The ball sails freely in that cold, thin air of Laramie, Wyoming.
And as the University of New Mexico men’s basketball team looks to snap its five-game conference losing streak on Saturday in Arena-Auditorium – the self-proclaimed “Highest Court in the Land” (at 7,220 feet) – the long ball could be a key factor, even if not necessarily by choice of either head coach.
For Wyoming, the team picked in the preseason media poll tied with UNM in the 8th/9th spots of the 11-team poll, the breakthrough season that includes a stellar 14-2 record and 3-0 start in league play has come in no small part due to the emergence of 6-foot-9 post star Graham Ike.