# 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.

## Previous season

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
### Departures

| 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

| 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

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: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/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: ||||||

## Schedule and results

| 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. ||||||