Printed November 11, 2013 Fans rose to their feet as soon as the video montage started. They roared when he appeared on the video screen next to a red cloth covering his framed No.
Printed May 29, 1963 What a way to go – and man did he go! Adolph Plummer in his last appearance for the Lobos retired as the world’s fastest 440 yd.
Printed January 4, 1946 A great University of New Mexico eleven, led by the superb passing of Rocket Don Rumley and the powerful running of Rudy Krall, came from behind twice to defeat Denver University 34-24, in a thrill-packed New Year’s day game in the Sun Bowl.
Printed December 12-16, 2005 CARY, N.C. – The biggest game in college soccer can also bring the biggest disappointment. UNM goalkeeper Mike Graczyk let one ball past the goal line in the NCAA College Cup Championship.
Printed January 14, 1980 On Sept. 25, 1979, the National Collegiate Athletic Association filed 57 allegations of rules violations against the UNM men’s basketball program. Less than three months later, enough information had been revealed through local, state and federal investigations to lead the UNM Athletic Council to unanimously recommend the resignation of basketball coach Norm Ellenberger. Since that time, the public has been rocked and shocked by daily revelations of player ineligibility, wire tappings, illegal recruiting tactics, questionable bank loans to athletes, and several in-house investigations. The UNM athletic scandal has reached the pages of Sports Illustrated, Time and Newsweek.
Printed APril 5, 1983 An uncontested dunk as time ran out made the underdog North Carolina State Wolfpack the national champion Monday night in one of the most stunning upsets in the history of college basketball. The 26-10 Wolfpack completed the final chapter in their storybook season by shocking the Houston Cougars 54-52 at University Arena to take the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship.
Team chemistry and shaping the incoming freshmen for collegiate play is the major focus of the New Mexico women’s basketball team this offseason. Head coach Yvonne Sanchez has added five new faces to a roster containing just three seniors. In order to get her young unit ready, Sanchez and the Lobos will be boarding an international flight to Italy to play four exhibition games in anticipation for the 2014-2015 season.
Scholar-Athletes On Tuesday the Mountain West Conference announced that a record 651 student-athletes were named Scholar-Athletes. Of those 651 student-athletes, UNM had 117 Scholar-Athletes — 25 more than the next-most institution.
In the midst of summer, current and former UNM soccer players could be found spending time together out in the Sol. The Albuquerque Sol, that is. Five Lobo players and four former players spent their summer playing for Albuquerque’s newest team, the Albuquerque Sol FC. The Sol is part of the USL Premier Development League, the top-level men’s amateur soccer competition in the country.
On Tuesday, New Mexico and the Mountain West Conference announced that the Lobos’ Aug. 30 season and home opener against UTEP will be broadcasted by the Mountain West Network at 6 p.m. It will be broadcasted exclusively on the MWN and CampusInsiders.com. UNM’s game against UTEP is one of seven that will be shown on both sites.
UNM will host its 21st annual New Mexico Women’s Football Clinic on July 24th at Branch Field. The clinic gives women a first-hand look at how the Lobo football program operates. Attendees will also get to meet with head coach Bob Davie and his coaching staff.
A New Mexico Highlands spokesman confirmed Thursday afternoon UNM assistant coach Craig Snow has been officially offered and accepted NMHU’s head basketball coaching position. Snow will replace Joe Harge at the helm of the Division II Cowboys, a Rocky Mountain Athletic Association team that went 11-15 last season.
Head coach Craig Neal officially announced the addition of Samford transfer Tim Williams on Thursday. Williams, a 6-foot-8 forward, spent the last two seasons with the Bulldogs. He was the 2012-13 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year after averaging 14.2 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game. He also earned a spot on the All-Southern Conference Third Team. In his sophomore season, Williams earned a First Team All-Southern Conference nomination. He averaged 17.6 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game.
An Australian-born basketball player completes his collegiate career at New Mexico, and then finds the Chicago Bulls as a professional landing ground. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it?
Nine down, three to go. ROOT Sports announced on Thursday that the network will broadcast four of UNM’s games this upcoming season.
Three former New Mexico men’s basketball players are about to discover the next phase in their playing careers. Ex-Lobos Cameron Bairstow, Alex Kirk and Kendall Williams are available in this year’s NBA draft, scheduled for 5:00 p.m. MT Thursday in Brooklyn, New York.
Ray Birmingham always wanted this opportunity. The New Mexico head coach showed his joy with Alex Bregman, an Albuquerque native and a star infielder for LSU, by his side at The Pit on Thursday. Both will spend more time together over the next several weeks as part of team USA.
Football Senior offensive lineman LaMar Bratton, junior quarterback Cole Gautsche and sophomore linebacker Dakota Cox will be captains of the New Mexico football team for the 2014 season, the team announced Thursday. Bratton, a fifth-year senior, started in all 37 games for the Lobos in the last three seasons and earned all-Mountain West honorable mention awards in 2012 and 2013. In 21 career appearances, Gautsche amassed five 100-yard rushing games and more than 1,500 passing yards in two years in the Lobos’ triple option attack. Cox became the first Lobo freshman in 20 years to lead the team in tackles.
For Alan Dils, the pieces came together and the time felt right. The longtime New Mexico men’s tennis coach has decided to call it a career. Dils will step aside from the program after 18 years as head coach and retire beginning June 30.
Back in January, the sports website Bleacher Report posted a column identifying the worst sore losers in sports. That list included the likes of tennis star Serena Williams, Dallas Cowboys wideout Dez Bryant, U.S. women’s soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo, and New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.
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