# 2014–15 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

The 2014–15 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by eighth 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 23–11, 13–1 in WAC play to win the regular season WAC championship. They defeated Cal State Bakersfield and Seattle to be champions of the WAC tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Kansas.

## Previous season

The Aggies finished the season 26–10, 12–4 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 21st NCAA Tournament appearance, they lost in the second round to San Diego State.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Sim Bhullar | 2 | C | 7'5" | 360 | Sophomore | Toronto, ON | Left for professional basketball |
| Kevin Aronis | 5 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Sebastopol, California | Graduated |
| K.C. Ross-Miller | 12 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Junior | Grand Prairie, Texas | Graduate transferred to Auburn |
| Matej Buovac | 20 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Sophomore | Zagreb, Croatia | Transferred to Sacred Heart |
| Renaldo Dixon | 25 | F | 6'10" | 210 | Senior | Toronto, ON | Graduated |

## Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Anthony January | 44 | F | 6'8" | 200 | Sophomore | Compton, CA | Junior college transfer from Cerritos College |

## 2014 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Anthony January F | Compton, CA | Taft High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Rashawn Brown G | Toronto, Canada | Bill Crothers Secondary | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Braxton Huggins G | Bakersfield, CA | Mira Monte High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 22, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Harold Givens G | Norcross, GA | Faith Baptist Christian School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 69 ||||||
| Jose Campo F | Riohacha, Colombia | West Oaks Academy | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69 ||||||
| Sidy N'Dir G | Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, France | West Oaks Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Eli Chuha F | Redlands, CA | Redlands East Valley | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 217 lb (98 kg) | |
| Recruiting 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 |||||||||
| 11/10/2014* 7:00 pm | | Western New Mexico | W 102–39 | | 20 – Siakam | 11 – Siakam | – | Pan American Center (2,210) Las Cruces, NM |
| Non-Conference Regular season |||||||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | | at No. 11 Wichita State | L 54–71 | 0–1 | 14 – Mullings | 6 – Mullings | 3 – Baker | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 11/18/2014* 1:00 am, ESPN2 | | at Saint Mary's ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon | L 71–83 | 0–2 | 17 – Barry | 6 – Mullings | 3 – Eldridge | McKeon Pavilion (2,225) Moraga, CA |
| 11/19/2014* 7:00 pm, AggieVision | | Northern Colorado Wyoming Tournament | W 86–65 | 1–2 | 20 – Mullings | 8 – Mullings | 6 – Mullings | Pan American Center (5,690) Las Cruces, NM |
| 11/22/2014* 7:00 pm | | at UTEP The Battle of I-10 | L 76–77 | 1–3 | 17 – Eldridge | 9 – Barry | 4 – Baker/Mullings | Don Haskins Center (11,127) El Paso, TX |
| 11/24/2014* 7:00 pm | | Stetson Wyoming Tournament | W 88–68 | 2–3 | 17 – Eldridge | 17 – Siakam | 2 – 4 Tied | Pan American Center (4,884) Las Cruces, NM |
| 11/26/2014* 7:00 pm | | Florida A&M Wyoming Tournament | W 78–33 | 3–3 | 13 – Eldridge/Huggins | 9 – Nephawe | 5 – Baker | Pan American Center (4,958) Las Cruces, NM |
| 11/29/2014* 7:00 pm, RTRM/AggieVision | | at Wyoming Wyoming Tournament | L 75–78 | 3–4 | 21 – Mullings | 9 – Siakam | 4 – Eldridge | Arena-Auditorium (5,474) Laramie, WY |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry | L 47–62 | 3–5 | 13 – Barry | 9 – Mullings | 2 – Eldridge | The Pit (15,335) Albuquerque, MN |
| 12/06/2014* 7:00 pm, ASN | | UTEP The Battle of I-10 | W 71–64 | 4–5 | 15 – Barry | 6 – Barry/Siakam | 6 – Baker | Pan American Center (8,789) Las Cruces, NM |
| 12/13/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Oral Roberts | L 83–86 | 4–6 | 15 – Baker | 8 – Pennie | 4 – Eldridge | Mabee Center (3,494) Tulsa, OK |
