2018–19 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

The 2018–19 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lobos were led by second-year head coach Paul Weir. They played their home games at Dreamstyle Arena, more commonly known as The Pit, in Albuquerque, New Mexico as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They defeated Wyoming in the first round of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Utah State.[1][2]

2018–19 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record14–18 (7–11 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Harriman
  • Brandon Mason
  • Jerome Robinson
Home arenaDreamstyle Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Nevada 15 3   .833 29 5   .853
No. 25 Utah State 15 3   .833 28 7   .800
Fresno State 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
San Diego State 11 7   .611 21 13   .618
UNLV 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Air Force 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
New Mexico 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Boise State 7 11   .389 13 20   .394
Colorado State 7 11   .389 12 20   .375
Wyoming 4 14   .222 8 24   .250
San Jose State 1 17   .056 4 27   .129
Mountain West Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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The Lobos finished the season 19–15, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in third place. They defeated Wyoming and Utah State to advance to the championship game of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to San Diego State.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Matt Vail 0 G 6'0" 145 Freshman Grants, NM Walk-on; didn't return
Chris McNeal 1 G 6'1" 185 Junior Jackson, TN Transferred to Tennessee Tech
Sam Logwood 2 G/F 6'7" 215 Senior Indianapolis, IN Graduated
Antino Jackson 3 G 5'11" 170 Senior Houston, TX Graduated
Joe Furstinger 5 F 6'9" 230 Senior Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Graduated
Jachai Simmons 11 G/F 6'7" 180 Junior Plainfield, NJ Transferred
Troy Simons 31 G 6'2" 195 Junior Pittsburgh, PA Transferred to Kent State
Connor MacDougall 55 F 6'9" 230 RS Junior Tempe, AZ Graduate transferred to Utah Valley

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college
Zane Martin 0 G 6'4" 205 Junior Philadelphia, PA Transfer from Towson. Under NCAA transfer rules, Martin will have to sit out the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Corey Manigault 1 F 6'9" 230 Junior Suitland, MD Junior college transfer from Indian Hills CC. Manigault is eligible to play immediately.
Keith McGee 3 G 6'2" Sophomore Rochester, NY Junior college transfer from South Plains College. McGee is eligible to play immediately.
Karim Ezzeddine 25 F 6'9" Junior Paris, France Junior college transfer from Northwest Florida State College. Ezzeddine is eligible to play immediately.
Carlton Bragg Jr. F 6'10" 240 RS Junior Cleveland, OH Mid-season transfer from Arizona State. Pending NCAA decision, Bragg will either sit out the first half of the season or have immediate eligibility.

