UNM to recoup under $1 million from Steve Alford
New Mexico and Steve Alford came to an agreement between the buyout, and it is less than $1 million.
NEW MEXICO LOBOS
Last Game
| Final - 3.21.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard Crimson | 31 | 37 | 68 |
| New Mexico Lobos | 27 | 35 | 62 |
Stories
Alford, UNM agree on buyout
UCLA and its new head coach, Steve Alford, will be required to pay a buyout fee of $300,000 to New Mexico after his departure in late-March.
CBB rankings: Boise State, New Mexico in the mix
Boise State and New Mexico are getting some preseason attention as possible top 25 teams.
Pay Your Own Damn Buyout
UCLA should not be held hostage in UNM and Steve Alford's messy divorce
Mountain West Conference Standings
(updated 1.18.2013 at 2:53 AM EST)
| Conf | Overall | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | |
| New Mexico Lobos | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| UNLV Runnin' Rebels | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
| San Diego St. Aztecs | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
| Colorado St. Rams | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
Boise St. Broncos
|
1 | 1 | 13 | 3 |
|
Wyoming Cowboys
|
1 | 2 | 14 | 2 |
| Air Force Falcons | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| Fresno St. Bulldogs | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Nevada Wolf Pack | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
New Mexico, Steve Alford still arguing over buyout
New Mexico and Steve Alford are still trying to figure out what the former coach owes.
Cullen Neal staying home to play at New Mexico
New Mexico landed local prospect, and coaches son, Cullen Neal as part of the 2013 class.
Cullen Neal joins father at New Mexico
Recently-promoted New Mexico head coach Craig Neal will have a familiar face playing for him next season.
Tony Snell off to the NBA
New Mexico guard Tony Snell announced at a Monday press conference that he is heading to the NBA.
UNM's Tony Snell is heading to NBA Draft
New Mexico's Tony Snell is expected to hire an agent and try his hand at the NBA Draft, and giving up his final year with the Lobos.
New Mexico F Tony Snell to enter 2013 NBA Draft
New Mexico forward Tony Snell will forgo his senior season and hire an agent in preparation for the 2013 NBA Draft.
Cullen Neal could stay home and play for UNM
Craig Neal's son, Cullen, might be flipping from St. Mary's to stay at home and play at New Mexico.
Craig Neal's contract is a 5-year, $750K deal
New Mexico will be paying over $1 million less for Craig Neal to be their head coach than they would have for Steve Alford.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson Wildcats | Tuesday, November 13 2012 | win 86 - 81 | coverage |
| Ill.-Chicago Flames | Friday, November 16 2012 | win 66 - 59 | coverage |
| George Mason Patriots | Sunday, November 18 2012 | win 70 - 69 | coverage |
| @ Connecticut Huskies | Monday, November 19 2012 | win 66 - 60 | coverage |
| Idaho Vandals | Friday, November 23 2012 | win 73 - 58 | coverage |
| Portland Pilots | Sunday, November 25 2012 | win 69 - 54 | coverage |
| Mercer Bears | Wednesday, November 28 2012 | win 76 - 58 | coverage |
| December | |||
| @ Indiana St. Sycamores | Saturday, December 01 2012 | win 77 - 68 | coverage |
| USC Trojans | Wednesday, December 05 2012 | win 75 - 67 | coverage |
| Valparaiso Crusaders | Saturday, December 08 2012 | win 65 - 52 | coverage |
| New Mexico St. Aggies | Saturday, December 15 2012 | win 73 - 58 | coverage |
| @ New Mexico St. Aggies | Wednesday, December 19 2012 | win 68 - 63 | coverage |
| South Dakota St. Jackrabbits | Saturday, December 22 2012 | loss 65 - 70 | coverage |
| @ Cincinnati Bearcats | Thursday, December 27 2012 | win 55 - 54 | coverage |
| @ Saint Louis Billikens | Monday, December 31 2012 | loss 46 - 60 | coverage |
| January | |||
| UNLV Runnin' Rebels | Wednesday, January 09 2013 | win 65 - 60 | coverage |
| Fresno St. Bulldogs | Saturday, January 12 2013 | win 72 - 45 | coverage |
| @ Boise St. Broncos | Wednesday, January 16 2013 | win 79 - 74 | coverage |
| Colorado St. Rams | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | win 66 - 61 | coverage |
| @ San Diego St. Aztecs | Saturday, January 26 2013 | loss 34 - 55 | coverage |
| @ Wyoming Cowboys | Wednesday, January 30 2013 | win 63 - 59 | coverage |
| February | |||
| Nevada Wolf Pack | Saturday, February 02 2013 | win 75 - 62 | coverage |
