high school basketball in her state for 18 years. Feb. 28Whatever happens next week in Las Vegas at the Mountain West Tournament and beyond, Lobo seniors Morris Udeze and Jaelen House made sure the final regular season impression their fans would have of them in the Pit would be a memorable one. Lobo sophomore Kurt Wegscheider defends Nevadas Grant Sherfield on Jan. 2 in Lubbock, Texas. I don't believe there is a player from the last 60 years I haven't considered, but let me know if there is a glaring omission. [3] Lobo was raised a Catholic. Lobo's championship streak with the national team in 1977 included a basketball crown in the Pesta Sukan league in Genting Highlands, Malaysia, as well as the Southeast Asian Games men's title in . Tickets are general admission starting at $10.00 plus applicable fees. One preseason poll is skeptical, KU Jayhawks football coach Leipold sends text of congratulations to K-States Klieman. His personality along with his talent will make him a fan favorite from day one at Kansas.. . All deserving to be on the Top 50 Lobos list. 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I am looking forward to building something with this group of guys.. For the school's women's players, see Category:New Mexico Lobos women's basketball players. Our program is as honest and clean as there is in college athletics.''. Our program is hurting today as we remember him and send our thoughts and prayers to his family and friends during this difficult time.. Terms of Service, Udeze and House Shine in Senior Night Win over Fresno State, Lobos Host Fresno State Tuesday on Senior Night, Buzzer-Beating Three Gives San Diego State 73-71 Win over the Lobos, The University of New Mexico Lobos License Plate, Lobo Radio Network Broadcasts Live via TuneIn Radio, UNM Institutional Spot: Unexpected on Purpose. Portions of Calif. home hang over cliff after landslide. Nearly a year after his older sister's murder, the Aztecs guard is learning to cope with loss: "I think about her every day" The log said the crash involving a 2018 Ford utility vehicle took place at mile marker 163.9, which is 13 miles south of the second Topeka, Kansas exit off the Turnpike. But now where are those seven players who were declared ineligible - Craig Gilbert, Larry Belin, Larry Hubbard, Andre Logan, Larry Tarrance, Paul Roby and Jerome Henderson? I recruited him coming out of high school very hard at Minnesota. The top five seeds get first-round byes into the . 22-year-old Destiny McAfee is a former all-district basketball and volleyball player for the Lobos and graduated in 2019. I moved Phil Abney down from 36 to just outside the top 50. ''With many fans and people here, he's still their Robin Hood, he's still a hero.''. KRQE NEWS 13 - Breaking News, Albuquerque News, New Mexico News, Weather, and Videos. In March 2020, Nob Hill mainstay Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They also founded the RuthAnn and Rebecca Lobo Scholarship, which offers a scholarship to the UConn School of Allied Health for Hispanic students. So sad. Published: Tuesday, November 1st, 2022 at 6:09PMUpdated: Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022 at 12:25AM. Overall, there have been very few Lobo players with outstanding performances in the NCAA tournament or NIT. Im devastated heartbroken and just hopeful. McAfee signed with Weatherford College in Texas before transferring for one year with the University of Louisiana Rajun Cajuns in the 2020-2021 season. Topic starter. Hardin was a beast on the boards and had a nice shooting touch outside when they doubled-teamed him down low. Morris Udeze, a 6-foot-8, 245-pound center who played four seasons at Wichita State, including starting every game the past two seasons for the Shockers, announced Sunday he'll use his graduate transfer option to play his final season for Richard Pitino and the University of New Mexico. He died in Wichita, according to his AAU coach. Hall of Fame coach Billie Moore, who guided two schools to national championships and was the coach of the first U.S. women's basketball team, has died at 79. One of Norm Ellenberger's earlier players enrolled at New Mexico while on parole for a rape conviction in Arizona, where he attended Scottsdale Community College even though he had never graduated from high school; he had spent some of his high school years in several New York state reformatories instead. Also think you missed naming Phil Abney (leading scorer on 1977-1978 fourth-ranked in nation Lobos); 1975-1976's George Berry and Larry Gray; and F Willie Howard from Norm Ellenberger's great late 1970s squads. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. 6.5 Golf. Former Dolores, Quezon mayor Danilo Amat - July 2022. In 1995 Lobo passed through tryouts to join the national team, which later became the US team for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, GA. Muscadins passing was confirmed in a Twitter post by the official Lobo Basketball account. He attended KU and was born and raised in Chicago, as well as Lisle, Ill. Is KU a contender for a repeat NCAA basketball title? Regarding the earlier comment about Makuach: To avoid recency bias, I generally dont place players in a top 50 or honorable mention list until they have been gone from UNM for at least 5 years. Read, rate and discuss on Football Alliance - the Ultimate Football Network ''I never heard back from him. GO LOBOS! 