In addition, former Lobo men's basketball director of operations and current associate AD at UNM, Ryan Berryman, will serve as the team's assistant general manager. He joined the Lobos in 2018 as video coordinator before bumping up a year later to Director of Operations then this past season as assistant coach. The third and final game of the Wichita regional will take place on Tuesday, July 20. Two years ago we recruited him hard pre pandemic when you could go on the road I used all seven visits to see him in Louisville. Hes been great, said Pitino of Maluach, who has practiced all spring with the team, even as recently as last week. Here is my list. SPORTS OF THE TIMES; IN THE PIT, LOBOGATE LIVES, https://www.nytimes.com/1983/04/03/sports/sports-of-the-times-in-the-pit-lobogate-lives.html. I also moved Darryl Minniefield down. He died in Wichita, according to his AAU coach. The trust you gave to me and my family !! He played his sophomore and junior seasons at Sunrise Christian Academy, after spending his freshman year at Life Prep Academy in Wichita, Kansas. Designed by Urban Walrus Creative. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Be sure to vote for your favorite athlete out of the ones listed below! Not long ago, when this season's Lobos were on their way to a 13-15 record under Coach Gary Colson, a local loyalist took out an advertisement in one of the Albuquerque newspapers that beseeched John Bridgers to rehire Norm Ellenberger as coach. We interviewed our tech expert, Jaime Vazquez, to learn more about accessible smart home devices. Toggle Notable former Lobo athletes and coaches subsection 6.1 Basketball. #heartbroken #unbreakablefamily, was the Twitter post from his AAU coach Vonzell Thomas in Texas, who Muscadin lived with before going to college. So all time UNM team with NM players. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends during this time. Those posts that were posted on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, included an image that showed two pictures of Muscadin in a UNM uniform one of him shooting and one of him smiling, which seems to be a lasting memory for many who knew the lighthearted player. Lobo began working at ESPN in 2004 after retiring . These guys are proud Lobos, and we want to make them proud.. Some extra notes, quotes, news and notes from the Lobos Friday night basketball game in Fort Collins, Colorado. For venue-specific safety protocols, please visit thetournament.com/regions. The chance to link up with the current generation of Lobo basketball was also important for the alumni. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Thank you for the laughs ! New Mexico Lobos (-4) at Colorado State Rams It is not typical to play two road teams during the same slate, but New Mexico is the best option on the slate for Friday. The 22-year-old from Haiti who played at Kansas before transferring to UNM last season. Here are the top five former Lobos who starred in Albuquerque before taking their talents to the professional ranks. [6] She held this record for 18 years until it was eclipsed by Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir of the new Leadership Charter School in Springfield on January 26, 2009.[7]. First team to the Target Score, wins. Players; 2023 Top Recruits . [1], Lobo was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the youngest daughter of RuthAnn (ne McLaughlin) and Dennis Joseph Lobo. Video of the melee . Lobo basketball fans will remember Kendall Williams from any number of Lobo highlights throughout his college career. ''I wrote that man a letter and tried to explain the situation to him,'' John Bridgers said. New head coach Richard Pitino confirmed that sophomore Kurt Wegscheider, a 6-foot-5 sophomore guard from Central African Republic who played in 36 games the past two seasons for the Lobos, and 7-1 Assane Ndiaye, a center who was with the team this past season but was never cleared to play in a game, have entered the NCAA transfer portal and will leave the program. He will always be a teammate of ours. #heartbroken #unbreakablefamily., Jeremy Kipness, Muscadins coach at Aspire Academy in Louisville where Muscadin played as a senior in high school, wrote on Twitter: Rest in eternal peace Gethro. He had averaged 9.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game at UNM. 6.2 Football. 1 of 21 NBA player and former Connecticut basketball player Ray Allen, right, hugs WNBA and former Connecticut basketball player Sue Bird as former player Rebecca Lobo, left, watche, during at the . Love you G ! Ervin was known for shooting from outside the arc and played for teams such as Shell Turbo Chargers, Barangay Ginebra Kings, the Air21 Express, and Alaska Aces. It is exciting to have a team representing New Mexico in this years TBT, current Lobo head coach Richard Pitino said. I'm the villain who won't rehire Robin Hood. The following senior season, Lobos won the WAC title and went to the NCAA tournament. The unraveling can be traced to an NMSU football game last Oct. 15 in which a handful of the school's basketball players got into a brawl with students from rival New Mexico. Starting in 2000, Lobo served as national spokesperson and backer for Body1.com, a consumer-targeted network of sites providing interactive content-rich information on medical technologies that treat ailments