Hannah’s roots with the Lobos don’t stop there.
As a middle schooler, Hannah did individual training sessions with former Clovis High and UNM women’s star Antiesha Brown, whom she credits for helping to expand her basketball skill set.
“I went to a lot of UNM games and Antiesha Brown was my favorite player,” Hannah Robbins said in a phone interview. “I admired her game and I learned a lot from her. We worked on shooting and she taught me the Euro-step, which is something I use a lot.”
Brown, who played professionally in Europe after graduating from UNM in 2015, laughed when told of the glowing review. A 1,000-point scorer in college, Brown now works in real estate sales in Albuquerque.
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Jaelyn Bates put out this photo along with her announcement that she has committed to the University of New Mexico women’s basketball team. Bates will be a senior this coming school year at Volcano Vista High. (Courtesy of Jaelyn Bates)
Jaelyn Bates playing women’s basketball for the University of New Mexico has long seemed inevitable.
Bates, a rising senior at Volcano Vista High School, made it official Thursday night. The 5-foot-6 point guard announced via Twitter that she has verbally committed to join the Lobos beginning in 2022-23.
“I’ve been dreaming about this for a long time,” Bates said. “I always wanted to play at UNM as a kid and the coaching staff showed they really wanted me. I’m definitely excited.”
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UNM second-year football coach Danny Gonzales understandably was more upbeat at Tuesday’s press conference than he was at this time a year ago. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Journal)
At this time last year, Danny Gonzales was doing his best to avoid agitation or frustration as he wondered if there would even be a college football season with the coronavirus pandemic taking precedence.
But now, the University of New Mexico coach is totally excited about the upcoming season, smiling even with media present for a press conference and more than willing to talk about topics, including new turf at University Stadium, COVID-19 vaccinations and name, image and likeness (NIL).
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