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6-8, So., C

HOMETOWN: Del Valle, Texas

(Del Valle HS)

MAJOR: Child Development2009-10 STATS: 7.1 ppg, 5.6

rpg, 1.3 bpg

NOTABLE:

MWC Player of the Week Jan.

18, averaging 14.5 ppg and

6 rpg in wins over Utah and

Wyoming.

Thunderous dunk against

Dayton on Jan. 1 made ESPNs

Top 10 plays.

Leads UNM in charges

drawn.

Had a career high 12

rebounds at Utah on Feb. 13.

Had first career double-dou-

ble at Hawaii with 10 points

and 10 rebounds.

Eighty-seven of his 172

rebounds have been offensive

rebounds.

His two free-throws with 16.9

seconds remaining helped

clinch victory over then-No. 16

Texas A&M on Dec. 12.

A.J. HArdemAn6-7, Jr., F

HOMETOWN: Las Vegas, Nev.

(College of Eastern Utah)

MAJOR: undecided

2009-10 STATS: 16.2 ppg,

9.2 rpg, 4.6 apg, 1.3 spg

NOTABLE:

1st team All-MWC, MWC

Player of the Year, and MWC

Newcomer of the year this

season.

One of 30 candidates for the

John R. Wooden Award for col-

lege basketballs top player.

Sporting News 3rd Team All-

American.

At Utah on Feb. 13, came

within two points of becoming

the second Lobo ever to record

a triple-double (8 points, 10

rebounds, 11 assists).

Game-saving block in the

final seconds at BYU helped

preserve UNMs biggest vic-

tory of the season.

Only player to rank in the

top 3 in the MWC in scoring,

rebounding and assists.

dArington Hobson

dAirese gAry6-1, Jr., G

HOMETOWN: Elkhart, Ind.

(Concord HS)

MAJOR: University Studies

2009-10 STATS: 12.7 ppg,

2.8 rpg, 3.9 apg, 1.0 spg

NOTABLE:

First team All-MWC and first

team All-MWC defense.

Scored UNMs last nine

points in the final 1:30 dur-

ing Jan. 27 home win against

BYU, part of a career high 25

points. Finished second in the MWC

in assist/TO ratio of 2.3.

Made 108 of 145 free throws

in 16 MWC games, more

than any other player in the

conference.

UNM is 21-2 when Gary has

five or more assists in a game.

Had 13 points and six assists

vs. Utah while playing with a

hyperextended right elbow.

Currently eighth on UNMs

all-time list for assists.

6-5, So., G

HOMETOWN: Cypress, Texas

(Cypress Springs HS)

MAJOR: undecided

2009-10 STATS: 10.7 ppg,

3.2 rpg

NOTABLE:

Honorable mention All-MWC.

Started all 64 games he has

played.

Fourth in the MWC in three-

point shooting during confer-

ence play (43%) and 3-point

FGs made per game (2.3).

Career-high 27 points Nov.

17 at New Mexico State. Shot

5-11 from 3-point range.

Hit seven 3s en route to 25

points at Air Force on Jan. 20.

Season high eight rebounds

at UNLV on Feb. 10.

World Vision Classic all-tour-

nament team.

His 33 starts in 2008-09

were the most by a freshman

since Rob Robbins started 36

in 1987-88.

PHilliP mcdonAld

6-6, Sr., F

HOMETOWN: El Paso (Mont-

wood HS)

MAJOR: Business Administra-

tion and Marketing

2009-10 STATS: 13.8 ppg,

6.0 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.5 spg

NOTABLE:

2nd team All-MWC.

2009-10 ESPN The Magazine

Academic All-American.

MWC Player of the Week Dec.

7 and MWC co-Player of the

Week Dec. 14.

Only the third Lobo to reach

1,000 points, 500 rebounds

and 150 3-pointers in a

career.

UNM is 39-6 when he plays

more than 30 minutes.

First in the MWC in 3-point

FGs made per game (2.8) and

second in percentage (42.9).

Leads all MWC players with

27 games scoring in double

figures.

Semifinalist for Coach Wood-

en Citizen Cup.

romAn mArtinez

On the cover

Roman Martinez is the lone senior and the transcendent

leader of the New Mexico Lobos.

