2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

The 2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lobos were coached by sixth-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They finish with a record of 29–6 overall and 13–3 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season championship. They were also champions of the Mountain West tournament, defeating UNLV in the championship game, to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament. In the tournament, they were upset by Harvard in the first round.

2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
Paradise Jam tournament champions
Mountain West regular season & tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, round of 64
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 11
Record29–6 (13–3 Mountain West)
Head coach
  • Steve Alford (6th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Pit (Capacity: 15,411)
2012–13 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 New Mexico133 .813296  .829
Colorado State115 .688269  .743
UNLV106 .6252510  .714
San Diego State97 .5632311  .676
Boise State97 .5632111  .656
Air Force88 .5001814  .563
Fresno State511 .3131119  .367
Wyoming412 .2502014  .588
Nevada313 .1881219  .387
2013 MWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

On March 20, head coach Steve Alford signed a 10-year contract extension. However, on April 2 Alford resigned to take the head coaching job at UCLA.

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