2016–17 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

2016–17 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball

Conference	Mountain West Conference
2016–17 record	5–2 (0–0 Mountain West)
Head coach	Craig Neal (4th year)
Assistant coach	Chris Harriman
Assistant coach	Alan Huss
Assistant coach	Terrence Rencher
Home arena	The Pit

2016–17 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Colorado State	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
San Diego State	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Nevada	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
New Mexico	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
UNLV	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Fresno State	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Wyoming	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Air Force	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Boise State	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
San Jose State	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Utah State	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500

† 2017 MWC Tournament winner As of December 3, 2016; Rankings from AP

The 2016–17 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represents the University of New Mexico during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They play their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Lobos are led by fourth year head coach Craig Neal.

Previous season

The Lobos 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.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
J. J. N'Ganga	0	F	6'10"	240	Senior	Aubervilliers, France	Graduate transferred to Mercer
Cullen Neal	1	G	6'5"	195	RS Sophomore	Albuquerque, NM	Transferred to Ole Miss
Devon Williams	12	G/F	6'8"	210	RS Junior	Dallas, TX	Left the team due to personal reasons
Tim Jacobs	25	G	6'0"	200	Senior	Las Cruces, NM	Graduated
Nikola Scekic	33	C	7'1"	255	Freshman	Belgrade, Serbia	Transferred to Hutchinson CC
Michael Nesbitt	34	F	6'7"	220	RS Senior	Evansville, IN	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Connor MacDougall	55	F	6'9"	240	Junior	Phoenix, AZ	Junior college transferred from South Mountain Community College

2016 Recruiting class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Damien Jefferson #40 SF	East Chicago, IN	East Chicago Central High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 19, 2015
Damien Jefferson #40 SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 76
Jalen Harris PG	Wilson, NC	Word of God Christian Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Apr 10, 2016
Jalen Harris PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
Aher Uguak SF	Edmonton, AB	Harry Ainlay High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A	Oct 21, 2015
Aher Uguak SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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: "2016 New Mexico Basketball Commits". ESPN.com.

Roster

2016–17 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
2.5 !G/F	1	Uguak, AherAher Uguak	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Edmonton, Alberta
1.5 !G	3	Hunter, JordanJordan Hunter	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Beaumont, Texas
1.5 !G	4	Brown, ElijahElijah Brown	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Cleveland, Ohio
1.5 !G	5	Harris, JalenJalen Harris	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	156 lb (71 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Wilson, North Carolina
5.0 !C	11	Aget, ObijObij Aget	85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	La Porte, Indiana
2.5 !G/F	14	Kuiper, DaneDane Kuiper	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Wasilla, Alaska
2.5 !G/F	20	Logwood, SamSam Logwood	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Indianapolis, Indiana
1.5 !G	21	Adams, XavierXavier Adams	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Flower Mound, Texas
3.5 !F	22	Shelley, HoltHolt Shelley (W)	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cliff, New Mexico
3.5 !F	23	Furstinger, JoeJoe Furstinger	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Rancho Santa Margarita, California
2.5 !G/F	24	Jefferson, DamienDamien Jefferson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	East Chicago, Indiana
1.5 !G	30	Cumber, AdamAdam Cumber (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Albuquerque, New Mexico
1.5 !G	31	Mathis, AnthonyAnthony Mathis	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	West Linn, Oregon
3.5 !F	32	Williams, TimTim Williams	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Flossmoor, Illinois
3.5 !F	55	MacDougall, ConnorConnor MacDougall	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Tempe, Arizona

Head coach

Craig Neal (Georgia Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Harriman (Augusta State)
Alan Huss (Creighton)
Terrence Rencher (Texas)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov. 2* 7:00 PM	Western New Mexico	W 113–57		The Pit (9,587) Albuquerque, NM
Nov. 4* 7:00 PM	Eastern New Mexico	W 88–66		The Pit (10,283) Albuquerque, NM
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 11* 8:00 PM, RTRM	Idaho State	W 81–70	1–0	The Pit (11,293) Albuquerque, NM
Nov. 14* 7:00 PM, RTRM	Houston Baptist	W 95–79	2–0	The Pit (11,666) Albuquerque, NM
Nov. 18* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry	W 72–59	3–0	The Pit (13,892) Albuquerque, NM
Nov. 24* 2:30 pm, ESPN	vs. Virginia Tech Wooden Legacy quarterfinals	L 72–92	3–1	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
Nov. 25* 1:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. Cal State Northridge Wooden Legacy 2nd round consolation	W 105–89	4–1	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
Nov. 27* 12:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. Dayton Wooden Legacy 5th place game	L 57–64	4–2	Honda Center Anaheim, CA
Nov. 30* 7:00 PM, RTRM	Abilene Christian	W 64–55	5–2	The Pit (11,154) Albuquerque, NM
Dec. 3* 6:00 PM	at Illinois State MWC–MVC Challenge			Redbird Arena Normal, IL
Dec. 7* 7:00 PM, RTRM	UTEP			The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Dec. 10* 7:30 PM	at New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry			Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
Dec. 17* 6:00 PM, RTRM	Arkansas–Pine Bluff			The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Dec. 20* 7:00 PM, P12N	at Arizona			McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Mountain West regular season
Dec. 28 ESPNU/ESPN3	Fresno State			The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Jan. 1 3:00 PM, CBSSN	at San Diego State			Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
Jan. 4 9:00 PM, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Utah State			Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Jan. 7 9:15 PM, ESPNU/ESPN2	Nevada			The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Jan. 10 ESPNU/ESPN3	UNLV			The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Jan. 14 12:00 PM, RTRM	at Colorado State			Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
Jan. 17 9:00 PM, ESPNU/ESPN3	at Boise State			Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID
Jan. 21 6:00 PM, CBSSN	Wyoming			The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Jan. 24 ESPNU/ESPN3	Utah State			The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Jan. 28 2:00 PM, CBSSN	at Nevada			Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
Feb. 1 9:00 PM, CBSSN	at UNLV			Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Feb. 4 4:00 PM, RTRM	San Jose State			The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Feb. 8 7:00 PM, RTRM	at Air Force			Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
Feb. 14 8:00 PM, CBSSN	Boise State			The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Feb. 18 4:00 PM, CBSSN	at Fresno State			Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Feb. 21 8:00 PM, CBSSN	Colorado State			The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Feb. 25 4:00 PM, CBSSN	at Wyoming			Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
Mar. 4 8:00 PM, CBSSN	San Diego State			The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Mountain West Tournament
Mar. 8–11	vs.			Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

New Mexico Lobos men's basketball

Venues	Carlisle Gymnasium (1928–1957) Johnson Gymnasium (1957–1966) The Pit (1966–present)

Rivalries	New Mexico State

Culture & lore	History Lobo Louie

People	Head coaches

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