This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. RALPH DAVIS NEW GIG: Former Lobo assistant coach Ralph Davis earlier this week was introduced as a new assistant coach at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Greene's 21.1 ppg in the 1986-1987 season is among the highest single-year scoring averages in Lobo basketball. He gets a positive mark from me for his outstanding 1st half defensive performance against Allen Iverson in an NCAA tournament game vs Georgetown. Get the Android Weather app from Google Play, Taylor scores 28, leads No. ''With many fans and people here, he's still their Robin Hood, he's still a hero.''. If Maluach does decide to return, he would be scholarship player No. All rights reserved. Hey thanks lavida, and yes I'm interested in seeing how others would adjust the order. Sotto's father, Ervin, is a former professional basketball player. My mom was with me every day. As a fan and Lobo basketball historian, about 10 years ago I put together a top 50 Lobos of all-time list ranked 1-50. Manage the news you want to see, read exclusive content and explore other subscriber benefits. Ervin was known for shooting from outside the arc and played for teams such as Shell Turbo Chargers, Barangay Ginebra Kings, the Air21 Express, and Alaska Aces. I recently came across the following link. I hope to be able to grow even more as a person and a player in coming years and represent everybody well.. She is charged with second-degree murder and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. The Harwood Museum of Art's exhibition 'Outriders: Legacy of the Black Cowboy' explores this history through archival photographs and contemporary art. She was born in Connecticut and played high school basketball. 6-5 Bernard Hardin coming out of NYC HS BB, Wingate HS, was rated a 3rd Team AA, Top 15, by Gibbons All-Star Report and the Street & Smiths Annual. Rebecca was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the United States on October 6, 1973. VYPE. He hit 48.8% of his shots, including 2 of 5 threes and 30 of 39 free throws (76.9%). We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Gethro Muscadin, the former University of New Mexico Lobo basketball player who had been hospitalized since being in a single-vehicle crash 10 months ago in Kansas, died Monday night. More than 100 colleges recruited Lobo, but she chose the University of Connecticut due to proximity and her belief in its academic excellence. Shaiquel McGruder (16 points) led four UNM players in double figures, and UNM effectively played to its strengths for most of Monday's contest. Email addresses are used solely for verification and to speed the verification process for repeat questioners. He will always be a teammate of ours. [22][23], At the induction ceremony, Lobo was introduced by her college coach, Geno Auriemma who praised her for her "impact on the court and off the court" as "one of the founders [of the WNBA]", and "as a representative of our university, [and] as a member of the board of trustees".[24]. All things considered I hold him in high regards. I am looking forward to building something with this group of guys.. 6.4 Track and Field. His block of Noah Hartsock vs BYU, and his short baseline jumper vs top 10 ranked SDSU in the final minute of the game played in the Pit were 2 monumental moments for that years 30-5 team. In addition, former Lobo mens basketball director of operations and current associate AD at UNM, Ryan Berryman, will serve as the teams assistant general manager. They are proud to represent the cherry and silver even after playing a full professional career, and they feel like they can help bring the Lobos back to the standard that they are used to. Lobo's mother and father were both teachers; in addition, her father coached both basketball and track and field. Then the accident I guess occurred pretty soon after that., New Mexico coach Pitino said on his radio show in the wake of the accident that left Muscadin in a coma: We are devastated as a program. The Enchantment will be competing in the Wichita Regional at Koch Arena from July 16-20. They finished third in the district at 7-3, beat Mesa Vista once in overtime, and snuck into the state . Lobo sophomore Kurt Wegscheider defends Nevadas Grant Sherfield on Jan. 2 in Lubbock, Texas. 