2022–23 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

2022–23 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
2022–23 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	9–15 (2–10 WAC)
Head coach	Greg Heiar (1st season);
Associate head coach	Dominique Taylor
Assistant coaches	Brian Merritt; Chad Myers;
Home arena	Pan American Center
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Utah Valley	15	–	3	.833	28	–	9	.757
Sam Houston	14	–	4	.778	26	–	8	.765
Southern Utah	12	–	6	.667	24	–	13	.649
Grand Canyon †	11	–	7	.611	24	–	12	.667
Seattle	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Stephen F. Austin	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
Tarleton*	9	–	9	.500	17	–	17	.500
California Baptist	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Abilene Christian	7	–	11	.389	13	–	17	.433
UT Rio Grande Valley	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
UT Arlington	6	–	12	.333	11	–	21	.344
Utah Tech*	5	–	13	.278	14	–	19	.424
New Mexico State**	2	–	16	.111	9	–	15	.375
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
** Season cancelled on February 11, 2023.

† Conference tournament winner

The 2022–23 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represents New Mexico State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by first-year head coach Greg Heiar, play their home games at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

On February 10, 2023. New Mexico State announced it would suspend operations of the men's basketball team based on new allegations including potential violations of university policy, it's entire coaching staff were placed on administrative leave as a result.

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2021–22 season 27–7, 14–4 in WAC play to finish in a three-way tie for the regular season championship, alongside Seattle and Stephen F. Austin.^[1] They defeated Grand Canyon^[2] and Abilene Christian to win the WAC tournament title and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.^[3] They received the No. 12 seed in the West Region,^[4] where they upset No. 5 seed UConn in the First Round,^[5] before losing to No. 4 seed Arkansas in the Second Round.^[6]

Roster

2022–23 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Anthony Roy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Wenatchee Valley College	Oakland, CA
F	1	Marchelus Avery	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Northwest Florida State	Richmond, VA
F	2	Issa Muhammad	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Jr	Northwest Florida State	Atlanta, GA
G	3	Xavier Pinson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	LSU	Chicago, IL
F	4	James Beck	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Miami (OH)	Grand Rapids, MI
G	5	Kyle Feit	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Indian River State College	Boca Raton, FL
G	11	DaJuan Quaye Gordon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Missouri	Chicago, IL
F	13	Doctor Bradley	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Salt Lake CC	Los Angeles, CA
G	14	Shahar Lazar	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Hapoel Tel Aviv Academy	Emunim, Israel
F	15	Mike Peake	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Jr	Austin Peay	Chicago, IL
G	21	Ziri Blackwood	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Western Oklahoma State	Killeen, TX
G	22	Deuce Benjamin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Las Cruces HS	Las Cruces, NM
F	23	Ethan Anderson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Farmington HS	Kaysville, UT
F	24	Kim Aiken Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Arizona	Redlands, CA
G	25	Jaden Alexander	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Scotland Campus	Vallejo, CA
F	31	Isaac Shingange	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	The Phelps School	New York, NY
F	34	Shakiru Odunewu	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Fr	Universal Academy	Providence, RI
F	35	Vuk Vucevic	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Montverde Academy	Paris, France
G	42	Deshawndre Washington	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Northwest Florida State	Chicago, IL

Head coach

Greg Heiar (Mount St. Clare)

Assistant coach(es)

