1989–90 New Mexico State Aggies basketball team

1989–90 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
Big West regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 24
Record26–5 (16–2 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaPan American Center
1989–90 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 New Mexico State 16 2   .889 26 5   .839
No. 2 UNLV 16 2   .889 35 5   .875
UC Santa Barbara 13 5   .722 21 9   .700
Long Beach State 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
Utah State 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Pacific 7 11   .389 15 14   .517
Cal State Fullerton 6 12   .333 13 16   .448
San Jose State 5 13   .278 8 20   .286
Fresno State 4 14   .222 10 19   .345
UC Irvine 3 15   .167 5 23   .179
1990 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1989–90 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University in the 1989–90 college basketball season. This was Neil McCarthy's 5th season as head coach. The Aggies played their home games at Pan American Center and competed in the Big West Conference. They finished the season 26–5, 16–2 in Big West play to earn a share of the conference regular season title. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, but fell in the first round to Loyola Marymount, 111–92.