1978–79 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, first round | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 22–10 (11–5 MVC) |
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Home arena | Pan American Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Indiana State † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | – | 1 | .971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Texas State | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1979 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1978–79 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University in the 1978–79 college basketball season. This was Ken Hayes's 5th season as head coach. The Aggies played their home games at Pan American Center and competed in the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 11–5 in MVC play. Though they finished second in the conference standings, the Aggies were five games behind Larry Bird’s No. 1 Indiana State Sycamores. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, but fell in the first round to Weber State, a team they had beaten earlier in the season, 81–78 in overtime.
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 15, 1979* |
at No. 5 Indiana State | L 69–73 | 8–5 |
Hulman Center (10,226) Terre Haute, Indiana | |||||||
Feb 1, 1979* |
No. 2 Indiana State | L 89–91 | 12–6 |
Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico | |||||||
Feb 3, 1979* |
at Creighton | L 71–77 | 12–7 |
Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska | |||||||
MVC tournament | |||||||||||
Feb 27, 1979* |
Tulsa Quarterfinals |
W 82–79 | 20–8 |
Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico | |||||||
Mar 1, 1979* |
Wichita State Semifinals |
W 85–81 | 21–8 |
Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico | |||||||
Mar 3, 1979* |
at No. 1 Indiana State Championship game |
L 59–69 | 22–9 |
Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 9, 1979* |
(10 MW) | vs. (7 MW) Weber State First round |
L 78–81 OT | 22–10 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest. All times are in Mountain Time. |
References
[edit]- ^ "1978-79 New Mexico State Aggies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- ^ "2019–20 New Mexico State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2023.