2012–13 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

2012–13 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
WAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament Midwest Region 13 Seed, Second Round
Conference Western Athletic Conference
2012–13 record 24–11 (14–4 WAC)
Head coach Marvin Menzies (6th year)
Assistant coach Paul Weir
Assistant coach Keith Brown
Assistant coach Tony Delk
Home arena Pan American Center
2012–13 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech* 16 2   .889     27 7   .794
Denver 16 2   .889     22 10   .688
New Mexico State 14 4   .778     24 11   .686
Utah State 11 7   .611     21 10   .677
Texas–Arlington 11 7   .611     19 14   .576
Idaho 7 11   .389     12 18   .400
Texas State 5 13   .278     12 22   .353
UTSA 3 14   .176     10 22   .313
San Jose State 3 14   .176     9 20   .310
Seattle 3 15   .167     8 22   .267
2013 WAC Tournament winner
As of March 25, 2013
* WAC Tournament #1 seed; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by sixth year head coach Marvin Menzies, played their home games at the Pan American Center and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 14–4 in WAC play to finish in third place. They were champions of the WAC Tournament to earn the conferences automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Saint Louis.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
2 Sim Bhullar Center 7–5 360 Freshman Toronto, Ontario
3 Remi Barry Forward 6–7 210 Sophomore Paris, France
5 Kevin Aronis Guard 6–3 185 Junior Sebastopol, California
10 Bandja Sy Forward 6–8 214 Senior Cergy, France
11 Eric Weary Guard 6–5 210 RS Freshman New Orleans, Louisiana
12 K.C. Ross-Miller Guard 6–1 175 Sophomore Grand Prairie, Texas
14 Terrel de Rouen Guard 6–1 165 Freshman Las Cruces, New Mexico
15 Tshilidzi Nephawe Center 6–10 268 Junior Johannesburg, South Africa
20 Matej Buovac Forward 6–7 220 Freshman Zagreb, Croatia
21 Emery Coleman Guard 6–3 180 RS Freshman Tularosa, New Mexico
23 Daniel Mullings Guard 6–2 170 Sophomore Toronto, Ontario
25 Renaldo Dixon Forward 6–10 210 Junior Toronto, Ontario
34 Aaron Kubinski Forward 6–5 195 Freshman Albuquerque, New Mexico
35 B.J. West Forward 6–11 240 RS Junior Cheneyville, Louisiana
45 Tyrone Watson Forward 6–5 225 Senior Hamilton, Ontario

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/05/2012*
7:00 PM
Western New Mexico W 98–49 
Pan American Center (3,716)
Las Cruces, NM
Regular Season

11/11/2012*
7:30 PM, ESPNU
at Oregon State
2K Sports Classic
L 62–71  0–1
Gill Coliseum (3,368)
Corvallis, OR

11/15/2012*
8:00 PM
Southeastern Louisiana W 81–56  1–1
Pan American Center (5,107)
Las Cruces, NM

11/17/2012*
3:30 PM
vs. Bucknell
2k Sports Classic
L 49–62  1–2
Gallagher Center (645)
Lewiston, NY

11/18/2012*
2:00 PM
at Niagara
2k Sports Classic
L 83–86  1–3
Gallagher Center (1,593)
Lewiston, NY

11/21/2012*
7:00 PM
Northern New Mexico
2K Sports Classic
W 67–37  2–3
Pan American Center (4,616)
Las Cruces, NM

11/23/2012*
7:30 PM
Louisiana–Lafayette W 79–57  3–3
Pan American Center (5,291)
Las Cruces, NM

11/28/2012*
7:00 PM
at UTEP
The Battle of I-10
L 54–55  3–4
Don Haskins Center (9,366)
El Paso, TX

12/01/2012*
7:00 PM, AggieVision/ESPN3
Southern Miss W 68–60  4–4
Pan American Center (5,206)
Las Cruces, NM

12/04/2012*
6:00 PM
at South Alabama W 58–52  5–4
Mitchell Center (2,067)
Mobile, AL

12/15/2012*
4:00 PM, CBSSN
at No. 17 New Mexico
Rio Grande Rivalry
L 58–73  5–5
The Pit (15,411)
Albuquerque, NM

