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1 NEW MEXICO BASKETBALL Athletics Media Relations (505) (505) fax NEW MEXICO BASKETBALL (5-4) Date Opponent Time Broadcast Nov. 8 Western New Mexico (exhibition)...w, My50-TV Nov. 14 Southeast Missouri State...W, Nov. 16 at Creighton...L, Nov. 20 Grambling State (Cancun Challenge)...W, My50-TV Nov. 22 Central Florida (Cancun Challenge)... L, My50-TV Nov. 24 Cal State Northridge...W, Nov. 29 vs. VCU at Cancun (Cancun Challenge)...L, CBS C Nov. 30 vs. Drake at Cancun (Cancun Challenge).. L, CBS C Dec. 6 Southern Miss...W, The mtn. Dec. 10 at San Diego...W, My50-TV Dec. 13 Ole Miss...2:05 p.m. VERSUS Dec. 17 Oral Roberts... 6:30 p.m. The mtn. Dec. 20 at Texas Tech a.m. My50-TV Dec. 23 New Mexico State... 6:30 p.m. The mtn. Dec. 30 at New Mexico State... 7 p.m. AggieVision Jan. 3 at UNLV... 8:30 p.m. The mtn. Jan. 6 UTEP... 7 p.m. TBA Jan. 10 Air Force... 7:30 p.m. The mtn. Jan. 17 BYU... 2 p.m. VERSUS Jan. 21 at San Diego State... 8:30 p.m. The mtn. Jan. 24 at TCU... 6 p.m. Jan. 28 Colorado State... 7:30 p.m. The mtn. Jan. 31 at Utah... 1:30 p.m. The mtn. Feb. 3 Wyoming... 8 p.m. CBS C Feb. 7 UNLV... 6 p.m. CBS C Feb. 11 at Air Force... 8 p.m. CBS C Feb. 17 at BYU... 8 p.m. The mtn. Feb. 21 San Diego State... 1 p.m. VERSUS Feb. 24 TCU... 6:30 p.m. The mtn. Feb. 28 at Colorado State... 7 p.m. March 3 Utah... 7 p.m. The mtn. March 7 at Wyoming... 1:30 p.m. The mtn. March MWC Championship at Las Vegas... TBA all dates and time subject to change all times Mountain all access available on golobos.com (audio only) Game No New Mexico vs. Ole Miss The Pit / Bob King Court Albuquerque, N.M. Saturday, Dec. 13 2:05 p.m. MST VERSUS New Mexico (5-4) seeks its third straight win Saturday afternoon as the Ole Miss Rebels (6-2) come calling. Tipoff is 2:05 p.m. Mountain Time from The Pit / Bob King Court in Albuquerque. The game will be televised nationally on VERSUS, which is channel 37 on Comcast Cable in Albuquerque, channel 613 on DirecTV and channel 151 on Dish Network. Tim Neverett and Tim McCormick will call the game. New UNM head football coach Mike Locksley will address the crowd at the start of halftime. The Lobos got their first road win of the season Wednesday and also won back-to-back games for the first time in with a narrow victory at the University of San Diego. Senior forward Daniel Faris set career-highs with 13 rebounds and six blocks whil holding USD big man Gyno Pomare to 9 points and 4 boards. UNM won despite no field goals in the final 7:01, however, the Toreros last basket came with 8:56 to go. New Mexico held USD to 27% shooting. Junior Roman Martinez led three Lobos in double figures with 12 points. Ole Miss, located in Oxford, Miss., and playing out of the Southeastern Conference, is 6-2 despite the absence of two returning starters. Guards Eniel Polynice and Trevor Gaskins are out for the season with knee injuries. The duo started in the Rebels win over UNM last year in Oxford, combining for 26 points. Ole Miss is still receiving outstanding guard play, however, from junior David Huertas and sophomore Chris Warren. In fact, the Rebels may have the only tandem in the country that is averaging more than 20 points a game. Huertas has a 21.4 scoring average while shooting 47% from 3-point. Warren is at 20.4 ppg with 34 assists and 19 steals. Both players are shooting better than 82% from the line. As a team, the Rebels have converted 79% ( ) of their FTs. New Mexico and Ole Miss share one common opponent in Central Florida. UNM was shocked by the Knights at home on Nov New Mexico Basketball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl-Exp. Hometown PPG RPG Notes 00 A.J. Hardeman... F Fr-HS...Del Valle, Texas points and 5 reb. in a start vs. VCU; 71% FGs (17-24) so far 2 Jonathan Wills... G So-1L...Carson, Calif UNM was 14-3 last year when he started; probably best perimeter defender 5 Dairese Gary... G So-1L...Elkhart, Ind of 2 Lobos to start every game; made 2 game-winning FTs vs. So. Miss. 11 Nate Garth... G Fr-HS...Sacramento, Calif Doesn t start, but 5th in the MWC in assists at 3.9; had 7 assists twice 15 Will Brown... F Fr-HS...Dallas, Texas rebounds and 3 blocks in 12 minutes vs. VCU; 15 boards past 5 games 23 Phillip McDonald.. G Fr-HS...Cypress, Texas pts past 3 on 3-12 FGs, 2-8 on 3s; MWC Preseason Freshman of the Year 30 Roman Martinez... F Jr-2L...El Paso, Texas pts (5-8 FGs, 2-4 3s) and 6 reb. in season-high 37 minutes at San Diego 32 Tony Danridge...G/F Sr-3L...San Bernardino, Calif pts past 2 games after 5 in previous 2; 143 pts from 1, Chad Toppert... G Sr-3L...Albuquerque % (12-24) from 3 past 4 after 36% (12-33) the first 5; 17 pts last year at Ole Miss 40 Chris Johansen... G Fr-HS...Albuquerque Walk-on from St. Pius X HS 53 Daniel Faris... F Sr-3L...Albuquerque Set career-highs with 13 reb. and 6 blocks, plus 6 pts and 2 steals, at USD boldface indicates possible starters Head Coach: Steve Alford (Indiana 87) Associate Head Coach: Craig Neal (Georgia Tech 88) Assistant Coaches: Ryan Miller (Northern State 00), Chris Walker (Villanova 92) Director of Operations: Duane Broussard (Bradley 93) Video Coordinator: Chris Monette (UNLV 04) Secretary: Yolanda Rodriguez ( )

2 New Mexico men s basketball MEDIA / TICKET INFORMATION MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT Greg Remington, Assoc. AD/Media Relations office: (505) cell: (505) gregrem@unm.edu INTERVIEW POLICY All interviews with Lobo coaches and student-athletes must be arranged through Greg Remington 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. LOBO INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE ON GOLOBOS.COM Postgame: Video interviews with head coach Steve Alford and selected Lobo players are available at golobos.com an hour after the end of all home games. Weekly: Once a week, video interviews with head coach Steve Alford and selected Lobo players are available at golobos.com. The interviews are usually available Tuesday or Wednesday afternoons by 5 p.m. UNM ON THE LOBO RADIO NETWORK Every New Mexico game is broadcast over the Lobo Radio Netwrok and 50,000- watt flagship station 770 KKOB-AM. Scott Galetti is in his first season handling play-by-play for Lobo basketball. Scott Didrickson provides color. Internet broadcasts are available free of charge via All Access on golobos.com and LOBO RADIO NETWORK 770 KKOB-AM (flagship), Albuquerque KWMW-FM 105.1, Hobbs KATK-AM 740, Carlsbad KNMX-AM 540, Las Vegas KCLV-AM 1240, Clovis KRUI-AM 1490, Ruidoso KYVA-AM 1230, Gallup KSSR-AM 1340, Santa Rosa KMIN-AM 980, Grants KMXQ-FM 92.9, Socorro MWC COACHES TELECONFERENCE The MWC teleconference will be held Jan. 5 - March 9, 2009, starting at 10 a.m. Mountain Time. Please contact the MWC office at (719) on access to the call. 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 Jim Christian, TCU 10:34-10:42 LOBO TALK & THE STEVE ALFORD SHOW Host Scott Galetti, head coach Steve Alford and Lobo players appear on Lobo Talk from 8-9 p.m., at Kelly s Brew Pub in Nob Hill. Call (505) or (800) to ask questions. The show airs Dec. 18, Jan. 8, Jan. 15, Jan. 22, Jan. 29, Feb. 5, Feb. 12, Feb. 19, Feb. 26 and March 5. The Dodge Coaches Show airs throughout the season at 9 p.m. on KASY My 50-TV in Albuquerque. Head coach Steve Alford joins host Scott Galetti. The shows are Dec. 25, Jan. 8, Jan. 15, Jan. 22, Feb. 12, Feb. 26, March 5 and March 12. TICKET INFORMATION Ticket office hours at The Pit are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 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 For the third season in a row, University of New Mexico men s basketball tickets are free for all UNM students enrolled in at least six hours. Tickets will be distributed on five dates throughout the season. Initial pick-up location for student tickets will be at the UNM Ticket Office at The Pit beginning at 8:30 a.m. After that time, tickets can be picked up at the UNM Bookstore Tuesday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 12 p.m.to 4 p.m. or the UNM Ticket Office at The Pit on Monday thru Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. A maximum of four tickets can be picked up by one student at a time, either with four valid student IDs or a combination of IDs and guest tickets. Students can purchase guest tickets for $10. Tickets are available for all UNM students until the game is sold out. Tickets will be distributed on five (5) dates throughout the upcoming season. Distribution dates, which all fall on Mondays, are: Nov. 3: Western New Mexico, Southeast Missouri State Nov. 17: Grambling, Central Florida, Cal State Northridge, Southern Miss Dec. 8: Ole Miss, Oral Roberts, New Mexico State, UTEP, Air Force, BYU Jan. 26: Colorado State, Wyoming, UNLV Feb. 16: San Diego State, TCU, Utah Student entrance is door 12 on the north side of The Pit. MWC TELEVISION 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 Comcast Albuquerque DirecTV Dish The Mtn. Ch. 276 Ch. 616 TBA CBC College Sports Ch. 274 Ch. 603 Ch. 152 VERSUS Ch. 37 Ch. 613 Ch. 151

