2011–12 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

The 2011–12 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos are coached by fifth-year head coach Steve Alford and play their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They finished with a record of 28-7 overall, 10-4 in Mountain West play. They were co-champions of the 2012 Mountain West Regular Season Champions with San Diego State and won the 2012 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament. They earned a 5th seed in the west of the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They lost in the third round to Louisville.

2011–12 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
Mountain West regular season co-champions
Mountain West tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 21
Record28–7 (10–4 Mountain West)
Head coach
  • Steve Alford (5th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Pit (Capacity: 17,126)
2011–12 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 21 New Mexico104 .714287  .800
No. 22 San Diego St104 .714268  .765
No. 23 UNLV95 .643269  .743
Colorado State86 .5712012  .625
TCU77 .5001815  .545
Wyoming68 .4292112  .636
Air Force311 .2141316  .448
Boise State311 .2141317  .433
2012 MWC tournament winner
As of March 8, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
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