Lobos Host Jim Thorpe Classic: New Mexico will play host to this season’s edition of the Jim Thorpe Basketball Classic Nov. 18-20. Joining the Lobos, South Carolina State, Southern Utah and Mississippi will appear in the three-day event, in which each team will play one another. The highlight of the tournament will be the game between host New Mexico and Mississippi, which gives the Lobos an opportunity to take out an SEC opponent and improve its RPI. [9/29/05]