If defense is a problem then why not play Tavian Percy: Being a freshman is not an excuse. These guys are proud Lobos, and we want to make them proud.. Two years ago we recruited him hard pre pandemic when you could go on the road I used all seven visits to see him in Louisville. Hospital CEO Kate Becker says 'we really want to hear from our community about what, In March 2020, Nob Hill mainstay Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro closed due to the, Currently, the Maxwell Museum is displaying 'Conversing with the Land: Native North American Baskets of. SHARE Why this former BYU coach is dumbfounded by Cougars' lack of success in league tourney. The team won five games and lost two, but that left them in seventh place. Kansas one of three schools in running for California small forward Marcus Adams Jr. Expect a lot of fun: Kansas football QB room continues to grow after breakout 2022. Catching up with Etok Lobo, former FEU and SMB cager - ESPN This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Gethros loved ones. Our program is as honest and clean as there is in college athletics.''. The driver reportedly sustained injuries that were not life-threatening. One of those courses was Fundamentals of Basketball. New head coach Richard Pitino confirmed that sophomore Kurt Wegscheider, a 6-foot-5 sophomore guard from Central African Republic who played in 36 games the past two seasons for the Lobos, and 7-1 Assane Ndiaye, a center who was with the team this past season but was never cleared to play in a game, have entered the NCAA transfer portal and will leave the program. Lobo started . He could have received a maximum sentence of one to five years on each of the 21 counts, but Judge Philip Baiamonte deferred sentence for a year at the end of which all counts would be dropped. Jaguars at Lobos Team Records USA. Your infectious personality, the way you made people feel and that smile of yours will always stay with me. [22][23], At the induction ceremony, Lobo was introduced by her college coach, Geno Auriemma who praised her for her "impact on the court and off the court" as "one of the founders [of the WNBA]", and "as a representative of our university, [and] as a member of the board of trustees".[24]. In the early morning hours of Dec. 30, 2021, after attending a Kansas-Nevada basketball game as a fan, he was the passenger in a car driven by a 21-year-old female friend when the car left the roadway and rolled several times. PG- Greg Brown. Rebecca Lobo net worth, biography, family, age, height, children Cam (@Coach_Cam71), . New Mexico basketball scores, news, schedule, players, stats, photos, rumors, depth charts on RealGM.com The most important thing, obviously, I didnt coach any of these former players, but were all one family, and we want you guys to know that you are a part of this, said Pitino. But inside, the street level is 45 rows above a basketball court as shiny as Indian jewelry. Good list. Ron Nelson, Ron Sanford, Bernard Hardin, Mark Saiers, and Dairese Gary are 5 of them. Lobos needed extra time against Montana and Zach Ganshaw heroics to win 4-3 in a do or die shootout #GoLobos Lobos hit the ice again tonight for the second game in this series. The unraveling can be traced to an NMSU football game last Oct. 15 in which a handful of the school's basketball players got into a brawl with students from rival New Mexico. Its traumatic. Pitino also noted that while senior wing Makuach Maluach still has not made a final announcement about his future (Will he leave UNM to pursue his professional career or utilize the extra year of eligibility the NCAA is allowing due to the unusual COVID-related circumstances of the 2020-21 season?) STATE TOURNAMENT: Though fans will be allowed in a limited capacity in the Pit this week for the state high school basketball tournament, and the court is quite literally across the hall from Pitinos new office in the Rudy Davalos practice facility, neither the new Lobos coach nor anyone on his staff will be allowed to sneak a peek at any of the action. Mar. Muscadin played at Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas and Aspire Academy in Louisville, Kentucky during his high school career. Category : New Mexico Lobos men's basketball players As of Tuesday evening, there was no word on potential memorial services. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. 