Cherry Heat Check

Mountain West Transfer Portal Roundup

Welcome to a new episode of the Cherry Heat Check! In this episode we hit on new Lobo hoops recruiting target, Trey Hall. Then we review the top 10 incoming transfers that are coming to the Mountain West in 26-27. Then we wrap the show with some lawsuit talk and Lobo schedule discussion. Link to Mountain West Portal Document: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rdO6Lh9b0DeYQx3hGVLaws6IRf75JHeuF4LH0ExWZQY/edit?gid=351362234#gid=351362234 [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rdO6Lh9b0DeYQx3hGVLaws6IRf75JHeuF4LH0ExWZQY/edit?gid=351362234#gid=351362234]

Lobos Add Utah St. to a Schedule that needs Bolstering

Welcome to a new episode of the Cherry Heat Check! Today we check in on the Lobos non conference schedule and discuss the announcement of a home/home series with Utah St. We move on to review the Lobos schedule as a whole and dive into how the Mountain West may now be lacking opportunities for resume building wins. We wrap the show discussing the Lobos latest big man addition from Germany, Fynn Lastring.

Lobos Roster Coming Together for 2026-27 Season

Welcome back to a new episode of the Cherry Heat Check! We get you caught up on all things New Mexico Lobos basketball. Today we touch on the Lobos latest roster additions of Rytis Petraitis, transfer from Cal, and Tunde Vaulberg Fasasi, a transfer from William and Mary. These 2 additions to the Lobos are looked at, as well as the makeup of the overall roster for 26-27. The show is wrapped with some other portal rumor news.

Emergency Pod - Jake Hall will Return to UNM for 2026-27

Welcome to an emergency episode of the Cherry Heat Check Podcast. Jake Hall has announced that he will return to the University of New Mexico for his second season of basketball as a Lobo! Hall had entered the transfer portal last week and received reported interest by big name programs. As of today he will be back as a Lobo after his breakout freshman year at UNM. Ricky also breaks down the Lobo roster additions of UCSD transfer Hudson Mayes and St John's forward transfer, Imran Suljanovic. The addition of freshman, Dax Hall is also discussed as we cover all players on the Lobos 2026-27 roster thus far.

Olen Tasked with Building another Roster

Welcome back to a new episode of the Cherry Heat Check! The Lobos 2025-26 season ended with a loss to Tulsa and then a loss of most of their players to the NCAA Transfer Portal. Ricky is back to get you caught up on all of the comings and goings on the New Mexico Basketball roster for next season, as Coach Olen begins building for year 2 in Albuquerque.