The University of New Mexico is a public research university in Albuquerque,New Mexico. Founded in 1889 by the New Mexico Territorial Legislature,it is the state's oldest university,flagship academic institution,and the largest by enrollment,with over 25,400 students in 2021.
Kenneth Cornelius Thomas is an American retired professional basketball player who played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represents the University of New Mexico,competing in the Mountain West Conference (MWC) in NCAA Division I. The university established basketball as a varsity sport in 1899 and began competing with regional colleges after establishing an athletics department in 1920.
David James Schmidly is an American academic administrator and zoologist who served as president of Texas Tech University,Oklahoma State University,and the University of New Mexico. On April 22,2011,Schmidly announced his decision to retire as UNM's President at the end of his five-year contract in 2012,citing health concerns and his desire to end his career working in his academic field of natural history and mammalogy.
The New Mexico Lobos football team is the intercollegiate football team at the University of New Mexico. The Lobos compete as a member of the Mountain West Conference. Their official colors are cherry and silver. The Lobos play their home games at University Stadium.
The New Mexico Lobos are the athletic teams that represent the University of New Mexico,located in Albuquerque. The university participates in the NCAA Division I in the Mountain West Conference (MW) since 1999,after leaving the Western Athletic Conference. The university's athletic program fields teams in 16 varsity sports.
The Rio Grande Rivalry is the name given to the New Mexico–New Mexico State football rivalry and known as the Battle of I-25. It is an intercollegiate rivalry between The University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University. The rivalry began in 1894. In comparison,New Mexico was a United States Territory from September 1850 to January 1912,when it became a member of the United States and the Union.
The New Mexico State Aggies football team represents New Mexico State University in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football as an independent.
Bob King was a college basketball coach and administrator. He was head coach at the University of New Mexico from 1962 to 1972 and at Indiana State University from 1975 to 1978. He also served as Assistant Athletics Director at New Mexico (1972–73) and Athletics Director at Indiana State (1974–80).
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.
The Lobo is the official mascot of the University of New Mexico (UNM). Lobo Louie and Lobo Lucy are costumed human mascots,members of the UNM cheerleading squad,who rouse and entertain fans during Lobo athletic events.
Roy William Johnson,nicknamed "Old Ironhead," was an American football player,coach of football,basketball,and baseball,and college athletics administrator. He served in various capacities in the athletics program at the University of New Mexico for nearly 40 years. He was the university's athletic director from 1920 to 1949,head football coach from 1920 to 1930,and head basketball coach from 1920 to 1931 and 1933 to 1940. He also coached New Mexico's track and tennis teams. In 1957,the university named the newly built Johnson Gymnasium in his honor.
Raymond Joseph Birmingham Jr. is an American former college baseball coach. He was a head baseball coach at the high school,junior college,and four-year college levels from 1981 to 1983 and 1988 to 2021,starting at Mayfield High School in Las Cruces,New Mexico from 1978 to 1983,then the College of the Southwest from 1988 to 1989,New Mexico Junior College from 1990 to 2007,and finally the New Mexico Lobos from 2008 to 2021.
The Pit is an indoor arena in Albuquerque,New Mexico,serving primarily as the home venue of the University of New Mexico Lobos basketball teams. The facility opened in 1966 as University Arena but gained the nickname "The Pit" due to its innovative subterranean design,with its playing floor 37 feet (11 m) below street level. The arena is located on the UNM South Campus and has a seating capacity of 15,411 for basketball and up to 13,480 for concerts,with 40 luxury suites and 365 club seats.
F. Chris Garcia is an educator,scholar,researcher,author,public opinion pollster and higher education administrator. From 2002-2003,he served as the president of University of New Mexico. Garcia was the first native New Mexican Hispanic to serve as a college dean,academic vice-president and president at the University of New Mexico.
The 2016–17 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2016–17 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 fourth-year head coach Craig Neal. They finished the season 17–14,10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to Fresno State.
The New Mexico–New Mexico State football rivalry,known as the Battle of I-25 and the Rio Grande Rivalry in all sports,is an annual football game between the University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University. It is called the Battle of I-25 because the two universities are located along Interstate 25 connecting Albuquerque and Las Cruces. In the entire history of the rivalry,the game has never been contested anywhere beside those two cities.
The 1983 New Mexico Lobos football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Mexico in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Joe Lee Dunn,the Lobos compiled a 6–6 record and outscored opponents by a total of 239 to 233.
Cheryl Lynn Willman is an American cancer researcher and executive director of Mayo Clinic Cancer Programs at the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center.
The 2022–23 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies,were led by first-year head coach Greg Heiar,and played their home games at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces,New Mexico,as members of the Western Athletic Conference.