3 while Ole Miss shellacked UCF One of the Rebels two losses this season is to Utah at the Glenn Wilkes Classic in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Nov. 21. PROMOTIONS AND GAME SPONSORS The finals of the Wienerschnitzel Wiener Nationals, or WWN, will be held at halftime of Saturday s game. Preliminary competition for the weiner dogs will be staged at the UNM Tennis Complex Saturday at 10 a.m. The winner from The Pit will receive a trip to the Weiner National Finals at the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl in San Diego on Dec. 30. Game sponsors are Farmers Insurance, Comcast, Kiss 97.3, Coyote and La Jefa NOTES TO KNOW BEFORE THE GAME The Lobos are 35-1 in their last 36 non-conference home games and are 4-1 in The Pit this season, the only loss to Central Florida on Nov. 22 The Lobos have won 25 straight games when allowing less than 60 points, and they are 46-2 since New Mexico is 1st in the MWC in FG pct. defense (38.6%) New Mexico has held opponents under 40% shooting in 4 of its 5 home games this year Last year, UNM s 4th loss did not come until the 18th game of the season - a 14-4 start - on Jan. 15 at TCU It certainly looks like four true scholarship freshmen will letter for UNM in : Will Brown, Nate Garth, A.J. Hardeman and Phillip McDonald...that has happened only one other time in the history of Lobo basketball: when five Lobos - Paul Connery, Hunter Greene, Larry Markland, Kelvin Scarborough and Mike Winters - all saw time...freshmen became eligible to play with the varsity in Three Lobos did not play basketball last season: senior Tony Danridge was out with a broken leg while freshmen Will Brown and A.J. Hardeman were tending to academics Senior Chad Toppert continues to rank No. 1 all-time at UNM by making 45% of his career 3-point attempts...with 208 career 3s, Toppert needs 11 more to pass Ruben Douglas ( ) for 3rd place all-time at New Mexico UNM team stats and averages the first 5 games of the season following a 3-2 start: 85.8 points, 51% shooting and out-rebounding opponents by 7.2 a game...the past 4 games and a 2-2 record, the numbers are 59.3 points a game, 41.4% (80-193) FGs, 60.5% (46-76) FTs and being outrebounded by 4.8 a game OLE MISS REBELS Possible Starters Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG Other 12 Chris Warren...G So assists and 19 steals 24 Terrico White...G Fr David Huertas...G Jr s & 47% from 3-point 31 Murphy Hoolloway..F Fr DeAundre Cranston..F Jr Location... Oxford, Miss. Enrollment... 17,325 Conference... Southeastern Conference Nickname... Rebels Head Coach...Andy Kennedy Career Record in 4th year Record at School in 3rd year Starters Returning/Lost... 3/2 Lettermen Returning/Lost... 8/ Record (Conf.) (7-9, 3rd in SEC West) Postseason...NIT semifinals (3-1) New Mexico QUICK Facts General Information 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: Duane Broussard Video Coordinator: Chris Monette Secretary: Yolanda Rodriguez Basketball Office: 505/ Basketball Office FAX: 505/ Trainer: David Smith Strength & Conditioning: Aaron Day Managers: Jon Thelander, Gabriel Gabaldon, Pat Baca, Michael Mares, John Mark Sowers, Levi Jaeckel. Media Relations Contact: Greg Remington Office 505/ Cell 505/ gregrem@unm.edu ROSTER BREAKDOWN Returning Lettermen (6) Tony Danridge*... G/F, 6-5, 215, Sr-3L Daniel Faris... F, 6-9, 245, Jr-2L Dairese Gary... G, 6-1, 205, Soph-1L Roman Martinez... F, 6-7, 185, Jr-2L Chad Toppert...G, 6-7, 215, Sr-3L Jonathan Wills... G, 6-6, 185, Soph-1L *lettered in ; DNP in Redshirts (1) Kem Nweke , 265, Fr-RS Lettermen Lost (6) J.R. Giddens... G, Sr-2L Johnnie Harris...F, Jr-1L Monquel Pegues...F, Jr-1L Darren Prentice... G, Sr-4L Jamaal Smith... G, Sr-2L Newcomers (6) Will Brown...F, 6-9, 225, Fr-HS Curtis Dennis...G, 6-5, 195, Fr-HS Nate Garth...G, 6-2, 180, Fr-HS A.J. Hardeman...F, 6-8, 225, Fr-HS Chris Johansen...G, 6-4, 190, Fr-HS Phillip McDonald...G, 6-5, 190, Fr-HS MWC PRESEASON POLL 1. UNLV (16) BYU (5) San Diego State (3) Utah New Mexico Wyoming Air Force Colorado State TCU... 49

4 CHERRY CRUSH NIGHTS AT THE PIT NEXT WEEK Lobo fans can stop by the UNM Bookstore, New Mexico Look or the Lobo Store at The Pit to purchase an official Cherry Crush T-Shirt for only $7.95. With the purchase, fans will receive one ticket to the women s game against UTEP on Dec. 16 and one ticket to the men s game against Oral Roberts on Dec. 17. LOBOS / STEVE ALFORD VS. OLE MISS This is the 4th meeting between the two schools with UNM holding a 2-1 advantage. The results: Dec. 28, 1996 No. 16 UNM 75, Ole Miss 64 Albuquerque Nov. 19, 2005 UNM 95, Ole Miss 42 Albuquerque Dec. 1, 2007 Ole Miss 85, UNM 77 Oxford, Miss. Steve Alford vs. Ole Miss: He is 0-1, the loss coming last year at Oxford. NEW MEXICO VS. THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE The record stands at 5-7, which breaks down to 5-0 at The Pit and 0-7 away from Albuquerque. UNM is 2-0 vs. Ole Miss, 2-0 vs. Tennessee and 1-0 against Georgia in The Pit. MORE ON OLE MISS The Rebels were last year, falling to Ohio State in the semifinals of the NIT in New York. Three starters return for head coach Andy Kennedy, who is in his fourth year overall and into his third season at Ole Miss. UNM-OLE MISS LAST YEAR IN OXFORD The Rebels dealt UNM its first loss of the season, New Mexico came in with a record of 7-0. It was not really that close as the Lobos trailed midway through the second half. New Mexico fell behind 11-2 after missing 9 of its first 10 FGs. Roman Martinez s 3-pointer cut the deficit to 22-20, but Ole Miss answered with a 17-1 run and a lead. Chad Toppert came off the bench to score a team-high 17 points, making all seven of his shots. UNM was guilty of 20 turnovers. UNM HEAD COACH STEVE ALFORD Steve Alford, 44, is in his second season in charge of Lobo hoops and his 18th year as a collegiate head coach. He was named UNM s 19th head coach on March 23, Alford, who has never been an assistant coach is his career, has a (63%) career record in his 18th season as a head coach, at New Mexico. His teams have qualified for postseason play 12 times, produced 14 winning seasons and reached 21 wins on nine occasions. Alford s maiden voyage at New Mexico was something to behold: A 24-9 record, tying the school mark for wins during the regular season and a 9-win improvement from the previous year most wins by a New Mexico head coach in his rookie season 8-6 on the road after an 8-43 mark in five seasons before Alford arrived at UNM a +7 in conference victories, the 2nd-greatest jump of all-time Prior to New Mexico, Alford spent eight seasons at the University of Iowa where he compiled a record, including a schoolrecord seven consecutive winning seasons and six postseason appearances. The Hawkeyes won two Big Ten Conference tournament titles (2001 and `06). 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 On Nov. 6, the University of New Mexico Vice President for Athletics Paul Krebs outlined details of the $60 million renovation to University Arena. Renovations are expected to begin in early April Images are available at Our goal is to create the best collegiate basketball venue in the nation, said Krebs. Financing is coming from three sources: 1) $25 million in debt service which is the responsibility of athletics; 2) $18 million in state capital outlay which was committed several years ago; and 3) $17 million from private fundraising given specifically for this project. The focus of the design, led by the Albuquerque architectural firm of Molzen-Corbin & Associates, was to maintain and improve the fan experience but not change The Pit. The planning committee was charged with keeping The Pit intimate, respecting its history, keeping the mystique of the arena, maintaining great site lines and the current bowl seating mix and embracing new technology. As a result, the renovation will include: 60,000 square feet of new space Doubling the number of concessions points of sale Doubling the total number of rest rooms Expanding the concourse to enhance pedestrian traffic flow PIT TO GET $60 MILLION RENOVATION Extensive glasswork as well as increased ceiling height that will allow patrons to take advantage of views including the Sandia Mountains and downtown Albuquerque New state-of-the art locker room facilities for both men s and women s basketball teams Addition of new weight room and training room dedicated to men s and women s basket ball Addition of a Lettermen s lounge to provide access to UNM letterwinners from all sports Increase technology to enhance the fan experience, including video boards, ribbon boards and digital signage throughout the arena Extensive signage and graphics package to highlight the history of Lobo athletics Addition of 40 luxury suites and more than 300 club seats New commissary to support improved concessions as well as club and suites The Lobo Store will nearly double its current size Ticket office will be expanded and relocated

5 led the Bears to a 24-9 record (second in the Missouri Valley Conference) and a trip to the National Invitation Tournament. 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. THREE-YEAR EXTENSION FOR ALFORD University of New Mexico Vice-President for Athletics Paul Krebs announced March 31, 2008, that Steve Alford has agreed to a three-year contract extension that will keep him on the Lobo sidelines through the season. Alford finished the first year of a six-year contract in ALFORD INDUCTED INTO INDIANA BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME University of New Mexico head coach Steve Alford has been inducted into the 2009 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. If you are wondering what took so long for Alford s induction, there is a 26-year waiting period after high school graduation so he is a first ballot selection. In fact, Alford is just the eighth honoree to be selected in his first year of eligibility. Joining Alford in the 2009 class are NBA coaches Gregg Popovich (Merrillville) and Scott Skiles (Plymouth). Popovich coaches the San Antonio Spurs and Skiles the Milwaukee Bucks. Alford is a 1983 graduate of New Castle Chrysler High School where he played for his father, Sam. Steve earned Indiana s Mr. Basketball Award as a senior when he averaged 37.7 points a game. Alford went on to become an All-American at Indiana University, leading the Hoosiers to the 1987 NCAA title. I m deeply honored to be recognized, said Alford. This is a very prestigious award considering the previous inductees. The banquet in March 25, 2009, in Indianapolis. SAN DIEGO POSTGAME NOTES The Lobos got their first win in four tries this season away from Albuquerque UNM held USD to just 27.3% accuracy from the field (15-55), including 24% (7-29) in the 2nd half...the Toreros last basket of the game came at the 8:56 mark...they missed their final 12 attempts from the floor, 9 of those from 3-point...USD was 9-25 from 3-point (36%), but only 20% (6 of 30) from 2-point range Opponents are now shooting 37.3% against the Lobos this season, and just 35.3% (52-147) in the past 3 games New Mexico won despite making 0 FGs in the final 7:01 and only 2 buckets in the last 14:02 UNM shot a season-high 58% (7-12) from 3-point range, but just 14 of 35 (40%) from inside the arc The Lobos have won 25 straight games when allowing less than 60 points, and they are 46-2 since Senior Daniel Faris 6 points and he set career-highs with 13 rebounds and 6 blocks in a season-high 31 minutes...has blocked a shot in every game this season and now has 20 on the year, 8 in the past 2 games and 66 for his career, which is 11 away from 10th all-time at UNM...he is 1st in the MWC with 2.22 swats a game Faris held USD big man Gyno Pomare to 9 points and 4 rebounds in 33 minutes... Pomare came into the game averaging 13.4 points and 5.6 boards...he was 2 of 6 from the floor Junior Roman Martinez Finished with a team-high 12 points on 5-8 FGs and 2-4 from 3-point in a seasonhigh 37 minutes...also grabbed 6 rebounds...scoreless with 1 board in a season-low 16 minutes last Saturday against Southern Miss when he was fighting an ilness Senior Chad Toppert 11 points (3-6 FGs) in 23 minutes off the bench and he was 3-5 from 3-point NEW MEXICO IN THE PIT First Game:... Dec. 1, 1966 Total Games: All-Time Record: (80%) Longest Win Streak:...41 (2/10/96-2/19/98) Total Attendance:...11,575,942 All-Time Average Attendance:...15,538 Non-conference games: Conference/Conference Tournament: or more points: or more points: or more points: Overtime: Since season: (86%) 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 , ,361 18th , , Totals 11,575, , boldface indicates school records

