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1 NEW MEXICO BASKETBALL Athletics Media Relations (505) (505) fax NEW MEXICO SCHEDULE (13-2, 0-0 MWC) Date Opponent Time/Result Broadcast Nov. 2 Eastern New Mexico (exhibition)... W, Nov. 9 at Colorado... W, Nov. 12 Eastern Washington... W, Basketball Travelers Invitational / The Pit Nov. 16 Presbyterian... W, Nov. 17 St. Bonaventure... W, Nov. 18 Loyola Marymount... W, Nov. 21 Hawai i... W, mtn. Nov. 28 Southern Utah... W, Dec. 1 at OIe Miss... L, Dec. 4 at New Mexico State... L, Comcast Ch. 53 Dec. 8 San Diego... W, Dec. 15 Texas Tech... W, VERSUS Dec. 19 New Mexico State... W, mtn. Dec. 23 Weber State... W, Dec. 27 at Hawai i... W, mtn. Jan. 2 at UTEP... W, (OT) Jan. 5 at Wyoming... 4:06 p.m. CSTV Jan. 12 San Diego State... 7 p.m. mtn. Jan. 15 at TCU... 7 p.m. CSTV Jan. 19 Air Force... 4 p.m. mtn. Jan. 22 Utah... 7 p.m. mtn. Jan. 26 at BYU... 4 p.m. mtn. Feb. 2 at UNLV... 8 p.m. mtn. Feb. 5 Colorado State... 8 p.m. mtn. Feb. 9 Wyoming... 7 p.m. mtn. Feb. 13 at San Diego State... 9 p.m. mtn. Feb. 16 TCU... 7 p.m. mtn. Feb. 20 at Air Force... 7 p.m. Feb. 23 at Utah... Noon mtn. Feb. 26 BYU... 8 p.m. mtn. March 4 UNLV... 7 p.m. CSTV March 8 at Colorado State... 3:30 p.m. mtn. March Phillips 66 MWC Tournament at Las Vegas... TBA TBA all dates and time subject to change all times Mountain all access available on golobos.com (audio only) Game 16 New Mexico at Wyoming Saturday, Jan. 5 4:05 p.m. MST CSTV Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyo. Surging New Mexico (13-2) opens its ninth season of Mountain West Conference competition Saturday with a road game at Wyoming (6-6). Tipoff is 4:05 p.m. from the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie. The game can be seen live nationally on CSTV with Tom Hart and Sean Farnham, plus live audio is available via All Access at golobos.com. After a home absence of what will be 20 days, New Mexico returns to The Pit on Saturday, Jan. 12 to face San Diego State. It s Pack The Pit night with all tickets available for just $10. LOBO UPDATE Winners of six straight games, New Mexico is coming off a thrilling overtime victory at UTEP on Wednesday. Wyoming lost at UTEP on Dec. 22. More facts about the Lobos: Just two wins shy of matching last season s total, UNM is 13-2 for only the second time in the past nine seasons...the squad - led by Danny Granger - started the Lobos started 16-2 in New Mexico s last 6-game winning streak was a 9-game run from Feb. 14-March 12, the last three games of that run were against BYU, San Diego State and Utah in the MWC Tournament in Denver The Lobos current 6-game winning streak began Dec. 8 when Chad Toppert and Roman Martinez were inserted into the starting lineup UNM is 6-0 with Martinez, Toppert, Daniel Faris, Dairese Gary and J.R. Giddens as starters At UTEP, senior J.R. Giddens was 1 rebound short from becoming the first Lobo in 31 seasons to notch 20 points and 20 rebounds in a game...jimmy Allen had 21 points and 20 boards in a loss at New Mexico State on Dec. 1, Giddens scored 20 points and set career-highs with 19 rebounds and 7 assists in the overtime victory over the Miners...the 19 rebounds are the most in the MWC this season New Mexico Basketball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl-Exp. Hometown PPG RPG Notes 2 Jonathan Wills... G Fr-HS.. Carson, Calif Team-high 13 pts (3-3 3s) in 1st game at Colorado; 10 points in past 7 games 4 Johnnie Harris... F Jr-Tr... Chicago, Ill Season-high 11 pts. (5-5 FGs) vs. St. Bonaventure; 4 pts and 2 reb at UTEP 5 Dairese Gary... G Fr-HS.. Elkhart, Ind pts, c-high 9 reb and 4 ast at UTEP; c-high 18 pts (4-4 3s) vs. Texas Tech 10 Jamaal Smith... G Sr-1L... Las Vegas, Nev pts and c-high 8 reb. vs. Weber State; come off the bench past 10 games 15 J.R. Giddens... G Sr-1L... Oklahoma City, Okla nd straight d-d w/20 pts & 19 reb at UTEP; 23 pts and 18 reb last yr. vs. Wyo. 22 Monquel Pegues. F Jr-Tr... Wilson, N.C Season-high 10 rebounds vs. St. Bonaventure; 4 reb. at UTEP; 18% on FGs 24 Darren Prentice... G Sr-3L... Alamorgordo, N.M ppg in 12 games as a reserve; 6-9 from 3-point past 3 games 30 Roman Martinez G/F So-1L.. El Paso, Texas Career-high 24 pts. vs. NMSU; started last 6 games and UNM is Tony Danridge.. G/F Sr-3L... San Bernardino, Calif * 2.5*.. Sidelined after suffering broken left fibula Oct Chad Toppert... G Jr-2L... Albuquerque pts (9-10 FTs) and 7 reb at UTEP; 3-14 from 3-point the past 3 games 53 Daniel Faris... C Jr-2L... Albuquerque pts and 6 reb in c-high 32 minues at UTEP; 4 st. games in d. figures Head Coach: Steve Alford (Indiana 87) boldface indicates starters in last game *averages from Associate Head Coach: Craig Neal (Georgia Tech 88) Assistant Coaches: Ryan Miller (Northern State 00), Chris Walker (Villanova 92) Director of Operations: Silvey Dominguez (UNM 77) Secretary: Yolanda Rodriguez ( )

2 MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS Jay Blackman, Asst. Media Relations Director (primary) office: (505) cell: (505) Greg Remington, Assoc. AD/Media Relations (secondary) office: (505) cell: (505) LOBOS ON 770 KKOB Every New Mexico game is broadcast on 50,000-watt 770 KKOB-AM. Mike Roberts is in his 39th season handling play-by-play for Lobo basketball. Joe O Neill provides color for home games and select road games. Internet broadcasts are available free of charge via All Access on golobos.com and INTERVIEW POLICY All interviews with Lobo coaches and student-athletes must be arranged through Jay Blackman in the UNM Athletics Media Relations office. POSTGAME POLICY -- The Lobo lockerroom is closed to the media at home and on the road. At home, head coach Steve Alford will address the media in the Pete McDavid Lounge followed by selected Lobo student-athletes. On the road, Alford and student-athletes will be available outside the lockerroom. MWC COACHES TELECONFERENCE The MWC teleconference is held throughout the conference season, starting at 10 a.m. Mountain Time. The first teleconference is Jan. 7. Steve Fisher, San Diego St. 10:02-10:10 Lon Kruger, UNLV 10:42-10:50 Dave Rose, BYU 10:10-10:18 Jim Boylen, Utah 10:50-10:58 Jeff Reynolds, Air Force 10:18-10:26 Tim Miles, Colorado State 10:58-11:06 Steve Alford, New Mexico 10:26-10:34 Heath Schroyer, Wyoming 11:06-11:14 Neil Dougherty, TCU 10:34-10:42 LOBO TALK & THE STEVE ALFORD SHOW Host Scott Stiegler, head coach Steve Alford and Lobo players appear on Lobo Talk from 7-9 p.m., at Kelly s Brew Pub in Nob Hill. Call (505) or (800) to ask questions. The specifc schedule is TBA. The Lobo Coaches Show airs Sundays throughout the season at approximately 10:20 p.m. on KOB-TV Channel 4 in Albuquerque. Head coach Steve Alford joins KOB-TV sports anchors J.P. Murrieta and Lee Faria. The shows are on Sundays, Nov. 25, Dec. 2, Dec. 9, Dec. 16, Jan. 13, Jan. 20, Feb. 10, Feb. 17, March 2 and March 9. MWC BROADCAST PARTNERS In the fall of 2006, CSTV Networks and the MWC kicked off an unprecedented 14-year relationship to offer in-depth coverage of the Mountain West Conference. The mtn. - or MountainWest Sports Network - was the first super regional sports network that serves the MWC 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The mtn. is at TICKET INFORMATION Ticket office hours at The Pit are 8:30-5 Monday through Friday. Individual game tickets are available: online at unmtickets.com by calling or toll-free at ticket office at The Pit UNM Bookstore select Albertson s stores in Albuquerque and Santa Fe For more information call the ticket office at (505) Call (505) about group tickets. UNM STUDENT TICKET PICK-UP Tickets for Lobo men s basketball are free for all full-time UNM students (enrolled in 6+ hours) during the season. Students can pick up tickets on six distribution dates and student guest tickets will be available for $10. The UNM student seating is in sections 26 and 27 on the north end of The Pit. Distribution Dates Games Available Wed., Nov. 14 Hawai i (11/21), Southern Utah (11/28), San Diego (12/8), Texas Tech (12/15) Wed., Dec. 5 New Mexico State (12/19), Weber State (12/23), San Diego State (1/12), Air Force (1/19), Utah (1/22) Wed., Jan. 30 Colorado State (2/5), Wyoming (2/9), TCU (2/16), BYU (2/26), UNLV (3/4) Tickets are available at the Center for the Arts ticket window outside of Popejoy Hall on each distribution date from 7:30-10 a.m. After that time, tickets can be picked up at the UNM Bookstore or the Lobo Ticket Office at The Pit. Students tickets will be available from the distribution date until the start of the game, subject to availability. Full-time UNM students must show a valid student ID to pick up tickets and must show their ID and ticket when entering The Pit. The student section will be assigned seating, not general admission. The earlier you get your tickets, the better your seats. One student can get up to four tickets per game. For example, on the first distribution date, one student can bring four valid student IDs and get four tickets for all four games being distributed on that date, totaling 16 tickets. One student can use any combination of student IDs and student guest tickets, but may only get four tickets for any game at one time. Sections 26 and 27 include approximately 1,100 seats. If the demand for student tickets excedes the capacity of these sections for any given game, additional seating will be in other bench and standing room sections, up to the capacity of The Pit. Students will not be turned away as long as there are available seats for a given game. Student entrance is door 12 on the north side of The Pit. In addition to football, The mtn. covers every Mountain West Conference sport, including men s and women s basketball, women s volleyball, soccer, softball, baseball and much more. UNM athletics is also on national cable channels CSTV and VERSUS. Listed below are the channels: Comcast Albuquerque DirecTV Dish Network The Mtn. Ch. 276 TBA TBA CSTV Ch. 274 Ch. 610 Ch. 152 VERSUS Ch. 37 Ch. 603 Ch. 151

