2019–20 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

2019–20 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
WAC regular season champions
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record25–6 (16–0 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • James Miller
  • David Anwar
  • Corey Barker
Home arenaPan American Center
Seasons
2019–20 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State 16 – 0   1.000 25 – 6   .806
California Baptist* 10 – 6   .625 21 – 10   .677
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 9 – 7   .563 14 – 16   .467
Kansas City 8 – 7   .533 16 – 14   .533
Seattle 7 – 7   .500 14 – 15   .483
Grand Canyon 8 – 8   .500 13 – 17   .433
Cal State Bakersfield 6 – 10   .375 12 – 19   .387
Utah Valley 5 – 10   .333 11 – 19   .367
Chicago State 0 – 14   .000 4 – 25   .138
* Ineligible for the 2020 NCAA tournament due to transition period
Note: The 2020 WAC tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2019–20 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies were led by third-year head Chris Jans, and played their home games at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 25–6, 16–0 in WAC play to win the WAC regular season championship. They were set to be the No. 1 seed in the WAC tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the WAC Tournament cancellation, they were awarded the WAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was also cancelled due to the same outbreak.

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2018–19 season 30–5, 15–1 in WAC play to win the WAC regular season championship. They defeated Chicago State, Texas-Rio Grande Valley, and Grand Canyon to win the WAC tournament. As a result, they received the WAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Auburn.

Roster

2019–20 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Shunn Buchanan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Madison Central HS
Northeast Mississippi CC 		Durant, MS
G 2 Tennessee Owens 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS So Centennial HS
Alabama–Huntsville 		Las Cruces,NM
G 3 Terrell Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Moreau Catholic HS
CCSF 		Hayward, CA
G 5 Clayton Henry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Bishop McNally HS
Palm Beach State 		Calgary, Alberta, Canada
G 10 Jabari Rice 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS So Fort Bend Marshall HS Houston, TX
G 12 AJ Harris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Dunbar HS
Ohio State 		Dayton, OH
F 13 C.J. Bobbitt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Harker Heights HS
Denver 		Killeen, TX
F 15 Ivan Aurrecoechea 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Canarias Basketball Academy
Indian Hills CC 		Madrid, Spain
G 20 Dajour Joseph 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Boyd H. Anderson HS
South Plains College 		Ft. Lauderdale,FL
G 21 Trevelin Queen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr North County HS Glen Burnie, MD
F 22 Wilfried Likayi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Parkrose HS
Casper College 		Portland, OR
F 24 William McNair 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Martin Luther King HS Philadelphia,PA
F 25 Robert Brown 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Advanced Preparatory International Dallas, TX
F 35 Johnny McCants 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Oñate HS Las Cruces, NM
G 55 Shawn Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Southwest Christian Academy
East Carolina 		Little Rock, AR
F Rashaun Agee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Bogan HS Chicago, IL
G Evan Gilyard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Simeon Career Academy
UTEP 		Chicago, IL
G Jihaun Westbrook 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Serrando HS Adelanto, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 3, 2019

