2020–21 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

The 2020–21 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lobos were led by fourth-year head coach Paul Weir and are members of the Mountain West Conference. Due to COVID-19 restrictions within the state of New Mexico, the Lobos did not play any of their home games at their normal home arena The Pit.^[1][2] Their "home" games were played at various different locations outside of the state of New Mexico. They finished the season 6–16, 2–15 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. As the No. 11 seed in the Mountain West tournament, they lost in the first round to Fresno State 77–85.

2020–21 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	6–16 (2–15 MW)
Head coach	Paul Weir (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Dan McHale Scott Padgett Ralph Davis
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 16 San Diego State†	14	–	3		.824			23	–	5		.821
Utah State	15	–	4		.789			20	–	9		.690
Colorado State	14	–	4		.778			20	–	8		.714
Boise State	14	–	6		.700			19	–	9		.679
Nevada	10	–	7		.588			16	–	10		.615
Fresno State	9	–	11		.450			12	–	12		.500
UNLV	8	–	10		.444			12	–	15		.444
Wyoming	7	–	9		.438			14	–	11		.560
San Jose State	3	–	13		.188			5	–	16		.238
Air Force	3	–	17		.150			5	–	20		.200
New Mexico	2	–	15		.118			6	–	16		.273
† 2021 MW Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Prior to the end of the season, the school announced that Weir would not return as head coach.^[3] On March 16, the school named former Minnesota head coach Richard Pitino the team's new head coach.^[4]

Previous season

The Lobos finished the 2019–20 season 19–14, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated San Jose State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Utah State.

Roster

2020–21 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Isaiah Marin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Buckeye Union HS Phoenix, AZ F 1 Bayron Matos 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Hamilton Heights Christian Academy Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic G 2 Saquan Singleton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Monsignor Scanlan HS Hutchinson CC Bronx, NY PG 3 Keith McGee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Arcadia HS South Plains College Rochester, NY G 4 Emmanuel Kuac 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Kearns HS Calgary, Alberta, Canada F 5 Rod Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Jr Cordova HS Pearl River CC Memphis, TN G/F 10 Makuach Maluach 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Newington College Sydney, Australia G 11 Jeremiah Francis III 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Pickerington Central HS North Carolina Columbus, OH G 12 Daniel Headdings (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Wasilla HS Wasilla, AK G 13 Javanté Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Cheyenne Mountain HS Colorado Springs, CO F 14 Logan Padgett 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Homewood HS Samford Homewood, AL G 20 Clay Patterson (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Rio Rancho HS Fort Lewis Rio Rancho, NM G 21 Nolan Dorsey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Millbrook HS Knightdale, NC F 22 Valdir Manuel 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr The Patrick School Harcum College Luanda, Angola G 23 Eloy Medina 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr West Mesa HS Albuquerque, New Mexico G 30 Kurt Wegscheider (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So NBA Academy Africa Bangui, Central African Republic F 33 Jordan Arroyo (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Atrisco Heritage Academy Albuquerque, NM F 35 Assane Ndiaye 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Kilgore College Dakar, Senegal	Head coach Paul Weir (York) Assistant coach(es) Dan McHale (Kentucky) Scott Padgett (Kentucky) Ralph Davis (Texas A&M–Kingsville) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 30, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
December 13, 2020* 1:00 pm, CUSA.TV		at Rice	W 72–61	1–0	Tudor Fieldhouse  Houston, TX
December 15, 2020* 5:00 pm, YouTube		vs. Our Lady of the Lake	W 104–65	2–0	Tudor Fieldhouse  Houston, TX
December 17, 2020* 2:30 pm, YouTube		vs. LeTourneau	W 90–58	3–0	Tudor Fieldhouse  Houston, TX
December 21, 2020 7:30 pm, FS1		at Boise State	L 53–77	3–1 (0–1)	ExtraMile Arena  Boise, ID
December 23, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Boise State	L 52–89	3–2 (0–2)	ExtraMile Arena  Boise, ID
December 31, 2020 5:00 pm, FS1		vs. Nevada	L 54–68	3–3 (0–3)	Rip Griffin Center  Lubbock, TX
January 2, 2021 8:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Nevada	L 74–84	3–4 (0–4)	Rip Griffin Center  Lubbock, TX
January 6, 2021 8:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Utah State	L 45–77	3–5 (0–5)	Rip Griffin Center  Lubbock, TX
January 8, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1		vs. Utah State	L 42–86	3–6 (0–6)	Rip Griffin Center  Lubbock, TX
January 13, 2021* 7:00 pm		at Dixie State	W 72–63	4–6	Burns Arena (771) St. George, UT
January 16, 2021 2:30 pm, CBSSN		at UNLV	L 54–77	4–7 (0–7)	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
January 18, 2021 7:30 pm, FS1		at UNLV	L 46–53	4–8 (0–8)	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
January 21, 2021 1:00 pm, MWN		vs. San Jose State	W 67–51	5–8 (1–8)	Burns Arena  St. George, UT
January 23, 2021 12:00 pm, MWN		vs. San Jose State	L 71–83	5–9 (1–9)	Burns Arena  St. George, UT
January 28, 2021 9:00 pm, CBSSN		at Fresno State	L 62–64 ^OT	5–10 (1–10)	Save Mart Center  Fresno, CA
January 30, 2021 5:00 pm, MWN		at Fresno State	L 55–65	5–11 (1–11)	Save Mart Center  Fresno, CA
February 3, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1		vs. San Diego State	Canceled		Rip Griffin Center  Lubbock, TX
February 5, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. San Diego State	Canceled		Rip Griffin Center  Lubbock, TX
February 9, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1		at Colorado State	Canceled		Moby Arena  Fort Collins, CO
February 11, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN		at Colorado State	Canceled		Moby Arena  Fort Collins, CO
February 17, 2021 6:00 pm, MWN		vs. Wyoming	L 74–83 ^OT	5–12 (1–12)	Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
February 19, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Wyoming	L 67–79	5–13 (1–13)	Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
February 22, 2021 7:30 pm, CBSSN		at Air Force	W 73–65	6–13 (2–13)	Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
February 24, 2021 4:00 pm, MWN		at Air Force	L 55–62	6–14 (2–14)	Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, CO
March 3, 2021 6:00 pm		at Colorado State	L 73–87	6–15 (2–15)	Moby Arena  Fort Collins, CO
Mountain West tournament
March 10, 2021 4:00 pm, Stadium	(11)	vs. (6) Fresno State First round	L 77–85	6–16	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source^[5]

References

1. Schrotenboer, Brent (November 25, 2020). "Should New Mexico's college teams be crossing state lines to avoid pandemic restrictions?". USA Today. from the original on 2020-11-25. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
2. Rosenzweig-Ziff, Dan (2020-11-20). "Fleeing their home state's strict restrictions on sports, New Mexico basketball teams seek refuge in two of Texas' worst hot spots". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
3. "Weir out as New Mexico coach at end of season". ESPN.com. 2021-02-27. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
4. "New Mexico hires Richard Pitino as next coach less than 24 hours after Minnesota firing". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
5. "2020-21 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". Go Lobos.com. Retrieved 2020-12-30.