50 retired", "Lobo: I'm just 1st of many Huskies heading to Hall", "The Home Team: Of Mothers, Daughters, and American Champions (9781568361994): Ruth Ann Lobo, Ruthann Lobo, Rebecca Lobo: Books", "Where are they now? Muscadin, the No. American professional women's basketball player, Breast cancer advocate and health spokesperson, Stated on Finding Your Roots, PBS, September 30, 2014, Big East Conference Women's Basketball Freshman of the Year, Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, List of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball players with 1000 points, List of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball players with 1000 rebounds, "McGrady, Self, Lobo headline 2017 HOF class", "Wall full of local Warriors - Bellingham, MA - Country Gazette", "Celebrate Hispanic Heritage! The first season the Liberty fell to the Houston Comets in the WNBA Finals. He also does local television commercials and hosts tours. Rebecca Lobo, shown in 2019, will be on the call for the UConn-Tennessee game Thursday night on ESPN. Former University of Kansas and New Mexico Lobos basketball player Gethro Muscadin has died from injuries sustained in a one-car crash during the early-morning hours of Dec. 30, 2021. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. Rebecca Lobo is a former women's basketball player who played for the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 to 2003. He UNM to Madison Square Garden where the Lobos were edged 65-63 by eventual champion Virginia Tech in the 1973 NIT quarterfinals despite his 22 points in that game. Were just trying to pass on some of our knowledge to these young guys, talk to them, try to build relationships with them, and help them in any way that we can because theyre a younger version of ourselves. A down year for UCONN now with five losses on the season . After playing 12 games with the Lobos, he and the team announced he was leaving the program on Dec. 20 after . Kansas one of three schools in running for California small forward Marcus Adams Jr. Expect a lot of fun: Kansas football QB room continues to grow after breakout 2022. * New Mexico Lobos men's basketball statistical leaders; B. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (BVM) Many of the best athletes to ever play basketball for the University of New Mexico didn't begin their college careers at UNM, but they certainly left their mark on the program before moving on to play professionally. The parking spot for Greg Heiar, former New Mexico State University men's basketball coach, shows a reserved sign outside the Pan American Center, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, in Las Cruces, N.M . the program is proceeding now as though the four-year starter is moving on. March 1, 2003. 140-ranked player in the recruiting Class of 2020 by Rivals.com, played 33 minutes total in 12 games his freshman season at KU (2020-21). The Basketball Tournament the $1 million, winner-take-all summer basketball event broadcast live on ESPN networks revealed Monday that The Enchantment, the New Mexico alumni team, has been admitted into TBTs 64-team field. Tickets for this exhibition game are on sale now at GoLobos.com/TBT. Kitchens spent 16 seasons in the NFL . He led the state in scoring in high school and was a fierce rebounder on King's 1964 NIT runnerup squad. Muscadin was recruited by Pitino to Minnesota and Thomas also had plenty of recruiting connections himself, both with current and past coaches at UNM. Lobo's championship streak with the national team in 1977 included a basketball crown in the Pesta Sukan league in Genting Highlands, Malaysia, as well as the Southeast Asian Games men's title in . They each rank #1 or #2 all time at UNM in a particular statistical category and/or received all conference honors at some point during their Lobo playing career. Cleveland is as puzzled as anyone that the Cougars haven't won a conference tournament title since 2001. The Enchantment, the fourth seed in the New Mexico Regional, are once again organized by former Lobos men's basketball coach Brandon Mason and Ryan Berryman, UNM's Associate Athletic Director for Business Operations. The victims name has not been released as of this writing. I like the choices. He was an assistant and later head coach of New Mexico Military Institutes junior college team from 2009 to 2018. Mike Lucero was a standout prep player at Santa Fe High and for the Lobos in the early 1960s. But now where are those seven players who were declared ineligible - Craig Gilbert, Larry Belin, Larry Hubbard, Andre Logan, Larry Tarrance, Paul Roby and Jerome Henderson? [2] Her father is of Cuban descent, while her mother was of German and Irish heritage. . First team to the Target Score, wins. BOISE, Idaho Each Mountain West Conference school keeps an unadorned championship trophy, without year or team or sport, for immediate photo ops in the event that someone clinches a conference . 