''The thing is,'' he said, ''99 percent of these recruiting violations don't help you win anyway. 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. March 1, 2003. In 1995 Lobo passed through tryouts to join the national team, which later became the US team for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, GA. With few exceptions, the top 50 players listed below all have 1 thing in common. 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. 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. He attended KU and was born and raised in Chicago, as well as Lisle, Ill. Is KU a contender for a repeat NCAA basketball title? [1], Lobo was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the youngest daughter of RuthAnn (ne McLaughlin) and Dennis Joseph Lobo. [The alumni] can probably give you a lot more knowledge than I can, so make sure you get to know them. Former players have joined for New Mexico and ABQ News, Sports, Business and more, By Geoff Grammer / Journal Staff Writer The smiles ! It was an impressive and emotional bounce-back both for the team and fans an energetic 12,520 on Tuesday. Be sure to vote for your favorite athlete out of the ones listed below! In April 2017, she was announced as one of the members of the 2017 class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, alongside Tracy McGrady and Muffet McGraw. Their additional three locations remain open. He gets a positive mark from me for his outstanding 1st half defensive performance against Allen Iverson in an NCAA tournament game vs Georgetown. With a BVM Sports account, submitting content to appear on our website is easier to keep track of and share. . This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Lobo coaches and players, including some who shared an apartment with Muscadin at Lobo Village until he left the team in December, shared their thoughts on the passing if their friend n social media accounts, posting photos and videos of him. Hall of Fame coach Billie Moore, who guided two schools to national championships and was the coach of the first U.S. women's basketball team, has died at 79. Gary Bedore covers all aspects of Kansas basketball for The Star the current team as well as former players and coaches and recruiting. He averaged a double-double that year with 14.4 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. Mitchell was named to the Albuquerque Sports Hall of Fame in 1991 and to the UNM Alumni Lettermen's Hall of . [4][5] Her brother Jason played basketball at Dartmouth College and her sister Rachel played basketball at Salem State College. 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This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. To eliminate having to remember which decade each player played in, I have listed the years played to the right of each players name. His block of Noah Hartsock vs BYU, and his short baseline jumper vs top 10 ranked SDSU in the final minute of the game played in the Pit were 2 monumental moments for that years 30-5 team. All things considered I hold him in high regards. 2) Michael Cooper SG 77-78. The trust you gave to me and my family !! 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University of New Mexico Hospital launching health care listening Hospital CEO Kate Becker says 'we really want to hear from our community about what their health needs are' in order to prioritize resources. Former Dolores, Quezon mayor Danilo Amat - July 2022. C-Daniel Santiago. 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. BYU coach Steve Cleveland looks on from the sideline of the BYU-Utah game at the Marriott Center in Provo. 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. According to a Kansas Highway Patrol crash log from December 20, 2021, Muscadin was the passenger in a car driven by a 21-year-old female friend when the car went off the road, rolled multiple times and came to a rest in the fence line. The crash was reported at 3:10 a.m. on Interstate 335 about 14 miles south of Topeka. It was a win over a Utah State team that went on to win the Mountain West Tournament the following week and . Muscadin, the No. Inquiries also were made by the F.B.I. 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. I would have Makuach somewhere on the list. Ron Nelson, Ron Sanford, Bernard Hardin, Mark Saiers, and Dairese Gary are 5 of them. Muscadin, 20, was a passenger in a vehicle driven by his girlfriend. 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. Shaiquel McGruder (16 points) led four UNM players in double figures, and UNM effectively played to its strengths for most of Monday's contest. The donut shop has announced it has closed its South Valley and Northeast Heights locations. into a possible gambling scandal involving Norm Ellenberger and a former assistant coach, John Whisenant, but no indictments developed. We all loved Gethro on his visit, Self said after the big man signed with KU. I grew up without a father, he said. by Frank Mercogliano. 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. Talk RP Basketball in our Philippines/PBA forum! For the school's women's players, see Category:New Mexico Lobos women's basketball players. I would agree with almost all 50 but change the order somewhat. Lobo shared her story with others suffering from the same type of injury and strongly advocated for patient self-education via the Internet. 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. 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. 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. The Basketball Tournament the $1 million, winner-take-all summer basketball event broadcast live on ESPN networks revealed Monday that The Enchantment, the New Mexico alumni team, has been admitted into TBTs 64-team field. A Kent County circuit judge ruled on Friday that a lower court correctly ruled in binding former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr to stand trial for the April 2022 fatal shooting of . I tried to keep him, but certainly understand what he wants to do going forward. Once the kid accepts it, he loses respect for the coach, so the coach already has lost him as a player.''. Were just trying to give them as much knowledge as possible and good vibes. He will always be a teammate of ours. I did my best. He had averaged 9.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game at UNM. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. I also moved Darryl Minniefield down. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Published: Wednesday, May 5th, 2021 at 8:23PMUpdated: Wednesday, May 5th, 2021 at 11:17PM. He joined the Lobos in 2018 as video coordinator before bumping up a year later to Director of Operations then this past season as assistant coach. ''I wrote that man a letter and tried to explain the situation to him,'' John Bridgers said. 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. Patrick Ewing is a Jamaican-American former basketball player who played for popular NBA teams like New York Knicks and Seattle SuperSonics. The 22-year-old from Haiti who played at Kansas before transferring to UNM last season. Our program is hurting today as we remember him and send our thoughts and prayers to his family and friends during this difficult time.. Lobo played college basketball at the University of Connecticut, where she was a member of the team that won the 1995 national . I just don't understand it. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. She is charged with second-degree murder and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. The Enchantment enters the tournament the #8 seed and will take on the #9-seed Stillwater Stars in the teams first-round game on Saturday, July 17 at 7 p.m. CT (6 p.m. MT). Video of the melee . Here is my list. 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. 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. Here are the top five former Lobos who starred in Albuquerque before taking their talents to the professional ranks. Mar. He's been the only guy to weather the storm for all 4 years here. New Mexico is currently in a four-way tie for third in the MW with San Diego State, Colorado State and Boise State. I recently came across the following link. (Courtesy UNM Athletics)And then there were 13. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. The donut shop has announced it has closed its South Valley and Northeast Heights locations. The big news out of Lobo men's basketball on Wednesday was the program, for now, has a roster for the 2021-22 season that no longer exceeds the NCAA's maximum scholarship limit of 13. [9] Lobo was named the 1995 Sportswoman of the Year (in the team category) by the Women's Sports Foundation. [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]. McAfee signed with Weatherford College in Texas before transferring for one year with the University of Louisiana Rajun Cajuns in the 2020-2021 season. Due to her recurring problems with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, (ACL), she campaigned to raise awareness of knee injury risks in women. But once districts came around, McCurdy found a team identity, and learned how to play to everyone's strengths on the team. 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. I hope to be able to grow even more as a person and a player in coming years and represent everybody well.. His roommates raved about his cooking and Muscadin told the Journal he used to try and sneak protein powder into the oatmeal he would cook for his roommate Birima Seck so the 6-11, 190-pound center could put on some much needed weight. I seem to remember it was only 24. It's a stretch with Thomas I know, but he did move Albuquerque in high school and play for AHS his senior year. Lobo averaged 6.8 points per game during the event. KU coach Bill Self explained what he knew of the accident to the media a day after the crash occurred. 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. 5 seed in the MWC Tournament. Wow, I hadn't realized that Hunter Greene was one of the all-time steals leaders at UNM.