New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
| New Mexico State Aggies | |||||||||||
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| University | New Mexico State University | ||||||||||
| Head coach | Jason Hooten (3rd season) | ||||||||||
| Location | Las Cruces, New Mexico | ||||||||||
| Arena | Pan American Center (capacity: 12,482) | ||||||||||
| Conference | Conference USA | ||||||||||
| Nickname | Aggies | ||||||||||
| Colors | Crimson and white | ||||||||||
| NCAA Division I tournament third place | |||||||||||
| 1970 | |||||||||||
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| Conference tournament champions | |||||||||||
| Big West: 1992, 1994, 1999 WAC: 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 | |||||||||||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||||||||||
| Border: 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1952, 1959, 1960 Missouri Valley: 1977 Big West: 1990, 1993, 1994, 1997*, 1999 WAC: 2008, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 | |||||||||||
| Conference division champions | |||||||||||
| Big West East: 1997*, 1999 Sun Belt West: 2002 | |||||||||||
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* Appearances vacated by NCAA | |||||||||||
The New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represents New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Founded in 1904, the Aggies compete in Conference USA after spending 18 seasons in the Western Athletic Conference from 2005 through 2023. The Aggies, who last played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2022, are one of 34 college basketball teams with multiple NBA retired jerseys from former players (Sam Lacey and John Williamson) and a team that reached the NCAA Final Four in 1970. The team plays home games in the Pan American Center.
A Lou Henson-coached team gained national attention during the 1970 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament by advancing to the Final Four. In 1992, a Neil McCarthy-coached team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, though that appearance has since been vacated. Aggie Basketball has seen 26 NCAA tournament appearances, 5 NIT Tournament appearances, 21 regular season conference championships, and 13 conference tournament championships.