New Mexico Lobos

3-1 overall, 0-0 Mountain West, margin +22.2
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+20.9
net rating per 100 · #29 in D-I · model
117.5
adjusted offense · #35
96.6
adjusted defense · #39
72.5
pace, possessions / 40 · #61
-2.4
strength of schedule so far · #127

Rotation

#PlayerPosClHtGP/GSMINPTSREBASTeFG%TS%Rating
23 Jake Hall GSO6' 4" 4/4 28.2 27.8 4.0 1.8 48.6 59.2 +1.5
1 Uriah Tenette GSO5' 11" 4/4 27.2 15.2 2.0 2.2 55.6 59.6 +0.1
0 Hudson Mayes GSO6' 5" 4/4 26.2 16.2 6.5 2.5 61.7 59.7 +5.6
5 Chris Howell GSR6' 6" 4/0 25.0 3.2 5.0 5.2 50.0 56.4 +8.0
32 Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi FSR6' 7" 4/4 24.5 11.2 2.0 2.0 66.7 67.3 +3.4
3 Dax Hall FR GFR6' 1" 4/0 22.2 5.8 3.0 3.0 90.9 81.7 +6.4
22 Benjamin Schuch FR FFR6' 10" 4/0 14.2 1.8 5.5 2.2 58.3 58.3 +7.2
25 Fynn Lastring FR FFR6' 11" 4/0 13.8 6.5 3.0 0.0 54.5 56.8 +2.7
8 Federico Grani FSR6' 10" 4/4 11.8 4.0 4.5 0.2 66.7 59.7 +4.0
31 Rytis Petraitis FSR6' 7" 2/0 9.5 3.0 3.5 0.0 25.0 45.2 +6.8
2 Imran Suljanovic FR FFR6' 8" 2/0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 +1.3
AJ Pierre-Jerome 1/0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 – – +1.7
10 Nate Muriithi FR FFR6' 6" 0/0 – – – – – – –
Box scores from ESPN. eFG% weights threes; TS% includes free throws.

Schedule

DateOpponentWatchResultLineRestMiles
Mon 11/2 vs Utah Tech Trailblazers MW+ W 100-60 -23.5 cover – –
Sat 11/7 vs Northern Arizona Lumberjacks MW+ W 94-65 -28.5 cover 4 –
Tue 11/10 vs Little Rock Trojans MW+ W 94-69 -22.0 cover 2 –
Sat 11/14 at Santa Clara Broncos ESPN+ L 85-90 +1.5 miss 3 866 -1h
Sat 11/21 at Wichita State Shockers ESPN+ 2 PM ET –model -4.1 · 63% win 6 1,415 +1h
Wed 11/25 vs Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils – TBA ET –model -34.7 · 100% win 2 548
Sun 11/29 vs Utah State Aggies CW 2 PM ET – 4 –
Sat 12/5 vs New Mexico State Aggies – 2:15 PM ET – 5 –
Sat 12/12 vs Saint Mary's Gaels – 6:30 PM ET – 6 –
Tue 12/15 vs Mercer Bears – 9 PM ET – 2 –
Fri 12/18 at UC Irvine Anteaters ESPN+ 10 PM ET – 2 644 -1h
Mon 12/21 vs Oregon State Beavers N – TBA ET – 1 15 -1h
Wed 12/23 vs Boise State Broncos N – 3:30 PM ET – 2 –
Sat 1/2 at UTEP Miners Mountain West – 8 PM ET – 9 868
Tue 1/5 vs Nevada Wolf Pack Mountain West – 10 PM ET – 2 230
Sat 1/9 vs UC Davis Aggies Mountain West – 7:45 PM ET – 3 –
Tue 1/12 at UNLV Rebels Mountain West – 11 PM ET – 2 482 -1h
Sat 1/16 at Air Force Falcons Mountain West – 4:30 PM ET – 3 594
Wed 1/20 vs San José State Spartans Mountain West – 11 PM ET – 3 278
Sat 1/23 vs Grand Canyon Lopes Mountain West – TBA ET – 1 –
Tue 1/26 at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors Mountain West – TBA ET – 2 3,223 -3h
Sat 1/30 vs Air Force Falcons Mountain West – 8:30 PM ET – 4 3,223
Tue 2/2 at San José State Spartans Mountain West – 10 PM ET – 2 863 -1h
Sat 2/6 at Grand Canyon Lopes Mountain West – TBA ET – 2 615
Sat 2/13 vs UNLV Rebels Mountain West – 6 PM ET – 7 330
Tue 2/16 at Wyoming Cowboys Mountain West – 11 PM ET – 2 434
Sat 2/20 vs UTEP Miners Mountain West – 10:30 PM ET – 3 434
Wed 2/24 vs Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors Mountain West – TBA ET – 2 –
Sat 2/27 at UC Davis Aggies Mountain West – 7 PM ET – 3 867 -1h
Tue 3/2 vs Wyoming Cowboys Mountain West – 10 PM ET – 2 867
Sat 3/6 at Nevada Wolf Pack Mountain West – 9 PM ET – 3 785 -1h
Line is this team's spread (DraftKings via ESPN for finished games, our snapshots for upcoming). "cover" / "miss" is against that number. Click a result for the box score. Rest is full days off; miles are estimated travel into the game, with any time-zone change. Season total: 18,366 miles. See the route on the travel map · TV schedule.