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At New Mexico St, a meltdown that runs beyond basketball [10] Lobo was the first player in the Big East Conference ever to earn first team all American honors for both basketball and academics. Lobo starred for the Huskies when they won a national championship in 1995 following an undefeated season and was also an Olympic gold medalist for Team USA in 1996. UNC hires former NFL head coach Freddie Kitchens as TE coach UNM aggressively double-teamed the Monarchs' posts as soon as they caught the Muscadin initially chose Kansas over Memphis, Louisville, Kansas State, Minnesota and Texas Tech. They each rank #1 or #2 all time at UNM in a particular statistical category and/or received all conference honors at some point during their Lobo playing career. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. It was a great experience because culture is very big in any program that youre in, J.R. Giddens said. 2-Rob Robbins. Lobo and Rushin host a weekly podcast called the Ball & Chain Podcast. Regarding Larry Gray, he was my favorite player the year he played for the Lobos. Shaiquel McGruder (16 points) led four UNM players in double figures, and UNM effectively played to its strengths for most of Monday's contest. Lobo is 48 years old and measures 6 feet 4 inches tall as of 2022. Udeze finished with 25 points and 9 rebounds, House went for 24 points and 5 assists and UNM on Tuesday night shot a blistering 58.2% in a 94-80 . Lobo basketball fans will remember Kendall Williams from any number of Lobo highlights throughout his college career. Gone way too soon but never forgotten!, The vehicle according to the Kansas Highway Patrols crash log went off the road (Kansas Turnpike), rolled multiple times, and came to rest on the fence line.. Published: Wednesday, May 5th, 2021 at 8:23PMUpdated: Wednesday, May 5th, 2021 at 11:17PM. Considering the courses some of them took, or were supposed to have taken, that's not a high percentage. I had both him and Larry Belen written on my paper as a player just outside the top 50, but didn't list them above so as not to make the list too long. The smiles ! ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - As Richard Pitino continues to rebuild the UNM men's basketball program, he is teaching his team the importance of Lobo history. I grew up without a father, he said. New Mexico vs Colorado State Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds More than 100 colleges recruited Lobo, but she chose the University of Connecticut due to proximity and her belief in its academic excellence. Well, at least one former Lobo helps beat UCONN. [14], Lobo was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2010. Hes been great, said Pitino of Maluach, who has practiced all spring with the team, even as recently as last week. I feel Im here for a reason now: to be the best I can be., I am humble, friendly, open to anybody, grateful for this opportunity. All rights reserved. Lobo sophomore Kurt Wegscheider defends Nevadas Grant Sherfield on Jan. 2 in Lubbock, Texas. He led the state in scoring in high school and was a fierce rebounder on King's 1964 NIT runnerup squad. If you forgot your password, no worries: enter your email address and we'll send you a link you can use to pick a new password. He had been unresponsive since the car accident last December. The school announced the hiring Tuesday, with Kitchens named to replace John Lilly after Lilly joined Frank Reich's staff with the NFL's Carolina Panthers. Here is my list. He started nine of 12 games. First team to the Target Score, wins. Her father was a basketball coach and she had the record of scoring the highest points in high school basketball in her state for 18 years. Lobo's mother and father were both teachers; in addition, her father coached both basketball and track and field. The next season she was traded to the Connecticut Sun, where she retired in 2003. Mike Lucero was a standout prep player at Santa Fe High and for the Lobos in the early 1960s. 1. I did my best. Former WNBA basketball player and olympian Rebecca Lobo is seen analyzing the game between UConn and UCLA in a semifinal for the Albany Regional of the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship at the Times Union Center on Friday, March 29, 2019 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union) Lori Van Buren / Albany Times Union Show More Show Less 3 of 10 Once the kid accepts it, he loses respect for the coach, so the coach already has lost him as a player.''