6 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) NIT (0-1) POINT STREAK INTACT UNM has made at least one 3-pointer in 590 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 109 times...the record in those games is 84-25: Season 3FG-A Pct range...13 straight games with a 3-pointer...passed Charles Smith for 4th place all-time at UNM with 208 career treys...it was Toppert s 5th game this season scoring in double figures (33rd career)...unm is 4-1 when he scores 10 or more points this year...is 10 of 19 from 3-point over the past 3 games, raising his season accuracy to 42.1% INTO THE TEETH OF THE SCHEDULE Starting Nov. 29 with the Cancun Challenge, the remainder of the Lobos non-conference schedule looks to be extremely daunting, at least based on last year s numbers: Virginia Commonwealth (Nov. 29): 24-8 overall and won the Colonial League regularseason title at 15-3 lost in the first round of the NIT final RPI of 54. Drake (Nov. 30): 28-5 overall and won the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season (15-3) and tournament titles lost to Western Kentucky on a buzzer-beater in the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament final RPI of 11. Southern Miss (Dec. 6): overall final RPI of 116. at San Diego (Dec. 10): overall and won the West Coast Conference Tournament title beat UConn in 1st round of the NCAA Tournament before losing to Western Kentucky final RPI of 87 all 5 starters are back. Ole Miss (Dec. 13): overall lost to Ohio State in semifinals of the NIT in New York final RPI of 46. Oral Roberts (Dec. 17): 24-9 overall and won the Summit League regular season (16-2) and tournament titles lost to Pittsburgh in the1st round of the NCAA Tournament final RPI of 43. Texas Tech (Dec. 20): overall final RPI of 92. New Mexico State (Dec. 23 & 30): and tied for Western Athletic Conference regular-season title at 12-4 final RPI of 142. UTEP (Jan. 6): overall lost to Utah in the 1st round of the College Basketball Invitational final RPI of 114. GOTTA FINISH The Lobos four losses this season have been a bit tough to stomach. On Nov. 16 in Omaha, New Mexico held a lead over Creighton with 10:17 remaining. The margin was still nine points in UNM s favor at with 3:39 left before the Bluejays went on an improbable 17-0 run that led them to an victory. The Lobos lost to Central Florida on Nov. 22 when the Knights nailed a 3-pointer with 4.6 seconds to play. New Mexico had a advantage after two made free throws with 2:07 to go. UCF outscored UNM 12-2 down the stretch to shock the home crowd. Against VCU in Cancun, UNM overcame first-half deficits of 10-0 and to lead with 14:06 remaining. The Rams responded with a 13-0 run and eventually won The next night, the Lobos got off to a 15-7 lead over Drake. It was in UNM s favor early in the second half before the Bulldogs went on a big run and an eventual lead of New Mexico stormed back to trim the margin to 64-59, but came up short in the loss. NO. 600 IN THE PIT New Mexico won its 600th game in The Pit by beating Grambling State on Nov. 20. The first game was played on Dec. 1, A look at the Lobos landmark wins in their home arena: No. 1 Dec. 1, 1966 beat Abilene Christian, No. 100 Feb. 14, 1974 beat Arizona State, No. 200 Nov. 26, 1982 beat New Mexico Highlands, No. 300 Jan. 5, 1989 beat BYU, No. 400 Nov. 17, 1995 beat Simon Fraser, No. 500 Nov. 23, 2001 beat Pacific, No. 600 Nov. 20, 2008 beat Grambling State, 96-50

7 NON-CONFERENCE STREAK COMES TO AN END When Central Florida shocked the Lobos with a loss in The Pit on Nov. 22, it put an end to New Mexico s 33-game winning streak in non-conference home games. The last loss before UCF was to No. 5 Wake Forest on Dec. 22, At the time, UNM s streak was the fifth longest in the nation at the time. SEASON TICKETS INCREASE Lobo fans purchased 10,392 season tickets for That s the highest total in four years. UNM sold 10,598 in The number was 10,094 last year. SEASON NO. 106 The University of New Mexico men s basketball program is in its 106th season. 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 110th anniversary of that inaugural year, UNM did not field a team for various reasons in , , and The Lobos have been playing continuously since the season and have compiled an all-time record of 1,293-1,010 (.562). New Mexico was (.458) from , but has gone (.630) over the past 47 seasons, an average of nearly 19 wins per year. The Lobos have made 28 trips to the postseason during that span, including 11 appearances in the NCAA Tournament and 17 showings in the NIT. UNM PREDICTED FOR 5TH PLACE FINISH IN MOUNTAIN WEST New Mexico was picked to finish fifth in the Mountain West Conference race during the league s preseason media gathering in Denver on October 14. Voters were a combination of head coaches and media. PERSONNEL PICTURE The Lobos return six lettermen, including four starters, from last year s team that posted a 24-9 overall record and finished third in the MWC with an 11-5 mark in league play. UNM returns 51% of its scoring, 47% of its rebounding and 53% of its minutes from last year. Returning starters include senior Daniel Faris, junior Roman Martinez and sophomores Dairese Gary and Jonathan Wills. Back for his senior season is Tony Danridge, who took a redshirt season last year after suffering a broken leg in October of Danridge has played in 95 career games and was a two-year starter from He averaged 12.5 points and 2.5 rebounds during the season. Four of the team s top-six scorers from last year are back. Although he started only 13 games last year, Toppert is the Lobos leading returning scorer. He averaged 10.3 ppg and finished 2nd in the nation in 3-point accuracy at 48%. Faris started all 33 games and averaged 9.2 points and 4.5 boards. Gary started 28 times as a true freshman point guard, averaging 7.8 points, a team-best 3.2 assists and 44 steals. Martinez logged 7 points a game and numerous floor burns in his 24 starts. Wills averaged 3.4 points in 32 games and 17 starts as a true freshman. New Mexico s biggest departure is J.R. Giddens, who was selected by the World Champion Boston Celtics in the first round of the 2008 NBA Draft. Giddens was the co-mwc Player of the Year and an honorable mention All-American after averaging 16.3 points and a league-high 8.8 rebounds a game. Despite playing on the perimeter, Giddens became the first guard to lead the MWC in rebounding. He was also the only player in the conference to rank in the top-10 in the MWC in scoring, rebounding, FG percentage, assists, steals and blocks. Also not returning are junior post players Johnnie Harris (2.7 ppg, 1.9 rpg) and Monquel Pegues (1.9 ppg, 2.5 rpg) FRESHMAN CLASS LARGEST IN 24 YEARS The five scholarship newcomers - Will Brown, Curtis Dennis, Nate Garth, A.J. Hardeman and Phillip McDonald - brought in by the Lobos coaching staff is UNM s largest true freshmen contingent in 24 years. Back in , head coach Gary Colson signed Bob Arnold, Shawn Brooks, Paul Lawson, Rob Loeffel and Randal Moos. THE PIT One of college basketball s most famous and recognizable buildings, University Arena is the home of New Mexico basketball. The season marks the 43rd year of basketball in The Pit/Bob King Court, which was opened Dec. 1, UNM has an all-time mark of (81%) in the building that resides 37 feet below street level. The Lobos have had a winning record in The Pit in MWC STANDINGS (through games of Dec. 9) MWC All BYU Wyoming San Diego State UNLV Air Force TCU Utah New Mexico Colorado State TEAM STATISTICS Avg/Pct. MWC Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense th Scoring Margin th FG Pct th FG Pct. Defense st 3-Pt. FGs / Game nd 3-Pt. FG Pct nd 3-Pt. FG Pct. Def th FT Pct th Offensive Rebounds th Defensive Rebounds th Rebound Margin th Turnovers th Assists nd Steals th Blocks nd TO Margin th Assist/TO Ratio nd INDIVIDUAL NCAA Daniel Faris Avg/Pct Rank Rebounding th Defensive Rebounds t-8th Blocks st Tony Danridge Avg/Pct Rank Scoring th Nate Garth Avg/Pct Rank Assists th Assist/TO Ratio th Dairese Gary Avg/Pct Rank Assists th 3-Pt. FG Pct th Assist/TO Ratio th FT Pct th A.J. Hardeman Avg/Pct Rank Blocks t-6th Roman Martinez Avg/Pct Rank Rebounding t-16th Offensive Rebounds t-9th Chad Toppert Avg/Pct Rank NCAA 3-Pt. FGs Made rd 3-Pt. FG Pct th

