2014–15 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

2014–15 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball

WAC Regular Season & Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2014–15 record	23–11 (13–1 WAC)
Head coach	Marvin Menzies (8th year)
Assistant coach	Paul Weir
Assistant coach	Keith Brown
Assistant coach	Aerick Sanders
Home arena	Pan American Center

2014–15 WAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
New Mexico State †	13	–	1	.929	23	–	11	.676
Grand Canyon*	8	–	6	.571	17	–	15	.531
UMKC	8	–	6	.571	14	–	19	.424
Seattle	7	–	7	.500	18	–	16	.529
Cal State Bakersfield	7	–	7	.500	14	–	19	.424
Utah Valley	5	–	9	.357	11	–	19	.367
Texas–Pan American	4	–	10	.286	10	–	21	.323
Chicago State	4	–	10	.286	8	–	24	.250
* Ineligible in transition from Division II.

† 2015 WAC Tournament winner

The 2014–15 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by eighth 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 23–11, 13–1 in WAC play to win the regular season WAC championship. They defeated Cal State Bakersfield and Seattle to be champions of the WAC Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Kansas.

Previous Season

The Aggies finished the season 26–10, 12–4 in WAC play to finish in second place. They were champions of the WAC Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. In their 21st NCAA Tournament appearance, they lost in the second round to San Diego State.

Roster

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Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Travon Landry	Guard	6–1	176	Sophomore	San Antonio, Texas
1	DK Eldridge	Guard	6–2	180	Senior	Dallas, Texas
2	Braxton Hugins	Guard	6–5	180	Freshman	Bakersfield, California
3	Remi Barry	Forward	6–8	225	Senior	Paris, France
4	Ian Baker	Guard	6–0	180	Sophomore	Washington, D.C.
5	Matt Taylor	Guard	6–5	180	Freshman	Toronto, Ontario
11	Jonathon Wilkins	Forward	6–10	225	Freshman	Paris, France
15	Tshilidzi Nephawe	Center	6–10	268	RS Senior	Johannesburg, South Africa
21	Tanveer Bhullar	Center	7–3	335	RS–Freshman	Toronto, Ontario
23	Daniel Mullings	Guard	6–2	170	Senior	Toronto, Ontario
34	Aaron Kubinski	Forward	6–5	195	RS–Sophomore	Albuquerque, New Mexico
35	Jalyn Pennie	Guard	6–7	180	Freshman	Toronto, Ontario
43	Pascal Siakam	Forward	6–9	230	Freshman	Douala, Cameroon
44	Anthony January	Forward	6–8	200	Sophomore	Los Angeles, California