Around Albuquerque

Home floor: the Pit
  1. The town

    Albuquerque, where the Rio Grande runs north to south through the middle of town, gets about 278 sunny days a year. en.wikipedia.org

  2. Rivalry

    New Mexico's oldest basketball rivalry is with New Mexico State, a series that began in 1904 and has run past 200 games. en.wikipedia.org

  3. Campus

    New Mexico's fight song, Hail, New Mexico, dates to 1930, with music by professor Lena Clauve and words by English professor George St. Clair. en.wikipedia.org

  4. The program

    New Mexico made its first NCAA tournament trip in 1968 and won its first tournament game in 1974, beating Idaho State. en.wikipedia.org

  5. The coach

    New Mexico coach Eric Olen is a native of Mobile, Alabama, who played at Spring Hill College and took UC San Diego to the 2025 NCAA tournament as Big West champion. en.wikipedia.org

  6. The program

    Steve Alford went 155-52 in six seasons as New Mexico's coach, a .749 winning percentage. en.wikipedia.org

From the Hardwood Bricks research desk: 52 checked notes on New Mexico, its town and its history. A different set shows each day, and the same notes color our game stories.

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Players

Jake Hall #23 · G

Player rating+1.5#47 of 130 in the Mountain West
Offense+2.4#20
Defense-1.0#92
195 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 48%
27.8 pts4.0 reb1.8 ast28.2 min 30-73 FG11-41 3PT40-47 FT 59.2 TS%33.9 shots+TO/40
Bio: Sophomore · 6' 4" · 200 lbs · Carlsbad, CA · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03vs UTUW 100-60 27309-193-109-1131100
11-07vs NAUW 94-65 26236-102-49-961030
11-11vs LRW 94-69 293910-236-1413-1562110
11-15at SCUL 85-90 31195-210-139-1213010

Uriah Tenette #1 · G

Player rating+0.1#66 of 130 in the Mountain West
Offense+2.3#23
Defense-2.2#111
188 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 29%
15.2 pts2.0 reb2.2 ast27.2 min 21-45 FG8-23 3PT11-14 FT 59.6 TS%20.6 shots+TO/40
Bio: Sophomore · 5' 11" · 165 lbs · North Highlands, CA · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03vs UTUW 100-60 30197-122-43-332200
11-07vs NAUW 94-65 24185-111-57-800010
11-11vs LRW 94-69 25176-115-90-025200
11-15at SCUL 85-90 3073-110-51-332121

Hudson Mayes #0 · G

Player rating+5.6#10 of 130 in the Mountain West
Offense+0.9#40
Defense+4.6#9
181 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 33%
16.2 pts6.5 reb2.5 ast26.2 min 29-47 FG0-3 3PT7-17 FT 59.7 TS%23.4 shots+TO/40
Bio: Sophomore · 6' 5" · 210 lbs · Los Angeles, CA · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03vs UTUW 100-60 23147-100-00-033300
11-07vs NAUW 94-65 26168-170-10-374010
11-11vs LRW 94-69 25115-80-01-241310
11-15at SCUL 85-90 31249-120-26-12122110