3 The Lobos have not won at Wyoming since a decision in 1995, a streak that has reached 10 games New Mexico has not won its first conference road game of the season since 2001, a victory at San Diego State...that s 6 straight losses After going 3-19 in true road games in Ritchie McKay s final two seasons, New Mexico is 3-2 this season and has won consecutive non-conference road games for the first time since the season (at New Mexico State and at Texas-Arlington)...the losses this year have come at Ole Miss and New Mexico State...Ole Miss is 13-0 and ranked No. 18 in both polls heading into next week s showdown at Tennessee The last time New Mexico won three straight true road games - on the opponent s home floor - was : at New Mexico State, Gonzaga and San Diego State COWBOY CORNER Wyoming is 6-6 on the season after getting past Chadron (Neb.) State Monday in Laramie. The Cowboys are 4-1 at the Arena-Auditorium this season. First-year Wyoming head coach Heath Schroyer has faced New Mexico before. His Portland State team lost to the Lobos in The Pit on Dec. 28, The Cowboys are paced by the high-scoring guard tandem of Brandon Ewing (17.5 ppg) and Brad Jones (13.6 ppg). Ewing leads the MWC in scoring, assists (5.08) and minutes played (37.25). Although just 6-1, Jones is 1st in the league in offensive rebounds (3.18) and 3rd in total rebounds (7.5). He is also 2nd in minutes played (36.0), 4th in assists (3.91) and 12th in scoring. As a team, Wyoming is 1st in the loop in blocked shots (5.33 a game), but last in scoring defense (72.8 ppg), scoring margin (-0.8) and turnover margin (-4.0). HEAD COACH STEVE ALFORD Steve Alford was named UNM s 19th head coach on March 23, 2007, after spending eigth seasons at the University of Iowa. Alford is (63%) into his 17th season. His teams have qualified for postseason play 11 times, produced 13 winning seasons and reached 20 wins on eight occasions. This is Alford s first game against Wyoming. In eight seasons at Iowa, Alford compiled a record with a school-record seven consecutive winning seasons, and six postseason appearances. The Hawkeyes won two Big Ten Conference tournament titles (2001 and 06). Iowa was in It was 9-7 in the Big Ten, tied with NCAA teams Illinois and Purdue for fourth place. Prior to Iowa, Alford posted a record in four seasons ( ) at NCAA Division III Manchester (Ind.) College and a four-year ( ) record of at Southwest Missouri State (now Missouri State). The Bears defeated Wisconsin and Tennessee to advance to the Sweet 16 of the 1999 NCAA Tournament before losing to top-ranked Duke in the regional semifinals. In 1997 Alford led the Bears to a 24-9 record (second in the Missouri Valley Conference) and a trip to the National Invitation Tournament. In somewhat of a rarity, Alford has never been anything but a head coach at the collegiate level. His first position came at Manchester at the age of 27. NEW MEXICO QUICK FACTS School: The University of New Mexico Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Enrollment: 25,767 Founded: 1889 by Territorial Legislature Colors: Cherry and Silver Nickname: Lobos Conference: Mountain West Arena: The Pit/Bob King Court (18,018) President: Dr. David Schmidly Vice President for Athletics: Paul Krebs Head Coach: Steve Alford Associate Head Coach: Craig Neal Assistant Coaches: Ryan Miller, Chris Walker Director of Operations: Silvey Dominguez Secretary: Yolanda Rodriguez Basketball Office: 505/ Basketball Office FAX: 505/ Trainer: David Smith Strength & Conditioning: Aaron Day Managers: Pat Baca, Gabriel Gabaldon, Mike Mares, Luke Myers, John Mark Sowers ROSTER BREAKDOWN Returning Lettermen (7) Tony Danridge... G/F, 6-5, 205, Sr-3L Daniel Faris... P, 6-9, 245, Jr-2L J.R. Giddens... G/F, 6-5, 210, Sr-1L Roman Martinez... G/F, 6-7, 185, So-1L Darren Prentice... G, 6-1, 170, Sr-3L Jamaal Smith... G, 5-9, 175, Sr-1L Chad Toppert... G, 6-7, 215, Jr-2L Lettermen Lost (6) Jeffrey Henfield... G/F, 6-4, 210, Jr-1L Sean Imadiyi... F, 6-7, 190, Fr-1L Aaron Johnson... F, 6-8, 255, Sr-1L David Kanyinda... G, 6-2, 185, Fr-1L Ryan Kersten... G, 6-1, 195, So-2L Kellen Walter... F, 6-10, 225, Sr-4L Newcomers (5) Dairese Gary... G, 6-1, 205, Fr-HS Johnnie Harris... F, 6-8, 250, Jr-Tr Kem Nweke... C, 6-10, 290, Fr-HS Monquel Pegues... F, 6-10, 255, Jr-Tr Jonathan Wills... G, 6-5, 185, Fr-HS MWC PRESEASON POLL WYOMING INFORMATION Possible Starters Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG 5 Ryan Dermody... F Soph Joseph Taylor... F Sr Travis Nelson... C Soph Brad Jones... G Sr Brandon Ewing... G Jr Location... Laramie, Wyo. Enrollment... 13,207 Nickname... Cowboys Dir. of Athletics... Tom Buchanan Arena... Arena-Auditorium (15,000) Head Coach... Heath Schroyer (Armstrong Atlantic State 95) Career Record... 1st year Assistants... Fred Langley (Fresno State 87), Shaun Vandiver (Colorado 02), Anthony Stewart (Mt. Union 93) Starters Returning/Lost... 3/2 Lettermen Returning/Lost... 8/ Record (Conf.) (7-9 / 5th) 1. BYU (15) UNLV (2) Utah (2) New Mexico (2) San Diego State (1) Wyoming TCU Air Force Colorado State... 33

