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Players from the University of New Mexico men’s basketball team are shown prior to their overtime loss to Wyoming Wednesday night at Air Force Academy. (UNM Athletics photo)
Here are some extra notes, quotes, tweets, stats, videos and whatever else I could empty out of the old notebook after Wednesday’s 83-74 UNM Lobos loss in overtime to the Wyoming Cowboys in a game played at the U.S. Air Force Academy:
The freebies cost the Lobos, again
There was no blaming weeks of not regular access to a gym to get up shots this time.
The Lobos were in Albuquerque much of the past two weeks with access at all hours of the day and night to the Rudy Davalos practice facility to get up shots and, hopefully, find a rhythm at the free throw line.
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UNM Lobo sophomore guard Kurt Wegscheider had the best game of his college career, albeit in a loss, to the Fresno State Bulldogs on Saturday in Fresno, Calif.(Courtesy Samuel Marshall Photography)
Here are some extra notes, quotes, stats, tweets, videos and whatever else I could empty out of the old notebook after Saturday’s 65-55 Lobos loss at Fresno State:
Your turn, Kurt Wegscheider
In a season of struggles, every glimpse of promise seems to be something worth delving into for the Lobos.
On Saturday, in a 65-55 loss to Fresno State the 11th league loss of the season for the Lobos (5-11, 1-11 Mountain West) sophomore guard Kurt Wegscheider had his starting job of the previous three games taken away.
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UNM Lobos coach Paul Weir sports the special Suits and Sneakers t-shirt that is part of the NABC’s Coaches vs. Cancer week as his team took on the Fresno State Bulldogs Thursday night at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif. (Courtesy Samuel Marshall Photography)
Here are some extra notes, quotes, stats and whatever else I could empty out of the old notebook after Thursday’s 64-62 Lobos loss in overtime to the Fresno State Bulldogs in California:
The defense did its part
The Lobos defense on Thursday, really for the third time in the past four games, absolutely gave the team a chance to win.
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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).
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Lobos senior guard Makuach Maluach goes up for a second half bucket in Thursday’s win over San Jose State in Burns Arena in St. George, Utah. (KC Knoop Photography)
Here are some extra notes, quotes, stats, videos, tweets or whatever else I could empty out of the old notebook after Thursday’s 67-51 Lobo win over the San Jose State Spartans in St. George, Utah:
Makuach leads the way
Lobo senior Makuach Maluach was the best player on the court on Thursday with a season-high 25 points to go along with six rebounds, three assists and a career-high four steals.