# 2010–11 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

The 2010–11 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos were coached by fourth-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The Lobos are 2–2 against ranked teams.

## Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Alex Kirk C | Los Alamos, NM | Los Alamos High School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jan 1, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Kendall Williams PG | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Los Osos High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Mar 3, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Tony Snell SG | Riverside, CA | Westwind Prep Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jan 1, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Overall Recruiting Rankings: ||||||

### Other arrivals

The Lobos also received 3 transfers for this season. Drew Gordon transferred from UCLA, Demetrius Walker transferred from ASU and Emmanuel Negedu from Tennessee.

### Departures

The Lobos lost Senior Roman Martinez and freshman Darington Hobson, both averaged over 14 points a game.

### Coach Steve Alford Stays

Coach Steve Alford was rumored to be leaving after the 2009–10 season, the lobos were ranked #8 nationally and the 30–5 season was the best in school history. Coach Alford agreed to a contract that would keep him at UNM till the year 2020. "I want to be here as long as the University of New Mexico and the administration want me here," Alford said. "It's a big-time commitment on both ends, and this contract proves that." UNM is 76–26 in Alford's three years.

## Roster

Source:
2010–11 Roster :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | High School/Last College |
| A. J. Hardeman | 00 | F | 6' 8" | 225 | Junior | Del Valle, Texas | Del Valle High School |
| Emmanuel Negedu | 1 | F | 6' 7" | 220 | Sophomore | Kaduna, Nigeria | Tennessee |
| Chris Perez | 2 | G | 6' 0" | 170 | Freshman | Corona, California | Centennial High School |
| Curtis Dennis | 3 | G | 6' 5" | 195 | Sophomore | Bronx, New York | Findlay Prep |
| Chad Adams | 4 | F | 6' 6" | 190 | Sophomore | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Highland High School |
| Dairese Gary | 5 | G | 6' 1" | 205 | Senior | Elkhart, Indiana | Concord High School |
| Kendall Williams | 10 | G | 6' 3" | 170 | Freshman | Rancho Cucamonga, California | Los Osos High School |
| Jamal Fenton | 13 | G | 5' 9" | 170 | Sophomore | Houston, Texas | Cesar E. Chavez High School |
| Tony Snell | 21 | G | 6' 7" | 195 | Freshman | Riverside, California | King High School |
| Phillip McDonald | 23 | G | 6' 5" | 200 | Junior | Cypress, Texas | Cypress Springs High School |
| Drew Gordon | 32 | F | 6' 9" | 245 | Junior | San Jose, California | UCLA |
| Demetrius Walker | 40 | G | 6' 2" | 195 | Sophomore | Fontana, California | Arizona State |
| Cameron Bairstow | 41 | F | 6' 9" | 230 | Freshman | Brisbane, Australia | Australian Institute of Sports |
| Alex Kirk | 53 | C | 6' 11" | 230 | Freshman | Los Alamos, New Mexico | Los Alamos High School |

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | | | | | | | | |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | | | | | | | | |

