2009–10 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

2009–10 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
Mountain West regular season champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 8
Record30–5 (14–2 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Pit (14,586)
2009–10 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 New Mexico 14 2   .875 30 5   .857
No. 17 BYU 13 3   .813 30 6   .833
UNLV 11 5   .688 25 8   .758
San Diego State 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
Colorado State 7 9   .438 16 16   .500
Utah 7 9   .438 14 17   .452
TCU 5 11   .313 13 19   .406
Wyoming 3 13   .188 10 21   .323
Air Force 1 15   .063 10 21   .323
Conference tournament winner
As of March 20, 2010
Rankings from AP/Coaches Poll

The 2009–10 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 third-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at The Pit, newly renamed from its previous official name of University Arena, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The Lobos finished the season 30–5, 14–2 in Mountain West play to capture the regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the 2010 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament before being defeated by eventual champion San Diego State. They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 3 seed in the East Region. They defeated 14 seed Montana in the first round before being upset by 11 seed Washington in the second round to end their season.