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2 Albuquerque Journal NCAA TOURNAMENT SOUVENIR Section Wednesday, March 17, 2010

A.J. Hardeman Darington Hobson Roman Martinez

6-8, So., C 6-7, Jr., F 6-6, Sr., F
HOMETOWN: Del Valle, Texas HOMETOWN: Las Vegas, Nev. HOMETOWN: El Paso (Mont-
(Del Valle HS) (College of Eastern Utah) wood HS)
MAJOR: Child Development MAJOR: undecided MAJOR: Business Administra-
2009-10 STATS: 7.1 ppg, 5.6 2009-10 STATS: 16.2 ppg, tion and Marketing
rpg, 1.3 bpg 9.2 rpg, 4.6 apg, 1.3 spg 2009-10 STATS: 13.8 ppg,
NOTABLE: NOTABLE: 6.0 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.5 spg
■ MWC Player of the Week Jan. ■ 1st team All-MWC, MWC NOTABLE:
18, averaging 14.5 ppg and Player of the Year, and MWC ■ 2nd team All-MWC.

6 rpg in wins over Utah and Newcomer of the year this ■ 2009-10 ESPN The Magazine

Wyoming. season. Academic All-American.

■ Thunderous dunk against ■ One of 30 candidates for the ■ MWC Player of the Week Dec.

Dayton on Jan. 1 made ESPN’s John R. Wooden Award for col- 7 and MWC co-Player of the
“Top 10 plays.” lege basketball’s top player. Week Dec. 14.
■ Leads UNM in charges ■ Sporting News 3rd Team All- ■ Only the third Lobo to reach

drawn. American. 1,000 points, 500 rebounds

■ Had a career high 12 ■ At Utah on Feb. 13, came and 150 3-pointers in a
rebounds at Utah on Feb. 13. within two points of becoming career.
■ Had first career double-dou- the second Lobo ever to record ■ UNM is 39-6 when he plays

ble at Hawaii with 10 points a triple-double (8 points, 10 more than 30 minutes.

and 10 rebounds. rebounds, 11 assists). ■ First in the MWC in 3-point

■ Eighty-seven of his 172 ■ Game-saving block in the FGs made per game (2.8) and
rebounds have been offensive final seconds at BYU helped second in percentage (42.9).
rebounds. preserve UNM’s biggest vic- ■ Leads all MWC players with

■ His two free-throws with 16.9 tory of the season. 27 games scoring in double
seconds remaining helped ■ Only player to rank in the figures.
clinch victory over then-No. 16 top 3 in the MWC in scoring, ■ Semifinalist for Coach Wood-

Texas A&M on Dec. 12. rebounding and assists. en Citizen Cup.

Dairese Gary Phillip McDonald COACH Steve alford

6-1, Jr., G 6-5, So., G n MWC coach of the year
HOMETOWN: Elkhart, Ind. HOMETOWN: Cypress, Texas n Led UNM to its 1st NCAA
(Concord HS) (Cypress Springs HS) appearance since 2005
MAJOR: University Studies MAJOR: undecided n UNM’s first outright con-
2009-10 STATS: 12.7 ppg, 2009-10 STATS: 10.7 ppg, ference championship in
2.8 rpg, 3.9 apg, 1.0 spg 3.2 rpg 16 years, and back-to-back
NOTABLE: NOTABLE: league titles for New Mexico
■ First team All-MWC and first ■ Honorable mention All-MWC. for first time since 1944-45
team All-MWC defense. ■ Started all 64 games he has n First national ranking
■ Scored UNM’s last nine played. since 1999 and highest
points in the final 1:30 dur- ■ Fourth in the MWC in three- ranking in 13 years
ing Jan. 27 home win against point shooting during confer- n School records for wins
BYU, part of a career high 25 ence play (43%) and 3-point (29), road wins (10), wins
points. FGs made per game (2.3). away from Albuquerque
■ Finished second in the MWC ■ Career-high 27 points Nov. (12), consecutive confer-
in assist/TO ratio of 2.3. 17 at New Mexico State. Shot ence wins (14), conference
■ Made 108 of 145 free throws 5-11 from 3-point range. road wins (7) and consecu-
in 16 MWC games, more ■ Hit seven 3s en route to 25 tive conference road wins
than any other player in the points at Air Force on Jan. 20. (7)
conference. ■ Season high eight rebounds
■ UNM is 21-2 when Gary has at UNLV on Feb. 10.
five or more assists in a game. ■ World Vision Classic all-tour-
■ Had 13 points and six assists nament team. On the cover
vs. Utah while playing with a ■ His 33 starts in 2008-09
Roman Martinez is the lone senior and the transcendent
hyperextended right elbow. were the most by a freshman
leader of the New Mexico Lobos.
■ Currently eighth on UNM’s since Rob Robbins started 36
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Albuquerque Journal NCAA TOURNAMENT SOUVENIR Section Wednesday, March 17, 2010 3

