From the day he arrived at UNM, Jamal Mashburn Jr. has been locked in. He’s worked, prepared and set an example for a rebuilding program on the rise.
It’s a work ethic ingrained in him from a very young age and has helped establish him as one of the nation’s best midrange shooters in an era in which it’s a lost art form.
So, when the Journal recently asked the second-year Lobo how his consistent high-teens scoring most of the season had elevated into a red-hot stretch of scoring 20 or more in seven of the past eight games heading into Friday’s showdown in the Pit with Air Force, Mashburn gave a rare short answer.