He wasn’t in uniform, but Jaelen House’s sprint to midcourt as a media timeout was called with 6:52 remaining in Monday’s aLobo game against Western New Mexico University sure looked like he could have played.
Moments prior, Jeremiah Francis III, who started in place of House, hit a tough layup in traffic for the Lobos — his first bucket of the season.
And as he walked off the court to the team huddle, House and several other Lobos ran out on the court to congratulate the popular backup point guard who had six points and a career-high seven assists with no turnovers in a comfortable 88-63 blowout of the Division II Mustangs on Monday night in the Pit.