# 2015–16 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

The 2015–16 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2015–16 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 third year head coach Craig Neal. They finished the season 17–15, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to Nevada.

## Previous season

The Lobos 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 Air Force.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Jordan Goodman | 2 | F | 6'9" | 209 | Junior | Largo, MD | Transferred to Bowie State |
| Hugh Greenwood | 3 | G | 6'3" | 205 | Senior | Hobart, Australia | Graduated |
| Arthur Edwards | 5 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Junior | Temple Hills, MD | Graduate transferred to Alabama |
| DeShawn Delaney | 33 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Michael Nesbitt | 33 | F | 6'7" | 225 | RS Senior | Evansville, IN | Transferred from Missouri S&T. Will be eligible to play immediately since Nesbitt graduated from Missouri S&T. |

### 2015 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| 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: 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: 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: ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Nikola Scekic C | Serbia | IMG Academy | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | N/A | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A 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: "2015 New Mexico Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| Nov 3* 7:00 pm | CSU–Pueblo | W 96–84 | | The Pit (11,453) Albuquerque, NM |
| Nov 6* 7:00 pm | Rogers State | W 80–69 | | The Pit (11,754) Albuquerque, NM |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| Nov 13* 5:30 pm, RTRM | Texas Southern | W 86–57 | 1–0 | The Pit (12,269) Albuquerque, NM |
| Nov 15* 7:00 pm | at New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry | W 83–74 | 2–0 | Pan American Center (6,796) Las Cruces, NM |
| Nov 18* 7:00 pm, RTRM | Loyola Chicago MWC–MVC Challenge | W 75–51 | 3–0 | The Pit (11,951) Albuquerque, NM |
| Nov 21* 8:30 pm, P12N | at USC | L 82–90 | 3–1 | Galen Center (2,943) Los Angeles, CA |
| Nov 25* 7:00 pm, RTRM | Nicholls State | W 75–63 | 4–1 | The Pit (12,383) Albuquerque, NM |
| Dec 1* 7:00 pm, RTRM | Oral Roberts | W 91–75 | 5–1 | The Pit (11,585) Albuquerque, NM |
| Dec 5* 12:15 pm, BTN | at No. 11 Purdue | L 58–70 | 5–2 | Mackey Arena (14,221) West Lafayette, IN |
| Dec 12* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Northern Iowa Diamond Head Classic mainland round | W 76–57 | 6–2 | The Pit (13,154) Albuquerque, NM |
| Dec 16* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry | W 79–61 | 7–2 | The Pit (15,362) Albuquerque, NM |
| Dec 19* 6:00 pm, RTRM | Rice | L 89–90 | 7–3 | The Pit (12,507) Albuquerque, NM |
| Dec 22* 12:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. Auburn Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals | L 78–83 | 7–4 | Stan Sheriff Center (7,161) Honolulu, HI |
| Dec 23* 12:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. BYU Diamond Head Classic 2nd round consolation | L 66–96 | 7–5 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,437) Honolulu, HI |
| Dec 25* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | vs. Washington State Diamond Head Classic 7th place game | L 59–82 | 7–6 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,172) Honolulu, HI |
| Mountain West regular season |||||
| Dec 30 7:00 pm, RTRM | Nevada | L 76–88 | 8–6 (1–0) | The Pit (13,247) Albuquerque, NM |
| Jan 2 7:30 pm, CBSSN | Fresno State | W 77–62 | 9–6 (2–0) | Save Mart Center (6,881) Fresno, CA |
| Jan 9 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Utah State | W 77–59 | 10–6 (3–0) | The Pit (13,476) Albuquerque, NM |
| Jan 12 8:00 pm, CBSSN | at UNLV | L 74–86 | 10–7 (3–1) | Thomas & Mack Center (11,377) Paradise, NV |
| Jan 16 2:00 pm, CBSSN | Wyoming | L 68–70 | 10–8 (3–2) | The Pit (13,196) Albuquerque, NM |
| Jan 23 3:00 pm, MWN | at San Jose State | W 83–64 | 11–8 (4–2) | Event Center Arena (1,633) San Jose, CA |
| Jan 27 7:00 pm, RTRM | Air Force | W 84–55 | 12–8 (5–2) | The Pit (12,072) Albuquerque, NM |
| Jan 30 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Boise State | W 88–83 | 13–8 (6–2) | Taco Bell Arena (7,355) Boise, ID |
| Feb 2 6:00 pm, CBSSN | UNLV | W 87–83 | 14–8 (7–2) | The Pit (13,359) Albuquerque, NM |
| Feb 6 2:00 pm, CBSSN | at San Diego State | L 71–78 $^{OT}$ | 14–9 (7–3) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| Feb 10 8:00 pm, CBSSN | at Utah State | L 72–80 | 14–10 (7–4) | Smith Spectrum (9,290) Logan, UT |
| Feb 13 4:00 pm, RTRM | San Jose State | W 74–58 | 15–10 (8–4) | The Pit (13,411) Albuquerque, NM |
| Feb 17 8:00 pm, CBSSN | Boise State | W 80–78 | 16–10 (9–4) | The Pit (12,434) Albuquerque, NM |
| Feb 20 12:00 pm, RTRM | at Air Force | L 72–76 | 16–11 (9–5) | Clune Arena (3,327) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Feb 24 8:00 pm, CBSSN | at Colorado State | L 69–86 | 16–12 (9–6) | Moby Arena (3,148) Fort Collins, CO |
| Feb 27 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | Fresno State | L 82–92 | 16–13 (9–7) | The Pit (13,546) Albuquerque, NM |
| Mar 1 7:30 pm, CBSSN | San Diego State | L 56–83 | 16–14 (9–8) | The Pit (14,540) Albuquerque, NM |
| Mar 5 8:00 pm, RTRM | at Nevada | W 71–66 | 17–14 (10–8) | Lawlor Events Center (7,191) Reno, NV |
| Mountain West tournament |||||
| Mar 10 3:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. Nevada Quarterfinals | L 62–64 | 17–15 | Thomas & Mack Center (8,279) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||