2019–20 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2019–20
Team:New Mexico State Aggies
Conference:Western Athletic Conference
Short Conf:WAC
Record:25–6
Conf Record:16–0
Head Coach:Chris Jans
Hc Year:3rd
Asst Coach1:James Miller
Asst Coach2:David Anwar
Asst Coach3:Corey Barker
Stadium:Pan American Center
Champion:WAC regular season champions

The 2019–20 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies were led by third-year head Chris Jans, and 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 25–6, 16–0 in WAC play to win the WAC regular season championship. They were set to be the No. 1 seed in the WAC tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the WAC Tournament cancellation, they were awarded the WAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was also cancelled due to the same outbreak.

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2018–19 season 30–5, 15–1 in WAC play to win the WAC regular season championship. They defeated Chicago State, Texas-Rio Grande Valley, and Grand Canyon to win the WAC tournament. As a result, they received the WAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Auburn.

Schedule and results

Source:[1] |-!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| WAC Regular Season|-!colspan=9 style=| WAC tournament|- style="background:#bbbbbb"| style="text-align:center"|Mar 12, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+| style="text-align:center"| (1)| vs. (8) Chicago State
Quarterfinals| colspan=5 rowspan=1 style="text-align:center"|Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2] | style="text-align:center"|Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV|-

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Mexico State Aggies Men's Basketball Schedule . NMSU . 3 October 2019 . mdy-all.
  2. Web site: WAC tournament cancelled due to coronavirus concerns.