4 Series Information UNM UW Pre-Skyline Skyline WAC WAC Tournament Mountain West At Albuquerque In The Pit At Laramie In Arena-Auditorium At Fort Collins, Colo At Casper, Wyo At Green River, Wyo Total Series Notes: It s the 115th meeting and the Pokes have a lead. Wyoming has taken 11 of the 16 MWC games played, and has won 10 straight in Laramie. UNM s last win at the Double-A was Feb. 18, 1995, by a count. The Lobos lead in Albuquerque, but at The Pit. Only BYU with 16 has more wins in The Pit than the Cowboys. Steve Alford vs. Wyoming First meeting Heath Schroyer vs. UNM W L At Albuquerque * while at Portland State Biggest Scores By UNM At Albq in 2000 (93-99) 93 in 1978 (93-74) 93 in 1977 (93-78) At Laramie in 1989 (106-89) By Wyoming At Albq in 2003 (103-91) At Laramie in 1966 (104-85) Biggest Winning Margins By UNM At Albq in 1998 (89-59) At Laramie in 1989 (106-89) By Wyoming At Albq in 1952 (84-48) At Laramie in 1958 (101-61) Game-by-Game Results Wyoming at Casper, Wyo Wyoming at Green River, Wyo Wyoming at Laramie Wyoming Albuquerque Wyoming at Laramie Wyoming Albuquerque Wyoming at Laramie Wyoming Albuquerque Wyoming at Laramie Wyoming Albuquerque New Mexico at Laramie Wyoming Albuquerque Wyoming Albuquerque Wyoming at Laramie Wyoming at Laramie Wyoming Albuquerque New Mexico Albuquerque Wyoming at Laramie Wyoming at Laramie New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico Albuquerque Wyoming at Laramie New Mexico at Laramie New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico-Wyoming Series New Mexico at Laramie Wyoming Albuquerque New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico at Laramie Wyoming Albuquerque Wyoming at Laramie New Mexico Albuquerque Wyoming at Laramie Wyoming at Laramie Wyoming Albuquerque New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico at Laramie Wyoming at Laramie New Mexico Albuquerque Wyoming at Laramie New Mexico Albuquerque Wyoming at Laramie Wyoming Albuquerque Wyoming at Laramie New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico at Larmie Wyoming Albuquerque New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico at Laramie New Mexico Albuquerque Wyoming at Laramie New Mexico (OT) at Laramie New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico Albuquerque Wyoming at Laramie New Mexico at Laramie New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico Albuquerque Wyoming at Laramie Wyoming at Laramie Wyoming Albuquerque Wyoming at Laramie New Mexico Albuquerque Wyoming Albuquerque Wyoming at Laramie New Mexico Albuquerque Wyoming at Laramie New Mexico at Laramie New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico at Laramie New Mexico at Laramie Wyoming Albuquerque Wyoming at Laramie* Wyoming at Laramie New Mexico Albuquerque Wyoming Albuquerque* New Mexico Albuquerque Wyoming at Laramie New Mexico at Laramie Wyoming Albuquerque Wyoming (OT) Albuquerque New Mexico at Laramie Wyoming Albuquerque New Mexico (OT) at Laramie New Mexico Albuquerque Wyoming at Laramie New Mexico at Ft. Collins* New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico at Laramie New Mexico at Laramie New Mexico Albuquerque Wyoming Albuquerque New Mexico at Laramie New Mexico Albuquerque* Wyoming at Laramie New Mexico Albuquerque Wyoming at Laramie New Mexico Albuquerque Wyoming at Laramie Wyoming Albuquerque Wyoming Albuquerque Wyoming at Laramie Wyoming at Laramie New Mexico Albuquerque Wyoming (OT) Laramie Wyoming Albuquerque Wyoming Laramie New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico Albuquerque Wyoming Laramie Wyoming Laramie New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico Albuquerque Wyoming Laramie * conference tournament Recent Games New Mexico 91, Wyoming 83 Jan. 30, 2007 Albuquerque, N.M. Wyoming MP FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S TP Okoye* Taylor* Jones* Spencer* Ewing* Dermody Engels Geis Platt Nelson Songondo Team TOTALS FG% (47.5) 3Pt% (25.0) FT% (65.6) New Mexico MP FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S TP Danridge* Smith* Giddens* Prentice* Toppert* Johnson Henfield Kersten Martinez Faris Team TOTALS FG% (48.1) 3Pt% (35.7) FT% (72.0) Attendance: 12,404 Technical Fouls: WYO - Ewing, Jones, UNM - Smith Officials: Hall, Chrismas, Giarratano UNM's Record: 13-10, 2-6 MWC Wyoming New Mexico GAME NOTES The Lobos snap a 3-game losing streak with the victory...unm improves to overall and 2-6 in the Mountain West Conference...Wyoming is 13-9 and 4-4 in the MWC New Mexico was 36 of 50 from the FT line...that s the most FTs made and attempted since the Utah game on March 1, 2003, when it was 40 of 53...the two teams combined for 57 fouls, including 31 by the Cowboys. The Lobo bench contributed 43 of the team s 91 points and 20 of the 36 individual rebounds Wyoming 76, New Mexico 67 March 3, 2007 Laramie, Wyo. New Mexico MP FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S TP Johnson* Danridge* Giddens* Kersten* Toppert* Kanyinda Henfield Imadiyi Martinez Walter Faris Team TOTALS FG% (49.1) 3Pt% (23.8) FT% (53.3) Wyoming MP FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO B S TP Spencer* Okoye* Brown* Ewing* Platt* Dermody Songondo Team TOTALS FG% (57.4) 3Pt% (38.9) FT% (88.2) Attendance: 6,480 Technical Fouls: None Officials: Staffen, Spaulding, Burks UNM s Record: 15-16, 4-12 MWC New Mexico Wyoming

5 UNM PREDICTED FOR 4TH-PLACE FINISH IN MOUNTAIN WEST New Mexico and San Diego State were picked to finish in a tie fourth in the Mountain West Conference race during the league s preseason media gathering in Denver on October 17. Voters were a combination of head coaches and media. Wyoming was picked to finish 6th. BYU was the favorite to win the league. UNM ALL-TIME IN THE MWC New Mexico has a overall record in the Mountain West Conference, in The Pit and on the road. UNM is 7-37 in league road games the past six seasons. NEW MEXICO LAST YEAR IN THE MWC Picked to finish fifth in last year s MWC preseason poll, New Mexico finished 4-12, tying TCU for eighth - or last - place. UNM lost 12 conference games for the first time since 1959 when it finished 1-13 in the Skyline Conference. UNM endured its fifth MWC losing record in the past seven seasons. The Lobos only winning mark in league play since 2000 was 10-4 in UNM was 8-8 in New Mexico never had a losing league record from , a span of 17 seasons. Wyoming had a 7-9 record in the MWC, finishing in 6th place. BYU won the conference title with a 13-3 mark. LOBOS IN MWC OPENERS New Mexico has a 4-4 record in MWC openers, but it has lost four of the past five. The Lobos have a 2-6 ledger in MWC lid-lifters on the road, including six straight losses since 2002: at TCU, Utah, Air Force, Wyoming twice and Colorado State. The last win in a MWC road opener was at San Diego State in THE NEW MEXICO-WYOMING SERIES It s the 115th meeting and the Pokes have a lead. Each team won on its home floor last year, UNM in The Pit and Wyoming in Laramie. There were 57 fouls called and 82 free throws attempted in the game in Albuquerque. Wyoming has taken 11 of the 16 MWC games in the series, and it has won 10 straight in Laramie. UNM s last win at the Double- A was Feb. 18, 1995, by a count. LAST YEAR IN LARAMIE Brandon Ewing scored 20 points in leading Wyoming over New Mexico in a rematch of two teams that were involved in a brawl during their first meeting in January. A brawl broke out the last time the teams played, on Jan. 31 at New Mexico, and players from both teams were suspended for the game in Laramie: Wyoming s Brad Jones, as well as New Mexico s Jamaal Smith and Darren Prentice. Wyoming got well ahead in the first half and New Mexico came no closer than nine points after that. Ewing hit all nine of his free throws, including four in the final minute to help keep the Lobos out of reach despite baskets by Tony Danridge and David Kanyinda. The Cowboys used an 18-4 run to go up in the first half. The run began on a 3-pointer by Eric Platt that put the Cowboys ahead In the final minutes of the first half, Ewing made two baskets and three free throws to give Wyoming a lead at intermission. Early in the second half, Ewing scored another basket and two free throws for the Cowboys widest lead of the game, After Ewing, Platt scored 14 points and James Spencer had 13. Ike Okoye had eight rebounds. New Mexico was led by J.R. Giddens 15 points. Giddens also had nine rebounds. Danridge had 13 points and Kanyinda 10 points. New Mexico used its 17th different starting lineup of the season The Lobos missed their first 11 3-pointers before Kellen Walter connected late in the first half...new Mexico finished 5 of 21 from 3- point for 23.8%...UNM came into the game averaging 9.57 treys a game and shooting 38.2% from long range Wyoming shot 57.4% (27-47) from the floor, the best against UNM since Colorado State converted 63% (31-49) in The Pit on Jan. 6 SEASON NO. 105 The season is the 105th in school history. The Lobos first laced up the hightops on Feb. 2, 1900, when they lost 8-6 to the Albuquerque Guards. While this season is actually the 106th anniversary of that inaugural year, UNM did not field a team for various reasons in , , and The Lobos have been on the hardwoods continuously since the season and have compiled an all-time record of 1, (.560). New Mexico was (.457) from , but has gone (.630) over the past 44-plus seasons, an average of nearly 19 wins per year. The Lobos have made 27 trips to the postseason during that span, including 11 appearances in the NCAA Tournament and 16 showings in the NIT. DANRIDGE OUT Lobo senior Tony Danridge suffered a broken left fibula during a game with teammates on Oct. 4. He had surgery on Oct. 8 and is expected to miss three months. Danridge, a 6-5 senior from San Bernardino, Calif., posted 12.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per game last season and was named 3rd team All-MWC. He was the only Lobo to play in all 95 games over the past three seasons, not missing a game to this point in his Lobo career. He does have a redshirt year available. UTEP RECAP AND POSTGAME NOTES J.R. Giddens had 20 points and 19 rebounds and Chad Toppert added 14 points, leading New Mexico to an overtime win over Texas-El Paso on Wednesday night. Daniel Faris and Darren Prentice each scored 13 for the Lobos in a rough-and-tumble thriller that will be remembered as one of the best contests in the history of the 79-year-old rivalry. Freshman Dairese Gary and Jamaal Smith each scored 10 as New Mexico won its sixth straight. The Miners lost their first home game in seven tries this season. Stephon Jackson and Randy Culpepper each scored 17 for UTEP, though Jackson the nation s sixth-leading scorer with a 25.5-point average picked up two fouls in the first four minutes and sat most of the first half, scoring just two points. It was a nailbiter most of the night until UTEP coach Tony Barbee, who got a technical foul late in the first half, was ejected after being whistled for his second technical with 3:11 remaining in overtime. That was just enough of an opening for the Lobos, who finally delivered a knockout punch. Toppert made 1-of-2 foul shots for the technical, Jamaal Smith added two more free throws and Prentice scored on a fastbreak. Just like that, the Lobos led with 2:30 to go, flattening the crowd of 10,973 fans. UTEP trimmed the deficit to with 41 seconds remaining on a bucket by Marvin Kilgore and it was seconds later when Culpepper hit a 3-pointer, but the Miners just couldn t make up the difference. Prentice made 1 of 2 free throws with 4 seconds on the clock, just enough for the victory when Kilgore made a meaningless 3-pointer at the horn. Both teams missed a chance to finish it in regulation.

