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Lobo junior forward Valdir Manuel talks to a teammate during Saturday’s loss to San Jose State at Burns Arena in St. George, Utah. (Courtesy UNM Athletics)
Here are some extra notes, quotes, stats, videos or whatever else I could empty out of the old notebook after Saturday’s 83-71 Lobos loss to the San Jose State Spartans in St. George, Utah:
X marks the spot
Lost in the bad loss Saturday for the UNM Lobos was a career performance by Valdir Manuel.
The 6-foot-10 forward who teammates just refer to as “X” has quietly emerged as arguably the second best player on the Lobo roster behind senior guard Makuach Maluach, who each had 25-point games against the Spartans (Maluach’s was on Thursday in a win, Manuel’s was on Saturday in a loss).