Shortly after the conclusion of the 2016-17 Lobo basketball season, a mass exodus of players started to follow. Despite a coaching change that saw some players have a change of heart, the team still lost six players who played significant minutes leave the program.
Former Lobo point guard Jordan Hunter was the last and most recent of the six to find a new home. Hunter announced that he will be sitting out a year and intends to play out his eligibility at Lamar via Twitter.
With all six former players finding new landing spots, some might argue that the UNM team last year had plenty of talent and the ability to be much better than its 17-14 record.