# 2012–13 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

The 2012–13 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by sixth year head coach Marvin Menzies, played their home games at the Pan American Center and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 14–4 in WAC play to finish in third place. They were champions of the WAC tournament to earn the conferences automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Saint Louis.

## Previous season

The Aggies finished the season 26–10, 10–4 in WAC play to finish in second place. They were champions of the WAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In their 20th NCAA Tournament appearance, they lost in the second round to Indiana.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Christian Kabongo | 1 | G | 6'4" | 199 | Sophomore | Toronto, ON | Transferred to Southern Miss |
| D.J. Lewis | 5 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Freshman | New Orleans, LA | Transferred to Concordia College |
| Hernst Laroche | 13 | G | 6'1" | 170 | Senior | Montreal, Quebec | Graduated |
| Wendell McKines | 31 | F | 6'6" | 230 | Senior | Oakland, CA | Graduated |
| Hamidu Rahman | 32 | C | 6'11" | 245 | Senior | Somerset, NJ | Graduated |
| Temjae Singleton | | F | 6'5" | 210 | RS-Freshman | Woodland Hills, CA | Transferred to Arizona Western |

## Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Kevin Aronis | 5 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | Sebastopol, CA | Junior college transfer from Santa Rosa JC |

## 2012 Recruiting Class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Sim Bhullar C | Toronto, Ontario | Huntington Prep | 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) | 355 lb (161 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Matej Buovac F | Zagreb, Croatia | La Lumiere | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Aaron Kubinski F | Albuquerque, NM | La Cueva | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 New Mexico State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| 11/05/2012* 7:00 pm | | Western New Mexico | W 98–49 | – | 13 – Tied | 7 – Sy | 5 – de Rouen | Pan American Center (3,716) Las Cruces, NM |
| Regular season |||||||||
| 11/11/2012* 7:30 pm, ESPNU | | at Oregon State 2K Sports Classic | L 62–71 | 0–1 | 14 – Tied | 9 – Sy | 3 – Watson | Gill Coliseum (3,368) Corvallis, OR |
| 11/15/2012* 8:00 pm | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 81–56 | 1–1 | 24 – Watson | 10 – Sy | 6 – Ross-Miller | Pan American Center (5,107) Las Cruces, NM |
| 11/17/2012* 3:30 pm | | vs. Bucknell 2k Sports Classic | L 49–62 | 1–2 | 22 – Mullings | 6 – Mullings | 3 – Mullings | Gallagher Center (645) Lewiston, NY |
| 11/18/2012* 2:00 pm | | at Niagara 2k Sports Classic | L 83–86 | 1–3 | 26 – Mullings | 10 – Nephawe | 5 – Watson | Gallagher Center (1,593) Lewiston, NY |
| 11/21/2012* 7:00 pm | | Northern New Mexico 2K Sports Classic | W 67–37 | 2–3 | 12 – Dixon | 7 – Tied | 7 – Mullings | Pan American Center (4,616) Las Cruces, NM |
| 11/23/2012* 7:30 pm | | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 79–57 | 3–3 | 16 – Sy | 11 – Nephawe | 3 – Tied | Pan American Center (5,291) Las Cruces, NM |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm | | at UTEP The Battle of I-10 | L 54–55 | 3–4 | 13 – Watson | 6 – Mullings | 3 – Watson | Don Haskins Center (9,366) El Paso, TX |
| 12/01/2012* 7:00 pm, AggieVision/ESPN3 | | Southern Miss | W 68–60 | 4–4 | 21 – Mullings | 11 – Mullings | 5 – Watson | Pan American Center (5,206) Las Cruces, NM |
| 12/04/2012* 6:00 pm | | at South Alabama | W 58–52 | 5–4 | 13 – Mullings | 14 – Sy | 2 – Tied | Mitchell Center (2,067) Mobile, AL |
| 12/15/2012* 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 17 New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry | L 58–73 | 5–5 | 14 – Mullings | 11 – Watson | 4 – Ross-Miller | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM |
| 12/19/2012* 7:00 pm, AggieVision/ESPN3 | | No. 16 New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry | L 63–68 | 5–6 | 13 – Mullings | 10 – Sy | 5 – Mullings | Pan American Center (8,177) Las Cruces, NM |
