Lobo played college basketball at the University of Connecticut, where she was a member of the team that won the 1995 national . Rankings were determined by extracting and reviewing information from a variety of sources including: 1) My personal observations of the players. 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?) . So sad. GO LOBOS! Student. New Mexico Lobos (-4) at Colorado State Rams It is not typical to play two road teams during the same slate, but New Mexico is the best option on the slate for Friday. After posting a record of 15-11 overall and a conference mark of 11-7, five Sul Ross State women's basketball players were named to the 2023 All-American Southwest Conference team. RIP., Southern Assault AAU coach Vonzell Thomas wrote on Twitter: Rest in peace Gethro ! Some extra notes, quotes, news and notes from the Lobos Friday night basketball game in Fort Collins, Colorado. RIP.. 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So they got a lot of talent on this team, its just a matter of if theyre going to implement it on a consistent basis.. Interesting list, but I'd include two other players into the elite tier and add a few other players to the Top 50 that were omitted: Both Hunter Greene and Bernard Hardin should be ranked among the top players at UNM ever. Best Version Media, LLC. 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. [10] Lobo was the first player in the Big East Conference ever to earn first team all American honors for both basketball and academics. He will always be a teammate of ours. On July 11, 2021 at 6:00 p.m., the alumni team will participate in an exhibition game in University Arena The Pit against other notable Lobo alumni. 15 Richest LGBTQ+ Athletes & Former Athletes in the US. The report says the man was involved in a domestic altercation with his live-in girlfriend in the early morning hours.. One of Norm Ellenberger's earlier players enrolled at New Mexico while on parole for a rape conviction in Arizona, where he attended Scottsdale Community College even though he had never graduated from high school; he had spent some of his high school years in several New York state reformatories instead. SDSU Should have dropped 2 this week and Not my Steve got owned in WY for some odd reason. All deserving to be on the Top 50 Lobos list. Manage the news you want to see, read exclusive content and explore other subscriber benefits. Subscribe now to access decluttered news, chosen by you. Lobo played college basketball at the University of Connecticut, where she was a member of the team that won the 1995 national championship, going 350 on the season in the process. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Here are the top five former Lobos who starred in Albuquerque before taking their talents to the professional ranks. He had averaged 9.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game at UNM. The coach was later acquitted on all seven counts of a Federal indictment that resulted from Federal Bureau of Investigation charges. Stats from Negro League teams from . Posted : February 28, 2023 9:44 pm. 6.5 Golf. He (Muscadin) and his friend actually came to our game and unknown to any of us sat at the very top (of fieldhouse stands) because he sent pictures to his guardian from the game sitting at the top, Self said. Choose your favorite sports and teams to follow to be able to see all of the content you want to enjoy first. Rebecca Lobo, shown in 2019, will be on the call for the UConn-Tennessee game Thursday night on ESPN. Muscadins passing was confirmed in a Twitter post by the official Lobo Basketball account. Muscadin played at Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas and Aspire Academy in Louisville, Kentucky during his high school career. We are saddened by the news of Gethros passing, UNM head coach Richard Pitino said in a statement sent to the Journal. Thank you for submitting a news tip to BVM Sports. Players of men's basketball at the University of New Mexico. Its devastating. And yes, if any one out there adds a player to the top 50, then please tell the group who you are removing. The current roster is comprised primarily of UNM alumni including: Jamaal Smith (2006-08) J.R. Giddens (2006-08) Phillip McDonald (2008-12) Darington Hobson (2009-10) Yes, Greenwood, Jaxon & Brown should make the top 75. Pitino noted: I was very close to Gethro off the court. Seems like UCONN has had a lot of injuries this year but this probably considered an upset (and look out if there is a rematch in that conference tourney). The team won five games and lost two, but that left them in seventh place. Get the Android Weather app from Google Play, Taylor scores 28, leads No. Bad feet kept him out of the NBA. I moved Phil Abney down from 36 to just outside the top 50. Portions of Calif. home hang over cliff after landslide. I recently came across the following link. BYU coach Steve Cleveland looks on from the sideline of the BYU-Utah game at the Marriott Center in Provo. After playing 12 games with the Lobos, he and the team announced he was leaving the program on Dec. 20 after . Always fun to reflect. UNM is coming off a 111-55 win over Utah State on Saturday and has won five straight games. John Bridgers, formerly the athletic director at Florida State, was hired late in 1979 after the Lobogate scandal surfaced. Stay connected with BVM Sports: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram, {"rules": {"password": "required", "password_confirm": {"equalTo": "#registerPassword"}}}. 