1995–96 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
1995–96 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
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Schedule and results
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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