List of New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball head coaches. There have been 28 head coaches of the Aggies in their 118-season history.[1]

New Mexico State's current head coach is Jason Hooten. He was hired as the Aggies' head coach in March 2023,[2] replacing Greg Heiar, who was fired on February 14, 2023 amidst a hazing scandal within the team.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
– 1904–1906 No coach 2 0–2–1 .167
1 1906–1908 John O. Miller 2 0–2 .000
2 1908–1909 V. Kays 1 7–2 .778
3 1909–1910 George Lain 1 3–5 .375
4 1910–1913 Art Badenoch 3 3–22 .120
5 1914–1917 Clarence W. Russell 3 19–12 .613
6 1917–1920 John G. Griffith 3 20–9 .690
7 1920–1922 Dutch Bergman 2 12–5 .706
8 1922–1926 R. R. Brown 4 48–31 .608
9 1926–1927 Arthur Burkholder 1 6–13 .316
10 1927–1929 Ted R. Coffman 2 9–20–1 .317
11 1929–1940
1946–1947 		Jerry Hines 12 157–102 .606
12 1940–1942 Julius H. Johnston 2 22–30 .423
13 1944–1946 Kermit Laabs 2 14–21 .400
14 1947–1949 John Gunn 2 21–26 .447
15 1949–1953 George McCarty 4 65–55 .542
16 1953–1965 Presley Askew 12 136–147 .481
17 1965–1966 Jim McGregor 1 4–22 .154
18 1966–1975
1997–2005[a][b] 		Lou Henson 17 289–152 .655
19 1975–1979 Ken Hayes 4 69–46 .600
20 1979–1985 Weldon Drew 6 82–84 .494
21 1985–1997[c] Neil McCarthy 12 226–111 .671
22 2005* Tony Stubblefield 1 2–12 .143
23 2005–2007 Reggie Theus 2 41–23 .641
24 2007–2016 Marvin Menzies 9 199–111 .642
25 2016–2017 Paul Weir 1 28–6 .824
26 2017–2022 Chris Jans 5 122–32 .792
27 2022–2023[d] Greg Heiar 1 9–15 .375
28 2023–present Jason Hooten 0 0–0 –
Totals 28 coaches 118 seasons 1,613–1,125–2 .589
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source[1]
  1. ^ New Mexico State vacated the entire 1997–98 season. Henson's on-court record is 307–164 (.652).
  2. ^ Henson retired in January 2005 due to declining health. Tony Stubblefield serves as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2004–05 season.[4]
  3. ^ New Mexico State vacated three NCAA tournament appearances from 1992 through 1994, and all 28 games of the 1997–98 season. McCarthy's on-court record is 248–123 (.668).
  4. ^ New Mexico State suspended their 2022–23 season in February 2023 after allegations of hazing and sexual contact within the program.[5] Days later, the university cancelled the remainder of the season and fired Heiar.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "2022-23 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State Athletics. p. 95. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  2. ^ Borzello, Jeff (March 24, 2023). "New Mexico St. hires Sam Houston's Jason Hooten as next head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Chavkin, Daniel (February 14, 2023). "New Mexico State Fires Basketball Coach Greg Heiar Amid Hazing Scandal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  4. ^ Herrera, Pete (January 23, 2005). "Ailing Aggies coach Henson retires with 779 wins". The Oklahoman. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  5. ^ Greenawalt, Tyler (February 12, 2023). "New Mexico State men's basketball suspended for rest of 2022-23 season amid harassment, sexual contact accusations". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved March 26, 2023.