Former Dolores, Quezon mayor Danilo Amat - July 2022. 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. Regarding Darington Hobson, I rate him very high for the following reasons. #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. I don't believe there is a player from the last 60 years I haven't considered, but let me know if there is a glaring omission. 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) Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends during this time, read the Twitter post. 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. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - Major League baseball righted a wrong this year. The trust you gave to me and my family !! Tickets for TBT summer events can be found at thetournament.com/tickets. promise50 Verified. PF-Kenny Thomas. 1 of 21 NBA player and former Connecticut basketball player Ray Allen, right, hugs WNBA and former Connecticut basketball player Sue Bird as former player Rebecca Lobo, left, watche, during at the . 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. Former players have joined forces and are in town for TBT, and they met up with this years squad for a dinner. Top 5 New Mexico Lobos basketball players of all time 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. Game Totals: An average of 158.80 pts in the previous 10 games Game Totals on the Road: An average of 153.40 pts in the previous 10 games on the road Over 153.5: Covered in 7 of the previous 10 games Over 153.5 on the Road: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games on the road Team Totals: Have scored an average of 79.50 pts and allowed 79.30 pts in the last 10 games I have a couple of holes where I was out of the country or not close enough in the US to keep track in the pre-internet age:-(. ''None were put off scholarship if they wanted to stay, but most of 'em drifted away.''. South Alabama Jaguars vs New Mexico Lobos Game Summary, Odds, Spread, Picks, Live Scoring, Stats, and more. In March 2020, Nob Hill mainstay Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. by Frank Mercogliano. Players of men's basketball at the University of New Mexico. I will restore Hardin to the top 30 as he was a very special player and I should have trusted my original research better. Feb. 25As the world's attention was focused squarely Thursday on war breaking out in Ukraine, one former Lobo basketball player spent what he called "the craziest day of my life" just trying to get out of a nation under siege. Former Lobo Gethro Muscadin dies at age 22 Also think you missed naming Phil Abney (leading scorer on 1977-1978 fourth-ranked in nation Lobos); 1975-1976's George Berry and Larry Gray; and F Willie Howard from Norm Ellenberger's great late 1970s squads. May 8The Lobos got a big man. The Harwood Museum of Art's exhibition 'Outriders: Legacy of the Black Cowboy' explores this history through archival photographs and contemporary art. After playing 12 games with the Lobos, he and the team announced he was leaving the program on Dec. 20 after . We interviewed our tech expert, Jaime Vazquez, to learn more about accessible smart home devices. It kills me that so much good high school basketball will be right around the corner from me, but I also know just from being here for seven, eight weeks how much high school teams (dream of) the road to the Pit.. Not quite. 7 See also. This list may not reflect recent changes. Jenkins, a transfer from Kilgore (Junior) College one wing Jamel King, a high school recruit from Bella Vista Prep School in Scottsdale, Ariz. and two forwards Jay Allen-Tovar, a transfer from Salt Lake Community College; and Gethro Muscadin, a transfer from Kansas. One of those courses was Fundamentals of Basketball. 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. Thank you for the laughs ! The locker room was very very very somber today. In 1996, Lobo and her late mother, Ruth Ann Lobo, collaborated on a book entitled The Home Team,[26] which dealt with Ruth Ann's battle with breast cancer. 17-15 Record: 21-9 4-10/10-4: Away/Home: 5-5/15-4: sunbelt . So all time UNM team with NM players. Mar. ''I never heard back from him. 6.2 Football. If it MUST be the NIT, UNM basketball has University of New Mexico Hospital launching health care listening tour, Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro to reopen after three years, Maxwell Museum exhibit focuses on Native American basketry from its collection, Harwood exhibit looks at the overlooked history of the Black cowboy. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Five Lobos make ASC All-Conference team For the second year in a row, McCurdy found a way to get hot late in the season. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. MARCH MADNESS BABYYY. First team to the Target Score, wins. Two teams will advance from each of TBTs four regionals to compete in Championship Weekend in Dayton, Ohio at UD Arena. [6] Raised in Southwick, Massachusetts, Lobo was the state scoring record-holder with 2,740 points in her high school career for Southwick-Tolland Regional High School in Massachusetts. Prior to departing for TBT, the New Mexico Alumni will practice and train at The Pit and other Lobo Basketball facilities. In 27 games for Udeze this past season at Wichita State, the Houston native . 