2018–19 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

The 2018–19 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represents New Mexico State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by second-year head coach Chris Jans, play their home games at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the regular season 27–4 and 15–1 in WAC play to win the WAC regular season championship. In the WAC tournament, they defeated Chicago State, Texas–Rio Grande Valley, and Grand Canyon to become WAC Tournament champions. They received the WAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost in the first round to Auburn. They also set a school record for wins in a season and won 30 games for the first time in team history.

2018–19 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
WAC regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record30–5 (15–1 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • James Miller
  • David Anwar
  • Jeff Mailhot
Home arenaPan American Center
Seasons
2018–19 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
New Mexico State151 .938305 .857
Utah Valley124 .7502510 .714
Grand Canyon106 .6252014 .588
Texas–Rio Grande Valley97 .5632017 .541
California Baptist*79 .4381615 .516
Cal State Bakersfield79 .4381816 .529
Seattle610 .3751815 .545
UMKC610 .3751121 .344
Chicago State016 .000329 .094
*Ineligible for WAC tournament (reclassification from Division II)
2019 WAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2017–18 season 28–6, 12–2 in WAC play to win the WAC regular season championship. In the WAC tournament, they defeated Chicago State, Seattle, and Grand Canyon to become WAC Tournament champions. They received the WAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Clemson.

Roster

2018–19 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Berrick JeanLouis6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg)FrCanterbury SchoolLehigh Acres, FL
G1Shunn Buchanan6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg)JrMadison Central HS
Northeast Mississippi CC
Durant, MS
G3Terrell Brown6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg)JrMoreau Catholic HS
CCSF
Hayward, CA
G4JoJo Zamora6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg)RS SrNewark Memorial HS
Utah
Oakland, CA
G5Clayton Henry6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)JrBishop McNally HS
Palm Beach State
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
G10Jabari Rice6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)165 lb (75 kg)RS FrFort Bend Marshall HSHouston, TX
G11Keyon Jones6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg)SrMilton HS
Odessa College
Dorchester, Massachusetts
G12AJ Harris5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)170 lb (77 kg)RS JrDunbar HS
Ohio State
Dayton, OH
F13C.J. Bobbitt6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg)RS JrHarker Heights HS
Denver
Killeen, TX
F15Ivan Aurrecoechea6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg)JrCanarias Basketball Academy
Indian Hills CC
Madrid, Spain
G20Trevelin Queen6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg)JrNorth County HSGlen Burnie, MD
G21Addison Wallace6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg)FrCleburne HSCleburne, TX
F22Eli Chuha6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg)RS SrRedlands East Valley HSRedlands, CA
F23Mohamed Thiam6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg)JrLycee Saidou Nourou Tall
Marshalltown CC
Dakar, Senegal
F25Robert Brown6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg)RS FrAdvanced Preparatory InternationalDallas, TX
F35Johnny McCants6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg)RS SoOñate HSLas Cruces, NM
GTennessee Owens5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg)RS FrCentennial HS
Alabama–Huntsville
Las Cruces, NM
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 8, 2018

