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2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
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Paradise Jam Tournament Champions
Mountain West Regular Season Champions
Mountain West Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament West Region 3 Seed, Second Round
Conference Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 19
AP No. 11
2012–13 record 29–6 (13–3 Mountain West)
Head coach Steve Alford (6th Year)
Assistant coach Craig Neal (6th Year)
Assistant coach Drew Adams
Assistant coach Duane Broussard
Home arena The Pit
Seasons
← 2011–12
2013–14 →
2012–13 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#10 New Mexico 13 3   .813     29 6   .829
Colorado State 11 5   .688     26 9   .743
UNLV 10 6   .625     25 10   .714
San Diego State 9 7   .563     23 11   .676
Boise State 9 7   .563     21 11   .656
Air Force 8 8   .500     18 14   .563
Fresno State 5 11   .313     11 19   .367
Wyoming 4 12   .250     20 14   .588
Nevada 3 13   .188     12 19   .387
2013 MWC Tournament winner
As of March 24, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lobos were coached by sixth-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They finish with a record of 29–6 overall and 13–3 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season championship. They were also champions of the Mountain West Tournament, defeating UNLV in the championship game, to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament. In the tournament, they were upset by Harvard in the first round.

On March 20, head coach Steve Alford signed a 10-year contract extension. However, on April 2 Alford resigned to take the head coaching job at UCLA.

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