03 Mar, 2023. Its all one family here. I had both him and Larry Belen written on my paper as a player just outside the top 50, but didn't list them above so as not to make the list too long. John Bridgers, formerly the athletic director at Florida State, was hired late in 1979 after the Lobogate scandal surfaced. For the fourth year in a row, TBT games will feature the Elam Ending, the end-of-game format adopted by the NBA All-Star game for the past two years that eliminates the game clock after a certain point and features teams playing to a Target Score. Pitino also noted that while senior wing Makuach Maluach still has not made a final announcement about his future (Will he leave UNM to pursue his professional career or utilize the extra year of eligibility the NCAA is allowing due to the unusual COVID-related circumstances of the 2020-21 season?) If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. The University of New Mexico's 50 greatest Men's Lobo basketball players through 2020 1) Mel Daniels PF 65-67. Student. Hardin led the Lobos to NYC and the semifinals of the NIT as a Junior. On July 11, 2021 at 6:00 p.m., the alumni team will participate in an exhibition game in University Arena The Pit against other notable Lobo alumni. SDSU Should have dropped 2 this week and Not my Steve got owned in WY for some odd reason. Former WNBA basketball player and olympian Rebecca Lobo is seen analyzing the game between UConn and UCLA in a semifinal for the Albany Regional of the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship at the Times Union Center on Friday, March . New Mexico Lobos men's basketball players, Category:New Mexico Lobos women's basketball players, New Mexico Lobos men's basketball statistical leaders, Charles Smith (basketball, born August 1975), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:New_Mexico_Lobos_men%27s_basketball_players&oldid=950612294, This page was last edited on 13 April 2020, at 00:11. Lobo and Rushin host a weekly podcast called the Ball & Chain Podcast. ''The Final Four stayed here,'' the new athletic director, John Bridgers, was saying, ''because the N.C.A.A. . [1], Lobo was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the youngest daughter of RuthAnn (ne McLaughlin) and Dennis Joseph Lobo. BOSTON, Mass. So they got a lot of talent on this team, its just a matter of if theyre going to implement it on a consistent basis.. Swen did appear in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl in late January where he led Team American with 73 yards on the ground -- 49 alone on the game-winning drive -- on just eight attempts. Family of cold-case victim gets justice after 40, 3 arrested after reported stolen gun, drugs found, Meet the Ellen Trout Zoos newest addition, Axelle, VIDEOS: Possible tornado, storm damage in ETX, How East Texans can stay safe during flash flooding, Man sentenced for assaulting officer, 3 other felonies, Troup student hosts drug safety seminar for peers, East Texas man reunites with EMTs who saved his life, Man arrested for alleged Overton burglary, Man in custody after standoff with SWAT in Smith, KETK Rise & Shine CTCU Coffee Mug Giveaway, Sloan Firm: What Matters to You Matters to Us, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Regarding Darington Hobson, I rate him very high for the following reasons. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends during this time, read the Twitter post. And the scandal is still referred to here as Lobogate. Email addresses are used solely for verification and to speed the verification process for repeat questioners. For venue-specific safety protocols, please visit thetournament.com/regions. Get in-depth, sideline coverage of Kansas City area sports - only $1 a month. Guitarist Ottmar Liebert bringing his unique blend of music Ottmar Liebert and his band Luna Negra will perform with the New Mexico Philharmonic at Popejoy Hall on Saturday, March 11. The driver reportedly sustained injuries that were not life-threatening. He died in Wichita, according to his AAU coach. Destiny Leann McAfee was booked Saturday into the Gregg County Jail on . This is The Pit, the University of New Mexico's arena where the Final Four yesterday was reduced to tomorrow night's Title-Game Two, the 17,121-seat arena that inspired one of college basketball's most notorious scandals, the arena where the coach who dealt in forged transcripts and phony credits, Norm Ellenberger, is still hailed by many Lobo rooters as a mod version of Albuquerque's original conqueror, the Spanish explorer Coronado. At 5-11, the season looked lost. I did my best. Davis had been in college basketball in New Mexico for more than a decade. Will Ruling On NCAA Student-Athlete Payments . But eventually that college career came to an end and it . Daniel