6 Jackson made two free throws with 1:23 remaining to put UTEP up but Giddens tied it when he collected his own missed shot and drew a foul, making both free throws to tie it at with 53.3 seconds to play. On UTEP s ensuing possession, Jackson missed a 20-footer and Gary came away with the ball for the Lobos. After a New Mexico timeout, Giddens drove the right baseline and missed a floater, and Daniel Faris got the rebound but missed a putback at the regulation buzzer. UNM is 3-2 away from home and has won consecutive non-conference road games for the first time since the season (at New Mexico State and at Texas-Arlington) The Lobos have won 3 road games in , equaling their entire total from the past two seasons when they went 3-19 it s the most road wins since going 5-5 in The Lobos and Miners played their 10th overtime game in the 139-game history of the series the OT record between the two schools is tied at 5-5, although UNM has won the last 4 New Mexico had lost its past 4 overtime games away from Albuquerque the last win had been at New Mexico State during the season UNM is 12-0 this season when leading at halftime and 12-0 when out-rebounding its opponent the Lobos led the Miners at the break and gathered 56 rebounds to UTEP s 45 UNM trailed 8-0, but then scored the next 14 points for a 14-8 advantage J.R. Giddens scored 11 of the Lobos first 14 points New Mexico kept the lead until the second half when the Miners went up the Lobos trailed late in regulation, but outscored UTEP 7-2 over the last 3:53 to force overtime UNM led in overtime before hanging on at the end UNM shot a season-low 36.1% (22-61), including 23.8% (5-21) from 3-point the Lobos made 8 of their first 16 shots from the floor, but finished the half making just 3 of their last 15 tries UNM has shot just 24% (7-29) from 3-point the past 2 games UTEP shot a season-low 33.3% (23-69) from the field, 21.2% (7-33) in the 1st half the Miners previous season-low was 41.3% (26-63) against New Mexico State on Nov. 27 in El Paso UNM held UTEP to a season-low-tying 28 points in the 1st half the Miners trailed UNLV New Mexico limited UTEP junior guard Stefon Jackson to 17 points on 5-15 shooting, 7-8 FTs, and 1 rebound Jackson, who scored 25 against the Lobos last year, came into the game averaging 25.5 points and a team-high 5 rebounds The Lobos made their first 10 free throws and finished the game by hitting 37-of-52 (71%) that s the most FTs made and attempted since a 40-of-53 performance against Utah on March 1, 2003 Senior J.R. Giddens scored 20 points in 43 minutes, and set career-highs with 19 rebounds and 7 assists the 19 rebounds are the most by a Lobo since Lewis LaMar had 22 against Fresno State on Feb. 26, 1994 recorded his 2nd straight double-double, 4th of the season and 7th of his career averaging 18.3 points and 13 rebounds in the past 3 games Freshman Dairese Gary had a career-high 9 rebounds to go along with 10 points and 4 assists has 22 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists the past 2 games NEW MEXICO IN THE PIT First Game:... Dec. 1, 1966 Total Games: All-Time Record: (80%) Longest Win Streak: (2/10/96-2/19/98) Total Attendance:... 11,387,974 All-Time Average Attendance:... 15,557 Non-conference games: Conference/Conference Tournament: or more points: or more points: or more points: Overtime: Since season: (87%) ATTENDANCE IN THE PIT Year Total G Average Natl. Rank Record , ,778 2nd , ,920 5th , ,665 3rd , ,673 3rd , ,144 2nd , ,333 6th , ,352 6th , ,528 4th , ,025 4th , ,439 2nd , ,770 2nd , ,235 2nd , ,291 3rd , ,838 7th , ,033 3rd , ,525 4th , ,334 4th , ,701 7th , ,248 4th , ,050 4th , ,695 8th , ,875 9th , ,201 8th , ,629 8th , ,355 7th , ,605 11th , ,144 7th , ,648 8th , ,085 9th , ,026 9th , ,173 6th , ,625 7th , ,386 6th , ,443 8th , ,418 8th , ,426 7th , ,186 12th , ,679 15th , ,309 14th , ,387 21st , ,853 23rd , , Totals 11,387, , boldface indicates school records

7 UNM HOME WINNING STREAKS 41 Feb. 10, 1996 (UTEP) to Feb. 26, 1998 (BYU) 24 Dec. 3, 1973 (Oregon St.) to Jan. 25, 1975 (BYU) 21 Dec. 28, 2004 (Miss. Valley St.) to Feb. 1, 2006 (BYU) 21 Dec. 21, 1991 (Tenn. St.) to Jan. 21, 1993 (CSU) 17 Feb. 15, 1990 (BYU) to Jan. 5, 1991 (Wyoming) 17 Jan. 4, 1978 (Puget Sound) to Dec. 30, 1978 (Idaho St.) 16 Mar. 3, 1966 (Ariz.) to Mar 4, 1967 (Wyoming) 16 Dec. 16, 1967 (Pepperdine) to Mar. 15, 1968 (Santa Clara) 16 Nov. 13, 1998 (DePaul) to Feb. 1, 1999 (Utah) NEW MEXICO SINCE Year Record Postseason NIT (0-1) NIT (1-1) NIT (0-1) NIT (0-1) NIT (2-1) NIT (2-1) NIT (3-2) NCAA (0-1) NIT (2-1) NCAA (0-1) NCAA (0-1) NCAA (1-1) NCAA (1-1) NCAA (1-1) NCAA (1-1) NIT (1-1) NIT (2-1) NIT (0-1) NCAA (0-1) POINT STREAK INTACT UNM has made at least one 3-pointer in 563 straight games...the last time it didn't was Jan. 3, 1991, missing on 8 attempts against Colorado State...since the 3- point shot became part of college basketball in , the Lobos have made 10 or more 102 times...the record in those games is 78-24: Season 3FG-A Pct Junior Daniel Faris finished with 13 points for his 4th straight game scoring in double figures scored 6 points in overtime, including 4-of-4 from the FT line has averaged 13.5 points over the past 4 games Junior Chad Toppert had 14 points and 7 rebounds set career-highs with 9 FTs made and 10 FTs attempted converted 1-6 from 3-pt, the 3rd straight game he has failed to make at least 2 3s in a game season accuracy is 47.5% (38-80) while his career percentage of 44.77% ( ) is now 2nd-best in UNM history Troy DeVries is 1st at 44.95% has pointers in his career, 3 from moving into the top-10 all-time at UNM Reserves Darren Prentice and Jamaal Smith combined to score 21 of their 23 points in the 2nd half Smith scored all 10 of his after the break, Prentice 11 of 13, including a free throw with 4.7 seconds left that was the eventual difference in the 1-point victory Prentice scored 8 points in overtime RECORDS FALL IN O.T. WIN AT UTEP The Lobos disrupted the UTEP record book in the overtime win over the Miners on Jan. 2: J.R. Giddens 19 rebounds were the most by a UTEP opponent since Nevada s Richard Stirgus collected 19 boards in Reno on Jan. 27, Giddens 19 rebounds were also a Haskins Center record by an opposing player The Lobos 52 free throw attempts were the most by a Miner foe since Missouri shot 55 on Dec. 8, 1973 in Columbia...the 52 free throw attempts were a Haskins Center record, and the 37 free throws made were a Haskins Center opponent record UNM s 56 rebounds were a Haskins Center opponent record, and the most boards by a UTEP opponent since Washington also collected 56 in a preseason NIT game in Denver on Nov. 22, 1985 NON-CONFERENCE STREAK IN THE PIT The Lobos have won 31 consecutive non-conference home games, and 47 of the past 48. the last loss was to 5th-ranked Wake Forest on Dec. 22, BIG-TIME DEFENSE AGAINST WEBER STATE New Mexico side-swiped Weber State at home on Dec. 23. The 32 points ties for the fewest by a Lobo opponent in The Pit, which opened in December of UNM beat BYU on Feb. 3, It also ties for the fewest points allowed by a Steve Alford-coached team during his 17- year coaching career. On March 12, 1999, Alford s Southwest Missouri State squad beat Wisconsin in the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament in Charlotte N.C. It was UNM at halftime. The 12 points are the fewest by a UNM opponent in the first half since Dec. 29, 1972, when the Lobos had a 40-9 halftime lead over Dartmouth. HOLDING DOWN SOME OF THE BIG GUNS New Mexico really put the clamps on the opponents top scorers in a couple of nonconference games: University of San Diego: USD s top-2 scorers Brandon Johnson and Gyno Pomare were held to a combined 14 points and 4 rebounds they came into the game averaging 31.6 points and 10.7 rebounds Pomare had a season-low 4 points Texas Tech: Martin Zeno and Alan Voskuil had just 5 points and 0 rebounds...the duo was averaging 30.3 points and 10.1 rebounds...zeno was held scoreless and had just 1 FG attempt in 5 minutes, while Voskuil (1-6 FGs, 2-2 FTs) didn t score until 3:31 into the second half on a pair of FTs UTEP: Stefon Jackson had 17 points on 5-15 shooting, 7-8 FTs, and 1 rebound Jackson came into the game 6th in the nation in scoring, averaging 25.5 points, and a team-high 5 rebounds...he scored just 2 points and had no rebounds in the 1st half

