2018–19 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

The 2018–19 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lobos were led by second-year head coach Paul Weir. They played their home games at Dreamstyle Arena, more commonly known as The Pit, in Albuquerque, New Mexico as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They defeated Wyoming in the first round of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Utah State.

2018–19 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record14–18 (7–11 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Harriman
  • Brandon Mason
  • Jerome Robinson
Home arenaDreamstyle Arena
2018–19 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 20 Nevada153 .833295  .853
No. 25 Utah State153 .833287  .800
Fresno State135 .722239  .719
San Diego State117 .6112113  .618
UNLV117 .6111714  .548
Air Force810 .4441418  .438
New Mexico711 .3891418  .438
Boise State711 .3891320  .394
Colorado State711 .3891220  .375
Wyoming414 .222824  .250
San Jose State117 .056427  .129
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Lobos finished the season 19–15, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in third place. They defeated Wyoming and Utah State to advance to the championship game of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to San Diego State.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Matt Vail0G6'0"145FreshmanGrants, NMWalk-on; didn't return
Chris McNeal1G6'1"185JuniorJackson, TNTransferred to Tennessee Tech
Sam Logwood2G/F6'7"215SeniorIndianapolis, INGraduated
Antino Jackson3G5'11"170SeniorHouston, TXGraduated
Joe Furstinger5F6'9"230SeniorRancho Santa Margarita, CAGraduated
Jachai Simmons11G/F6'7"180JuniorPlainfield, NJTransferred
Troy Simons31G6'2"195JuniorPittsburgh, PATransferred to Kent State
Connor MacDougall55F6'9"230RS JuniorTempe, AZGraduate transferred to Utah Valley

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious college
Zane Martin0G6'4"205JuniorPhiladelphia, PATransfer from Towson. Under NCAA transfer rules, Martin will have to sit out the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Corey Manigault1F6'9"230JuniorSuitland, MDJunior college transfer from Indian Hills CC. Manigault is eligible to play immediately.
Keith McGee3G6'2"SophomoreRochester, NYJunior college transfer from South Plains College. McGee is eligible to play immediately.
Karim Ezzeddine25F6'9"JuniorParis, FranceJunior college transfer from Northwest Florida State College. Ezzeddine is eligible to play immediately.
Carlton Bragg Jr.F6'10"240RS JuniorCleveland, OHMid-season transfer from Arizona State. Pending NCAA decision, Bragg will either sit out the first half of the season or have immediate eligibility.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Drue Drinnon
#31 PG
Mableton, GA University School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Oct 29, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Tavian Percy
PG
Pasadena, CA Pasadena High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 9, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:1/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:1/5 stars    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:

