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The University of New Mexico Lobos will be searching for a new men’s head basketball coach after the season’s end. Paul Weir will be stepping down after a very poor 2020-21 campaign. New Mexico Lobos, Head Coach Paul Weir Agree to Split Paul Weir came to the Lobos after spending 10 years as a coach […] READ MORE
The University of Alabama and Nate Oats have agreed to a contract extension. The deal will last through the end of the 2026-27 season, and his salary will increase to $3.225 million per year. Alabama, Nate Oats Agree to Extension Nate Oats has found a home in Tuscaloosa and will be staying put for a […] READ MORE
The 2020-21 college basketball season has been unusual, to say the least. The pandemic has created lengthy program pauses, abrupt schedule changes, and a single location for the NCAA Tournament. Adding to the madness, the West Coast Conference has decided to reformat their tournament with the help of technology (yikes). The University Credit Union WCC […] READ MORE
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi has three Mountain West Conference teams making the NCAA Tournament in his latest bracketology. There soon could be four. Joe Lunardi’s Bracketology Could Include Four Mountain West Teams The MWC is strong this year—at the top of the league at least. Utah State, Boise State, Colorado State, and San Diego State have […] READ MORE
The Vaqueros lost a close game to Texas Southern on Saturday night, 77-75. The tougher loss came Sunday when UT Rio Grande Valley basketball coach Lew Hill passed away in his sleep, less than a day after leading his squad against the Tigers. The cause of death is unknown. UT Rio Grande Basketball Coach Lew […] READ MORE
Something was in the air last night. More than half of the Top 25 teams on the docket were upset, including two of the top five teams in the rankings. The madness of pivotal college basketball upsets may be starting a month early—maybe. Wednesday’s College Basketball Upsets College basketball fans yearn for these moments, but […] READ MORE
Grand Canyon defeated New Mexico State twice over the weekend. The Antelopes won 70-62 on Friday and 65-53 on Saturday, emphatically upholding the Western Athletic Conference lead. It also dropped the Aggies, the league’s defending champions and perennial powerhouse, to last place. Grand Canyon is the Team to Beat in the WAC NMSU isn’t supposed […] READ MORE
Can we just skip ahead to Baylor vs. Gonzaga already? The Bears defeated Kansas State 107-59 Wednesday night, upping their average point differential to 25.7 on the season. That scoring margin leads the nation. The Bulldogs rank second. Baylor and Gonzaga, Please! The men’s college basketball landscape is forming on familiar ground. However, what we’re […] READ MORE
Utah State defeated San Diego State in back-to-back games last week and took down Colorado State last night. After the Aggies’ tough start to the season, they’ve turned things around. Now, they’re in the driver’s seat to a Mountain West Conference regular-season championship. Utah State Handles San Diego State and Colorado State Aggies Go 3-0 […] READ MORE
The wait is over. New Mexico and New Mexico State’s men’s and women’s basketball programs can return to the ‘Land of Enchantment’. Both schools haven’t played college basketball in the state of New Mexico since mid-November. New Mexico and New Mexico State Return Home… Finally On Tuesday, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced an […] READ MORE