1991–92 New Mexico State Aggies basketball team

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1991–92 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen (vacated)
ConferenceBig West Conference
1991–92 record25–8 (12–6 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaPan American Center
Seasons
1991–92 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 UNLV 18 – 0   1.000 26 – 2   .929
UC Santa Barbara 13 – 5   .722 20 – 9   .690
New Mexico State† 12 – 6   .667 25 – 8   .758
Long Beach State 11 – 7   .611 18 – 12   .600
Utah State 10 – 8   .556 16 – 12   .571
Pacific 8 – 10   .444 14 – 16   .467
Cal State Fullerton 8 – 10   .444 12 – 16   .429
Fresno State 6 – 12   .333 15 – 16   .484
UC Irvine 3 – 15   .167 7 – 22   .241
San Jose State 1 – 17   .056 2 – 24   .077
† 1992 Big West Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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[]

1991–92 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 4 Tracey Ware 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Houston, TX
G Sam Crawford 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
—
 Jr
F Cliff Reed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Jr
F Eric Traylor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Dec 3, 1991*
 UTEP L 71–78  3–1
 Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 7, 1991*
 at UTEP W 63–61  4–1
 Special Events Center 
El Paso, Texas
Dec 19, 1991*
 at Texas Tech W 76–68  5–1
 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
Big West Tournament
Mar 13, 1992*
 vs. Fresno State
Quarterfinals 		W 86–85 OT 21–7
 Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, California
Mar 14, 1992*
 at Long Beach State
Semifinals 		W 80–72  22–7
 Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, California
Mar 15, 1992*
 vs. Pacific
Championship Game 		W 74–73  23–7
 Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 1992*
 (12 W) vs. (5 W) No. 24 DePaul
First Round 		W 81–73  24–7
 ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Mar 22, 1992*
 (12 W) vs. (13 W) Southwestern Louisiana
Second Round 		W 81–73  25–7
 ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Mar 26, 1992*
 (12 W) vs. (1 W) No. 4 UCLA
West Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 		L 78–85  25–8
 The Pit (15,914)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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References[]

  1. ^ "DePaul Upset, 81-73, by New Mexico State". Los Angeles Times. March 21, 1992. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "New Mexico St. Makes Free Throws to Advance". Los Angeles Times. March 23, 1992. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "UCLA: From Sweet to Elite : West Regional: Bruins beat New Mexico State, 85-78, to advance to round-of-eight game against Indiana". Los Angeles Times. March 27, 1992. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "1991-92 New Mexico State Aggies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "2019–20 New Mexico State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
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