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1998–99 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

1998–99 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
Western Athletic Conference
Pacific
No. 25
25–9 (9–5 WAC)
Dave Bliss (11th season)
University Arena

The 1998–99 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lobos were coached by head coach Dave Bliss and played their home games at the University Arena, also known as "The Pit", in Albuquerque, New Mexico. New Mexico finished 2nd in the WAC Pacific division regular season standings and lost to Utah in the WAC Tournament championship game. The Lobos received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the West region. After defeating Missouri in the opening round, New Mexico was bounced in the round of 32 by No. 1 seed and eventual National champion Connecticut, 78–56, to finish with a 25–9 record (9–5 WAC).

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Nov 13, 1998*	No. 20 т	DePaul	W 82–81	1–0	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nov 20, 1998*	No. 20	Simon Fraser	W 86–73	2–0	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nov 27, 1998*	No. 20	Cornell	W 88–75	3–0	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nov 28, 1998*	No. 20	Northeastern	W 93–61	4–0	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 2, 1998*	No. 17	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	W 97–72	5–0	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 8, 1998*	No. 12	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	W 101–94	6–0	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 19, 1998*	No. 11	Sacramento State	W 102–71	7–0	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 21, 1998*	No. 11	McNeese State	W 90–46	8–0	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 24, 1998*	No. 11	at Washington	L 61–70	8–1	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington
Dec 28, 1998*	No. 15	New Hampshire	W 93–67	9–1	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 29, 1998*	No. 15	Houston	W 84–69	10–1	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 31, 1998*	No. 15	Coppin State	W 67–61	11–1	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jan 2, 1999*	No. 15	New Mexico State	W 77–66	12–1	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jan 4, 1999	No. 15	at Fresno State	L 80–86	12–2(0–1)	Selland Arena Fresno, California
Jan 7, 1999	No. 15	San Diego State	W 90–60	13–2(1–1)	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jan 9, 1999	No. 15	Hawaii	W 82–59	14–2(2–1)	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jan 13, 1999	No. 16	at San Jose State	W 82–81 OT	15–2(3–1)	The Event Center San Jose, California
Jan 16, 1999*	No. 16	No. 7 Arizona	W 79–78	16–2	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jan 19, 1999*	No. 12	at New Mexico State	L 55–76	16–3	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 23, 1999	No. 12	at UTEP	L 49–67	16–4(3–2)	Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 30, 1999	No. 18	BYU	W 78–68	17–4(4–2)	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Feb 1, 1999	No. 17	No. 20 Utah	L 39–57	17–5(4–3)	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Feb 6, 1999	No. 17	at Hawaii	L 68–72 OT	17–6(4–4)	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Feb 8, 1999	No. 25	at San Diego State	W 85–60	18–6(5–4)	Viejas Arena San Diego, California
Feb 11, 1999	No. 25	San Jose State	W 82–46	19–6(6–4)	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Feb 13, 1999	No. 24	Fresno State	W 83–81	20–6(7–4)	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Feb 20, 1999	No. 24	UTEP	W 81–65	21–6(8–4)	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Feb 25, 1999*	No. 21	at BYU	W 85–64	22–6(9–4)	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Feb 27, 1999	No. 21	at No. 12 Utah	L 47–77	22–7(9–5)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 4, 1999*	No. 25	vs. Rice Quarterfinals	W 51–49	23–7	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 5, 1999*	No. 25	vs. SMU Semifinals	W 57–56	24–7	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 6, 1999*	No. 25	vs. No. 8 Utah Championship game	L 45–60	24–8	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 11, 1999*	(9 W) No. 25	vs. (8 W) Missouri First Round	W 61–59	25–8	McNichols Sports Arena Denver, Colorado
Mar 13, 1999*CBS	(9 W) No. 25	vs. (1 W) No. 3 Connecticut Second Round	L 56–78	25–9	McNichols Sports Arena (16,237)Denver, Colorado
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	22	Kenny Thomas	Houston Rockets

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