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1995–96 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

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1995–96 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 23
Record28–5 (14–4 WAC)
Head coach
Home arenaUniversity Arena
Seasons
← 1994–95
1995–96 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Utah 15 3   .833 27 7   .794
No. 23 New Mexico 14 4   .778 28 5   .848
Fresno State 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
Colorado State 11 7   .611 18 12   .600
BYU 9 9   .500 15 13   .536
Wyoming 8 10   .444 14 15   .483
San Diego State 8 10   .444 15 14   .517
Hawaii 7 11   .389 10 18   .357
UTEP 4 14   .222 13 15   .464
Air Force 1 17   .056 5 23   .179
1996 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1995–96 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. The Lobos were coached by head coach Dave Bliss and played their home games at the University Arena, also known as "The Pit", in Albuquerque, New Mexico. New Mexico finished 2nd in the WAC regular season standings and beat Utah in the championship game of the WAC Tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the East region. After defeating Kansas State in the opening round, New Mexico was beaten in the round of 32 by Georgetown, 73–62,[2] to finish with a 28–5 record (14–4 WAC).

Roster

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1995–96 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 4 Kenny Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Albuquerque, New Mexico
G 5 Charles Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Fort Worth, Texas
F 22 Clayton Shields 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Baytown, Texas
G 32 David Gibson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
C Daniel Santiago 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
So Lubbock, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 17, 1995*
Simon Fraser W 81–67  1–0
The Pit (16,001)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nov 24, 1995*
Texas-Arlington W 76–56  2–0
The Pit (15,386)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nov 25, 1995*
Mercer W 107–72  3–0
The Pit (15,512)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nov 29, 1995*
Texas-Rio Grande Valley W 80–56  4–0
The Pit (15,822)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 5, 1995*
at Arizona State W 86–79  5–0
ASU Activity Center (9,539)
Tempe, Arizona
Dec 8, 1995*
New Mexico State W 91–75  6–0
The Pit (18,018)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 16, 1995*
at New Mexico State W 69–68  7–0
Pan American Center (10,517)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 19, 1995*
Southwest Texas State W 72–62  8–0
The Pit (16,409)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 28, 1995*
Dartmouth W 91–66  9–0
The Pit (16,593)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 29, 1995*
Boston University W 95–83  10–0
The Pit (17,046)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jan 2, 1996
No. 25 at Fresno State L 75–76  10–1
(0–1)
Selland Arena (9,802)
Fresno, California
Jan 4, 1996
No. 25 at Air Force W 61–49  11–1
(1–1)
Clune Arena (1,144)
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jan 8, 1996
No. 25 San Diego State W 77–74  12–1
(2–1)
The Pit (16,263)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jan 10, 1996
No. 25 Hawaii W 78–72  13–1
(3–1)
The Pit (17,206)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jan 13, 1996
No. 25 at Wyoming L 58–61  13–2
(3–2)
Arena-Auditorium (6,737)
Laramie, Wyoming
Jan 15, 1996
at Colorado State W 67–65  14–2
(4–2)
Moby Arena (7,339)
Fort Collins, Colorado
Jan 20, 1996
at UTEP W 64–60  15–2
(5–2)
Don Haskins Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
Jan 25, 1996
BYU W 83–77  16–2
(6–2)
The Pit (17,627)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jan 27, 1996
No. 10 Utah L 64–82  16–3
(6–3)
The Pit (18,018)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Feb 1, 1996
at BYU W 88–81  17–3
(7–3)
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Feb 3, 1996
at No. 7 Utah L 58–74  17–4
(7–4)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 10, 1996
UTEP W 81–52  18–4
(8–4)
The Pit (17,008)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Feb 17, 1996
Wyoming W 70–69  19–4
(9–4)
The Pit (17,414)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Feb 19, 1996
Colorado State W 78–66  20–4
(10–4)
The Pit (15,897)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Feb 22, 1996
at San Diego State W 83–78  21–4
(11–4)
San Diego Sports Arena (3,572)
San Diego, California
Feb 24, 1996
at Hawaii W 88–79  22–4
(12–4)
Stan Sheriff Center (8,655)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Feb 29, 1996
Air Force W 67–55  23–4
(13–4)
The Pit (17,228)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar 2, 1996
Fresno State W 86–84  24–4
(14–4)
The Pit (18,018)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
WAC tournament
Mar 7, 1996*
(2) (7) San Diego State
Quarterfinals
W 94–75  25–4
The Pit (9,326)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar 8, 1996*
(2) (3) Fresno State
Semifinals
W 104–99 3OT 26–4
The Pit (12,222)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar 9, 1996*
(2) (1) No. 10 Utah
Championship
W 64–60  27–4
The Pit (13,503)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 1996*
(7 E) No. 23 vs. (10 E) Kansas State
First round
W 69–48  28–4
Richmond Coliseum (11,859)
Richmond, Virginia
Mar 17, 1996*
(7 E) No. 23 vs. (2 E) No. 4 Georgetown
Second round
L 62–73  28–5
Richmond Coliseum (11,859)
Richmond, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Georgetown finds range to drain New Mexico". The Baltimore Sun. March 18, 1996. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "1995–96 New Mexico Lobos Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "1995–96 New Mexico Men's Basketball Schedule". University of New Mexico Athletics. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "1995-1996 New Mexico Lobos Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
  6. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1042–1043. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.