## 2010–11 Schedule

Source:
* All times are Mountain
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2010* 7:00 pm, KASY | | Eastern New Mexico | W 80–58 | — | The Pit (14,597) Albuquerque, NM |
| 11/06/2010* 7:00 pm, KASY | | Manchester | W 107–62 | — | The Pit (14,707) Albuquerque, NM |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2010* 7:00 pm | | Detroit | W 63–54 | 1–0 | The Pit (15,145) Albuquerque, NM |
| 11/16/2010* 7:00 pm, Versus | | Arizona State | W 76–62 | 2–0 | The Pit (15,239) Albuquerque, NM |
| 11/20/2010* 8:00 pm | | at California | L 64–89 | 2–1 | Haas Pavilion (7,158) Berkeley, CA |
| 11/24/2010* 7:00 pm | | Northwood | W 78–56 | 3–1 | The Pit (14,542) Albuquerque, NM |
| 11/28/2010* 1:00 pm, KASY | | San Diego | W 75–46 | 4–1 | The Pit (14,661) Albuquerque, NM |
| 12/01/2010* 7:00 pm | | at Southern Illinois MWC-MVC Challenge | W 74–59 | 5–1 | SIU Arena (4,531) Carbondale, IL |
| 12/04/2010* 7:00 pm, AggieVision | | at New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry | W 84–78 $^{OT}$ | 6–1 | Pan American Center (8,205) Las Cruces, NM |
| 12/11/2010* 7:00 pm, The Mtn. | | New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry | W 78–62 | 7–1 | The Pit (15,920) Albuquerque, NM |
| 12/17/2010* 7:00 pm, KASY | | Longwood IBN Las Vegas Classic | W 91–54 | 8–1 | The Pit (14,444) Albuquerque, NM |
| 12/19/2010* 1:00 pm, KASY | | The Citadel IBN Las Vegas Classic | W 84–58 | 9–1 | The Pit (14,640) Albuquerque, NM |
| 12/22/2010* 7:00 pm, CBSCS | | vs. Colorado IBN Las Vegas Classic Semifinals | W 89–76 | 10–1 | Orleans Arena (2,867) Paradise, NV |
| 12/23/2010* 5:30 pm, CBSCS | | vs. Northern Iowa IBN Las Vegas Classic Finals | L 60–66 | 10–2 | Orleans Arena (3,725) Paradise, NV |
| 12/29/2010* 7:00 pm, KASY | | at Texas Tech | W 61–60 | 11–2 | United Spirit Arena (9,585) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/01/2011* 12:00 pm, CBSCS | | at Dayton | L 73–76 $^{2OT}$ | 11–3 | UD Arena (12,804) Dayton, OH |
| 01/05/2011* 7:00 pm, KASY | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 102–62 | 12–3 | The Pit (14,045) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/08/2011 4:00 pm, CBSCS | | at Wyoming | L 66–67 | 12–4 (0–1) | Arena-Auditorium (4,404) Laramie, WY |
| 01/12/2011 8:00 pm, The Mtn. | | Colorado State | W 68–61 | 13–4 (1–1) | The Pit (14,303) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/15/2011 4:00 pm, CBSCS | | No. 6 San Diego State | L 77–87 | 13–5 (1–2) | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/19/2011 5:00 pm, The Mtn. | | at Utah | L 72–82 | 13–6 (1–3) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,717) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 01/22/2011 2:00 pm, Versus | | at UNLV | L 62–63 | 13–7 (1–4) | Thomas & Mack Center (13,843) Paradise, NV |
| 01/26/2011 8:00 pm, The Mtn. | | TCU | W 71–46 | 14–7 (2–4) | The Pit (14,411) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/29/2011 2:00 pm, Versus | | No. 9 BYU | W 86–77 | 15–7 (3–4) | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM |
| 02/01/2011 6:00 pm, The Mtn. | | at Air Force | W 75–61 | 16–7 (4–4) | Clune Arena (2,296) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/09/2011 6:00 pm, The Mtn. | | Wyoming | W 68–57 | 17–7 (5–4) | The Pit (14,758) Albuquerque, NM |
| 02/12/2011 8:00 pm, The Mtn. | | at Colorado State | L 62–68 | 17–8 (5–5) | Moby Arena (6,425) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/16/2011 8:30 pm, The Mtn. | | at No. 6 San Diego State | L 62–68 | 17–9 (5–6) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 02/19/2011 7:30 pm, The Mtn. | | Utah | L 60–62 | 17–10 (5–7) | The Pit (15,333) Albuquerque, NM |
| 02/23/2011 7:00 pm, CBSCS | | UNLV | L 74–77 $^{OT}$ | 17–11 (5–8) | The Pit (15,346) Albuquerque, NM |
| 02/26/2011 6:00 pm, CBSCS | | at TCU | W 80–70 | 18–11 (6–8) | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (6,032) Fort Worth, TX |
| 03/02/2011 8:00 pm, The Mtn. | | at No. 3 BYU | W 82–64 | 19–11 (7–8) | Marriott Center (22,700) Provo, UT |
| 03/05/2011 4:00 pm, The Mtn. | | Air Force | W 66–61 | 20–11 (8–8) | The Pit (15,344) Albuquerque, NM |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2011 3:30 pm, The Mtn. | (5) | vs. (4) Colorado State Mountain West Quarterfinals | W 67–61 | 21–11 | Thomas & Mack Center (14,697) Paradise, NV |
| 03/11/2011 7:00 pm, CBSCS | (5) | vs. (1) No. 8 BYU Mountain West Semifinals | L 76–87 | 21–12 | Thomas & Mack Center (18,500) Paradise, NV |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/15/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4 A) | (5 A) UTEP NIT First Round | W 69–57 | 22–12 | The Pit (9,626) Albuquerque, NM |
| 03/21/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN | (4 A) | at (1 A) Alabama NIT Second Round | L 67–74 | 22–13 | Coleman Coliseum (6,821) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=NIT Alabama bracket. ||||||