# 2014–15 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

The 2014–15 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They played their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Lobos were led by second-year head coach Craig Neal. They finished the season 15–16, 7–11 in Mountain West play, to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to Fresno State.

## Previous season

The Lobos finished the season with an overall record of 27–7, 15–3 in the Mountain West play, to finish in second place. In the Mountain West Conference tournament, the Lobos defeated Fresno State, Boise State and San Diego State to become the tournament champions, their third consecutive title. The Lobos received an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament as a 7-seed in the South Region. They were defeated by Stanford 53–58 in the Round of 64.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Cameron Bairstow | 41 | PF | 6'9" | 250 | Senior | Brisbane, Australia | Graduated/2014 NBA draft |
| Chris Perez | 2 | PG | 6'0" | 190 | Senior | Corona, CA | Graduated |
| Kendall Williams | 10 | SG | 6'4" | 180 | Senior | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Graduated/2014 NBA draft |
| Alex Kirk | 53 | C | 7'0" | 245 | RS Junior | Los Alamos, NM | Declared for 2014 NBA draft |
| Cleveland Thomas | 1 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Junior | Baton Rouge, LA | Elected to transfer |
| Nick Banyard | 23 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Sophomore | Flower Mound, TX | Elected to transfer |
| Tim Myles | 24 | F | 6'6" | 225 | Freshman | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Elected to transfer |
| Merv Lindsay | 22 | G/F | 6'7" | 215 | RS Sophomore | Moreno Valley, CA | Elected to transfer |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| J.J. N'Ganga | 0 | F | 6'10" | 260 | Sophomore | Aubervilliers, France | Junior college transfer from Northern Oklahoma College |
| Jordan Goodman | 2 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Sophomore | Largo, MD | Junior college transfer from Harcum College |
| Elijah Brown | 4 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Sophomore | Santa Ana, CA | Transferred from Butler. Under NCAA transfer rules, Brown will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
| Tim Williams | 32 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Junior | Chicago, IL | Transferred from Samford. Under NCAA transfer rules, Williams will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |

### 2014 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Sam Logwood SF | Indianapolis, IN | La Lumiere HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Aug 16, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Xavier Adams G/F | Flower Mound, TX | Marcus HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jan 13, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Joe Furstinger PF | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | Santa Margarita Catholic HS | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 5, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| 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: "2014 New Mexico Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. ||||||
US college sports recruiting information for 2014 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jordan Hunter SG | Beaumont, TX | Ozen HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Nov 10, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Dane Kuiper SF | Tempe, AZ | Corona del Sol HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jul 14, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| Anthony Mathis SG | West Linn, OR | West Linn HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | May 15, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 70 |||||||
| 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: "2015 New Mexico Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. |||||||

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/01/2014* 7:00 p.m. | Western New Mexico | W 89–45 | | The Pit (13,131) Albuquerque, NM |
| 11/07/2014* 7:00 p.m. | Adams State | W 62–50 | | The Pit (13,171) Albuquerque, NM |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 8:00 p.m., RTRM | Idaho State | W 79–55 | 1–0 | The Pit (13,927) Albuquerque, NM |
| 11/16/2014* 7:00 p.m., RTRM | Cal State Fullerton | W 67–59 | 2–0 | The Pit (13,829) Albuquerque, NM |
| 11/20/2014* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | vs. Boston College Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals | L 65–69 | 2–1 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (6,723) San Juan, PR |
| 11/21/2014* 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | vs. George Mason Puerto Rico Tip-Off consolation second round | W 69–58 | 3–1 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (7,438) San Juan, PR |
| 11/23/2014* 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | vs. Texas A&M Puerto Rico Tip-Off fifth-place game | L 51–64 | 3–2 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (8,002) San Juan, PR |
| 11/30/2014* 2:00 p.m., CBSSN | USC | L 54–66 | 3–3 | The Pit (14,404) Albuquerque, NM |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry | W 62–47 | 4–3 | The Pit (15,335) Albuquerque, NM |
| 12/06/2014* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Valparaiso | W 63–46 | 5–3 | Athletics–Recreation Center (4,227) Valparaiso, IN |
| 12/13/2014* 6:00 p.m., RTRM | Louisiana–Monroe | W 54–46 | 6–3 | The Pit (13,710) Albuquerque, NM |
| 12/17/2014* 8:00 p.m., RTRM | Central Arkansas | W 76–55 | 7–3 | The Pit (13,117) Albuquerque, NM |
| 12/20/2014* 7:00 p.m., RTRM | at New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry | W 69–67 | 8–3 | Pan American Center (8,148) Las Cruces, NM |
| 12/23/2014* 7:00 p.m. | at Grand Canyon | L 65–68 | 8–4 | GCU Arena (6,340) Phoenix, AZ |
| 12/31/2014 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Fresno State | W 76–64 | 9–4 (1–0) | The Pit (14,478) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/03/2015 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | No. 24 Colorado State | W 66–53 | 10–4 (2–0) | The Pit (15,225) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/06/2015 9:00 p.m., CBSSN | at San Diego State | L 42–56 | 10–5 (2–1) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 01/10/2015 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Utah State | W 66–60 | 11–5 (3–1) | Smith Spectrum (9,898) Logan, UT |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 p.m., RTRM | Air Force | W 60–48 | 12–5 (4–1) | The Pit (13,891) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/18/2015 4:00 p.m., CBSSN | Boise State | L 59–69 | 12–6 (4–2) | The Pit (15,206) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/21/2015 9:00 p.m., CBSSN | at UNLV | W 71–69 | 13–6 (5–2) | Thomas & Mack Center (12,125) Paradise, NV |
| 01/24/2015 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Wyoming | L 62–63 | 13–7 (5–3) | Arena-Auditorium (10,167) Laramie, WY |
| 01/31/2015 6:00 p.m., RTRM | San Jose State | W 67–41 | 14–7 (6–3) | The Pit (14,358) Albuquerque, NM |
| 02/04/2015 7:00 p.m., RTRM | at Air Force | L 49–53 | 14–8 (6–4) | Clune Arena (1,631) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/07/2015 4:00 p.m., RTRM | Utah State | L 60–63 | 14–9 (6–5) | The Pit (15,111) Albuquerque, NM |
| 02/10/2015 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Colorado State | L 59–70 | 14–10 (6–6) | Moby Arena (5,812) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/14/2015 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | at Nevada | L 63–66 $^{OT}$ | 14–11 (6–7) | Lawlor Events Center (5,301) Reno, NV |
| 02/17/2015 7:30 p.m., CBSSN | San Diego State | L 46–63 | 14–12 (6–8) | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM |
| 02/21/2015 4:00 p.m., CBSSN | UNLV | L 68–76 | 14–13 (6–9) | The Pit (15,145) Albuquerque, NM |
| 02/24/2015 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Boise State | L 65–76 | 14–14 (6–10) | Taco Bell Arena (4,991) Boise, ID |
| 02/28/2015 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Fresno State | L 55–59 | 14–15 (6–11) | Save Mart Center (8,310) Fresno, CA |
| 03/07/2015 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | Wyoming | W 52–49 $^{OT}$ | 15–15 (7–11) | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM |
| Mountain West tournament |||||
| 03/11/2015 12:00 p.m., MWN | vs. Air Force First round | L 61–68 | 15–16 | Thomas and Mack Center (7,458) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||