New Mexico

Top TeamAlbuquerque

Mountain West · Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico

1666-1223

All-time

0.577

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

New Mexico’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.

#	Date	Season	Round	Match	Game Score
1	Mar 21, 2013	2013	First Round	#10 New Mexico 62-68 Harvard Delta Center, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah	1.74
2	Mar 16, 1997	1997	Second Round	#11 New Mexico 63-64 #25 Louisville Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	1.48
3	Mar 20, 2010	2010	Second Round	#8 New Mexico 64-82 Washington SAP Center at San Jose, San Francisco-San Jose, California	1.43
4	Mar 17, 2012	2012	Second Round	#21 New Mexico 56-59 #17 Louisville Moda Center, Portland, Oregon	1.31
5	Mar 11, 1978	1978	First Round	#12 New Mexico 85-90 CSU-Fullerton Desert Financial Arena, Phoenix, Arizona	1.28
6	Mar 21, 2014	2014	First Round	#17 New Mexico 53-58 Stanford Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri	1.27
7	Mar 21, 2025	2025	First Round	New Mexico 75-66 Marquette Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland, Ohio	1.27
8	Mar 19, 1993	1993	First Round	#21 New Mexico 68-82 George Washington McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona	1.27
9	Mar 11, 1999	1999	First Round	#25 New Mexico 61-59 Missouri McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado	1.25
10	Mar 14, 1974	1974	Second Round	#20 New Mexico 61-64 San Francisco McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona	1.22