. Patrick Ewing is a Jamaican-American former basketball player who played for popular NBA teams like New York Knicks and Seattle SuperSonics. La Rocque is in her third season at UNLV, and she keeps taking . For the school's women's players, see Category:New Mexico Lobos women's basketball players. The Enchantment, which will host an exhibition alumni game on July 11 at 6 p.m. in The Pit (Tickets), is organized by former New Mexico assistant Brandon Mason and coached by former Lobo star and NBA veteran Kenny Thomas (UNM: 1995-99). A spokesman for the University of Louisiana-Lafayette confirmed to KLFY that McAfee was a former student and is no longer enrolled at the school. Portions of Calif. home hang over cliff after landslide. Norm Ellenberger's assistant, Manny Goldstein, was a major figure in arranging the fraudulent system. RALPH DAVIS NEW GIG: Former Lobo assistant coach Ralph Davis earlier this week was introduced as a new assistant coach at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The seven newcomers who are part of the 2021 recruiting class include four guards Jamal Mashburn Jr., a transfer from Minnesota; Jaelen House, a transfer from Arizona State; Taryn Todd, a transfer from TCU; and K.J. Lobo averaged 6.8 points per game during the event. The Enchantment, the fourth seed in the New Mexico Regional, are once again organized by former Lobos men's basketball coach Brandon Mason and Ryan Berryman, UNM's Associate Athletic Director for Business Operations. He was a 1rst Team JUCO AA as well when Whisenant signed him up for the Lobos. His personality along with his talent will make him a fan favorite from day one at Kansas.. Meet Pat Mora", "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL;Lobo Receives Another Award", "Women's Basketball 1995 National Championship Team to be Recognized as "Huskies of Honor", "Second Women's Junior World Championship Qualifying Team -- 1992", "Third FIBA Women's U19/Junior World Championship -- 1993", "PRO BASKETBALL; Torn Ligament Ends Lobo's Season Early", "Rebecca Lobo to help celebrate Connecticut Sun's 15th anniversary", "Lobo Named Recipient of NCAA Silver Anniversary Award", "Mike Anthony: Rebecca Lobo back at center of UConn women's basketball world she helped create as her No. College Basketball (W): Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights - Yardbarker For me, I'd remove Olney and Hobson from the most elite tier and replace them with Greene and Hardin. For now, the Lobos have six returning scholarship players in guards Jeremiah Francis, Javonte Johnson and Saquan Singleton; and three forwards in Emmanuel Kuac, Rod Brown and Valdir Manuel. He was the seventh overall pick in the 2004 PBA Draft by the Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs. Kurtis (Townsend, assistant) relationship with him and his family played a big role in him coming to Kansas. Gethro Muscadin, the former University of New Mexico Lobo basketball player who had been hospitalized since being in a single-vehicle crash 10 months ago in Kansas, died Monday night. Its one of those things where I felt the energy was cool, I think they got a nice squad in [Jalen House and Jamal Mashburn Jr.] because I played with Jalen Houses dad, Eddie House, and I played against Jamal Mashburn Sr. For the school's women's players, see Category:New Mexico Lobos women's basketball players. Menu Betting Apps . BYU basketball: Steve Cleveland on Cougars' struggles at WCC tourney Rebecca Rose Lobo-Rushin is a basketball analyst and a former center position player in WNBA. #heartbroken #unbreakablefamily., Jeremy Kipness, Muscadins coach at Aspire Academy in Louisville where Muscadin played as a senior in high school, wrote on Twitter: Rest in eternal peace Gethro. Lobo men's basketball team romps to fun Senior Night win Originally, because of Lobogate, the idea of having this year's Final Four in The Pit was almost like having the Miss America contest in a 42d Street porno theater. Subscribe now to access decluttered news, chosen by you. Im looking forward to watching so many of our storied Lobo alumni in pursuit of the TBT title. College Basketball (W) News / Field . They published the first episode on October 23, 2017. Former head coach Don Flanagan (1999-2011) is the most successful coach in terms of wins. Today, Lobo is a reporter and color analyst for ESPN with a focus on women's college basketball and WNBA games. Ten years have passed since my original rankings, so I figured it was time to do an update. 