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2021–22 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

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2021–22 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
WAC regular season co-champions
WAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record27–7 (14–4 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • James Miller
  • David Anwar
  • Dominique Taylor
Home arenaPan American Center
Seasons
2021–22 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State 14 4   .778 27 7   .794
Seattle 14 4   .778 23 9   .719
Stephen F. Austin 14 4   .778 22 10   .688
Grand Canyon 13 5   .722 23 8   .742
Sam Houston State 13 5   .722 19 14   .576
Abilene Christian 11 7   .611 25 11   .694
Utah Valley 10 8   .556 20 12   .625
Tarleton State* 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
California Baptist* 7 11   .389 18 16   .529
Dixie State* 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
Chicago State 3 15   .167 7 25   .219
Lamar 0 18   .000 2 27   .069
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2022 WAC tournament winner

The 2021–22 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies were led by fifth-year head coach Chris Jans and competed as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 27–7, 14–4 in WAC play to finish a three-way tie for the regular season championship. As No. 1 seed, they defeated Grand Canyon and Abilene Christian to be champions of the WAC tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 12 seed in the West Region, where they upset UConn in the first round before losing in the second round to Arkansas.

Previous season

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The Aggies finished the 2020–21 season 12–8, 7–6 and in third place in WAC play. The Aggies' season ended with a 56–74 loss to Grand Canyon in the 2021 WAC men's basketball tournament.

