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Game at Saint Mary’s wraps Lobo hoops’ nonconference schedule

Lobo basketball will get a double-dose of Gael this season.

And coach Richard Pitino had to go coast-to-coast to make it happen.

The UNM men’s team on Tuesday announced the final two additions to its 2022-23 nonconference schedule – a 13-game slate (plus one home exhibition) that is highlighted by the annual home-and-home rivalry with New Mexico State and the return of the Lobo Classic, a three-game event the week of Thanksgiving in the Pit, and two other games of particular interest.

In April, the home-and-home series against the Iona Gaels was announced, which will pit the New York-based team coached by Pitino’s dad, Rick Pitino, coming to the Pit to play on Dec.