| 12/22/2012* 7:00 pm, AggieVision/ESPN3 | | Missouri State | W 71–51 | 6–6 | 25 – Bhullar | 9 – Sy | 6 – Ross-Miller | Pan American Center (4,877) Las Cruces, NM |
| 12/29/2012 6:00 pm | | at Texas–Arlington | L 47–68 | 6–7 (0–1) | 21 – Mullings | 7 – Sy | 4 – Watson | College Park Center (1,518) Arlington, TX |
| 12/31/2012 6:00 pm | | at Louisiana Tech | L 72–81 | 6–8 (0–2) | 21 – Mullings | 6 – Dixon | 4 – Ross-Miller | Thomas Assembly Center (2,129) Ruston, LA |
| 01/03/2013 7:00 pm, AggieVision/ESPN3 | | UTSA | W 82–62 | 7–8 (1–2) | 25 – Sy | 8 – Sy | 6 – Watson | Pan American Center (4,617) Las Cruces, NM |
| 01/05/2013 7:00 pm, AggieVision/ESPN3 | | Texas State | W 78–67 | 8–8 (2–2) | 22 – Mullings | 10 – Sy | 6 – Ross-Miller | Pan American Center (4,951) Las Cruces, NM |
| 01/10/2013 8:00 pm, RTNW | | at Seattle | W 83–82 $^{2OT}$ | 9–8 (3–2) | 26 – Watson | 11 – Bhullar | 5 – Watson | KeyArena (2,273) Seattle, WA |
| 01/12/2013 8:05 pm | | at Idaho | W 71–70 | 10–8 (4–2) | 16 – Tied | 7 – Sy | 3 – Watson | Cowan Spectrum (998) Moscow, ID |
| 01/17/2013 7:00 pm, AggieVision/ESPN3 | | Utah State | W 64–51 | 11–8 (5–2) | 16 – Sy | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Pan American Center (7,119) Las Cruces, NM |
| 01/19/2013 7:00 pm, AggieVision/ESPN3 | | San Jose State | W 70–53 | 12–8 (6–2) | 16 – Sy | 9 – Bhullar | 4 – Watson | Pan American Center (6,644) Las Cruces, NM |
| 01/23/2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Denver | W 53–42 | 13–8 (7–2) | 12 – Watson | 8 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Pan American Center (6,394) Las Cruces, NM |
| 01/31/2013 6:00 pm | | at Texas State | W 86–72 | 14–8 (8–2) | 24 – Sy | 13 – Sy | 6 – de Rouen | Strahan Coliseum (2,011) San Marcos, TX |
| 02/02/2013 5:00 pm | | at UTSA | W 75–62 | 15–8 (9–2) | 17 – Tied | 18 – Bhullar | 5 – de Rouen | Convocation Center (1,469) San Antonio, TX |
| 02/07/2013 7:00 pm, AggieVision/ESPN3 | | Idaho | W 76–74 | 16–8 (10–2) | 20 – Bhullar | 15 – Sy | 4 – Tied | Pan American Center (5,675) Las Cruces, NM |
| 02/09/2013 7:00 pm, AggieVision/ESPN3 | | Seattle | W 60–57 | 17–8 (11–2) | 18 – Mullings | 9 – Bhullar | 3 – de Rouen | Pan American Center (6,219) Las Cruces, NM |
| 02/14/2013 8:00 pm | | at San Jose State | W 67–57 | 18–8 (12–2) | 15 – Mullings | 14 – Dixon | 5 – Tied | Event Center Arena (1,066) San Jose, CA |
| 02/16/2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Utah State | L 69–73 | 18–9 (12–3) | 15 – Barry | 8 – Bhullar | 4 – de Rouen | Smith Spectrum (7,646) Logan, UT |
| 02/23/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UTEP The Battle of I-10 | W 55–51 | 19–9 | 11 – Aronis | 9 – Bhullar | 5 – Mullings | Pan American Center (10,729) Las Cruces, NM |
| 03/02/2013 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Denver | L 60–66 | 19–10 (12–4) | 21 – Sy | 11 – Sy | 5 – Watson | Magness Arena (5,253) Denver, CO |
| 03/07/2013 7:00 pm, AggieVision/ESPN3 | | Louisiana Tech | W 78–60 | 20–10 (13–4) | 23 – Mullings | 11 – Watson | 3 – Tied | Pan American Center (6,941) Las Cruces, NM |
| 03/09/2013 7:00 pm, AggieVision/ESPN3 | | Texas–Arlington | W 69–66 | 21–10 (14–4) | 19 – Sy | 12 – Bhullar | 5 – Mullings | Pan American Center (6,849) Las Cruces, NM |
| 2013 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament |||||||||
| 03/14/2013 1:00 pm | | vs. Idaho Quarterfinals | W 65–49 | 22–10 | 23 – Mullings | 7 – Tied | 1 – Tied | Orleans Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| 03/15/2013 7:00 pm | | vs. Texas State Semifinals | W 74–65 | 23–10 | 14 – Bhullar | 10 – Bhullar | 5 – Ross-Miller | Orleans Arena (949) Paradise, NV |
| 03/16/2013 9:00 pm | | vs. Texas–Arlington Championship Game | W 64–55 | 24–10 | 16 – Tied | 15 – Bhullar | 3 – Mullings | Orleans Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| 2013 NCAA Tournament |||||||||
| 03/21/2013* 12:10 pm, TNT | No. (13 MW) | vs. (4 MW) Saint Louis Second Round | L 44–64 | 24–11 | 17 – Sy | 11 – Bhullar | 4 – Mullings | HP Pavilion (16,836) San Jose, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest. |||||||||