Roster

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2021–22 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Teddy Allen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS Jr Nebraska Phoenix, AZ
F 1 Marchelus Avery 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Northwest Florida State Richmond, VA
F 2 Donnie Tillman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr UNLV Detroit, MI
G 3 Nate Pryor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Washington Seattle, WA
G 4 Mario McKinney Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So John A. Logan College St. Louis, MO
G 5 Clayton Henry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Palm Beach State College Calgary, Canada
G 10 Sir'Jabari Rice 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Fort Bend Marshall HS Houston, TX
G 12 Virshon Cotton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr LIU Milwaukee, WI
F 13 Will McNair Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 277 lb (126 kg) So Martin Luther King HS Philadelphia, PA
F 15 Mike Peake 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So Austin Peay Chicago, IL
G 20 Cameron Crawford 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Kirtland Central HS Kirtland, NM
G 23 Levar Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Indian Hills CC Hyde Park, MA
F 25 Jorge Moreno 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 273 lb (124 kg) Fr Strength 'n Motion International Cananea, Sonora, Mexico
F 35 Johnny McCants 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 229 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Oñate HS Las Cruces, NM
F 42 Yuat Alok 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 211 lb (96 kg) GS Coppin State Auckland, New Zealand
F Shakiru Odunewu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Universal Academy Providence, RI
G Kiran Oliver 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr PHH Prep Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 8, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, BSAZ/ESPN+
UC Irvine W 62–51  1–0
 14  Allen   8  2 Tied   4  McKinney Jr.  Pan American Center (5,056)
Las Cruces, NM
November 13, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ
UTEP
Battle of I-10
W 77–71  2–0
 15  Rice   9  McCants   3  Tillman  Pan American Center (8,089)
Las Cruces, NM
November 18, 2021*
10:00 am, ESPNU
vs. Davidson
Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals
W 76–64  3–0
 22  Allen   6  McNair Jr.   7  Rice  HTC Center (1,168)
Conway, SC
November 19, 2021*
10:00 a.m., ESPN2
vs. Utah State
Myrtle Beach Invitational Semifinals
L 58–85  3–1
 14  Allen   7  Allen   4  Alok  HTC Center 
Conway, SC
November 21, 2021*
6:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Indiana State
Myrtle Beach Invitational 3rd Place Game
W 80–66  4–1
 23  Tillman   15  McNair Jr.   5  2 Tied  HTC Center (1,083)
Conway, SC
November 24, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
New Mexico Highlands W 94–67  5–1
 21  Allen   9  Avery   6  McKinney Jr.  Pan American Center (4,739)
Las Cruces, NM
November 30, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ
New Mexico
Rio Grande Rivalry
L 94–101  5–2
 31  Allen   9  Allen   8  Rice  Pan American Center (6,208)
Las Cruces, NM
December 3, 2021*
7:00 pm, Stadium
at UTEP
Battle of I-10
W 72–69  6–2
 19  Rice   7  Allen   4  Rice  Don Haskins Center (6,392)
El Paso, TX
December 6, 2021*
7:00 pm, MWN
at New Mexico
Rio Grande Rivalry
W 78–76 OT 7–2
 20  Allen   11  Allen   6  Rice  The Pit (13,019)
Albuquerque, NM
December 11, 2021*
5:00 pm, WCCN
at Loyola Marymount W 63–58  8–2
 12  Allen   8  Allen   2  3 Tied  Gersten Pavilion (996)
Los Angeles, CA
December 15, 2021*
8:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State W 64–61  9–2
 22  Rice   8  McNair Jr.   5  Allen  Beasley Coliseum (2,702)
Pullman, WA
December 18, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern New Mexico W 93–60  10–2
 19  Allen   11  McKinney Jr.   8  Allen  Pan American Center (4,086)
Las Cruces, NM
December 20, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
UT Permian Basin W 84–59  11–2
 22  Avery   9  Allen   4  McKinney Jr.  Pan American Center (4,315)
Las Cruces, NM
WAC Conference Season
January 1, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ/The CW
Chicago State W 78–61  12–2
(1–0)
 15  Rice   9  Rice   3  McNair Jr.  Pan American Center (5,360)
Las Cruces, NM
January 6, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lamar W 2–0 (Forfeit)  12–2
(2–0)
                  Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
January 8, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 85–73  13–2
(3–0)
 19  Allen   11  Allen   5  Pryor  UTRGV Fieldhouse (846)
Edinburg, TX
January 13, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ
Tarleton State W 73–57  14–2
(4–0)
 15  2 Tied   9  Rice   4  Rice  Pan American Center (5,131)
Las Cruces, NM
January 15, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ+/The CW
Abilene Christian W 77–63  15–2
(5–0)
 41  Allen   7  Allen   3  Rice  Pan American Center (5,014)
Las Cruces, NM
January 20, 2022
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Sam Houston State L 46–71  15–3
(5–1)
 8  2 Tied   5  Allen   2  Allen  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (497)
Huntsville, TX
January 22, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Stephen F. Austin W 72–58  17–3
(6–1)
 26  Allen   8  2 Tied   4  Rice  William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,551)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 29, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ
Grand Canyon W 71–61  17–3
(7–1)
 28  Allen   12  Allen   2  2 Tied  Pan American Center (12,307)
Las Cruces, NM
February 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ
California Baptist W 68–57  18–3
(8–1)
 22  Allen   7  McNair Jr.   5  Rice  Pan American Center (4,431)
Las Cruces, NM
February 5, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ+/The CW
Seattle W 79–64  19–3
(9–1)
 33  Allen   12  McCants   7  Rice  Pan American Center (6,302)
Las Cruces, NM
February 10, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dixie State W 77–69  20–3
(10–1)
 20  Allen   10  Rice   4  Rice  Burns Arena (1,333)
St. George, UT
February 12, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Utah Valley L 68–72  20–4
(10–2)
 24  Allen   11  Allen   6  McCants  UCCU Center (1,868)
Orem, UT
February 16, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ+
Dixie State W 75–64  21–4
(11–2)
 20  Allen   10  Allen   5  Rice  Pan American Center (4,424)
Las Cruces, NM
February 19, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Grand Canyon W 82–66  22–4
(12–2)
 30  Allen   10  Allen   5  Allen  GCU Arena (7,174)
Phoenix, AZ
February 21, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Seattle W 68–55  23–4
(13–2)
 19  Allen   14  McNair Jr.   5  Allen  Redhawk Center (999)
Seattle, WA
February 26, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Chicago State L 59–61  23–5
(13–3)
 15  Rice   10  Tillman   7  Rice  Jones Convocation Center (207)
Chicago, IL
March 2, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ+
Stephen F. Austin L 71–73  23–6
(13–4)
 20  McCants   10  McCants   4  Pryor  Pan American Center (5,611)
Las Cruces, NM
March 5, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ
Utah Valley W 62–46  24–6
(14–4)
 20  Allen   13  McCants   5  Allen  Pan American Center (5,707)
Las Cruces, NM
WAC tournament
March 11, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) vs. (4) Grand Canyon
Semifinals
W 75–70  25–6
 25  Allen   7  Allen   6  Allen  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
March 12, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPNU
(1) vs. (6) Abilene Christian
Championship
W 66–52  26–6
 15  Henry   9  McNair Jr.   3  Allen  Orleans Arena (3,679)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2022*
4:50 pm, TNT
(12 W) vs. (5 W) No. 21 UConn
First Round
W 70–63  27–6
 37  Allen   6  Allen   4  Rice  KeyBank Center 
Buffalo, NY
March 19, 2022*
6:40 pm, TNT
(12 W) vs. (4 W) No. 17 Arkansas
Second Round
L 48–53  27–7
 16  McCants   12  McCants   4  Pryor  KeyBank Center (18,299)
Buffalo, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Mountain Time Source[1].

See also

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2021–22 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". New Mexico State Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2021.