8 IT S A REAL T.E.A.M. Some pretty interesting facts about the 10-man Lobos team through the first 15 games of the season: All 10 Lobos have played in every game this season, and all 10 are averaging between 11.3 and 30 minutes a game With 15 games in the books, you could say there have been a total of 150 opportunities to score: 15 games x 10 players...amazingly, only 13 times has a Lobo not gotten into the scoring column this season...it s the same with rebounding: just 14 times has a Lobo failed to get a carom Eight different players - out of 10 on the roster - have led the team in scoring, and that happened in the first 14 games Only one Lobo - J.R. Giddens - ranks in the top-20 in the Mountain West Conference in scoring...giddens is 15th at 12.7 points a game NICE BENCH And, since everyone plays the Lobo bench has made huge contributions. The reserves contributed 49 points in the win over Loyola Marymount, including 19 of the first 23 and 26 of 43 in the first half. UNM s reserves have scored 40.8% (462 of 1,133) of the points and pulled down 39.4% (199 of 505) of the individual rebounds this season. That s averages of 30.8 points and 13.3 rebounds a game. FREE THROWS IMPROVING The Lobos opened the season by shooting a chilly 60.4% from the free-throw line in the first 6 games. The past 9 contests, the accuracy is 72.2% ( ), raising the season percentage to 68.3%. 3-POINT RECORD FALLS The Lobos 81.8% (9-11) accuracy from 3-point against Texas Tech is a school record and it tied the Mountain West Conference record (San Diego State - Dec. 15, 2006). The previous UNM record was 72.2% (13-18) vs. San Francisco State in TOPPERT FROM 3 Junior Chad Toppert continues to swing back and forth for the top spot as UNM s most accurate 3-point shooter. He has made 44.77% ( ) of his tries, No. 2 on list. Troy DeVries is 1st at 44.95% ( ). Toppert is 2nd in the league in 3-point shooting (2.75 a game) and accuracy (47.5%) this season. IT S A FIRST FOR LOBO HOOPS For the first time since the 3-point shot was introduced into college basketball before the season, UNM canned at least 13 3-pointers in three straight games. The historic feat came during the Basketball Travelers Invitational when the Lobos were 13 of 28 against Presbyterian, 13 of 28 against St. Bonaventure and 13 of 26 against Loyola Marymount. That s a 47.6% clip for the 3-game tournament. 3s AND COUNTING UNM has made a 3-pointer in 563 straight games, the 12th-longest active streak in NCAA Div. I. UNLV is 1st at more than 660 games. The last time UNM failed to connect from long range was Jan. 3, 1991, missing on 8 attempts against Colorado State in The Pit. DISHIN IT The 28 assists in the win over Eastern Washington is UNM s highest total in 10 years, since it had 32 in a victory over Holy Cross on Dec. 29, The Lobos are averaging 17 assists a game compared to 15.1 in ALWAYS BETTER AT HOME A look at UNM s stats at home and on the road: Record FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. PPG Home Road MWC STANDINGS (through Jan. 2) All New Mexico UNLV BYU San Diego State Utah TCU Air Force Wyoming Colorado State TEAM STATISTICS (thru Jan. 2) NCAA rankings through games of Dec. 16 Avg/Pct. MWC NCAA Scoring Offense rd Scoring Defense nd... 30th Scoring Margin nd... t27th FG Pct rd... 33rd FG Pct. Defense th 3-Pt. FGs / Game rd... 28th 3-Pt. FG Pct st... 8th 3-Pt. FG Pct. Def th FT Pct th Offensive Rebounds th Defensive Rebounds th Rebound Margin nd Assists nd... 25th Steals th Blocks th TO Margin th Assist/TO Ratio nd INDIVIDUAL Daniel Faris Avg/Pct Rank Offensive Rebounds th Dairese Gary Avg/Pct Rank Assists th FT Pct th J.R. Giddens Avg/Pct Rank Scoring th Rebounding nd Defensive Rebounds nd Offensive Rebounds th Blocks th Minutes Played th Roman Martinez Avg/Pct Rank Assist/Turnover Ratio th Darren Prentice Avg/Pct Rank Assist/Turnover Ratio th Jamaal Smith Avg/Pct Rank FT Pct th Chad Toppert Avg/Pct Rank NCAA Scoring th 3-Pt. FG Pct nd... 10th 3-Pt. FGs Made nd

9 STATS TRENDS Since , New Mexico is 73-6 when it shoots better than its opponent...the only losses came in against Air Force (UNM 69.2% to AFA s 50%) and to Villanova (29.8% to 28.3%) in the NCAA Tournament, in against Washington (54% to 50%) and twice to BYU (UNM 53% to BYU s 49% in The Pit, UNM s 51% to BYU s 46% in Provo) and last year at San Diego State (51% to 46%)...the record is since The Lobos are 36-2 when allowing less than 60 points since Since , the Lobos are when they lead at halftime, however, 10 of the losses came during the and seasons PERSONNEL PICTURE The Lobos return seven lettermen, including four starters, from last year s team that posted a overall record and finished tied for eighth in the MWC with a 4-12 mark. UNM returns more than 77% of its scoring, 67% of its rebounding and 71% of its minutes. Returning starters include seniors J.R. Giddens, Tony Danridge, Darren Prentice and Jamaal Smith. Giddens led the team in scoring at 15.8 ppg while Danridge was second on the team at 12.5 ppg. Prentice led the squad with 101 assists while Smith was tops from the FT line at 82.5%. Danridge was a 3rd team All-MWC selection while Giddens and Prentice were both honorable mention honorees. New Mexico lost just two seniors in Aaron Johnson and Kellen Walter. Johnson led the team in rebounding, grabbing 7.3 rpg while scoring 6.3 ppg. Walter was the only four-year player on the team, averaging 2.0 ppg as a senior. Junior Jeffrey Henfield (2.2 ppg), sophomore Ryan Kersten (5.5 ppg) and freshmen Sean Imadiyi (1.1 ppg), David Kanyinda (1.5 ppg) and Derek Oestreicher (redshirt in ) all decided to leave the program following the season. Other returning players include juniors Chad Toppert and Daniel Faris and sophomore Roman Martinez. Toppert was No. 9 in the nation in 3-pt. FG% at 43.8%. He was also third on the team in scoring at 9.5 ppg. Faris started 10 games as a sophomore, averaging 4.8 ppg and 3.4 rpg. Alford and his staff will welcome five new faces to the team in , two junior college transfers (Johnnie Harris and Monquel Pegues) and three freshmen (Dairese Gary, Kem Nweke and Jonathan Wills). NEW NAMES AND FACES GREET THE LOBOS In what has to be a first in the history of Lobo basketball, UNM will play 17 games in against 11 teams that have first-year head coaches. Of course, Nerw Mexico also has a new coach in Steve Alford. The list: Jeff Bzdelik - Colorado Kirk Earlywine - Eastern Washington Mark Schmidt - St. Bonaventure Hawaii - Bob Nash* Southern Utah - Roger Reid New Mexico State - Marvin Menzies* San Diego - Bill Grier* Wyoming - Heath Schroyer Air Force - Jeff Reynolds Utah - Jim Boylen* Colorado State - Tim Miles *1st head coaching position SEASON TICKETS SURPASS 10,000 Season tickets climbed above 10,000 for the first time since the season when UNM sold 10,598. The final count for is 10,096. UNM sold at least 10,000 season tickets for 30 consecutive seasons between and ND SEASON IN THE PIT One of college basketball s most famous and recognizable buildings, University Arena is the home of New Mexico basketball. The season is the 42nd year that University Arena has served as home for Lobo hoops. The first game was played on Dec. 1, 1966, with New Mexico beating Abilene Christian A total of 732 games have been played overall. The Lobos have come away the victor in 592 of those good for a stunning.809 winning percentage. What is even more impressive about UNM s home court is that more than 11 million fans have flocked into this sunken edifice to see their beloved Lobos play basketball. The Lobos have averaged more than 15,500 fans the past 42-plus years, an amazing 95% of capacity. The Lobos have finished second in the nation in attendance five times, third on four occasions and fourth six times. UNM hosted NCAA men s basketball tournament action nine times, including the NCAA Championship in 1983 and the 1988 McDonald s High School All-American basketball game. The Pit is built in a 37-foot hole on Albuquerque s southeast mesa. First the roof was constructed, then the hole was dug and the Arena built. That all happened in The unique Behlen roof (338 by 300 feet) was set up by contractors and then 55,000 cubic yards of earth were removed. About 28,000 yards of concrete were poured in the initial construction, which allowed a seating capacity of 14,831. The cost an incredibly economical $1.4 million. Arena expansion was undertaken when it became apparent that fan interest was too great even for the original structure. The expansion in 1975 cost near $2.2 million and involved the extension of a cantilevered deck above the existing facility. There are six rows in the deck, with a seating capacity of 2,300. Reserved standing-roomonly spots increase The Pit s capacity to 18,018. PIT TO GET BIG-TIME MAKEOVER Major renovations to The Pit could start in the summer of The cost of the project could range from $50-60 million. The University of New Mexico Board of Regents recently gave preliminary approval for a $20-25 million bond. The rest of the funding will come from the state and private sources. Gov. Bill Richardson pledged funding for Pit renovations in January of The venerable arena opened Dec. 1, All renovations in the past 40 years have been limited to locker rooms and offices. Although specific details are being finalized, the scope of work is expected to include the following: new entrances, ticket office and novelty store new men s and women s locker rooms expanding the north, east and west concourses to allow for the construction of new restrooms and concession stands building suites on the mezzanine level of the east and west sides connecting the Davalos Center to The Pit possibility of adding a third floor to the north end of the arena for a restaurant videoboards RIO GRANDE RIVALRY DEBUTS IN The University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University announced July 13 the formation of the Rio Grande Rivalry presented by Route 66 Casino. The Rio Grande Rivalry is not only for current student-athletes, but also to help build school spirit and pride in the alumni and fans that cheer for the Lobos or the Aggies. The Rio Grande Rivalry begins in the academic year.

