# 2020–21 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

The 2020–21 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies were led by fourth-year head coach Chris Jans and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. Due to COVID-19 restrictions in the state of New Mexico, the Aggies did not play their home games at their normal home arena, the Pan American Center. Instead, they played their "home" games at various different locations, mainly in the Phoenix, Arizona area.

## Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2019–20 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 29, 2020* 5:30 pm, FSAZ | | at Arizona Christian | W 83–77 | 1–0 | 20 – Henry | 9 – Rice | 4 – Rice | ACU Events Center (72) Glendale, AZ |
| Dec 1, 2020* 7:00 pm, Facebook Live | | vs. Benedictine Mesa | W 92–54 | 2–0 | 17 – Tied | 12 – McCants | 7 – Gilyard II | The PHHacility (0) Phoenix, AZ |
| Dec 5, 2020* 3:00 pm, WCC Network | | at Santa Clara | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Kaiser Permanente Arena Santa Cruz, CA |
| Dec 7, 2020* 7:00 pm, Big West.TV | | at Cal Poly | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Dec 12, 2020* | | at Arizona | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| Dec 28, 2020* 3:00 pm, BigWest.TV | | at Cal State Northridge | L 63–66 | 2–1 | 19 – McCants | 17 – Tillman | 3 – Tillman | Matadome Northridge, CA |
| Dec 31, 2020* 3:00 pm, WCC Network | | at Santa Clara | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Toyota Arena Ontario, CA |
| Jan. 2, 2021* 3:00 pm, BigWest.TV | | at UC Riverside | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | SRC Arena Riverside, CA |
| Jan. 3, 2021* 5:00 pm, BigWest.TV | | at UC Riverside | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | SRC Arena Riverside, CA |
| WAC Regular Season |||||||||
| Jan. 8, 2021 7:00 pm, WAC DN | | at Dixie State | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Burns Arena St. George, UT |
| Jan. 9, 2021 5:00 pm, WAC DN | | at Dixie State | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Burns Arena St. George, UT |
| Jan. 22, 2021 3:00 pm, FSAZ | | UT Rio Grande Valley | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX |
| Jan. 23, 2021 7:00 pm, FSAZ | | UT Rio Grande Valley | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX |
| Jan 25, 2021* 4:00 pm, FSAZ | | vs. Western New Mexico | W 70–41 | 3–1 | 20 – Likayi | 8 – McNair | 2 – 3 tied | Don Haskins Center (0) El Paso, TX |
| Jan 29, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Grand Canyon | L 62–70 | 3–2 (0–1) | 13 – McCants | 8 – McCants | 3 – Gilyard II | GCU Arena (1,000) Phoenix, AZ |
| Jan 30, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Grand Canyon | L 53–65 | 3–3 (0–2) | 13 – Likayi | 5 – Henry | 3 – Tied | GCU Arena (909) Phoenix, AZ |
| Feb 5, 2021 7:00 pm, FSSW | | California Baptist | L 75–85 | 3–4 (0–3) | 17 – Rice | 7 – Henry | 4 – Tied | Eastwood High School El Paso, TX |
| Feb 6, 2021 7:00 pm, FSSW | | California Baptist | W 97–70 | 4–4 (1–3) | 20 – Rice | 6 – McCants | 3 – Tied | Eastwood High School El Paso, TX |
| Feb 12, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Seattle | L 72–83 | 4–5 (1–4) | 16 – Tillman | 9 – Tillman | 6 – Rice | Redhawk Center Seattle, WA |
| Feb 13, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Seattle | W 65–58 | 5–5 (2–4) | 19 – Rice | 10 – Henry | 6 – Gilyard | Redhawk Center Seattle, WA |
| Feb 19, 2021 7:00 pm, FSSW | | Utah Valley | L 66–69 | 5–6 (2–5) | 13 – Roberts | 6 – Likayi | 4 – Gilyard | Eastwood High School El Paso, TX |
| Feb 20, 2021 7:00 pm, FSSW | | Utah Valley | W 67–60 | 6–6 (3–5) | 20 – Rice | 6 – Tillman | 2 – Tillman | Eastwood High School El Paso, TX |
| Feb 26, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tarleton State | W 78–51 | 7–6 (4–5) | 18 – McCants | 7 – Tillman | 5 – Roberts | Wisdom Gym (1,172) Stephanville, TX |
| Feb 27, 2021 6:00 pm, WAC DN | | at Tarleton State | L 55–64 | 7–7 (4–6) | 12 – Roberts | 8 – Tied | 3 – Henry | Wisdom Gym (1,464) Stephenville, TX |
| Mar. 2, 2021 1:00 pm, FSAZ | | UT Rio Grande Valley rescheduled from January 22 | W 69–51 | 8–7 (5–6) | 16 – Rice | 8 – Rice | 5 – Gilyard | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX |
| Mar. 4, 2021 WAC DN | | Chicago State | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Eastwood High School El Paso, TX |
| Mar. 5, 2021 WAC DN | | Chicago State | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Eastwood High School El Paso, TX |
| Mar 5, 2021 7:00 pm, WAC DN | | at Dixie State rescheduled from January 8 | W 76–66 | 9–7 (6–6) | 20 – Rice | 14 – McCants | 4 – Williams | Burns Arena (403) St. George, UT |
| Mar 6, 2021 7:00 pm, WAC DN | | at Dixie State rescheduled from January 9 | W 68–56 | 10–7 (7–6) | 22 – Tillman | 6 – Tillman | 5 – McCants | Burns Arena (415) St. George, UT |
| WAC tournament |||||||||
| Mar 11, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (6) UT Rio Grande Valley Quarterfinals | W 77–61 | 11–7 | 15 – Likayi | 9 – Rice | 4 – Williams | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| Mar 12, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (2) Utah Valley Semifinals | W 78–62 | 12–7 | 23 – Tillman | 6 – McCants | 3 – McCants | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| Mar 13, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPNU | (3) | vs. (1) Grand Canyon Championship | L 56–74 | 12–8 | 18 – Gilyard II | 5 – Tied | 2 – Gilyard II | Orleans Arena (325) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time Source. |||||||||