.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... UNM mens basketball head coach Richard Pitino works with his players during a practice in June in the Rudy Davalos Center. (Jim Thompson/Albuquerque Journal)The 2021-22 non-conference Lobo men’s basketball schedule is one game – and three dates – away from completion. Based in part on game contracts reviewed by the Journal, the Lobos will play a 13-game non-conference schedule in Richard Pitino’s debut season as coach. There will be eight games in the Pit, three true road games and two neutral court games as part of the Las Vegas Classic Nov. 25 and 26 in the Orleans Hotel & Casino. “We’ve still got to shore up one series that we’re trying to start on the road,” said Pitino when asked last week how close the school was to announcing its non-conference schedule.