The identity of a team isn’t established on opening night. But it isn’t as though this edition of the New Mexico Lobos just rolled the ball out on the court for the first time on Wednesday night, either.
The Lobos have known for awhile just how vital to their success point guard Jaelen House will be this season — learning it all summer and fall in practice through his tenacious defense, mile-a-minute trash talk and watching him take ownership in trying to dictate pace and energy of the team.
“All of that all the stuff he does out there, he’s worked on,” fellow Lobo newcomer Jamal Mashburn Jr.