2023–24 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team

The 2023–24 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lobos, led by eighth-year head coach Mike Bradbury, played their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as members of the Mountain West Conference.

2023–24 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	21–11 (12–6 MW)
Head coach	Mike Bradbury (8th season)
Associate head coach	Keith Freeman
Assistant coaches	Nike McClure Mackenzie Novak
Home arena	The Pit
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UNLV †	17	–	1		.944			30	–	3		.909
New Mexico	12	–	6		.667			21	–	11		.656
Wyoming	11	–	7		.611			18	–	15		.545
Nevada	10	–	8		.556			16	–	16		.500
Colorado State	10	–	8		.556			20	–	11		.645
San Diego State	10	–	8		.556			22	–	13		.629
Boise State	10	–	8		.556			21	–	14		.600
Air Force	8	–	10		.444			15	–	17		.469
Fresno State	7	–	11		.389			14	–	18		.438
Utah State	2	–	16		.111			5	–	25		.167
San Jose State	2	–	16		.111			7	–	24		.226
† 2024 Mountain West tournament winner

Previous season

The Lobos finished the 2022–23 season 21–12, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for third place.^[1] They were defeated by San Diego State in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament.^[2] They received an at-large bid into the WNIT,^[3] where they would defeat Northern Arizona in the first round,^[4] before falling to Washington in the second round.^[5]

Roster

2023–24 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Nahawa Diarra Berthe 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Odessa College Barcelona, Spain G 2 Natalia Chavez 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Volcano Vista High School Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico G 3 Nyah Wilson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Syracuse Dallas, Texas PG 4 Gianna McManaman 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Northwood High School Chapel Hill, North Carolina G 5 Lara Langermann 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium Hagen Breckerfeld, Germany F 10 Paris Lauro 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Highland Park High School Dallas, Texas G 12 Aniyah Augmon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Woodside Priory School San Jose, California F 14 Hulda Joaquim 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Seward County Community College Maputo, Mozambique PG 15 Jaelyn Bates 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Volcano Vista High School Albuquerque, New Mexico G 21 Mackenzie Curtis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So El Capitan High School Lakeside, California C 22 Charlotte Kohl 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) GS Mississippi State Giessen, Germany F 30 Paula Reus 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr IES Joaquim Blume Palma de Mallorca, Spain G 33 Vianè Cumber 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Sandia High School Albuquerque, New Mexico	Head coach Mike Bradbury (Chattanooga) Assistant coach(es) Keith Freeman (Huntington) Nike McClure (New Mexico) Mackenzie Novak (Bethel) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 8, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 22, 2023* 2:00 pm		Eastern New Mexico	W 77–57	–	The Pit (–) Albuquerque, NM
October 29, 2023* 4:00 pm		Adams State	W 60–45	–	The Pit (–) Albuquerque, NM
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 5:00 pm, MW Network		Texas Southern	W 76–59	1–0	The Pit (5,055) Albuquerque, NM
November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Pepperdine	W 57–48	2–0	Firestone Fieldhouse (113) Malibu, CA
November 12, 2023* 2:00 pm, MW Network		Tarleton State	W 64–55	3–0	The Pit (4,626) Albuquerque, NM
November 15, 2023* 7:00 pm, MW Network		Texas A&M–Commerce	W 75–74	4–0	The Pit (4,718) Albuquerque, NM
November 23, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. Montana State Cancún Challenge Riviera Tournament	L 57–75	4–1	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (166) Cancún, Mexico
November 24, 2023* 4:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. Georgia Tech Cancún Challenge Riviera Tournament	L 55–66	4–2	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (150) Cancún, Mexico
November 28, 2023* 7:00 pm, MW Network		Eastern Illinois	W 81–78 OT	5–2	The Pit (4,471) Albuquerque, NM
December 2, 2023* 1:00 pm, MW Network		New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry	W 67–52	6–2	The Pit (5,379) Albuquerque, NM
December 4, 2023* 7:00 pm, MW Network		Mississippi Valley State	W 68–45	7–2	The Pit (4,514) Albuquerque, NM
December 7, 2023* 7:00 pm, MW Network		Southern Utah	L 40–58	7–3	The Pit (4,526) Albuquerque, NM
December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, MW Network		Hampton	W 68–55	8–3	The Pit (4,638) Albuquerque, NM
December 17, 2023* 2:00 pm, MW Network		Western New Mexico	W 71–47	9–3	The Pit (4,889) Albuquerque, NM
December 22, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 20 Gonzaga	L 56–67	9–4	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,241) Spokane, WA
Mountain West regular season
December 30, 2023 2:00 pm, MW Network		at Nevada	W 69–59	10–4 (1–0)	Lawlor Events Center (1,444) Reno, NV
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, MW Network		Boise State	L 56–64	10–5 (1–1)	The Pit (5,715) Albuquerque, NM
January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, MW Network		Utah State	W 71–67	11–5 (2–1)	The Pit (4,704) Albuquerque, NM
January 13, 2024 1:00 pm, MW Network		at Colorado State	L 55–61	11–6 (2–2)	Moby Arena (1,488) Fort Collins, CO
January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, MW Network		Wyoming	W 68–61	12–6 (3–2)	The Pit (4,744) Albuquerque, NM
January 20, 2024 3:00 pm, MW Network		at No. 25 UNLV	W 69–66	13–6 (4–2)	Cox Pavilion (1,188) Paradise, NV
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, MW Network		Fresno State	W 84–77	14–6 (5–2)	The Pit (4,716) Albuquerque, NM
January 27, 2024 1:00 pm, MW Network		at Air Force	W 66–51	15–6 (6–2)	Clune Arena (688) Colorado Springs, CO
January 31, 2024 12:00 pm, MW Network		at San Jose State	W 65–54	16–6 (7–2)	Provident Credit Union Event Center (220) San Jose, CA
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, MW Network		UNLV	L 56–62	16–7 (7–3)	The Pit (6,018) Albuquerque, NM
February 7, 2024 12:00 pm, MW Network		at San Diego State	L 53–60	16–8 (7–4)	Viejas Arena (4,206) San Diego, CA
February 10, 2024 12:00 pm, MW Network		Colorado State	W 62–46	17–8 (8–4)	The Pit (5,103) Albuquerque, NM
February 14, 2024 7:00 pm, MW Network		San Jose State	W 72–51	18–8 (9–4)	The Pit (4,807) Albuquerque, NM
February 21, 2024 6:30 pm, MW Network		at Boise State	L 55–58	18–9 (9–5)	ExtraMile Arena (1,454) Boise, ID
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, MW Network		at Wyoming	W 59–58	19–9 (10–5)	Arena-Auditorium (3,166) Laramie, WY
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, MW Network		San Diego State	W 66–63	20–9 (11–5)	The Pit (5,261) Albuquerque, NM
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, MW Network		Nevada	L 82–83	20–10 (11–6)	The Pit (6,303) Albuquerque, NM
March 5, 2024 7:00 pm, MW Network		at Fresno State	W 72–58	21–10 (12–6)	Save Mart Center (1,023) Fresno, CA
Mountain West tournament
March 11, 2024 6:00 pm, MW Network	(2)	vs. (7) San Diego State Quarterfinals	L 56–67	21–11	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:^[6][7]