12/19/2012*
7:00 PM, AggieVision/ESPN3
No. 16 New Mexico
Rio Grande Rivalry
L 63–68  5–6
Pan American Center (8,177)
Las Cruces, NM

12/22/2012*
7:00 PM, AggieVision/ESPN3
Missouri State W 71–51  6–6
Pan American Center (4,877)
Las Cruces, NM

12/29/2012
6:00 PM
at Texas–Arlington L 47–68  6–7 (0–1)
College Park Center (1,518)
Arlington, TX

12/31/2012
6:00 PM
at Louisiana Tech L 72–81  6–8 (0–2)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,129)
Ruston, LA

01/03/2013
7:00 PM, AggieVision/ESPN3
UTSA W 82–62  7–8 (1–2)
Pan American Center (4,617)
Las Cruces, NM

01/05/2013
7:00 PM, AggieVision/ESPN3
Texas State W 78–67  8–8 (2–2)
Pan American Center (4,951)
Las Cruces, NM

01/10/2013
8:00 PM, RTNW
at Seattle W 83–82 2OT 9–8 (3–2)
KeyArena (2,273)
Seattle, WA

01/12/2013
8:05 PM
at Idaho W 71–70  10–8 (4–2)
Cowan Spectrum (998)
Moscow, ID

01/17/2013
7:00 PM, AggieVision/ESPN3
Utah State W 64–51  11–8 (5–2)
Pan American Center (7,119)
Las Cruces, NM

01/19/2013
7:00 PM, AggieVision/ESPN3
San Jose State W 70–53  12–8 (6–2)
Pan American Center (6,644)
Las Cruces, NM

01/23/2013
9:00 PM, ESPNU
Denver W 53–42  13–8 (7–2)
Pan American Center (6,394)
Las Cruces, NM

01/31/2013
6:00 PM
at Texas State W 86–72  14–8 (8–2)
Strahan Coliseum (2,011)
San Marcos, TX

02/02/2013
5:00 PM
at UTSA W 75–62  15–8 (9–2)
Convocation Center (1,469)
San Antonio, TX

02/07/2013
7:00 PM, AggieVision/ESPN3
Idaho W 76–74  16–8 (10–2)
Pan American Center (5,675)
Las Cruces, NM

02/09/2013
7:00 PM, AggieVision/ESPN3
Seattle W 60–57  17–8 (11–2)
Pan American Center (6,219)
Las Cruces, NM

02/14/2013
8:00 PM
at San Jose State W 67–57  18–8 (12–2)
Event Center Arena (1,066)
San Jose, CA

02/16/2013
9:00 PM, ESPNU
at Utah State L 69–73  18–9 (12–3)
Smith Spectrum (7,646)
Logan, UT

02/23/2013*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
UTEP
The Battle of I-10
W 55–51  19–9
Pan American Center (10,729)
Las Cruces, NM

03/02/2013
4:00 PM, ESPN3
at Denver L 60–66  19–10 (12–4)
Magness Arena (5,253)
Denver, CO

03/07/2013
7:00 PM, AggieVision/ESPN3
Louisiana Tech W 78–60  20–10 (13–4)
Pan American Center (6,941)
Las Cruces, NM

03/09/2013
7:00 PM, AggieVision/ESPN3
Texas–Arlington W 69–66  21–10 (14–4)
Pan American Center (6,849)
Las Cruces, NM
2013 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament

03/14/2013
1:00 PM
vs. Idaho
Quarterfinals
W 65–49  22–10
Orleans Arena (N/A)
Paradise, NV

03/15/2013
7:00 PM
vs. Texas State
Semifinals
W 74–65  23–10
Orleans Arena (949)
Paradise, NV

03/16/2013
9:00 PM
vs. Texas–Arlington
Championship Game
W 64–55  24–10
Orleans Arena (N/A)
Paradise, NV
2013 NCAA Tournament

03/21/2013*
12:10 PM, TNT
No. (13 MW) vs. (4 MW) Saint Louis
Second Round
L 44–64  24–11
HP Pavilion (16,836)
San Jose, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

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