The 2014–15 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They played their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Lobos were led by second-year head coach Craig Neal. They finished the season 15–16, 7–11 in Mountain West play, to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to Fresno State.
Previous season The Lobos finished the season with an overall record of 27–7, 15–3 in the Mountain West play, to finish in second place. In the Mountain West Conference tournament, the Lobos defeated Fresno State, Boise State and San Diego State to become the tournament champions, their third consecutive title. The Lobos received an automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament as a 7-seed in the South Region. They were defeated by Stanford 58–53 in the Round of 64.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Cameron Bairstow 41 PF 6'9" 250 Senior Brisbane, Australia Graduated/2014 NBA draft Chris Perez 2 PG 6'0" 190 Senior Corona, CA Graduated Kendall Williams 10 SG 6'4" 180 Senior Rancho Cucamonga, CA Graduated/2014 NBA draft Alex Kirk 53 C 7'0" 245 RS Junior Los Alamos, NM Declared for 2014 NBA draft Cleveland Thomas 1 G 6'3" 195 Junior Baton Rouge, LA Elected to transfer Nick Banyard 23 F 6'8" 205 Sophomore Flower Mound, TX Elected to transfer Tim Myles 24 F 6'6" 225 Freshman Rancho Cucamonga, CA Elected to transfer Merv Lindsay 22 G/F 6'7" 215 RS Sophomore Moreno Valley, CA Elected to transfer
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes J.J. N'Ganga 0 F 6'10" 260 Sophomore Aubervilliers, France Junior college transfer from Northern Oklahoma College Jordan Goodman 2 F 6'9" 210 Sophomore Largo, MD Junior college transfer from Harcum College Elijah Brown 4 G 6'4" 185 Sophomore Santa Ana, CA Transferred from Butler. Under NCAA transfer rules, Brown will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Tim Williams 32 F 6'8" 210 Junior Chicago, IL Transferred from Samford. Under NCAA transfer rules, Williams will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
2014 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule Source:
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!colspan=12 style="background:#D3003F; color:white;"| Regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#D3003F; color:white;"| Mountain West tournament
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