Johnson Gymnasium is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose

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, on the campus of the

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. It opened in 1957 and was the home venue of the New Mexico Lobos

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until The Pit opened in 1966. Today, Johnson Gymnasium is the home floor for the Lobo

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team. The gym is named after former Lobos basketball coach, Roy Johnson. On March 18, 2015, the arena hosted a

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game for the first time when the

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took on

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in the first round of the

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. The team's normal venue, The Pit, was not available due to a conflicting

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event. The Lobos won the game and advanced to the second round where they were defeated by

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at the same venue.

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