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2006–07 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

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2006–07 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
WAC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record25–9 (11–5 WAC)
Head coach
Home arenaPan American Center
Seasons
2006–07 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Nevada 14 2   .875 29 5   .853
New Mexico State 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
Fresno State 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
Utah State 9 7   .563 23 12   .657
Hawaii 8 8   .500 18 13   .581
Boise State 8 8   .500 17 14   .548
Louisiana Tech 7 9   .438 10 20   .333
San Jose State 4 12   .250 5 25   .167
Idaho 1 15   .063 4 27   .129
2007 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 2006–07 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University in the 2006–07 college basketball season. This was the second season for head coach Reggie Theus. The Aggies played their home games at Pan American Center and competed in the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 11–5 in WAC play. They won the 2007 WAC men's basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 13 seed in the East Region where they were defeated by 4 seed Texas, and superstar freshman Kevin Durant, in the opening round.[2]

Roster

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2006–07 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Justin Hawkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr Anaheim, California
G 22 Jonathan Gibson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr West Covina, California
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 14, 2006*
Pacific W 76–74  1–0
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Nov 17, 2006*
at Loyola Marymount L 69–71  1–1
Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Nov 19, 2006*
at No. 15 Arizona L 87–102  1–2
McKale Center (13,650)
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 17, 2007*
Ohio W 77–72  20–6
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Mar 3, 2007
at No. 10 Nevada L 65–69  22–8
(11–5)
Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
WAC Tournament
Mar 8, 2007*
Louisiana Tech
Quarterfinals
W 77–70  23–8
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Mar 9, 2007*
Boise State
Semifinals
W 88–69  24–8
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Mar 10, 2007*
Utah State
Championship game
W 72–70  25–8
Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2007*
(13 E) vs. (4 E) No. 11 Texas
First Round
L 67–79  25–9
Spokane Arena 
Spokane, Washington
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2006-07 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Durant leads Texas past NMSU". The Spokesman-Review. March 17, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "2006–07 New Mexico State Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2022.