After several seasons of disappointment and a seven year NCAA Tournament drought the New Mexico Lobos have taken on a rebuilding project with a new head coach with name recognition in Richard Pitino and a complete roster turnover. Pitino knows the strengths of his new team and he understands the kind of energy playing in front of the ravenous hometown fans in an arena like The Pit can bestow on his young players. Pitino promises that his team will play fast and use it's athleticism to try and overwhelm their Mountain West opponents.
From KRQE
The Lobos are a team of new faces. None of the current team members even know what it is like to play at The Pit in front of a crowd during a regular season or exhibition game. They will get that first experience Friday when the Lobos host New Mexico Highlands in an exhibition. “We’re going to try to get up the court,” said UNM guard Jamal Mashburn Junior. “We’re going to try to score in the first eight seconds and if we can’t we’ll holler out and run a set for motion. We’re trying to push the ball down team’s throats. We got the speed. We got the length. We got the athletes to do it. So, that’s what we’re going to do.”
Friday’s game against the Lobos and New Mexico Highlands starts at 5 p.m.
This video just made me fist pump! There is no place better to see a college basketball game than The Pit! I loved going to games there it's an experience that you will never forget.
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