Men's basketball: Season opens Friday vs. Texas Southern
New Mexico opens the regular season with two exhibition games under its belt. Texas Southern doesn’t have any.
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New Mexico opens the regular season with two exhibition games under its belt. Texas Southern doesn’t have any.
Sitting on the bench last year, Tim Williams became familiar with the atmosphere of WisePies Arena. And now that the exhibition schedule is in the books, he knows what it’s like to play before the Albuquerque crowd.
As the preseason comes to a close, women’s basketball Head Coach Yvonne Sanchez said she feels confident about her team’s ability to succeed going into the regular season.
Craig Neal needs a leader.
The quality of UNM’s post play is the least of the team’s worries. After New Mexico’s 78-41 rout over Western New Mexico on Wednesday night, the Lobos biggest question mark is who head coach Yvonne Sanchez will appoint as the starter down low.
Sporting events in Albuquerque will never sound the same again.
Exhibition games tend not to be the prettiest games on earth, but it’s hard to ignore a 96-point effort.
Gone are the days of intrasquad play. the Lobos will face their first opponent of the 2015-2016 campaign Wednesday night against Western New Mexico.
In his first two years as head coach, Craig Neal didn’t want to give too much away schematically during the exhibition schedule. That led to fairly straightforward contests.
If New Mexico is to take anything away from Saturday’s Cherry vs. Silver scrimmage, it is this: the defense needs to improve.
Preseason accolades allow for speculation in anticipation for the upcoming season. New Mexico head coach Yvonne Sanchez said her interests lie with how her squad is going to play, not how people think her team is going to perform.
The New Mexico women’s basketball team excited its fans with song and dance at the Lobo Howl on Friday. However, Tuesday’s media day was all business.
Craig Neal definitely knows how to make an entrance.
To get the freshmen acclimated to the ambiance of WisePies Arena, aka The Pit, everyone is required to take part in the annual dance at the Lobo Howl. Barring injury, this is non-negotiable.
No one has questioned Khadijah Shumpert’s valued role as a forward on the New Mexico roster.
A season ago, the New Mexico women’s basketball team overcame adversity to finish second in the conference with an NIT bid. This year, the Lobos have their sights set higher.
Media members predicted the New Mexico men’s basketball team to finish sixth in the Mountain West this season, according to a poll the conference released on Tuesday.
With the departure of Antiesha Brown, New Mexico is in search of leadership.
If there was anyone chomping at the bit for the first day of basketball practice, it was Cullen Neal. After all, the sharpshooter missed most of last season.
Motivation in practice should not be a problem for the Lobos. Last year’s lackluster season left a bad taste in the their mouths.