The 2008–09 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos were coached by second-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at the University Arena, also known as "The Pit", in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The Lobos finished the season 22–12, 12–4 in Mountain West play. They were Co–Champions of the Mountain West Conference with Utah and BYU. They were defeated by Wyoming in the semifinals of the 2009 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament. They invited of the 2009 National Invitation Tournament. They defeated Nebraska before losing to Notre Dame in the second round.

Roster 2008–09 Roster Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown High School/Last College A.J. Hardeman 00 F 6' 8" 225 Freshman Del Valle, Texas Del Valle HS Jonathan Willis 2 G 6' 6" 185 Sophomore Carson, California Mayfield HS Dion Williams 4 G 5' 11" 165 Freshman Albuquerque, New Mexico Willow Canyon HS Dairese Gary 5 G 6' 1" 205 Sophomore Elkhart, Indiana Concord HS Nate Garth 11 G 6' 2" 180 Freshman Sacramento, California Hamilton HS Will Brown 15 F 6' 9" 225 Freshman Dallas, Texas Woodrow Wilson HS Phillip McDonald 23 G 6' 5" 200 Freshman Cypress, Texas Cypress Springs HS Román Martínez 30 F 6' 6" 185 Sophomore El Paso, Texas Montwood HS Tony Danridge 32 G/F 6' 5" 215 Senior San Bernardino, California Cajon HS Chad Toppert 33 G 6' 7" 215 Senior Albuquerque, New Mexico Academy HS Chris Johansen 40 G 6' 4" 190 Freshman Albuquerque, New Mexico St. Pius X HS Kem Nweke 42 C 6' 10" 265 Freshman Missouri City, Texas Thurgood Marshall HS Daniel Faris 53 F 6' 9" 245 Senior Albuquerque, New Mexico Eldorado HS

Rankings

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2008–2009 Schedule

!colspan=9| Exhibition

!colspan=9| Regular season

!colspan=10| 2009 MWC men's basketball tournament

!colspan=10| 2009 National Invitation Tournament

References