New Mexico State Aggies basketball history
New Mexico State University (Las Cruces, NM)
Pan American Center
Conference USA (CUSA)
Current head coach: Jason Hooten (2023-)
- Asst: Payne Andrus (2023-)
- Asst: Terryonte Thomas (2023-)
- Asst: Preston Laird (2012-16, 2024-)
- Asst: Shunn Buchanan (2024-)
- DBO: John Smith (2023-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 1 (1970)
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 3 (1968, 1969, 1970) **
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 23 (1952, 1959, 1960, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022) **
- NCAAT Overall Record: 8-25 **
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 5 (1939, 1989, 1995, 2000, 2016)
- NIT Overall Record: 2-5
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 4 (1938, 1950, 1951, 1952)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 5-4
Conference Titles (BIAA, Missouri Valley, Big West, Sun Belt, WAC, Conference USA):
- Conference USA Regular Season Championships: 0
- WAC Regular Season Championships: 7 (2008, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022)
- Big West Regular Season Championships: 3 (1993, 1994, 1999) **
- Missouri Valley Regular Season Championships: 1 (1977)
- Border Conference Regular Season Championships: 8 (1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1952, 1959, 1960, 1961)
- Conference USA Tournament Championships: 0
- WAC Tournament Championships: 10 (2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022)
- Big West Tournament Championships: 3 (1992, 1994, 1999)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- Conference USA Player of the Year: 0
- WAC Player of the Year: 5 (last = Teddy Allen, 2022)
- Sun Belt Player of the Year: 1 (James Moore, 2003)
New Mexico State head coaches:
Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
Jason Hooten | 2023-Pres | 13-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Heiar | 2022-23 | 9-15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Jans | 2017-22 | 122-32 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Paul Weir | 2016-17 | 28-6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Marvin Menzies | 2007-16 | 198-111 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Reggie Theus | 2005-07 | 41-23 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Tony Stubblefield (int.) | 2005 | 2-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lou Henson ** | 1966-75, 97-2005 | 289-152 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Neil McCarthy ** | 1985-97 | 226-111 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Weldon Drew | 1979-85 | 82-84 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Hayes | 1975-79 | 69-46 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Jim McGregor | 1965-66 | 4-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Presley Askew | 1953-65 | 134-146 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
George McCarty | 1949-53 | 62-55 | 1 | 1 (3^) | 0 |
John Gunn | 1947-49 | 21-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jerry Hines | 1929-40, 46-47 | 157-109 | 4 | 1^ | 0 |
Bud Laabs | 1944-46 | 14-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Julius Johnston | 1940-42 | 22-30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ted Coffman | 1927-29 | 9-20 | – | – | – |
A.L. Burkeholder | 1926-27 | 6-13 | – | – | – |
Robert Brown | 1922-26 | 157-109 | – | – | – |
Arthur Bergman | 1920-22 | 12-5 | – | – | – |
John Griffith | 1917-20 | 20-9 | – | – | – |
Clarence Russel | 1914-17 | 19-12 | – | – | – |
Arthur Badenoch | 1910-13 | 3-22 | – | – | – |
George Lain | 1909-10 | 3-5 | – | – | – |
Victor Kays | 1908-09 | 7-2 | – | – | – |
John Miller | 1906-08 | 0-2 | – | – | – |
no coach | 1904-06 | 0-2 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These appearances were in the NAIA Tournament, as at the time some programs were eligible for both the NAIA and NCAA Division I Tournament and could appear in both in the same year (as NMSU did in 1952)
OTHER NAMES: New Mexico A&M (prior to 1960)
** Listed records and accomplishments do not include wins or appearances later vacated by the NCAA.