2014–15 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team
2014–15 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball | |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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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
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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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. |