.... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ....
UNM Lobo forward Rod Brown grabs a rebound early in Sunday’s game against the Rice Owls at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston. (Photo courtesy Maria Lysaker for UNM Athletics)
Here are some extra notes, quotes, tweets, stats and whatever else I could find in the old notebook that didn’t fit in print after Tuesday’s 104-65 Lobos win over NAIA school Our Lady of the Lake in Houston, Texas:
Bully ball
OK, so the opponents haven’t been the type of physical team that the Lobos will see soon in Mountain West play. Certainly not in the paint.
But the schedule is what it is and at this point UNM’s three newcomer forwards have been nothing short of dominant down low. Rod Brown (6-foot-7, 218-pounds), Bayron Matos (6-9, 215) and Valdir Manuel (6-10, 225) have done everything asked of them to help carry over the Lobo coaching staff’s primary point of emphasis from the unique offseason in which U
.... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ....
Lobos point guard Jeremiah Francis, left, and forward Bayron Matos, right, defend Rice Owl Chris Mullins (24) during Sunday’s game in Houston. (Photo courtesy Maria Lysaker for UNM Athletics)
Here are a few extra notes, quotes, stats, videos and whatever else I could empty out of the old notebook that didn’t fit into print after the Lobos’ 72-61 road win over Rice on Sunday in Houston:
They actually played!
There are 357 Division I men’s college basketball teams.
If you take away the eight in the Ivy League, which decided as a conference not to play this season due to COVID-19, there were just 26 left that had not played a game entering Sunday.
.... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ....
UNM Lobo senior Makuach Maluach is one of the few familiar faces fans will see on this season’s Lobos roster. UNM tips off the season Sunday in Houston against the Rice Owls. (Photo courtesy UNM Athletics)
In the rare pre-game Emptying the Notebook, here are a few notes, quotes, stats, videos, tweets, and whatever else I could empty out of the old notebook about this new-look Lobo hoops roster before its first game Sunday in Houston against the Rice Owls.
For starters
It’s been 283 days since the Lobos last played a college basketball game. A lot has changed.
Lobo Pack: Rice Preview mwcconnection.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mwcconnection.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.