2021–22 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

2021–22 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
WAC regular season co-champions
WAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record27–7 (14–4 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • James Miller
  • David Anwar
  • Dominique Taylor
Home arenaPan American Center
2021–22 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State 14 4   .778 27 7   .794
Seattle 14 4   .778 23 9   .719
Stephen F. Austin 14 4   .778 22 10   .688
Grand Canyon 13 5   .722 23 8   .742
Sam Houston State 13 5   .722 19 14   .576
Abilene Christian 11 7   .611 25 11   .694
Utah Valley 10 8   .556 20 12   .625
Tarleton State * 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
California Baptist * 7 11   .389 18 16   .529
Dixie State * 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
Chicago State 3 15   .167 7 25   .219
Lamar 0 18   .000 2 27   .069
2022 WAC tournament winner
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from NCAA Division II

The 2021–22 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies were led by fifth-year head coach Chris Jans and competed as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 27–7, 14–4 in WAC play to finish a three-way tie for the regular season championship. As No. 1 seed, they defeated Grand Canyon and Abilene Christian to be champions of the WAC tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 12 seed in the West Region, where they upset UConn in the first round before losing in the second round to Arkansas.