New Mexico Lobos women's basketball

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New Mexico Lobos
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University University of New Mexico
Head coach Mike Bradbury (8th season)
Conference Mountain West
Location Albuquerque, New Mexico
Arena The Pit
(Capacity: 15,411)
Nickname Lobos
ColorsCherry and silver [1]
   
Uniforms
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Home
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NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
2003
NCAA tournament second round
2003, 2006
NCAA tournament appearances
1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Conference tournament champions
1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008
Conference regular season champions
2004, 2005, 2021

The New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team represents the University of New Mexico in the Mountain West Conference in the NCAA Division I. The team is coached by Mike Bradbury. [2]

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Coaching history

Pre Varsity Eras

The UNM women's basketball team played their first recorded game on December 22, 1898 . [3] It was an intramural game played between teams called the Gladiators and the Olympians; it was an intramural game as both teams were made up of University of New Mexico students. Shortly after this first game was played, the women played the first game in the women's basketball version of what is now known as the Rio Grande Rivalry, as they played Las Cruces College to a 4-2 win at the First Street Armory. [3] After that first season of play, the women's team would late extend invitations to colleges throughout New Mexico; however, in 1912, the UNM faculty refused to allow the women to travel outside of the city.

In the 1970s, with the introduction of Title IX, UNM effectively restarted their women's basketball program, with 2 club seasons in 1972-73 and 1973-74. After the 1973-74 season, the University fully established the basketball team as an official interscholastic athletic team.

Kathy Marpe (1974–80)

Head coach Kathy Marpe compiled a winning record with UNM women's basketball team to a win 78 games and lose 58 (.577). [4]

Doug Hoselton (1980–87)

Coach Doug Hoselton compiled a record of 89 wins and 105 (.459). [4] After the 1987 season, facing budget issues, the university shut down the women's basketball program. [5] [3]

Maureen Eckroth (1991–95)

Maureen Eckroth had an unfortunate record during the four years as head coach, finishing with 14 wins and 96 losses(.13). [4]

Don Flanagan (1995–2011)

Don Flanagan coached the Lobos for 16 seasons, improving the Lobos' record to a remarkable 340–168 (.669). He announced his retirement in April, 2011. [6]

Yvonne Sanchez (2011–2016)

Yvonne Sanchez was named head coach on April 22, 2011 replacing Don Flanagan who had been the head coach for 15 years. [7] [8]

Mike Bradbury (March 2016–present)

In March 2016, Mike Bradbury took over as the new women's head basketball coach, after former coach Yvonne Sanchez was fired earlier that month. [9]

In 2021, the Lobos won the regular-season Mountain West Conference title, the first time they had done so without sharing the title with another team. [10] Because of public health orders during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lobos were able to play only two of their games at their own court, The Pit.

NCAA tournament results

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1998 #8First Round#9 NebraskaL 59−76
2002 #10First Round#7 Notre DameL 61−71
2003 #6First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#11 Miami (FL)
#3 Mississippi State
#2 Texas Tech		W 91−85
W 73−61
L 76−81
2004 #12First Round#5 FloridaL 56−68
2005 #8First Round#9 PurdueL 56−68
2006 #11First Round
Second Round		#6 Florida
#3 Baylor		W 83−59
L 67−87
2007 #8First Round#9 Green BayL 52−59
2008 #12First Round#5 West VirginiaL 60−61

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References

  1. ↑ The University of New Mexico Athletics Art Sheet (PDF). April 9, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Breaking News: New Mexico hires Mike Bradbury to lead women's basketball". The Daily Lobo. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  3. 1 2 3 "2006-07 New Mexico Basketball" (PDF). Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2014-04-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ Barron, James (April 10, 2018). "A purge of UNM athletics department is needed, but may be too late". No. April 10, 2018. Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "The University of New Mexico Lobos - Player Bio: Don Flanagan". Golobos.com. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  7. ↑ "The University of New Mexico Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
  8. ↑ "Player Bio: Don Flanagan - University of New Mexico Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  9. ↑ Velarde, Victoria (2016-03-30). "UNM hires new women's basketball coach | KRQE News 13". Krqe.com. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  10. ↑ "Lobos Win MW Regular Season Title Following 71-62 Win over Rams". University of New Mexico Lobos athletics. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2023.


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