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/10/2014* 7:00 PM		Western New Mexico	W 102–39		Pan American Center (2,210) Las Cruces, NM
Non-Conference Regular season
11/14/2014* 7:00 PM		at No. 11 Wichita State	L 54–71	0–1	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
11/18/2014* 1:00 AM, ESPN2		at Saint Mary's ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon	L 71–83	0–2	McKeon Pavilion (2,225) Moraga, CA
11/19/2014* 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Northern Colorado Wyoming Tournament	W 86–65	1–2	Pan American Center (5,690) Las Cruces, NM
11/22/2014* 7:00 PM		at UTEP The Battle of I-10	L 76–77	1–3	Don Haskins Center (11,127) El Paso, TX
11/24/2014* 7:00 PM		Stetson Wyoming Tournament	W 88–68	2–3	Pan American Center (4,884) Las Cruces, NM
11/26/2014* 7:00 PM		Florida A&M Wyoming Tournament	W 78–33	3–3	Pan American Center (4,958) Las Cruces, NM
11/29/2014* 7:00 PM, RTRM/AggieVision		at Wyoming Wyoming Tournament	L 75–78	3–4	Arena-Auditorium (5,474) Laramie, WY
12/03/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry	L 47–62	3–5	The Pit (15,335) Albuquerque, MN
12/06/2014* 7:00 PM, ASN		UTEP The Battle of I-10	W 71–64	4–5	Pan American Center (8,789) Las Cruces, NM
12/13/2014* 6:00 PM, ESPN3		at Oral Roberts	L 83–86	4–6	Mabee Center (3,494) Tulsa, OK
12/17/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPNU		at Baylor	L 55–66	4–7	Ferrell Center (4,787) Waco, TX
12/20/2014* 7:00 PM, RTRM		New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry	L 67–69	4–8	Pan American Center (8,148) Las Cruces, NM
12/22/2014* 7:00 PM		Northern New Mexico	W 78–39	5–8	Pan American Center (4,816) Las Cruces, NM
12/27/2014* 7:00 PM, RTRM		No. 24 Colorado State	L 57–58 ^OT	5–9	Pan American Center (5,589) Las Cruces, NM
12/30/2014* 7:00 PM		Texas Southern	W 54–52	6–9	Pan American Center (4,981) Las Cruces, NM
01/03/2015* 7:00 PM		UC Irvine	W 70–67	7–9	Pan American Center (4,903) Las Cruces, NM
01/06/2015* 7:00 PM, AggieVision		New Mexico Highlands	W 75–67	8–9	Pan American Center (4,749) Las Cruces, NM
WAC Regular season
01/10/2015 7:00 PM, AggieVision		UMKC	W 63–45	9–9 (1–0)	Pan American Center (5,707) Las Cruces, NM
01/15/2015 8:00 PM		at Cal State Bakersfield	W 70–54	10–9 (2–0)	Icardo Center (1,402) Bakersfield, CA
01/17/2015 8:00 PM, ASN		at Seattle	L 52–58	10–10 (2–1)	KeyArena (2,128) Seattle, WA
01/22/2015 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Grand Canyon	W 85–63	11–10 (3–1)	Pan American Center (5,577) Las Cruces, NM
01/24/2015 7:00 PM, ASN		Utah Valley	W 69–44	12–10 (4–1)	Pan American Center (5,878) Las Cruces, NM
01/31/2015 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Texas–Pan American	W 53–48	13–10 (5–1)	Pan American Center (5,892) Las Cruces, NM
02/05/2015 6:05 PM		at Chicago State	W 69–61 ^OT	14–10 (6–1)	Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (528) Chicago, IL
02/07/2015 5:05 PM, ESPN3		at UMKC	W 77–63	15–10 (7–1)	Municipal Auditorium (2,937) Kansas City, MO
02/12/2015 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Seattle	W 73–47	16–10 (8–1)	Pan American Center (5,544) Las Cruces, NM
02/14/2015 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Cal State Bakersfield	W 74–58	17–10 (9–1)	Pan American Center (5,881) Las Cruces, NM
02/19/2015 7:05 PM		at Utah Valley	W 51–38	18–10 (10–1)	UCCU Center (2,749) Orem, UT
02/21/2015 7:00 PM, ASN		at Grand Canyon	W 72–55	19–10 (11–1)	GCU Arena (7,050) Phoenix, AZ
03/04/2015 6:00 PM		at Texas–Pan American Postponed from 2/28/15^[3]	W 69–48	20–10 (12–1)	UTPA Fieldhouse (787) Edinburg, TX
03/07/2015 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Chicago State	W 61–57	21–10 (13–1)	Pan American Center (12,572) Las Cruces, NM
WAC Tournament
03/13/2015 7:00 PM		vs. Cal State Bakersfield Semifinals	W 57–53	22–10	Orleans Arena (1,723) Paradise, NV
03/14/2015 9:00 PM, ESPNU		vs. Seattle Championship game	W 80–61	23–10	Orleans Arena (1,763) Paradise, NV
NCAA Tournament
03/20/2015* 10:15 AM, CBS	No. (15 MW)	vs. No. 10 (2 MW) Kansas Second round	L 56–75	23–11	CenturyLink Center (16,907) Omaha, NE
*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.

References

New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball

Venues	Pan American Center (1968–present)

Rivalries	New Mexico UTEP

Culture & lore	History Pistol Pete

People	Head coaches

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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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