Chris Howell #5 · G

Player rating+8.0#2 of 130 in the Mountain West
Offense+3.0#13
Defense+5.0#3
171 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 8%
3.2 pts5.0 reb5.2 ast25.0 min 3-8 FG2-4 3PT5-8 FT 56.4 TS%5.8 shots+TO/40
Bio: Senior · 6' 6" · 220 lbs · San Diego, CA · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03vs UTUW 100-60 2351-11-12-474150
11-07vs NAUW 94-65 2951-30-13-449020
11-11vs LRW 94-69 2400-10-00-035030
11-15at SCUL 85-90 2431-31-20-063200

Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi #32 · F

Player rating+3.4#25 of 130 in the Mountain West
Offense+3.3#9
Defense+0.1#68
168 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 20%
11.2 pts2.0 reb2.0 ast24.5 min 16-33 FG12-28 3PT1-1 FT 67.3 TS%14.1 shots+TO/40
Bio: Senior · 6' 7" · 210 lbs · Stockholm, Sweden · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03vs UTUW 100-60 32176-114-81-133010
11-07vs NAUW 94-65 2583-82-70-011000
11-11vs LRW 94-69 21114-83-70-011033
11-15at SCUL 85-90 2093-63-60-033100

Dax Hall #3 · G

Player rating+6.4#8 of 130 in the Mountain West
Offense+3.6#7
Defense+2.8#20
151 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 10%
5.8 pts3.0 reb3.0 ast22.2 min 9-11 FG2-3 3PT3-7 FT 81.7 TS%6.8 shots+TO/40
Bio: Freshman · 6' 1" · 175 lbs · Carlsbad, CA · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03vs UTUW 100-60 2362-20-02-324020
11-07vs NAUW 94-65 2663-50-10-043140
11-11vs LRW 94-69 2462-21-11-223040
11-15at SCUL 85-90 1652-21-10-242020

Benjamin Schuch #22 · F

Player rating+7.2#4 of 130 in the Mountain West
Offense+2.2#25
Defense+5.0#4
97 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 9%
1.8 pts5.5 reb2.2 ast14.2 min 3-6 FG1-2 3PT0-0 FT 58.3 TS%6.3 shots+TO/40
Bio: Freshman · 6' 10" · 210 lbs · Vienna, Austria · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03vs UTUW 100-60 2031-11-10-092312
11-07vs NAUW 94-65 1442-40-10-032000
11-11vs LRW 94-69 1400-00-00-073002
11-15at SCUL 85-90 900-10-00-032010

Fynn Lastring #25 · F

Player rating+2.7#31 of 130 in the Mountain West
Offense+1.8#27
Defense+0.8#56
97 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 24%
6.5 pts3.0 reb0.0 ast13.8 min 9-22 FG6-14 3PT2-2 FT 56.8 TS%17.4 shots+TO/40
Bio: Freshman · 6' 11" · 250 lbs · Bochum, Germany · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03vs UTUW 100-60 1000-20-10-010100
11-07vs NAUW 94-65 1583-62-50-030000
11-11vs LRW 94-69 1152-71-30-060000
11-15at SCUL 85-90 19134-73-52-220011

Federico Grani #8 · F

Player rating+4.0#22 of 130 in the Mountain West
Offense+0.5#48
Defense+3.5#13
80 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 22%
4.0 pts4.5 reb0.2 ast11.8 min 6-9 FG0-0 3PT4-10 FT 59.7 TS%15.7 shots+TO/40
Bio: Senior · 6' 10" · 225 lbs · Treviso, Italy · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03vs UTUW 100-60 1262-20-02-270310
11-07vs NAUW 94-65 1263-50-00-040100
11-11vs LRW 94-69 1420-00-02-851010
11-15at SCUL 85-90 921-20-00-020100

Nate Muriithi #10 · F

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Bio: Freshman · 6' 6" · 215 lbs · Oklahoma City, OK · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03vs UTUW 100-60 DNP
11-07vs NAUW 94-65 DNP
11-11vs LRW 94-69 DNP
11-15at SCUL 85-90 DNP