New Mexico Hires Assistant Craig Neal To Be Head Coach
After Steve Alford left for UCLA, the players left behind lobbied for top assistant Craig Neal to get the job. The coaching search didn’t last long, as Neal was given the job full time, according to CBS Sports.
Neal will sign a five-year contract worth $750,000 annually, plus incentives. The deal would make Neal one of the four highest-paid coaches in the Mountain West Conference...
Craig Neal gets the New Mexico job
After Steve Alford left for UCLA, the players left behind lobbied for top assistant Craig Neal to get the job. The coaching search didn't last long as Neal was given the job full time. Neal will sign a five-year contract worth $750,000 annually, plus incentives. The deal would make Neal one of the four highest paid coaches in the Mountain West Conference.
Neal was with...
UCLA finds 'perfect fit' with Alford
Afterrumored flights to Indiana and even being turned down as far Virginia, UCLAathletics director Dan Guerrero only had to go to New Mexico to get what hedeemed the perfect fit for his program.NewMexico head coach Steve Alford has been hired to the same position at UCLA, theschool announced. Ihave been so fortunate and blessed in my life, and an opportunity to lead oneof the greatest...
Bracket Breakdown: West Region
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. March Madness is among us. Over the next couple of days TheCardinalConnect.com will breakdown and preview all four regions of the 2013 NCAA Tournament.
Best Matchups:
#8 Pittsburgh vs. #9 Wichita State: Pitt lost to Syracuse in the Big East tournament, but played well towards the end of the regular season. Wichita State has some solid...
Alford leads New Mexico against Harvard in NCAAs
Fresh off receiving a new, 10-year contract, New Mexico coach Steve Alford leads the Lobos into the NCAA tournament for a game against Harvard.
Alford, in his sixth year at New Mexico, has a deal that could be worth up to $2 million a year. It lasts through 2023.
His task at hand, however, is guiding his third-seeded team, winners of the Mountain West Conference, into Thursday...
Harvard Heavy Underdogs Against New Mexico in Opening Round of NCAA Tournament
If Harvard’s basketball team is going to win its first NCAA tournament game it will be a big surprise, as the Ivy League champion Crimson open as 11-point underdogs against Mountain West champion New Mexico for Thursday’s game in Salt Lake City.
Could Thursday’s game be the last for Harvard coach Tommy Amaker? No. 14 Harvard definitely has its work cut out against the third...
NCAA tourney sparks basketball fever in New Mexico
With some of their strongest teams in years, New Mexico and New Mexico State are creating quite the NCAA tournament buzz across the state.
No. 3 seed New Mexico (29-5) is in the West Regional will face No. 14 seed Harvard (19-9), the Ivy League champions, on Thursday in Salt Lake City. Behind Kendall Williams and Tony Snell, this is the best team the Lobos have had since Norm Ellenberger...
West Breakdown: 2013 NCAA Tournament
Can Gonzaga finally make it a final four? Check out my west breakdown below.
Top 5 Players
1. Kelly Olynyk (Gonzaga)
2. Deshaun Thomas (Ohio State)
3. Rodney McGruder (Kansas State)
4. Kendall Williams (New Mexico)
5. Marshall Henderson (Ole Miss)
3 Stars you haven’t heard much about
1. Ian Clark (Belmont)
2. Ramon Galloway (LaSalle)
3. Lamont Jones (Iona)
Best scorer : Deshaun...
No doubt who's best in Mountain West
Steve Alford still had the net around his neck when the lobbying began for his New Mexico Lobos.
No. 1 in the Mountain West Conference, for sure. But how about a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament?
Improbable, yes, if only because this is the Mountain West after all. But Alford made it clear Saturday he wasn't going to settle for just being a No. 2.
''We've got...
UNLV falls short in Mountain West final
UNLV coach Dave Rice wasn't going to argue about a top seed for New Mexico. But he did want to put a plug in for the rest of the Mountain West Conference.
Rice's Runnin' Rebels came up short Saturday, losing 63-56 to the 15th-ranked Lobos in the Mountain West tournament final. But UNLV will be an NCAA tournament team, and Rice made it known he expects a good seed and...
No. 15 New Mexico 63, UNLV 56
Tony Snell scored 13 straight points for New Mexico during a second-half run as the No. 15 Lobos pulled away late Saturday to beat UNLV 63-56 and add the Mountain West tournament title to their regular season crown.
Snell carried New Mexico (29-5) down the stretch, making three 3-pointers and adding a pair of field goals as the Lobos took over in the last 8 minutes of the game to...
UNLV-New Mexico Preview
New Mexico has advanced to consecutive Mountain West tournament title games for the first time.
The defending champion still has work to do.
With a automatic berth in the NCAA tournament at stake, the 15th-ranked Lobos face UNLV on Saturday in Las Vegas.
