1991–92 New Mexico State Aggies basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	1991–92
Team:	New Mexico State Aggies
Conference:	Big West Conference
Short Conf:	Big West
Record:	23-7 (25–8 unadjusted)
Conf Record:	12–6
Hc Year:	7th
Champion:	Big West tournament champions
Bowl Result:	Sweet Sixteen (vacated)

The 1991–92 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University in the 1991–92 college basketball season. This was Neil McCarthy's 7th 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 25–8, 12–6 in Big West play to earn a third-place finish in the conference regular season standings. They won the Big West tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 12 seed in the West region.

In the opening round, New Mexico State upset No. 5 seed DePaul, 81–73.^[1] The Aggies followed that success by defeating No. 13 seed Southwestern Louisiana^[2] to reach the Sweet Sixteen. Despite a valiant effort, New Mexico State lost to No. 1 seed UCLA^[3] in the West Regional semifinal, 85–78.

Roster

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Schedule and results

|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=|Big West tournament|-!colspan=9 style=|NCAA tournament^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. News: DePaul Upset, 81-73, by New Mexico State . . March 21, 1992 . March 15, 2021.
2. News: New Mexico St. Makes Free Throws to Advance . . March 23, 1992 . March 15, 2021.
3. News: UCLA: From Sweet to Elite : West Regional: Bruins beat New Mexico State, 85-78, to advance to round-of-eight game against Indiana. . . March 27, 1992 . March 15, 2021.
4. Web site: 1991-92 New Mexico State Aggies Roster and Stats. . March 15, 2021.
5. Web site: 2019–20 New Mexico State Men's Basketball Media Guide . . March 15, 2021.
6. Web site: 1991–92 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball stats. NCAA Career Statistics.