| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2017–18 |
| Team: | New Mexico State Aggies |
| Conference: | Western Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | WAC |
| Record: | 28–6 |
| Conf Record: | 12–2 |
| Head Coach: | Chris Jans |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Lou Gudino |
| Asst Coach2: | David Anwar |
| Asst Coach3: | Jeff Mailhot |
| Stadium: | Pan American Center |
| Champion: | WAC regular season and tournament champions |
| Bowl: | NCAA tournament |
| Bowl Result: | First Round |
The 2017–18 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by first-year head coach Chris Jans, played their home games at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 12–2 in WAC play to win the WAC regular season championship. In the WAC tournament, they defeated Chicago State, Seattle, and Grand Canyon to become WAC Tournament champions. They received the WAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Clemson.
The Aggies finished the 2016–17 season 28–6, 11–3 in WAC play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Chicago State, UMKC, and Cal State Bakersfield to win the WAC tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Baylor.
On April 11, 2017, head coach Paul Weir resigned to become the head coach at New Mexico.[1] On April 17, the school hired Chris Jans as head coach.[2]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travon Landry | 0 | G | 6'1" | 184 | RS Junior | Left the team for personal reasons | ||
| Jermaine Haley | 1 | G | 6'7" | 185 | RS Freshman | Transferred to Odessa College | ||
| Braxton Huggins | 2 | G | 6'3" | 184 | Junior | Transferred to Fresno State | ||
| Chance Ellis | 3 | G | 6'3" | 217 | Sophomore | Transferred to Prairie View A&M | ||
| 4 | G | 6'0" | 190 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| Matt Taylor | 5 | G | 6'4" | 173 | Junior | Declare for 2017 NBA draft | ||
| Tanveer Bhullar | 21 | C | 7'2" | 285 | RS Junior | Graduate transferred to Missouri State | ||
| Marlon Jones | 23 | F | 6'9" | 222 | Junior | Left Program | ||
| Bollo Gnahore | 34 | C | 6'10" | 258 | RS Freshman | Left Program | ||
| Jalyn Pennie | 35 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Junior | Graduate transferred to Cal State Los Angeles |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyon Jones | 0 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Junior | Junior college transferred from Odessa College | ||
| Shunn Buchanan | 1 | G | 6'0" | 165 | Sophomore | Junior college transferred from NE Mississippi CC | ||
| Wayne Stewart | 2 | G | 6'5" | 170 | Sophomore | Junior college transferred from Lamar CC | ||
| 23 | G | 6'3" | 180 | RS Senior | Graduate transferred from Texas Southern. Will be eligible to play immediately, graduated from Texas Southern. | |||
| Leston Gordon | 24 | C | 6'7" | 225 | Junior | Junior college transferred from Lee College | ||
| C. J. Bobbitt | F | 6'7" | 225 | Junior | Transferred from Denver. Under NCAA transfer rules, Bobbitt will have to sit out in the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of eligibility left. | |||
| JoJo Zamora | G | 6'2" | 170 | Senior | Transferred from Utah. Under NCAA transfer rules, Zamora will have to sit out in the 2017–18 season. Will have one year of eligibility left. |
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