2015–16 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

2015–16 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball

WAC Regular Season champions
NIT, First round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2015–16 record	23–11 (13–1 WAC)
Head coach	Marvin Menzies (9th year)
Assistant coach	Paul Weir
Assistant coach	Keith Brown
Assistant coach	Aerick Sanders
Home arena	Pan American Center

2015–16 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*	11	–	3	.786	27	–	7	.794
Cal State Bakersfield †	11	–	3	.786	24	–	9	.727
Seattle	7	–	7	.500	15	–	17	.469
Utah Valley	6	–	8	.429	12	–	18	.400
UMKC	4	–	10	.286	12	–	19	.387
UT Rio Grande Valley	4	–	10	.286	8	–	22	.267
Chicago State	0	–	14	.000	4	–	28	.125
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.

† 2016 WAC Tournament winner

The 2015–16 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by ninth 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 WAC regular season championship. They defeated UMKC to advance to the championship game of the WAC Tournament where they lost to Cal State Bakersfield. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Saint Mary's.

Previous Season

The Aggies finished the 2014–15 season with an overall record 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.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
D. K. Eldridge	1	G	6'2"	180	Senior	Dallas, TX	Graduated
Remi Barry	3	F	6'8"	225	Senior	Paris, France	Graduated
Tshilidzi Newphawe	15	C	6'10"	268	RS Senior	Johannesburg, South Africa	Graduated
Daniel Mullings	23	G	6'2"	170	Senior	Toronto, ON	Graduated
Aaron Kubinski	34	F	6'5"	195	RS Sophomore	Albuquerque, NM	Left the team due to personal reasons
Anthony January	44	F	6'8"	200	Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA	Left the team due to personal reasons

2015 Recruiting Class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jermaine Haley PG	Burnaby, BC	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 14, 2015
Jermaine Haley PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 New Mexico State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com.

Roster

2015–16 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Landry, TravonTravon Landry	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Huntington Prep	San Antonio, TX
3.5 !F	1	Givens, HaroldHarold Givens	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Faith Baptist Christian	Norcross, GA
1.5 !G	2	Huggins, BraxtonBraxton Huggins	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Mira Monte HS	Bakersfield, CA
1.5 !G	3	Haley, JermaineJermaine Haley	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Sunrise Christian Academy	Burnaby, BC
1.5 !G	4	Baker, IanIan Baker	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Arlington Country Day HS	Washington, D.C.
1.5 !G	5	Taylor, MattMatt Taylor	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Future College Prep	Toronto, ON
1.5 !G	10	Browne, RashawnRashawn Browne	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Bill Crothers Secondary	Toronto, ON
3.5 !F	11	Wilkins, JohnathonJohnathon Wilkins	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	La Lumiere HS	Lille, France
5.0 !C	12	Gnahore, BolloBollo Gnahore	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1.0 !Fr	New Hope Christian Academy	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
3.5 !F	14	Campo, JoseJose Campo	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	West Oaks Academy	Riohacha, Colombia
1.5 !G	15	Esparza, ReneRene Esparza	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	New Mexico JC Faith Christian Acad.	Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
1.5 !G	20	Ndir, SidySidy Ndir	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	West Oaks Academy	Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, France
5.0 !C	21	Bhullar, TanveerTanveer Bhullar	87 !7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	335 lb (152 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Father Henry Carr Secondary	Toronto, ON
3.5 !F	22	Chuha, EliEli Chuha	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Redlands East Valley	Redlands, CA
1.5 !G	35	Pennie, JalynJalyn Pennie	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Christian Faith Center Academy	Toronto, ON
3.5 !F	43	Siakam, PascalPascal Siakam	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	God's Academy	Douala, Cameroon