Season by season

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2026	New Mexico	26-11	Mountain West	13-7		#47		NIT
2025	New Mexico	27-8	Mountain West ★	17-3		#40	10	NCAA tournament
2024	New Mexico	26-10	Mountain West ◆	10-8		#28	11	NCAA tournament
2023	New Mexico	22-12	Mountain West	8-10		#61		NIT
2022	New Mexico	13-19	Mountain West	5-12		#140
2021	New Mexico	6-16	Mountain West	1-8		#300
2020	New Mexico	19-14	Mountain West	7-11		#122
2019	New Mexico	14-18	Mountain West	7-11		#163
2018	New Mexico	19-15	Mountain West	12-6		#98
2017	New Mexico	17-14	Mountain West	10-8		#111
2016	New Mexico	17-15	Mountain West	10-8		#104
2015	New Mexico	15-16	Mountain West	7-11		#126
2014	New Mexico	27-7	Mountain West ◆	15-3	#17	#36	7	NCAA tournament
2013	New Mexico	29-6	Mountain West ★ ◆	13-3	#10	#37	3	NCAA tournament
2012	New Mexico	28-7	Mountain West ★ ◆	10-4	#21	#19	5	NCAA tournament
2011	New Mexico	22-13	Mountain West	8-8		#47		NIT
2010	New Mexico	30-5	Mountain West ★	14-2	#8	#42	3	NCAA tournament
2009	New Mexico	22-12	Mountain West ★	12-4		#45		NIT
2008	New Mexico	24-9	Mountain West	11-5		#34		NIT
2007	New Mexico	15-17	Mountain West	4-12		#116
2006	New Mexico	17-13	Mountain West	8-8		#97
2005	New Mexico	26-7	Mountain West ◆	10-4		#44	12	NCAA tournament
2004	New Mexico	14-14	Mountain West	5-9		#101
2003	New Mexico	10-18	Mountain West	4-10		#159
2002	New Mexico	16-14	Mountain West	6-8		#80		NIT
2001	New Mexico	21-13	Mountain West	6-8		#87		NIT
2000	New Mexico	18-14	Mountain West	9-5		#66		NIT
1999	New Mexico	25-9	Western Athletic	9-5	#25	#74	9	NCAA tournament
1998	New Mexico	24-8	Western Athletic	11-3	#18	#22	4	NCAA tournament
1997	New Mexico	25-8	Western Athletic	11-5	#11	#25	3	NCAA tournament
1996	New Mexico	28-5	Western Athletic ◆	14-4	#23	#42	7	NCAA tournament
1995	New Mexico	15-15	Western Athletic	9-9		#90
1994	New Mexico	23-8	Western Athletic ★	14-4		#57	10	NCAA tournament
1993	New Mexico	24-7	Western Athletic ◆	13-5	#21	#64	5	NCAA tournament
1992	New Mexico	20-13	Western Athletic	11-5		#51		NIT
1991	New Mexico	20-10	Western Athletic	10-6		#66	14	NCAA tournament
1990	New Mexico	20-14	Western Athletic	9-7		#49		NIT
1989	New Mexico	22-11	Western Athletic	11-5		#44		NIT
1988	New Mexico	22-14	Western Athletic	8-8		#59		NIT
1987	New Mexico	25-10	Western Athletic	11-5		#79		NIT
1986	New Mexico	17-14	Western Athletic	8-8		#87		NIT
1985	New Mexico	19-13	Western Athletic	9-7		#98		NIT
1984	New Mexico	24-11	Western Athletic	10-6		#63		NIT
1983	New Mexico	14-15	Western Athletic	6-10		#132
1982	New Mexico	14-14	Western Athletic	7-9		#101
1981	New Mexico	11-15	Western Athletic	6-10		#84
1980	New Mexico	7-21	Western Athletic	3-11		#184
1979	New Mexico	19-10	Western Athletic	8-4		#44		NIT
1978	New Mexico	24-4	Western Athletic ★	13-1	#12	#11		NCAA tournament
1977	New Mexico	19-11	Western Athletic	8-6		#49
1976	New Mexico	16-11	Western Athletic	8-6		#78
1975	New Mexico	13-13	Western Athletic	4-10		#65
1974	New Mexico	22-7	Western Athletic ★	10-4	#17	#10		Sweet 16
1973	New Mexico	21-6	Western Athletic	9-5		#11		NIT
1972	New Mexico	15-11	Western Athletic	7-7		#54
1971	New Mexico	14-12	Western Athletic	4-10		#63
1970	New Mexico	13-13	Western Athletic	7-7		#66
1969	New Mexico	17-9	Western Athletic	4-6		#41
1968	New Mexico	23-5	Western Athletic ★	8-2	#6	#20		Sweet 16
1967	New Mexico	19-8	Western Athletic	5-5		#15		NIT
1966	New Mexico	16-8	Western Athletic	4-6		#38
1965	New Mexico	19-8	Western Athletic	5-5		#21		NIT
1964	New Mexico	23-6	Western Athletic ★	7-3		#16		NIT
1963	New Mexico	16-9	Western Athletic	4-6		#62
1962	New Mexico	6-20	Mountain States	3-11		#152
1961	New Mexico	6-17	Mountain States	3-11		#148
1960	New Mexico	6-19	Mountain States	3-11		#162
1959	New Mexico	3-19	Mountain States	1-13		#169
1958	New Mexico	3-21	Mountain States	0-14		#168
1957	New Mexico	5-21	Mountain States	1-13		#150
1956	New Mexico	6-16	Mountain States	5-9		#129
1955	New Mexico	7-17	Mountain States	2-12		#158
1954	New Mexico	11-11	Mountain States	5-9		#109
1953	New Mexico	10-14	Mountain States	5-9		#122
1952	New Mexico	6-19	Mountain States	1-13		#139
1951	New Mexico	13-11	Border	9-7		#125
1950	New Mexico	5-19	Border
1949	New Mexico	11-12	Border
1948	New Mexico	14-15	Border
1947	New Mexico	11-8	Border	10-6
1946	New Mexico	16-9	Border	13-8
1945	New Mexico	14-2	Border ★	12-0
1944	New Mexico	11-2	Border	3-0
1943	New Mexico	3-17	Border	1-11
1942	New Mexico	9-13	Border	5-11
1941	New Mexico	5-18	Independent
1940	New Mexico	3-22	Border	1-15
1939	New Mexico	4-21	Border	4-16
1938	New Mexico	9-16	Border	6-10
1937	New Mexico	12-14	Border	10-10
1936	New Mexico	16-10	Border	11-9
1935	New Mexico	10-10	Border	7-9
1934	New Mexico	16-4	Border	6-4
1933	New Mexico	13-6	Border	8-6
1932	New Mexico	10-6	Border	5-5
1931	New Mexico	9-7	Independent
1930	New Mexico	16-4	Independent
1929	New Mexico	14-9	Independent
1928	New Mexico	12-7	Independent
1927	New Mexico	13-4	Independent
1926	New Mexico	12-2	Independent
1925	New Mexico	12-1	Independent
1924	New Mexico	5-3	Independent
1923	New Mexico	2-7	Independent
1922	New Mexico	0-2	Independent
1920	New Mexico	0-3	Independent
1919	New Mexico	2-4	Independent
1917	New Mexico	4-1	Independent
1916	New Mexico	9-2	Independent
1915	New Mexico	8-1	Independent
1914	New Mexico	0-1	Independent
1913	New Mexico	6-0	Independent
1912	New Mexico	1-2	Independent
1911	New Mexico	4-1	Independent
1910	New Mexico	2-3	Independent
1909	New Mexico	1-0	Independent
1908	New Mexico	5-1	Independent
1907	New Mexico	1-1	Independent
1906	New Mexico	2-2	Independent
1905	New Mexico	1-0	Independent
1903	New Mexico	1-2	Independent
1902	New Mexico	2-0	Independent
1900	New Mexico	0-1	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

2 AP All-American selections.

Year	Player
2010	Darington Hobson
1967	Mel Daniels

NBA first-round picks

24 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2013	Tony Snell	2013
2013	Tony Snell	2012
2013	Tony Snell	2011
2008	J.R Giddens	2008
2008	J.R Giddens	2007
2005	Danny Granger	2005
2005	Danny Granger	2004
1999	Kenny Thomas	1999
1999	Kenny Thomas	1998
1997	Charles Smith	1997
1999	Kenny Thomas	1997
1997	Charles Smith	1996
1999	Kenny Thomas	1996
1997	Charles Smith	1995
1997	Charles Smith	1994
1991	Luc Longley	1991
1991	Luc Longley	1990
1991	Luc Longley	1989
1991	Luc Longley	1988
1970	Greg Howard	1969
1970	Greg Howard	1968
1967	Mel Daniels	1967
1967	Mel Daniels	1966
1967	Mel Daniels	1965