2008–09 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

2008–09 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
Mountain West Regular Season Co–Champions
2009 NIT, Second Round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record22–12 (12–4 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Pit, University Arena
2008–09 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
BYU 12 4   .750 25 8   .758
No. 25 Utah 12 4   .750 25 10   .714
New Mexico 12 4   .750 22 12   .647
San Diego State 11 5   .688 26 10   .722
UNLV 9 7   .563 21 11   .656
Wyoming 7 9   .438 19 14   .576
TCU 5 11   .313 14 17   .452
Colorado State 4 12   .250 9 22   .290
Air Force 0 16   .000 10 21   .323
Mountain West tournament winner
As of April 1, 2009
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos were coached by second-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at the University Arena, also known as "The Pit", in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The Lobos finished the season 22–12, 12–4 in Mountain West play. They were Co–Champions of the Mountain West Conference with Utah and BYU. They were defeated by Wyoming in the semifinals of the 2009 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament. They invited of the 2009 National Invitation Tournament. They defeated Nebraska before losing to Notre Dame in the second round.