2020–21 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

2020–21 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record6–16 (2–15 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
2020–21 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 San Diego State 14 3   .824 23 5   .821
Utah State 15 4   .789 20 9   .690
Colorado State 14 4   .778 20 8   .714
Boise State 14 6   .700 19 9   .679
Nevada 10 7   .588 16 10   .615
Fresno State 9 11   .450 12 12   .500
UNLV 8 10   .444 12 15   .444
Wyoming 7 9   .438 14 11   .560
San Jose State 3 13   .188 5 16   .238
Air Force 3 17   .150 5 20   .200
New Mexico 2 15   .118 6 16   .273
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lobos were led by fourth-year head coach Paul Weir and are members of the Mountain West Conference. Due to COVID-19 restrictions within the state of New Mexico, the Lobos did not play any of their home games at their normal home arena The Pit. Their "home" games were played at various different locations outside of the state of New Mexico. They finished the season 6–16, with a 2–15 record in Mountain West play, finishing in last place in the conference. As the No. 11 seed in the Mountain West tournament, they lost in the first round to Fresno State 85–77.

Prior to the end of the season, the school announced that Weir would not return as head coach. On March 16, the school named former Minnesota head coach Richard Pitino the team's new head coach.