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. She was born in Connecticut and played high school basketball. Cleveland is as puzzled as anyone that the Cougars haven't won a conference tournament title since 2001. Muscadin, 20, was a passenger in a vehicle driven by his girlfriend. 6.4 Track and Field. 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. Former University of Kansas and New Mexico Lobos basketball player Gethro Muscadin has died from injuries sustained in a one-car crash during the early-morning hours of Dec. 30, 2021. Our program is hurting today as we remember him and send our thoughts and prayers to his family and friends during this difficult time.. La Rocque is in her third season at UNLV, and she keeps taking . He appeared in 16 basketball games that one season for the Lobos and scored 86 total points. BOISE, Idaho Each Mountain West Conference school keeps an unadorned championship trophy, without year or team or sport, for immediate photo ops in the event that someone clinches a conference . To get this news is heartbreaking. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. The wild-born wolf was transferred to Mexico with its mate . As a fan and Lobo basketball historian, about 10 years ago I put together a top 50 Lobos of all-time list ranked 1-50. 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. Here are the top five former Lobos who starred in Albuquerque before taking their talents to the professional ranks. MARCH MADNESS BABYYY. I talked to him about finding another school for him, helping him. A Mexican gray wolf in a crate after being captured at Ted Turner's Ladder Ranch near Hillsboro, New Mexico, Monday, November 21, 2022. McAfee allegedly pulled out a gun and shot the victim then left in his car. For the school's women's players, see Category:New Mexico Lobos women's basketball players. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. One of those courses was Fundamentals of Basketball. Good list. Danilo Amat, former mayor of Dolores in Quezon, was gunned down in San Pablo City, Laguna on July 22, 2022, according to an ABS-CBN . Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. Regarding the earlier comment about Makuach: To avoid recency bias, I generally dont place players in a top 50 or honorable mention list until they have been gone from UNM for at least 5 years. Willie Howard remains a top 30 player so no change there. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Rusty Mitchell, who coached men's gymnastics at The University of New Mexico from 1966-99, passed away over the weekend at the age of 80. In addition, former Lobo mens basketball director of operations and current associate AD at UNM, Ryan Berryman, will serve as the teams assistant general manager. He gets a positive mark from me for his outstanding 1st half defensive performance against Allen Iverson in an NCAA tournament game vs Georgetown. [The alumni] can probably give you a lot more knowledge than I can, so make sure you get to know them. He also does local television commercials and hosts tours. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - Major League baseball righted a wrong this year. I did my best. TV broadcast information will be announced soon. He will always be a teammate of ours. . Rebecca Lobo is a former women's basketball player who played for the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 to 2003. After the (7 p.m.) game, he called me at 9:56 (p.m.). Muscadin was hospitalized since and after news of his passing broke on social media Tuesday morning, his former coach at Kansas, Bill Self, posted in part that Muscadin had been unresponsive since the car accident last December.. The following senior season, Lobos won the WAC title and went to the NCAA tournament. He UNM to Madison Square Garden where the Lobos were edged 65-63 by eventual champion Virginia Tech in the 1973 NIT quarterfinals despite his 22 points in that game. The current roster is comprised primarily of UNM alumni including: Being a head coach for The Enchantment New Mexico alumni team is an honor, former Lobo, NBA great and The Enchantment head coach Kenny Thomas said. 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. Lobo started . For venue-specific safety protocols, please visit thetournament.com/regions. The University of New Mexicos 50 greatest Mens Lobo basketball players through 2020. 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. For the fourth year in a row, TBT games will feature the Elam Ending, the end-of-game format adopted by the NBA All-Star game for the past two years that eliminates the game clock after a certain point and features teams playing to a Target Score. I support them all in their next destination, wherever it is.. 6-5 Bernard Hardin coming out of NYC HS BB, Wingate HS, was rated a 3rd Team AA, Top 15, by Gibbons All-Star Report and the Street & Smiths Annual. 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. Nov. 2Gethro 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. KU coach Bill Self wrote on Twitter: Gethro Muscadin passed away late last night. The Lobo community is saddened today by the passing of former New Mexico basketball player Gethro Muscadin. 