2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
Paradise Jam tournament champions
Mountain West regular season & tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, round of 64
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 11
Record29–6 (13–3 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Pit (Capacity: 15,411)
2012–13 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 New Mexico 13 3   .813 29 6   .829
Colorado State 11 5   .688 26 9   .743
UNLV 10 6   .625 25 10   .714
San Diego State 9 7   .563 23 11   .676
Boise State 9 7   .563 21 11   .656
Air Force 8 8   .500 18 14   .563
Fresno State 5 11   .313 11 19   .367
Wyoming 4 12   .250 20 14   .588
Nevada 3 13   .188 12 19   .387
2013 MWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lobos were coached by sixth-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They finish with a record of 29–6 overall and 13–3 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season championship. They were also champions of the Mountain West tournament, defeating UNLV in the championship game, to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament. In the tournament, they were upset by Harvard in the first round.

On March 20, head coach Steve Alford signed a 10-year contract extension. However, on April 2 Alford resigned to take the head coaching job at UCLA.