Roster

2018–19 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Zane Martin Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrTowson Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 1 Corey Manigault 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrIndian Hills C.C. Suitland, Maryland
G/F 2 Vance Jackson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SoConnecticut Los Angeles, California
PG 3 Keith McGee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SoSouth Plains College Rochester, New York
G 4 Tavian Percy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrPasadena HS Miami, Florida
G/F 10 Makuach Maluach 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoNewington College Sydney, Australia
G 13 JaQuan Lyle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrOhio State Evansville, Indiana
G/F 14 Dane Kuiper 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrCorona del Sol HS Wasilla, Alaska
F/C 15 Vladimir Pinchuk 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoPhoenix Hagen Hagen, Germany
G 22 Drue Drinnon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrNSU University School Smyrna, Georgia
F 25 Karim Ezzeddine 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrNW Florida State College Paris, France
G 32 Anthony Mathis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrWest Linn High HS West Linn, Oregon
F 33 Jordan Arroyo (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrAtrisco Heritage Academy Albuquerque, New Mexico
F 35 Carlton Bragg Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS JrArizona State Cleveland, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 10, 2018*
7:00 pm
Northern New Mexico W 115–66 
Dreamstyle Arena (10,810)
Albuquerque, NM
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
8:00 pm
at Cal State Northridge W 87–84  1–0
Matadome (1,896)
Northridge, CA
Nov 13, 2018*
7:00 pm
Iona W 90–83  2–0
Dreamstyle Arena (10,188)
Albuquerque, NM
Nov 17, 2018*
4:00 pm, ATTSNRM
New Mexico State
Rio Grande Rivalry
L 94–98  2–1
Dreamstyle Arena (14,393)
Albuquerque, NM
Nov 24, 2018*
5:30 pm
UTEP W 84–78  3–1
Dreamstyle Arena (11,266)
Albuquerque, NM
Dec 1, 2018*
6:00 pm
at Bradley
MW–MVC Challenge
W 85–75  4–1
Carver Arena (5,494)
Peoria, IL
Dec 4, 2018*
7:00 pm
at New Mexico State
Rio Grande Rivalry
L 65–100  4–2
Pan American Center (6,777)
Las Cruces, NM
Dec 7, 2018*
5:00 pm
vs. Saint Mary's
Basketball Hall of Fame Classic
L 60–85  4–3
Staples Center (7,235)
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 11, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Colorado L 75–78  4–4
Dreamstyle Arena (10,800)
Albuquerque, NM
Dec 16, 2018*
2:00 pm, ATTSNRM
Central Arkansas W 82–70  5–4
Dreamstyle Arena (10,082)
Albuquerque, NM
Dec 18, 2018*
7:00 pm
North Texas L 65–74  5–5
Dreamstyle Arena (9,944)
Albuquerque, NM
Dec 22, 2018*
2:00 pm
Penn L 65–75  5–6
Dreamstyle Arena (10,874)
Albuquerque, NM
Dec 30, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Southwest (NM) W 103–47  6–6
Ralph Tasker Arena (1,200)
Hobbs, NM
Mountain West regular season
Jan 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM
at Air Force W 65–58  7–6
(1–0)
Clune Arena (1,927)
Colorado Springs, CO
Jan 5, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 6 Nevada W 85–58  8–6
(2–0)
Dreamstyle Arena (12,702)
Albuquerque, NM
Jan 8, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN2
UNLV L 69–80  8–7
(2–1)
Dreamstyle Arena (10,242)
Albuquerque, NM
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at Colorado State L 76–91  8–8
(2–2)
Moby Arena (3,057)
Fort Collins, CO
Jan 15, 2019
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at San Diego State L 77–97  8–9
(2–3)
Viejas Arena (10,277)
San Diego, CA
Jan 19, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Wyoming W 83–53  9–9
(3–3)
Dreamstyle Arena (11,744)
Albuquerque, NM
Jan 22, 2019
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at UNLV L 58–74  9–10
(3–4)
Thomas & Mack Center (8,432)
Paradise, NV
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm, CBSSN
Utah State W 68–66  9–11
(3–5)
Dreamstyle Arena (10,752)
Albuquerque, NM
Feb 2, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Fresno State L 70–82  9–12
(3–6)
Save Mart Center (7,657)
Fresno, CA
Feb 5, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN2
San Diego State W 83–70  10–12
(4–6)
Dreamstyle Arena (10,279)
Albuquerque, NM
Feb 9, 2019
4:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 6 Nevada L 62–91  10–13
(4–7)
Lawlor Events Center (11,197)
Reno, NV
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM
San Jose State W 92–60  11–13
(5–7)
Dreamstyle Arena (10,469)
Albuquerque, NM
Feb 16, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Fresno State L 73–81  11–14
(5–8)
Dreamstyle Arena (12,494)
Albuquerque, NM
Feb 20, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Utah State L 55–71  11–15
(5–9)
Smith Spectrum (6,273)
Logan, UT
Feb 26, 2019
8:00 pm, ATTSNRM
at San Jose State L 82–89  11–16
(5–10)
Event Center Arena (2,053)
San Jose, CA
Mar 2, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Colorado State W 77–65  12–16
(6–10)
Dreamstyle Arena (11,207)
Albuquerque, NM
Mar 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Boise State W 73–72  13–16
(7–10)
Dreamstyle Arena (10,279)
Albuquerque, NM
Mar 9, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wyoming L 81–88  13–17
(7–11)
Arena-Auditorium (4,113)
Laramie, WY
Mountain West tournament
Mar 13, 2019
2:30 pm, Stadium
(7) vs. (10) Wyoming
First round
W 78–68  14–17
Thomas & Mack Center (5,578)
Paradise, NV
Mar 14, 2019
7:00 pm, CBSSN
(7) vs. (2) Utah State
Quarterfinals
L 83–91  14–18
Thomas & Mack Center (7,518)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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