10 UNM and NMSU are scheduled to conduct competitions in 11 sports: baseball, men s and women s basketball, football, men s golf, softball, women s swimming, men s and women s tennis, women s track and field and women s volleyball. Points will be awarded to the winner of each competition with a total of 24 points possible. The school with the most points will be the winner. The first competition of was Sept. 4 when the women s volleyball teams met in Las Cruces The winner of the Rio Grande Rivalry will receive a trophy that is currently being designed with input from both institutions. The traveling trophy will remain in possession of the winning school for one academic year. A news conference will be held at the end of each season to present the trophy to the winning institution. The winner will also be officially recognized at the first home football or basketball game of the upcoming season. An updated tally of who s leading the competition will be available on each school s website: golobos.com and nmstatesports.com. I have been part of big rivalries and there is nothing more exciting, said University of New Mexico president David Schmidly. The Bedlam Series between Oklahoma State and the University of Oklahoma is a great example, and there is no reason why New Mexico-New Mexico State can t be as big and exciting. The athletics rivalry between the Lobos and Aggies dates back more than 110 years. The first competition between the two institutions was a football game in Albuquerque on Jan. 1, That was 18 years before the territory of New Mexico was granted statehood in The first men s basketball game was played Dec. 22, 1904, in Las Cruces. New Mexico-New Mexico State already is a great college rivalry, said UNM director of athletics Paul Krebs. This effort will bring added exposure to both universities and will be a great point of pride for alumni from both schools SEASON RECAP The New Mexico Lobos ended their 104th season in the first round of Mountain West Conference Tournament with a loss to TCU. UNM finished overall, just the program s second losing season in the past 24 years. After starting 5-0, the Lobos ended the season on a five-game losing streak, something that had not happened since the last five games of the season. New Mexico had not lost five straight games at any point of a season since Picked to finish fifth in the conference s preseason poll, New Mexico was 4-12 in the MWC regular season, tying TCU for eighth - or last - place. UNM lost 12 conference games for the first time since 1959 when it finished 1-13 in the Skyline Conference. New Mexico endured its fifth losing record in the MWC in the past seven seasons. The Lobos only winning mark in league play since 2000 was 10-4 in UNM was 8-8 in New Mexico never had a losing conference record from , a span of 17 seasons. UNM was 2-12 away from home, 1-10 in true road games. The lone win was at Colorado State on Feb. 3. POSTSEASON HONORS After being the only program in the Mountain West Conference with a first team all-league pick from , the Lobos were shutout this year. Junior Tony Danridge was a third-team pick while juniors J.R. Giddens and Darren Prentice received honorable mention. First team Lobos in the past were Ruben Douglas in 2002 and 03, Danny Granger in 2004 and 05 and Mark Walters in LOBOS TIE SCHOOL RECORD FOR OVERTIME GAMES New Mexico tied a single-season school record by playing four overtime games, and they came in an 11-game stretch in Mountain West Conference play. UNM was 1-3 in OT games. The Lobos edged Utah at home on Jan. 13. Two weeks later, UNLV got past the Lobos On Feb. 20, New Mexico had a chance to beat San Diego State in regulation but UNM missed a lay-up at the end of regulation. The Aztecs prevailed in the extra period. The very next game, Utah got revenge with a double-ot triumph in Salt Lake City. UNM played four overtime games in a season on three other occasions: , and s FELL AT NEAR RECORD PACE The Lobos averaged 9.34 treys a game and 11 of the 13 players on the roster connected from long range. UNM ranked 1st in the MWC and finished 10th nationally. New Mexico s top 3-point shooting teams: 3s/game Total G Season New Mexico opened the season by canning 16 of 39 3s in a victory over Abilene Christian. The 16 treys tie for 5th-most in school history. It s the most 3s since 16 against Penn State on Dec. 29, Current Lobo Aaron Johnson was a member of that PSU team. The 39 attempts are the most by the Lobos in a non-overtime game. UNM threw up 42 in a double overtime loss to New Mexico State on Dec. 11, UNM stroked 17 in a double overtime loss at Utah, tied for the 4th-most in a game in school history. The Lobos were 9 of 15 in the two overtime periods.

11 Lobos Sign Highly-Rated Five-Member Recruiting Class New Mexico s 2008 incoming class ranked No. 9 in the nation by ESPN.com Nov. 16, 2007 University of New Mexico men s basketball head coach Steve Alford announced the signing of five highly touted student-athletes to National Letters of Intent to attend UNM in the fall of This recruiting class, put together by Alford and his staff, has been rated as high as No. 9 in the nation by ESPN.com. This is a very exciting class, stated Alford. I appreciate the work the staff has put in to it. To get five kids from Texas, which is a very important state for us to recruit, is an excellent accomplishment for our program. The caliber of both the student and the player we are getting keeps Lobo basketball moving in a positive direction. I couldn t be more excited about this recruiting class. Making up the 2008 class of recruits are: Will Brown, a 6-9 forward from Dallas, Texas (Patterson (N.C.) Prep); Curtis Dennis, a 6-4 guard/ forward, from Bronx, N.Y. (Findlay (Las Vegas, Nev.) Prep); Nate Garth, a 6-3 point guard from Dallas, Texas (Hamilton (Tenn.) HS); Phillip McDonald, a 6-5 shooting guard from Cypress, Texas (Cypress HS); and Isaiah Rusher, a 6-10 forward from Houston, Texas (Genesis One (Mendenhall, Miss.) Prep). All five of the Lobo signees have ties to the state of Texas, a major recruiting target for the Lobo men s basketball staff. Brown, Dennis, McDonald and Rusher all played for the Houston area T-MAC All-Stars AAU Team. Nate Garth is a Texas native and played his junior season for Dallas s Woodrow Wilson High School. Will Brown - F Dallas, Texas (Patterson (N.C.) Prep) Rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com...strong power forward who is an excellent rebounder...named the top power forward signee in the Mountain West Conference by Rivals.com...currently attending the Patterson Prep School in Lenoir, N.C...Patterson School enters the season as the second ranked prep school in the nation according to Scout.com...ranked in the top-10 by TexasHoops.com before transferring to Patterson...PERSONAL...full name is William Ben Brown...born October, 3, Coach Alford on Will Brown - Will gives us a presence inside because he has very good strength. He will come in as a freshman with the ability to impact the team immediately. He s got a great body, but he is also a big man that can play inside out. Curtis Dennis - G/F Bronx, N.Y. (Findlay College (Las Vegas, Nev.) Prep) Rated a three-star recruit by Scout.com...averaged 24.5 ppg at Blessed Sacrament-St. Gabriel HS in New York last season...playing this season at Findlay College Prep in Las Vegas, Nev...Findlay College Prep enters the season as the No. 7 prep school in the nation according to Scout.com...athletic combination guard/forward...ranks as the 13th best prep school player in the country by Scout.com...PERSONAL...full name is Curtis Lamont Dennis...born January 15, Coach Alford on Curtis Dennis - Curtis will continue the trend of big guards that we have at New Mexico. He s someone that can really shoot the ball and he understands the game. His ability to score will really help us. Nate Garth - G Dallas, Texas (Hamilton (Memphis, Tenn) HS) Standout point guard for Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas, Texas...Averaged 15.1 ppg and 8.4 assists per game as a junior...ranked No. 16 on TexasHoops.com s list of 2008 graduates...three-star recruit by Rivals.com...will play his senior year at Hamilton High School in Memphis, Tenn...named the top point guard signee in the Mountain West Conference by Rivals.com...PERSONAL...full name is Nathen Garth...born October 22, Coach Alford on Nate Garth - He s a point guard, and with losing Jamal (Smith to graduation) we are going to need a point guard. We are fortunate to get somebody that understands how to play the game at that position the way Nate understands the game. Phillip McDonald - G Cypress, Texas (Cypress Springs HS) Sharpshooting guard who is rated as one of the top players in the state of Texas...four-star recruit and listed among the top-100 players in the country by Rivals.com and Scout.com...named the top shooting guard signee in the Mountain West Conference by Rivals.com...rated in the top-10 in Texas by TexasHoops.com...PERSONAL...Full name is Phillip Michael McDonald...born July 25, Coach Alford on Phillip McDonald - Phillip is one of those guys that has the unique ability to really shoot the basketball. Watching kids this summer, he s as good a shooter as I saw all summer long. He also has great athletic ability to go with his excellent shooting touch. Isaiah Rusher - F Houston, Texas (Genesis One (Miss.) Prep) Rated a three-start recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com...very physical player who can score inside...averaged 12 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks per game at Kashmere High School in Houston last season...will play this season at Genesis One Christian school in Mendenhall, Miss...rated as a top-10 player by TexasHoops.com before transferring to Genesis One...PERSONAL...Full name is Isaiah Nathaniel Rusher...born April 14, Coach Alford on Isaiah Rusher - Isaiah is a lot like Reggie Evans, who I coached at Iowa. He is just a warrior. He is one that will immediately demand respect and get a lot of attention inside because of the way he goes about playing. He s extremely athletic and will add to our size up front.