Head coach

Marvin Menzies (UCLA)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

^[1]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/02/2015* 7:00 PM		Western New Mexico	W 80–39		Pan American Center (3,813) Las Cruces, NM
Regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Houston Baptist	W 91–69	1–0	Pan American Center (5,130) Las Cruces, NM
11/15/2015* 7:00 PM, AggieVision		New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry	L 74–83	1–1	Pan American Center (6,796) Las Cruces, NM
11/18/2015* 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Tennessee Tech Air Force Classic	W 76–63	2–1	Pan American Center (4,104) Las Cruces, NM
11/21/2015* 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Mississippi Valley State Air Force Classic	W 85–46	3–1	Pan American Center (4,346) Las Cruces, NM
11/24/2015* 7:30 PM, AggieVision		Robert Morris Air Force Classic	W 81–71 ^{OT^[2]}	4–1	Pan American Center (4,115) Las Cruces, NM
11/28/2015* 12:00 PM		at Air Force Air Force Classic	L 64–66 ^OT	4–2	Clune Arena (1,034) Colorado Springs, CO
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM, AggieVision		UTEP Battle of I-10	W 73–59	5–2	Pan American Center (6,303) Las Cruces, NM
12/05/2015* 5:00 PM		at Long Beach State	L 53–67	5–3	Walter Pyramid (2,376) Long Beach, CA
12/13/2015* 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Wyoming	L 59–62	5–4	Pan American Center (4,562) Las Cruces, NM
12/16/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry	L 61–79	5–5	The Pit (15,362) Albuquerque, NM
12/19/2015* 7:00 PM, ASN		at UTEP Battle of I-10	W 73–53	6–5	Don Haskins Center (9,040) El Paso, TX
12/21/2015* 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Oral Roberts	W 76–61	7–5	Pan American Center (4,315) Las Cruces, NM
12/23/2015* 6:00 PM		at Baylor	L 70–85	7–6	Ferrell Center (5,842) Waco, TX
12/30/2015* 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Arizona Christian	W 81–61	8–6	Pan American Center (4,210) Las Cruces, NM
01/02/2016* 8:00 PM		at UC Irvine	L 52–54	8–7	Bren Events Center (2,866) Irvine, CA
01/07/2016 7:00 PM, ASN		at Utah Valley	W 78–66	9–7 (1–0)	UCCU Center (3,155) Orem, UT
01/09/2016 7:00 PM		at Grand Canyon	L 75–79	9–8 (1–1)	GCU Arena (7,413) Phoenix, AZ
01/14/2016 7:00 PM, ASN		UMKC	W 65–64	10–8 (2–1)	Pan American Center (4,187) Las Cruces, NM
01/16/2016 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Chicago State	W 80–62	11–8 (3–1)	Pan American Center (4,301) Las Cruces, NM
01/21/2016 8:00 PM		at Seattle	W 68–60	12–8 (4–1)	KeyArena (1,365) Seattle, WA
01/23/2016 8:00 PM		Cal State Bakersfield	W 68–67 ^2OT	13–8 (5–1)	Icardo Center (3,880) Bakersfield, CA
01/30/2016 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 92–68	14–8 (6–1)	Pan American Center (4,710) Las Cruces, NM
02/04/2016 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Grand Canyon	W 70–50	15–8 (7–1)	Pan American Center (5,509) Las Cruces, NM
02/06/2016 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Utah Valley	W 98–74	16–8 (8–1)	Pan American Center (4,476) Las Cruces, NM
02/08/2016* 7:00 PM		vs. Northern New Mexico	W 85–54	17–8	Santa Ana Star Center (2,306) Rio Rancho, NM
02/13/2016 1:05 PM		at Chicago State	W 69–55	18–8 (9–1)	Jones Convocation Center (813) Chicago, IL
02/15/2015* 6:00 PM		at Wichita State Postponed from 12/28/15^[3]	L 41–71	18–9	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
02/18/2016 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Cal State Bakersfield	W 63–55	19–9 (10–1)	Pan American Center (4,550) Las Cruces, NM
02/20/2016 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Seattle	W 70–57	20–9 (11–1)	Pan American Center (4,669) Las Cruces, NM
02/27/2016 1:00 PM, AggieVision		at UMKC	W 62–61	21–9 (12–1)	Municipal Auditorium (2,551) Kansas City, MO
03/05/2016 6:00 PM		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 83–44	22–9 (13–1)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,336) Edinburg, TX
WAC Tournament
03/11/2016 7:00 PM	(1)	vs. (5) UMKC Semifinals	W 78–64	23–9	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
03/12/2016 9:00 PM, ESPNU	(1)	vs. (2) Cal State Bakersfield Championship game	L 54–57	23–10	Orleans Arena (1,673) Paradise, NV
NIT
03/15/2016* 9:00 PM, ESPN2	(7)	(2) Saint Mary's First round – Valparaiso Bracket	L 56–58	23–11	McKeon Pavilion (1,154) Moraga, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

↑ http://www.nmstatesports.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball
↑ "New Mexico State pulls in OT, beats Robert Morris 81-71". ESPN.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
↑ http://www.nmstatesports.com/news/2015/12/28/MBB_1228154752.aspx?path=mbball

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

Seasons	1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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