The 2023–24 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lobos, led by third-year head coach Richard Pitino, are members of the Mountain West Conference. They played their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
New Mexico finished 26–10, with a 10–8 record in the Mountain West, finishing tied for sixth place. They won the Mountain West conference tournament. As the champions of the Mountain West, New Mexico received an automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, being named the 11-seed in the West Region. The Lobos were eliminated by Clemson in the first round of the tournament.
The Lobos drew an average attendance of 13,042 in 16 home games.
Previous season The Lobos would finish 22–12, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in 6th place. They would win against the 11th seeded Wyoming Cowboys before losing to the 3rd seeded Utah State Aggies in the Mountain West tournament. They would make it into the 2023 National Invitation Tournament, capturing the 2nd seed in the Rutgers bracket, but would go on to lose to Utah Valley, 83–69 at The Pit.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure KJ Jenkins 0 G 6'2" 175 Senior Atlanta, GA Transferred to UNC Wilmington Emmanuel Kuac 4 G 6'7" 200 Sophomore Calgary, AB Transferred to Detroit Mercy Jay Allen-Tovar 12 F 6'9" 217 Senior San Jose, CA Transferred to Langston Javonte Johnson 13 G 6'6" 190 RS Junior Colorado Springs, CO Transferred to Colorado State Safi Fino-A-Laself 23 G 5'11" 165 Senior Las Cruces, NM Graduated Morris Udeze 24 F 6'8" 245 Senior Houston, TX Graduated; went undrafted in 2023 NBA draft Birima Seck 34 F 6'11" 200 Sophomore Dakar, Senegal Transferred to Fairfield Josiah Allick 53 F 6'8" 240 Senior Lincoln, NE Transferred to Nebraska
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Jemarl Baker Jr. 0 G 6'4" 195 GS Senior Los Angeles, CA Fresno State Isaac Mushila 12 F 6'5" 210 GS Senior Lubumbashi, Congo Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Mustapha Amzil 22 F 6'9" 215 Senior Washington, PA Dayton Nelly Joseph 23 C 6'9" 240 Senior Lagos, Nigeria Iona
2023 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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