Headdings, the Wasilla, Alaska, guard who spent the past two seasons with UNM, will be playing next season for Pima Community College in Tucson. Nearly a year after his older sister's murder, the Aztecs guard is learning to cope with loss: "I think about her every day" ''I wrote that man a letter and tried to explain the situation to him,'' John Bridgers said. I tried to keep him, but certainly understand what he wants to do going forward. Hall of Fame coach Billie Moore, who guided two schools to national championships and was the coach of the first U.S. women's basketball team, has died at 79. Patrick Ewing is a Jamaican-American former basketball player who played for popular NBA teams like New York Knicks and Seattle SuperSonics. 22-year-old Destiny McAfee is a former all-district basketball and volleyball player for the Lobos and graduated in 2019. 5 seed in the MWC Tournament. [10] Lobo was the first player in the Big East Conference ever to earn first team all American honors for both basketball and academics. Players of men's basketball at the University of New Mexico. Lobo was named the Women's Sports Foundation's Sportswoman of the Year (team category) in 1995. KRQE NEWS 13 - Breaking News, Albuquerque News, New Mexico News, Weather, and Videos. It's a stretch with Thomas I know, but he did move Albuquerque in high school and play for AHS his senior year. In the early morning hours of Dec. 30, 2021, after attending a Kansas-Nevada basketball game as a fan, he was the passenger in a car driven by a 21-year-old female friend when the car left the roadway and rolled several times. . Kurtis (Townsend, assistant) relationship with him and his family played a big role in him coming to Kansas. The Enchantment enters the tournament the #8 seed and will take on the #9-seed Stillwater Stars in the teams first-round game on Saturday, July 17 at 7 p.m. CT (6 p.m. MT). Colorado State slices up Lobos; UNM is a 6 To say that defense was optional would imply is was a choice. 3) Info from the plaques located on the Pit concourse, 4) Much online research including articles and stats, 5) Statistical comparisons between players. Be sure to vote for your favorite athlete out of the ones listed below! Former WNBA basketball player and olympian Rebecca Lobo is seen analyzing the game between UConn and UCLA in a semifinal for the Albany Regional of the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship at the Times Union Center on Friday, March 29, 2019 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union) Lori Van Buren / Albany Times Union Show More Show Less 3 of 10 Feb. 28Whatever happens next week in Las Vegas at the Mountain West Tournament and beyond, Lobo seniors Morris Udeze and Jaelen House made sure the final regular season impression their fans would have of them in the Pit would be a memorable one. One of those courses was Fundamentals of Basketball. , VIDEO: Giant I-40 light poles sway in strong ABQ, Taxidermy birds used to make drones at New Mexico, PHOTOS: Storm leaves parts of state covered in snow, PHOTOS: Winter storm moves through NM leaving snow, PHOTOS: Storm causes snowy, icy roads across New, Map: New Mexico Veterans Monuments and Memorials, 13 Broadcast Pl SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Best Version Media, LLC. That statement came not long after the Lobo basketball teams official social media accounts posted about his passing: The Lobo community is saddened today by the passing of former New Mexico basketball player Gethro Muscadin. 22-year-old Destiny McAfee is a former all-district basketball and volleyball player for the Lobos and graduated in 2019. Go Lobos!. Get the latest on New Mexico Lobos RB Christian Washington including news, stats, videos, and more on CBSSports.com CBSSports.com 247Sports MaxPreps . Late in the 2nd half I remember thinking Brown was going to rally the Lobos, but then his shot wouldnt fall very unusual for him. Yes, Greenwood, Jaxon & Brown should make the top 75. And yes, if any one out there adds a player to the top 50, then please tell the group who you are removing. Guitarist Ottmar Liebert bringing his unique blend of music Ottmar Liebert and his band Luna Negra will perform with the New Mexico Philharmonic at Popejoy Hall on Saturday, March 11. Talk RP Basketball in our Philippines/PBA forum! ''I don't know where they are,'' John Bridgers said. Lobo was awarded the prestigious Honda-Broderick Cup for 199495, presented to the athlete "most deserving of recognition as the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year". Thus, he is not up for evaluation. TV broadcast information will be announced soon. The Connecticut native has a thin build, but her actual