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2023–24 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

2023–24 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record26–10 (10–8 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Isaac Chew (2nd season)
  • Tarvish Felton (2nd season)
  • Aaron Katsuma (1st season)
Home arenaThe Pit
Seasons
2023–24 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 Utah State 14 – 4   .778 28 – 7   .800
Nevada 13 – 5   .722 26 – 8   .765
Boise State 13 – 5   .722 22 – 11   .667
UNLV 12 – 6   .667 21 – 13   .618
No. 17 San Diego State 11 – 7   .611 26 – 11   .703
New Mexico † 10 – 8   .556 26 – 10   .722
Colorado State 10 – 8   .556 25 – 11   .694
Wyoming 8 – 10   .444 15 – 17   .469
Fresno State 4 – 14   .222 12 – 21   .364
San Jose State 2 – 16   .111 9 – 23   .281
Air Force 2 – 16   .111 9 – 22   .290
† 2024 Mountain West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lobos, led by third-year head coach Richard Pitino, are members of the Mountain West Conference. They played their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team drew an average home attendance of 13,042 in 16 games in 2023-24.[1]

Previous season

The Lobos would finish 22–12, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in 6th place. They would win against the 11th seeded Wyoming Cowboys before losing to the 3rd seeded Utah State Aggies in the Mountain West tournament. They would make it into the 2023 National Invitation Tournament, capturing the 2nd seed in the Rutgers bracket, but would go on to lose to Utah Valley, 83–69 at The Pit.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
KJ Jenkins 0 G 6'2" 175 Senior Atlanta, GA Transferred to UNC Wilmington
Emmanuel Kuac 4 G 6'7" 200 Sophomore Calgary, AB Transferred to Detroit Mercy
Jay Allen-Tovar 12 F 6'9" 217 Senior San Jose, CA Transferred to Langston
Javonte Johnson 13 G 6'6" 190 RS Junior Colorado Springs, CO Transferred to Colorado State
Safi Fino-A-Laself 23 G 5'11" 165 Senior Las Cruces, NM Graduated
Morris Udeze 24 F 6'8" 245 Senior Houston, TX Graduated; went undrafted in 2023 NBA draft
Birima Seck 34 F 6'11" 200 Sophomore Dakar, Senegal Transferred to Fairfield
Josiah Allick 53 F 6'8" 240 Senior Lincoln, NE Transferred to Nebraska

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Jemarl Baker Jr. 0 G 6'4" 195 GS Senior Los Angeles, CA Fresno State
Isaac Mushila 12 F 6'5" 210 GS Senior Lubumbashi, Congo Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Mustapha Amzil 22 F 6'9" 215 Senior Washington, PA Dayton
Nelly Joseph 23 C 6'9" 240 Senior Lagos, Nigeria Iona

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tru Washington
#19 SG 		Phoenix, AZ AZ Compass Prep 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Feb 21, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Jadyn Toppin
#27 PF 		Dallas, TX Faith Family Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 19, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: –
  • 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:

