# 2011–12 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

The 2011–12 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos are coached by fifth-year head coach Steve Alford and play their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They finished with a record of 28-7 overall, 10-4 in Mountain West play. They were co-champions of the 2012 Mountain West Regular Season Champions with San Diego State and won the 2012 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament. They earned a 5th seed in the west of the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They lost in the third round to Louisville.

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Dominique Dunning SG | Corona, CA | Centennial High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Apr 13, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Hugh Greenwood SG | Hobart, Australia | Australian Institute of Sport | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Apr 13, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: – ||||||
| 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: "New Mexico Commit List for 2011". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 15, 2011. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved August 15, 2011. "ESPN – New Mexico Lobos Basketball Recruiting 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 15, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 15, 2011. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 15, 2011. ||||||

## Roster

2011–12 Roster :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | High School/Last College |
| A. J. Hardeman | 00 | F | 6' 8" | 235 | Senior | Del Valle, Texas | Del Valle High School |
| Chris Perez | 2 | G | 6' 0" | 180 | Sophomore | Corona, California | Centennial High School |
| Hugh Greenwood | 3 | G | 6' 3" | 209 | Freshman | Hobart, Australia | Australian Institute of Sport |
| Chad Adams | 4 | G/F | 6' 6" | 190 | Junior | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Highland High School |
| Dominique Dunning | 5 | G | 6' 3" | 198 | Freshman | Corona, California | Centennial High School |
| Kendall Williams | 10 | G | 6' 3" | 180 | Sophomore | Rancho Cucamonga, California | Los Osos High School |
| Jamal Fenton | 13 | G | 5' 9" | 168 | Junior | Houston, Texas | Chávez High School |
| Tony Snell | 21 | G | 6' 7" | 195 | Sophomore | Riverside, California | King High School |
| Phillip McDonald | 23 | G | 6' 5" | 200 | Senior | Cypress, Texas | Cypress Springs High School |
| Kory Alford | 24 | G | 6' 4" | 170 | Freshman | Albuquerque, New Mexico | La Cueva High School |
| Drew Gordon | 32 | F | 6' 9" | 245 | Senior | San Jose, California | UCLA |
| Demetrius Walker | 40 | G | 6' 2" | 200 | RS Sophomore | Fontana, California | Arizona State |
| Cameron Bairstow | 41 | F | 6' 9" | 253 | Sophomore | Brisbane, Australia | Australian Institute of Sport |
| Alex Kirk | 53 | C | 6' 11" | 242 | Sophomore | Los Alamos, New Mexico | Los Alamos High School |

### Departures

The Lobos lost their lone senior Dairese Gary, who was a four-year starter at point guard, who averaged 14.1 points per game, 5.5 assists per game and 3.2 rebounds per game. The Lobos also lost assistant coach Wyking Jones to an assistant coach position at the University of Louisville. Due to this, former Director of Basketball Operations Duane Broussard was promoted to assistant coach to replace Jones.

