2025–26 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

2025–26 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
2025–26 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
NIT
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	24–10 (13–7 MW)
Head coach	Eric Olen (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Mikey Howell (1st season); Mike Roberts (1st season); Sam Stapleton (1st season); Tom Tankelewicz (1st season); Michael Wilder (1st season);
Home arena	The Pit ; (Capacity: 15,411)

2025–26 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Utah State †	15	–	5	.750	29	–	6	.829
San Diego State	14	–	6	.700	22	–	11	.667
New Mexico	13	–	7	.650	24	–	10	.706
Grand Canyon	13	–	7	.650	20	–	12	.625
Nevada	12	–	8	.600	23	–	12	.657
Boise State	12	–	8	.600	20	–	12	.625
Colorado State	11	–	9	.550	21	–	13	.618
UNLV	11	–	9	.550	18	–	16	.529
Wyoming	9	–	11	.450	18	–	15	.545
Fresno State	7	–	13	.350	13	–	19	.406
San Jose State	3	–	17	.150	9	–	24	.273
Air Force	0	–	20	.000	3	–	29	.094

† 2026 Mountain West tournament winner As of March 18, 2026

The 2025–26 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represents the University of New Mexico during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lobos, led by first-year head coach Eric Olen, play their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference.

Previous season

The Lobos finished the 2024-25 season 27–8, 17–3 in Mountain West play to finish in first place in the conference standings for the first time since 2013. As the 1-seed in the Mountain West Tournament they would defeat 8-seed San Jose State in the Quarterfinals before falling in the Semifinals to 5-seed Boise State.^[1] They still however received an at-large bit to the NCAA Tournament and were placed as the 10-seed in the South region. The Lobos defeated 7-seed Marquette in the First Round, but fell in the Second Round to 2-seed #8 Michigan State to end their season.^[2]^[3] Following the season on March 25, head coach Richard Pitino was hired to replace Sean Miller as the head coach at Xavier.^[4]^[5]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
CJ Noland	0	G	6'4"	220	Graduate	Waxahachie, TX	Out of eligibility
Braden Applehans	1	G	6'7"	195	Sophomore	Blue Springs, MO	Transferred to Drake
Donovan Dent	2	G	6'2"	185	Junior	Riverside, CA	Transferred to UCLA
Tru Washington	3	G	6'4"	195	Sophomore	Phoenix, AZ	Transferred to Miami (FL)
Kayde Dotson	4	F	6'2"	180	Freshman	Beaumont, TX	Transferred to Loyola Chicago
Atiki Ally Atiki	6	F	6'10"	210	Senior	Mwanza, Tanzania	Out of eligibility
Ibrahima Sacko	7	F	6'6"	240	Sophomore	Conakry, Guinea	Transferred to New Mexico State
Filip Borovicanin	8	F	6'9"	220	Junior	Belgrade, Serbia	Transferred to Xavier
Quinton Webb	11	G	6'6"	200	Sophomore	San Bernardino, CA	Transferred to Cal State Northridge
Daniel Thomas	13	F	6'8"	215	Freshman	Dallas, TX	Transferred to UNC Asheville
Deraje Agbaosi	21	F	6'7"	215	Junior	Union Township, NJ	Transferred to Cal State LA
Mustapha Amzil	22	F	6'9"	215	Senior	Helsinki, Finland	Signed with KB Trepça
Nelly Junior Joseph	23	C	6'10"	245	Senior	Benin City, Nigeria	Signed with SIG Strasbourg
Jovan Milicevic	24	F	6'10"	260	Freshman	Toronto, ON, Canada	Transferred to Xavier
Shane Douma-Sanchez	32	G	6'1"	175	Freshman	Laguna, NM	Transferred to Lower Columbia
Dylan Chavez	35	G	6'5"	185	Freshman	Albuquerque, NM	Entered transfer portal

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
Kevin Patton Jr.	0	G	6'8"	200	Junior	Murrieta, CA	USC
Deyton Albury	1	G	6'3"	190	Senior	Nassau, Bahamas	Utah State
Tajavis Miller	2	F	6'4"	200	Senior	Lubbock, TX	North Dakota State
Luke Haupt	3	G	6'7"	215	Senior	San Diego, CA	Point Loma
Antonio Chol	5	F	6'9"	215	Junior	Buffalo, NY	Garden City CC
Chris Howell	8	G	6'6"	215	Senior	San Diego, CA	UC San Diego
Kallai Patton	11	C	6'4"	180	Freshman	Murrieta, CA	USC
Milos Vicentic	31	F	6'7"	210	Graduate	Belgrade, Serbia	UC San Diego
JT Rock	35	C	7'1"	255	Sophomore	Sioux Falls, SD	Iowa State