6PM - NFHS | 4A Boys Basketball, Reg. III Quarterfinal: Yates vs In 1999, she was selected to the inaugural WNBA All Star team but could not play because of the injury. Lobo, who played at UConn from 1991-95, was at a pre-draft camp for WNBA players and she didn't have childcare for her six-month-old daughter. was convinced that we've done everything we could to straighten the program out. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. It has some good info about some of the players. Slick and smooth, he now operates a nightclub called Ned's and coaches the Albuquerque Quicksilvers of the Continental Basketball Association. Former Lady Lobo basketball standout arrested on murder charge in UNLV tops final power rankings | Women's Basketball | wyomingnews.com SPORTS OF THE TIMES; IN THE PIT, LOBOGATE LIVES, https://www.nytimes.com/1983/04/03/sports/sports-of-the-times-in-the-pit-lobogate-lives.html. John Bridgers, short but sturdy, was a defensive line coach for the 1958 Baltimore Colts that won the National Football League championship. On Dec. 21, 2021, it was announced Muscadin had left New Mexicos program via mutual decision of Muscadin and Lobos coach Richard Pitino. Texas mom accused of leaving 3-year-old in car while shopping at Target. Morris Udeze, a 6-foot-8, 245-pound center who played four seasons at Wichita State, including starting every game the past two seasons for the Shockers, announced Sunday he'll use his graduate transfer option to play his final season for Richard Pitino and the University of New Mexico. I wonder if he would have had a chance to play 4 years of D1 basketball under Steve Alford at UNM, then maybe he is #2 on the top 50 list behind Mel Daniels. The University of New Mexico's 50 greatest Men's Lobo basketball players through 2020 1) Mel Daniels PF 65-67. ''The thing is,'' he said, ''99 percent of these recruiting violations don't help you win anyway. GO LOBOS! Rebecca is one of the tallest sports analysts, which should come as no surprise given her background as a former WNBA player. After the (7 p.m.) game, he called me at 9:56 (p.m.). The Lobos need a win over Colorado State and a loss by San Jose State on Saturday at Air Force to secure the No. I like the choices. [6] She held this record for 18 years until it was eclipsed by Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir of the new Leadership Charter School in Springfield on January 26, 2009.[7]. Relieved Furstinger, two other former Lobos, safely exit Ukraine Get the Android Weather app from Google Play, Taylor scores 28, leads No. Rebecca Lobo's favorite Pat Summitt memory isn't about basketball [6] She helped lead the Huskies to the 1995 National Championship with an undefeated 350 record. New Mexico doesn't have any professional sports, but the community rallies behind the Lobos basketball team, which is staging a comeback after a rough downfall. In his lenient ruling, the judge described Norm Ellenberger as ''only one cog in the entire machine'' that also had succeeded in having The Pit chosen in 1978 as this year's Final Four site. John Bridgers, formerly the athletic director at Florida State, was hired late in 1979 after the Lobogate scandal surfaced. So sad. Read, rate and discuss on Football Alliance - the Ultimate Football Network Colorado State slices up Lobos; UNM is a 6 To say that defense was optional would imply is was a choice. Swen did appear in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl in late January where he led Team American with 73 yards on the ground -- 49 alone on the game-winning drive -- on just eight attempts. You will now be able to customize your experience on our website. Lafayette, Louisiana police were called to a home Saturday morning just after 11:30 a.m. to conduct a welfare check. I hope to be able to grow even more as a person and a player in coming years and represent everybody well.. , Youngs height creates new debate for scouts at NFL, Grizzlies Morant to miss at least 2 games; NBA probes, Chase Elliott out of NASCAR indefinitely after tibia, Athlete dead in shipwreck left Pakistan to help disabled, Former UNM basketball player flees Ukraine, back to playing at the Pit, UNM Hospital wants to know publics feedback, Bile acids and gut microbes could potentially treat, Should we bring back the dodo? . For the second year in a row, McCurdy found a way to get hot late in the season. Swen was dismissed from the Wyoming football program for a "violation of team rules" following the regular-season finale. Stay tuned! They are proud to represent the cherry and silver even after playing a full professional career, and they feel like they can help bring the Lobos back to the standard that they are used to.