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.... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... It’s been more than a decade since Darington Hobson wreaked havoc on opponents in an still-under-construction Pit during the Lobos’ 30-win 2009-10 season. Lest anyone forgot, “Butta” doesn’t lack confidence. With Sunday night’s Enchantment alumni all-star game tied 131-131, and with the unique Elam Ending game-ending format in play that in the final minutes set the game-winning score at 134 points, the versatile 6-foot-7 wing began dribbling the ball up court for his Team Kelvin Scarborough. Sure, he had 3-point specialist Anthony Mathis on the court. and teammate Phillip McDonald had a game-high 25 points and hit five triples, but Hobson had his own message to send. ....
Roman Martinez’s face never cracked a smile. Asked Saturday for a prediction for Sunday night’s 3-point contest that will be a part of the “Enchantment” alumni all-star basketball game in the Pit, the 33-year-old former UNM star fired back with a deadpan stare and the same sort of confidence he and his 30-win 2009-2010 Lobos carried on the court most nights. “You mean who’s going to finish second?” Martinez asked. ...................... Moments later, the Lobo fan favorite who had three seasons of better than 41% 3-point shooting in the cherry and silver admitted his money is on Chad Toppert, a former Martinez teammate who is also No. 2 all-time in Lobo history with 266 3-pointers in his UNM career. ....
.... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... Kenny Thomas, right, embraces Anthony Mathis Thursday at Bosque School as the two UNM alumni are preparing for Sunday’s Lobos-on-Lobos exhibition basketball game at the Pit. (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal) Brandon Mason’s text message on Friday afternoon read like a cry for help. “I can’t walk. Played 2 games. I’m hurting bad.” Mason, the 39-year-old former New Mexico State Aggie player and UNM Lobos assistant coach, among numerous other playing and coaching stops through the years, is setting up for the third time a mid-summer Lobo hoops alumni all-star event, which will be played Sunday in the Pit. ....
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