Roster

2025–26 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kevin Patton Jr.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	USC	Murrieta, California
G	1	Deyton Albury	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Utah State	Nassau, Bahamas
G	2	Tajavis Miller	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	North Dakota State	Lubbock, Texas
G	3	Luke Haupt	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Point Loma	San Diego, California
G	4	Uriah Tenette	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Prescott HS	North Highlands, California
G	5	Antonio Chol	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Garden City CC	Buffalo, New York
G	7	Sir Marius Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Sacramento HS	Oroville, California
G	8	Chris Howell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	UC San Diego	San Diego, California
F	10	Tomislav Buljan	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	KK Cedevita Junior	Split, Croatia
G	11	Kallai Patton (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	USC	Murrieta, California
G	23	Jake Hall	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Carlsbad HS	Carlsbad, California
G	29	Timéo Pons	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Nanterre 92	Nanterre, France
F	31	Milos Vicentic	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	UC San Diego	Belgrade, Serbia
C	35	JT Rock	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	RS So	Iowa State	Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Head coach

Eric Olen (Spring Hill)

Assistant coach(es)

Mikey Howell (UC San Diego)
Mike Roberts (Indiana)
Sam Stapleton (Occidental)
Tom Tankelewicz (Western Carolina)
Michael Wilder (UC Irvine)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 20, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2025* 7:00 p.m.		at Washington State	L 66–74		11 – Tied	9 – Buljan	4 – Howell	Beasley Coliseum (670) Pullman, WA
October 30, 2025* 7:00 p.m.		Northern Arizona	W 64–54		20 – Chol	7 – Buljan	5 – Howell	The Pit (9,728) Albuquerque, NM
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2025* 7:00 p.m., MW Network		East Texas A&M	W 76–54	1–0	14 – Tied	15 – Buljan	5 – Tenette	The Pit (10,276) Albuquerque, NM
November 8, 2025* 2:00 p.m., MW Network		UT Arlington	W 74–56	2–0	17 – Buljan	6 – Haupt	5 – Howell	The Pit (11,513) Albuquerque, NM
November 11, 2025* 7:00 p.m., MW Network		UC Riverside	W 82–68	3–0	15 – Howell	11 – Buljan	5 – Howell	The Pit (11,689) Albuquerque, NM
November 15, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry	L 68–76	3–1	18 – Albury	13 – Buljan	3 – Howell	Pan American Center (8,106) Las Cruces, NM
November 20, 2025* 5:00 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN		vs. Nebraska Hall of Fame Classic semifinals	L 72–84	3–2	20 – Hall	7 – Tied	6 – Howell	T-Mobile Center (5,278) Kansas City, MO
November 21, 2025* 5:00 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN		vs. Mississippi State Hall of Fame Classic 3rd place game	W 80–78	4–2	19 – Buljan	21 – Buljan	3 – Tied	T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
November 26, 2025* 7:00 p.m., MW Network		Alabama State	W 93–87	5–2	24 – Hall	7 – Buljan	5 – Tied	The Pit (12,027) Albuquerque, NM
December 1, 2025* 7:00 p.m., MW Network		New Mexico Highlands	W 97–47	6–2	21 – Hall	9 – Rock	6 – Tied	The Pit (10,164) Albuquerque, NM
December 6, 2025* 7:00 p.m., MW Network		Santa Clara	W 98–71	7–2	22 – Albury	10 – Buljan	6 – Albury	The Pit (13,614) Albuquerque, NM
December 10, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at VCU	W 81–78	8–2	24 – Hall	7 – Haupt	2 – Tied	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
December 14, 2025* 2:00 p.m., MW Network		Florida Gulf Coast	W 75–59	9–2	14 – Chol	7 – Tied	6 – Haupt	The Pit (12,204) Albuquerque, NM
Mountain West regular season
December 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., MW Network		San Jose State	W 88–65	10–2 (1–0)	19 – Vicentic	5 – Tied	7 – Albury	The Pit (12,785) Albuquerque, NM
December 30, 2025 9:00 p.m., FS1		at Boise State	L 53–62	10–3 (1–1)	16 – Buljan	10 – Buljan	2 – Albury	ExtraMile Arena (9,980) Boise, ID
January 3, 2026 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		Wyoming	W 78–58	11–3 (2–1)	25 – Buljan	10 – Buljan	7 – Albury	The Pit (13,763) Albuquerque, NM
January 6, 2026 7:00 p.m., MW Network		at Colorado State	W 80–70	12–3 (3–1)	18 – Hall	11 – Buljan	4 – Tied	Moby Arena (3,640) Fort Collins, CO
January 10, 2026 1:00 p.m., MW Network		at Air Force	W 91–49	13–3 (4–1)	24 – Hall	14 – Buljan	5 – Haupt	Clune Arena (2,017) Colorado Springs, CO
January 13, 2026 7:00 p.m., MW Network		Grand Canyon	W 87–64	14–3 (5–1)	22 – Hall	7 – Haupt	4 – Albury	The Pit (12,512) Albuquerque, NM
January 17, 2026 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		at San Diego State	L 78–82	14–4 (5–2)	20 – Buljan	14 – Buljan	5 – Hall	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
January 21, 2026 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		Fresno State	W 83–74	15–4 (6–2)	16 – Hall	10 – Buljan	6 – Haupt	The Pit (11,924) Albuquerque, NM
January 24, 2026 6:00 p.m., FS1		Nevada	W 80–73	16–4 (7–2)	19 – Hall	19 – Buljian	5 – Tenette	The Pit (14,639) Albuquerque, NM
January 27, 2026 9:00 p.m., CBSSN		at UNLV	W 89–61	17–4 (8–2)	18 – Buljan	11 – Buljan	6 – Haupt	Thomas & Mack Center (5,642) Paradise, NV
January 31, 2026 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		at San Jose State	W 90–80	18–4 (9–2)	27 – Hall	10 – Buljan	5 – Albury	Provident Credit Union Event Center (4,189) San Jose, CA
February 4, 2026 9:00 p.m., FS1		Utah State	L 68–88	18–5 (9–3)	17 – Buljan	7 – Tied	3 – Tenette	The Pit (14,419) Albuquerque, NM
February 7, 2026 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		Boise State	L 90–91	18–6 (9–4)	30 – Haupt	9 – Buljan	5 – Tenette	The Pit (14,379) Albuquerque, NM
February 11, 2026 8:00 p.m., FS1		at Grand Canyon	W 70–64	19–6 (10–4)	23 – Hall	9 – Buljan	3 – Haupt	Global Credit Union Arena (6,988) Phoenix, AZ
February 17, 2026 7:00 p.m., MW Network		Air Force	W 98–61	20–6 (11–4)	20 – Chol	10 – Buljan	6 – Albury	The Pit (12,291) Albuquerque, NM
February 21, 2026 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Fresno State	W 80–78	21–6 (12–4)	21 – Albury	8 – Albury	2 – Buljan	Save Mart Center (5,402) Fresno, CA
February 24, 2026 9:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Nevada	L 60−67	21−7 (12−5)	17 – Hall	12 – Buljan	3 – Tied	Lawlor Events Center (8,020) Reno, NV
February 28, 2026 12:00 p.m., CBS		San Diego State	W 81–76	22–7 (13–5)	24 – Buljan	18 – Buljan	5 – Tenette	The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM
March 4, 2026 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		Colorado State	L 74–82	22–8 (13–6)	19 – Jorgensen	5 – Tied	7 – Muniz	The Pit (14,051) Albuquerque, NM
March 7, 2026 2:00 p.m., MW Network		at Utah State	L 90–94	22–9 (13–7)	32 – Hall	13 – Buljan	7 – Tenette	Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, UT
Mountain West tournament
March 12, 2026 9:30 p.m., CBSSN	(3)	vs. (11) San Jose State Quarterfinals	W 93–77	23–9	25 – Buljan	14 – Buljan	9 – Tenette	Thomas & Mack Center (6,236) Paradise, NV
March 13, 2026 10:00 p.m., CBSSN	(3)	vs. (2) San Diego State Semifinals	L 62–64	23–10	20 – Albury	10 – Buljan	4 – Tied	Thomas & Mack Center (9,048) Paradise, NV
NIT
March 18, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1 AL)	Sam Houston First round	W 107–83	24–10	22 – Buljan	10 – Buljan	6 – Tied	The Pit (7,286) Alberquerque, NM
March 22, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1 AL)	George Washington Second round						The Pit Alberquerque, NM
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. AL=Alberquerque. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source^[6]

