FINAL RECORD
21-14, 12-4 in WAC play, tied for first in Western Athletic Conference.

WHAT WENT RIGHT
NMSU clicked late in the year, especially at home. The Aggies rode a 7-1 home record in WAC games to a regular season co-championship and played in its second WAC Tournament championship game in as many years.

The Aggies dominated the boards, leading the WAC and finishing ranked in the top five in the country in rebounding margin at plus-8.9.

WHAT WENT WRONG
The early season adjustment to a new coach and waiting out the NCAA's approval for two star freshmen to play led the first-year coach Marvin Menzies to coach without his full roster until two weeks into the WAC schedule.

QUOTE TO NOTE
"Awfully hurt and disappointed but extremely proud and honored to have coached these seniors. They are warriors, they're soldiers. I love them all." -- New Mexico State first-year head coach Marvin Menzies.

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