| 12/17/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Baylor | L 55–66 | 4–7 | 14 – Barry | 5 – Wilkins/Barry | 5 – Baker | Ferrell Center (4,787) Waco, TX |
| 12/20/2014* 7:00 pm, RTRM | | New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry | L 67–69 | 4–8 | 21 – Baker | 6 – Siakam | 4 – Landry | Pan American Center (8,148) Las Cruces, NM |
| 12/22/2014* 7:00 pm | | Northern New Mexico | W 78–39 | 5–8 | 15 – Barry | 8 – Siakam | 4 – Baker | Pan American Center (4,816) Las Cruces, NM |
| 12/27/2014* 7:00 pm, RTRM | | No. 24 Colorado State | L 57–58 $^{OT}$ | 5–9 | 14 – Barry | 13 – Siakam | 4 – Baker | Pan American Center (5,589) Las Cruces, NM |
| 12/30/2014* 7:00 pm | | Texas Southern | W 54–52 | 6–9 | 21 – Siakam | 9 – Pennie | 2 – Baker | Pan American Center (4,981) Las Cruces, NM |
| 01/03/2015* 7:00 pm | | UC Irvine | W 70–67 | 7–9 | 23 – Barry | 9 – Pennie | 3 – Eldridge | Pan American Center (4,903) Las Cruces, NM |
| 01/06/2015* 7:00 pm, AggieVision | | New Mexico Highlands | W 75–67 | 8–9 | 16 – Barry | 8 – Pennie | 9 – Eldridge | Pan American Center (4,749) Las Cruces, NM |
| WAC Regular season |||||||||
| 01/10/2015 7:00 pm, AggieVision | | UMKC | W 63–45 | 9–9 (1–0) | 15 – Barry | 12 – Siakam | 3 – Baker | Pan American Center (5,707) Las Cruces, NM |
| 01/15/2015 8:00 pm | | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 70–54 | 10–9 (2–0) | 20 – Barry | 6 – 3 Tied | 3 – Baker/Landry | Icardo Center (1,402) Bakersfield, CA |
| 01/17/2015 8:00 pm, ASN | | at Seattle | L 52–58 | 10–10 (2–1) | 17 – Siakam | 10 – Nephawe | 5 – Eldridge | KeyArena (2,128) Seattle, WA |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm, AggieVision | | Grand Canyon | W 85–63 | 11–10 (3–1) | 18 – Siakam | 11 – Siakam | 5 – Mullings | Pan American Center (5,577) Las Cruces, NM |
| 01/24/2015 7:00 pm, ASN | | Utah Valley | W 69–44 | 12–10 (4–1) | 14 – Nephawe | 11 – Siakam | 3 – Barry/Eldridge | Pan American Center (5,878) Las Cruces, NM |
| 01/31/2015 7:00 pm, AggieVision | | Texas–Pan American | W 53–48 | 13–10 (5–1) | 14 – Mullings | 10 – Nephawe | 4 – Eldridge | Pan American Center (5,892) Las Cruces, NM |
| 02/05/2015 6:05 pm | | at Chicago State | W 69–61 $^{OT}$ | 14–10 (6–1) | 16 – Barry | 11 – Nephawe | 5 – Baker | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (528) Chicago, IL |
| 02/07/2015 5:05 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMKC | W 77–63 | 15–10 (7–1) | 20 – Nephawe | 12 – Nephawe | 6 – Mullings | Municipal Auditorium (2,937) Kansas City, MO |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm, AggieVision | | Seattle | W 73–47 | 16–10 (8–1) | 24 – Siakam | 8 – Barry | 3 – Nephawe | Pan American Center (5,544) Las Cruces, NM |
| 02/14/2015 7:00 pm, AggieVision | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 74–58 | 17–10 (9–1) | 20 – Siakam | 7 – Siakam | 5 – Mullings | Pan American Center (5,881) Las Cruces, NM |
| 02/19/2015 7:05 pm | | at Utah Valley | W 51–38 | 18–10 (10–1) | 14 – Siakam | 11 – Barry | 2 – Mullings/Eldridge | UCCU Center (2,749) Orem, UT |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm, ASN | | at Grand Canyon | W 72–55 | 19–10 (11–1) | 18 – Barry | 8 – Siakam | 5 – Mullings | GCU Arena (7,050) Phoenix, AZ |
| 03/04/2015 6:00 pm | | at Texas–Pan American Postponed from 2/28/15 | W 69–48 | 20–10 (12–1) | 19 – Nephawe | 14 – Nephawe | 3 – 3 Tied | UTPA Fieldhouse (787) Edinburg, TX |
| 03/07/2015 7:00 pm, AggieVision | | Chicago State | W 61–57 | 21–10 (13–1) | 13 – Nephawe | 10 – Siakam | 4 – Mullings | Pan American Center (12,572) Las Cruces, NM |
| WAC tournament |||||||||
| 03/13/2015 7:00 pm | | vs. Cal State Bakersfield Semifinals | W 57–53 | 22–10 | 19 – Nephawe | 14 – Nephawe | 3 – Baker/Wilkins | Orleans Arena (1,723) Paradise, NV |
| 03/14/2015 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Seattle Championship game | W 80–61 | 23–10 | 21 – Barry | 10 – Nephawe | 7 – Mullings | Orleans Arena (1,763) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| 03/20/2015* 10:15 am, CBS | No. (15 MW) | vs. No. 10 (2 MW) Kansas Second round | L 56–75 | 23–11 | 11 – Eldridge | 8 – Siakam/Nephawe | 3 – Siakam/Nephawe | CenturyLink Center (16,907) Omaha, NE |
| *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. |||||||||