2015–16 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

2015–16 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball

WAC regular season champions
NIT, First round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2015–16 record	23–11 (13–1 WAC)
Head coach	Marvin Menzies (9th season)
Assistant coach	Paul Weir
Assistant coach	Keith Brown
Assistant coach	Aerick Sanders
Home arena	Pan American Center

2015–16 WAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
New Mexico State	13	–	1	.929	23	–	11	.676
Grand Canyon*	11	–	3	.786	27	–	7	.794
Cal State Bakersfield †	11	–	3	.786	24	–	9	.727
Seattle	7	–	7	.500	15	–	17	.469
Utah Valley	6	–	8	.429	12	–	18	.400
UMKC	4	–	10	.286	12	–	19	.387
UT Rio Grande Valley	4	–	10	.286	8	–	22	.267
Chicago State	0	–	14	.000	4	–	28	.125
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.

† 2016 WAC Tournament winner

The 2015–16 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by ninth year head coach Marvin Menzies, played their home games at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They 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.

On April 16, 2016, head coach Marvin Menzies left the school to accept the head coaching position at UNLV.^[1] On April 26, the school hired Paul Weir, an assistant coach under Menzies, as head coach.^[2]

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2014–15 season with an overall record 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.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
D. K. Eldridge	1	G	6'2"	180	Senior	Dallas, TX	Graduated
Remi Barry	3	F	6'8"	225	Senior	Paris, France	Graduated
Tshilidzi Newphawe	15	C	6'10"	268	RS Senior	Johannesburg, South Africa	Graduated
Daniel Mullings	23	G	6'2"	170	Senior	Toronto, ON	Graduated
Aaron Kubinski	34	F	6'5"	195	RS Sophomore	Albuquerque, NM	Left the team due to personal reasons
Anthony January	44	F	6'8"	200	Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA	Left the team due to personal reasons

2015 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jermaine Haley PG	Burnaby, BC	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 14, 2015
Jermaine Haley PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80
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: "2015 New Mexico State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com.

Roster

2015–16 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Landry, TravonTravon Landry	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Huntington Prep	San Antonio, TX
3.5 !F	1	Givens, HaroldHarold Givens	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Faith Baptist Christian	Norcross, GA
1.5 !G	2	Huggins, BraxtonBraxton Huggins	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Mira Monte HS	Bakersfield, CA
1.5 !G	3	Haley, JermaineJermaine Haley	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Sunrise Christian Academy	Burnaby, BC
1.5 !G	4	Baker, IanIan Baker	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Arlington Country Day HS	Washington, D.C.
1.5 !G	5	Taylor, MattMatt Taylor	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Future College Prep	Toronto, ON
1.5 !G	10	Browne, RashawnRashawn Browne	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Bill Crothers Secondary	Toronto, ON
3.5 !F	11	Wilkins, JohnathonJohnathon Wilkins	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	La Lumiere HS	Lille, France
5.0 !C	12	Gnahore, BolloBollo Gnahore	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1.0 !Fr	New Hope Christian Academy	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
3.5 !F	14	Campo, JoseJose Campo	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	West Oaks Academy	Riohacha, Colombia
1.5 !G	15	Esparza, ReneRene Esparza	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	New Mexico JC Faith Christian Acad.	Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
1.5 !G	20	Ndir, SidySidy Ndir	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	West Oaks Academy	Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, France
5.0 !C	21	Bhullar, TanveerTanveer Bhullar	87 !7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	335 lb (152 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Father Henry Carr Secondary	Toronto, ON
3.5 !F	22	Chuha, EliEli Chuha	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Redlands East Valley	Redlands, CA
1.5 !G	35	Pennie, JalynJalyn Pennie	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Christian Faith Center Academy	Toronto, ON
3.5 !F	43	Siakam, PascalPascal Siakam	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	God's Academy	Douala, Cameroon

