AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementUNM on Tuesday released the preliminary version of its 18-game 2026-27 season Mountain West men's basketball schedule. Combined with the 11 nonconference games already announced, we now know 29 of 32 regular season games for Eric Olen's second season as head coach. UNM opens the new Mountain West season on Jan. 2 at UTEP. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe last time UNM and UTEP played as conference rivals was on Feb. 20, 1999, in the Pit in a late-season WAC tilt. Former UNM head coaches Steve Alford and Craig Neal pay a visit to the Pit on Jan. 5 with Nevada, who also hosts UNM on the regular season's final day.