2021–22 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball | |
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WAC regular season co-champions WAC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 27–7 (14–4 WAC) |
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Home arena | Pan American Center |
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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
[edit]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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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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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
[edit]2021–22 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team
References
[edit]- ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". New Mexico State Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2021.