  • "New Mexico Commit List for 2023". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  • "ESPN – New Mexico Lobos Basketball Recruiting 2023". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 24, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jemarl Baker, Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Eleanor Roosevelt HS (CA)
Kentucky/Arizona
Fresno State 		Menifee, CA
G 1 Braden Appelhans Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Western Reserve Academy Blue Springs, MO
G 2 Donovan Dent 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Centennial HS Riverside, CA
G 3 Tru Washington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr AZ Compass Prep Phoenix, AZ
G 5 Jamal Mashburn Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Brewster Academy
Minnesota 		Miami, FL
G 10 Jaelen House 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS Shadow Mountain HS
Arizona State 		Phoenix, AZ
G 11 Quinton Webb Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Etiwanda HS San Bernardino, CA
F 12 Isaac Mushila 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS SPIRE Academy
Gillette/Western Texas
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 		Lubumbashi, Congo
F 15 JT Toppin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Faith Family Academy of Oak Cliff Dallas, TX
F 20 Deraje Agbaosi (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Phoenix Prep
North Alabama 		Union Township, NJ
C 21 Sebastian Forsling 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr RIG Mark Floda, Sweden
F 22 Mustapha Amzil 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr HBA-Marsky Helsinki
Dayton 		Helsinki, Finland
C 23 Nelly Junior Joseph 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr NBA Academy Africa
Iona 		Benin City, Nigeria
G 24 Shane Douma-Sanchez (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Del Norte HS (NM) Laguna Pueblo, NM
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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2023*
7:00 p.m., – 		CSU Pueblo W 83–65  –
  26 – Dent   7 – Tied   6 – Dent  The Pit (9,290)
Albuquerque, NM
November 1, 2023*
7:00 p.m., – 		New Mexico Highlands W 86–73  –
  25 – Mashburn Jr.   9 – Webb   4 – Dent  The Pit (9,474)
Albuquerque, NM
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30 p.m., MW Network 		Texas Southern W 92–55  1–0
  15 – Mashburn Jr.   9 – Toppin   6 – Dent  The Pit (11,106)
Albuquerque, NM
November 9, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 23 Saint Mary's L 58–72  1–1
  15 – Dent   13 – Junior Joseph   5 – Dent  University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
November 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m., MW Network 		UT Arlington W 82–80  2–1
  29 – Mashburn Jr.   10 – Toppin   5 – Dent  The Pit (10,484)
Albuquerque, NM
November 21, 2023*
9:15 p.m., – 		vs. Toledo
Ball Dawgs Classic 		W 92–84  3–1
  27 – Tied   11 – Toppin   7 – Dent  Dollar Loan Center (N/A)
Henderson, NV
November 22, 2023*
7:45 p.m., – 		vs. Rice
Ball Dawgs Classic 		W 90–56  4–1
  18 – Dent   7 – Tied   11 – Dent  Dollar Loan Center (N/A)
Henderson, NV
November 24, 2023*
4:45 p.m., – 		vs. Pepperdine
Ball Dawgs Classic 		W 90–71  5–1
  24 – Dent   12 – Washington   7 – Dent  Dollar Loan Center (N/A)
Henderson, NV
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., MW Network 		Louisiana Tech W 74–65  6–1
  18 – Baker   11 – Junior Joseph   4 – Tied  The Pit (10,216)
Albuquerque, NM
December 2, 2023*
7:00 p.m., MW Network 		New Mexico State
Rio Grande Rivalry 		W 106–62  7–1
  28 – House   6 – Mushila   10 – Dent  The Pit (15,435)
Albuquerque, NM
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., MW Network 		UC Santa Barbara W 84–61  8–1
  23 – Dent   9 – Mushila   8 – Dent  The Pit (10,311)
Albuquerque, NM
December 9, 2023*
3:00 p.m., – 		vs. Santa Clara
Jack Jones Classic 		W 93–76  9–1
  22 – Dent   7 – Mushila   4 – Dent  Dollar Loan Center (N/A)
Henderson, NV
December 15, 2023*
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at New Mexico State
Rio Grande Rivalry 		W 73–72  10–1
  18 – Toppin   11 – Toppin   6 – Dent  Pan American Center (5,182)
Las Cruces, NM
December 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., MW Network 		UC Irvine W 78–65  11–1
  20 – House   11 – Toppin   5 – House  The Pit (11,536)
Albuquerque, NM
December 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., MW Network 		Eastern New Mexico W 87–54  12–1
  22 – House   16 – Junior Joseph   5 – Tied  The Pit (11,962)
