# 2013–14 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

The 2013–14 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by seventh 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 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.

## Previous season

The Aggies finished the season 24–11, 14–4 in WAC play to finish in third place.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Terrel de Rouen | 14 | G | 6'1" | 165 | Sophomore | Las Cruces, New Mexico | Transferred to North Dakota |
| Bandja Sy | 10 | F | 6'8" | 214 | Senior | Cergy, France | Graduated |
| Eric Weary | 11 | G | 6'5" | 210 | RS-Freshman | New Orleans, Louisiana | Transferred to Howard Community College |
| Emery Coleman | 21 | G | 6'3" | 180 | RS-Freshman | Tularosa, New Mexico | Left the team |
| B.J. West | 35 | F | 6'11" | 240 | RS-Junior | Cheneyville, Louisiana | Left the team |
| Tyrone Watson | 45 | F | 6'5" | 225 | Senior | Hamilton, Ontario | Graduated |

## Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| D.K. Eldridge | 1 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Junior | Dallas, TX | Junior college transfer from New Mexico JC |

## 2013 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Johnathon Wilkins F | Lille, France | La Lumiere HS | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Aug 26, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73 ||||||
| Jalyn Pennie G | Toronto, ON | Christian Faith Center Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 10, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Pascal Siakam F | Toronto, ON | God's Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Tanveer Bhullar C | Toronto, ON | Father Henry Carr Secondary | 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) | 335 lb (152 kg) | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: 61 ||||||
| Ian Baker G | Washington DC | Arlington Country Day HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| 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 |||||||||
| 10/29/2013* 7:00 pm | | Western New Mexico | W 97–68 | – | 18 – Buovac | 10 – T. Bhullar | – | Pan American Center (2,351) Las Cruces, NM |
| Regular season |||||||||
| 11/08/2013* 11:30 pm | | vs. Western Michigan Hawaiʻi Tournament | L 64–70 | 0–1 | 18 – Nephawe | 8 – Nephawe | 4 – Ross-Miller | Stan Sheriff Center (5,720) Honolulu, HI |
| 11/09/2013* 8:00 pm | | vs. Tennessee State Hawaiʻi Tournament | W 70–55 | 1–1 | 16 – Mullings | 11 – Nephawe | 6 – Ross-Miller | Stan Sheriff Center (N/A) Honolulu, HI |
| 11/11/2013* 3:00 am, ESPN2 | | at Hawaiʻi Hawaiʻi Tournament | W 95–88 | 2–1 | 21 – Mullings | 10 – S. Bhullar | 5 – Mullings | Stan Sheriff Center (5,495) Honolulu, HI |
| 11/15/2013* 7:00 pm, AggieVision | | UTEP The Battle of I-10 | W 86–73 | 3–1 | 26 – Mullings | 12 – Nephawe | 3 – Eldridge | Pan American Center (10,019) Las Cruces, NM |
| 11/20/2013* 7:00 pm, AggieVision | | Northern Colorado Colorado State Challenge | W 67–63 | 4–1 | 20 – Mullings | 7 – Tied | 5 – Ross-Miller | Pan American Center (5,444) Las Cruces, NM |
| 11/23/2013* 7:00 pm | | at UTEP The Battle of I-10 | W 77–68 | 5–1 | 26 – Ross-Miller | 9 – Nephawe | 6 – Ross-Miller | Don Haskins Center (11,127) El Paso, TX |
| 11/25/2013* 7:00 pm, AggieVision | | Bethune-Cookman Colorado State Challenge | W 79–56 | 6–1 | 18 – Nephawe | 9 – Tied | 7 – Ross-Miller | Pan American Center (4,985) Las Cruces, NM |
| 11/27/2013* 7:00 pm | | Prairie View A&M Colorado State Challenge | W 91–60 | 7–1 | 17 – Mullings | 9 – Mullings | 3 – S. Bhullar | Pan American Center (4,804) Las Cruces, NM |
| 11/30/2013* 4:00 pm, RTRM | | at Colorado State Colorado State Challenge | L 83–85 | 7–2 | 24 – Mullings | 8 – S. Bhullar | 9 – Mullings | Moby Arena (3,693) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/04/2013* 7:00 pm, RTRM | | New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry | L 70–79 | 7–3 | 16 – Mullings | 10 – S. Bhullar | 2 – Ross-Miller | Pan American Center (9,184) Las Cruces, NM |
| 12/07/2013* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 19 Gonzaga | L 68–80 | 7–4 | 17 – Mullings | 8 – Nephawe | 5 – Mullings | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 12/11/2013* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 1 Arizona | L 48–74 | 7–5 | 18 – Mullings | 7 – S. Bhullar | 3 – Mullings | McKale Center (14,545) Tucson, AZ |
