The 2017–18 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lobos were led by first-year head coach Paul Weir. They played their home games at Dreamstyle Arena, more commonly known as The Pit, in Albuquerque, New Mexico as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in third place. They defeated Wyoming and Utah State to advance to the championship game of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to San Diego State.
Previous season The Lobos finished the season 17–14, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to Fresno State. On March 31, head coach Craig Neal was fired from the program.
Offseason Departures Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure G 185 Albuquerque, NM Walk-on; Left team. G/F 206 Edmonton, Alberta Transferred to Loyola–Chicago G/F 190 East Chicago, Indiana Transferred to Creighton. G 200 Orange County, California Graduated; Transferred to Oregon. F 221 Cliff, New Mexico Walk-on; left team for personal reasons. G 156 Wilson, North Carolina Transferred to Arkansas. G 180 Beaumont, Texas Transferred to Lamar. C 220 Juba, South Sudan Graduated. F 240 Flossmoor, Illinois Graduated. G 205 Flower Mound, Texas Transferred to Pittsburg State.
Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes G 170 Houston, TX Graduate transfer from Akron. Will be eligible to play immediately. G 185 Jackson, TN Junior college transfer from Indian Hills Community College. McNeal is eligible to play immediately. F 190 Plainfield, NJ Junior college transfer from Midland College. Simmons is eligible to play immediately. G 210 Evansville, IN Transfer from Ohio State. Will have to redshirt for the 2017–18 season due to NCAA transfer rules, with 2 years of remaining eligibility. G 195 Pittsburgh, PA Junior college transfer from Polk State College. Simons is eligible to play immediately. F 235 Los Angeles, CA Transfer from Connecticut. Will have to redshirt for the 2017–18 season due to NCAA transfer rules, with 3 years of remaining eligibility.
2017 recruiting class
2018 Recruiting class
Preseason In a vote by conference media at the Mountain West media day, the Lobos were picked to finish in ninth place in the Mountain West.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=11 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Mountain West regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Mountain West tournament
References