2025–26 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team

2025–26 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball
2025–26 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	12–7 (4–4 MW)
Head coach	Mike Bradbury (10th season);
Associate head coach	Keith Freeman
Assistant coaches	Nike McClure; Mackenzie Head;
Home arena	The Pit

2025–26 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
San Diego State	19	–	1	.950	25	–	5	.833
UNLV	15	–	5	.750	21	–	11	.656
Colorado State †	15	–	5	.750	27	–	7	.794
New Mexico	14	–	6	.700	22	–	10	.688
Boise State	14	–	6	.700	25	–	9	.735
Grand Canyon	11	–	9	.550	13	–	19	.406
Fresno State	8	–	12	.400	15	–	18	.455
Wyoming	7	–	13	.350	10	–	20	.333
Air Force	7	–	13	.350	16	–	18	.471
Nevada	6	–	14	.300	10	–	21	.323
Utah State	2	–	18	.100	6	–	24	.200
San Jose State	2	–	18	.100	4	–	28	.125

† 2026 Mountain West tournament winner As of March 10, 2026

The 2025–26 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team represents the University of New Mexico during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lobos, led by tenth-year head coach Mike Bradbury, play their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as members of the Mountain West Conference.

Previous season

The Lobos finished the 2024–25 season 18–14, 11–7 in Mountain West play, to finish in a tie for fourth place.^[1] They were defeated by eventual tournament champions San Diego State in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament.^[2]

Preseason

On October 22, 2025, the Mountain West Conference released their preseason poll. New Mexico was picked to finish fifth in the conference, with two first-place votes.^[3]

Preseason rankings

MW Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	UNLV	281 (19)
2	San Diego State	240 (3)
3	Colorado State	236 (1)
4	Boise State	210 (1)
5	New Mexico	207 (2)
6	Wyoming	194
7	Grand Canyon	177 (1)
8	Air Force	132
9	Fresno State	95
10	Nevada	92
11	Utah State	54
12	San Jose State	44
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-MW Team

Preseason All-MW Team
Position	Player	Year
Guard	Destinee Hooks	Junior

Source:^[4]

Roster

2025–26 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Destinee Hooks	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Vincennes	Indianapolis, Indiana
G	4	Alyssa Hargrove	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Austin Peay	Dayton, Ohio
G	5	Kaia Foster	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Chiawana High School	Pasco, Washington
G	10	Cacia Antonio	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	New Mexico Junior College	Luanda, Angola
G	11	Nayli Padilla	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	ÍES Tarahales	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
G	13	Joana Magalhães	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So	Quinta Do Marquês	Lisbon, Portugal
F	14	Leonor Peixinho	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Escola Secundária Dom Pedro V	Lagoa, Portugal
G	15	Drew Jordon	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Wagner	Washington, D.C.
G	20	Tyler Jones	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Hutchison School	Memphis, Tennessee
F	23	Emma Najjuma	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS So	New Mexico Junior College	Mukono Seeta, Uganda
F	24	Jessie Joaquim	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Cochise College	Maputo, Mozambique
F/C	40	Clarissa Craig	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Sr	Cincinnati	Cincinnati, Ohio
PG	44	Laila Abdurraqib	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Lawrence Central High School	Fishers, Indiana

Head coach

Mike Bradbury (Chattanooga)

Assistant coach(es)

