2008–09 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
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Mountain West Regular Season Co–Champions
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2009 NIT, Second Round
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| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| 2008–09 record | 22–12 (12–4 Mountain West) |
| Head coach | Steve Alford (2nd Year) |
| Assistant coach | Craig Neal (2nd Year) |
| Assistant coach | Wyking Jones |
| Assistant coach | Ryan Miller |
| Home arena | The Pit, University Arena |
| 2008-09 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Standings | ||||||
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| Team (Rank) | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT |
| BYU | 12 | 4 | .750 | 25 | 8 | .756 |
| #25 Utah | 12 | 4 | .750 | 24 | 10 | .706 |
| New Mexico | 12 | 4 | .750 | 22 | 12 | .647 |
| San Diego State | 11 | 5 | .688 | 26 | 10 | .722 |
| UNLV | 9 | 7 | .563 | 21 | 11 | .656 |
| Wyoming | 7 | 9 | .438 | 19 | 14 | .576 |
| TCU | 5 | 11 | .313 | 14 | 17 | .452 |
| Colorado State | 4 | 12 | .250 | 9 | 22 | .290 |
| Air Force | 0 | 16 | .000 | 10 | 21 | .323 |
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The 2008–09 Division I University of 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.
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