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Minnesota’s Jamal Mashburn Jr. shoots over Ohio State’s CJ Walker (13) at the Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis on March 11. Mashburn on Friday became the second player in as many days from a major school to say he’s coming to UNM. (Michael Conroy/Associated Press)
Another day, another highly regarded point guard announcing his desire to transfer to play for the New Mexico Lobos.
Jamal Mashburn Jr., a 6-foot-2 former four-star recruit who started eight games and averaged 8.2 points and 1.6 assists this past season as a true freshman for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, announced on social media Friday that he will follow his old coach, Richard Pitino, to Albuquerque and play for the Lobos.
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University of New Mexico coach Paul Weir speaks to the team during a timeout of a game in Lubbock, Texas on Jan. 2. (Jason Farmer for the Journal)
Four Lobo scholarship players each of whom has started games this season did not make the trip to Fort Collins for Wednesday night’s final game of the regular season against Colorado State, leaving the team’s game roster with six scholarship players and four walk-ons.
UNM, whose head coach Paul Weir announced his resignation on Friday but remains the coach through the end of this season. UNM has not indicated whether the four are hurt, being disciplined, quit the team, why they are not on the trip or if they are expected to play in next week’s Mountain West Tournament.