Steve Alford has something cooking in Albuqurque, His New Mexico Lobos are ranked #15 in the nation and have won 25 games so far this year. No one expected that to happen. When asked by Seth Davis of CBS College Sports how this is happening, Alford simply said that they don't even know how it's happening. Alford said that the players are unselfish and believe in each other, and that they have good chemistry.
Much of the credit can go to 6'7 forward Darington Hobson, who was a Junior College All-American a year ago at the College of Eastern Utah. Hobson leads the Lobos in points average (15.5 PPG), rebounds, assists and even steals. New Mexico is on their way to have the best season in the program's history. This is a team that will for sure get into the tournament. They may very well make it to the Sweet 16. Nobody is going to want to play these guys in the first round. The last time the Lobos made it to the "Big Dance" was back in 2005 when Richie McKay, currently an assistant with Virginia, was the Head Coach, and Danny Granger, now with the Indiana Pacers, played Center. For those filling out their office pool come tourney time, don't go against the Lobos, at least not in the first round.
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