1990–91 New Mexico State Aggies basketball team
1990–91 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big West Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 17 |
AP | No. 15 |
Record | 23–6 (15–3 Big West) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Pan American Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 UNLV | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 34 | – | 1 | .971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 New Mexico State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 23 | – | 6 | .793 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Irvine | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1991 Big West tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 1990–91 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University in the 1990–91 college basketball season. This was Neil McCarthy's 6th 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 23–6, 15–3 in Big West play to earn a second-place finish in the conference regular season standings. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the West region, but fell in the first round to No. 11 seed Creighton, 64–56.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 23, 1990* |
New Mexico Highlands | W 111–66 | 1–0 |
Pan American Center (8,324) Las Cruces, New Mexico | |||||||
Nov 26, 1990* |
Cal State Northridge | W 120–62 | 2–0 |
Pan American Center (9,198) Las Cruces, New Mexico | |||||||
Nov 29, 1990* |
UTEP | W 70–55 | 3–0 |
Pan American Center (13,787) Las Cruces, New Mexico | |||||||
Dec 1, 1990* |
Coppin State | W 76–66 | 4–0 |
Pan American Center (10,593) Las Cruces, New Mexico | |||||||
Dec 4, 1990* |
at UTEP | W 77–70 | 5–0 |
Special Events Center (11,305) El Paso, Texas | |||||||
Dec 8, 1990* |
at New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry |
L 88–94 | 5–1 |
The Pit (18,100) Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||
Dec 15, 1990* |
New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry |
W 72–64 | 6–1 |
Pan American Center (14,845) Las Cruces, New Mexico | |||||||
Dec 22, 1990* |
at Texas Tech | W 79–58 | 7–1 |
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (9,263) Lubbock, Texas | |||||||
Dec 29, 1990* |
No. 24 | Morgan State | W 128–71 | 8–1 |
Pan American Center (9,116) Las Cruces, New Mexico | ||||||
Jan 4, 1991 |
No. 23 | at Pacific | W 70–68 | 9–1 (1–0) |
Alex G. Spanos Center (3,456) Stockton, California | ||||||
Jan 7, 1991 |
No. 23 | Long Beach State | W 80–63 | 10–1 (2–0) |
Pan American Center (10,347) Las Cruces, New Mexico | ||||||
Jan 12, 1991 |
No. 23 | UC Santa Barbara | W 64–57 | 11–1 (3–0) |
Pan American Center (11,952) Las Cruces, New Mexico | ||||||
Jan 14, 1991 |
No. 23 | at Fresno State | W 82–77 | 12–1 (4–0) |
Selland Arena (9,645) Fresno, California | ||||||
Jan 19, 1991 |
No. 21 | at Cal State Fullerton | L 81–89 | 12–2 (4–1) |
Titan Gym (2,119) Fullerton, California | ||||||
Jan 21, 1991 |
No. 21 | UC-Irvine | W 77–60 | 13–2 (5–1) |
Pan American Center (9,148) Las Cruces, New Mexico | ||||||
Jan 24, 1991 |
No. 23 | San Jose State | W 88–58 | 14–2 (6–1) |
Pan American Center (8,324) Las Cruces, New Mexico | ||||||
Jan 26, 1991 |
No. 23 | Utah State | W 86–66 | 15–2 (7–1) |
Pan American Center (10,544) Las Cruces, New Mexico | ||||||
Feb 2, 1991 |
No. 20 | at Long Beach State | W 66–64 | 16–2 (8–1) |
Gold Mine (1,987) Long Beach, California | ||||||
Feb 9, 1991 |
No. 20 | at UC Irvine | W 73–65 | 17–2 (9–1) |
Bren Events Center (2,552) Irvine, California | ||||||
Feb 11, 1991 |
No. 16 | at UC Santa Barbara | W 67–64 | 18–2 (10–1) |
The Thunderdome (4,670) Santa Barbara, California | ||||||
Feb 14, 1991 |
No. 12 | Cal State Fullerton | W 80–74 | 19–2 (11–1) |
Pan American Center (11,411) Las Cruces, New Mexico | ||||||
Feb 16, 1991 |
No. 12 | at No. 1 UNLV | L 74–86 | 19–3 (11–2) |
Thomas & Mack Center (18,902) Las Vegas, Nevada | ||||||
Feb 21, 1991 |
No. 15 | at Utah State | W 83–75 | 20–3 (12–2) |
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (6,631) Logan, Utah | ||||||
Feb 23, 1991 |
No. 15 | at San Jose State | W 73–67 | 21–3 (13–2) |
The Event Center (2,565) San Jose, California | ||||||
Feb 25, 1991 |
No. 15 | No. 1 UNLV | L 74–86[3] | 21–4 (13–3) |
Pan American Center (13,007) Las Cruces, New Mexico | ||||||
Feb 28, 1991 |
No. 11 | Pacific | W 67–60 | 22–4 (14–3) |
Pan American Center (8,641) Las Cruces, New Mexico | ||||||
Mar 2, 1991* |
No. 11 | Fresno State | W 105–80 | 23–4 (15–3) |
Pan American Center (10,217) Las Cruces, New Mexico | ||||||
Big West tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 8, 1991* |
No. 11 | vs. Fresno State Big West tournament Quarterfinal |
L 82–88 | 23–5 |
Long Beach Arena (10,106) Long Beach, California | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 1991* |
(6 W) No. 15 | vs. (11 W) Creighton First Round |
L 56–64[1] | 23–6 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,276) Salt Lake City, Utah | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Rankings
NBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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2 | 31 | Randy Brown | Sacramento Kings |
References
- ^ a b "Bluejays Flatten Feeble Aggies as N.M. Makes Another 1st-Round Exit". Deseret News. March 15, 1991. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "1990-91 New Mexico State Aggies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "Streak Reaches 37 as UNLV Cruises By New Mexico State". Deseret News. February 26, 1991. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "2019–20 New Mexico State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ "1990-1991 New Mexico State Aggies Men's basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
- ^ "1991 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2020.