Head coach

Marvin Menzies (UCLA)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

^[3]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2015* 7:00 PM		Western New Mexico	W 80–39		17 – Siakam	13 – Chuha	3 – Baker	Pan American Center (3,813) Las Cruces, NM
Regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Houston Baptist	W 91–69	1–0	28 – Siakam	11 – Siakam	5 – Esparza	Pan American Center (5,130) Las Cruces, NM
11/15/2015* 7:00 PM, AggieVision		New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry	L 74–83	1–1	23 – Siakam	9 – Bhullar	2 – Baker	Pan American Center (6,796) Las Cruces, NM
11/18/2015* 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Tennessee Tech Air Force Classic	W 76–63	2–1	30 – Siakam	11 – Siakam	4 – Siakam	Pan American Center (4,104) Las Cruces, NM
11/21/2015* 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Mississippi Valley State Air Force Classic	W 85–46	3–1	19 – Siakam	16 – Siakam	7 – Baker	Pan American Center (4,346) Las Cruces, NM
11/24/2015* 7:30 PM, AggieVision		Robert Morris Air Force Classic	W 81–71 ^{OT^[4]}	4–1	35 – Siakam	13 – Siakam	5 – Baker	Pan American Center (4,115) Las Cruces, NM
11/28/2015* 12:00 PM		at Air Force Air Force Classic	L 64–66 ^OT	4–2	26 – Siakam	12 – Siakam	4 – Baker	Clune Arena (1,034) Colorado Springs, CO
12/02/2015* 7:00 PM, AggieVision		UTEP Battle of I-10	W 73–59	5–2	24 – Siakam	23 – Siakam	4 – Taylor/Browne	Pan American Center (6,303) Las Cruces, NM
12/05/2015* 5:00 PM		at Long Beach State	L 53–67	5–3	14 – Siakam	11 – Siakam	3 – Baker/Taylor	Walter Pyramid (2,376) Long Beach, CA
12/13/2015* 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Wyoming	L 59–62	5–4	20 – Baker	15 – Siakam	3 – Baker/Taylor	Pan American Center (4,562) Las Cruces, NM
12/16/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry	L 61–79	5–5	21 – Siakam	9 – Bhullar	5 – Browne	The Pit (15,362) Albuquerque, NM
12/19/2015* 7:00 PM, ASN		at UTEP Battle of I-10	W 73–53	6–5	26 – Baker	10 – Siakam	8 – Taylor	Don Haskins Center (9,040) El Paso, TX
12/21/2015* 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Oral Roberts	W 76–61	7–5	35 – Siakam	11 – Siakam	4 – Baker	Pan American Center (4,315) Las Cruces, NM
12/23/2015* 6:00 PM		at Baylor	L 70–85	7–6	26 – Siakam	10 – Siakam	5 – Taylor/Pennie	Ferrell Center (5,842) Waco, TX
12/30/2015* 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Arizona Christian	W 81–61	8–6	28 – Siakam	10 – Siakam	4 – Baker/Taylor/Siakam	Pan American Center (4,210) Las Cruces, NM
01/02/2016* 8:00 PM		at UC Irvine	L 52–54	8–7	17 – Siakam	10 – Siakam	6 – Siakam	Bren Events Center (2,866) Irvine, CA
01/07/2016 7:00 PM, ASN		at Utah Valley	W 78–66	9–7 (1–0)	20 – Siakam	11 – Siakam	6 – Baker	UCCU Center (3,155) Orem, UT
01/09/2016 7:00 PM		at Grand Canyon	L 75–79	9–8 (1–1)	17 – Siakam	12 – Siakam	8 – Baker	GCU Arena (7,413) Phoenix, AZ
01/14/2016 7:00 PM, ASN		UMKC	W 65–64	10–8 (2–1)	16 – Baker	15 – Siakam	6 – Taylor	Pan American Center (4,187) Las Cruces, NM
01/16/2016 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Chicago State	W 80–62	11–8 (3–1)	21 – Siakam	13 – Siakam	5 – Baker	Pan American Center (4,301) Las Cruces, NM
01/21/2016 8:00 PM		at Seattle	W 68–60	12–8 (4–1)	21 – Siakam	11 – Siakam	2 – Baker/Pennie/Siakam	KeyArena (1,365) Seattle, WA
01/23/2016 8:00 PM		Cal State Bakersfield	W 68–67 ^2OT	13–8 (5–1)	21 – Siakam	10 – Baker	6 – Baker	Icardo Center (3,880) Bakersfield, CA
01/30/2016 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 92–68	14–8 (6–1)	24 – Siakam	16 – Siakam	5 – Baker	Pan American Center (4,710) Las Cruces, NM
02/04/2016 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Grand Canyon	W 70–50	15–8 (7–1)	17 – Siakam	16 – Siakam	4 – Baker	Pan American Center (5,509) Las Cruces, NM
02/06/2016 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Utah Valley	W 98–74	16–8 (8–1)	27 – Siakam	11 – Siakam	4 – Siakam	Pan American Center (4,476) Las Cruces, NM
02/08/2016* 7:00 PM		vs. Northern New Mexico	W 85–54	17–8	14 – Bhullar	6 – Siakam/Bhullar	4 – Ndir	Santa Ana Star Center (2,306) Rio Rancho, NM
02/13/2016 1:05 PM		at Chicago State	W 69–55	18–8 (9–1)	24 – Siakam	8 – Siakam	7 – Taylor	Jones Convocation Center (813) Chicago, IL
02/15/2015* 6:00 PM		at Wichita State Postponed from 12/28/15^[5]	L 41–71	18–9	17 – Siakam	10 – Siakam	2 – Taylor	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
02/18/2016 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Cal State Bakersfield	W 63–55	19–9 (10–1)	16 – Baker	12 – Siakam	3 – Siakam	Pan American Center (4,550) Las Cruces, NM
02/20/2016 7:00 PM, AggieVision		Seattle	W 70–57	20–9 (11–1)	22 – Huggins	18 – Siakam	4 – Baker	Pan American Center (4,669) Las Cruces, NM
02/27/2016 1:00 PM, AggieVision		at UMKC	W 62–61	21–9 (12–1)	17 – Siakam	11 – Siakam	4 – Baker	Municipal Auditorium (2,551) Kansas City, MO
03/05/2016 6:00 PM		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 83–44	22–9 (13–1)	24 – Siakam	10 – Siakam	6 – Baker	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,336) Edinburg, TX
WAC Tournament
03/11/2016 7:00 PM	(1)	vs. (5) UMKC Semifinals	W 78–64	23–9	20 – Baker	11 – Siakam	2 – Baker/Siakam/Wilkins	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
03/12/2016 9:00 PM, ESPNU	(1)	vs. (2) Cal State Bakersfield Championship game	L 54–57	23–10	13 – Bhullar	11 – Bhullar	3 – Baker	Orleans Arena (1,673) Paradise, NV
NIT
03/15/2016* 9:00 PM, ESPN2	(7)	(2) Saint Mary's First round – Valparaiso Bracket	L 56–58	23–11	19 – Siakam	14 – Siakam	7 – Baker	McKeon Pavilion (1,154) Moraga, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

↑ "NMSU BASKETBALL: Marvin Menzies hired as new UNLV head coach". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
↑ "Paul Weir promoted as New Mexico State's next head coach". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
↑ http://www.nmstatesports.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball
↑ "New Mexico State pulls in OT, beats Robert Morris 81-71". ESPN.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
↑ http://www.nmstatesports.com/news/2015/12/28/MBB_1228154752.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
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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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