2022–23 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
# 2022–23 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

The 2022–23 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lobos were led by second-year head coach Richard Pitino and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They played their home games at The Pit.

## Previous season

The Lobos finished the 2021–22 season 13–19, 5–12 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. As the No. 9 seed in the Mountain West tournament, they lost in the first round to Nevada 77–85.

## Offseason

### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saquan Singleton | 1 | Guard | 6-6 | 190 | Senior | Bronx, NY | Transferred to George Mason. |
| Clay Patterson | 20 | Guard | 6-1 | 180 | Senior | Rio Rancho, NM | Graduated |
| Taryn Todd | 24 | Guard | 6-5 | 180 | Sophomore | Vaughn, Ontario | Transferred to Northwest Florida State College. |
| Jeremiah Francis III | 30 | Guard | 6-1 | 205 | Junior | Columbus, OH | Transferred to Emmanuel College. |
| Jordan Arroyo | 33 | Forward | 6-7 | 210 | Senior | Albuquerque, NM | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous college |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Morris Udeze | 24 | Forward | 6-8 | 245 | Graduate | Houston, TX | Wichita State |
| Josiah Allick | 53 | Forward | 6-8 | 240 | Senior | Lincoln, NE | Kansas City |

### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :

| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Quinton Webb F | San Diego, CA | San Ysidro | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 6, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Donovan Dent G | Corona, CA | Centennial (CA) | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 16, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Braden Appelhans G | Hudson, OH | Western Reserve Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 30, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | $Rank^#$ | $Opponent^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 29, 2022* 5:30 p.m. | | CSU Pueblo | W 85–53 | | 20 – House | 7 – Tied | 3 – House | The Pit (7,929) Albuquerque, NM |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Southern Utah | W 89–81 | 1–0 | 24 – Mashburn, Jr. | 7 – Allen-Tovar | 7 – House | The Pit (8,181) Albuquerque, NM |
| November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | South Alabama | W 80–74 | 2–0 | 21 – Tied | 9 – Allick | 7 – House | The Pit (9,466) Albuquerque, NM |
| November 15, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at SMU | W 84–63 | 3–0 | 18 – Tied | 9 – Allick | 7 – Dent | Moody Coliseum (3,662) University Park, TX |
| November 19, 2022* 5:00 p.m., MW Network | | New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | The Pit Albuquerque, NM |
| November 25, 2022* 5:00 p.m., MW Network | | Jacksonville State Lobo Classic | W 79–61 | 4–0 | 22 – Udeze | 9 – Johnson | 7 – Dent | The Pit (9,033) Albuquerque, NM |
| November 26, 2022* 5:00 p.m., MW Network | | North Dakota State Lobo Classic | W 76–55 | 5–0 | 19 – Mashburn, Jr. | 9 – Allick | 6 – House | The Pit (8,715) Albuquerque, NM |
| November 27, 2022* 5:30 p.m., MW Network | | Northern Colorado Lobo Classic | W 98–74 | 6–0 | 33 – Udeze | 14 – Udeze | 4 – Dent | The Pit (8,434) Albuquerque, NM |
| November 30, 2022* 8:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at Saint Mary's | W 69–65 | 7–0 | 17 – House | 7 – Allick | 2 – Tied | University Credit Union Pavilion (3,088) Moraga, CA |
| December 3, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM |
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Western New Mexico | W 102–63 | 8–0 | 18 – Udeze | 13 – Allick | 7 – Tied | The Pit (8,329) Albuquerque, NM |
| December 10, 2022* 2:00 p.m., MW Network | | UTSA | W 94–76 | 9–0 | 24 – Udeze | 8 – Udeze | 7 – House | The Pit (10,049) Albuquerque, NM |
| December 12, 2022* 9:30 p.m. | | vs. San Francisco Jack Jones Hoopsfest | W 67–64 | 10–0 | 23 – Mashburn, Jr. | 9 – Udeze | 4 – House | Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV |
| December 18, 2022* 4:30 p.m., FS1 | | Iona | W 82–74 | 11–0 | 22 – House | 8 – Tied | 5 – Tied | The Pit (14,534) Albuquerque, NM |
| December 20, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Prairie View A&M | W 94–63 | 12–0 | 17 – Mashburn, Jr. | 14 – Udeze | 9 – House | The Pit (9,425) Albuquerque, NM |