Photo by Jim Thompson of the Journal

MWC coach of the year Led UNM to its 1st NCAA

appearance since 2005UNMs first outright con-

ference championship in

16 years, and back-to-back

league titles for New Mexico

for first time since 1944-45First national ranking

since 1999 and highest

ranking in 13 yearsSchool records for wins

(29), road wins (10), wins

away from Albuquerque

(12), consecutive confer-

ence wins (14), conference

road wins (7) and consecu-

tive conference road wins

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6-9, So., F

HOMETOWN: Dallas (Woodrow

Wilson HS)

MAJOR: Business or

Management

2009-10 STATS: 4.3 ppg 3.6

rpg

NOTABLE

Blocked two or more shots

in a game eight times this

season.

Career high 11 points vs.

then-No. 20 Texas Tech on

Dec. 29.

Seven points, six rebounds

and a career-high three steals

vs. Utah on Jan 13.

Had a career high eight

rebounds in 21 minutes at TCU.

Shot 59% from the field (17-

29) in his final seven regular

season games.

Browns high school is one of

only two U.S. high schools to

produce two Heisman Trophy

winners (Tim Brown and Davey

OBrien).

Will BroWn6-2, So., G

HOMETOWN: Sacramento,

Calif. (Hamilton, Tenn. HS)

MAJOR: Communications

2009-10 STATS: 4.2 ppg, 1.2

rpg, 1.7 apg

NOTABLE:

Scored a career high 12 points

at Air Force on Jan. 20, going

-for-4 from the 3-point line.

Had back-to-back double digit

scoring games for the first

time in his career in wins over

New Mexico State and then-

No. 25 California in December,

including seven points during

a crucial 10 minute stretch

against the Golden Bears.

Had a season-high five

assists against UC Riverside

in the season opener.

Scored eight points in 10

first-half minutes in win at

then-No. 23 UNLV.

Just the sixth Lobo to reach

100-plus assists in his fresh-

man season (2008-09).

nate Garth5-8, Fr., G

HOMETOWN: Houston (Cesar

E. Chavez HS)

MAJOR: undecided

2009-10 STATS: 3.6 ppg, 1.3

rpg, 1.2 apg

NOTABLE:

Had nine points, three

assists and a career-high five

steals against Louisiana Tech

on Nov. 21.

Scored 11 points in 18 min-

utes against Northern Arizona.

Had a season-high six

assists against Wyoming on

Feb. 17.

With Dairese Gary in foul

trouble at Wyoming, scored

six points in eight first-half

minutes.

Shot 25% (11-for-44) from

the field in MWC play.

His high school, Cesar E.

Chavez in Houston Texas, is

also nicknamed the Lobos.

Father Hyron played profes-

sional soccer.

Jamal Fenton

Chad adams6-6, Fr. G-F

HOMETOWN: Albuquerque

(Highland HS)

MAJOR: undecided

2009-10 STATS: 1.7 ppg, 1.1

rpg

NOTABLE:

Played in 27 games, averag-

ing 5.4 minutes per game.

Scored a season-high 13

points against Miami (Ohio)

on Nov. 22, going 4-for-4 from

the field and 4-for-4 from the

foul line.

Made his collegiate debut

against New Mexico State

in the Lobos second game

of the season, scoring two

points.

Last year at this time, he was

playing in the state basketball

tournament, leading Highland

High School to a runner-up fin-

ish in Class 5A.

Father Stephen operates the

Mental Health Flight at Kirt-

land Air Force Base.

6-5, Fr., G

HOMETOWN: Bronx, N.Y.

(Findlay Prep, Nev.)

MAJOR: undecided

2009-10 STATS: 2.8 ppg, 1.2

rpg

NOTABLE:

Scored a season high 14

points in just 14 minutes in

a win over then-No. 20 Texas

Tech on Dec. 29.

Averaging 8.5 minutes per

game, appearing in 28 games

this season.

Scored 11 points off thebench in home victory over

then-No. 12 BYU on Jan. 27.

Had two steals in a game

three times this season.

Played a season-high 20

minutes against UC Riverside

on Nov. 14 (five points, two

steals and two assists).

Led Findlay College Prep in Las

Vegas, Nev., to a 32-1 record

and an appearance in the Prep

School National Championship.

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