{"id":41491,"date":"2023-04-24T13:44:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T20:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=41491"},"modified":"2023-04-24T13:46:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T20:46:52","slug":"will-unm-benefit-from-mountain-west-rivals-ncaa-tournament-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/will-unm-benefit-from-mountain-west-rivals-ncaa-tournament-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Will UNM Benefit from Mountain West Rival\u2019s NCAA Tournament Success?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/nmif\/embed\/episodes\/Will-UNM-Benefit-from-Mountain-West-Rivals-NCAA-Tournament-Success-e22hrpm\/a-a9mdp22\" height=\"102px\" width=\"400px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>For the first time in conference history, the NCAA\u2019s Mountain West saw one of its teams make it to the Final Four and the national championship game. The San Diego State Aztecs are only the second team in the conference since 2016 to make it past the first round of the tournament. The UNM basketball team would have loved to switch places with their in-conference rival, but SDSU\u2019s run could still end up helping the Lobos. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio spoke with Albuquerque Journal sports writer Geoff Grammer about how the Aztecs\u2019 success will benefit UNM basketball, and the conference as a whole. <br><br>Host: Lou DiVizio\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Guest:\u00a0 Geoff Grammer \u2013 sportswriter, Albuquerque Journal\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>For More Information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/nmif\/episodes\/Will-UNM-Benefit-from-Mountain-West-Rivals-NCAA-Tournament-Success-e22hrpm\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeoffGrammer?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Geoff Grammer<\/a> &#8211; Twitter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/author\/ggrammer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Geoff Grammer<\/a> &#8211; Albuquerque Journal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time in conference history, the NCAA\u2019s Mountain West saw one of its teams make it to the Final Four and the national championship game. 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