| December 28, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | No. 22 | Colorado State | W 88–69 | 13–0 (1–0) | 26 – House | 13 – Udeze | 5 – House | The Pit (15,215) Albuquerque, NM |
| December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 22 | at Wyoming | W 76–75 | 14–0 (2–0) | 20 – Mashburn, Jr. | 15 – Allick | 5 – House | Arena-Auditorium (4,823) Laramie, WY |
| January 3, 2023 9:00 p.m., CBSSN | No. 21 | at Fresno State | L 67–71 | 14–1 (2–1) | 22 – Mashburn, Jr. | 7 – Udeze | 2 – Tied | Save Mart Center (4,868) Fresno, CA |
| January 7, 2023 7:30 p.m., CBSSN | No. 21 | UNLV | L 77–84 | 14–2 (2–2) | 22 – Udeze | 13 – Udeze | 4 – Dent | The Pit (15,424) Albuquerque, NM |
| January 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Oral Roberts | W 82–75 | 15–2 | 24 – Mashburn, Jr. | 13 – Allick | 5 – House | The Pit (9,249) Albuquerque, NM |
| January 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at No. 23 San Diego State Rivalry | W 76–67 | 16–2 (3–2) | 29 – House | 15 – Udeze | 3 – Udeze | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| January 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | San José State | W 77–57 | 17–2 (4–2) | 20 – Tied | 14 – Udeze | 5 – House | The Pit (11,519) Albuquerque, NM |
| January 20, 2023 9:00 p.m., FS1 | | Boise State | W 81–79 $^{OT}$ | 18–2 (5–2) | 25 – Mashburn, Jr. | 18 – Allick | 4 – House | The Pit (14,566) Albuquerque, NM |
| January 23, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | No. 25 | at Nevada | L 94–97 $^{2OT}$ | 18–3 (5–3) | 33 – Mashburn, Jr. | 10 – Udeze | 10 – House | Lawlor Events Center (8,292) Reno, NV |
| January 27, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | No. 25 | Air Force | W 81–73 | 19–3 (6–3) | 24 – Mashburn, Jr. | 8 – Udeze | 4 – House | The Pit (15,143) Albuquerque, NM |
| February 1, 2023 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Utah State | L 73–84 | 19–4 (6–4) | 17 – Mashburn, Jr. | 12 – Udeze | 3 – Tied | Smith Spectrum (8,851) Logan, UT |
| February 7, 2023 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | Nevada | L 76–77 | 19–5 (6–5) | 21 – Mashburn, Jr. | 9 – Udeze | 6 – Mashburn, Jr. | The Pit (15,009) Albuquerque, NM |
| February 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Air Force | L 77–89 | 19–6 (6–6) | 32 – Mashburn, Jr. | 9 – Udeze | 3 – Dent | Clune Arena (1,899) Colorado Springs, CO |
| February 14, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Wyoming | L 56–70 | 19–7 (6–7) | 15 – Mashburn, Jr. | 17 – Udeze | 3 – Jenkins | The Pit (11,185) Albuquerque, NM |
| February 17, 2023 8:30 p.m., CBSSN | | at San José State | W 96–68 | 20–7 (7–7) | 31 – Udeze | 12 – Udeze | 5 – House | Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,917) San Jose, CA |
| February 22, 2023 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Boise State | L 77–82 | 20–8 (7–8) | 18 – Udeze | 14 – Udeze | 6 – House | ExtraMile Arena (9,825) Boise, ID |
| February 25, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | No. 22 San Diego State Rivalry | L 71–73 | 20–9 (7–9) | 20 – Mashburn Jr. | 9 – Udeze | 5 – House | The Pit (15,431) Albuquerque, NM |
| February 28, 2023 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | Fresno State | W 94–80 | 21–9 (8–9) | 25 – Udeze | 9 – Udeze | 5 – House | The Pit (12,520) Albuquerque, NM |
| March 3, 2023 9:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Colorado State | L 84–92 | 21–10 (8–10) | 25 – Udeze | 8 – Allick | 5 – House | Moby Arena (4,936) Fort Collins, CO |
| Mountain West tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2023 4:00 pm, Stadium/MWN | (6) | vs. (11) Wyoming First round | W 87–76 | 22–10 | 22 – Mashburn Jr. | 11 – Udeze | 6 – House | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| March 9, 2023 8:30 pm, CBSSN | (6) | vs. (3) Utah State Quarterfinals | L 76–91 | 22–11 | 20 – Mashburn Jr. | 11 – Udeze | 6 – Dent | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| NIT |||||||||
| March 15, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | Utah Valley First round – Rutgers bracket | L 69–83 | 22–12 | 18 – Udeze | 19 – Udeze | 5 – House | The Pit (6,803) Albuquerque, NM |
| *Non-conference game. $^#Rankings$ from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||

Source

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. — = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. :

| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22т | 21 | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — |

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