Nate Garth Jamal Fenton Will Brown

6-2, So., G 5-8, Fr., G 6-9, So., F
HOMETOWN: Sacramento, HOMETOWN: Houston (Cesar HOMETOWN: Dallas (Woodrow
Calif. (Hamilton, Tenn. HS) E. Chavez HS) Wilson HS)
MAJOR: Communications MAJOR: undecided MAJOR: Business or
2009-10 STATS: 4.2 ppg, 1.2 2009-10 STATS: 3.6 ppg, 1.3 Management
rpg, 1.7 apg rpg, 1.2 apg 2009-10 STATS: 4.3 ppg 3.6
NOTABLE: NOTABLE: rpg
■ Scored a career high 12 points ■ Had nine points, three NOTABLE
at Air Force on Jan. 20, going assists and a career-high five ■ Blocked two or more shots

4-for-4 from the 3-point line. steals against Louisiana Tech in a game eight times this
■ Had back-to-back double digit on Nov. 21. season.
scoring games for the first ■ Scored 11 points in 18 min- ■ Career high 11 points vs.

time in his career in wins over utes against Northern Arizona. then-No. 20 Texas Tech on
New Mexico State and then- ■ Had a season-high six Dec. 29.
No. 25 California in December, assists against Wyoming on ■ Seven points, six rebounds

including seven points during Feb. 17. and a career-high three steals
a crucial 10 minute stretch ■ With Dairese Gary in foul vs. Utah on Jan 13.
against the Golden Bears. trouble at Wyoming, scored ■ Had a career high eight

■ Had a season-high five six points in eight first-half rebounds in 21 minutes at TCU.
assists against UC Riverside minutes. ■ Shot 59% from the field (17-

in the season opener. ■ Shot 25% (11-for-44) from 29) in his final seven regular
■ Scored eight points in 10 the field in MWC play. season games.
first-half minutes in win at ■ His high school, Cesar E. ■ Brown’s high school is one of

then-No. 23 UNLV. Chavez in Houston Texas, is only two U.S. high schools to
■ Just the sixth Lobo to reach also nicknamed the Lobos. produce two Heisman Trophy
100-plus assists in his fresh- ■ Father Hyron played profes- winners (Tim Brown and Davey
man season (2008-09). sional soccer. O’Brien).

M I D W
Chad Adams E S T R E GCurtis
I O N Dennis
N C A A E A S T R E G I O N
6-6, Fr. G-F

Men’s
FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND 6-5, Fr., GREGIONALS REGIONALS SECOND ROUND FIRST ROUND
HOMETOWN: Albuquerque March 18 March 20 HOMETOWN:March Bronx,
25-28 N.Y. March 25-28 March 20 March 18

New Orleans, La.

(Highland HS) 1 Kansas (Findlay Prep, Nev.) Kentucky 1
Oklahoma City

MAJOR: undecided MAJOR: undecided

16 Lehigh E. Tenn. St. 16

basketball tournament
2009-10 STATS: 1.7 ppg, 1.1 2009-10 STATS: 2.8 ppg, 1.2
rpg 8 UNLV rpg Texas 8
NOTABLE: 9 N. Iowa NOTABLE: Wake Forest 9
■ Played in 27 games, averag- ■ Scored a season high 14
ing 5.4 minutes per game. March 19 March 21 points in just 14 minutes in 2 0 1 0 March 21 March 19
Spokane, Wash.

