2016–17 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

2016–17 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Nevada †	14	–	4	.778	28	–	7	.800
Colorado State	13	–	5	.722	24	–	12	.667
Boise State	12	–	6	.667	20	–	12	.625
Fresno State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
New Mexico	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
San Diego State	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Wyoming	8	–	10	.444	23	–	15	.605
San Jose State	7	–	11	.389	14	–	16	.467
Utah State	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
Air Force	4	–	14	.222	12	–	21	.364
UNLV	4	–	14	.222	11	–	21	.344

† Conference tournament winner

The 2016–17 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represents the University of New Mexico during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They play their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Lobos are led by fourth year head coach Craig Neal.

Previous season

The Lobos finished the season 17–15, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament to Nevada.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
J. J. N'Ganga	0	F	6'10"	240	Senior	Aubervilliers, France	Graduated & transferred to Mercer
Cullen Neal	1	G	6'5"	195	RS Sophomore	Albuquerque, NM	Graduated & transferred to Ole Miss
Devon Williams	12	G/F	6'8"	210	RS Junior	Dallas, TX	Left the team due to personal reasons
Tim Jacobs	25	G	6'0"	200	Senior	Las Cruces, NM	Graduated
Nikola Scekic	33	C	7'1"	255	Freshman	Belgrade, Serbia	Transferred to Hutchinson CC
Michael Nesbitt	34	F	6'7"	220	RS Senior	Evansville, IN	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Connor MacDougall	55	F	6'9"	240	Junior	Phoenix, AZ	Junior college transferred from South Mountain Community College

2016 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Damien Jefferson #40 SF	East Chicago, IN	East Chicago Central High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 19, 2015
Damien Jefferson #40 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 76
Jalen Harris PG	Wilson, NC	Word of God Christian Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Apr 10, 2016
Jalen Harris PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
Aher Uguak SF	Edmonton, AB	Harry Ainlay High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A	Oct 21, 2015
Aher Uguak SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2016 New Mexico Basketball Commits". ESPN.com.

Roster

2016–17 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G/F	1	Aher Uguak	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Edmonton, Alberta
G	3	Jordan Hunter	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Beaumont, Texas
G	4	Elijah Brown	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Cleveland, Ohio
G	5	Jalen Harris	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	156 lb (71 kg)	Fr	Wilson, North Carolina
C	11	Obij Aget	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	La Porte, Indiana
G/F	14	Dane Kuiper	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Wasilla, Alaska
G/F	20	Sam Logwood	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Indianapolis, Indiana
G	21	Xavier Adams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Flower Mound, Texas
F	22	Holt Shelley (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Cliff, New Mexico
F	23	Joe Furstinger	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Rancho Santa Margarita, California
G/F	24	Damien Jefferson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	East Chicago, Indiana
G	30	Adam Cumber (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	Albuquerque, New Mexico
G	31	Anthony Mathis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	West Linn, Oregon
F	32	Tim Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Sr	Flossmoor, Illinois

Head coach

Craig Neal (Georgia Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Harriman (Augusta State)
Alan Huss (Creighton)
Terrence Rencher (Texas)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 2* 7:00 PM	Western New Mexico	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Nov. 4* 7:00 PM	Eastern New Mexico	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 11* 8:00 PM, RTRM	Idaho State	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Nov. 14* 7:00 PM, RTRM	Houston Baptist	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Nov. 18* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Nov. 24* 2:30 pm, ESPN	vs. Virginia Tech DirecTV Wooden Legacy quarterfinals	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
Nov. 25* ESPN2/ESPNU	vs. Cal State Northridge/Texas A&M DirecTV Wooden Legacy	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
Nov. 27*	vs. DirecTV Wooden Legacy	Honda Center Anaheim, CA
Nov. 30* 7:00 PM, RTRM	Abilene Christian	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Dec. 3*	at Illinois State MWC–MVC Challenge	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
Dec. 7* 7:00 PM, RTRM	UTEP	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Dec. 10*	at New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry	Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
Dec. 17* 6:00 PM, RTRM	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Dec. 20* 7:00 PM, P12N	at Arizona	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Mountain West regular season
Dec. 28 ESPNU/ESPN3	Fresno State	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Jan. 1 3:00 PM, CBSSN	at San Diego State	Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
Jan. 4 9:00 PM, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Utah State	Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Jan. 7 9:15 PM, ESPNU/ESPN2	Nevada	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Jan. 10 ESPNU/ESPN3	UNLV	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Jan. 14 12:00 PM, RTRM	at Colorado State	Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
Jan. 17 9:00 PM, ESPNU/ESPN3	at Boise State	Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID
Jan. 21 6:00 PM, CBSSN	Wyoming	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Jan. 24 ESPNU/ESPN3	Utah State	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Jan. 28 CBSSN	at Nevada	Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
Feb. 1 9:00 PM, CBSSN	at UNLV	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Feb. 4 4:00 PM, RTRM	San Jose State	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Feb. 8 7:00 PM, RTRM	at Air Force	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
Feb. 14 8:00 PM, CBSSN	Boise State	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Feb. 18 CBSSN	at Fresno State	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Feb. 21 8:00 PM, CBSSN	Colorado State	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Feb. 25 4:00 PM, CBSSN	at Wyoming	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
Mar. 4 8:00 PM, CBSSN	San Diego State	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Mountain West Tournament
Mar. 8–11	vs.	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

v t e New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
Venues	Carlisle Gymnasium (1928–1957) Johnson Gymnasium (1957–1966) The Pit (1966–present)
Rivalries	New Mexico State
Culture & lore	Lobo Louie
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24