Schedule and results

Source:[1]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, WAC DN 		Western New Mexico W 92–46  1–0
  21 – Rice   8 – McCants   4 – Queen  Pan American Center (5,066)
Las Cruces, NM
Nov 12, 2019*
7:00 pm 		at UTEP
Battle of I-10 		L 50–65  1–1
  21 – Queen   7 – Tied   4 – Queen  Don Haskins Center (8,993)
El Paso, TX
Nov 14, 2019*
7:00 pm, AggieVision 		Southern W 79–63  2–1
  20 – Queen   6 – Aurrecoechea   7 – Buchanan  Pan American Center (5,929)
Las Cruces, NM
Nov 17, 2019*
12:00 pm, P12N 		at No. 19 Arizona L 53–83  2–2
  14 – Rice   7 – Queen   3 – Buchanan  McKale Center (13,161)
Tucson, AZ
Nov 21, 2019*
7:00 pm, AggieVision 		New Mexico
Rio Grande Rivalry 		L 77–78  2–3
  23 – Queen   9 – Queen   5 – Brown  Pan American Center (7,268)
Las Cruces, NM
Nov 25, 2019*
11:00 am, FloSports 		vs. Colorado State
Cayman Islands Classic Quarterfinals 		W 78–70 OT 3–3
  21 – Rice   8 – Rice   3 – Buchanan  John Gray Gymnasium (1,251)
George Town, Cayman Islands
Nov 26, 2019*
1:30 pm, FloSports 		vs. South Florida
Cayman Islands Classic Semifinals 		W 65–45  4–3
  13 – Williams   7 – Tied   5 – Buchanan  John Gray Gymnasium (755)
George Town, Cayman Islands
Nov 27, 2019*
5:30 pm, FloSports 		vs. George Mason
Cayman Islands Classic Final 		L 64–68  4–4
  19 – Rice   8 – McCants   5 – Buchanan  John Gray Gymnasium (1,492)
George Town, Cayman Islands
Dec 3, 2019*
7:00 pm 		UTEP
Battle of I-10 		W 59–56  5–4
  14 – Bobbitt   7 – Aurrecoechea   4 – Queen  Pan American Center (7,048)
Las Cruces, NM
Dec 7, 2019*
1:00 pm, P12N 		vs. Washington State L 54–63  5–5
  14 – Tied   9 – Rice   4 – Buchanan  Spokane Arena (1,222)
Spokane, WA
Dec 10, 2019*
7:00 pm 		at Denver W 72–67  6–5
  18 – Rice   8 – Rice   7 – Queen  Magness Arena (910)
Denver, CO
Dec 14, 2019*
5:00 pm, ATTSNRM 		at New Mexico
Rio Grande Rivalry 		L 62–69  6–6
  19 – Queen   9 – McCants   8 – Queen  Dreamstyle Arena (14,488)
Albuquerque, NM
Dec 18, 2019*
7:00 pm, WAC DN 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 65–40  7–6
  19 – Aurrecoechea   9 – Aurrecoechea   3 – Queen  Pan American Center (4,288)
Las Cruces, NM
Dec 22, 2019*
1:00 pm, SECN 		vs. Mississippi State W 58–52  8–6
  18 – McCants   10 – Queen   3 – Gilyard  Mississippi Coliseum (2,761)
Jackson, MS
Dec 29, 2019*
4:00 pm, WAC DN 		Northern New Mexico W 104–30  9–6
  17 – Queen   6 – Aurrecoechea   8 – Queen  Pan American Center (4,490)
Las Cruces, NM
WAC Regular Season
Jan 4, 2020
8:00 pm, WAC DN 		at California Baptist W 86–71  10–6
(1–0) 		 20 – Aurrecoechea   8 – Aurrecoechea   4 – Tied  CBU Events Center (4,754)
Riverside, CA
Jan 9, 2020
7:00 pm, WAC DN 		Chicago State W 93–54  11–6
(2–0) 		 17 – Queen   8 – Aurrecoechea   9 – Buchanan  Pan American Center (4,367)
Las Cruces, NM
Jan 11, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Kansas City W 74–71  12–6
(3–0) 		 18 – Brown   10 – Rice   6 – Rice  Pan American Center (4,517)
Las Cruces, NM
Jan 16, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Utah Valley W 70–56  13–6
(4–0) 		 17 – Tied   8 – McCants   3 – Tied  UCCU Center (2,119)
Orem, UT
Jan 18, 2020
8:00 pm, WAC DN 		at Seattle W 75–67  14–6
(5–0) 		 19 – Aurrecoechea   11 – Tied   3 – Buchanan  Redhawk Center (999)
Seattle, WA
Jan 25, 2020
6:00 pm, WAC DN 		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 67–62  15–6
(6–0) 		 19 – Aurrecoechea   7 – McCants   4 – Rice  UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,618)
Edinburg, TX
Jan 30, 2020
7:00 pm, AggieVision 		Cal State Bakersfield W 61–57  16–6
(7–0) 		 23 – Aurrecoechea   8 – Aurrecoechea   3 – Gilyard  Pan American Center (5,126)
Las Cruces, NM
Feb 1, 2020
7:00 pm, AggieVision 		Grand Canyon W 72–52  17–6
(8–0) 		 18 – Rice   12 – McCants   5 – Tied  Pan American Center (13,960)
Las Cruces, NM
Feb 6, 2020
6:00 pm, WAC DN 		at Chicago State W 71–49  18–6
(9–0) 		 15 – Williams   6 – Aurrecoechea   4 – Buchanan  Jones Convocation Center 
Chicago, IL
Feb 8, 2020
6:00 pm, WAC DN 		at Kansas City W 67–61  19–6
(10–0) 		 23 – Aurrecoechea   9 – McCants   3 – Brown  Municipal Auditorium (1,513)
Kansas City, MO
Feb 13, 2020
7:00 pm, AggieVision 		Seattle W 72–64  20–6
(11–0) 		 16 – Brown   18 – McCants   3 – Tied  Pan American Center (4,794)
Las Cruces, NM
Feb 15, 2020
4:00 pm, AggieVision 		Utah Valley W 84–82  21–6
(12–0) 		 29 – Rice   8 – Rice   6 – Buchanan  Pan American Center (5,492)
Las Cruces, NM
Feb 22, 2020
7:00 pm, AggieVision 		Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 78–62  22–6
(13–0) 		 20 – Rice   10 – Aurrecoechea   5 – Rice  Pan American Center (11,680)
Las Cruces, NM
Feb 27, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Grand Canyon W 67–53  23–6
(14–0) 		 16 – Rice   9 – Rice   12 – Buchanan  GCU Arena (7,155)
Phoenix, AZ
Feb 29, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Cal State Bakersfield W 62–46  24–6
(15–0) 		 14 – McCants   6 – McCants   6 – Gilyard  Icardo Center (2,947)
Bakersfield, CA
Mar 5, 2020
7:00 pm, Aggievision 		California Baptist W 83–50  25–6
(16–0) 		 19 – Queen   8 – Aurrecoechea   4 – Gilyard  Pan American Center (7,015)
Las Cruces, NM
WAC tournament
Mar 12, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (8) Chicago State
Quarterfinals 		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2] Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time Source[3].

References

  1. ^ "New Mexico State Aggies Men's Basketball Schedule". NMSU. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "WAC tournament cancelled due to coronavirus concerns".
  3. ^ "2018–19 Men's Basketball Schedule". New Mexico State Athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2018.