8 LOBO RECORD BOOK 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE, CAREER Clayton Shields, Rob Robbins, Ruben Douglas, Chad Toppert, 2006-current Charles Smith, POINT FIELD GOAL PCT., CAREER ( ) Chad Toppert, 2006-current ( ) Troy DeVries, (78-177) Willie Banks, (71-166) Kelly Graves, ( ) Royce Olney, of their 42 years, including a school-record 41-game home winning streak from Since the beginning of the season, the Lobos are (86%) at home. What is even more impressive about UNM s home court is that more than 11.5 million fans have flocked into the sunken edifice to see their beloved Lobos play basketball. The Lobos have averaged 15,538 fans the past 43 years, an amazing 95% of capacity. ALBUQUERQUE 1 OF 5 Finalists for Future mwc Championships The Mountain West Conference future basketball championships site subcommittee recently announced finalist cities to host the men s and women s basketball championships. The five finalists are Albuquerque, Denver, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City and San Diego. These cities will be moved forward in the Request for Proposal (RFP) process with an expected awarding of the future site to take place in June Denver ( ) and Las Vegas ( , ) have previously hosted the MWC Basketball Championships. The Mountain West Conference Basketball Championships is a signature event that highlights our student-athletes, said Craig Thompson, MWC Commissioner. We are pleased with all of the cities that showed interest in this event and the subcommittee is eager to begin reviewing the proposals from each finalist and move forward in the selection process. Sixteen cities, featuring twenty-seven different facilities, received the initial RFP on July 15, Final proposals and bid specs will be due in February After a thorough analysis and breakdown of each proposal, the Mountain West Conference subcommittee will convene to review the proposals and make a recommendation for the MWC Joint Council to review during its meeting in Phoenix in May The Joint Council decision will be forwarded to the Mountain West Conference Board of Directors for final approval during its June 2009 meeting. It is anticipated an announcement will be made at the completion of the Board of Directors meetings. KASY My50-TV televising SELECT GamES Five non-conference games will air locally on KASY My50-TV this season, three home games and two road games: the exhibition game against Western New Mexico on Nov. 8, Grambling on Nov. 20 and Nov. 22 against Central Florida. The games against Grambling and Central Florida were part of the Cancun Challenge played in The Pit. My50-TV will also pick up the broadcast of UNM s games at San Diego on Dec. 10 and at Texas Tech on Dec. 20. The San Diego game will be produced by 4SD in San Diego, while the game with the Red Raiders will be produced by the Texas Tech Network. Scott Stiegler will provide play-by-play and former Lobo Hunter Greene will handle the color analysis for the Lobo men s games played in The Pit. New Mexico now has a total of 23 games that will televised this season, including five on My50-TV, 12 on The Mountain West Sports Network (The mtn.), three on Versus and three on CBS College Sports. My50-TV can be found on channel 50 over the air, channel 12 on Comcast basic cable in the Albuquerque area, channel 50 on Direct TV and Dish Network, and channel 3 on Cable One, Rio Rancho. NEW MEXICO IN POSTSEASON The Lobos have made 28 postseason appearances - 11 NCAA and 17 NIT - and all have come in the past 45 seasons, since UNM has advanced to postseason play 20 times in the past 25 seasons, since DEADEYE FROM LONG RANGE The Lobos finished 2nd in the nation in 3-point accuracy in at 42.0%, converting 271 of 646 attempts. IUPUI was 1st at 42.3%. UNM s 3-point shooting is the 2nd-best in school history. The Lobos hold the record at 43.3%, however, that squad was just 157 of 362 from beyond the arc. New Mexico s six returning players combined to shoot 43.6% ( ) from 3-point. 3s AND COUNTING UNM has made a 3-pointer in 590 straight games, the 11th-longest active streak in NCAA Div. I. UNLV is 1st at more than 710. The last time UNM failed to connect from long range was Jan. 3, 1991, missing on 8 attempts against Colorado State in The Pit. ATTENDANCE CLIMBS The Lobos had sellout crowds of 18,018 in their final two home games of the season against BYU and UNLV. The last time UNM had back-to-back sellouts was for Arizona and New Mexico State in November/December of The last time for consecutive sellouts in conference games was 1994 when Lobo fans bought every ticket for six straight games. Average attendance for 18 home games in was 14,361, an increase of 1,508 per game over the previous year s average of 12,853. It s the Lobos highest average attendance in five years, since 14,679 in TOPPERT NO. 1 FROM 3 Chad Toppert entered his senior year as UNM s most accurate 3-point shooter. He has made 45% ( ) of his career attempts. His 205 treys rank 4th all-time at UNM, which is 77 short of Clayton Shields career mark of 285. Toppert has drilled 85 long shots each of the past two seasons. In , Toppert was 1st in the league and 2nd in the nation in 3-point accuracy (48.0%). and 3rd in the MWC in 3s per game (2.58 a game).

9 DOUGLAS, GRANGER NAMED TO MWC S 10TH ANNIVERSARY TEAM Former Lobos Ruben Douglas and Danny Granger were named Oct. 13 to the Mountain West Conference 10th anniversary team, as selected by a combined panel of media, institutional and conference personnel and on-line fan poll. In order to be eligible for consideration, candidates must have been an all-mountain West first team selection at least once in their careers. Douglas enjoyed one of the most prolific offensive seasons in school history in , becoming the first Lobo to lead the nation in scoring at ppg. He was chosen Mountain West Conference Player of the Year following his senior season. Douglas has played professionally on the international level since leaving UNM. Granger led UNM to the 2005 MWC Tournament championship and the NCAA Tournament. He was named MVP of the MWC tournament and was a 3rd team All-American by Basketball Times. In , Granger was the only player in the NCAA to average 18.8 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 steals and 2 assists, and he became the first player in school history to record 60 assists, blocks and steals in a season. Granger is in his fourth season with the Indiana Pacers SEASON RECAP The University of New Mexico s 105th season of basketball ended March 19 with a tough loss at Cal in the 1st round of the MasterCard NIT. Despite falling in its last two games, the Lobos had a remarkable turnaround under rookie head coach Steve Alford, posting a 24-9 overall record. That was a 9-win improvement from the previous season. What happened during the season had to have been difficult for even the most optimistic Lobo fan to imagine. Alford inherited four returning starters from a somewhat unpredictable bunch that finished in , just the program s 2nd losing season in the past 24 years. Picked to finish 5th in the MWC, New Mexico was 4-12 in the Mountain West, tying TCU for last place. The Lobos lost 12 conference games for the first time since 1959, and were 2-12 away from The Pit, 1-10 in true road games. On Oct. 4, 2007, one of the team s returning starters - senior wing Tony Danridge - broke his leg and would miss the season. The steady Danridge was a three-year starter who averaged 12.5 points as a junior and was expected to be a tremendous complement to J.R. Giddens on the perimeter. With essentially the same players as last year, except for starting freshman point guard Dairese Gary, Alford s first Lobo team finished 24-9, tying the school mark for wins during the regular season and a 9-win improvement from a year ago. UNM won 8 road games, tying a program record and equaling the entire total for the previous five seasons (8-43). Picked to finish 4th in the MWC, the Lobos went from worst to 3rd by closing the conference season with 8 wins in 9 games. The Lobos produced their most league wins (11-5) in nine years as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The 11 conference victories are the most by UNM in 10 years, since getting 11 in the Western Athletic Conference in New Mexico and Air Force were the only two MWC teams to finish higher that what was predicted in the preseason. The poll said 4th, but UNM ended 3rd. Air Force was 5th after the poll said 8th. The final 25 games, only one starter from the previous year - GRANGER DONATES $500,000 TO PIT RENOVATION By Richard Stevens - Senior Writer/GoLobos.com - Sept. 17, 2008 If you know that much about ex-lobo Danny Granger, it doesn t come as a surprise that he is willing to dig deep into his pockets, pluck out $500,000, and hand it over to the University of New Mexico in the school s quest to renovate University Arena. Because Danny Granger loves The Pit. He loves Lobos basketball, too. This is something I ve wanted to do ever since I got drafted, said the former UNM star, about to begin his fourth season in the NBA with the Indiana Pacers. New Mexico is a second home to me and the University of New Mexico gave me a lot of opportunities and I attribute so much to them for all the things I ve been able to make of myself. The Pit holds a special place in my heart for all the love The Pit showed, not just to me, but to the whole team. I want to give something back to the school because I m a Lobo fanatic and this is a great way for me to do that. Granger s donation of $500,000 will come in five annual donations of $100,000. It is part of the $17 million UNM needs to raise from the private sector to reach the $60 million price tag on The Pit s face-lift. Larry Ryan, a UNM associate athletics director in charge of development, said Granger s donation will be one of the largest donations to ever come to UNM athletics from an individual. Ryan said once final approval is granted by the UNM Board of Regents and the naming committee, Granger s name will become part of the renovated locker rooms in The Pit. I met with (UNM President David J. Schmidly) and he was telling me about some of the things he is planning to do at UNM, said Granger. He is really planning some great things and I wanted to be a part of this one (Pit renovation). Granger played for the Lobos from He was All-Mountain West Conference in 2004 and 2005 and All-American (Basketball Times) in 2005 after leading UNM to the 2005 MWC tourney title. The Lobos stunned No. 15-ranked Utah in the MWC championship game. Granger averaged 19.5 points as a Lobo in and 18.8 points in Granger was noted for his all-around play on the court and for his humility and sportsmanship off the court. One of the best insights into Granger, as a person and as a teammate, came during a practice session in which former Lobos coach Ritchie McKay was making point guard Javin Tindall run a few extra sprints to the far baseline and back. McKay sent Tindall on the sprint by himself while the rest of the Lobos watched. When Tindall finished his solo run, McKay said, Again. When Tindall returned to his waiting teammates, McKay said, Again. This time Tindall did not sprint alone. Granger had joined him and ran along side his teammate. McKay did not say, Again, when Granger and Tindall finished their sprint. That was very much the type of player and teammate Granger was at UNM. Those qualities are also why Granger is putting some of his NBA money into renovating his former home court. The Pit needs to remain a special place, said Granger. I was so amazed when I got to UNM. I had never played in a place like that before where the crowd can make such a huge difference. Granger s success at the NBA level is no surprise to the thousands of Lobo fans who watched him star for UNM for two seasons. Granger is all-around. The 6-foot-8 forward/wing can rebound, pass, defend, score inside, score outside and can put the ball on the floor. He averaged 7.5 points and 4.9 rebounds his rookie NBA season in He scored 13.9 points and pulled down 4.6 rebounds per game in This past season his numbers jumped to 19.6 and 6.1. He shot.855 percent from the free throw line. My role has changed and increased every season, said Granger. I m expecting an even bigger role next season ( ). I m happy with the way things have been going. I didn t play that much my first year, but I did get some pretty good minutes. My second year, they brought me off the bench more and I became a starter and kind of got the baptism by fire. That was a big adjustment. Before last season ( ), I really worked to sculpture my off-season workouts to fit the role as a starter getting a lot of minutes. I was more prepared last year and I did pretty well. This is going to be only my fourth season. I know there is a lot more to learn, but I have a pretty good grasp of where I am with the team and where I m at as a player. I m really looking forward to this coming year. I expect us to do some great things. And thanks, in part, to Danny Granger, the Lobos are closer to doing some great things to his old stomping grounds = The Pit.