and diseases specific to body parts. Manage the news you want to see, read exclusive content and explore other subscriber benefits. She was born in Connecticut and played high school basketball. Manage the news you want to see, read exclusive content and explore other subscriber benefits. With the End of the Basketball season comes the VYPE HOU Basketball Player of the Year Fan Poll presented by Freddy's. VYPE HOU sorted through all of the stats from around H-town this season and has narrowed it down to some of the top athletes in the area. Subscribe now to access decluttered news, chosen by you. Mar. Lobo was named to the USA U18 team (then called the Junior World Championship Qualifying Team) in 1992. Lobo sophomore Kurt Wegscheider defends Nevadas Grant Sherfield on Jan. 2 in Lubbock, Texas. He made clutch 3-pointers time and time again in close games, was always strong driving to the basket and finishing, good free throw shooter, great passer & great defender. I seem to remember it was only 24. Two other former Lobos also playing basketball in Ukraine's top professional league got out of the country last week both of whom played for teams in two of the . Talk RP Basketball in our Philippines/PBA forum! 2020 The Lair NM. After posting a record of 15-11 overall and a conference mark of 11-7, five Sul Ross State women's basketball players were named to the 2023 All-American Southwest Conference team. The Lobos head into their regular season finale on Tuesday in Fresno with a 19-11 overall record and an 11-6 mark in the Mountain West. A former university official describes the play of one of New Mexico's stars as having been "atrocious," adding that there was no explanation why the player was "so bad." The Feb. 23, 1977 game with Utah at Salt Lake City, during which Ellenberger ordered the favored Lobos into a 10-minute slowdown and which they lost 94-84. Were just trying to give them as much knowledge as possible and good vibes. The first season the Liberty fell to the Houston Comets in the WNBA Finals. RALPH DAVIS NEW GIG: Former Lobo assistant coach Ralph Davis earlier this week was introduced as a new assistant coach at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. He led the state in scoring in high school and was a fierce rebounder on King's 1964 NIT runnerup squad. 8 References. All deserving to be on the Top 50 Lobos list. Late in the 2nd half I remember thinking Brown was going to rally the Lobos, but then his shot wouldnt fall very unusual for him. According to an associate athletic director during the Norm Ellenberger regime, Ike Singer Jr., ''around 25 percent'' of the Lobo basketball players graduated. He was a 1rst Team JUCO AA as well when Whisenant signed him up for the Lobos. The donut shop has announced it has closed its South Valley and Northeast Heights locations. Published: Tuesday, November 1st, 2022 at 6:09PMUpdated: Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022 at 12:25AM. He played the position of Point-Forward which is kinda like saying he could play all 5 positions, and he was effective everywhere on the court. TV broadcast information will be announced soon. 3) Kenny Thomas PF 96-99 4) Danny Granger SF 04-05 Currently, the Maxwell Museum is displaying 'Conversing with the Land: Native North American Baskets of the Maxwell Museum Collections,' through Jan. 10, 2024. Funeral arrangements have not been announced yet. The Lobos need a win over Colorado State and a loss by San Jose State on Saturday at Air Force to secure the No. Logan Padgett, the forward and son of former Lobos assistant coach Scott Padgett, will transfer to play next season at Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. The school announced the hiring Tuesday, with Kitchens named to replace John Lilly after Lilly joined Frank Reich's staff with the NFL's Carolina Panthers. The Pit. I support them all in their next destination, wherever it is.. GO LOBOS! His block of Noah Hartsock vs BYU, and his short baseline jumper vs top 10 ranked SDSU in the final minute of the game played in the Pit were 2 monumental moments for that years 30-5 team. Mitchell was named to the Albuquerque Sports Hall of Fame in 1991 and to the UNM Alumni Lettermen's Hall of . Get in-depth, sideline coverage of Kansas City area sports - only $1 a month. 22-year-old Destiny McAfee is a former all-district basketball and volleyball player for the Lobos and graduated in 2019. 6.3 Baseball. In 1999, she was selected to the inaugural WNBA All Star team but could not play because of the injury. Im looking forward to watching so many of our storied Lobo alumni in pursuit of the TBT title. He will always be a teammate of ours. Today, Lobo is a reporter and color analyst for ESPN with a focus on women's college basketball and WNBA games. She played college basketball too. So sad. He played his senior high school season at Aspire Academy in Louisville, Kentucky, where he started 11 of 17 games. Two teams will advance from each of TBTs four regionals to compete in Championship Weekend in Dayton, Ohio at UD Arena. To some extent, that's true. All things considered I hold him in high regards. They each rank #1 or #2 all time at UNM in a particular statistical category and/or received all conference honors at some point during their Lobo playing career. Some extra notes, quotes, news and notes from the Lobos