ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Head Coach Paul Weir and the University of New Mexico men’s basketball program announced their first ever Lobo Basketball Coaching Clinic on Wednesday. The clinic will be held Saturday, Oct. 6 at Dreamstyle Arena – The Pit from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
This one-day event will include lectures, informational presentations and basketball conversation. Both breakfast and lunch will be provided to registered attendees. Guest speakers for the special event will include:
- Dick Hunsaker, Former head coach at the University of Utah and Utah Valley University
- Craig Snow, Interim Athletic Director and head men’s basketball coach at New Mexico Highlands University
- Jordan Sperber, Basketball Analytics Expert
- Mark Walch, Sports Psychologist, Founder & Owner of Performance Edge Coaching
- Lobo Basketball Coaching Staff Members
“This is an exciting venture for us to engage the coaching community,” head coach Paul Weir said. “Being a former high school coach, I can vividly remember the college coaches who took an interest in my development. Hopefully, if even in some small way, we can create new relationships and allow basketball coaching in our community to grow.
“We are fortunate to have such a broad array of speakers that can stimulate tremendous opportunity for coaches of all types and levels in this special clinic.”
The coaches clinic is open to coaches at all levels. Admission into the clinic will be $60 for individual coaches in advance, $90 per coach for walkups on the day of the event. Registration is open now and can be completed by calling the Lobo Basketball Office at 505-925-5750 or by mailing the REGISTRATION FORM to:
Lobo Basketball
1 University of New Mexico
MSC04 2690
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Registration deadline is September 30, 2018. Admission will be $90 per person at the door the day of the event, so be sure to pre-register! All proceeds from the event will benefit the Lobo Men’s Basketball program. If you have questions or concerns, please call the Lobo Basketball Office at 505-925-5750 or email Estevan Sandoval, Lobo Men’s Basketball graduate assistant, at stevzsand@unm.edu.