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1990–91 New Mexico State Aggies basketball team

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1990–91 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 15
Record23–6 (15–3 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaPan American Center
Seasons
1990–91 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UNLV 18 0   1.000 34 1   .971
No. 15 New Mexico State 15 3   .833 23 6   .793
Pacific 9 9   .500 14 15   .483
UC Santa Barbara 8 10   .444 14 15   .483
Utah State 8 10   .444 11 17   .393
Cal State Fullerton 7 11   .389 14 14   .500
Fresno State 7 11   .389 14 16   .467
Long Beach State 7 11   .389 11 17   .393
UC Irvine 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
San Jose State 5 13   .278 7 20   .259
1991 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1990–91 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University in the 1990–91 college basketball season. This was Neil McCarthy's 6th season as head coach. The Aggies played their home games at Pan American Center and competed in the Big West Conference. They finished the season 23–6, 15–3 in Big West play to earn a second-place finish in the conference regular season standings. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the West region, but fell in the first round to No. 11 seed Creighton, 64–56.[1]

Roster

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1990–91 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Randy Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
G 23 Reggie Jordan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1990*
New Mexico Highlands W 111–66  1–0
Pan American Center (8,324)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Nov 26, 1990*
Cal State Northridge W 120–62  2–0
Pan American Center (9,198)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Nov 29, 1990*
UTEP W 70–55  3–0
Pan American Center (13,787)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 1, 1990*
Coppin State W 76–66  4–0
Pan American Center (10,593)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 4, 1990*
at UTEP W 77–70  5–0
Special Events Center (11,305)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 8, 1990*
at New Mexico
Rio Grande Rivalry
L 88–94  5–1
The Pit (18,100)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 15, 1990*
New Mexico
Rio Grande Rivalry
W 72–64  6–1
Pan American Center (14,845)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 22, 1990*
at Texas Tech W 79–58  7–1
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (9,263)
Lubbock, Texas
Dec 29, 1990*
No. 24 Morgan State W 128–71  8–1
Pan American Center (9,116)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 4, 1991
No. 23 at Pacific W 70–68  9–1
(1–0)
Alex G. Spanos Center (3,456)
Stockton, California
Jan 7, 1991
No. 23 Long Beach State W 80–63  10–1
(2–0)
Pan American Center (10,347)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 12, 1991
No. 23 UC Santa Barbara W 64–57  11–1
(3–0)
Pan American Center (11,952)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 14, 1991
No. 23 at Fresno State W 82–77  12–1
(4–0)
Selland Arena (9,645)
Fresno, California
Jan 19, 1991
No. 21 at Cal State Fullerton L 81–89  12–2
(4–1)
Titan Gym (2,119)
Fullerton, California
Jan 21, 1991
No. 21 UC-Irvine W 77–60  13–2
(5–1)
Pan American Center (9,148)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 24, 1991
No. 23 San Jose State W 88–58  14–2
(6–1)
Pan American Center (8,324)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 26, 1991
No. 23 Utah State W 86–66  15–2
(7–1)
Pan American Center (10,544)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Feb 2, 1991
No. 20 at Long Beach State W 66–64  16–2
(8–1)
Gold Mine (1,987)
Long Beach, California
Feb 9, 1991
No. 20 at UC Irvine W 73–65  17–2
(9–1)
Bren Events Center (2,552)
Irvine, California
Feb 11, 1991
No. 16 at UC Santa Barbara W 67–64  18–2
(10–1)
The Thunderdome (4,670)
Santa Barbara, California
Feb 14, 1991
No. 12 Cal State Fullerton W 80–74  19–2
(11–1)
Pan American Center (11,411)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Feb 16, 1991
No. 12 at No. 1 UNLV L 74–86  19–3
(11–2)
Thomas & Mack Center (18,902)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 21, 1991
No. 15 at Utah State W 83–75  20–3
(12–2)
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (6,631)
Logan, Utah
Feb 23, 1991
No. 15 at San Jose State W 73–67  21–3
(13–2)
The Event Center (2,565)
San Jose, California
Feb 25, 1991
No. 15 No. 1 UNLV L 74–86[3]  21–4
(13–3)
Pan American Center (13,007)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Feb 28, 1991
No. 11 Pacific W 67–60  22–4
(14–3)
Pan American Center (8,641)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Mar 2, 1991*
No. 11 Fresno State W 105–80  23–4
(15–3)
Pan American Center (10,217)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Big West tournament
Mar 8, 1991*
No. 11 vs. Fresno State
Big West tournament Quarterfinal
L 82–88  23–5
Long Beach Arena (10,106)
Long Beach, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1991*
(6 W) No. 15 vs. (11 W) Creighton
First Round
L 56–64[1]  23–6
Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,276)
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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Rankings

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NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 31 Randy Brown Sacramento Kings

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Bluejays Flatten Feeble Aggies as N.M. Makes Another 1st-Round Exit". Deseret News. March 15, 1991. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "1990-91 New Mexico State Aggies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "Streak Reaches 37 as UNLV Cruises By New Mexico State". Deseret News. February 26, 1991. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "2019–20 New Mexico State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "1990-1991 New Mexico State Aggies Men's basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
  6. ^ "1991 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2020.