| Air Force Falcons | Wednesday, February 06 2013 | win 81 - 58 | coverage |
| @ UNLV Runnin' Rebels | Saturday, February 09 2013 | loss 55 - 64 | coverage |
| @ Fresno St. Bulldogs | Wednesday, February 13 2013 | win 54 - 48 | coverage |
| Boise St. Broncos | Saturday, February 16 2013 | win 60 - 50 | coverage |
| @ Colorado St. Rams | Saturday, February 23 2013 | win 91 - 82 | coverage |
| San Diego St. Aztecs | Wednesday, February 27 2013 | win 70 - 60 | coverage |
| March | |||
| Wyoming Cowboys | Saturday, March 02 2013 | win 53 - 42 | coverage |
| @ Nevada Wolf Pack | Wednesday, March 06 2013 | win 75 - 62 | coverage |
| @ Air Force Falcons | Saturday, March 09 2013 | loss 88 - 89 | coverage |
| Wyoming Cowboys | Wednesday, March 13 2013 | win 59 - 46 | coverage |
| San Diego St. Aztecs | Friday, March 15 2013 | win 60 - 50 | coverage |
| UNLV Runnin' Rebels | Saturday, March 16 2013 | win 63 - 56 | coverage |
| Harvard Crimson | Thursday, March 21 2013 | loss 62 - 68 | coverage |
Roster
New Mexico Lobos Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Adams | 4 | GUARD,FORWARD | 190 | 6-6 | senior | |
| Kory Alford | 24 | GUARD | 185 | 6-4 | freshman | |
| Cameron Bairstow | 41 | FORWARD | 250 | 6-9 | junior | |
| Nick Banyard | 23 | FORWARD | 205 | 6-8 | freshman | |
| Jamal Fenton | 13 | GUARD | 170 | 5-9 | senior | |
| Hugh Greenwood | 3 | GUARD | 205 | 6-3 | sophomore | |
| Alex Kirk | 53 | CENTER | 250 | 7-0 | sophomore | |
| Merv Lindsay | 22 | GUARD | 205 | 6-7 | sophomore | |
| Chris Perez | 2 | GUARD | 185 | 6-0 | junior | |
| Tony Snell | 21 | GUARD | 200 | 6-7 | junior | |
| Cleveland Thomas | 1 | GUARD | 190 | 6-3 | freshman | |
| Demetrius Walker | 40 | GUARD | 190 | 6-2 | junior | |
| Kendall Williams | 10 | GUARD | 185 | 6-4 | junior | |
| Devon Williams | 12 | FORWARD,GUARD | 205 | 6-7 | freshman |
Stats
New Mexico Lobos Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Kendall Williams | 34 | 34.4 | 3.7 | 9.1 | 40.6 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 34.8 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 76.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 13.3 |
| Tony Snell | 35 | 31.2 | 4.1 | 9.7 | 42.2 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 39.0 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 84.3 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 12.5 |
| Alex Kirk | 35 | 29.1 | 4.5 | 9.1 | 49.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 27.7 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 71.5 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 8.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 12.1 |
| Cameron Bairstow | 35 | 24.1 | 3.1 | 6.8 | 45.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 73.8 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 9.7 |
| Hugh Greenwood | 35 | 28.5 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 41.3 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 35.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 60.7 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 7.0 |
| Demetrius Walker | 23 | 15.4 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 35.3 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 40.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 63.9 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 5.0 |
| Chad Adams | 34 | 19.7 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 45.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 45.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 71.7 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 4.5 |
| Jamal Fenton | 32 | 14.5 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 33.6 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 27.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 52.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3.8 |
| Cleveland Thomas | 34 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 38.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 77.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| Chris Perez | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Nick Banyard | 30 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 24.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 14.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 45.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Kory Alford | 10 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 50.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