Friday night basketball game in Fort Collins, Colorado. Its one of those things where I felt the energy was cool, I think they got a nice squad in [Jalen House and Jamal Mashburn Jr.] because I played with Jalen Houses dad, Eddie House, and I played against Jamal Mashburn Sr. . McAfee allegedly pulled out a gun and shot the victim then left in his car. A former Lady Lobo standout basketball player has been arrested in the weekend shooting death of her boyfriend in Louisiana. Your infectious personality, the way you made people feel and that smile of yours will always stay with me. Inquiries also were made by the F.B.I. The Enchantment enters the tournament the #8 seed and will take on the #9-seed Stillwater Stars in the teams first-round game on Saturday, July 17 at 7 p.m. CT (6 p.m. MT). My mom was with me every day. Lobo averaged 6.8 points per game during the event. Danilo Amat, former mayor of Dolores in Quezon, was gunned down in San Pablo City, Laguna on July 22, 2022, according to an ABS-CBN . I agree with the OPs top 4, but would switch Longley for Spider. Its all one family here. New Mexico and ABQ News, Sports, Business and more, By Geoff Grammer / Journal Staff Writer [9] Lobo was named the 1995 Sportswoman of the Year (in the team category) by the Women's Sports Foundation. BOISE, Idaho Each Mountain West Conference school keeps an unadorned championship trophy, without year or team or sport, for immediate photo ops in the event that someone clinches a conference . Rebecca is one of the tallest sports analysts, which should come as no surprise given her background as a former WNBA player. Greene's 21.1 ppg in the 1986-1987 season is among the highest single-year scoring averages in Lobo basketball. 6.4 Track and Field. In a story Friday in an Albuquerque newspaper, he assessed Lobogate by saying: ''We broke some N.C.A.A. Tickets for TBT summer events can be found at thetournament.com/tickets. [The alumni] can probably give you a lot more knowledge than I can, so make sure you get to know them. I tried to keep him, but certainly understand what he wants to do going forward. Pages in category "New Mexico Lobos men's basketball players" The following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Show More Show Less 2 of 4. That PDF linked at the start does have some interesting info. BYU coach Steve Cleveland looks on from the sideline of the BYU-Utah game at the Marriott Center in Provo. Due to her recurring problems with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, (ACL), she campaigned to raise awareness of knee injury risks in women. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Seems like UCONN has had a lot of injuries this year but this probably considered an upset (and look out if there is a rematch in that conference tourney). He was the seventh overall pick in the 2004 PBA Draft by the Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs. [27] Lobo was the 1996 spokesperson for the Lee National Denim Day fund raiser which raises millions of dollars for breast cancer research and education. Joining the program as offensive line coach is former UAB/South Alabama lineman Cam Blankenship. But once districts came around, McCurdy found a team identity, and learned how to play to everyone's strengths on the team. The TBT Championship game will be August 3, where one player will hit a shot during the Elam Ending to win his team $1 million. 15 Richest LGBTQ+ Athletes & Former Athletes in the US. LONGVIEW, Texas (KETK) A former multi-sport athlete for the Longview Lobos has been charged with murder in Louisiana. KRQE NEWS 13 - Breaking News, Albuquerque News, New Mexico News, Weather, and Videos. Even so, the Norm Ellenberger mystique still permeates much of Albuquerque and New Mexico where the Lobos of his regime were described as a ''state religion.'' Its devastating. The Lobo community is saddened today by the passing of former New Mexico basketball player Gethro Muscadin. I wonder if he would have had a chance to play 4 years of D1 basketball under Steve Alford at UNM, then maybe he is #2 on the top 50 list behind Mel Daniels. All rights reserved. Feb. 25As the world's attention was focused squarely Thursday on war breaking out in Ukraine, one former Lobo basketball player spent what he called "the craziest day of my life" just trying to get out of a nation under siege. Lobo, at 6'4", played the center position for much of her career. He was an assistant and later head coach of New Mexico Military Institutes junior college team from 2009 to 2018. PF-Kenny Thomas. The most important thing, obviously, I didnt coach any of these former players, but were all one family, and we want you guys to know that you are a part of this, said Pitino. New Mexico and ABQ News, Sports, Business and more, By Geoff Grammer / Journal Staff Writer STATE TOURNAMENT: Though fans will be allowed in a limited capacity in the Pit this week for the state high school basketball tournament, and the court is quite literally across the hall from Pitinos new office in the Rudy Davalos practice facility, neither the new Lobos coach nor anyone on his staff will be allowed to sneak a peek at any of the action. The victims name has not been released as of this writing. A down year for UCONN now with five losses on the season . Kansas Jayhawks vs. Texas Longhorns mens basketball: Probable starters, game time, TV, Kansas footballs Lonnie Phelps raising draft stock with strong showing at NFL Combine, Kansas Jayhawks Q&A: What history says about KU basketball in KC at NCAA Tournament, Grade A Jayhawks travel to Austin for regular-season finale versus Longhorns. WALK-ONS MOVE ON: Two Lobo walk-ons in the past week have made their transfer plans known. Feb. 28Whatever happens next week in Las Vegas at the Mountain West Tournament and beyond, Lobo seniors Morris Udeze and Jaelen House made sure the final regular season impression their fans would have of them in the Pit would be a memorable one. 