This will be the second consecutive season these teams meet in the MWC tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center. New Mexico...
No. 15 New Mexico 59, Wyoming 46
Tony Snell scored 15 points and No. 15 New Mexico led from start to finish, beating Wyoming 59-46 Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament.
Cameron Bairstow added 14 and eight rebounds for top-seeded New Mexico (27-5), which will play either Boise State or San Diego State in the semifinals Friday.
Derrious Gilmore hit four 3-pointers and had...
Wyoming-New Mexico Preview
Although an NCAA berth is virtually assured for No. 15 New Mexico, the Lobos are confident they won't overlook anything entering the Mountain West Conference tournament.
"We need to do as good as we can in Vegas to get the seed that we think we deserve and should get for the Big Dance,'' said conference player of the year Kendall Williams, a junior guard who leads...
No. 15 Lobos on a mission heading into MWC tourney
Although an NCAA berth is virtually assured for No. 15 New Mexico, the Lobos are confident they won't overlook anything entering the Mountain West Conference tournament.
''We need to do as good as we can in Vegas to get the seed that we think we deserve and should get for the Big Dance,'' said conference player of the year Kendall Williams, a junior guard who...
Kendall Williams, Bennett Headline Mountain West Awards
New Mexico's Kendall Williams has been named the 2013 Mountain West Player of the Year, while Anthony Bennett won the top freshman honor.
New Mexico no longer an afterthought in MWC
New Mexico was almost an afterthought when play began in the Mountain West Conference.
The Mountain West, which ended up with the country's top ranking in terms of RPI, begins its conference tournament Tuesday in Las Vegas with the Lobos coming in as regular-season champions and looking to add some more hardware.
''We're a lot more confident since we're regular...
Air Force 89, No. 12 New Mexico 88
Todd Fletcher hit a 3-pointer with 3.5 seconds remaining to give Air Force an 89-88 victory over No. 12 New Mexico on Saturday.
Tony Snell's 3-point attempt from the right wing clanged off the iron as time expired, and Falcons fans stormed the court to celebrate the program's first win over a top 15 team. Fletcher's clutch shot came seconds after New Mexico's Kendall...
Lobos clinch regular season title
Alex Kirk had 15 points and nine rebounds, and No. 14 New Mexico clinched the Mountain West Conference regular season title with a 53-42 victory over Wyoming on Saturday.
The Lobos (25-4, 12-2 MWC) went 21 for 27 from the free throw line in winning or sharing the title for the fifth time in the last six seasons. Cameron Bairstow contributed 13 points and nine rebounds, and Kendall...
Mountain West: Power Rankings
After a 46-point performance by Kendall Williams, New Mexico sits alone atop of the eighth edition of the Mountain West Conference Power Rankings by AztecReport.com...
Mountain West power shift
Credit: Dan Byers
No one outside of Albuquerque or Fort Collins thought that New Mexico or Colorado State would be leading the Mountain West Conference at the end of February. Anyone who tells you otherwise is being untruthful. In fact, you would be hard-pressed to find a fan of either one of those schools that believed beyond a reasonable doubt that their Lobos or Rams would be...
No. 16 Lobos top No. 22 CSU 91-82 on the road
Junior guard Kendall Williams scored a career-high and record-shattering 46 points to lead the New Mexico Lobos past the Colorado St. Rams in a showdown for first place between nationally-ranked teams in Ft. Collins Saturday afternoon - snapping CSU's 27-game home winning streak.
No. 20 New Mexico 63, Wyoming 59
New Mexico dropped in the polls earlier this week, but the No. 20 Lobos' confidence never wavered.
Cameron Bairstow scored 17 points as New Mexico rebounded from a loss to San Diego State last Saturday to beat Wyoming 63-59 on Wednesday night.
Hugh Greenwood added 13, including four in the last eight seconds, Kendall Williams 12 and Alex Kirk 10 for the Lobos (18-3, 5-1 Mountain...
New Mexico-Wyoming Preview
New Mexico coach Steve Alford has seen his team bounce back twice from losses this season. This time, it'll have to happen after a historically bad performance.
His No. 20 Lobos go on the road Wednesday night to face a tough defensive opponent in Wyoming.
New Mexico (17-3, 4-1 Mountain West Conference) fell 55-34 on Saturday at San Diego State. The 34 points were its fewest...
New Mexico-Boise St. Preview
Kendall Williams is one of the main reasons New Mexico is a favorite to win the Mountain West title, but coach Steve Alford hopes the talented junior guard can overcome his disciplinary issues.
Williams returns from a one-game benching Wednesday night as the 19th-ranked Lobos visit a surprising Boise State team reinstating three players of its own.
After Williams, who averages...
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