1969–70 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

1969–70 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
1969–70 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	13–13 (7–7 WAC)
Head coach	Bob King (8th season);
Home arena	University Arena

1969–70 WAC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UTEP	10	–	4	.714	17	–	8	.680
Wyoming	9	–	5	.643	19	–	7	.731
Utah	9	–	5	.643	18	–	10	.643
Arizona	8	–	6	.571	12	–	14	.462
Colorado State	7	–	7	.500	14	–	9	.609
New Mexico	7	–	7	.500	13	–	13	.500
BYU	4	–	10	.286	8	–	18	.308
Arizona State	2	–	12	.143	4	–	22	.154

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1969–70 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented University of New Mexico in the 1969–70 college basketball season.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	50	Ron Becker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Sr	Roswell, New Mexico
F	34	Roger Bowden	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	249 lb (113 kg)	Sr	San Antonio, Texas
C	52	Dave Culver	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Topeka, Kansas
G	00	Petie Gibson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	151 lb (68 kg)	Jr	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F	54	Howie Grimes	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Sr	New Lenox, Illinois
G	40	Chuck Henckel	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	Sr	San Antonio, Texas
C	44	Willie Long	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	Jr	Fort Wayne, Indiana
G	12	Ken Otteni	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	Jr	Albuquerque, New Mexico
G	24	John Somogyi	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	156 lb (71 kg)	So	New Brunswick, New Jersey
F	20	Steve Stephens	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Albuquerque, New Mexico
G	10	Rick Wright	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	159 lb (72 kg)	So	San Jose, California

Head coach

Bob King

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 1*	CSUN	W 99–82	1–0	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
December 6*	Oregon	L 59–61	1–1	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
December 8*	No. 6 New Mexico State	L 83–90	1–2	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
December 13*	Texas Tech	W 87–65	2–2	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
December 16*	at No. 3 New Mexico State	L 73–91	2–3	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
December 19*	Saint Joseph's	W 78–77	3–3	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
December 20*	Washington State	W 85–76	4–3	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
December 22*	at California	L 79–83	4–4	Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
December 29*	vs. No. 3 South Carolina	L 62–85	4–5	Municipal Auditorium New Orleans, Louisiana
December 30*	vs. West Virginia	L 91–95	4–6	Municipal Auditorium New Orleans, Louisiana
January 3*	Denver	W 77–70	5–6	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
January 8	at Wyoming	L 74–92	5–7 (0–1)	War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming
January 10	at Colorado State	L 62–79	5–8 (0–2)	Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
January 15	Arizona State	W 97–86	6–8 (1–2)	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
January 17	Arizona	L 72–78	6–9 (1–3)	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
January 29	at BYU	W 90–77	7–9 (2–3)	George Albert Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah
January 31	at Utah	L 73–99	7–10 (2–4)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
February 5	at UTEP	L 59–74	7–11 (2–5)	Memorial Gymnasium El Paso, Texas
February 7	at Air Force	W 64–61	8–11 (3–5)	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado
February 12	Colorado State	L 57–64	8–12 (3–6)	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
February 14	Wyoming	W 90–85	9–12 (4–6)	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1969-70 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ "2022-23 MEN'S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE" (PDF). University of New Mexico Athletics. p. 130. Retrieved January 28, 2023.

[1] sports-reference.com 1969-70 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary

[2] "2022-23 MEN'S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE" (PDF). University of New Mexico Athletics. p. 130. Retrieved January 28, 2023.

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New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
Venues	Carlisle Gymnasium (1928–1957) Johnson Gymnasium (1957–1966) The Pit (1966–present)
Rivalries	New Mexico State
Culture & lore	Lobo Louie
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26