Love you G ! Former Florida State Basketball Star suffers another devastating Shaiquel McGruder (16 points) led four UNM players in double figures, and UNM effectively played to its strengths for most of Monday's contest. After Lafayette police obtained an arrest warrant for McAfee, she turned herself into Longview Police in Texas. Stats from Negro League teams from . Tickets for this exhibition game are on sale now at GoLobos.com/TBT. Destiny Leann McAfee was booked Saturday into the Gregg County Jail on . Bad feet kept him out of the NBA. Regarding Larry Gray, he was my favorite player the year he played for the Lobos. BOSTON, Mass. 6.2 Football. He's been the only guy to weather the storm for all 4 years here. Nov. 2Gethro Muscadin, the former University of New Mexico Lobo basketball player who had been hospitalized since being in a single-vehicle crash 10 months ago in Kansas, died Monday night. The Lobo community is saddened today by the passing of former New Mexico basketball player Gethro Muscadin. We are saddened by the news of Gethros passing, UNM head coach Richard Pitino said in a statement sent to the Journal. Former players have joined forces and are in town for TBT, and they met up with this years squad for a dinner. Former WNBA basketball player and olympian Rebecca Lobo is seen analyzing the game between UConn and UCLA in a semifinal for the Albany Regional of the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship at the Times Union Center on Friday, March 29, 2019 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union) Lori Van Buren / Albany Times Union Show More Show Less 3 of 10 Hall of Fame coach Billie Moore, who guided two schools to national championships and was the coach of the first U.S. women's basketball team, has died at 79. Patrick Ewing is a Jamaican-American former basketball player who played for popular NBA teams like New York Knicks and Seattle SuperSonics. But just as Richard M. Nixon still doesn't seem to understand why Watergate was wrong, Norm Ellenberger still doesn't seem to understand why Lobogate was wrong. [13] In 2002, she was traded to the Houston Comets in exchange for Houston's second-round selection (26th overall) in the 2002 WNBA draft. The team won five games and lost two, but that left them in seventh place. Email addresses are used solely for verification and to speed the verification process for repeat questioners. In 1997, the WNBA was formed and enjoyed its inaugural season, and Lobo was assigned to the New York Liberty during the league's first player allocations on January 22, 1997. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. I'd probably bump Gibson off the list make room for him. But once districts came around, McCurdy found a team identity, and learned how to play to everyone's strengths on the team. I don't believe there is a player from the last 60 years I haven't considered, but let me know if there is a glaring omission. Muscadin, the No. To get this news is heartbreaking. New Mexico Basketball Is Back Home and Better Than Ever New head coach Richard Pitino confirmed that sophomore Kurt Wegscheider, a 6-foot-5 sophomore guard from Central African Republic who played in 36 games the past two seasons for the Lobos, and 7-1 Assane Ndiaye, a center who was with the team this past season but was never cleared to play in a game, have entered the NCAA transfer portal and will leave the program. [29] They have four children (three daughters and one son).[30]. My mom was with me every day. KU coach Bill Self wrote on Twitter: Gethro Muscadin passed away late last night. For the fourth year in a row, TBT games will feature the Elam Ending, the end-of-game format adopted by the NBA All-Star game for the past two years that eliminates the game clock after a certain point and features teams playing to a Target Score. Sotto's father, Ervin, is a former professional basketball player. Life is so fragile; its a really really difficult reminder of that; its gonna be a fight., After Muscadin decided to leave KU on March 31, 2021, coach Self said: We certainly wish him the very best and know that he will be successful and he knows that well always cheer for him.. 50 retired", "Lobo: I'm just 1st of many Huskies heading to Hall", "The Home Team: Of Mothers, Daughters, and American Champions (9781568361994): Ruth Ann Lobo, Ruthann Lobo, Rebecca Lobo: Books", "Where are they now? Rebecca Lobo net worth, biography, family, age, height, children Exciting College Betting Opportunities for March 3rd - MyBookie John Bridgers, short but sturdy, was a defensive line coach for the 