Dominique Taylor (East Texas A&M)
Brian Merritt (Towson)
Chad Myers (Shepherd)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 6, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ	Western New Mexico	W 99–75	–	21 – Washington	8 – Muhammad	9 – Washington	Pan American Center (4,146) Las Cruces, NM
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ+	New Mexico Highlands	W 101–52	1–0	20 – Muhammad	10 – Washington	10 – Washington	Pan American Center (5,178) Las Cruces, NM
November 12, 2022* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv	at UTEP Battle of I-10	L 64–67	1–1	20 – Pinson	12 – Washington	4 – Pinson	Don Haskins Center (11,315) El Paso, TX
November 19, 2022* 5:00 pm, MW Network	at New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry	Canceled^[7]					The Pit Albuquerque, NM
November 25, 2022* 7:30 pm, BeTheBeast	vs. San Diego Las Vegas Holiday Classic Semifinals	W 90–77	2–1	25 – Pinson	8 – Bradley	9 – Washington	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
November 26, 2022* 7:30 pm, BeTheBeast	vs. UC Irvine Las Vegas Holiday Classic Championship	L 68–85	2–2	20 – Roy	9 – Gordon	4 – Washington	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
November 30, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ+	UTEP Battle of I-10	W 95–70	3–2	23 – Roy	8 – 2 Tied	5 – Washington	Pan American Center (6,332) Las Cruces, NM
December 3, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ+	New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry	Canceled^[7]					Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
December 5, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Simon Fraser	W 77–35	4–2	23 – Odunewu	10 – Odunewu	5 – Washington	Pan American Center (4,346) Las Cruces, NM
December 7, 2022* 8:00 pm	at Santa Clara	L 65–66	4–3	20 – Washington	8 – Washington	7 – Pinson	Leavey Center (1,039) Santa Clara, CA
December 11, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Duquesne	W 73–60	5–3	17 – Muhammad	11 – Gordon	6 – Pinson	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,834) Pittsburgh, PA
December 14, 2022* 8:00 pm, WCC Network	at Saint Mary's	L 68–81	5–4	20 – Washington	4 – 2 Tied	1 – Pinson	University Credit Union Pavilion (2,844) Moraga, CA
December 18, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ	Northern New Mexico	W 95–53	6–4	26 – Avery	10 – 2 Tied	7 – Washington	Pan American Center (4,460) Las Cruces, NM
December 21, 2022* 5:30 pm	vs. Kent State Sun Bowl Invitational	L 63–73	6–5	17 – Muhammad	10 – Muhammad	4 – Pinson	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
December 22, 2022* 5:30 pm	vs. North Carolina A&T Sun Bowl Invitational	W 85–76	7–5	20 – 2 Tied	10 – Avery	6 – Washington	Don Haskins Center (1,225) El Paso, TX
WAC regular season
December 28, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ+	Southern Utah	L 75–79	7–6 (0–1)	18 – Washington	12 – Washington	4 – 2 Tied	Pan American Center (4,942) Las Cruces, NM
December 31, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ	Sam Houston	L 62–75	7–7 (0–2)	12 – 2 Tied	5 – Avery	5 – Washington	Pan American Center (4,705) Las Cruces, NM
January 4, 2023 5:30 pm, ESPN+	at Stephen F. Austin	L 60–69	7–8 (0–3)	20 – Pinson	10 – Avery	7 – Pinson	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,644) Nacogdoches, TX
January 7, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ	California Baptist	L 61–70	7–9 (0–4)	20 – Washington	9 – Muhammad	3 – Pinson	Pan American Center (5,092) Las Cruces, NM
January 12, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Seattle	L 66–69	7–10 (0–5)	11 – 2 Tied	7 – 2 Tied	8 – Pinson	Climate Pledge Arena (2,265) Seattle, WA
January 14, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ	UT Arlington	L 55–66	7–11 (0–6)	12 – Pinson	7 – 2 Tied	2 – 2 Tied	Pan American Center (4,864) Las Cruces, NM
January 19, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Utah	L 76–111	7–12 (0–7)	17 – Pinson	4 – 3 Tied	4 – Pinson	America First Event Center (2,093) Cedar City, UT
January 21, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Utah Tech	L 76–89	7–13 (0–8)	20 – Roy	5 – 3 Tied	4 – 2 Tied	Burns Arena (1,878) St. George, UT
January 28, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Utah Valley	L 72–77	7–14 (0–9)	23 – Roy	11 – Washington	5 – Washington	UCCU Center (2,915) Orem, UT
February 1, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ	Stephen F. Austin	W 73-67	8-14 (1-9)	15 – Gordon	11 – Muhammad	6 – Pinson	Pan American Center (5,107) Las Cruces, NM
February 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ	Seattle	W 82-75	9-14 (2-9)	15 – Roy	6 – Roy	7 – Pinson	Pan American Center (4,948) Las Cruces, NM
February 8, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Grand Canyon	L 67-78	9-15 (2-10)	22 – Pinson	10 – Washington	5 – Washington	GCU Arena (7,076) Phoenix, AZ
February 11, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at California Baptist						CBU Events Center Riverside, CA
February 15, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ	Abilene Christian						Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
February 18, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ	Texas–Rio Grande Valley						Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ	Grand Canyon						Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
March 1, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Abilene Christian						Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX
March 3, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Tarleton						Wisdom Gym Stephenville, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources^[8]^[9]

References

^ "2021-22 WAC Men's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
^ "Aggies end Lopes' WAC tourney repeat bid". Grand Canyon University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
^ "Back to the Big Dance: NM State Handles ACU, 66-52, in WAC Tournament Title Clash". New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
^ "New Mexico State earns 12-seed in NCAA Tournament, will face 5-seed UConn Thursday in Buffalo, N.Y." KTSM 9 News. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
^ "No. 12 seed New Mexico State shocks No. 5 UConn in NCAA Tournament bracket-buster". USA Today. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
^ "Arkansas survives scare from New Mexico State, advances to NCAA Tournament Sweet 16". Fort Smith Times Record. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "New Mexico, New Mexico State call off men's basketball games". ESPN. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
^ "2022-23 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 6, 2023.

[1] "2021-22 WAC Men's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 6, 2023.

[2] "Aggies end Lopes' WAC tourney repeat bid". Grand Canyon University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2023.

[3] "Back to the Big Dance: NM State Handles ACU, 66-52, in WAC Tournament Title Clash". New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2023.

[4] "New Mexico State earns 12-seed in NCAA Tournament, will face 5-seed UConn Thursday in Buffalo, N.Y." KTSM 9 News. Retrieved January 6, 2023.

[5] "No. 12 seed New Mexico State shocks No. 5 UConn in NCAA Tournament bracket-buster". USA Today. Retrieved January 6, 2023.

[6] "Arkansas survives scare from New Mexico State, advances to NCAA Tournament Sweet 16". Fort Smith Times Record. Retrieved January 6, 2023.

[Rio_Grande_Rivalry_cancellation-7] "New Mexico, New Mexico State call off men's basketball games". ESPN. Retrieved January 6, 2023.

[8] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2023.

[9] "2022-23 New Mexico State Aggies Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 6, 2023.

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