1989–90 New Mexico State Aggies basketball team

1989–90 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
Big West regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 24
Record26–5 (16–2 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaPan American Center
Seasons
1989–90 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 New Mexico State 16 – 2   .889 26 – 5   .839
No. 2 UNLV† 16 – 2   .889 35 – 5   .875
UC Santa Barbara 13 – 5   .722 21 – 9   .700
Long Beach State 12 – 6   .667 23 – 9   .719
Utah State 8 – 10   .444 14 – 16   .467
Pacific 7 – 11   .389 15 – 14   .517
Cal State Fullerton 6 – 12   .333 13 – 16   .448
San Jose State 5 – 13   .278 8 – 20   .286
Fresno State 4 – 14   .222 10 – 19   .345
UC Irvine 3 – 15   .167 5 – 23   .179
† 1990 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1989–90 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University in the 1989–90 college basketball season. This was Neil McCarthy's 5th 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 26–5, 16–2 in Big West play to earn a share of the conference regular season title. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, but fell in the first round to Loyola Marymount, 111–92.[1]

Roster

1989–90 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Randy Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
G 23 Reggie Jordan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 20, 1989*
 Simon Fraser W 91–53  1–0
 Pan American Center (4,792)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Nov 24, 1989*
 Eastern New Mexico W 85–65  2–0
 Pan American Center (3,831)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Nov 27, 1989*
 at UTEP L 72–75  2–1
 Special Events Center (12,222)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 2, 1989*
 New Mexico W 60–55  3–1
 Pan American Center (13,040)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 4, 1989*
 Delaware State W 104–90  4–1
 Pan American Center (6,069)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 7, 1989*
 at New Mexico W 74–73  5–1
 The Pit (18,100)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 12, 1989*
 UTEP W 62–49  6–1
 Pan American Center (12,739)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 18, 1989*
 at Texas Tech W 74–68  7–1
 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (2,078)
Lubbock, Texas
Dec 21, 1989*
 Sam Houston State W 84–66  8–1
 Pan American Center (8,143)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 28, 1989*
 Texas Southern W 97–76  9–1
 Pan American Center (7,941)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 2, 1990
 Fresno State W 71–69  10–1
(1–0) 		Pan American Center (7,529)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 4, 1990
 Pacific W 81–60  11–1
(2–0) 		Pan American Center (9,104)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 8, 1990
 No. 10 UNLV W 83–82[3][4]  12–1
(3–0) 		Pan American Center (12,719)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 11, 1990
 at UC Santa Barbara W 74–61  13–1
(4–0) 		The Thunderdome (6,000)
Santa Barbara, California
Jan 13, 1990
 at UC Irvine W 88–75  14–1
(5–0) 		Bren Events Center (2,248)
Irvine, California
Jan 15, 1990
 at Long Beach State L 56–72  14–2
(5–1) 		The Gold Mine (1,998)
Long Beach, California
Jan 20, 1990
 Cal State Fullerton W 75–58  15–2
(6–1) 		Pan American Center (11,791)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 25, 1990
 at San Jose State W 80–76  16–2
(7–1) 		The Event Center (3,054)
San Jose, California
Jan 27, 1990
 at Utah State W 81–73  17–2
(8–1) 		Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (7,920)
Logan, Utah
Feb 3, 1990
 Long Beach State W 104–91  18–2
(9–1) 		Pan American Center (12,599)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Feb 8, 1990
 UC Irvine W 79–75  19–2
(10–1) 		Pan American Center (9,484)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Feb 10, 1990
 UC Santa Barbara W 66–64  20–2
(11–1) 		Pan American Center (11,918)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Feb 15, 1990
 No. 25 at No. 7 UNLV L 86–109  20–3
(11–2) 		Thomas & Mack Center (18,790)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 17, 1990
 No. 25 at Cal State Fullerton W 65–62  21–3
(12–2) 		Titan Gym (2,717)
Fullerton, California
Feb 22, 1990
 No. 24 Utah State W 103–84  22–3
(13–2) 		Pan American Center (10,610)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Feb 24, 1990
 No. 24 San Jose State W 101–70  23–3
(14–2) 		Pan American Center (13,182)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Mar 1, 1990
 No. 24 at Pacific W 68–55  24–3
(15–2) 		Alex G. Spanos Center (3,206)
Stockton, California
Mar 3, 1990
 No. 24 at Fresno State W 82–68  25–3
(16–2) 		Selland Arena (10,096)
Fresno, California
Big West tournament
Mar 8, 1990*
 No. 23 vs. Fresno State
Big West tournament Quarterfinal 		W 72–66  26–3
 Long Beach Arena (9,025)
Long Beach, California
Mar 9, 1990*
 No. 23 at Long Beach State
Big West tournament Semifinal 		L 85–90  26–4
 Long Beach Arena (10,597)
Long Beach, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1990*
 (6 W) No. 24 vs. (11 W) No. 21 Loyola Marymount
First Round 		L 92–111[5]  26–5
 Long Beach Arena (12,200)
Long Beach, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

  1. ^ "Loyola Marymount 111, New Mexico State 92". United Press International. March 17, 1990. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "1989-90 New Mexico State Aggies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "Aggies' last shot against Rebels is money in the bank". Las Vegas Sun. January 9, 1990. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "New Mexico State upsets No. 8 UNLV 83-82". United Press International. January 9, 1990. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "Kimble Is Inspired With 45 Points". New York Times. March 18, 1990. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "2019–20 New Mexico State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  7. ^ "1989-1990 New Mexico State Aggies Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.