03 Mar, 2023. Ron Nelson, Ron Sanford, Bernard Hardin, Mark Saiers, and Dairese Gary are 5 of them. Rebecca is one of the tallest sports analysts, which should come as no surprise given her background as a former WNBA player. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.(KRQE) As Richard Pitino continues to rebuild the UNM mens basketball program, he is teaching his team the importance of Lobo history. [28], On April 12, 2003, Lobo changed her last name to Lobo-Rushin after marrying Sports Illustrated writer Steve Rushin at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. Here is my list. 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Will Ruling On NCAA Student-Athlete Payments . The Lobos head into their regular season finale on Tuesday in Fresno with a 19-11 overall record and an 11-6 mark in the Mountain West. Thank you for the laughs ! Lobo sophomore Kurt Wegscheider defends Nevadas Grant Sherfield on Jan. 2 in Lubbock, Texas. He had been unresponsive since the car accident last December. Good job but I would rate Willie Long in the top 10. Colorado State slices up Lobos; UNM is a 6 To say that defense was optional would imply is was a choice. Norm Ellenberger, who had guided the Lobos to two Western Athletic Conference titles while putting together a 134-62 record, was dismissed; so was Manny Goldstein; so was Lavon McDonald, then the athletic director. South Alabama Jaguars vs New Mexico Lobos Game Summary, Odds, Spread, Picks, Live Scoring, Stats, and more. . The parking spot for Greg Heiar, former New Mexico State University men's basketball coach, shows a reserved sign outside the Pan American Center, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, in Las Cruces, N.M . 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. [9] Lobo was named the 1995 Sportswoman of the Year (in the team category) by the Women's Sports Foundation. Anyone can read what you share. 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. Tickets are general admission starting at $10.00 plus applicable fees. But yesterday the bands were playing in The Pit, with New Mexico's new athletic regime as host. Our program is as honest and clean as there is in college athletics.''. But now where are those seven players who were declared ineligible - Craig Gilbert, Larry Belin, Larry Hubbard, Andre Logan, Larry Tarrance, Paul Roby and Jerome Henderson? 140-ranked player in the recruiting Class of 2020 by Rivals.com, played 33 minutes total in 12 games his freshman season at KU (2020-21). I understand that this list is about how these gents did as Lobos, but winning 3 NBA championships with MJ and Pippen has got to count for something beyond a big gold trophy. [11], Lobo continued with the team to the 1993 U19 World Championship (then called the Junior World Championship). 4FORT COLLINS, Colo. Here are some extra notes, quotes, stats, videos, trends and whatever other odds and ends I cold empty out of the old notebook after Friday night's 92-84 Lobos . Life is so fragile; its a really really difficult reminder of that; its gonna be a fight., After Muscadin decided to leave KU on March 31, 2021, coach Self said: We certainly wish him the very best and know that he will be successful and he knows that well always cheer for him.. In a podcast with Zach Schumaker of Schuz Views, Muscadin said he wished to make the folks back in Republic of Haiti proud. Then the accident I guess occurred pretty soon after that., New Mexico coach Pitino said on his radio show in the wake of the accident that left Muscadin in a coma: We are devastated as a program. He played his senior high school season at Aspire Academy in Louisville, Kentucky, where he started 11 of 17 games. Muscadin initially chose Kansas over Memphis, Louisville, Kansas State, Minnesota and Texas Tech. 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. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. [14], Lobo was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2010. Gary Bedore covers all aspects of Kansas basketball for The Star the current team as well as former players and coaches and recruiting. Terms of Service, Udeze and House Shine in Senior Night Win over Fresno State, Lobos Host Fresno State Tuesday on Senior Night, Buzzer-Beating Three Gives San Diego State 73-71 Win over the Lobos, The University of New Mexico Lobos License Plate, Lobo Radio Network Broadcasts Live via TuneIn Radio, UNM Institutional Spot: Unexpected on Purpose. Had Hobson not got injured and played his senior year at UNM, it would have been fun to see how the team would have done with him, Drew Gordon & Alex Kirk all playing together. FILE - Former Davidson basketball player, coach, and Athletic Director, and former Virginia coach, Terry Holland, smiles during a ceremony to retire his jersey number 42 following an NCAA college basketball game between LaSalle and Davidson on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Davidson, N.C. Terry Holland, who elevated Virginia basketball to national prominence during 16 seasons as coach and later had . I hope to be able to grow even more as a person and a player in coming years and represent everybody well.. As of Tuesday evening, there was no word on potential memorial services. He also gets a negative mark for not seeing Lamont Long come open on the baseline and thus not passing him the ball on the game's final play vs 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. Love you G ! That statement came not long after the Lobo basketball teams official social media accounts posted about his passing: The Lobo community is saddened today by the passing of former New Mexico basketball player Gethro Muscadin. [4][5] Her brother Jason played basketball at Dartmouth College and her sister Rachel played basketball at Salem State College. KRQE NEWS 13 - Breaking News, Albuquerque News, New Mexico News, Weather, and Videos. