New Mexico Lobos Basketball Tickets

It took a bit longer than the folks in Albuquerque had hoped, but it appears fourth-year head coach Ritchie McKay finally has New Mexico back on track.
The Lobos failed to reach die postseason in both of McKay's first two years. But thanks in great part to the play of forward Danny Granger, who transferred to New Mexico from Bradley after McKay arrived, the Lobos bounced back with a 26-7 record, won the Mountain West Conference Tournament and went to the NCAA tourney for the first time since 1999.
The versatile Granger must be replaced, along with 3-point shooting specialist Troy DeVries, who was a third team All-MWC pick, as well as forward Alfred Neale, who started 13 games.
However, McKay has two key starters back in workmanlike 6'9" senior center David Chiotti, who was a third-team All-MWC pick, and senior swingman Mark Walters, an honorable mention all-league pick who can play four different positions. Walters underwent back surgery in the offseason but is expected to be ready to go in the fall.
Whether the Lobos can make a run at another NCAA bid, however, could very well depend on how well two highly touted junior college transfers — forward Joel Box and swingman Justin Holt — can make the transition to Division I basketball, and how well point guard Kris Collins can bounce back from a broken foot that sidelined him the final half of the season.