1 of 21 NBA player and former Connecticut basketball player Ray Allen, right, hugs WNBA and former Connecticut basketball player Sue Bird as former player Rebecca Lobo, left, watche, during at the . Thank you for the laughs ! The TBT Championship game will be August 3, where one player will hit a shot during the Elam Ending to win his team $1 million. It has some good info about some of the players. All things considered I hold him in high regards. . Davis had been in college basketball in New Mexico for more than a decade. The Enchantment enters the tournament the #8 seed and will take on the #9-seed Stillwater Stars in the teams first-round game on Saturday, July 17 at 7 p.m. CT (6 p.m. MT). University of New Mexico Hospital launching health care listening Hospital CEO Kate Becker says 'we really want to hear from our community about what their health needs are' in order to prioritize resources. Lobo's mother and father were both teachers; in addition, her father coached both basketball and track and field. . C-Daniel Santiago. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Show More Show Less 2 of 4. After playing 12 games with the Lobos, he and the team announced he was leaving the program on Dec. 20 after . Pitino also noted that while senior wing Makuach Maluach still has not made a final announcement about his future (Will he leave UNM to pursue his professional career or utilize the extra year of eligibility the NCAA is allowing due to the unusual COVID-related circumstances of the 2020-21 season?) The 22-year-old from Haiti who played at Kansas before transferring to UNM last season. . ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.(KRQE) As Richard Pitino continues to rebuild the UNM mens basketball program, he is teaching his team the importance of Lobo history. TV broadcast information will be announced soon. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Rusty Mitchell, who coached men's gymnastics at The University of New Mexico from 1966-99, passed away over the weekend at the age of 80. Lobo was named to the USA U18 team (then called the Junior World Championship Qualifying Team) in 1992. To eliminate having to remember which decade each player played in, I have listed the years played to the right of each players name. Mike Lucero was a standout prep player at Santa Fe High and for the Lobos in the early 1960s. Rankings were determined by extracting and reviewing information from a variety of sources including: 1) My personal observations of the players. I don't believe there is a player from the last 60 years I haven't considered, but let me know if there is a glaring omission. Once the kid accepts it, he loses respect for the coach, so the coach already has lost him as a player.''. He's been the only guy to weather the storm for all 4 years here. My overall impression of Greg Brown would have been a few hairs better had he not missed so many shots in the NCAA tournament game vs Virginia. I also moved Darryl Minniefield down. Today, Lobo is a reporter and color analyst for ESPN with a focus on women's college basketball and WNBA games. More than 100 colleges recruited Lobo, but she chose the University of Connecticut due to proximity and her belief in its academic excellence. NCAA had still not expanded their tournament. We are saddened by the news of Gethros passing, UNM head coach Richard Pitino said in a statement sent to the Journal. 2023 BVM Sports. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (BVM) Many of the best athletes to ever play basketball for the University of New Mexico didnt begin their college careers at UNM, but they certainly left their mark on the program before moving on to play professionally. In March 2020, Nob Hill mainstay Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - North Carolina has hired former Cleveland Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens as its run-game coordinator and tight ends coach. I had both him and Larry Belen written on my paper as a player just outside the top 50, but didn't list them above so as not to make the list too long. It kills me that so much good high school basketball will be right around the corner from me, but I also know just from being here for seven, eight weeks how much high school teams (dream of) the road to the Pit.. MARCH MADNESS BABYYY. With the dynamic PBA and scouting and improvement programs, the National Team is reviving past success. Inquiries also were made by the F.B.I. 22-year-old Destiny McAfee is a former all-district basketball and volleyball player for the Lobos and graduated in 2019. But yesterday the bands were playing in The Pit, with New Mexico's new athletic regime as host. Quarterfinal games will be played on July 31, and semifinals on August 1. To get this news is heartbreaking. Lobo was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010. Joining the program as offensive line coach is former UAB/South Alabama lineman Cam Blankenship. RIP.. 