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. What is mud rain? The Lobos need a win over Colorado State and a loss by San Jose State on Saturday at Air Force to secure the No. Davis had been in college basketball in New Mexico for more than a decade. The smiles ! Seven basketball players and three football players had been ruled ineligible for having received credit for extension courses they never took, some at a college they weren't even aware of. Lobo said she was surprised . Kitchens spent 16 seasons in the NFL . The top five seeds get first-round byes into the . This list may not reflect recent changes. Coach Pitino hopes his players were able to learn something from the Lobos who made it to the next level and wants them to know they are part of something bigger than a basketball team. With few exceptions, the top 50 players listed below all have 1 thing in common. Patrick Ewing is a Jamaican-American former basketball player who played for popular NBA teams like New York Knicks and Seattle SuperSonics. Tickets will be sold at limited capacity in accordance with all local health and safety regulations. The Enchantment will be competing in the Wichita Regional at Koch Arena from July 16-20. 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. [13] In 2002, she was traded to the Houston Comets in exchange for Houston's second-round selection (26th overall) in the 2002 WNBA draft. Prior to departing for TBT, the New Mexico Alumni will practice and train at The Pit and other Lobo Basketball facilities. 24 Texas A&M over No. Lobos is Spanish for the timber wolves in the Sandia Mountains, which hover over this desert pancake of a city like a side order of sausage. 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. Not quite. But eventually that college career came to an end and it . Thank you for the laughs ! Growing up without a dad, only having mom, it was really hard. Love you G ! It's a stretch with Thomas I know, but he did move Albuquerque in high school and play for AHS his senior year. Per an earlier comment, I should move Marlow White and Greg Brown up a few notches, perhaps Kendall Williams and Willie Long as well. 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. My mom was with me every day. I grew up without a father, he said. 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[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]. Sotto's father, Ervin, is a former professional basketball player. New Mexico is currently in a four-way tie for third in the MW with San Diego State, Colorado State and Boise State. The Oscars will air on ABC and can be streamed on ABC.com and the ABC app as well as Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, AT&T TV or FuboTV. SHARE Why this former BYU coach is dumbfounded by Cougars' lack of success in league tourney. After Lafayette police obtained an arrest warrant for McAfee, she turned herself into Longview Police in Texas. Daniel Headdings, the Wasilla, Alaska, guard who spent the past two seasons with UNM, will be playing next season for Pima Community College in Tucson. In a story Friday in an Albuquerque newspaper, he assessed Lobogate by saying: ''We broke some N.C.A.A. The locker room was very very very somber today. MLB including Negro League records is special to former Lobo basketball player. Rebecca Rose Lobo-Rushin (born October 6, 1973) is an American television basketball analyst and former women's basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1997 to 2003. SF-Mike Winters. John Bridgers, short but sturdy, was a defensive line coach for the 1958 Baltimore Colts that won the National Football League championship. For the second year in a row, McCurdy found a way to get hot late in the season. Kurtis (Townsend, assistant) relationship with him and his family played a big role in him coming to Kansas. The Pit. KU coach Bill Self explained what he knew of the accident to the media a day after the crash occurred. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (BVM) Many of the best athletes to ever play basketball for the University of New Mexico didnt begin their college careers at UNM, but they certainly left their mark on the program before moving on to play professionally. 2) Michael Cooper SG 77-78. Wow, I hadn't realized that Hunter Greene was one of the all-time steals leaders at UNM. It is exciting to have a team representing New Mexico in this years TBT, current Lobo head coach Richard Pitino said. Rebecca Rose Lobo-Rushin is a basketball analyst and a former center position player in WNBA. 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. The donut shop has announced it has closed its South Valley and Northeast Heights locations. 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