Schedule and results

Source:[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, AggieVision
North Dakota State
WAC/Summit League Challenge
W 73–56 1–0
 16  Zamora  7  Henry  2  Tied Pan American Center (4,358)
Las Cruces, NM
Nov 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, WAC DN
UTEP
Battle of I-10
W 96–69 2–0
 14  Henry  6  Tied  3  Harris Pan American Center (6,125)
Las Cruces, NM
Nov 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, AggieVision
Saint Mary'sL 58–73 2–1
 17  Harris  6  Tied  2  Brown Pan American Center (6,660)
Las Cruces, NM
Nov 17, 2018*
4:00 pm, ATTSNSW
at New Mexico
Rio Grande Rivalry
W 98–94 3–1
 31  Harris  9  Thiam  2  Harris The Pit (15,411)
Albuquerque, NM
Nov 21, 2018*
6:00 pm, WAC DN
Eastern New MexicoW 92–65 4–1
 14  Brown  8  Thiam  6  Buchanan Pan American Center (3,807)
Las Cruces, NM
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, CUSA TV
at UTEP
Battle of I-10
W 62–58 5–1
 15  Aurrecoechea  6  Aurrecoechea  3  Harris Don Haskins Center (6,106)
El Paso, TX
Dec 1, 2018*
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Washington StateW 69–63 6–1
 15  Bobbitt  7  Tied   7  Buchanan Pan American Center (4,880)
Las Cruces, NM
Dec 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, AggieVision
New Mexico
Rio Grande Rivalry
W 100–65 7–1
 27  Zamora  11  Aurrecoechea  6  Tied Pan American Center (6,777)
Las Cruces, NM
Dec 8, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
at No. 2 Kansas
Jayhawk Shootout
L 60–63 7–2
 15  Zamora  6  McCants  6  Aurrecoechea Sprint Center (15,210)
Kansas City, MO
Dec 17, 2018*
7:00 pm, AggieVision
Northern Colorado
Las Vegas Classic campus game
W 74–62 8–2
 20  Aurrecoechea  10  Aurrecoechea  3  Harris Pan American Center (4,304)
Las Cruces, NM
Dec 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Cal State Northridge
Las Vegas Classic campus game
W 92–57 9–2
 21  Jones  9  Chuha  4  Harris Pan American Center (5,334)
Las Cruces, NM
Dec 22, 2018*
5:30 pm, FS2
vs. Drake
Las Vegas Classic semifinals
L 63–66 9–3
 17  Brown  10  Aurrecoechea  2  Tied Orleans Arena (2,232)
Paradise, NV
Dec 23, 2018*
8:35 pm, FS2
vs. Washington State
Las Vegas Classic 3rd place game
W 75–72 10–3
 28  Zamora  12  Chuha  7  Zamora Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
Dec 30, 2018*
2:00 pm, ATTSNRM
at Colorado StateW 88–68 11–3
 22  Bobbitt  10  Aurrecoechea  4  Tied Moby Arena (3,218)
Fort Collins, CO
Jan 3, 2019
8:00 pm, WAC DN
at California BaptistL 76–82 11–4
(0–1)
 22  Brown  16  McCants  3  Tied CBU Events Center (3,304)
Riverside, CA
Jan 10, 2019
7:00 pm, AggieVision
Grand CanyonW 77–75 12–4
(1–1)
 20  Aurrecoechea  11  Aurrecoechea  7  Harris Pan American Center (5,482)
Las Cruces, NM
Jan 12, 2019
4:00 pm, WAC DN
Cal State BakersfieldW 73–62 13–4
(2–1)
 19  Brown  11  Chuha  8  Buchanan Pan American Center (4,702)
Las Cruces, NM
Jan 17, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at SeattleW 87–60 14–4
(3–1)
 13  Chuha  10  Chuha  4  Harris Redhawk Center (999)
Seattle, WA
Jan 19, 2019
7:00 pm, WAC DN
at Utah ValleyW 83–78 15–4
(4–1)
 20  Chuha  14  Chuha  5  Harris UCCU Center (4,521)
Orem, UT
Jan 26, 2019
6:00 pm, WAC DN
at Texas–Rio Grande ValleyW 63–61 16–4
(5–1)
 12  Tied  6  Chuha  5  Queen UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,104)
Edinburg, TX
Jan 31, 2019
7:00 pm, AggieVision
UMKCW 70–54 17–4
(6–1)
 15  Brown  6  Chuha  6  Harris Pan American Center (5,029)
Las Cruces, NM
Feb 2, 2019
4:00 pm, AggieVision
Chicago StateW 83–39 18–4
(7–1)
 19  Brown  10  Thiam  3  Tied Pan American Center (5,375)
Las Cruces, NM
Feb 7, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State BakersfieldW 71–70 OT19–4
(8–1)
 13  Tied  11  Chuha  4  Chuha Icardo Center (2,789)
Bakersfield, CA
Feb 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Grand CanyonW 67–64 20–4
(9–1)
 15  Chuha  7  Tied  3  Tied GCU Arena (7,495)
Phoenix, AZ
Feb 14, 2019
7:00 pm, AggieVision
Utah ValleyW 84–77 21–4
(10–1)
 21  Chuha  10  Chuha  4  Buchanan Pan American Center (4,628)
Las Cruces, NM
Feb 16, 2019
7:00 pm, AggieVision
SeattleW 59–53 22–4
(11–1)
 13  Queen  5  Tied  3  Harris Pan American Center (11,889)
Las Cruces, NM
Feb 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Texas A&M InternationalW 80–42 23–4
 14  Tied  11  Thiam  5  Buchanan Pan American Center (4,399)
Las Cruces, NM
Feb 23, 2019
4:00 pm, WAC DN
Texas–Rio Grande ValleyW 88–79 24–4
(12–1)
 20  Aurrecoechea  7  Aurrecoechea  4  Tied Pan American Center (5,446)
Las Cruces, NM
Feb 28, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at UMKCW 75–55 25–4
(13–1)
 12  Tied  7  McCants  3  Tied Swinney Recreation Center (1,194)
Kansas City, MO
Mar 2, 2019
1:00 pm, WAC DN
at Chicago StateW 92–58 26–4
(14–1)
 17  Aurrecoechea  7  Tied  4  Bobbitt Jones Convocation Center (555)
Chicago, IL
Mar 9, 2019
7:00 pm, WAC DN
California BaptistW 75–63 27–4
(15–1)
 18  Queen  10  Aurrecoechea  5  Buchanan Pan American Center (11,212)
Las Cruces, NM
WAC tournament
Mar 14, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) vs. (8) Chicago State
Quarterfinals
W 86–49 28–4
 14  Chuha  8  McCants  4  Buchanan Orleans Arena (2,374)
Paradise, NV
Mar 15, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) vs. (4) Texas–Rio Grande Valley
Semifinals
W 79–72 29–4
 19  Brown  7  Chuha  3  Tied Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
Mar 16, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU
(1) vs. (3) Grand Canyon
Championship
W 89–57 30–4
 27  Queen  7  Tied  9  Harris Orleans Arena (3,598)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2019*
11:30 am, TNT
(12 MW) vs. (5 MW) No. 14 Auburn
First Round
L 77–78 30–5
 16  McCants  9  Aurrecoechea  5  Brown Vivint Smart Home Arena (16,576)
Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Mountain TimeSource[2].

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