2011–12 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

2011–12 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
Mountain West regular season co-champions
Mountain West tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 21
Record28–7 (10–4 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Pit (Capacity: 17,126)
2011–12 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 21 New Mexico 10 4   .714 28 7   .800
No. 22 San Diego St 10 4   .714 26 8   .765
No. 23 UNLV 9 5   .643 26 9   .743
Colorado State 8 6   .571 20 12   .625
TCU 7 7   .500 18 15   .545
Wyoming 6 8   .429 21 12   .636
Air Force 3 11   .214 13 16   .448
Boise State 3 11   .214 13 17   .433
2012 MWC tournament winner
As of March 8, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos are coached by fifth-year head coach Steve Alford and play their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They finished with a record of 28–7 overall, 10–4 in Mountain West play. They were co-champions of the 2012 Mountain West Regular Season Champions with San Diego State and won the 2012 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament. They earned a 5th seed in the west of the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They lost in the third round to Louisville.