Last week, Richard Pitino was blunt about what he wanted from his Lobo men’s basketball team this season: “I want to win … before Christmas so I can have a great Christmas, because nothing sucks more than losing before Christmas.”
Rest assured, the Dunkin’ Donuts coffee on Saturday morning will taste especially good for the first-year coach as the Lobos did, in fact, get a win before ol’ Saint Nick comes to visit.
That’s not always been the case. In fact, in the Mountain West era (starting in the 1999-2000 season), the Lobos are just 10-13 in the game before Christmas.