12 HEAD COACH STEVE ALFORD Steve Alford was named the school s 19th head men s basketball coach on March 23, Alford spent the past eight seasons as the head coach at the University of Iowa. Alford, 43, has a (63%) career record in his 17th season as a collegiate head coach. His teams have qualified for postseason play 11 times, produced 13 winning seasons and reached 20 wins on eight occasions. In eight seasons at Iowa, Alford compiled a record with a school-record seven consecutive winning seasons, and six postseason appearances. The Hawkeyes won two Big Ten Conference tournament titles (2001 and 06). Iowa was in It was 9-7 in the Big Ten, tied with NCAA teams Illinois and Purdue for fourth place. Prior to Iowa, Alford posted a record in four seasons ( ) at NCAA Division III Manchester (Ind.) College and a four-year ( ) record of at Southwest Missouri State (now Missouri State). The Bears defeated Wisconsin and Tennessee to advance to the Sweet 16 of the 1999 NCAA Tournament before losing to top-ranked Duke in the regional semifinals. In 1997 Alford led the Bears to a 24-9 record (second in the Missouri Valley Conference) and a trip to the National Invitation Tournament. The Bears were in Alford s first season at the Division I level in In Southwest Missouri won 12 of its final 18 games, posting a final record of while advancing to the title game of the MVC postseason tournament for the second straight season. Alford joined the collegiate coaching ranks at Manchester College in 1992, taking over a team that had lost its first eight games. After winning four of 20 games that season, Alford led Manchester to a 20-8 mark in his first full year of The following season Manchester was 23-4 followed by a 31-1 mark in his fourth and final season. Manchester won three straight conference tournament titles from , advancing to the NCAA Division III Tournament all three seasons. Manchester advanced to the 1995 NCAA Division III championship game before suffering its first defeat in 32 games to place second in the nation. Alford was named Indiana Collegiate Conference coach of the year in 1993, 1994 and 1995 and his record was over his final three seasons. A native of New Castle, Ind., Alford was a prep standout for his father, Sam Alford, at New Castle Chrysler High School. He earned Indiana s Mr. Bas- ketball Award in 1983 after averaging 37.7 points per game as a senior. During his collegiate career at Indiana, Alford started all but five of 125 games, helping the Hoosiers post a four-year mark of Alford served as head coach Bob Knight s team captain in 1987 when Indiana posted a 30-4 overall record and won the national championship. Alford concluded his college career as Indiana s all-time scoring leader with 2,438 points and he became the first player to win the Indiana MVP award four times. He is also Indiana s career leader in steals and three-point field goal percentage. Alford was a consensus first team all-america selection and the Big Ten MVP as a senior. Alford earned first team all-big Ten honors in each of his final three seasons and also earned all-america honors as a junior. He was named to the NIT all-tourney team as a sophomore when the Hoosiers finished second to UCLA. His career free throw percentage of.897 ( ) ranks fourth best in NCAA history and he led the nation in free throw percentage as a freshman. Alford was named to the all-tournament team at the 1987 NCAA Final Four and to the NCAA tournament all-decade team for the 1980s. He set an NCAA Final Four record when he made 7 of 10 3-point baskets in the 1987 championship game victory over Syracuse. In 1997, Alford was inducted into the Indiana University Athletics Hall of Fame and in 2001 he was one of 15 players selected to Indiana s all-century team. He was one of five players named to ESPN s Big Ten Conference Silver Anniversary team in The Sporting News recently published Legends of College Basketball, a publication that recalled the careers of the 100 greatest Division I college basketball players. Alford was No. 35 on the list. Following his freshman season at Indiana, Alford was selected to play for the United States basketball team at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Alford shot 64.4% percent from the field, averaged 10.3 points per game and was second on the team in assists as the U.S. collegians won the gold medal. Alford was born Nov. 23, 1964, in Franklin, Ind. He holds a bachelor s degree in business from Indiana University. Alford is married to the former Tanya Frost, whom he has known since the two were schoolmates in grade school in New Castle. The Alfords have three children: Kory, Bryce and Kayla.

13 STEVE ALFORD PROFILE Coaching Experience Head Coach, Manchester College Head Coach, Southwest Missouri State Head Coach, University of Iowa 2007-Present Head Coach, University of New Mexico Year-By-Year Coaching Record Overall Conference Year School W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Pl. Postseason Manchester th Manchester T3rd NCAA Manchester st NCAA Manchester st NCAA 4-year total Southwest Missouri th Southwest Missouri T2nd NIT Southwest Missouri T3rd Southwest Missouri T2nd NCAA 4-year total Iowa T7th Iowa T6th NCAA Iowa T8th NIT Iowa T8th NIT Iowa th NIT Iowa th NCAA Iowa T2nd NCAA Iowa T4th 8-year total New Mexico year career total Coaching Honors Indiana Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year , 94, 95 Playing Experience: Indiana University 1984 USA Olympic Basketball Team Dallas (NBA) Dallas/Golden State (NBA) Dallas (NBA) Playing Honors: All-America, 1986, 1987 Big Ten Most Valuable Player, 1987 All-Big Ten, 1985, 1986, 1987 Olympic Gold Medal, 1984 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament, 1987 NCAA Tournament All-Decade Team, 1980 s NIT All-Tournament, 1985 Indiana MVP, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 Indiana team captain, 1987 Indiana s all-time leading scorer, 2,438 points Indiana University all-century team, 2001 Indiana University Hall of Fame, 1997 Nation s free throw percentage leader (89.7%), 1984 Indiana s Mr. Basketball, 1983 Education: New Castle Chrysler High School, 1983 Business degree, Indiana University, 1987 Date of Birth: Nov. 23, 1964, Franklin, Ind. Wife: the former Tanya Frost Children: Kory (5/15/92) Bryce (1/18/95) Kayla (5/23/97) The Alford Record Breakdown All Games home away neutral Non-Conference Games home away neutral Conference Games home away Tournament Games NCAA 8-7 NIT (pre-and postseason) 3-5 Conference In-season Miscellaneous Overtime games Decided by 3 pts Alford s Career Notes Entering the season, Steve Alford s 308 career wins were the most among NCAA Division I basketball coaches who are 42 years old or younger. In 15 full seasons as a head coach, Steve Alford s teams have averaged 20 wins per season. Steve Alford has taken 11 teams to postseason play in 16 seasons, including an appearance in the NCAA Sweet 16 in His Iowa team advanced to the second round in 2001 and to the NCAA Tournament again in 2005 and In 2001, Alford guided the Hawkeyes to the Big Ten Tournament title. Iowa became just the seventh Division I team to win a conference postseason tournament with four wins in four consecutive days. In his third season at Iowa in 2002, Alford guided Iowa back to the Big Ten Tournament title game. Iowa set a Big Ten Tournament record with seven straight wins during the 2001 and 2002 events. In 2006, Alford led Iowa to its second Big Ten Conference tournament championship with three straight wins over Minnesota, Michigan State and Ohio State. No team has more Big Ten Tournament titles than Iowa. With an exciting, up-tempo offensive style, Steve Alford s teams over the past 15 seasons have led the league in scoring five times and finished second in points per game in three seasons.

14 General Info/Career Athletic wing who can also play the guard spots Rated a two-start recruit by Scout.com Started first six games... hit his first four career 3-pt. FG attempts Has not played more than 11 minutes in last seven games Freshman Season Shooting (.440) from 3-pt. range but is just 5-18 (.270) from inside the arc and 8-13 (.615) from the FT line Three points in 11 minutes against Weber State Scored five points in four minutes off the bench against Texas Tech Five points in 10 minutes off the bench at Ole Miss Three points, three assists and two steals against Eastern Washington Led the team with 13 points at Colorado...went 4-9 from the field, 3-3 from behind the arc and 2-2 from the FT line...had 11 points in the first half and six of the Lobos first 11 High School Averaged 20.8 points and 9 rebounds per game for Mayfair High School while leading the team to a 21-7 record Made more than 70 3-pt. FGs and shot better than 40% from behind the arc in both his junior and senior seasons Earned Most Outstanding Player honors at the Redondo-Pacific Shores Classic during his senior year Nominated for the Lakewood, Calif., area men s basketball player of the year honors following his senior season Earned second-team All-SCIBCA/AAF honors after his junior year Played QB on the football team at Mayfair during his freshman and sophomore seasons. Jonathan 2 Wills Freshman Guard Carson, Calif. (Mayfair HS) Personal Born March 10, son of Alvin and Jean Wills Has two brothers, Alvin, Jr., and Hajji, and one sister, Nicole Has not decided on a major. Points Season...13 at Colorado ( ) Rebounds Season...3 at Colorado ( ) Field Goals Season...4 at Colorado ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season...9 at Colorado ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season...3 at Colorado ( ) Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Season...4 (Twice) Last vs. Loyola Marymount ( ) season Averages GP FT% GS... 6 PPG RPG FG% FG% Season/Career Highs APG SPG BPG TO/G MPG Free Throws Season...2 (3 Times) Last vs. Texas Tech ( ) Free Throw Attempts Season...3 at Mississippi ( ) Assists Season...3 vs. Eastern Washington ( ) Steals Season...2 vs. Eastern Washington ( ) Blocked Shots Season...none Minutes Played Season...24 vs. Presbyterian ( ) MiscellaneouS Sea. Double Figure Scoring 1 Led UNM in Scoring 1 Opponent GS MP FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA O/D/T PF A TO BS ST TP at Colorado * /3/ Eastern Washington * /1/ Presbyterian * /1/ St. Bonaventure * /2/ Loyola Marymount * /1/ Hawai i * /1/ Southern Utah /2/ at Mississippi /0/ at New Mexico St /0/ San Diego /0/ Texas Tech /0/ New Mexico St /0/ Weber State /1/ at Hawai i /1/ at UTEP /0/ Totals /13/ Career Stats Off Def Tot Year G GS FG FGA Pct. 3FG 3FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Pts. Avg Reb Reb Reb Avg PF DQ A TO B S Min

15 General Info/Career All-conference post player from Chipola College in Mariana, Fla. Strong interior player who is adjusting to play at the Division I level Junior Season Shooting 68.3% from the field 3-4 from the field for six points against Texas Tech...tied season-high with five rebounds 5-5 from the field, 1-3 from the FT line, for 11 points against St. Bonaventure 6-7 from the field for 12 points against Presbyterian Sophomore Season (Chipola College) Averaged 7.3 ppg and 4.6 rpg for Chipola Helped lead the Indians to a 33-3 record and the national finals of the NJCAA Division I tournament under head coach Greg Heiar Chipola was ranked No. 1 in the nation for 10 weeks Scored 15 points and 11 boards in the national semifinal win over Southern Idaho Earned all-conference honors Freshman Season (Chipola College) Averaged 7.9 ppg and 3.5 rpg while shooting 75% from the floor for the Indians Helped Chipola to a 29-4 record and a No. 1 ranking for seven weeks Second team All-Panhandle Conference Won the Coach s Award at the postseason banquet. Johnnie 4 Harris Junior Forward Chicago, Ill. (Chipola (Fla.) College) senior in Personal Born Jan. 3, 1987, Johnnie is the son of Freda Harris Has one older brother, Edmond, and two older sisters, Laketta and Shamika Plans to major in Sports Management. Points Season...12 vs. Presbyterian ( ) Rebounds Season...5 (4 Times) Last vs. Texas Tech ( ) Field Goals Season...6 vs. Presbyterian ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season...7 vs. Presbyterian ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season...none Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Season...none season Averages GP FT% GS... 9 PPG RPG FG% FG% Season/Career Highs APG SPG BPG TO/G MPG Free Throws Season...3 vs. Eastern Washington ( ) Free Throw Attempts Season...4 vs. Eastern Washington ( ) Assists Season...2 at New Mexico State ( ) Steals Season...1 (3 Times) Last at Hawai i ( ) Blocked Shots Season...1 (Twice) Last vs. Loyola Marymount ( ) Minutes Played Season...24 at New Mexico St. ( ) MiscellaneouS Sea. Double Figure Scoring 2 Dunks 5 Opponent GS MP FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA O/D/T PF A TO BS ST TP at Colorado * /1/ Eastern Washington * /1/ Presbyterian * /0/ St. Bonaventure * /1/ Loyola Marymount * /1/ Hawai i * /2/ Southern Utah * /1/ at Mississippi * /5/ at New Mexico St. * /1/ San Diego /3/ Texas Tech /1/ New Mexico St /2/ Weber State /1/ at Hawai i /0/ at UTEP /1/ Totals /21/ High School Prep standout at the Chicago (Ill.) Vocational High School Averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds as a senior, posting a 21-6 record and advancing to the state playoffs Ranked as one of the top 100 players in Illinois as a Career Stats Off Def Tot Year G GS FG FGA Pct. 3FG 3FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Pts. Avg Reb Reb Reb Avg PF DQ A TO B S Min