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You will now be able to customize your experience on our website. Former players have joined forces and are in town for TBT, and they met up with this years squad for a dinner. Posted : February 28, 2023 9:44 pm. Always fun to reflect. Willie Howard remains a top 30 player so no change there. [6] She helped lead the Huskies to the 1995 National Championship with an undefeated 350 record. [4][5] Her brother Jason played basketball at Dartmouth College and her sister Rachel played basketball at Salem State College. Texas mom accused of leaving 3-year-old in car while shopping at Target. We could tell he felt at home and seemed so happy. Thus, he is not up for evaluation. Were just trying to pass on some of our knowledge to these young guys, talk to them, try to build relationships with them, and help them in any way that we can because theyre a younger version of ourselves. Lobo averaged 7.7 points per game and recorded six blocks, highest on the team.[12]. It was an impressive and emotional bounce-back both for the team and fans an energetic 12,520 on Tuesday. Since his tragic accident last December, we have all been praying for a miracle. He attended KU and was born and raised in Chicago, as well as Lisle, Ill. Is KU a contender for a repeat NCAA basketball title? Destiny Leann McAfee was booked Saturday into the Gregg County Jail on . UNLV women's NCAA college basketball head coach Lindy La Rocque, center, speaks with players during practice Feb. 15, in Las Vegas. 2-Rob Robbins. South Alabama Jaguars vs New Mexico Lobos Game Summary, Odds, Spread, Picks, Live Scoring, Stats, and more. The Enchantment, the fourth seed in the New Mexico Regional, are once again organized by former Lobos men's basketball coach Brandon Mason and Ryan Berryman, UNM's Associate Athletic Director for Business Operations. I will restore Hardin to the top 30 as he was a very special player and I should have trusted my original research better. Muscadin was hospitalized since and after news of his passing broke on social media Tuesday morning, his former coach at Kansas, Bill Self, posted in part that Muscadin had been unresponsive since the car accident last December.. SHARE Why this former BYU coach is dumbfounded by Cougars' lack of success in league tourney. And yes, if any one out there adds a player to the top 50, then please tell the group who you are removing. According to a Kansas Highway Patrol crash log from December 20, 2021, Muscadin was the passenger in a car driven by a 21-year-old female friend when the car went off the road, rolled multiple times and came to a rest in the fence line. The crash was reported at 3:10 a.m. on Interstate 335 about 14 miles south of Topeka. [3] Lobo was raised a Catholic. 5 seed in the MWC Tournament. Slick and smooth, he now operates a nightclub called Ned's and coaches the Albuquerque Quicksilvers of the Continental Basketball Association. It kills me that so much good high school basketball will be right around the corner from me, but I also know just from being here for seven, eight weeks how much high school teams (dream of) the road to the Pit.. American professional women's basketball player, Breast cancer advocate and health spokesperson, Stated on Finding Your Roots, PBS, September 30, 2014, Big East Conference Women's Basketball Freshman of the Year, Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, List of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball players with 1000 points, List of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball players with 1000 rebounds, "McGrady, Self, Lobo headline 2017 HOF class", "Wall full of local Warriors - Bellingham, MA - Country Gazette", "Celebrate Hispanic Heritage! Colorado State slices up Lobos; UNM is a 6 To say that defense was optional would imply is was a choice. Thank you for submitting a news tip to BVM Sports. Gone way too soon but never forgotten!, The vehicle according to the Kansas Highway Patrols crash log went off the road (Kansas Turnpike), rolled multiple times, and came to rest on the fence line.. New Mexico basketball scores, news, schedule, players, stats, photos, rumors, depth charts on RealGM.com Here are the top five former Lobos who starred in Albuquerque before taking their talents to the professional ranks. More than 100 colleges recruited Lobo, but she chose the University of Connecticut due to proximity and her belief in its academic excellence. May 8The Lobos got a big man. Swen was dismissed from the Wyoming football program for a "violation of team rules" following the regular-season finale. Once the kid accepts it, he loses respect for the coach, so the coach already has lost him as a player.''. Im going to keep praying.