Keith Freeman (Huntington)
Nike McClure (New Mexico)
Mackenzie Head (Bethel)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 17, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm	Northern Arizona	W 77–59	1–0	16 – Craig	6 – Foster	5 – Hargrove	The Pit (3,850) Albuquerque, NM
November 6, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Colorado	L 59–84	1–1	22 – Hooks	7 – Hooks	3 – Hargrove	CU Events Center (1,735) Boulder, CO
November 9, 2025* 1:00 pm, MWN	North Carolina A&T	W 71–64	2–1	20 – Hooks	6 – Najjuma	3 – Tied	The Pit (4,068) Albuquerque, NM
November 12, 2025* 11:00 am, MWN	New Orleans	W 99–65	3–1	17 – Padilla	6 – Joaquim	4 – Hargrove	The Pit (4,350) Albuquerque, NM
November 16, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry	W 77−45	4−1	14 – Padilla	8 – Craig	4 – Jones	Pan American Center (1,408) Las Cruces, NM
November 20, 2025* 7:00 pm, MWN	UT Martin	W 77−45	5−1	15 – Hooks	10 – Joaquim	4 – Hargrove	The Pit (3,955) Albuquerque, NM
November 23, 2025* 1:00 pm, Altitude	Texas Tech	L 57–82	5–2	24 – Hooks	5 – Tied	3 – Hargrove	The Pit (4,623) Albuquerque, NM
November 28, 2025* 9:00 am	vs. Chicago State Florida Gulf Classic	W 80–53	6–2	17 – Antonio	10 – Najjuma	3 – Tied	Community School of Naples (60) Naples, FL
November 29, 2025* 1:30 pm	vs. Cincinnati Florida Gulf Classic	L 60–63	6–3	19 – Padilla	11 – Tied	2 – Tied	Community School of Naples (173) Naples, FL
December 7, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Arizona	W 72–69	7–3	16 – Hargrove	16 – Najjuma	4 – Tied	McKale Center (6,014) Tucson, AZ
December 13, 2025* 7:00 pm, MWN	Houston	W 63–41	8–3	13 – Joaquim	12 – Joaquim	4 – Padilla	The Pit (4,467) Albuquerque, NM
Mountain West regular season
December 17, 2025 7:00 pm, MWN	Boise State	W 70−63	9−3 (1–0)	16 – Magalhães	8 – Najjuma	5 – Hargrove	The Pit (4,316) Albuquerque, NM
December 20, 2025 2:00 pm, MWN	at UNLV	L 71–89	9–4 (1–1)	22 – Antonio	7 – Najjuma	3 – Antonio	Cox Pavilion (536) Paradise, NV
December 31, 2025 1:00 pm, MWN	Wyoming	W 62–48	10–4 (2–1)	14 – Antonio	15 – Najjuma	4 – Padilla	The Pit (4,844) Albuquerque, NM
January 3, 2026 3:00 pm, MWN	at San Jose State	W 89–51	11–4 (3–1)	15 – Tied	16 – Joaquim	6 – Jones	Provident Credit Union Event Center (302) San Jose, CA
January 7, 2026 6:30 pm, MWN	at Colorado State	W 66–59	12–4 (4–1)	25 – Abdurraqib	7 – Joaquim	2 – Tied	Moby Arena (1,208) Fort Collins, CO
January 10, 2026 1:00 pm, MWN	Nevada	L 61–70	12–5 (4–2)	13 – Hooks	4 – Tied	4 – Abdurraqib	The Pit (4,667) Albuquerque, NM
January 14, 2026 2:00 pm, MWN	at San Diego State	L 56–73	12–6 (4–3)	18 – Hooks	6 – Padilla	3 – Antonio	Viejas Arena (8,054) San Diego, CA
January 17, 2026 2:30 pm, FS1	Grand Canyon	L 62–75	12–7 (4–4)	17 – Hooks	12 – Joaquim	4 – Magalhães	The Pit (5,234) Albuquerque, NM
January 24, 2026 1:00 pm, MWN	at Air Force						Clune Arena Air Force Academy, CO
January 28, 2026 7:00 pm, MWN	UNLV						The Pit Albuquerque, NM
January 31, 2026 1:00 pm, MWN	Utah State						The Pit Albuquerque, NM
February 4, 2026 6:30 pm, MWN	at Wyoming						Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
February 7, 2026 1:00 pm, MWN	at Boise State						ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
February 11, 2026 7:00 pm, MWN	San Jose State						The Pit Albuquerque, NM
February 14, 2026 1:00 pm, MWN	Colorado State						The Pit Albuquerque, NM
February 18, 2026 6:00 pm, MWN	at Grand Canyon						Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ
February 21, 2026 1:00 pm, MWN	Air Force						The Pit Albuquerque, NM
February 25, 2026 6:00 pm, MWN	at Utah State						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, MWN	at Nevada						Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
March 3, 2026 7:00 pm, MWN	Fresno State						The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Mountain West tournament
March 7–10, 2026	vs.						Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Women's Basketball Standings 2024-25". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
^ "TST at the MWT: Semis set with UNLV-SDSU, Wyoming-Fresno State up next". The Sporting Tribune. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
^ ^a ^b "UNLV Collects the 2025-26 Mountain West Basketball Preseason Favorite Nod". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
^ "MW Announces 2025-26 Preseason Women's Basketball Honors". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
^ "Women's Basketball 2025-26 Schedule". New Mexico Lobos - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
^ "New Mexico Lobos 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 17, 2026.

[1] "Women's Basketball Standings 2024-25". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved January 17, 2026.

[2] "TST at the MWT: Semis set with UNLV-SDSU, Wyoming-Fresno State up next". The Sporting Tribune. Retrieved January 17, 2026.

[poll-3] "UNLV Collects the 2025-26 Mountain West Basketball Preseason Favorite Nod". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved January 17, 2026.

[awards-4] "MW Announces 2025-26 Preseason Women's Basketball Honors". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved January 17, 2026.

[5] "Women's Basketball 2025-26 Schedule". New Mexico Lobos - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved January 17, 2026.

[6] "New Mexico Lobos 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 17, 2026.

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