10 Giddens - was in the starting lineup. Giddens was unworldly and the consummate teammate in his final collegiate season. Gary was a steadying influence at the point. Heady sophomore Roman Martinez probably made more non-box score plays than anyone on the team while junior post Daniel Faris stepped up when UNM needed him the most. Two returning starters - senior guards Darren Prentice and Jamaal Smith along with 3-pointer marksman Chad Toppert - averaged more than 26 points off the bench. Even Alford was mildly shocked at the response from his team and the slightly unexpected results from a season that turned into a wonderful ride. RECORD-SETTING SEASON FOR ALFORD Steve Alford set a school record for most wins by a New Mexico head coach in his first season. Dave Bliss was in UNM TIES RECORD FOR REGULAR-SEASON VICTORIES The 24 victories ties for the most by a New Mexico team during the regular season. Norm Ellenberger s Lobos were 24-3 heading into the NCAA Tournament while Dave Bliss team was 24-4 going into the Western Athletic Conference tournament. HISTORIC IMPROVEMENT MADE New Mexico was a +9 in wins from the season. That figure ranks as the 5th-biggest improvement in school history. It took New Mexico only 20 games to surpass last year s victory total (15-17) and UNM nearly tripled last year s wins in conference play (4-12). The list of most improved Lobo teams: in in in in in in in in in in The Lobos were a +7 in conference games in , which is the 2nd-greatest jump of all-time and an argument could be made it s the best ever. During World War II - when schedules were abbreviated - UNM had a 3-0 record in the Border Conference in 1944 with all three against Texas Tech. The Lobos jumped to 12-0 in 1945 for an improvement of +9. AND THE STATS SHOWED IMPROVEMENT...ON DEFENSE FG% Reb. TO Scor. All Games Overall Road 3pt% Def. Mgn. Mgn. Def FG% Reb. TO Scor. MWC Overall Road 3pt% Def. Mgn. Mgn. Def MORE DEFENSE UNM held opponents to just 41.0% shooting from the floor in That s the 4th-lowest surrendered by a Lobo team in the past 43 years. Opponents averaged 62.7 points a game, the 2ndlowest since LOBOS TIE RECORD FOR ROAD GAME WINS After going 8-43 in true road games - played on the opponents home floor - the previous five seasons ( ), UNM went 8-6 in , tying a school record set three other times: 8-4 in , 8-2 in and 8-3 in UNM finished the season with 4 straight conference road triumphs for the first time since a 5-game run in The MWC record for road wins is eight as well set by UNLV in , Air Force in , and equaled by BYU in ROAD STREAKS SNAPPED Three long losing streaks were broken in On Jan. 5, the Lobos won in double overtime at Wyoming, ending a 10-game losing skid to the Cowboys in Laramie. UNM had lost 7 in a row at Air Force before grounding the Falcons on Feb. 20. Three days later, an unsightly 18-game drought came to a halt in Salt Lake City as New Mexico pulled off a victory over Utah. It was the Lobos first win against the Utes at the Huntsman Center since AN UNBELIEVABLE SEASON FOR J.R. GIDDENS A 1st-round draft choice of the World Champion Boston Celtics last summer, senior J.R. Giddens had a remarkable season in All Games Rank MWC Games Rank Scoring th st Rebounds st st FG Pct th rd Assists th th Blocks rd t-3rd Steals t-7th th The perimeter-oriented Giddens was the first guard to lead the MWC in rebounding...he and Andrew Bogut (a 7-footer) are the only two players in the 9-year history of the league to lead the conference in scoring and rebounding in MWC games In 2008, Giddens posted single-game highs in the league for scoring (36 vs. Wyoming), rebounds (15 vs. UNLV) and steals (6 vs. Wyoming) The honors for J.R: -Co-MWC Player of the Year -District VIII Player of the Year by the USBWA -MWC Player of the Year by ESPN.com -1st team all-district by the NABC -Associated Press honorable mention All-America Despite ranking 8th in the league in minutes played at 32.2, Giddens was the only player in the MWC who ranked in the top-10 in the MWC in scoring, rebounding, FG pct., assists, steals and blocks Giddens is the only Lobo to ever reach 500 points, 250 rebounds, 100 assists, 40 steals and 30 blocks in a season Giddens was named MWC Player of the Week a record 5 times in

11 LOSSES HARD TO SWALLOW New Mexico s last three losses came by a combined total of 5 points: in OT to BYU, in overtime to Utah in the MWC Championship and at Cal in the 1st round of the NIT. UNM had a chance to tie or win each of the three games in the final seconds, but couldn t get a shot to fall. PROTECTING THE BALL The Lobos finished 1st in the MWC with a turnover margin of +5.6 in MWC games. They had 10 or fewer turnovers 16 times, and it happened 11 times in 16 MWC games. UNM averaged just 10.5 turnovers in MWC play, and 8.9 in the last 9 games. STATISTICAL LEADERS In all games, the Lobos led the MWC in scoring (74.1 ppg), scoring margin (+11.4), 3-point FGs (8.21 pg) and 3-point percentage (42.0%). In MWC games only, New Mexico led the league in scoring (72.9 ppg), scoring margin (+9.4), 3-point FGs made (8.5), 3-point FG pct. (43.0%), turnover margin (+5.63) and assist/turnover ratio (1.54). UNM REACHES 20 WINS AGAIN New Mexico won 20 games in a season for the 21st time. All have occurred since the season. Steve Alford got his 9th 20-win campaign in 16 full seasons as a head coach. DOMINANT IN THE PIT New Mexico was 16-2 at home, winning by an average margin of 20.2 points. The blemishes were a loss to San Diego State, a game the Lobos led in the first half and at halftime, and in overtime to BYU. LOBO BULLET NOTES New Mexico was 21-1 when holding opponents to less than 70 points...the only loss was the final one of the season when UNM lost at Cal New Mexico set a school record by playing 5 overtime games... UNM went 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 RALLY TIME When the Lobos beat Wyoming in double overtime on Jan. 5, they staged the largest second-half comeback in a road game in school history. UNM trailed at halftime. It ranks as the 5th largest deficit overcome regardless of location. New Mexico s largest comeback was Jan. 15, 1993, at Hawai i when it rallied from 20 points (31-11) to win HAPPY NEW YEAR The Lobos began the New Year in style by doing something it had never done before: prevailing in consecutive overtime games, and on the road no less. UNM squeaked past a fired-up UTEP squad in overtime on Jan. 2. That was followed by a grind-it-out double-overtime victory at Wyoming on Jan. 5, the Lobos first win over the Cowboys at the Arena-Auditorium since New Mexico trailed Wyoming at halftime, so it marked the largest second-half comeback on the road in school history. SUPERLATIVES IN O-T WIN AT UTEP The Lobos established some new standards in the OT win over UTEP on Jan. 2, 2008: 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 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 Alfordcoached 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.

12 Lobos Announce the Signing of Four-Member Recruiting Class UNM staff has put together another impressive recruiting class Nov. 13, 2008 University of New Mexico men s basketball head coach Steve Alford announced the signing of four players to National Letters of Intent. The Lobos will welcome 6-6 local product Chad Adams (Albuquerque, N.M. - Highland HS); 5-9 point guard Jamal Fenton (Houston, Texas - Cesar E. Chavez HS); 6-7 combo guard Darington Hobson (Las Vegas, Nev. - College of Eastern Utah) and 6-9 forward Matt Staff (Houston, Texas, Memorial HS) in the fall of We are very excited about the class we have put together for 2009, stated Alford. It comes after an excellent class we had last year and recruiting is continuing to look good in the future. We have addressed some issues that we felt we needed to take care of with this class, adding size, speed and athletic ability to our line up. Chad Adams Guard/Forward Albuquerque, N.M. Highland HS Rated a three-star recruit by Scout.com and Rivals.com...ranked as the No. 54 shooting guard in the class of 2009 by ESPN.com...averaged 17.1 ppg and 11.3 rpg last season at Highland High in Albuquerque...earned second team all-state honors as a junior...personal...born September 24, Head Coach Steve Alford on Chad Adams Chad is a guy we have had our eye on for a while. He is a very athletic swing guard who just keeps getting better and better and we look forward to having him in our program. Jamal Fenton Guard Houston, Texas Cesar E. Chavez HS Rated a three-star recruit by Scout.com and Rivals.com...Scout.com listed him as the 25th best point guard in the class, while ESPN.com rates Fenton as the No. 20 point guard in the class of averaged 20.2 ppg and 4.6 apg while shooting 46% from the field last season at Chavez High in Houston...ranked in the top-10 in the Houston area by RCSSports. com and in the top-20 in Texas by TexasHoops.com...very quick and athletic scoring point guard...high school nickname is also the Lobos...PERSONAL...born April 17, Head Coach Steve Alford on Jamal Fenton Jamal is an up-tempo guard who can help us play at the pace we want to play. He can push the ball and make shots and is a really talented point guard. He will have a chance to make an impact on our program. Darington Hobson Guard/Forward Las Vegas, Nev. College of Eastern Utah Preseason NJCAA first team All-American at the College of Eastern Utah in Price, Utah...third team NJCAA All-American for CEU last year...led Eastern Utah to a mark in and was named first team all-conference...averaged 18.4 ppg and 8.3 rpg, while shooting 49.3% from the floor...rated a four-start recruit by Scout.com as the 25th best small forward in the country coming out of high school...averaged 19 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists at Decatur (Ill.) Christian High School as a senior...listed as the 116th best prospect in the class of 2007 by Rivals.com...PERSONAL... born Sept. 29, Head Coach Steve Alford on Darington Hobson Darington is a guy we have had on our radar for the better part of three years. He is very athletic and very talented. He is definitely a difference maker in what we are trying to do at New Mexico. Matt Staff Forward Houston, Texas Memorial HS Rated a two-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com...versatile post player who can hit shots from anywhere on the floor...averaged 22 points and 10 rebounds for Memorial High last season...ranked in the top-10 in the Houston area by RCSSports.com and in the top-20 in Texas by TexasHoops.com...PERSONAL...born April 9, Head Coach Steve Alford on Matt Staff Matt gives us a very versatile post player who can hit shots. He is good inside and has the ability to step out and shoot from long range. He is going to have a bright future in our program.

13 HEAD COACH STEVE ALFORD Steve Alford was named New Mexico s 19th head men s basketball coach on March 23, Alford spent the previous eight seasons as the head coach at the University of Iowa. Alford, 44, has a (63%) career record in 18 seasons as a collegiate head coach. His teams have qualified for postseason play 11 times, produced 13 winning seasons and reached 20 wins on nine 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.

14 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 year total New Mexico rd NIT New Mexico year total 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 at UNM All Games home away neutral Non-Conference Games home away neutral Conference Games home away Tournament Games NCAA NIT (pre-and postseason) 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 were 42 years old or younger. In 16 full seasons as a head coach, Steve Alford s teams have averaged 20.5 wins per season. Steve Alford has taken 11 teams to postseason play in 17 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 16 seasons have led the league in scoring six times.