weight remains unclear. GO LOBOS! Their additional three locations remain open. Lobo played college basketball at the University of Connecticut, where she was a member of the team that won the 1995 national championship, going 350 on the season in the process. Toggle Notable former Lobo athletes and coaches subsection 6.1 Basketball. The TBT Championship game will be August 3, where one player will hit a shot during the Elam Ending to win his team $1 million. I will restore Hardin to the top 30 as he was a very special player and I should have trusted my original research better. Its devastating. In the months prior to the Lobogate disclosures late in 1979, one of those players was convicted of misappropriating city funds. Jaguars at Lobos Team Records USA. Here is my list. 2020 The Lair NM. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. With the End of the Basketball season comes the VYPE HOU Basketball Player of the Year Fan Poll presented by Freddy's. VYPE HOU sorted through all of the stats from around H-town this season and has narrowed it down to some of the top athletes in the area. If your child will play baseball or softball this spring, youll need to stock up on appropriate clothing and equipment. Menu Betting Apps . He will always be a teammate of ours. I talked to him about finding another school for him, helping him. For the Lobos, he averaged 20.5 minutes a game. He had averaged 9.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game at UNM. In April 2017, she was announced as one of the members of the 2017 class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, alongside Tracy McGrady and Muffet McGraw. into a possible gambling scandal involving Norm Ellenberger and a former assistant coach, John Whisenant, but no indictments developed. Their additional three locations remain open. UNLV women's NCAA college basketball head coach Lindy La Rocque, center, speaks with players during practice Feb. 15, in Las Vegas. Video of the melee . Two teams will advance from each of TBTs four regionals to compete in Championship Weekend in Dayton, Ohio at UD Arena. I recruited him when he entered the portal. Kansas Jayhawks vs. Texas Longhorns mens basketball: Probable starters, game time, TV, Kansas footballs Lonnie Phelps raising draft stock with strong showing at NFL Combine, Kansas Jayhawks Q&A: What history says about KU basketball in KC at NCAA Tournament, Grade A Jayhawks travel to Austin for regular-season finale versus Longhorns. Texas mom accused of leaving 3-year-old in car while shopping at Target. Regarding Larry Gray, he was my favorite player the year he played for the Lobos. Lobo was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010. McAfee signed with Weatherford College in Texas before transferring for one year with the University of Louisiana Rajun Cajuns in the 2020-2021 season. One of Norm Ellenberger's earlier players enrolled at New Mexico while on parole for a rape conviction in Arizona, where he attended Scottsdale Community College even though he had never graduated from high school; he had spent some of his high school years in several New York state reformatories instead. 1 of 21 NBA player and former Connecticut basketball player Ray Allen, right, hugs WNBA and former Connecticut basketball player Sue Bird as former player Rebecca Lobo, left, watche, during at the . Its traumatic. John Bridgers, short but sturdy, was a defensive line coach for the 1958 Baltimore Colts that won the National Football League championship. Norm Ellenberger's assistant, Manny Goldstein, was a major figure in arranging the fraudulent system. He attended KU and was born and raised in Chicago, as well as Lisle, Ill. Is KU a contender for a repeat NCAA basketball title? ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - Major League baseball righted a wrong this year. It is exciting to have a team representing New Mexico in this years TBT, current Lobo head coach Richard Pitino said. With a BVM Sports account, submitting content to appear on our website is easier to keep track of and share. The team won five games and lost two, but that left them in seventh place. Today, Lobo is a reporter and color analyst for ESPN with a focus on women's college basketball and WNBA games. So all time UNM team with NM players. The smiles ! 