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. New Mexico and ABQ News, Sports, Business and more, By Geoff Grammer / Journal Staff Writer He had been unresponsive since the car accident last December. But just as Richard M. Nixon still doesn't seem to understand why Watergate was wrong, Norm Ellenberger still doesn't seem to understand why Lobogate was wrong. [27] Lobo was the 1996 spokesperson for the Lee National Denim Day fund raiser which raises millions of dollars for breast cancer research and education. FROM the outside, it's a sprawling dirt brown adobe hut. Here are the top five former Lobos who starred in Albuquerque before taking their talents to the professional ranks. But once districts came around, McCurdy found a team identity, and learned how to play to everyone's strengths on the team. College Basketball (W): Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights - Yardbarker Fans will be able to watch (broadcast info TBA) or can purchase tickets to attend in Wichita (thetournament.com/tickets). Hardin was a beast on the boards and had a nice shooting touch outside when they doubled-teamed him down low. 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. The Lobo community is saddened today by the passing of former New Mexico basketball player Gethro Muscadin. [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. Though her minutes on the floor were few, Lobo shared in the gold medal. Guitarist Ottmar Liebert bringing his unique blend of music Ottmar Liebert and his band Luna Negra will perform with the New Mexico Philharmonic at Popejoy Hall on Saturday, March 11. Jaguars at Lobos Team Records USA. Im going to keep praying. Lobo men's basketball team romps to fun Senior Night win He led the state in scoring in high school and was a fierce rebounder on King's 1964 NIT runnerup squad. McAfee signed with Weatherford College in Texas before transferring for one year with the University of Louisiana Rajun Cajuns in the 2020-2021 season. And in almost a silent surrender to the shame that permeates so much of college athletics, the Final Four gathered here in the cathedral of that religion. Christian Washington, New Mexico Lobos, RB - News, Stats, Bio Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Swen was dismissed from the Wyoming football program for a "violation of team rules" following the regular-season finale. The log said the crash involving a 2018 Ford utility vehicle took place at mile marker 163.9, which is 13 miles south of the second Topeka, Kansas exit off the Turnpike. Posted : February 28, 2023 9:44 pm. In 2008, Patrick Ewing was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame for his individual career. 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. 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. SDSU Should have dropped 2 this week and Not my Steve got owned in WY for some odd reason. VYPE. 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. But yesterday the bands were playing in The Pit, with New Mexico's new athletic regime as host. And the scandal is still referred to here as Lobogate. For the school's women's players, see Category:New Mexico Lobos women's basketball players. John Bridgers, formerly the athletic director at Florida State, was hired late in 1979 after the Lobogate scandal surfaced. All rights reserved. KRQE NEWS 13 - Breaking News, Albuquerque News, New Mexico News, Weather, and Videos. At New Mexico State, 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. 2-Rob Robbins. 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. Good list. https://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/26000/old_site/pdf/m-baskbl/mbb-mg-1011-sec-7.pdf?SPSID=616930&SPID=87115&DB_OEM_ID=26000. Kendall Williams - University of New Mexico He hit 48.8% of his shots, including 2 of 5 threes and 30 of 39 free throws (76.9%). This is The Pit, the University of New Mexico's arena where the Final Four yesterday was reduced to tomorrow night's Title-Game Two, the 17,121-seat arena that inspired one of college basketball's most notorious scandals, the arena where the coach who dealt in forged transcripts and phony credits, Norm Ellenberger, is still hailed by many Lobo rooters as a mod version of Albuquerque's original conqueror, the Spanish explorer Coronado. Student. My mom was with me every day. Lobo averaged 7.7 points per game and recorded six blocks, highest on the team.[12]. It is exciting to have a team representing New Mexico in this years TBT, current Lobo head coach Richard Pitino said. [2] Her father is of Cuban descent, while her mother was of German and Irish heritage. Topic starter. Mitchell was named to the Albuquerque Sports Hall of Fame in 1991 and to the UNM Alumni Lettermen's Hall of . Lobo is 48 years old and measures 6 feet 4 inches tall as of 2022. Anyone can read what you share. Though a newcomer on the team a year ago, Muscadin quickly made his presence felt with teammates, those around the program and often cracked jokes with local media at practices and in interviews. . More than 100 colleges recruited Lobo, but she chose the University of Connecticut due to proximity and her belief in its academic excellence. ''The Final Four stayed here,'' the new athletic director, John Bridgers, was saying, ''because the N.C.A.A. Rebecca was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the United States on October 6, 1973. He will always be a teammate of ours. 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.. 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). [14], Lobo was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2010. [3] Lobo was raised a Catholic. He was the seventh overall pick in the 2004 PBA Draft by the Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs. GO LOBOS! Logan Padgett, the forward and son of former Lobos assistant coach Scott Padgett, will transfer to play next season at Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. 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.