## 2011–12 Schedule

* All times are Mountain
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2011* 7:00 pm, KASY | | Davenport | W 92–54 | – | The Pit (12,978) Albuquerque, NM |
| 11/05/2011* 7:00 pm, KASY | | Western New Mexico | W 99–68 | – | The Pit (13,473) Albuquerque, NM |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2011* 7:00 pm, KASY | | New Orleans | W 92–40 | 1–0 | The Pit (14,011) Albuquerque, NM |
| 11/16/2011* 7:00 pm, The Mtn. | | New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry | L 53–62 | 1–1 | The Pit (15,303) Albuquerque, NM |
| 11/18/2011* 6:30 pm, FSAZ | | at Arizona State | W 76–71 | 2–1 | Wells Fargo Arena (5,046) Tempe, AZ |
| 11/24/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Santa Clara 76 Classic Quarterfinals | L 76–79 $^{OT}$ | 2–2 | Anaheim Convention Center (N/A) Anaheim, CA |
| 11/25/2011* 7:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Washington State 76 Classic loser bracket | W 72–62 | 3–2 | Anaheim Convention Center (N/A) Anaheim, CA |
| 11/27/2011* 2:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Boston College 76 Classic 5th place game | W 75–57 | 4–2 | Anaheim Convention Center (N/A) Anaheim, CA |
| 11/30/2011* 7:00 pm | | Idaho State | W 65–41 | 5–2 | The Pit (13,142) Albuquerque, NM |
| 12/03/2011* 8:00 pm, The Mtn. | | Missouri State MWC-MVC Challenge | W 76–60 | 6–2 | The Pit (14,077) Albuquerque, NM |
| 12/10/2011* 5:00 pm, FS West | | at USC | W 44–41 | 7–2 | Galen Center (3,863) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/17/2011* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Oklahoma State All-College Basketball Classic | W 66–56 | 8–2 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (5,303) Oklahoma City, OK |
| 12/20/2011* 7:00 pm, KASY | | Montana State | W 91–46 | 9–2 | The Pit (13,462) Albuquerque, NM |
| 12/22/2011* 7:00 pm | | UMKC | W 87–62 | 10–2 | The Pit (13,419) Albuquerque, NM |
| 12/28/2011* 7:00 pm, AggieVision | | at New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry | W 89–69 | 11–2 | Pan American Center (8,361) Las Cruces, NM |
| 12/31/2011* 4:00 pm, The Mtn. | | Saint Louis | W 64–60 | 12–2 | The Pit (15,139) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/03/2012* 7:00 pm, KASY | | Houston Baptist | W 98–61 | 13–2 | The Pit (12,789) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/07/2012* 1:30 pm, KASY | | North Dakota | W 85–57 | 14–2 | The Pit (14,094) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/14/2012 1:30 pm, The Mtn. | | at Wyoming | W 72–62 | 15–2 (1–0) | Arena-Auditorium (6,955) Laramie, WY |
| 01/18/2012 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | No. 16 San Diego State | L 70–75 | 15–3 (1–1) | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/21/2012 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 14 UNLV | L 63–80 | 15–4 (1–2) | Thomas & Mack Center (18,577) Paradise, NV |
| 01/25/2012 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | Colorado State | W 85–52 | 16–4 (2–2) | The Pit (14,089) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/28/2012 4:00 pm, The Mtn. | | TCU | W 71–54 | 17–4 (3–2) | The Pit (15,212) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/31/2012 8:00 pm, The Mtn. | | at Air Force | W 81–42 | 18–4 (4–2) | Clune Arena (1,916) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/04/2012 2:00 pm, NBCSN | | at Boise State | W 65–49 | 19–4 (5–2) | Taco Bell Arena (4,159) Boise, ID |
| 02/11/2012 1:30 pm, The Mtn. | | Wyoming | W 48–38 | 20–4 (6–2) | The Pit (15,140) Albuquerque, NM |
| 02/15/2012 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 13 San Diego State | W 77–67 | 21–4 (7–2) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 02/18/2012 11:00 am, CBS | | No. 11 UNLV | W 65–45 | 22–4 (8–2) | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM |
| 02/21/2012 8:00 pm, The Mtn. | No. 18 | at Colorado State | L 63–71 | 22–5 (8–3) | Moby Arena (4,444) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/25/2012 5:00 pm, The Mtn. | No. 18 | at TCU | L 64–83 | 22–6 (8–4) | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (6,460) Fort Worth, TX |
| 02/29/2012 6:00 pm, The Mtn. | | Air Force | W 86–56 | 23–6 (9–4) | The Pit (15,152) Albuquerque, NM |
| 03/02/2012 2:00 pm, NBCSN | | Boise State | W 76–61 | 24–6 (10–4) | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM |
| 2012 Mountain West Conference tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2012 7:00 pm, The Mtn. | (2) | vs. (7) Air Force Quarterfinals | W 79–64 | 25–6 | Thomas & Mack Center (13,772) Paradise, NV |
| 03/09/2012 9:30 pm, CBSSN | (2) | vs. (3) No. 20 UNLV Semifinals | W 72–67 | 26–6 | Thomas & Mack Center (16,339) Paradise, NV |
| 03/10/2012 5:00 pm, NBCSN | (2) | vs. (1) No. 18 San Diego State Championship Game | W 68–59 | 27–6 | Thomas & Mack Center (12,168) Paradise, NV |
| 2012 NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/15/2012* 2:10 pm, TBS | (5 W) No. 21 | vs. (12 W) Long Beach State Second Round | W 75–68 | 28–6 | Rose Garden (17,519) Portland, OR |
| 03/17/2012* 7:40 pm, TBS | (5 W) No. 21 | vs. (4 W) No. 17 Louisville Third Round | L 56–59 | 28–7 | Rose Garden (18,167) Portland, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. ||||||