College Basketball - Western Athletic Conference
New Mexico State Aggies
| Location: Las Cruces, NM University Founded: 1888 Enrollment: 16,158  Nickname: Aggies Mascot: Pistol Pete School Colors: Crimsom and white Joined the WAC: 2005 Varsity Sports: 16 U. President: Michael Martin Director of Athletics: Mckinley Boston Basketball Head Coach: Marvin Menzies Conference (Co-) Champions: WAC T: 2007 Basketball Arena: Pan American Center Current Capacity: 13,071 |
The men's basketball team of the New Mexico State University is named the Aggies.
The team has been very successful, it has appeared 17 times in the NCAA Tournament, getting to the Final Four once in 1970.
Recently, they won the WAC Tournament in 2007, in their second year with the conference, coached by NBA veteran Reggie Theus, who leaved the team 3 months after the championship to coach the NBA's Sacramento Spurs.
Theus has been replaced by Marvin Menzies, former Louisville assistant coach.
During the 2007-08 season and on his first year at New Mexico State as head coach, Marvin Menzies had a great season by taking the Aggies to a impressive conference record of 12-4 and an overall record of 21-14, and taking them also to the WAC tournament were they lost against Boise State in the third round. This season 2008-09, Menzies is aiming for a similar o greater period with the Aggies.
New Mexico State 2009/10 Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time/Result |
| 13-Nov | at Saint Mary's | L 100-68 |
| 17-Nov | New Mexico | L 97-87 |
| 21-Nov | Panhandle State | W 83-73 |
| 24-Nov | at Cal State Fullerton | L 84-73 |
| 26-Nov | North Carolina A&T | W 84-68 |
| 1-Dec | UTEP | L 79-58 |
| 5-Dec | at New Mexico | L 75-58 |
| 13-Dec | at UTEP | W 87-80 |
| 15-Dec | at UCLA | L 100-68 |
| 18-Dec | at Pepperdine | W 78-72 |
| 21-Dec | Alcorn State | W 97-72 |
| 23-Dec | Texas Southern | W 79-75 |
| 28-Dec | Prairie View A&M | W 95-76 |
| 2-Jan | Utah State | W 55-52 |
| 4-Jan | Nevada | L 77-67 |
| 9-Jan | at Boise State | W 88-85 |
| 11-Jan | at Idaho | W 75-72 |
| 16-Jan | Fresno State | W 86-77 |
| 22-Jan | at Hawaii | W 71-69 |
| 23-Jan | at San Jose State | L 93-84 |
| 30-Jan | at Louisiana Tech | 9:00 PM ET |
| 6-Feb | San Jose State | 9:00 PM ET |
| 8-Feb | Louisiana Tech | 9:00 PM ET |
| 11-Feb | at Fresno State | 10:00 PM ET |
| 15-Feb | Hawaii | 9:00 PM ET |
| 24-Feb | Idaho | 11:00 PM ET |
| 27-Feb | Boise State | 9:05 PM ET |
| 4-Mar | at Nevada | 10:05 PM ET |
| 6-Mar | at Utah State | 9:05 PM ET |