1958 Baltimore Colts that won the National Football League championship. I like the choices. Talk RP Basketball in our Philippines/PBA forum! I will restore Hardin to the top 30 as he was a very special player and I should have trusted my original research better. He hit 48.8% of his shots, including 2 of 5 threes and 30 of 39 free throws (76.9%). I recruited him when he entered the portal. McAfee signed with Weatherford College in Texas before transferring for one year with the University of Louisiana Rajun Cajuns in the 2020-2021 season. New Mexico and ABQ News, Sports, Business and more, By Geoff Grammer / Journal Staff Writer All rights reserved. Rebecca Rose Lobo-Rushin is a basketball analyst and a former center position player in WNBA. Family of cold-case victim gets justice after 40, 3 arrested after reported stolen gun, drugs found, Meet the Ellen Trout Zoos newest addition, Axelle, VIDEOS: Possible tornado, storm damage in ETX, How East Texans can stay safe during flash flooding, Man sentenced for assaulting officer, 3 other felonies, Troup student hosts drug safety seminar for peers, East Texas man reunites with EMTs who saved his life, Man arrested for alleged Overton burglary, Man in custody after standoff with SWAT in Smith, KETK Rise & Shine CTCU Coffee Mug Giveaway, Sloan Firm: What Matters to You Matters to Us, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Jeremy Kipness, Muscadins former coach at Aspire Academy in Louisville, where Muscadin played his senior season of high school, posted on his Twitter account, in part: Your infectious personality, the way you made people feel and that smile of yours will always stay with me., Added Self on Twitter, Our thoughts and prayers go out to Gethros loved ones. The most recent review suggested many other players should be higher than him, thus I moved him down significantly. Soon after he declared for the NFL Draft. At New Mexico State, a meltdown that runs beyond basketball He led the state in scoring in high school and was a fierce rebounder on King's 1964 NIT runnerup squad. It is exciting to have a team representing New Mexico in this years TBT, current Lobo head coach Richard Pitino said. Udeze finished with 25 points and 9 rebounds, House went for 24 points and 5 assists and UNM on Tuesday night shot a blistering 58.2% in a 94-80 . . Former star Lobo basketball player arrested for murder If it MUST be the NIT, UNM basketball has University of New Mexico Hospital launching health care listening tour, Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro to reopen after three years, Maxwell Museum exhibit focuses on Native American basketry from its collection, Harwood exhibit looks at the overlooked history of the Black cowboy. He (Muscadin) and his friend actually came to our game and unknown to any of us sat at the very top (of fieldhouse stands) because he sent pictures to his guardian from the game sitting at the top, Self said. She played college basketball too. Since there was recent interest in discussing all time greats, and to continue with the theme of finding something positive to talk about in this poor Lobo hoops year, I thought I would share some additional information. 6.5 Golf. The chance to link up with the current generation of Lobo basketball was also important for the alumni. He played his senior high school season at Aspire Academy in Louisville, Kentucky, where he started 11 of 17 games. Good list. This list may not reflect recent changes. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.(KRQE) As Richard Pitino continues to rebuild the UNM mens basketball program, he is teaching his team the importance of Lobo history. Love you G ! His roommates raved about his cooking and Muscadin told the Journal he used to try and sneak protein powder into the oatmeal he would cook for his roommate Birima Seck so the 6-11, 190-pound center could put on some much needed weight. Per an earlier comment, I should move Marlow White and Greg Brown up a few notches, perhaps Kendall Williams and Willie Long as well. A Kent County circuit judge ruled on Friday that a lower court correctly ruled in binding former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr to stand trial for the April 2022 fatal shooting of . If it MUST be the NIT, UNM basketball has University of New Mexico Hospital launching health care listening tour, Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro to reopen after three years, Maxwell Museum exhibit focuses on Native American basketry from its collection, Harwood exhibit looks at the overlooked history of the Black cowboy. SPORTS OF THE TIMES; IN THE PIT, LOBOGATE LIVES, https://www.nytimes.com/1983/04/03/sports/sports-of-the-times-in-the-pit-lobogate-lives.html. Lobo played college basketball at the University of Connecticut, where she was a member of the team that won the 1995 national championship, going 350 on the season in the process. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. #heartbroken #unbreakablefamily, was the Twitter post from his AAU coach Vonzell Thomas in Texas, who Muscadin lived with before going to college. Prior to going to Florida State, he had been Baylor's athletic director. UNM aggressively double-teamed the Monarchs' posts as soon as they caught the The NCAA wont allow a return of in-person recruiting for college coaches until late June. Lobo began working at ESPN in 2004 after retiring . Can KU basketball close out regular season with win over Texas Longhorns? Portions of Calif. home hang over cliff after landslide. The next season she was traded to the Connecticut Sun, where she retired in 2003. He attended KU and was born and raised in Chicago, as well as Lisle, Ill. Is KU a contender for a repeat NCAA basketball title? Not long ago, when this season's Lobos were on their way to a 13-15 record under Coach Gary Colson, a local loyalist took out an advertisement in one of the Albuquerque newspapers that beseeched John Bridgers to rehire Norm Ellenberger as coach. Rest in peace Gethro ! Its a family out here in Lobo land., Im only used to a certain kind of culture, which is winning, especially here, said Kenny Thomas. All time Lobos team with NM players - Lobo Basketball - The Lair NM ''I don't know where they are,'' John Bridgers said. Topic starter. Im looking forward to watching so many of our storied Lobo alumni in pursuit of the TBT title. Funeral arrangements have not been announced yet. Lobo, who played at UConn from 1991-95, was at a pre-draft camp for WNBA players and she didn't have childcare for her six-month-old daughter. Their additional three locations remain open. This is The Pit, the University of New Mexico's arena where the Final Four yesterday was reduced to tomorrow night's Title-Game Two, the 17,121-seat arena that inspired one of college basketball's most notorious scandals, the arena where the coach who dealt in forged transcripts and phony credits, Norm Ellenberger, is still hailed by many Lobo rooters as a mod version of Albuquerque's original conqueror, the Spanish explorer Coronado. Muscadin played at Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas and Aspire Academy in Louisville, Kentucky during his high school career. Sports of The Times; in The Pit, Lobogate Lives In addition, former Lobo men's basketball director of operations and current associate AD at UNM, Ryan Berryman, will serve as the team's assistant general manager. [28], On April 12, 2003, Lobo changed her last name to Lobo-Rushin after marrying Sports Illustrated writer Steve Rushin at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. New Mexico Lobos men's basketball players, Category:New Mexico Lobos women's basketball players, New Mexico Lobos men's basketball statistical leaders, Charles Smith (basketball, born August 1975), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:New_Mexico_Lobos_men%27s_basketball_players&oldid=950612294, This page was last edited on 13 April 2020, at 00:11. SHARE Why this former BYU coach is dumbfounded by Cougars' lack of success in league tourney. Ten years have passed since my original rankings, so I figured it was time to do an update. Rebecca was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the United States on October 6, 1973. College Basketball (W) News / Field . Lobo starred for the Huskies when they won a national championship in 1995 following an undefeated season and was also an Olympic gold medalist for Team USA in 1996. John Bridgers, formerly the athletic director at Florida State, was hired late in 1979 after the Lobogate scandal surfaced. He had 19 blocks. Im going to keep praying. Lobo shared her story with others suffering from the same type of injury and strongly advocated for patient self-education via the Internet. La Rocque is in her third season at UNLV, and she keeps taking . The 22-year-old from Haiti who played at Kansas before transferring to UNM last season. I grew up without a father, he said. Get original content and the most important sports news from trusted sources delivered to your inbox. I seem to remember it was only 24. SDSU's Lamont Butler plays on after sister's death - The San We all loved Gethro on his visit, Self said after the big