Oct. 3, 2011
2011-12 Men’s Basketball Schedule
Albuquerque, N.M. — With seating expected to be at a premium for the 2011-12 University of New Mexico Lobo basketball home slate, fans are going to want to guarantee themselves a ticket to all the exciting action of Steve Alford’s team. The best way to do that is by purchasing season tickets, which go on sale tomorrow, October 4 at 8:30 a.m., at the Lobo Ticket Office in The Pit.
The University of New Mexico men’s basketball team has received preseason recognition by the likes of ESPN.com, Lindy’s, and Athlon Sports as all three have predicted the Lobos to be very competitive and make a run towards another post season. The team, which has won at least 22 games in each of Steve Alford’s four seasons and has qualified for the postseason in all four, return the Mountain West newcomer of the year in senior Drew Gordon, along with the MW freshman of the year in Kendall Williams.
The squad also returns senior starters Phillip McDonald and A.J. Hardeman. The Lobos will feature several highly-touted newcomers, including Arizona State transfer Demetrius Walker and freshmen Dominique Dunning and Hugh Greenwood. Greenwood made a new for himself this summer at the FIBA U-19 world championships in Latvia, earning First Team All-Tournament honors, leading Australia in scoring at the tournament.
The Lobo home schedule features 18 home games, including two exhibitions, nine non-conference home games, and the always-challenging Mountain West slate. New Mexico opens the year with four straight at home, including the two exhibition games, before embarking on a four-game road swing. Our Rio Grande Rivalry match-up with New Mexico State is on November 16 a battle with Alford’s former school Missouri State on December 3. Missouri State won 26 games a year ago and is UNM’s opponent for the Mountain West/Missouri Valley Challenge.
Fans can get their fill of Lobo holiday basketball however as UNM plays five games in The Pit from December 20 through January 7, including a match-up with Saint Louis, coached by former Utah head man Rick Majerus.
UNM’s seven-game Mountain West slate opens on January 18, and it included a nationally televised game on CBS with UNLV on February 18.
“I’ve always said that The Pit is a special place for basketball because of our fans” said two-time Mountain West Coach of the Year Steve Alford. “We are excited about our basketball team, and our guys feed off that energy from our fans. All of our successes over the previous four seasons have been in large part due to the passionate fan base that we have.”
Season ticket packages for the 18-game home slate begin at just $268 for adults and $144 for youth. Tickets can be purchased at the Lobo Ticket Office at The Pit, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.golobos.com or www.unmtickets.com, or by calling the Lobo Ticket Office at 505-925-5858.
NOTES: The Lobos will entertain the fans on October 14 as the Lobo Howl returns to the Pit for the first time in three years. Festivities will begin at 6 p.m. at The Pit, with the men’s team hitting the court around 8 p.m. Flagship station 770 KKOB and sister station 610 The Sports Animal will be broadcasting from The Pit throughout the day.