# 2020–21 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

The 2020–21 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lobos were led by fourth-year head coach Paul Weir and are members of the Mountain West Conference. Due to COVID-19 restrictions within the state of New Mexico, the Lobos did not play any of their home games at their normal home arena The Pit. Their "home" games were played at various different locations outside of the state of New Mexico. They finished the season 6–16, 2–15 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. As the No. 11 seed in the Mountain West tournament, they lost in the first round to Fresno State 77–85.
Prior to the end of the season, the school announced that Weir would not return as head coach. On March 16, the school named former Minnesota head coach Richard Pitino the team's new head coach.

## Previous season

The Lobos finished the 2019–20 season 19–14, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated San Jose State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Utah State.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 13, 2020* 1:00 pm, CUSA.TV | | at Rice | W 72–61 | 1–0 | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX |
| December 15, 2020* 5:00 pm, YouTube | | vs. Our Lady of the Lake | W 104–65 | 2–0 | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX |
| December 17, 2020* 2:30 pm, YouTube | | vs. LeTourneau | W 90–58 | 3–0 | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX |
| December 21, 2020 7:30 pm, FS1 | | at Boise State | L 53–77 | 3–1 (0–1) | ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID |
| December 23, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Boise State | L 52–89 | 3–2 (0–2) | ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID |
| December 31, 2020 5:00 pm, FS1 | | vs. Nevada | L 54–68 | 3–3 (0–3) | Rip Griffin Center Lubbock, TX |
| January 2, 2021 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Nevada | L 74–84 | 3–4 (0–4) | Rip Griffin Center Lubbock, TX |
| January 6, 2021 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Utah State | L 45–77 | 3–5 (0–5) | Rip Griffin Center Lubbock, TX |
| January 8, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1 | | vs. Utah State | L 42–86 | 3–6 (0–6) | Rip Griffin Center Lubbock, TX |
| January 13, 2021* 7:00 pm | | at Dixie State | W 72–63 | 4–6 | Burns Arena (771) St. George, UT |
| January 16, 2021 2:30 pm, CBSSN | | at UNLV | L 54–77 | 4–7 (0–7) | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| January 18, 2021 7:30 pm, FS1 | | at UNLV | L 46–53 | 4–8 (0–8) | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| January 21, 2021 1:00 pm, MWN | | vs. San Jose State | W 67–51 | 5–8 (1–8) | Burns Arena St. George, UT |
| January 23, 2021 12:00 pm, MWN | | vs. San Jose State | L 71–83 | 5–9 (1–9) | Burns Arena St. George, UT |
| January 28, 2021 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Fresno State | L 62–64 $^{OT}$ | 5–10 (1–10) | Save Mart Center Fresno, CA |
| January 30, 2021 5:00 pm, MWN | | at Fresno State | L 55–65 | 5–11 (1–11) | Save Mart Center Fresno, CA |
| February 3, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1 | | vs. San Diego State | Canceled | Canceled | Rip Griffin Center Lubbock, TX |
| February 5, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. San Diego State | Canceled | Canceled | Rip Griffin Center Lubbock, TX |
| February 9, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1 | | at Colorado State | Canceled | Canceled | Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO |
| February 11, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Colorado State | Canceled | Canceled | Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO |
| February 17, 2021 6:00 pm, MWN | | vs. Wyoming | L 74–83 $^{OT}$ | 5–12 (1–12) | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO |
| February 19, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Wyoming | L 67–79 | 5–13 (1–13) | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO |
| February 22, 2021 7:30 pm, CBSSN | | at Air Force | W 73–65 | 6–13 (2–13) | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO |
| February 24, 2021 4:00 pm, MWN | | at Air Force | L 55–62 | 6–14 (2–14) | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO |
| March 3, 2021 6:00 pm | | at Colorado State | L 73–87 | 6–15 (2–15) | Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2021 4:00 pm, Stadium | (11) | vs. (6) Fresno State First round | L 77–85 | 6–16 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||
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