Sports Desk: UNM MBB gears up for The Pit's 1,000th game

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The UNM Men's Basketball team is back in Albuquerque hosting another conference game, but Friday night's game will be special as it marks the program's 1,000th game to be played inside of the Pit."It's the reason I took the job. I experienced it in an Elite 8 game in 2005, and I just saw the passion from the community. The Pit means a lot to people and we understand that and don't take it lightly. So, there has been a lot of good basketball in here", said UN