2009–10 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

The 2009–10 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos were coached by third-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at The Pit, newly renamed from its previous official name of University Arena, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

2009–10 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
Mountain West regular season champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 8
Record305 (142 Mountain West)
Head coach
  • Steve Alford (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Pit (14,586)
2009–10 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 New Mexico142 .875305  .857
No. 17 BYU133 .813306  .833
UNLV115 .688258  .758
San Diego State115 .688259  .735
Colorado State79 .4381616  .500
Utah79 .4381417  .452
TCU511 .3131319  .406
Wyoming313 .1881021  .323
Air Force115 .0631021  .323
Conference tournament winner
As of March 20, 2010
Rankings from AP/Coaches Poll

The Lobos finished the season 305, 142 in Mountain West play to capture the regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the 2010 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament before being defeated by eventual champion San Diego State. They received an atlarge bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 3 seed in the East Region. They defeated 14 seed Montana in the first round before being upset by 11 seed Washington in the second round to end their season.

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