15 General Info/Career Strong power forward who originally signed with Texas Tech out of high school in 2007 Three-star recruit by Scout.com Rated 26th best recruit out of Texas in 2007 by Rivals.com Averaged 24 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks at Del Valle Freshman Season Shooting 70.8% from the field (17-24) 24 of his 25 rebounds are defensive 6-6 from the field and 1-2 from the FT line for 13 points and five boards against SEMO...had a block and three dunks in the game. PERSONAL Born Nov. 10, 1988 Son of Clinton and Carrie Hardeman Has one brother, Trevor, and one sister, Shaunea Plans to major in child development. A.J. Hardeman 00 Freshman Forward Del Valle, Texas (Del Valle HS) Points Season...13 vs. SE Missouri St ( ) Rebounds Season...6 vs. Cal St Northridge ( ) Field Goals Season...6 vs. SE Missouri St ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season...6 (Twice) Last vs. Grambling St ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season...none Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Season...none Season Averages GP...9 FT% GS...2 PPG RPG FG% FG% Season/Career Highs APG SPG BPG TO/G MPG Free Throws Season...3 vs. Cal St Northridge ( ) Free Throw Attempts Season...4 vs. Cal St Northridge ( ) Assists Season...none Steals Season...1 (Twice) Last vs. VCU ( ) Blocked Shots Season...2 (Twice) Last vs. Drake ( ) Minutes Played Season...20 (Twice) Last vs. VCU ( ) Miscellaneous Sea. Double Figure Scoring 2 Charges 1 Dunks 7 Opponent GS MP FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA O/D/T PF A TO BS ST TP SE Missouri St /5/ at Creighton /3/ Grambling St /5/ Central Florida /0/ Cal St Northridge * /5/ vs. VCU * /5/ vs. Drake /1/ Southern Miss /0/ at San Diego /1/ Totals /25/ 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 Athletic wing who started 17 games as a freshman Team went 14-3 when he was in the starting line up last season Started first six career games...hit his first four career 3-pt. FG attempts Fought his way back into the starting lineup with strong play in practice guarding senior J.R. Giddens every day Shared the Most Improved award with Daniel Faris at the postseason banquet SOPHOMORE SEASON Has yet to have a FT attempt on the season 1st start of the season vs. Cal State Northridge...UNM is 15-4 in the 19 games he has started over the last two years Six points on 3-4 shooting against Grambling State Had three points and four assists in the season opener against SEMO FRESHMAN SEASON Started last 11 games and 17 overall when he was in the starting line-up Averaged 3.4 ppg while shooting 38.3% from 3-pt. range Had a league-high 4.00 A/TO (24-6) ratio in MWC games in last 12 games (39-21) ratio in all games was 8th in the MWC Career-high eight assists in 23 minutes against Wyoming...also had eight points...tied for most assists in a game by a Lobo on the season 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 Jonathan Wills Sophomore Guard Carson, Calif. (Mayfair HS) 2 per game for Mayfair High School while leading the team to a 21-7 record Rated a two-star recruit by Scout.com Made over 70 3-pt. FGs and shot over 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. PERSONAL Born March 10, 1989 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...6 vs. Grambling St ( ) Career...13 at Colorado ( ) Rebounds Season...1 vs. UCF ( ) Career...5 at UNLV (2-2-08) Field Goals Season...3 vs. Grambling St ( ) Career...4 (Twice) Last vs. Wyoming (2-9-09) Field Goal Attempts Season...4 vs. Grambling St ( ) Career...9 at Colorado ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season...1 (3 Times) Last vs. Cal St Northridge ( ) Career...3 at Colorado ( ) Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Season...3 vs. Drake ( ) Career..5 at UNLV (2-2-08) Season Averages GP...9 FT% GS...2 PPG RPG FG% FG% Season/Career Highs APG SPG BPG TO/G MPG Free Throws Season...none Career...3 vs. TCU ( ) Free Throw Attempts Season...none Career...3 (Twice) Last vs. TCU ( ) Assists Season...4 vs. SE Missouri St ( ) Career...8 vs. Wyoming (2-9-08) Steals Season...2 vs. Cal St Northridge ( ) Career...2 vs. Eastern Washington ( ) Blocked Shots Season...none Career...1 at UNLV (2-2-08) Minutes Played Season...18 vs. SE Missouri St ( ) Career...24 vs. Presbyterian ( ) Miscellaneous Sea. Car. Double Figure Scoring 0 1 Led UNM in Scoring 0 1 Led UNM in Assists Assists 0 1 Charges Drawn 1 4 Opponent GS MP FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA O/D/T PF A TO BS ST TP SE Missouri St /0/ at Creighton /0/ Grambling St /0/ Central Florida /1/ Cal St Northridge * /0/ vs. VCU * /0/ vs. Drake /0/ Southern Miss /0/ at San Diego /0/ Totals /1/ 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

17 GENERAL INFO/CAREER Strong, athletic guard who is an excellent defender First player to sign with Lobo head coach Steve Alford Shared the Outstanding Defensive Award with J.R. Giddens at the postseason banquet One of four returning starters on the team CollegeHoops.net Honorable Mention High-Major All-Freshman SOPHOMORE SEASON One of two Lobos to start every game Shooting 52.6% (10-17) from 3- pt. range, 46.9% from the floor and 76.2% from the FT line Sank a pair of free throws with 4.7 seconds left to give UNM the victory over Southern Miss Career-high 20 points on 4-7 shooting, 2-4 from 3-pt. range and FT s vs. Central Florida...also had a season-high seven assists 11 points on 4-7 shooting, 3-4 from 3-pt. range, against Grambling State...Four 3-pt. FG attempts tied a career high Second on the team with 33 assists FRESHMAN SEASON Started last 28 games at the point... most starts by a freshman point guard since John Robinson II started 30 of 34 games in Averaged 7.8 ppg and 3.18 apg Led the team and was 8th in the MWC with 3.18 apg...led all MWC newcomers in assists..105 assists are the most by a Lobo since Marlon Parmer had 182 in th Lobo freshman with 100 assists Second on the team with 44 steals spg was 10th in the MWC...26 steals in 16 MWC games tied for third in the league and led Dairese Gary 5 Sophomore Guard Elkhart, Ind. (Concord HS) all newcomers Averaged 7.8 ppg... second among MWC freshmen points is 10th all-time among Lobo freshmen. 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 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 (23) and Shawntes (21) Shawntes is a senior on the Western Michigan basketball team Plans to major in Education. Points Season...20 vs. UCF ( ) Career...same Rebounds Season...4 (3 Times) Last vs. UCF ( ) Career...9 at UTEP (1-2-08) Field Goals Season...5 at Creighton ( ) Career...7 vs. Texas Tech ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season...10 at Creighton ( ) Career...13 at BYU ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season...3 vs. Grambling St ( ) Career...4 vs. Texas Tech ( ) Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Season...4 (Twice) Last vs. UCF ( ) Career...4 (5 Times) season Averages GP...9 FT% GS...9 PPG RPG FG% FG% Season/Career Highs APG SPG BPG TO/G MPG Free Throws Season...10 vs. UCF ( ) Career...same Free Throw Attempts Season...13 vs. UCF ( ) Career...same Assists Season...7 vs. UCF ( ) Career...8 at New Mexico St. ( ) Steals Season...2 (twice) Last at San Diego ( ) Career...4 (Twice) Last vs. Utah ( ) Blocked Shots Season...none Career...1 vs. UNLV (3-4-08) Minutes Played Season...32 at San Diego ( ) Career...same Miscellaneous Sea. CAr. Led UNM in Assists Assists 3 10 Led UNM in Scoring 1 3 Double Figure Scoring Points 1 1 Charges Drawn 2 13 Dunks 0 1 Opponent GS MP FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA O/D/T PF A TO BS ST TP SE Missouri St. * /2/ at Creighton * /4/ Grambling St. * /4/ Central Florida * /4/ Cal St Northridge * /3/ vs. VCU * /1/ vs. Drake * /1/ Southern Miss * /1/ at San Diego * /1/ Totals /21/ 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

18 General Info/Career Standout point guard for Hamilton High School in Memphis, Tenn., where he transferred for his senior season Averaged 24 ppg and 7 apg as a senior Starred for Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas, Texas, in Averaged 15.1 ppg and 8.4 assists per game as a junior, playing with current Lobo Will Brown Ranked No. 16 on Texas- Hoops.com s list of 2008 graduates Three-star recruit by Rivals.com Named the top point guard signee in the Mountain West Conference by Rivals.com. Nate Garth Freshman Guard Sacramento, Calif. (Hamilton HS (Tenn.)) 11 Points Season...12 vs. VCU ( ) Rebounds Season...5 vs. Grambling St ( ) Field Goals Season...5 vs. VCU ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season... 8 vs. VCU ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season...1 (Six times) Last vs. So. Miss ( ) Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Season...3 (5 Times) Last vs. Drake ( ) Season Averages GP...9 FT% GS...0 PPG RPG FG% FG% Season/Career Highs APG SPG BPG TO/G MPG Free Throws Season...3 vs. Grambling St ( ) Free Throw Attempts Season...4 vs. Grambling St ( ) Assists Season...7 (Twice) Last vs. Cal St Northridge ( ) Steals Season...3 at Creighton ( ) Blocked Shots Season...none Minutes Played Season...27 vs. Drake ( ) Miscellaneous Sea. Led Team in Assists 4 5+ Assists FRESHMAN SEASON Has an assist in every game except Southern Miss...second on the team with 35 Season-high 12 points on 5-for-8 shooting in 25 minutes off the bench vs. VCU Six points, five assists and five boards against Grambling St. Team-high seven assists in season opener vs. SEMO...also added seven points and just one turnover Opponent GS MP FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA O/D/T PF A TO BS ST TP SE Missouri St /1/ at Creighton /0/ Grambling St /4/ Central Florida /0/ Cal St Northridge /2/ vs. VCU /1/ vs. Drake /1/ Southern Miss /2/ at San Diego /0/ Totals /11/ PERSONAL Full name is Nathen Garth Born October 22, 1989 Native of the San Francisco (Calif.) Bay Area Son of Lisa and Tony Garth Has one brother, Matt, and one sister, Lisa Plans to major in Communications. 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

19 General Info/Career 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 Ranked in the top-10 by TexasHoops.com following his junior season Averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds at Woodrow Wilson HS in Dallas, Texas, in , where he was a teammate of fellow Lobo freshman Nate Garth FRESHMAN SEASON Suffered a broken front tooth in practice on Nov. 18 that required a root canal before the trip to Cancun... the injury kept him out of the Grambling State game 4-5 from the field for eight points and four boards in the season opener vs. SEMO Personal Full name is William Ben Brown Born October, 3, 1989 Son of Willie Faye and Benny Ray Brown Has four brothers and five sisters Plans to major in business and management. Will Brown Freshman Forward Dallas, Texas (Woodrow Wilson HS) 15 Points Season...8 vs. SE Missouri St ( ) Rebounds Season...5 vs. VCU ( ) Field Goals Season...4 vs. SE Missouri St ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season...5 (Twice) Last vs. Cal St Northridge ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season...none Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Season...none season Averages GP...8 FT% GS...1 PPG RPG FG% FG% Season/Career Highs APG SPG BPG TO/G MPG Free Throws Season...1 (three times) last at San Diego ( ) Free Throw Attempts Season...3 vs. Drake ( ) Assists Season...1 vs. VCU ( ) Steals Season...1 vs. Cal St Northridge ( ) Blocked Shots Season...3 vs. VCU ( ) Minutes Played Season...17 (Twice) Last vs. UCF ( ) Miscellaneous Sea. Dunks 2 Opponent GS MP FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA O/D/T PF A TO BS ST TP SE Missouri St /4/ at Creighton /1/ Grambling St. DNP - Injured Central Florida /0/ Cal St Northridge * /2/ vs. VCU /4/ vs. Drake /1/ Southern Miss /2/ at San Diego /1/ Totals /15/ 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

