WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. – The Lobos played in Albuquerque during the week of Thanksgiving.
For Christmas, they’ll be in Hawaii for the Diamond Head Classic.
So, for many of the Lobos players and coaching staff, this weekend’s visit to Indiana to play No. 11 Purdue is more than just a huge test against a nationally ranked, and heavily favored, Big Ten opponent. It’s a bit of a holiday-season trip home.
Lobos head coach Craig Neal is from Indiana. His son and starting UNM point guard Cullen Neal was born in Indiana. Starters Sam Logwood and Obij Aget played for current Lobos assistant Alan Huss at La Lumiere School in LaPorte, Ind.