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Drue Drinnon
#31 PG
Mableton, GA University School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Oct 29, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
Tavian Percy
PG
Pasadena, CA Pasadena High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 9, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2018–19 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Zane Martin   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Towson Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 1 Corey Manigault 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Indian Hills C.C. Suitland, Maryland
G/F 2 Vance Jackson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Connecticut Los Angeles, California
PG 3 Keith McGee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So South Plains College Rochester, New York
G 4 Tavian Percy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Pasadena HS Miami, Florida
G/F 10 Makuach Maluach 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Newington College Sydney, Australia
G 13 JaQuan Lyle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Ohio State Evansville, Indiana
G/F 14 Dane Kuiper 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Corona del Sol HS Wasilla, Alaska
F/C 15 Vladimir Pinchuk 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Phoenix Hagen Hagen, Germany
G 22 Drue Drinnon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr NSU University School Smyrna, Georgia
F 25 Karim Ezzeddine 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr NW Florida State College Paris, France
G 32 Anthony Mathis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr West Linn High HS West Linn, Oregon
F 33 Jordan Arroyo (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Atrisco Heritage Academy Albuquerque, New Mexico
F 35 Carlton Bragg Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Arizona State Cleveland, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 10, 2018*
7:00 pm
Northern New Mexico W 115–66 
Dreamstyle Arena (10,810)
Albuquerque, NM
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
8:00 pm
at Cal State Northridge W 87–84  1–0
Matadome (1,896)
Northridge, CA
Nov 13, 2018*
7:00 pm
Iona W 90–83  2–0
Dreamstyle Arena (10,188)
Albuquerque, NM
Nov 17, 2018*
4:00 pm, ATTSNRM
New Mexico State
Rio Grande Rivalry
L 94–98  2–1
Dreamstyle Arena (14,393)
Albuquerque, NM
Nov 24, 2018*
5:30 pm
UTEP W 84–78  3–1
Dreamstyle Arena (11,266)
Albuquerque, NM
Dec 1, 2018*
6:00 pm
at Bradley
MW–MVC Challenge
W 85–75  4–1
Carver Arena (5,494)
Peoria, IL
Dec 4, 2018*
7:00 pm
at New Mexico State
Rio Grande Rivalry
L 65–100  4–2
Pan American Center (6,777)
Las Cruces, NM
Dec 7, 2018*
5:00 pm
vs. Saint Mary's
Basketball Hall of Fame Classic
L 60–85  4–3
Staples Center (7,235)
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 11, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Colorado L 75–78  4–4
Dreamstyle Arena (10,800)
Albuquerque, NM
Dec 16, 2018*
2:00 pm, ATTSNRM
Central Arkansas W 82–70  5–4
Dreamstyle Arena (10,082)
Albuquerque, NM
Dec 18, 2018*
7:00 pm
North Texas L 65–74  5–5
Dreamstyle Arena (9,944)
Albuquerque, NM
Dec 22, 2018*
2:00 pm
Penn L 65–75  5–6
Dreamstyle Arena (10,874)
Albuquerque, NM
Dec 30, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Southwest (NM) W 103–47  6–6
Ralph Tasker Arena (1,200)
Hobbs, NM
Mountain West regular season
Jan 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM
at Air Force W 65–58  7–6
(1–0)
Clune Arena (1,927)
Colorado Springs, CO
Jan 5, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 6 Nevada W 85–58  8–6
(2–0)
Dreamstyle Arena (12,702)
Albuquerque, NM
Jan 8, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN2
UNLV L 69–80  8–7
(2–1)
Dreamstyle Arena (10,242)
Albuquerque, NM
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at Colorado State L 76–91  8–8
(2–2)
Moby Arena (3,057)
Fort Collins, CO
Jan 15, 2019
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at San Diego State L 77–97  8–9
(2–3)
Viejas Arena (10,277)
San Diego, CA
Jan 19, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Wyoming W 83–53  9–9
(3–3)
Dreamstyle Arena (11,744)
Albuquerque, NM
Jan 22, 2019
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at UNLV L 58–74  9–10
(3–4)
Thomas & Mack Center (8,432)
Paradise, NV
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm, CBSSN
Utah State W 68–66  9–11
(3–5)
Dreamstyle Arena (10,752)
Albuquerque, NM
Feb 2, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Fresno State L 70–82  9–12
(3–6)
Save Mart Center (7,657)
Fresno, CA
Feb 5, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN2
San Diego State W 83–70  10–12
(4–6)
Dreamstyle Arena (10,279)
Albuquerque, NM
Feb 9, 2019
4:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 6 Nevada L 62–91  10–13
(4–7)
Lawlor Events Center (11,197)
Reno, NV
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM
San Jose State W 92–60  11–13
(5–7)
Dreamstyle Arena (10,469)
Albuquerque, NM
Feb 16, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Fresno State L 73–81  11–14
(5–8)
Dreamstyle Arena (12,494)
Albuquerque, NM
Feb 20, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Utah State L 55–71  11–15
(5–9)
Smith Spectrum (6,273)
Logan, UT
Feb 26, 2019
8:00 pm, ATTSNRM
at San Jose State L 82–89  11–16
(5–10)
Event Center Arena (2,053)
San Jose, CA
Mar 2, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Colorado State W 77–65  12–16
(6–10)
Dreamstyle Arena (11,207)
Albuquerque, NM
Mar 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Boise State W 73–72  13–16
(7–10)
Dreamstyle Arena (10,279)
Albuquerque, NM
Mar 9, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wyoming L 81–88  13–17
(7–11)
Arena-Auditorium (4,113)
Laramie, WY
Mountain West tournament
Mar 13, 2019
2:30 pm, Stadium
(7) vs. (10) Wyoming
First round
W 78–68  14–17
Thomas & Mack Center (5,578)
Paradise, NV
Mar 14, 2019
7:00 pm, CBSSN
(7) vs. (2) Utah State
Quarterfinals
L 83–91  14–18
Thomas & Mack Center (7,518)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Jackson, New Mexico beat Wyoming in Mountain West tourney". USA Today. March 13, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Drew, Jay (March 14, 2019). "Turnover-prone Utah State outlasts New Mexico 91-83 in Mountain West quarterfinal game". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved February 6, 2024.