20 General Info/Career Sharpshooting guard who was rated as one of the top players in the state of Texas Four-star recruit 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 District MVP and 1st team all-state after averaging 19 points last season at Cypress Springs, leading the team to a 32-7 record FRESHMAN SEASON Only shooting 3-for-12 from the field in the past three games, but he has been bothered by an illness One of two Lobos to start every game...second on the team with nine steals Led team with 14 points on 5-for-9 shooting with two steals vs. VCU. Double-double with 10 points and 10 boards against Grambling State... first double-double by a Lobo freshman since Mark Walters had 23 points and 14 rebounds at Air Force in points, six boards and three assists in the season opener vs. SEMO...went 6-10 from the field and 1-2 from 3-pt. range. PERSONAL Full name is Phillip Michael McDonald Born July 25, 1989 Son of Bruce and Ann McDonald Has two brothers, Terrance Hatton and Brandon McDonald, and one sister, Jessica McDonald Terrance played football and track & field at Texas State from MWC preseason freshman of the year Phillip Mcdonald 23 Freshman Guard Cypress, Texas (Cypress Springs HS) Points Season...15 vs. Grambling St ( ) Rebounds Season...10 vs. Grambling St ( ) Field Goals Season...6 vs. SE Missouri St ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season...12 at Creighton ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season...2 (Three times) Last vs. VCU ( ) Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Season...7 at Creighton ( ) season Averages GP...9 FT% GS...9 PPG RPG FG% FG% Season/Career Highs APG SPG BPG TO/G MPG Free Throws Season...3 (Twice) Last vs. UCF ( ) Free Throw Attempts Season...6 vs. UCF ( ) Assists Season...4 vs. Cal St Northridge ( ) Steals Season...2 (Three times) Last vs. So. Miss ( ) Blocked Shots Season...2 vs. Grambling St ( ) Minutes Played Season...27 vs. Grambling St ( ) Miscellaneous Sea. Double Figure Scoring 3 Double Figure Rebounds 1 Led UNM in Rebounds 1 Double-Doubles 1 Charges 1 Dunks 5 Opponent GS MP FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA O/D/T PF A TO BS ST TP SE Missouri St. * /5/ at Creighton * /4/ Grambling St * /8/ Central Florida * /1/ Cal St Northridge * /4/ vs. VCU * /2/ vs. Drake * /1/ Southern Miss * /2/ at San Diego * /2/ Totals /29/ 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

21 GENERAL INFO/CAREER Versatile wing player who is a good defender Very savvy on the court Only returning junior on the team One of four returning starters First name is pronounced row-mahn Won the Lobo Award for his work on the court, in the classroom and in the community Academic All-MWC honoree Recipient of the Marvin Good Memorial Men s Basketball Scholarship JUNIOR SEASON Finished with a team-high 12 points on 5-8 FGs and 2-4 from 3-point in a season-high 37 minutes against San Diego Scoreless with one board in a season-low 16 minutes last Saturday against Southern Miss when he was fighting an illness Scored 11 points on 5-8 shooting and 1-2 from 3-pt. range and tied for team high with four boards against Drake Season-high 20 points on 7-9 shooting, 5-7 from 3-pt. range, against Cal State Northridge...career-highs for FGs, 3-pt. FGs and 3-pt. FG attempts 15 points and eight boards against Grambling St...shot 6-8 from the field and 3-4 from 3-pt. range...three 3-pt. FGs tied a career high 15 points and seven boards at Creighton...shot 7-12 from the floor... tied a career-high in FGs and set a new mark in attempts Double-double with 10 points and 10 boards against SEMO SOPHOMORE SEASON Started last 24 games of the season, averaging 7.0 ppg and 3.9 rpg for the season Shot 47.0% from 3-pt. range in MWC games % from behind Roman Martinez 30 Junior Forward El Paso, Texas (Montwood HS) the arc in all games 1.81 A/TO ratio was 9th in the MWC Career-high 24 points on 6-10 shooting, 2-4 from 3- pt. range and from the FT line, against New Mexico State...set career marks for points, shots, FTs and FT attempts Academic All-MWC FRESHMAN SEASON Averaged 2.7 ppg and 2.6 rpg, playing in 31 games First true freshman to start the first 10 games of the season since Clayton Shields started the first 25 in Made four of his last eight 3-pt. FGs after missing 13 straight Led the team in rebounds and assists three times. PERSONAL Born March 5, 1988, in El Paso Full name is Roman Eduardo Martinez Son of Eddie and Pam Father was born in Los Alamos, N.M., and attended high school there Grandfather, Francisco Martinez, was all-league in basketball at New Mexico State He also played for Mexico in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, leading his country to the bronze medal Roman has two sisters (Monica and Nikki) and two brothers (Omar and Carlo) Majoring in University Studies. Points Season...20 vs. Cal St Northridge ( ) Career...24 vs. New Mexico St. ( ) Rebounds Season...10 vs. SE Missouri St ( ) Career...9 vs. BYU ( ) Field Goals Season...7 (Twice) Last vs. Cal St Northridge ( ) Career... 7 (3 Times) Field Goal Attempts Season...12 at Creighton ( ) Career...same Three-Point Field Goals Season...5 vs. Cal St Northridge ( ) Career...same Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Season...7 vs. Cal St Northridge ( ) Career...same season Averages GP...9 FT% GS...8 PPG RPG FG% FG% Season/Career Highs APG SPG BPG TO/G MPG Free Throws Season...6 vs. SE Missouri St ( ) Career...10 vs. New Mexico St. ( ) Free Throw Attempts Season...7 vs. SE Missouri St ( ) Career...11 vs. New Mexico St. ( ) Assists Season...4 at Creighton ( ) Career...6 vs. Texas Tech ( ) Steals Season...2 at Creighton ( ) Career... 3 vs. Wyoming (2-9-08) Blocked Shots Season...1 (twice) vs. Southern Miss Career...3 vs. Abilene Christian ( ) Minutes Played Season...37 at San Diego ( ) Career...39 vs. Utah ( ) Miscellaneous Sea. CAR. Double-Figure Scoring Points 1 2 Double-Doubles 1 1 Led UNM in Scoring 2 4 Led UNM in Rebounds 3 7 Led UNM in Assists Assists 0 2 Charges Drawn 1 19 Opponent GS MP FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA O/D/T PF A TO BS ST TP SE Missouri St. * /6/ at Creighton * /4/ Grambling St * /5/ Central Florida * /4/ Cal St Northridge /1/ vs. VCU * /1/ vs. Drake * /2/ Southern Miss * /1/ at San Diego * /4/ Totals /28/ 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 ,435 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 Totals

22 GENERAL INFO/CAREER All-MWC guard who is expected to be one of the leaders on the team in his fifth year in the program Saw action in all 95 games from Only player remaining on the team who played in UNM s 2005 NCAA Tournament game vs. Villanova High-flying wing who led the team in dunks for two years His highlight reel slams have become legend on YouTube.com Suffered a broken left leg on Oct. 4, 2007, causing him to miss the entire season Needs 143 points to become the 25th member of the Lobos 1,000-point club SENIOR SEASON Leading scorer at 11.7 ppg...leads team in mpg with leads team with 10 steals Six games scoring double figures on the season...43 in overall career Led team with 19 points, including 8-12 FTs, against Southern Miss after scoring a combined 5 points in his last two games 16 points on 4-10 shooting, 8-10 from the FT line, against Cal St Northridge Career-high eight assists vs. Grambling 23 points at Creighton was one shy of a career-high...shot from the field REDSHIRT SEASON Missed the entire season after breaking his leg just before the start of practice Injury to his left leg was suffered on Oct. 4, 2007 and he had surgery on Oct JUNIOR SEASON Named 3rd Team All-MWC Second on the team in scoring, averaging 12.5 ppg Shot 50.9% from the floor, 69.3% Tony Danridge 32 Senior Guard San Bernardino, Calif. (Cajon HS) from the FT line and 41.0% from 3-pt. range Led the team with 24 dunks Named to the 2006 Las Vegas Classic All-Tournament team Scored 17 points in UNM s upset win over No. 8 Wichita State Scored a career-high 24 points against San Diego State, Colorado State and Alcorn State Won the prestigious international William Jones Cup in Taiwan as a member of Athletes in Action in the summer of 2006 Averaged 14 ppg and 5 rpg in the tournament Teammate Daniel Faris also participated in the event SOPHOMORE SEASON Averaged 8.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg Shot 51.3% from the floor and 69.7% from the FT line Started all but the last three games Made his first 13 FTs of the season Led the team with 14 dunks...slam against K-State was ESPN s Play of the Day where his eyes were even with the rim Just 4.4 ppg on shooting last nine games FRESHMAN SEASON Averaged 3.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg and 12.1 mpg One of only five players to play in every game and only freshman to do so Reached double figures in scoring twice 10 against Western New Mexico on Nov. 19 and 10 against Wyoming on Jan. 8. PERSONAL Born Feb. 26, 1986, in San Francisco, Calif. Full name is Anthony Steven Danridge Son of Victor and Venus Danridge Father is the pastor and mom a counselor at the Inland Empire Deliverance Center in San Bernardino Tony is the middle child of five children, and he is the only boy Sisters are Vicky, Shema, Rachel and Stephanie Majoring in University Studies. Points Season...23 at Creighton ( ) Career...24 (3 Times) Last vs. San Diego St ( ) Rebounds Season...5 vs. SE Missouri St ( ) Career...6 vs. North Carolina A&T ( ) Field Goals Season...10 at Creighton ( ) Career...10 (3 Times) Field Goal Attempts Season...14 at San Diego ( ) Career...21 vs. San Diego St ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season...1 (Twice) Last vs. So. Miss ( ) Career...2 (4 Times) Last at San Diego St ( ) Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Season...4 vs. Drake ( ) Career...5 vs. San Diego State ( ) season Averages GP...9 FT% GS...7 PPG RPG FG% FG% Season/Career Highs APG SPG BPG TO/G MPG Free Throws Season...8 vs. (Twice) Last vs. So. Miss ( ) Career...same Free Throw Attempts Season...13 vs. UCF ( ) Career...same Assists Season...8 vs. Grambling St ( ) Career...same Steals Season...4 vs. UCF ( ) Career...same Blocked Shots Season...none Career...2 vs. Colorado State (1-6-07) Minutes Played Season...37 (Twice) Last at San Diego ( ) Career...44 at UNLV ( ) Miscellaneous Sea. CAR. Double-Figure Scoring Points 1 5 Led UNM in Rebounds 0 1 Led UNM in Scoring 3 12 Led UNM in Steals 2 5 Led UNM in Assists Assists 2 2 Charges Drawn 0 1 Dunks 6 55 Opponent GS MP FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA O/D/T PF A TO BS ST TP SE MIssouri St * /3/ at Creighton * /3/ Grambling St * /2/ Central Florida * /4/ Cal St Northridge /4/ vs. VCU /0/ vs. Drake * /3/ vs. Southern Miss * /1/ at San Diego * /1/ Totals /21/ 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 DNP - Redshirt - Injured Totals ,338 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 Totals ,029