16 General Info/Career Strong, athletic guard who is an excellent defender First player to sign with new Lobo head coach Steve Alford Three-star rating by Scout.com Will battle for playing time at both guard positions as a freshman 8 assists at NMSU were the most by a Lobo freshman since Marlon Parmer had 10 against Wyoming on Jan. 13, Freshman Season Started last 10 games at the point Leads the team and is 5th in the MWC with 3.73 apg 10 points and a career-high nine rebounds at UTEP...also had four assists before fouling out for the first time 12 points on 2-8 shooting, 8-10 from the FT line, at Hawai i...also had a season-high four steals Only played 13 minutes against Weber State due to illness...still managed three assists Season-high 18 points on 7-11 shooting, 4-4 from 3-pt. range against Texas Tech...made a buzzer-beater at the end of the half from just inside half court Nine points and a season-high eight assists at New Mexico State...played a season-high 29 minutes 10 points and season high five rebounds at Ole Miss from the FT line Started and scored 15 points against Hawai i from the field and 3-4 from 3-pt. range High School Two-time first team all-area selection from Concord High School in Elkhart, Ind. A three-star recruit rated the No. 28 point guard in the nation according to Scout.com Led Concord to a 13-7 record as a senior, scoring 21.8 ppg Also averaged 4.3 rebounds, 3.9 Dairese 5 Gary Freshman Guard Elkhart, Ind. (Concord HS) assists and 1.8 steals per game Shot 56.3% from the floor, 34.7% from 3-pt. range and 69.0% from the foul line Led the Northern Lakes Conference in scoring, posting 19.6 points per game in league action Scored 1,330 points in his high school career, ranking ninth all-time at Concord, the same high school that produced Shawn Kemp Led Concord to the sectional title as a junior with a 22-2 record, averaging 22.3 ppg, four rebounds and two assists Played running back and safety on the football team. Personal Born Oct. 21, 1988, Gary is the son of Gregory and Dennise Gary first name is pronounced da-reese Has two brothers, Martes (22) and Shawntes (20) Shawntes is a junior on the Western Michigan basketball team Plans to major in Education. Points Season...18 vs. Texas Tech ( ) Rebounds Season...9 at UTEP (1-2-08) Field Goals Season...7 vs. Texas Tech ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season...11 vs. Texas Tech ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season...4 vs. Texas Tech ( ) Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Season...4 (3 Times) Last vs. Texas Tech ( ) season Averages GP FT% GS PPG RPG FG% FG% Season/Career Highs APG SPG BPG TO/G MPG Free Throws Season...8 at Hawai i ( ) Free Throw Attempts Season...10 at Hawai i ( ) Assists Season...8 at New Mexico St. ( ) Steals Season...4 at Hawai i ( ) Blocked Shots Season...none Minutes Played Season...29 (Twice) Last at UTEP (1-2-08) MiscellaneouS Sea. Led UNM in Assists 7 Led UNM in Scoring 1 Double Figure Scoring 5 Charges Drawn 8 Opponent GS MP FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA O/D/T PF A TO BS ST TP at Colorado /0/ Eastern Washington /2/ Presbyterian /1/ St. Bonaventure /0/ Loyola Marymount /1/ Hawai i * /1/ Southern Utah * /1/ at Mississippi * /3/ at New Mexico St. * /1/ San Diego * /0/ Texas Tech * /0/ New Mexico St. * /1/ Weber State * /0/ at Hawai i * /2/ at UTEP * /7/ Totals /20/ Career Stats Off Def Tot Year G GS FG FGA Pct. 3FG 3FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Pts. Avg Reb Reb Reb Avg PF DQ A TO B S Min

17 General Info/Career Transferred to UNM from Indian Hills CC in Ottumwa, Iowa, prior to his junior season Ranked the 16th best junior college player by JucoJunction. com following his sophomore year at Indian Hills CC Completely changed his game from a scoring PG to a floor leader, but can still hit the open shot Senior Season Shooting 56.9% from the field and 52.9% (18/34) from 3-pt. range for the season 10 points off the bench at UTEP Only played two minutes at Hawai i due to a wrist injury Career-high eight rebounds against Weber State 12 points on 2-5 shooting, 2-3 from 3-pt. range and 6-6 from the FT line, against New Mexico State 17 points on 6-8 shooting, 2-2 from 3-pt. range and 3-3 from the FT line at New Mexico State...6 FGs were a career-high 15 points on 5-8 shooting off the bench vs. Hawai i...also had three assists in 21 minutes Tied for team high with 14 points against St. Bonaventure...went 5-5 from the field and 3-3 from 3-pt. range...5 FGs is a career best Team high 15 points against EWU... went 6-7 from the FT line Junior Season Averaged 8.0 ppg and 1.9 apg, seeing action in 30 games with 22 starts Season-high 19 points against Pepperdine, hitting shots from the FT line Shot a team-high 82.5% from the FT line, ranking fifth in the MWC Hit double figures in scoring 10 times and led the team in scoring once Scored 10+ points in four of his last five games Shot 41.3% from the field and 33.6% Jamaal 10 Smith Senior Guard Las Vegas, Nev. (Indian Hills (Iowa) CC) from 3-pt. range Season-high six assists against Charleston Southern Sophomore Season (Indian Hills cc) Averaged 20.3 ppg, 3.0 apg and 1.5 spg at Indian Hills CC in Ottumwa, Iowa, for head coach Jeff Kidder Earned 1st Team NJCAA Division I All-American honors, leading IHCC to a 25-6 record Player of the Year in the Iowa Community College Athletics Conference Led IHCC and Region XI in scoring Shot 45.3% from the field and 45.2% from 3-pt. range, setting a school record with 95 3-pt. FGs Tied a school record with 177 FTs made, hitting 85.5% of his FT attempts Freshman Season (CEU) Averaged 14 ppg as a freshman at the College of Eastern Utah in Price, Utah Earned honorable mention All-Region XVIII Made a school record 27 consecutive FTs. High School A 2004 graduate of Foothill HS in Henderson, Nev. 1st team all state as a senior. Personal Born Feb. 25, 1985 Son of Robert and Gloria Father played basketball at UNLV ( ) and spent seven seasons in the NBA with seven teams from Has two brothers, Robert Jr. and Elijah, and a sister, Anika Majoring in University Studies. Points Season...17 at New Mexico St. ( ) Career...19 vs. Pepperdine ( ) Rebounds Season...8 vs. Weber State ( ) Field Goals Season...6 at New Mexico St. ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season...8 (Twice) Last at New Mexico St. ( ) Career...11 at UNLV ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season...3 vs. St. Bonaventure ( ) Career...3 (3 Times) Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Season...4 (Twice) Last vs. Hawai i ( ) Career...7 at UNLV ( ) season Averages GP FT% GS... 5 PPG RPG FG% FG% Season/Career Highs APG SPG BPG TO/G MPG Free Throws Season...6 (Twice) Last vs. New Mexico St. ( ) Career...10 vs. Pepperdine ( ) Free Throw Attempts Season...7 vs. Eastern Washington ( ) Career...11 vs. Pepperdine ( ) Assists Season...5 vs. Loyola Marymount ( ) Career...6 vs. Charleston Southern ( ) Steals Season...2 vs. Texas Tech ( ) Blocked Shots Season...none Career...1 vs. TCU ( ) Minutes Played Season...25 (Twice) Last vs. Weber State ( ) Career...34 (Twice) Last vs. Wichita State ( ) Miscellaneous Sea. Car. Double Figure Scoring 6 16 Led UNM in Scoring 2 3 Led UNM in Assists 1 5 Charges Drawn Opponent GS MP FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA O/D/T PF A TO BS ST TP at Colorado * /2/ Eastern Washington * /3/ Presbyterian * /5/ St. Bonaventure * /2/ Loyola Marymount * /4/ Hawai i /3/ Southern Utah /2/ at Mississippi /1/ at New Mexico St /0/ San Diego /1/ Texas Tech /1/ New Mexico St /3/ Weber State /8/ at Hawai i /1/ at UTEP /3/ Totals /39/ Career Stats Off Def Tot Year G GS FG FGA Pct. 3FG 3FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Pts. Avg Reb Reb Reb Avg PF DQ A TO B S Min Totals Career Conference Stats Off Def Tot Year G GS FG FGA Pct. 3FG 3FGA Pct. FT FTA Pct. Pts. Avg Reb Reb Reb Avg PF DQ A TO B S Min