Albuquerque, NM
Mountain West regular season
January 2, 2024
8:30 p.m., FS1 		at No. 13 Colorado State L 68–76  12–2
(0–1) 		 17 – Toppin   11 – Toppin   9 – Dent  Moby Arena (5,165)
Fort Collins, CO
January 6, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Wyoming W 77–60  13–2
(1–1) 		 21 – Dent   9 – Junior Joseph   5 – House  The Pit (12,611)
Albuquerque, NM
January 9, 2024
8:30 p.m., FS1 		at UNLV L 73–83  13–3
(1–2) 		 16 – Tied   9 – Junior Joseph   6 – House  Thomas & Mack Center (5,760)
Paradise, NV
January 13, 2024
12:00 p.m., CBS 		No. 19 San Diego State
Rivalry 		W 88–70  14–3
(2–2) 		 26 – House   16 – Toppin   5 – House  The Pit (15,437)
Albuquerque, NM
January 16, 2024
8:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 16 Utah State W 99–86  15–3
(3–2) 		 26 – Junior Joseph   8 – Junior Joseph   14 – Dent  The Pit (13,106)
Albuquerque, NM
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Air Force W 85–66  16–3
(4–2) 		 25 – Toppin   13 – Toppin   3 – Tied  Clune Arena (2,785)
Colorado Springs, CO
January 24, 2024
9:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 25 at San José State W 95–75  17–3
(5–2) 		 18 – House   10 – Toppin   5 – Dent  Provident Credit Union Event Center (3,118)
San Jose, CA
January 28, 2024
8:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 25 Nevada W 89–55  18–3
(6–2) 		 21 – House   10 – Junior Joseph   6 – House  The Pit (15,021)
Albuquerque, NM
January 31, 2024
8:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 19 Boise State L 78–86  18–4
(6–3) 		 31 – Dent   15 – Toppin   3 – House  The Pit (13,239)
Albuquerque, NM
February 6, 2024
6:30 p.m., MW Network 		No. 25 at Wyoming W 91–73  19–4
(7–3) 		 19 – Dent   13 – Toppin   7 – Dent  Arena-Auditorium (3,685)
Laramie, WY
February 10, 2024
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 25 UNLV L 77–80  19–5
(7–4) 		 20 – Tied   12 – Toppin   4 – Amzil  The Pit (15,435)
Albuquerque, NM
February 13, 2024
9:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Nevada W 83–82  20–5
(8–4) 		 17 – Mashburn Jr.   13 – Junior Joesph   7 – Dent  Lawlor Events Center (8,293)
Reno, NV
February 16, 2024
8:00 p.m., FS1 		at San Diego State
Rivalry 		L 70–81  20–6
(8–5) 		 22 – House   11 – Amzil   2 – Tied  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
February 21, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 22 Colorado State W 68–66  21–6
(9–5) 		 16 – Tied   12 – Junior Joseph   3 – Tied  The Pit (14,618)
Albuquerque, NM
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Air Force L 77–78  21–7
(9–6) 		 17 – Joseph   9 – Joseph   5 – Dent  The Pit (15,011)
Albuquerque, NM
March 2, 2024
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Boise State L 79–89  21–8
(9–7) 		 21 – Toppin   12 – Junior Joseph   6 – Dent  ExtraMile Arena (12,184)
Boise, ID
March 6, 2024
8:30 p.m., FS1 		Fresno State W 79–58  22–8
(10–7) 		 19 – Mashburn Jr.   16 – Toppin   7 – Dent  The Pit (13,140)
Albuquerque, NM
March 9, 2024
6:30 p.m., CBSSN 		at No. 22 Utah State L 85–87  22–9
(10–8) 		 18 – Amzil   10 – Junior Joseph   6 – House  Smith Spectrum (10,270)
Logan, UT
Mountain West tournament
March 13, 2024
5:00 p.m., Stadium 		(6) vs. (11) Air Force
First Round 		W 82–56  23–9
  18 – Toppin   11 – Toppin   9 – Dent  Thomas & Mack Center (5,858)
Paradise, NV
March 14, 2024
9:30 p.m., CBSSN 		(6) vs. (3) Boise State
Quarterfinals 		W 76–66  24–9
  29 – House   13 – Toppin   4 – Dent  Thomas & Mack Center (8,561)
Paradise, NV
March 15, 2024
10:00 p.m., CBSSN 		(6) vs. (7) Colorado State
Semifinals 		W 74–61  25–9
  19 – House   12 – Joseph   8 – House  Thomas & Mack Center (13,213)
Paradise, NV
March 16, 2024
4:00 p.m., CBS 		(6) vs. (5) San Diego State
Championship 		W 68–61  26–9
  28 – House   11 – Toppin   4 – Dent  Thomas & Mack Center (11,112)
Paradise, NV
NCAA Tournament
March 22, 2024*
1:10 p.m., TruTV 		(11 W) vs. (6 W) Clemson
First Round 		L 56–77  26–10
  14 – Joseph   12 – Joseph   2 – House  FedExForum (12,754)
Memphis,TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source[2]

Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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Coaches——————RVRVRVRVRVRV252025RV————RV—

References

  1. ^ http://fs.ncaa.org.s3.amazonaws.com/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/Attend.pdf
  2. ^ "2023–24 New Mexico Lobos Schedule and Results". Go Lobos.com. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
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