5 Mich. State Temple 5

Jacksonville, Fla.
■ Scored a season-high 13 a win over then-No. 20 Texas
points against Miami (Ohio) 12 N.M. State Tech on Dec. 29. Cornell 12
on Nov. 22, going 4-for-4 from ■ Averaging 8.5 minutes per
the field and 4-for-4 from the 4 Maryland Wisconsin 4
game, appearing in 28 games
foul line. 13 Houston this season. Wofford 13
■ Made his collegiate debut ■ Scored 11 points off the
March 18 March 20 March 20 March 18
against New Mexico State
Providence, R.I.

bench in home victory over

St. Louis Syracuse, N.Y.
6 Tennessee SEMIFINALS SEMIFINALS Marquette 6

San Jose, Calif.

in the Lobos’ second game then-No. 12 BYU on Jan. 27.
of the season, scoring two 11 S.D. State ■ Had two steals in a game
April 3 April 3 Washington 11
points. three times this season.
3 Georgetown New Mexico 3
■ Last year at this time, he was ■ Played a season-high 20
playing in the state basketball 14 Ohio U minutes against UC Riverside Montana 14
tournament, leading Highland March 19 March 21 on Nov. 14 (five points, two March 21 March 19
Milwaukee, Wis.

High School to a runner-up fin- 7 Okla. State steals and two assists). Clemson 7

Buffalo, N.Y.
ish in Class 5A. ■ Led Findlay College Prep in Las
10 Ga. Tech Missouri 10
■ Father Stephen operates the Vegas, Nev., to a 32-1 record
Mental Health Flight at Kirt- 2 Ohio State and an appearance in the Prep West Virginia 2
land Air Force Base. School National Championship.
15 UCSB Morgan St. 15

W E S T R E G I O N S O U T H R E G I O N
FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND REGIONALS REGIONALS SECOND ROUND FIRST ROUND
March 19 March 21 March 25-28 March 25-28 March 21 March 19 Jacksonville, Fla.
1 Syracuse Duke 1
Buffalo, N.Y.

16 Vermont Play-in 16
8 Gonzaga California 8
9 Fla. State Louisville 9
March 18 March 20 March 21 March 19
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San Jose, Calif.

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12 UTEP Utah State 12
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13 Murray St.
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April 5
March 19 March 21 March 20 March 18
New Orleans, La.
Milwaukee, Wis.

6 Xavier Salt Lake City Houston Notre Dame 6

11 Minnesota Old Dom. 11
3 Pitt Baylor 3
14 Oakland Sam H. St. 14
*Winner, No. 16 seed in South
March 18 March 20 March 20 March 18
Dayton, Ohio
Providence, R.I.

Arkansas PB
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March 16
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A.J. HArdemAn dArington Hobson romAn mArtinez
6-8, So., C 6-7, Jr., F 6-6, Sr., F
HOMETOWN: Del Valle, Texas HOMETOWN: Las Vegas, Nev. HOMETOWN: El Paso (Mont-
(Del Valle HS) (College of Eastern Utah) wood HS)
MAJOR: Child Development MAJOR: undecided MAJOR: Business Administra-
2009-10 STATS: 7.1 ppg, 5.6 2009-10 STATS: 16.2 ppg, tion and Marketing
rpg, 1.3 bpg 9.2 rpg, 4.6 apg, 1.3 spg 2009-10 STATS: 13.8 ppg,
NOTABLE: NOTABLE: 6.0 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.5 spg
■ MWC Player of the Week Jan. ■ 1st team All-MWC, MWC NOTABLE:
18, averaging 14.5 ppg and Player of the Year, and MWC ■ 2nd team All-MWC.

6 rpg in wins over Utah and Newcomer of the year this ■ 2009-10 ESPN The Magazine

Wyoming. season. Academic All-American.

Lobos!
■ Thunderous dunk against ■ One of 30 candidates for the ■ MWC Player of the Week Dec.

Dayton on Jan. 1 made ESPN’s John R. Wooden Award for col- 7 and MWC co-Player of the
“Top 10 plays.” lege basketball’s top player. Week Dec. 14.
■ Leads UNM in charges ■ Sporting News 3rd Team All- ■ Only the third Lobo to reach

drawn. American. 1,000 points, 500 rebounds

■ Had a career high 12 ■ At Utah on Feb. 13, came and 150 3-pointers in a
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■ Had first career double-dou- the second Lobo ever to record ■ UNM is 39-6 when he plays

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■ Eighty-seven of his 172 ■ Game-saving block in the FGs made per game (2.8) and
rebounds have been offensive final seconds at BYU helped second in percentage (42.9).
rebounds. preserve UNM’s biggest vic- ■ Leads all MWC players with

■ His two free-throws with 16.9 tory of the season. 27 games scoring in double
seconds remaining helped ■ Only player to rank in the figures.
clinch victory over then-No. 16 top 3 in the MWC in scoring, ■ Semifinalist for Coach Wood-

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