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STATE TOURNAMENT: Though fans will be allowed in a limited capacity in the Pit this week for the state high school basketball tournament, and the court is quite literally across the hall from Pitinos new office in the Rudy Davalos practice facility, neither the new Lobos coach nor anyone on his staff will be allowed to sneak a peek at any of the action. So young. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. The most recent review suggested many other players should be higher than him, thus I moved him down significantly. We are just devastated as a program. In 2008, Patrick Ewing was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame for his individual career. 3) Kenny Thomas PF 96-99 4) Danny Granger SF 04-05 Muscadin started playing basketball when he was 15 and moved to the U.S. when he was 16. Manage the news you want to see, read exclusive content and explore other subscriber benefits. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. The Harwood Museum of Art's exhibition 'Outriders: Legacy of the Black Cowboy' explores this history through archival photographs and contemporary art. #heartbroken #unbreakablefamily, was the Twitter post from his AAU coach Vonzell Thomas in Texas, who Muscadin lived with before going to college. Rebecca is one of the tallest sports analysts, which should come as no surprise given her background as a former WNBA player. Interesting list, but I'd include two other players into the elite tier and add a few other players to the Top 50 that were omitted: Both Hunter Greene and Bernard Hardin should be ranked among the top players at UNM ever. [27] Lobo was the 1996 spokesperson for the Lee National Denim Day fund raiser which raises millions of dollars for breast cancer research and education. Gethro Muscadin, the former University of New Mexico Lobo basketball player who had been hospitalized since being in a single-vehicle crash 10 months ago in Kansas, died Monday night. Muscadin played at Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas and Aspire Academy in Louisville, Kentucky during his high school career. He appeared in 16 basketball games that one season for the Lobos and scored 86 total points. #heartbroken #unbreakablefamily., Jeremy Kipness, Muscadins coach at Aspire Academy in Louisville where Muscadin played as a senior in high school, wrote on Twitter: Rest in eternal peace Gethro. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends during this time. Those posts that were posted on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, included an image that showed two pictures of Muscadin in a UNM uniform one of him shooting and one of him smiling, which seems to be a lasting memory for many who knew the lighthearted player. Originally, because of Lobogate, the idea of having this year's Final Four in The Pit was almost like having the Miss America contest in a 42d Street porno theater. Hes been great, said Pitino of Maluach, who has practiced all spring with the team, even as recently as last week. I'd probably bump Gibson off the list make room for him. This list may not reflect recent changes. Mitchell was named to the Albuquerque Sports Hall of Fame in 1991 and to the UNM Alumni Lettermen's Hall of . Former head coach Don Flanagan (1999-2011) is the most successful coach in terms of wins. They finished third in the district at 7-3, beat Mesa Vista once in overtime, and snuck into the state . The Lobos head into their regular season finale on Tuesday in Fresno with a 19-11 overall record and an 11-6 mark in the Mountain West. University of New Mexico Hospital launching health care listening Hospital CEO Kate Becker says 'we really want to hear from our community about what their health needs are' in order to prioritize resources. March 1, 2003. The smiles ! The first season the Liberty fell to the Houston Comets in the WNBA Finals. Lobo, who played at UConn from 1991-95, was at a pre-draft camp for WNBA players and she didn't have childcare for her six-month-old daughter. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. 8 References. For venue-specific safety protocols, please visit thetournament.com/regions. I talked to him about finding another school for him, helping him. Its all one family here. 6.2 Football. I agree with the OPs top 4, but would switch Longley for Spider. The victims name has not been released as of this writing. Swen was dismissed from the Wyoming football program for a "violation of team rules" following the regular-season finale. The parking spot for Greg Heiar, former New Mexico State University men's basketball coach, shows a reserved sign outside the Pan American Center, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, in Las Cruces, N.M . (Courtesy UNM Athletics)And then there were 13. Menu Betting Apps . The Lobo women's basketball team has appeared in the NCAA tournament 8 times. A down year for UCONN now with five losses on the season . ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - As Richard Pitino continues to rebuild the UNM men's basketball program, he is teaching his team the importance of Lobo history. LONGVIEW, Texas (KETK) A former multi-sport athlete for the Longview Lobos has been charged with murder in Louisiana.