15 Richest LGBTQ+ Athletes & Former Athletes in the US. In her senior year, Lobo was the unanimous national player of the year, winning the 1995 Naismith College Player of the Year award, the Wade Trophy, the AP Player of the Year award, the USBWA Player of the Year award, the Honda Sports Award for basketball, and the WBCA Player of the Year award. The donut shop has announced it has closed its South Valley and Northeast Heights locations. Always fun to reflect. [4][5] Her brother Jason played basketball at Dartmouth College and her sister Rachel played basketball at Salem State College. Not long ago, when this season's Lobos were on their way to a 13-15 record under Coach Gary Colson, a local loyalist took out an advertisement in one of the Albuquerque newspapers that beseeched John Bridgers to rehire Norm Ellenberger as coach. Im going to keep praying. Published: Tuesday, November 1st, 2022 at 6:09PMUpdated: Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022 at 12:25AM. Muscadin, 20, was a passenger in a vehicle driven by his girlfriend. Originally, because of Lobogate, the idea of having this year's Final Four in The Pit was almost like having the Miss America contest in a 42d Street porno theater. WALK-ONS MOVE ON: Two Lobo walk-ons in the past week have made their transfer plans known. Subscribe now to access decluttered news, chosen by you. He started nine of 12 games. I agree with the OPs top 4, but would switch Longley for Spider. We all loved Gethro on his visit, Self said after the big man signed with KU. I moved Phil Abney down from 36 to just outside the top 50. rules, and that was the extent of it.''. We are just devastated as a program. It kills me that so much good high school basketball will be right around the corner from me, but I also know just from being here for seven, eight weeks how much high school teams (dream of) the road to the Pit.. Muscadins passing was confirmed in a Twitter post by the official Lobo Basketball account. Some extra notes, quotes, news and notes from the Lobos Friday night basketball game in Fort Collins, Colorado. Lobo started . For the school's women's players, see Category:New Mexico Lobos women's basketball players. Thinking about her makes me want to push harder. In 1997, the WNBA was formed and enjoyed its inaugural season, and Lobo was assigned to the New York Liberty during the league's first player allocations on January 22, 1997. Lobo, who played at UConn from 1991-95, was at a pre-draft camp for WNBA players and she didn't have childcare for her six-month-old daughter. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. We are just praying for him we really are. The Lobos need a win over Colorado State and a loss by San Jose State on Saturday at Air Force to secure the No. The authorities of that day. It was an impressive and emotional bounce-back both for the team and fans an energetic 12,520 on Tuesday. I don't believe there is a player from the last 60 years I haven't considered, but let me know if there is a glaring omission. He made clutch 3-pointers time and time again in close games, was always strong driving to the basket and finishing, good free throw shooter, great passer & great defender. In 1995 Lobo passed through tryouts to join the national team, which later became the US team for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, GA. One preseason poll is skeptical, KU Jayhawks football coach Leipold sends text of congratulations to K-States Klieman. Stay tuned! Stay connected with BVM Sports: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram, {"rules": {"password": "required", "password_confirm": {"equalTo": "#registerPassword"}}}. 1 of 4. If the Lobos' three-year probation had not expired, the Final Four would have been moved to another site. New head coach Richard Pitino confirmed that sophomore Kurt Wegscheider, a 6-foot-5 sophomore guard from Central African Republic who played in 36 games the past two seasons for the Lobos, and 7-1 Assane Ndiaye, a center who was with the team this past season but was never cleared to play in a game, have entered the NCAA transfer portal and will leave the program. The NCAA wont allow a return of in-person recruiting for college coaches until late June. We could tell he felt at home and seemed so happy. RIP.. SF-Mike Winters. He appeared in 16 basketball games that one season for the Lobos and scored 86 total points. Copyright 2023 The University of New Mexico. was convinced that we've done everything we could to straighten the program out. NCAA had still not expanded their tournament. Though a newcomer on the team a year ago, Muscadin quickly made his presence felt with teammates, those around the program and often cracked jokes with local media at practices and in interviews. So sad. My overall impression of Greg Brown would have been a few hairs better had he not missed so many shots in the NCAA tournament game vs Virginia. New Mexico is currently in a four-way tie for third in the MW with San Diego State, Colorado State and Boise State.

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