References

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^ Reedy, Joe (March 22, 2025). "Donovan Dent scores 21 points to lead New Mexico over Marquette 75-66 in March Madness". AP News. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
^ Lundeberg, Bob (March 24, 2025). "What Richard Pitino said after New Mexico's NCAA Tournament loss to Michigan State". Boise State Broncos On SI. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
^ Howard, Corey (March 27, 2025). "Richard Pitino explains why he chose Xavier". KOAT. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
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[1] Lundeberg, Bob (March 15, 2025). "Tyson Degenhart breaks scoring record: 3 takeaways from Boise State's MWC Tournament win over New Mexico". Boise State Broncos On SI. Retrieved October 21, 2025.

[2] Reedy, Joe (March 22, 2025). "Donovan Dent scores 21 points to lead New Mexico over Marquette 75-66 in March Madness". AP News. Retrieved October 21, 2025.

[3] Lundeberg, Bob (March 24, 2025). "What Richard Pitino said after New Mexico's NCAA Tournament loss to Michigan State". Boise State Broncos On SI. Retrieved October 21, 2025.

[4] Howard, Corey (March 27, 2025). "Richard Pitino explains why he chose Xavier". KOAT. Retrieved October 21, 2025.

[5] Williams, Justin (March 26, 2025). "Xavier hires Richard Pitino: Why he fits in the Big East, just like his father". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 21, 2025.

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