New Mexico

Official Name: 
University of New Mexico
Nickname: 
Lobos
Mailing Address: 

MSC04 2680
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131

Website: 
www.golobos.com
Telephone: 
(505) 925-5520
Fax: 
(505) 925-5529
Enrollment: 
24,250
Arena: 

Bob King Court/University Arena/The Pit
Capacity: 18,018
Year Opened: 1966

School Colors: 
Cherry and Silver
Conference: 

Mountain West (since 2000)
Former Member of Border (1932-42 and 1945-51), Skyline (1952-62) and Western Athletic (1963-99)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(2) 1968 and 2010

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(12) 1968, 1974, 1978, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005, and 2010
7-13 record (.350)

NIT Appearances: 

(18) 1964, 1965, 1967, 1973, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, and 2009
17-19 record (.472)
Finished 2nd in 1964 and 4th in 1990

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(1) 1947
0-1 record (.000)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Dave Bliss (11 years from 1989-99, 246-108 record, .695)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Charles Smith (1,993 points from 1994-97)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Luc Longley (922 from 1988-91)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Marvin Johnson (50 points as senior vs. Colorado State on 3/2/78)

All-American Selections: 

(4) G-F Michael Cooper (1978), C Mel Daniels (1967), G-F Darington Hobson (2010), C Kenny Thomas (1998)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(1) Mel Daniels (1967)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Marvin Johnson* (50 vs. Colorado State)
March 2, 1978 (senior/24 ppg)
*Western Athletic Conference game record.

1

2

Total

New Mexico

47

64

111

Colorado State

30

58

88

New Mexico

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Abney

7-16

2-2

16

Johnson

21-27

8-10

50

Allen

2-3

0-2

4

Saunders

1-3

4-4

6

Cooper

4-11

2-3

10

Smiley

2-7

0-0

4

Polinsky

0-1

0-0

0

Howard

9-17

0-3

18

Shanks

0-0

0-0

0

Prolow

0-0

0-0

0

Felix

0-2

0-0

0

Stewart

1-2

1-3

3

Williams

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

47-89

17-27

111

Percentages

.528

.630

Colorado State

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Cunningham

6-13

7-8

19

Young

11-19

0-0

22

Pree

3-6

4-6

10

Branson

2-10

1-1

5

Neal

2-5

1-2

5

Gold

2-6

0-0

4

Talley

4-5

6-10

14

Mahahan

1-4

2-2

4

Grier

1-4

0-1

2

Watley

0-0

0-0

0

Baker

0-2

0-0

0

Combs

0-3

3-3

3

Totals

32-77

24-33

88

Percentages

.416

.727
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Ralph Fielding Hutchinson

7

1911-17

32-8

.800

1913

6-0

John F. McGough

1

1919

2-4

.333

1919

2-4

Roy W. Johnson

17

1920-30, 34-40

156-139

.529

1925

12-1

Thomas Churchill

3

1931-33

32-19

.627

1933

13-6

Benjamin Sacks

1

1941

5-18

.217

1941

5-18

Willis L. Barnes

2

1942-43

12-30

.286

1942

9-13

George White

1

1944

11-2

.846

1944

11-2

Woodrow "Woody" Clements

10

1945-51, 1953-55

113-119

.487

1945

14-2

Berl Huffman

1

1952

6-19

.240

1952

6-19

Bill Stockton

3

1956-58

14-57

.197

1956

6-16

Bob Sweeney

4

1959-62

21-75

.219

1961

6-17

Bob King

10

1963-72

175-89

.663

1968

23-5

Norm Ellenberger

7

1973-79

134-62

.684

1978

24-4

Charlie Harrison

1

1980

6-22

.214

1980

6-22

Gary Colson

8

1981-88

146-106

.579

1987

25-10

Dave Bliss

11

1989-99

246-108

.695

1996

28-5

Fran Fraschilla

3

2000-02

55-41

.573

2001

21-13

Ritchie McKay

5

2003-07

82-69

.543

2005

26-7

Steve Alford

4

2008-11

96-39

.711

2010

30-5
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,360-1,035 (.568) from 1900 through 2011.
  • NOTES: New Mexico moved up to major-college status in 1951
  • Coaches are unknown from 1899-1900 through 1909-10.