The UNM Lobos are set to play in the NIT semifinal game against Tulsa, which they have been preparing for for a decade. The Lobos' history includes Norm Ellenberger, coach of the 1978 team, and Stephen Todd Alford, former Lobo basketball coach, who still holds the Hinkle Fieldhouse high school scoring record. Current Lobos coach Eric Olen and former coach Fran Fraschilla, who led the Lobos to three consecutive NITs and is now an ESPN broadcaster working the game, embraced the rich history of Hinkle. Senior point guard Deyton Albury, who had to wear protective sunglasses due to an eye injury, is confident in shedding the shades this week.