man signed with KU. At New Mexico State, a meltdown that runs beyond basketball We could tell he felt at home and seemed so happy. March 1, 2003. She is currently awaiting extradition. , VIDEO: Giant I-40 light poles sway in strong ABQ, Taxidermy birds used to make drones at New Mexico, PHOTOS: Storm leaves parts of state covered in snow, PHOTOS: Winter storm moves through NM leaving snow, PHOTOS: Storm causes snowy, icy roads across New, Map: New Mexico Veterans Monuments and Memorials, 13 Broadcast Pl SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. (Courtesy UNM Athletics)And then there were 13. In April 2017, she was announced as one of the members of the 2017 class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, alongside Tracy McGrady and Muffet McGraw. I am looking forward to building something with this group of guys.. '', All along, this roundball Robin Hood has tried to minimize his guilt by saying that he happened to get caught at what other college basketball coaches get away with. Get in-depth, sideline coverage of Kansas City area sports - only $1 a month. Hospital CEO Kate Becker says 'we really want to hear from our community about what, In March 2020, Nob Hill mainstay Zinc Wine Bar & Bistro closed due to the, Currently, the Maxwell Museum is displaying 'Conversing with the Land: Native North American Baskets of. The Philippines are slowly regaining the spotlight that once belonged to them: kings of Asian basketball. Randy Harrison: For Lobo men's basketball fans, there's a - Yahoo Lobo basketball fans will remember Kendall Williams from any number of Lobo highlights throughout his college career. The Pit. Video of the melee . George Scott and Mike Winters should probably be in there too. Jun. RALPH DAVIS NEW GIG: Former Lobo assistant coach Ralph Davis earlier this week was introduced as a new assistant coach at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. I hope to be able to grow even more as a person and a player in coming years and represent everybody well.. For venue-specific safety protocols, please visit thetournament.com/regions. 22-year-old Destiny McAfee is a former all-district basketball and volleyball player for the Lobos and graduated in 2019. Former Lady Lobo basketball standout arrested on murder charge in I had both him and Larry Belen written on my paper as a player just outside the top 50, but didn't list them above so as not to make the list too long. I just don't understand it. Muscadin, 20, was a passenger in a vehicle driven by his girlfriend. All rights reserved. Here is my list. Joining the program as offensive line coach is former UAB/South Alabama lineman Cam Blankenship. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Five Lobos make ASC All-Conference team Her father was a basketball coach and she had the record of scoring the highest points in high school basketball in her state for 18 years. The third and final game of the Wichita regional will take place on Tuesday, July 20. Subscribe now to access decluttered news, chosen by you. And yes, if any one out there adds a player to the top 50, then please tell the group who you are removing. But now where are those seven players who were declared ineligible - Craig Gilbert, Larry Belin, Larry Hubbard, Andre Logan, Larry Tarrance, Paul Roby and Jerome Henderson? The Basketball Tournament the $1 million, winner-take-all summer basketball event broadcast live on ESPN networks revealed Monday that The Enchantment, the New Mexico alumni team, has been admitted into TBTs 64-team field. The donut shop has announced it has closed its South Valley and Northeast Heights locations. 4FORT COLLINS, Colo. Here are some extra notes, quotes, stats, videos, trends and whatever other odds and ends I cold empty out of the old notebook after Friday night's 92-84 Lobos . The Enchantment, the fourth seed in the New Mexico Regional, are once again organized by former Lobos men's basketball coach Brandon Mason and Ryan Berryman, UNM's Associate Athletic Director for Business Operations. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. If Maluach does decide to return, he would be scholarship player No. LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) Of all the troubling video made public over a year of crisis at New Mexico State - from the brawl involving basketball players to the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old . ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (BVM) Many of the best athletes to ever play basketball for the University of New Mexico didnt begin their college careers at UNM, but they certainly left their mark on the program before moving on to play professionally. 