The 2011–12 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the
University of New Mexico as a member of the
Mountain West Conference. The Lobos are coached by fifth-year head coach
Steve Alford
Stephen Todd Alford (born November 23, 1964) is an American men's college basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach for the Nevada Wolf Pack of the Mountain West Conference (MWC). Born and raised in Indiana, he was a ...
and play their home games at
The Pit
The Pit may refer to:
Places
* The Pit, a commonly used name for a mosh pit
* The Pit (arena), the main indoor arena at the University of New Mexico
* The Pit (memorial), "Яма" the Holocaust memorial in Minsk, Belarus
* Elder 'The Pit' Stadiu ...
in
Albuquerque,
New Mexico. They finished with a record of 28-7 overall, 10-4 in Mountain West play. They were co-champions of the 2012 Mountain West Regular Season Champions with
San Diego State and won the
2012 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
The 2012 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament was played at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada in March 2012. Sponsored by Conoco; it was the first tournament without BYU or Utah, but included newcomer Boise State.
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. They earned a 5th seed in the west of the
2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament involving 68 schools playing to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. The 74th edition of the tournament began on Marc ...
. They lost in the third round to
Louisville.
Recruiting
Roster
Departures
The Lobos lost their lone senior
Dairese Gary
Dairese Layton Gary (born October 21, 1988, pronounced da-REECE) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball at New Mexico, where he was named First-team All- MWC in 2010 and 2011.
High school career
Gary attended ...
, who was a four-year starter at point guard, who averaged 14.1 points per game, 5.5 assists per game and 3.2 rebounds per game. The Lobos also lost assistant coach Wyking Jones to an assistant coach position at the University of Louisville. Due to this, former Director of Basketball Operations Duane Broussard was promoted to assistant coach to replace Jones.
2011–12 Schedule
*All times are
Mountain
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2012 Mountain West Conference tournament
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2012 NCAA tournament
New Mexico Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball
References
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