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the university of new mexico 15 NCAA Tournament Appearances WAC Champions: 1964, 1968, 1974, 1978, 1993, 1994, 1996 2019-20 MEN’S BASKETBALL Six Mountain West Tournament Championships: 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 2019-20 SCHEDULE Game 7: New Mexico vs #18/19 Auburn DATE OPPONENT TV TIME (MT) Nov. 6 Eastern New Mexico MWN W, 92-71 (RV) NEW MEXICO Media Information Nov. 9 CSUN MWN W, 97-70 Monday, Nov. 25 Lobos 2019 Roman Legends Classic Legends Classic (Albuqerque, N.M.) presented by Old Trapper Tipoff: ............. 7:30 p.m. MT/9:30 p.m. ET Nov. 13 Green Bay MWN W, 93-78 Record ...................................................... 5-1, 0-0 MW Location: ........................... Barclays Center Nov. 16 McNeese MWN W, 90-80 Conference .......................................... Mountain West ............................................. Brooklyn, N.Y. Head Coach ..................................Paul Weir (York, ‘04) Capacity: ........................................17,732 Nov. 19 at UTEP CUSATV L, 66-63 Record at UNM ............................ 38-34 (Third Season) TV: .............................................. ESPNews Career Record ............................66-40 (Fourth Season) Play-By-Play ...................... Bob Wischusen Nov. 21 at NM State AggieVision W, 78-77 Analyst ................................Sean Farnham Radio: ................................. 770 KKOB-AM Legends Classic (Brooklyn, N.Y.) NO. 18/19 AUBURN .................................. Lobo Radio Network Nov. 25 Auburn ESPNews 7:30 p.m. Tigers Play-By-Play ...................... Robert Portnoy Nov. 26 Wisconsin/Richmond ESPN2/U 3/5:30 p.m. Analyst ...............................Hunter Greene Live Stats: ......GoLobos.com MBB Schedule Record ........................................................5-0, 0-0 SEC Dec. 1 Montana AT&TSN 1 p.m. Notes last updated: November 23, 2019 Conference ...........................Southeastern Conference Dec. 4 Boise State* STADIUM 7 p.m. Head Coach .............. Bruce Pearl (Boston College, ‘82) Dec. 7 at Wyoming* TBA TBA Record at Auburn .......................105-72 (Sixth Season) (RV) UNM vs #18/19 Auburn: Dec. 14 NM State AT&TSN 5 p.m. Career Record ...........................567-217 (25th Season) Dec. 17 Grand Canyon MWN 7 p.m. 2019 Roman Legends Classic Dec. 22 Houston Baptist MWN 12:30 p.m. (RV) WISCONSIN presented by Old Trapper Dec. 29 UC Davis MWN 2 p.m. Badgers • The Lobos enter the week in Brooklyn Jan. 1 at San José State* TBA 8 p.m. having claimed a pair of home Jan. 7 Fresno State* ESPN2/U 9 p.m. wins against Green Bay (93-78) and Jan. 11 Air Force* STADIUM 4 p.m. Record ................................................ 4-1, 0-0 BIG TEN McNeese (90-80) in the opening Jan. 15 at Colorado State* ESPN3 7 p.m. Conference .......................................Big 10 Conference rounds of the 2019 Legends Classic. Jan. 18 at UNLV* CBSSN 4 p.m. Head Coach ................. Greg Gard (UW-Platteville, ‘95) • UNM is coming off of a rivalry road Jan. 21 San José State* AT&TSN 8 p.m. Record at Wisconsin ..................... 84-48 (Fifth Season) trip in which the Lobos fell to UTEP by Jan. 25 at Nevada* CBSSN 6 p.m. Career Record ............................... 84-48 (Fifth Season) three points and topped the NM State Aggies two days later by one. Jan. 29 San Diego State* CBSSN 7 p.m. RICHMOND • Auburn is a perfect 5-0 on the season Feb. 1 at Fresno State* AT&TSN 3 p.m. and has one similar opponent to UNM Feb. 8 Wyoming* STADIUM 4 p.m. Spiders in CSUN. The Tigers topped CSUN 116- Feb. 11 at San Diego State* ESPN2/U 9 p.m. 70 while UNM earned a 97-70 victory. Feb. 15 UNLV* CBSSN 4 p.m. • The Lobos and the Tigers have Record ......................................................4-0, 0-0 A-10 Feb. 18 Nevada* ESPNU 7 p.m. competed just once in program Conference ............................... Atlantic 10 Conference history, on Dec. 22, 2015 in Honolulu, Feb. 23 at Boise State* CBSSN 2 p.m. Head Coach ..........................Chris Mooney (Princeton) Hawaii. The teams competed in the Feb. 26 at Air Force* ESPN3 7 p.m. Record at Richmond .................254-215 (15th Season) Diamond Head Classic where the Feb. 29 Utah State* CBSSN 8 p.m. Career Record ...........................273-227 (18th Season) Tigers won 83-78. 