2016–17 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

2016–17 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball

Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2016–17 record	6–2 (0–0 WAC)
Head coach	Paul Weir (1st year)
Assistant coach	Jesse Bopp
Assistant coach	Aerick Sanders
Assistant coach	Marc Hsu
Home arena	Pan American Center

2016–17 WAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Utah Valley	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
New Mexico State	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
UMKC	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Cal State Bakersfield	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Grand Canyon*	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Chicago State	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Seattle	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
UT Rio Grande Valley	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.

† 2017 WAC Tournament winner As of December 4, 2016;

The 2016–17 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represents New Mexico State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by first year head coach Paul Weir, play their home games at the Pan American Center and are members of the Western Athletic Conference.

Previous Season

The Aggies 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.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Harold Givens	1	F	6'7"	200	RS Freshman	Norcross, GA	Transferred to Pearl River CC
Rashawn Browne	10	G	6'1"	170	RS Freshman	Toronto, ON	Transferred to California (PA)
Jose Campo	14	F	6'11"	206	RS Freshman	Riohacha, Colombia	Left the team due to personal reasons
Rene Esparza	15	G	6'3"	175	Junior	Ciudad Juárez, Mexico	Left the team due to personal reasons
Pascal Siakam	43	F	6'9"	230	Sophomore	Donala, Cameroon	Declare for 2016 NBA draft

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Chance Ellis	3	G	6'3"	223	Sophomore	New York, NY	Junior college transferred from New Mexico Military Institute
Jemerrio Jones	10	F	6'6"	190	Junior	Memphis, TN	Junior college transferred from Hill College
A. J. Harris	12	G	5'9"	157	Sophomore	Dayton, OH	Transferred from Ohio State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Harris will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Marlon Jones	23	F	6'7"	218	Junior	Chicago, IL	Junior college transferred from South Plains College

2016 Recruiting Class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Johnny McCants SF	Las Cruces, NM	Oñate High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 7, 2016
Johnny McCants SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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: "2016 New Mexico State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com.

Roster

2016–17 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)	184 lb (83 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Huntington Prep	San Antonio, TX
1.5 !G	1	Haley, JermaineJermaine Haley	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Sunrise Christian Academy	Burnaby, BC
1.5 !G	2	Huggins, BraxtonBraxton Huggins	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Mira Monte HS	Bakersfield, CA
1.5 !G	3	Ellis, ChanceChance Ellis	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	St. Andrew's HS New Mexico Military Institute	Queens, NY
1.5 !G	4	Baker, IanIan Baker	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Arlington Country Day HS	Washington, D.C.
1.5 !G	5	Taylor, MattMatt Taylor	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Future College Prep	Toronto, ON
3.5 !F	11	Wilkins, JohnathonJohnathon Wilkins	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	La Lumiere HS	Lille, France
3.5 !F	10	Jones, JemerrioJemerrio Jones	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Melrose HS Hill College	Memphis, TN
1.5 !G	12	Harris, A. J.A. J. Harris (I)	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	2.0 !So	Dunbar HS Ohio State	Dayton, OH
1.5 !G	13	Ndir, SidySidy Ndir	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.5 !RS So	West Oaks Academy	Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, France
1.5 !G	14	Garza, JoeJoe Garza (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Las Cruces HS	Las Cruces, NM
5.0 !C	21	Bhullar, TanveerTanveer Bhullar	86 !7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Father Henry Carr Secondary	Toronto, ON
3.5 !F	22	Chuha, EliEli Chuha	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Redlands East Valley HS	Redlands, CA
3.5 !F	23	Jones, MarlonMarlon Jones	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Orr Academy HS South Plains College	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	33	McCants, JohnnyJohnny McCants	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Oñate HS	Las Cruces, NM
5.0 !C	34	Gnahore, BolloBollo Gnahore	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	258 lb (117 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	New Hope Christian Academy	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
1.5 !G	35	Pennie, JalynJalyn Pennie	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Christian Faith Center Academy	Toronto, ON

Head coach

Paul Weir (York)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
11/11/2016* 7:30 PM	Arizona Christian	W 100–52	1–0	Pan American Center (5,803) Las Cruces, NM
11/13/2016* 2:00 PM, RTRM	at Colorado State	L 61–64	1–1	Moby Arena (2,264) Fort Collins, CO
11/16/2016* 7:00 PM	Samford San Diego Classic	W 58–48	2–1	Pan American Center (3,373) Las Cruces, NM
11/18/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry	L 59–72	2–2	The Pit (13,892) Albuquerque, NM
11/20/2016* 3:00 PM	Bethune-Cookman San Diego Classic	W 89–73	3–2	Pan American Center (4,323) Las Cruces, NM
11/22/2016* 7:00 PM	Nicholls State San Diego Classic	W 86–74	4–2	Pan American Center (3,301) Las Cruces, NM
11/26/2016* 3:00 PM	at San Diego San Diego Classic	W 56–51	5–2	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,008) San Diego, CA
11/30/2016* 7:30 PM	Air Force	W 78–70	6–2	Pan American Center (4,382) Las Cruces, NM
12/03/2016* 7:00 PM	Long Beach State			Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
12/10/2016* 8:00 PM	New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry			Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
12/13/2016* 7:00 PM	at UTEP Battle of I-10			Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
12/17/2016* 6:00 PM, P12N	at Arizona State			Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
12/19/2016* 7:00 PM	UC Irvine			Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
12/27/2016* 7:00 PM	Eastern New Mexico			Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
12/30/2016* 7:00 PM	UTEP Battle of I-10			Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
01/05/2017 5:00 PM, ASN	at UMKC			Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
01/07/2017 1:05 PM	at Chicago State			Jones Convention Center Chicago, IL
01/12/2017 7:00 PM	Grand Canyon			Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
01/14/2017 7:00 PM	Cal State Bakersfield			Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
01/21/2017 7:00 PM	UMKC			Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
01/26/2017 8:00 PM	at Seattle			KeyArena Seattle, WA
01/28/2017 7:00 PM	at Utah Valley			UCCU Center Orem, UT
01/30/2017* 7:00 PM	vs. Northern New Mexico			Santa Ana Star Center Rio Rancho, NM
02/04/2017 7:00 PM	Chicago State			Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
02/09/2017 8:00 PM	at Cal State Bakersfield			Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
02/11/2017 7:00 PM	at Grand Canyon			GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ
02/18/2017 6:00 PM	at Texas–Rio Grande Valley			UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
02/23/2017 7:00 PM	Utah Valley			Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
02/25/2017 7:00 PM	Seattle			Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
03/04/2017 7:00 PM	Texas–Rio Grande Valley			Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
WAC Tournament
03/09–11/2017	vs.			Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*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 Aggies men's basketball

Venues	Pan American Center (1968–present)

Rivalries	New Mexico UTEP

Culture & lore	History Pistol Pete

People	Head coaches

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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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