23 GENERAL INFO/CAREER Excellent outside shooter who has improved tremendously since coming to UNM Career 42.0% from behind the arc is currently the highest in Lobo history (second highest in MWC history) pt. FGs is currently 4th all time at UNM...76 needed to set new school record (has made 90 in each of last two seasons) Top-10 in the nation in 3-pt. FG% in each of the last two seasons Not included among the Lobos four returning starters since he came off the bench for the majority of last season Redshirt in Three-time Academic All- MWC selection Needs 215 points to reach 1,000 for his career Recipient of the Gabe Nava Memorial Scholarship Endowment SeNIOR SEASON 10-for-19 (53%) from 3-point in past 3 games, has raised his season average to 42% 13 points (3-6 3FGs) in 31 minutes off the bench and was 3-5 from 3- point range in the 2nd half against Southern Miss 13-straight games with a 3-pointer... Toppert now has 208 3FGs in his career - passed Charles Smith for 4th place all-time at UNM vs. San Diego 11 points (3-6 FGs) in 23 minutes off the bench and he was 3-5 from 3-point range against San Diego 5th game this season scoring in double figures (33rd career) 12 points on pt. FG s vs. Drake JUNIOR SEASON Earned honorable mention All-MWC honors after finishing second on the team in scoring with 10.3 ppg Shot 48.0% (85-177) from 3-pt. range which was second in the nation and led the MWC...4th highest season Chad Toppert 33 Senior Guard Albuquerque, N.M. (Academy) percentage in MWC history 5th highest percentage in a season in UNM history 9.4 ppg as a starter in 13 games ppg off the bench... all four of his 20+ games came off the bench 3rd in 3-pt. FGs/game (2.58) in the MWC 2.00 A/TO ratio led the team and was 4th in the MWC League-high 49.4% (44-89) from 3-pt. range in MWC games...4th highest percentage in MWC history for a single conference season Academic All-MWC SOPHOMORE SEASON Third on the team in scoring with 9.5 ppg Played in every game with 14 starts Shot 46.4% (85-183) from behind the arc Ranked 9th in the nation in 3-pt. FG% was 4th in the nation on Feb. 26, shooting 49.1% for the year, but went 3-16 in his final three games Seventh on UNM s single season list for 3-pt. FGs made Fourth highest 3-pt. FG% in a single season at UNM Second in the MWC in 3-pt. FGs and 5th in 3-pt. FG% Only player to rank in the top-5 in both categories Scored 20 points four times, including twice in the last five games Hit six 3-pt. FGs in a game three times Averaged 10.3 ppg in MWC action Drew 20 charges to lead the team 2006 Comcast Lobo Invitational All-Tournament Team Academic All-MWC. PERSONAL Born November 11, 1985 Son of Bob and Linda Toppert Full name is Chad Lee Toppert Both parents played basketball at UNM Has one brother, Cody, who played basketball at Cornell and for the Albuquerque Thunderbirds in the NBDL Majoring in Management. Points Season...14 vs. SE Missouri St ( ) Career vs. Colorado St (2-5-08) Rebounds Season...6 vs. SE Missouri St ( ) Career... 9 at Colorado ( ) Field Goals Season...5 vs. SE Missouri St ( ) Career...8 vs. Hawai i ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season...13 vs. SE Missouri St ( ) Career...13 (Twice) Three-Point Field Goals Season...4 vs. Drake ( ) Career... 6 (4 Times) Last at New Mexico St ( ) Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Season...10 vs. SE Missouri St ( ) Career at UNLV ( ) season Averages GP...9 FT% GS...0 PPG RPG FG% FG% Season/Career Highs APG SPG BPG TO/G MPG Free Throws Season...3 vs. Grambling St ( ) Career...9 at UTEP (1-2-08) Free Throw Attempts Season...4 vs. Grambling St ( ) Career...10 at UTEP (1-2-08) Assists Season...5 vs. SE Missouri St ( ) Career...5 (Twice) Steals Season...2 vs. Cal St Northridge ( ) Career...3 vs. Charleston Southern ( ) Blocked Shots Season...2 vs. Southern Miss ( ) Career...same Minutes Played Season...31 vs. Southern Miss ( ) Career...42 at UNLV ( ) Miscellaneous Sea. CAR. Double-Figure Scoring Points 0 8 Led UNM in Scoring 0 7 Led UNM in Rebounds 1 3 Led UNM in Assists Assists 1 2 Charges Drawn 3 43 Opponent GS MP FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA O/D/T PF A TO BS ST TP SE MIssouri St /4/ at Creighton /2/ Grambling St /1/ Central Florida /3/ Cal St Northridge /1/ vs. VCU /1/ vs. Drake /3/ Southern Miss /3/ at San Diego /19/ Totals /19/ 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 ,978 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 Totals

24 GENERAL INFO/CAREER Lobos only returning post player for the second year in a row Only returner who started every game last season One of four returning starters Shared the Most Improved award with teammate Jonathan Wills at the postseason banquet SENIOR SEASON Set a career-high with 13 rebounds and six blocks at San Diego Has blocked a shot in every game this season for a total of 20, including eight in the past two games...66 in career, which is 11 away from 10th all-time at UNM Leading rebounder at 6.6 a game Led the team with 14 points on 5-10 shooting despite only playing 18 minutes vs. Drake 18 points on 6-9 shooting, 6-7 from the FT line, against Grambling St. Three blocks at Creighton tied a career-high 11 points on 2-6 shooting, 7-10 from the FT line against SEMO...Seven FTs and 10 FT attempts were both career-highs JUNIOR SEASON Earned honorable mention All-MWC honors while averaging 9.2 ppg and 4.4 rpg Shot 50.6% from the field and started every game in the post 5th in the MWC with 2.12 offensive rebounds per game Scored in double-figures 13 times, including a career-high 21 points at Hawaii Led the team in scoring and rebounding three times Had 15 points and eight rebounds in the regular season finale at Colorado State SOPHOMORE SEASON Averaged 4.8 ppg and 3.4 rpg, seeing action in all 32 games Shot 49.1% Daniel Faris Senior Forward Albuquerque, N.M. (Eldorado HS) 53 from the field and 60.3% from the FT line Started 10 games, including four of the last six Reached double figures in scoring three times, including 10 points in a win over Utah Grabbed a career-high eight boards against Colorado and North Carolina A&T Had three blocks against Air Force in The Pit He and teammate Tony Danridge traveled to Taiwan for the Jones Cup with Athletes in Action in July 2006, but an ankle injury kept him out of action for most of the trip FRESHMAN SEASON Scored 12 points in 24 games...all 12 points came in conference play 27 minutes in first 10 games...85 minutes in last 20 games Best game came against Colorado State, scoring six points on 1-2 shooting and 4-4 from the FT line in eight minutes off the bench...also had a rebound and two steals. HIGH SCHOOL Led Eldorado High School to the New Mexico 5A state championship in each of his last two years ( ), averaging 13.3 ppg and 9.0 rpg as a senior Averaged 17.6 ppg and 7.3 rpg as a junior for head coach Roy Sanchez Two-time first team all-state selection Rated the No. 5 center in the West by ScoutHoop.com Rated No. 84 in his class by recruiting analyst Bob Gibbons. PERSONAL Born on May 2, 1987 Son of Bart and Cindy Faris Full name is Daniel Jonathan Faris Has a younger sister, Christina (18) Majoring in Communications. Points Season...18 vs. Grambling St ( ) Career at Hawai i ( ) Rebounds Season...13 at San Diego ( ) Career...Same Field Goals Season...6 vs. Grambling St ( ) Career...9 at Hawaii ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season...10 vs. Drake ( ) Career...16 vs. Utah ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season...none Career...1 at New Mexico St ( ) Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Season...none Career...2 at Wyoming ( ) season Averages GP...9 FT% GS...7 PPG RPG FG% FG% Season/Career Highs APG SPG BPG TO/G MPG Free Throws Season...7 vs. SE Missouri St ( ) Career...same Free Throw Attempts Season...10 vs. SE Missouri St ( ) Career...same Assists Season...1 (Five times) Last at San Diego ( ) Career... 3 vs. Colorado ( ) Steals Season...2 (Twice) Last at San Diego ( ) Career...3 (Twice) Last at Utah ( ) Blocked Shots Season...6 at San Diego ( ) Career... Same Minutes Played Season...31 at San Diego ( ) Career at Wyoming (1-5-08) Miscellaneous Sea. CAR. Double Figure Scoring Points 0 1 Led UNM in Scoring 2 5 Led UNM in Steals 2 4 Led UNM in Rebounds 4 12 Dunks 1 13 Charges Drawn 0 10 Opponent GS MP FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA O/D/T PF A TO BS ST TP SE Missouri St * /5/ at Creighton * /6/ Grambling St * /3/ Central Florida * /3/ Cal St Northrdige /2/ vs. VCU /6/ vs. Drake * /2/ Southern Miss * /5/ at San Diego * /10/ Totals /42/ 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 ,566 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 Totals

25 Curtis Dennis Freshman Guard Bronx, N.Y. (Findlay Prep (Nev.)) 3 Chris Johansen 40 Freshman Guard Albuquerque, N.M. (St. Pius X) General Info/Career Rated a three-star recruit by Scout.com Scored 18 ppg and 8 rpg at Blessed Sacrament-St. Gabriel HS in New York in Averaged 24.5 ppg at Gulf Shores Academy in Houston, Texas, in Led Findlay College Prep in Las Vegas, Nev., to a 32-1 record and an appearance in the Prep School National Championship game in Averaged 13.0 ppg and 3.7 rpg while shooting 40.1% from 3-pt. range at Findlay Athletic combination guard/forward Ranked as the 13th best prep school player in the country by Scout. com. General Info/Career Strong post player who provides size and skill in the middle Had surgery on his right knee in the offseason Freshman Season Had another surgery on his right knee on Nov Redshirt season Forced to sit out the year as a Division I transfer after attending summer classes at South Alabama. High School All-district center who averaged 10.7 ppg, 11.3 rpg and 4.3 bpg as a senior at Marshall High School in Missouri City, Texas Two-star rating by Scout.com Originally Freshman Season Will redshirt the season. PERSONAL Full name is Curtis Lamont Dennis Born January 15, 1988 Son of Curtis and Robin Dennis Has five brothers and seven sisters Undecided on a major. Kem Nweke Freshman Center Missouri City, Texas, (Marshall HS) 42 commited to South Alabama but transfered to UNM after attending summer classes prior to his freshman year. Personal Born Sept. 22, 1988, Nweke is the son of Vince and Ugo Nweke Full name is Nkemdelin A. Nweke He has three brothers, Afam, Chechey and Odera Afam is a senior on the Louisiana-Monroe basketball squad First cousin is Ndudi Ebi, a first round draft pick of the Minnesota Timberwolves in General Info/Career Led St. Pius to three-straight New Mexico 4A state titles Averaged 20 ppg and 12 rpg as a senior Earned 1st team all state and State Farm Albuquerque Metro Player of the Year as a senior Averaged 22.3 ppg and 15.7 rpg in the three state championship games Freshman Season Saw two minutes of action against Grambling State. PERSONAL Full name is Chris James Johansen Born December 12, 1989 Son of Jim and Carol Johansen Has one sister, Rachel, who is the captain of the soccer team at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas Plans to major in business administration.