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

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:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, WAC DN | | Western New Mexico | W 92–46 | 1–0 | 21 – Rice | 8 – McCants | 4 – Queen | Pan American Center (5,066) Las Cruces, NM |
| Nov 12, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at UTEP Battle of I-10 | L 50–65 | 1–1 | 21 – Queen | 7 – Tied | 4 – Queen | Don Haskins Center (8,993) El Paso, TX |
| Nov 14, 2019* 7:00 pm, AggieVision | | Southern | W 79–63 | 2–1 | 20 – Queen | 6 – Aurrecoechea | 7 – Buchanan | Pan American Center (5,929) Las Cruces, NM |
| Nov 17, 2019* 12:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 19 Arizona | L 53–83 | 2–2 | 14 – Rice | 7 – Queen | 3 – Buchanan | McKale Center (13,161) Tucson, AZ |
| Nov 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, AggieVision | | New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry | L 77–78 | 2–3 | 23 – Queen | 9 – Queen | 5 – Brown | Pan American Center (7,268) Las Cruces, NM |
| Nov 25, 2019* 11:00 am, FloSports | | vs. Colorado State Cayman Islands Classic Quarterfinals | W 78–70 $^{OT}$ | 3–3 | 21 – Rice | 8 – Rice | 3 – Buchanan | John Gray Gymnasium (1,251) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Nov 26, 2019* 1:30 pm, FloSports | | vs. South Florida Cayman Islands Classic Semifinals | W 65–45 | 4–3 | 13 – Williams | 7 – Tied | 5 – Buchanan | John Gray Gymnasium (755) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Nov 27, 2019* 5:30 pm, FloSports | | vs. George Mason Cayman Islands Classic Final | L 64–68 | 4–4 | 19 – Rice | 8 – McCants | 5 – Buchanan | John Gray Gymnasium (1,492) George Town, Cayman Islands |
| Dec 3, 2019* 7:00 pm | | UTEP Battle of I-10 | W 59–56 | 5–4 | 14 – Bobbitt | 7 – Aurrecoechea | 4 – Queen | Pan American Center (7,048) Las Cruces, NM |
| Dec 7, 2019* 1:00 pm, P12N | | vs. Washington State | L 54–63 | 5–5 | 14 – Tied | 9 – Rice | 4 – Buchanan | Spokane Arena (1,222) Spokane, WA |
| Dec 10, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Denver | W 72–67 | 6–5 | 18 – Rice | 8 – Rice | 7 – Queen | Magness Arena (910) Denver, CO |
| Dec 14, 2019* 5:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | at New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry | L 62–69 | 6–6 | 19 – Queen | 9 – McCants | 8 – Queen | Dreamstyle Arena (14,488) Albuquerque, NM |
| Dec 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, WAC DN | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 65–40 | 7–6 | 19 – Aurrecoechea | 9 – Aurrecoechea | 3 – Queen | Pan American Center (4,288) Las Cruces, NM |
| Dec 22, 2019* 1:00 pm, SECN | | vs. Mississippi State | W 58–52 | 8–6 | 18 – McCants | 10 – Queen | 3 – Gilyard | Mississippi Coliseum (2,761) Jackson, MS |
| Dec 29, 2019* 4:00 pm, WAC DN | | Northern New Mexico | W 104–30 | 9–6 | 17 – Queen | 6 – Aurrecoechea | 8 – Queen | Pan American Center (4,490) Las Cruces, NM |
| WAC Regular Season |||||||||
| Jan 4, 2020 8:00 pm, WAC DN | | at California Baptist | W 86–71 | 10–6 (1–0) | 20 – Aurrecoechea | 8 – Aurrecoechea | 4 – Tied | CBU Events Center (4,754) Riverside, CA |
| Jan 9, 2020 7:00 pm, WAC DN | | Chicago State | W 93–54 | 11–6 (2–0) | 17 – Queen | 8 – Aurrecoechea | 9 – Buchanan | Pan American Center (4,367) Las Cruces, NM |
| Jan 11, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kansas City | W 74–71 | 12–6 (3–0) | 18 – Brown | 10 – Rice | 6 – Rice | Pan American Center (4,517) Las Cruces, NM |
| Jan 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Utah Valley | W 70–56 | 13–6 (4–0) | 17 – Tied | 8 – McCants | 3 – Tied | UCCU Center (2,119) Orem, UT |
| Jan 18, 2020 8:00 pm, WAC DN | | at Seattle | W 75–67 | 14–6 (5–0) | 19 – Aurrecoechea | 11 – Tied | 3 – Buchanan | Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, WA |
| Jan 25, 2020 6:00 pm, WAC DN | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 67–62 | 15–6 (6–0) | 19 – Aurrecoechea | 7 – McCants | 4 – Rice | UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,618) Edinburg, TX |
| Jan 30, 2020 7:00 pm, AggieVision | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 61–57 | 16–6 (7–0) | 23 – Aurrecoechea | 8 – Aurrecoechea | 3 – Gilyard | Pan American Center (5,126) Las Cruces, NM |
| Feb 1, 2020 7:00 pm, AggieVision | | Grand Canyon | W 72–52 | 17–6 (8–0) | 18 – Rice | 12 – McCants | 5 – Tied | Pan American Center (13,960) Las Cruces, NM |
| Feb 6, 2020 6:00 pm, WAC DN | | at Chicago State | W 71–49 | 18–6 (9–0) | 15 – Williams | 6 – Aurrecoechea | 4 – Buchanan | Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL |
| Feb 8, 2020 6:00 pm, WAC DN | | at Kansas City | W 67–61 | 19–6 (10–0) | 23 – Aurrecoechea | 9 – McCants | 3 – Brown | Municipal Auditorium (1,513) Kansas City, MO |
| Feb 13, 2020 7:00 pm, AggieVision | | Seattle | W 72–64 | 20–6 (11–0) | 16 – Brown | 18 – McCants | 3 – Tied | Pan American Center (4,794) Las Cruces, NM |
| Feb 15, 2020 4:00 pm, AggieVision | | Utah Valley | W 84–82 | 21–6 (12–0) | 29 – Rice | 8 – Rice | 6 – Buchanan | Pan American Center (5,492) Las Cruces, NM |
| Feb 22, 2020 7:00 pm, AggieVision | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 78–62 | 22–6 (13–0) | 20 – Rice | 10 – Aurrecoechea | 5 – Rice | Pan American Center (11,680) Las Cruces, NM |
| Feb 27, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Grand Canyon | W 67–53 | 23–6 (14–0) | 16 – Rice | 9 – Rice | 12 – Buchanan | GCU Arena (7,155) Phoenix, AZ |
| Feb 29, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 62–46 | 24–6 (15–0) | 14 – McCants | 6 – McCants | 6 – Gilyard | Icardo Center (2,947) Bakersfield, CA |
| Mar 5, 2020 7:00 pm, Aggievision | | California Baptist | W 83–50 | 25–6 (16–0) | 19 – Queen | 8 – Aurrecoechea | 4 – Gilyard | Pan American Center (7,015) Las Cruces, NM |
| WAC tournament |||||||||
| Mar 12, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (8) Chicago State Quarterfinals | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time Source. |||||||||