# 2013–14 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

The 2013–14 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2013–14 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 first year head coach Craig Neal. They finished the season 27–7, 15–3 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They were champions of the Mountain West tournament, their third consecutive conference tournament championship, to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Stanford.

## Off season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Chad Adams | 4 | G | 6'6" | 190 | Senior | Albuquerque, NM | Graduated |
| Jamal Fenton | 13 | G | 5'9" | 170 | Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated |
| Tony Snell | 21 | G | 6'7" | 200 | Junior | Riverside, CA | NBA draft |
| Kory Alford | 24 | G | 6'3" | 185 | RS Freshman | Albuquerque, NM | Transferred |
| Demetrius Walker | 40 | G | 6'3" | 190 | RS Junior | Fontana, CA | Suspended |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Arthur Edwards | 5 | SF | 6'7" | 195 | Sophomore | Temple Hills, Maryland | Junior college transfer from Northwest Florida State College. |
| Deshawn Delaney | 33 | SG | 6'5" | 190 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois | Junior college transfer from Vincennes University. |

### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Cullen Neal PG | Albuquerque, NM | Eldorado High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Apr 14, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Tim Myles PF | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Etiwanda High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Aug 17, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 66 ||||||
| 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: "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 9, 2013. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 2* 7:00 pm | No. 23 | Eastern New Mexico | W 87–68 | | The Pit (14,153) Albuquerque, NM |
| Nov 6* 7:00 pm, RTRM | No. 23 | Jamestown | W 94–51 | | The Pit (13,426) Albuquerque, NM |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 9* 8:05 pm, RTRM | No. 23 | Alabama A&M | W 88–52 | 1–0 | The Pit (14,445) Albuquerque, NM |
| Nov 17* 4:05 pm, RTRM | No. 22 | Charleston Southern | W 109–93 | 2–0 | The Pit (14,146) Albuquerque, NM |
| Nov 21* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 19 | vs. UAB Charleston Classic First Round | W 97–94 $^{2OT}$ | 3–0 | TD Arena (1,873) Charleston, SC |
| Nov 22* 12:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 19 | vs. Massachusetts Charleston Classic semifinals | L 65–81 | 3–1 | TD Arena (1,730) Charleston, SC |
| Nov 24* 10:00 am, ESPNU | No. 19 | vs. Davidson Charleston Classic 3rd place game | W 79–58 | 4–1 | TD Arena (1,137) Charleston, SC |
| Nov 30* 1:05 pm, RTRM | | San Diego | W 73–66 | 5–1 | The Pit (15,364) Albuquerque, NM |
| Dec 4* 7:00 pm, AggieVision | | at New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry | W 79–70 | 6–1 | Pan American Center (9,184) Las Cruces, NM |
| Dec 7* 2:05 pm, CBSSN | | Cincinnati | W 63–54 | 7–1 | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM |
| Dec 14* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 13 Kansas Kansas City Shootout | L 63–80 | 7–2 | Sprint Center (18,493) Kansas City, MO |
| Dec 17* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry | L 61–67 | 7–3 | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM |
| Dec 21* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Marquette MGM Grand Showcase | W 75–68 | 8–3 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| Dec 23* 7:05 pm, RTRM | | Grand Canyon | W 80–68 | 9–3 | The Pit (15,322) Albuquerque, NM |
| Conference regular season ||||||
| Jan 4 4:05 pm, ESPNU | | Colorado State | W 80–73 | 10–3 (1–0) | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM |
| Jan 8 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wyoming | W 72–69 $^{OT}$ | 11–3 (2–0) | Arena-Auditorium (4,711) Laramie, WY |
| Jan 11 8:05 pm, RTRM | | at San Jose State | W 69–65 | 12–3 (3–0) | Event Center Arena (2,078) San Jose, CA |
| Jan 15 7:05 pm, CBSSN | | UNLV | L 73–76 | 12–4 (3–1) | The Pit (15,351) Albuquerque, NM |
| Jan 18 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Fresno State | W 89–78 | 13–4 (4–1) | Save Mart Center (6,499) Fresno, CA |
| Jan 21 7:15 pm, CBSSN | | Boise State | W 84–75 | 14–4 (5–1) | The Pit (15,242) Albuquerque, NM |
| Jan 25 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Colorado State | W 68–66 | 15–4 (6–1) | Moby Arena (5,592) Ft. Collins, CO |
| Jan 28 9:05 pm, ESPNU | | at Utah State | W 78–65 | 16–4 (7–1) | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (9,751) Logan, UT |
| Feb 1 6:05 pm, RTRM | | San Jose State | W 72–47 | 17–4 (8–1) | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM |
| Feb 5 9:05 pm, ESPNU | | Wyoming | W 66–61 $^{OT}$ | 18–4 (9–1) | The Pit (15,077) Albuquerque, NM |
| Feb 12 7:15 pm, CBSSN | | at Boise State | L 70–71 | 18–5 (9–2) | Taco Bell Arena (6,329) Boise, ID |
| Feb 15 4:05 pm, CBSSN | | Nevada | W 90–72 | 19–5 (10–2) | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM |
| Feb 19 9:05 pm, ESPN2 | | at UNLV | W 68–56 | 20–5 (11–2) | Thomas and Mack Center (13,701) Paradise, NV |
| Feb 22 8:05 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 6 San Diego State | W 58–44 | 21–5 (12–2) | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM |
| Feb 25 7:05 pm, CBSSN | No. 25 | Utah State | W 67–58 | 22–5 (13–2) | The Pit (15,352) Albuquerque, NM |
| Mar 2 4:05 pm, ESPN3 | No. 25 | at Nevada | W 72–58 | 23–5 (14–2) | Lawlor Events Center (7,259) Reno, NV |
| Mar 5 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 21 | Air Force | W 80–52 | 24–5 (15–2) | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM |
| Mar 8 8:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 21 | at No. 10 San Diego State | L 48–51 | 24–6 (15–3) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| Mar 13 7:00 pm, CBSSN | (2) No. 20 | vs. (7) Fresno State Quarterfinals | W 93–77 | 25–6 | Thomas and Mack Center (10,645) Paradise, NV |
| Mar 14 9:30 pm, CBSSN | (2) No. 20 | vs. (6) Boise State Semifinals | W 70–67 | 26–6 | Thomas and Mack Center (15,135) Paradise, NV |
| Mar 15 4:00 pm, CBS | (2) No. 20 | vs. (1) No. 8 San Diego State Championship | W 64–58 | 27–6 | Thomas and Mack Center (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 21* 11:40 am, TBS | (7 S) No. 17 | vs. (10 S) Stanford Second round | L 53–58 | 27–7 | Scottrade Center (17,955) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll, (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region. S=South. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. :
| Poll | Pre | 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 | Wk 19 | Wk 20 | Final |
| AP | 23 | 22 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 21 | 20 | 17 | N/A |
| Coaches | 20 | 21 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 20 | 17 | RV |