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1993–94 New Mexico State Aggies basketball team

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1993–94 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
Big West Regular season champions
Big West tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round (Vacated)
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record23-7 (23–8 unadjusted) (12–6 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaPan American Center
Seasons
1993–94 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State 12 6   .667 23 8   .742
Long Beach State 11 7   .611 17 10   .630
San Jose State 11 7   .611 15 12   .556
Utah State 11 7   .611 14 13   .519
Pacific 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
UNLV 10 8   .556 15 13   .536
UC Santa Barbara 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
Nevada 6 12   .333 11 17   .393
Cal State Fullerton 6 12   .333 8 19   .296
UC Irvine 4 14   .222 10 20   .333
1994 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1993–94 New Mexico State Aggies basketball team represented New Mexico State University in the 1993–94 college basketball season. This was Neil McCarthy's 9th season as head coach. The Aggies played their home games at Pan American Center and competed in the Big West Conference. They finished the season 23–8, 12–6 in Big West play to tie for the conference regular season title. They won the Big West tournament, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the Midwest region.

In the opening round, New Mexico State was defeated by No. 4 seed Oklahoma State, 65–55.[1]

Roster

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1993–94 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 21 James Dockery 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 20, 1993*
Simon Fraser University W 91–44  1–0
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Nov 29, 1993*
New Mexico Highlands W 121–81  2–0
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 3, 1993*
UTEP W 72–64  3–0
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 6, 1993*
at UTEP L 72–76  3–1
Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, Texas
Dec 11, 1993*
at New Mexico W 112–104 2OT 4–1
University Arena 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 20, 1993*
New Mexico W 63–62  5–1
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 22, 1993*
Southern Utah W 82–65  6–1
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 30, 1993*
Morgan State W 97–56  7–1
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 3, 1994
UC Santa Barbara W 92–71  8–1
(1–0)
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 5, 1994
Long Beach State W 94–76  9–1
(2–0)
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 8, 1994
at Cal State Fullerton W 77–64  10–1
(3–0)
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Jan 10, 1994*
East Tennessee State W 58–52  11–1
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 17, 1994
at UNLV W 95–91 OT 12–1
(4–0)
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 20, 1994
Utah State W 82–71  13–1
(5–0)
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 22, 1994
Nevada W 92–84  14–1
(6–0)
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 27, 1994
No. 25 at San Jose State W 60–59  15–1
(7–0)
The Event Center 
San Jose, California
Jan 29, 1994
No. 25 at Pacific W 95–94 OT 16–1
(8–0)
Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, California
Feb 3, 1994
No. 23 at Nevada L 68–77  16–2
(8–1)
Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
Feb 5, 1994
No. 23 at Utah State L 68–69  16–3
(8–2)
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Feb 14, 1994
UNLV W 67–66  17–3
(9–2)
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Feb 17, 1994
UC Irvine W 90–60  18–3
(10–2)
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Feb 19, 1994
Cal State Fullerton W 85–68  19–3
(11–2)
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Feb 24, 1994
at Long Beach State L 83–84  19–4
(11–3)
The Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Feb 26, 1994
at UC Irvine L 87–95  19–5
(11–4)
Bren Events Center 
Irvine, California
Feb 28, 1994
at UC Santa Barbara L 69–77  19–6
(11–5)
The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Mar 3, 1994
Pacific W 86–73  20–6
(12–5)
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Mar 5, 1994
San Jose State L 67–71 OT 20–7
(12–6)
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Big West tournament
Mar 11, 1994*
vs. Nevada
Quarterfinals
W 68–67 OT 21–7
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 12, 1994*
at UNLV
Semifinals
W 82–64  22–7
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 13, 1994*
vs. UC Irvine
Championship game
W 70–64  23–7
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1994*
(13 MW) vs. (4 MW) No. 19 Oklahoma State
First round
L 55–65  23–8
Myriad Convention Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT: EAST; Jaspers Finally Get Their Shot, and They Miss". The New York Times. March 20, 1993. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "1993-94 New Mexico State Aggies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "2019–20 New Mexico State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  4. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1009–1010. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.