6PM - NFHS | 4A Boys Basketball, Reg. III Quarterfinal: Yates vs The Harwood Museum of Art's exhibition 'Outriders: Legacy of the Black Cowboy' explores this history through archival photographs and contemporary art. I recently came across the following link. Morris Udeze, a 6-foot-8, 245-pound center who played four seasons at Wichita State, including starting every game the past two seasons for the Shockers, announced Sunday he'll use his graduate transfer option to play his final season for Richard Pitino and the University of New Mexico. Currently, the Maxwell Museum is displaying 'Conversing with the Land: Native North American Baskets of the Maxwell Museum Collections,' through Jan. 10, 2024. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Former WNBA basketball player and olympian Rebecca Lobo is seen analyzing the game between UConn and UCLA in a semifinal for the Albany Regional of the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship at the Times Union Center on Friday, March . Lobo suffered a setback in 1999, tearing her left anterior cruciate ligament and her meniscus in the first game of the season. Mitchell was named to the Albuquerque Sports Hall of Fame in 1991 and to the UNM Alumni Lettermen's Hall of . After posting a record of 15-11 overall and a conference mark of 11-7, five Sul Ross State women's basketball players were named to the 2023 All-American Southwest Conference team. Kendall Williams - University of New Mexico Growing up without a dad, only having mom, it was really hard. The donut shop has announced it has closed its South Valley and Northeast Heights locations. But yesterday the bands were playing in The Pit, with New Mexico's new athletic regime as host. Even so, the Norm Ellenberger mystique still permeates much of Albuquerque and New Mexico where the Lobos of his regime were described as a ''state religion.'' Stay tuned! Considering the courses some of them took, or were supposed to have taken, that's not a high percentage. With the dynamic PBA and scouting and improvement programs, the National Team is reviving past success. Though a newcomer on the team a year ago, Muscadin quickly made his presence felt with teammates, those around the program and often cracked jokes with local media at practices and in interviews. by Frank Mercogliano. Hardin was a beast on the boards and had a nice shooting touch outside when they doubled-teamed him down low. Ervin was known for shooting from outside the arc and played for teams such as Shell Turbo Chargers, Barangay Ginebra Kings, the Air21 Express, and Alaska Aces. 2-Rob Robbins. Hardin led the Lobos to NYC and the semifinals of the NIT as a Junior. Student. As a fan and Lobo basketball historian, about 10 years ago I put together a top 50 Lobos of all-time list ranked 1-50. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. 6.3 Baseball. Choose your favorite sports and teams to follow to be able to see all of the content you want to enjoy first. He gets a positive mark from me for his outstanding 1st half defensive performance against Allen Iverson in an NCAA tournament game vs Georgetown. UNC hires former NFL head coach Freddie Kitchens as TE coach Inquiries also were made by the F.B.I. Were just trying to give them as much knowledge as possible and good vibes. Emptying the Notebook: Can the Lobos get a defensive stop when - Yahoo The report says the man was involved in a domestic altercation with his live-in girlfriend in the early morning hours.. Due to her recurring problems with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, (ACL), she campaigned to raise awareness of knee injury risks in women. I don't believe there is a player from the last 60 years I haven't considered, but let me know if there is a glaring omission. In a story Friday in an Albuquerque newspaper, he assessed Lobogate by saying: ''We broke some N.C.A.A. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends during this time, read the Twitter post. The Lobos head into their regular season finale on Tuesday in Fresno with a 19-11 overall record and an 11-6 mark in the Mountain West. Former Lobo basketball players teach winning ways to current team - KRQE But on the positive, he was a good defender, was the floor general for 4 great Lobo teams, and ran the Dave Bliss offense with precision. He joined the Lobos in 2018 as video coordinator before bumping up a year later to Director of Operations then this past season as assistant coach.
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