2020 MW Championship (Hosted by UNLV) POSSIBLE STARTERS Mar. 4 First Round TBA TBA Pos. No. Name PPG RPG APG Mar. 5 Quarterfinals TBA TBA G 2 Vance Jackson 6.7 3.7 1.0 Mar. 6 Semifinals TBA TBA G 5 JaQuan Lyle 19.8 4.3 5.2 Mar. 7 Championship TBA TBA F 10 Makuach Maluach 11.5 3.0 0.8 G 11 JJ Caldwell 5.3 3.2 5.3 F 35 Carlton Bragg 11.8 9.8 0.7 Bold denotes home game at Dreamstyle Arena (15,411) italics denotes tournament *denotes Mountain West game Game times listed are Mountain Time and subject to change Jackson Lyle Maluach Caldwell Bragg Chelsea Pitvorec | Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Email: [email protected] | Cell: 352-422-2875 - New mexico men’s basketball | www.golobos.com - 1 new mexico Notes Last time out nine points in game one of the season to 18 in by the numbers (MW) For the first time in head coach Paul Weir’s game two and a career-high 31 in game three. Updated Stats as of Nov. 23, 2019 tenure, the Lobos claimed a victory over his Statistic All Games - MW MW Games former team and in-state rival NM State in a Following his career high, Lyle has continued Scoring: 85.5 ppg - 1st N/A thrilling fashion on Thursday night. The contest to score in double digits and has amassed Scoring Defense: 73.7 ppg - 10th N/A came down to the final possession and the Lobos 119 points through five games, ranking 24th in the country, second in the Mountain West Scoring Margin: +11.8 - 3rd N/A took the win 78-77. Conference. Field Goal %: .515 - 1st N/A The Lobo victory snapped a five-win streak for Def. Field Goal %: .429 - 5th N/A the Aggies and also marks the first time the the quiet leader 3-Point FG %: .348 - 3rd N/A Lobos have won in Las Cruces since Nov. 15, Junior Makuach Maluach, who is the only Lobo Def. 3-Point FG %: .312 - 7th N/A 2015. The win also improves the Lobos’ record in to have seen the court consistently for UNM Free Throw %: .729 - 4th N/A the series to 122-101. over the past three seasons, continues to serve Off. Rebounding%: 37.0 - 6th N/A as a consistent but quiet leader on the court. He Def. Rebounding%: 33.3 - 5th N/A Redshirt-senior JaQuan Lyle led the Lobos with has racked up double figures in four of UNM’s Reb. Margin: +3.7 rpg - 4th N/A 24 points on the night going 9-for-14 from the six games this season, averaging 11.5 points per game in 26.7 minutes per contest. He leads the Assists: 16.8 apg - 3rd N/A floor, 2-for-5 from three and 4-for-5 from the free throw line. He also registered a pair of assists UNM squad with 32 games as a Lobo scoring in Turnover Margin: +1.0 - 4th N/A and three steals. double digits. Asst/TO Ratio: 1.0 A/TO - 6th N/A Steals: 8.8 spg - 1st N/A Classmate Carlton Bragg Jr. added 14 points on bragg about it Blocks: 2.8 bpg - 7th N/A the night to go along with six rebounds and a Redshirt-senior Carlton Bragg Jr. nearly boasts game-high four steals. a double-double on average this season with 11.8 points and 9.8 rebounds per game on the 4 games of 90+ season. He has also collected eight blocks and Kenpom.com The Lobos registered at least 90 points in each nine steals and ranks 22nd in the nation in total of their first four wins this season. The last time rebounds with 59. the Lobos scored in the 90s in four straight games was in Paul Weir’s first year toward the From the foul line end of the season during the Lobos’ exciting, In all six games this season, UNM’s opponent has unexpected 7-0 run en route to a loss in the committed more fouls than the Lobos. Once at Mountain West title contest. the line, UNM is shooting 72.9 percent (124- 170). In the nation, UNM ranks third in total free In that run, UNM topped Wyoming 119-114, throws made (124). UNLV 91-90, Colorado State 108-87 and Fresno State 95-86. Leading the league After kicking off the 2019-20 season with a Lyle MW Player of the Week powerhouse offense, the Lobos sit at or near the Redshirt-senior JaQuan Lyle was named top of the Mountain West in several categories. Mountain West Player of the Week last week UNM ranks first in scoring (85.5), field-goal for his outstanding performance that included a percentage (.515) and steals per game (8.8). career-high 31 points in UNM’s Legends Classic contest against Green Bay on Nov. 13. In that Lobos in the nation contest, Lyle went 9-for-16 from the floor, 5-for-9 Through the first six games of the season, the from 3-point range and a perfect 8-for-8 from the Lobos are starting to emerge at the top of some free throw line. of the national charts. Here is a look at some of the highlights: He followed up his performance with 18 points against McNeese on Nov. 16 that included a trio 3rd - free throws made (124) of threes and 7-for-8 shooting from the line. The 5th - free throw attempts (170) seven shots included the final four of the game in 15th - field goal percentage (51.5) the final minute to seal the Lobo win.