Will Webber

Just days away from its biggest game of the season, the University of New Mexico men's basketball team finds itself in the rarefied air of conference contention thanks to something other than the magic of The Pit.

Looking every bit like the best team in Class 3A boys basketball from start to finish, visiting St. Michael’s strolled into Michael Marr Gymnasium and picked apart top-ranked Robertson in

With a strong group of seniors and talented underclassmen, the Cardinals can still be the team they were just last week; a team that appeared unstoppable.

“People will say this is for first place, but the conference doesn’t end Saturday night so, you know, it’s not, in my opinion, for first place,” coach Richard Pitino said.

The Griffins have had zero winning seasons since 2014, won four or fewer games the last nine years and played two years without enough bodies to field a varsity roster.

The frontrunner in the Mountain West resides in the 505.

Even amid a 2-14 season, the Santa Fe Prep girls basketball team is accomplishing the goals they set in the preseason: Have fun, and get better every day.

Updated The front-runner in the Mountain West resides in the 505.

Fresh off their biggest win of the season, an 82-63 road rout of Utah State on Saturday, the New Mexico Lobos return to The Pit on Wednesday night to face

It’s officially scoreboard-watching season in high school hoops.