New Mexico Lobos basketball
New Mexico Lobos basketball history
University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM)
The Pit
Mountain West Conference (MWC)
Current head coach: Richard Pitino (2021-)
- Assoc. HC: Isaac Chew (2021-)
- Asst: Tarvish Felton (2022-)
- Asst: Aaron Katsuma (2023-)
- Special Asst. to the HC: Dave Pilipovich (2020-21, 2022-)
- Video: Danny Walters (2022-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 2 (1968, 1974)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 16 (1968, 1974, 1978, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2024)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 8-17
- NIT Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 1964)
- NIT Appearances: 20 (1964, 1965, 1967, 1973, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2023)
- NIT Overall Record: 18-21
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 1 (1947)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 0-1
Conference Titles (BIAA, MSC/Skyline, WAC, Mountain West):
- Mountain West Regular Season Championships: 4 (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013)
- WAC Regular Season Championships: 6 (1964, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1978, 1994)
- Border Regular Season Championships: 2 (1944, 1945)
- Mountain West Tournament Championships: 5 (2005, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2024)
- WAC Tournament Championships: 2 (1993, 1996)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 2 (last = Darington Hobson, 2010)
- Mountain West Player of the Year: 4 (last = Kendall Williams, 2013)
- WAC Player of the Year: 2 (last = Clayton Shields, 1998)
New Mexico head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Richard Pitino | 2021-Pres | 61-41 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Weir | 2017-21 | 58-63 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Neal | 2013-17 | 76-52 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Alford | 2007-13 | 155-52 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Ritchie McKay | 2002-07 | 82-69 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fran Fraschilla | 1999-2002 | 55-41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Bliss | 1988-99 | 246-108 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Gary Colson | 1980-88 | 146-106 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Harrison | 1979-80 | 7-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norm Ellenberger | 1972-79 | 134-62 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob King | 1962-72 | 175-89 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Sweeney | 1958-62 | 21-75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stockton | 1955-58 | 14-58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woody Clements | 1944-51, 52-55 | 113-119 | 1 | 1^ | 0 |
| Berl Huffman | 1951-52 | 6-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George White | 1943-44 | 11-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willis Barnes | 1941-43 | 12-30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dr. Benjamin Sacks | 1940-41 | 5-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Johnson | 1919-30, 33-40 | 156-139 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Churchill | 1930-33 | 32-19 | – | – | – |
| John McGough | 1918-19 | 2-4 | – | – | – |
| Ralph Hutchinson | 1910-17 | 32-8 | – | – | – |
| no coach | 1899-1910 | 15-10 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These appearances were in the NAIA Tournament
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.