ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The University of New Mexico men’s basketball program has agreed to a home-and-home series with the University of Arizona Wildcats. The former conference rivals will meet during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons.
“It’s exciting to add big games like this to our upcoming schedule,” said head coach Craig Neal. “I am very appreciative of Coach Miller and Arizona Director of Athletics Greg Byrne for scheduling this series and agreeing to come play us on our home court. These will be great games for our fans, and I am looking forward to the opportunity to play a program like Arizona.”
The series will begin at the McKale Center in Tucson on Dec. 17, 2016 before concluding at WisePies Arena aka The Pit in Albuquerque on Dec. 16, 2017.
New Mexico and Arizona were members of the Border Conference from 1931 to 1951 and the Western Athletic Conference from 1962 to 1978. The Lobos and Wildcats met 125 times beginning in 1917 with their last meeting taking place in the 1999-2000 season.