| 12/14/2013* 6:00 pm | | at Drake | W 81–69 $^{OT}$ | 8–5 | 22 – S. Bhullar | 12 – S. Bhullar | 5 – Ross-Miller | Knapp Center (3,288) Des Moines, IA |
| 12/17/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry | W 67–61 | 9–5 | 16 – Ross-Miller | 7 – Dixon | 5 – Mullings | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM |
| 12/21/2013* 7:00 pm | | Northern New Mexico | W 97–47 | 10–5 | 18 – Tied | 10 – S. Bhullar | 6 – Landry | Pan American Center (4,888) Las Cruces, NM |
| 12/28/2013* 7:00 pm | | South Alabama | W 82–64 | 11–5 | 18 – Mullings | 12 – Eldridge | 10 – Ross-Miller | Pan American Center (4,694) Las Cruces, NM |
| 01/04/2014 7:00 pm | | at Grand Canyon | W 84–62 | 12–5 (1–0) | 20 – Aronis | 11 – Nephawe | 4 – Eldridge | GCU Arena (4,977) Phoenix, AZ |
| 01/09/2014 7:00 pm, AggieVision | | Seattle | W 96–87 | 13–5 (2–0) | 18 – Tied | 11 – Mullings | 6 – Mullings | Pan American Center (5,007) Las Cruces, NM |
| 01/11/2014 7:00 pm, RTRM | | Idaho | W 78–54 | 14–5 (3–0) | 16 – Tied | 11 – Nephawe | 4 – Eldridge | Pan American Center (5,111) Las Cruces, NM |
| 01/16/2014 6:00 pm | | at Chicago State | L 81–86 | 14–6 (3–1) | 26 – Mullings | 12 – Nephawe | 6 – Ross-Miller | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (1,188) Chicago, IL |
| 01/18/2014 6:00 pm | | at UMKC | L 66–68 | 14–7 (3–2) | 33 – Dixon | 11 – Mullings | 2 – Tied | Municipal Auditorium (1,526) Kansas City, MO |
| 01/25/2014 7:00 pm, AggieVision | | Texas–Pan American | W 90–78 | 15–7 (4–2) | 32 – Mullings | 15 – Nephawe | 6 – Ross-Miller | Pan American Center (6,434) Las Cruces, NM |
| 01/30/2014 7:00 pm, AggieVision | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 89–86 | 16–7 (5–2) | 19 – Mullings | 9 – Nephawe | 4 – Ross-Miller | Pan American Center (5,108) Las Cruces, NM |
| 02/01/2014 7:00 pm, AggieVision | | Utah Valley | W 72–49 | 17–7 (6–2) | 21 – Mullings | 8 – Tied | 3 – Eldridge | Pan American Center (6,297) Las Cruces, NM |
| 02/06/2014 8:00 pm | | at Idaho | L 67–73 | 17–8 (6–3) | 20 – Mullings | 7 – Tied | 4 – Mullings | Cowan Spectrum (1,105) Moscow, ID |
| 02/08/2014 8:00 pm, RTRM/AggieVision | | at Seattle | W 92–77 | 18–8 (7–3) | 22 – Nephawe | 8 – Nephawe | 4 – Tied | KeyArena (3,429) Seattle, WA |
| 02/13/2014 7:00 pm, AggieVision | | UMKC Lou Henson Classic | W 71–48 | 19–8 (8–3) | 15 – Nephawe | 13 – Nephawe | 4 – Tied | Pan American Center (5,111) Las Cruces, NM |
| 02/15/2014 7:00 pm, AggieVision | | Chicago State | W 84–55 | 20–8 (9–3) | 20 – Dixon | 9 – Dixon | 3 – Tied | Pan American Center (5,591) Las Cruces, NM |
| 02/20/2014 6:00 pm | | at Texas–Pan American | W 78–61 | 21–8 (10–3) | 18 – Mullings | 7 – Mullings | 6 – Mullings | UTPA Fieldhouse (1,002) Edinburg, TX |
| 02/27/2014 7:00 pm | | at Utah Valley | L 61–66 $^{OT}$ | 21–9 (10–4) | 19 – Mullings | 14 – S. Bhullar | 5 – Mullings | UCCU Center (4,954) Orem, UT |
| 03/01/2014 8:00 pm | | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 72–57 | 22–9 (11–4) | 15 – Nephawe | 16 – Nephawe | 5 – S. Bhullar | Rabobank Arena (838) Bakersfield, CA |
| 03/06/2014 7:00 pm, AggieVision | | Grand Canyon | W 81–57 | 23–9 (12–4) | 22 – S. Bhullar | 12 – S. Bhullar | 5 – S. Bhullar | Pan American Center (6,547) Las Cruces, NM |
| WAC tournament |||||||||
| 03/13/2014 7:00 pm | | vs. Seattle Quarterfinals | W 70–68 | 24–9 | 24 – S. Bhullar | 14 – S. Bhullar | 6 – Mullings | Orleans Arena (1,188) Paradise, NV |
| 03/14/2014 8:30 pm | | vs. Cal State Bakersfield Semifinals | W 69–63 | 25–9 | 21 – Mullings | 9 – Nephawe | 4 – Mullings | Orleans Arena (1,402) Paradise, NV |
| 03/15/2014 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Idaho Championship | W 77–55 | 26–9 | 18 – Mullings | 9 – S. Bhullar | 4 – Tied | Orleans Arena (1,518) Paradise, NV |
| 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament |||||||||
| 03/20/2014 7:57 pm, truTV | No. (13 W) | vs. No. 13 (4 W) San Diego State Second round | L 69–73 $^{OT}$ | 26–10 | 18 – Mullings | 8 – Nephawe | 4 – Mullings | Spokane Arena (10,962) Spokane, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region W=West. |||||||||