1991–92 New Mexico State Aggies basketball team

The 1991–92 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University in the 1991–92 college basketball season. This was Neil McCarthy's 7th 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 25–8, 12–6 in Big West play to earn a third-place finish in the conference regular season standings. They won the Big West tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 12 seed in the West region.

1991–92 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen (vacated)
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record25–8 (12–6 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaPan American Center
1991–92 Big West men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 UNLV180 1.000262  .929
UC Santa Barbara135 .722209  .690
New Mexico State126 .667258  .758
Long Beach State117 .6111812  .600
Utah State108 .5561612  .571
Pacific810 .4441416  .467
Cal State Fullerton810 .4441216  .429
Fresno State612 .3331516  .484
UC Irvine315 .167722  .241
San Jose State117 .056224  .077
1992 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

In the opening round, New Mexico State upset No. 5 seed DePaul, 81–73.[1] The Aggies followed that success by defeating No. 13 seed Southwestern Louisiana[2] to reach the Sweet Sixteen. Despite a valiant effort, New Mexico State lost to No. 1 seed UCLA[3] in the West Regional semifinal, 85–78.

Roster

1991–92 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 4 Tracey Ware 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Houston, TX
G Sam Crawford 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr
F Cliff Reed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
F Eric Traylor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 25, 1991*
    Texas Southern W 101–78  1–0
    Pan American Center (8,947)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Nov 27, 1991*
    Southern Utah W 87–80  2–0
    Pan American Center (6,812)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Nov 30, 1991*
    at New Mexico W 80–73  3–0
    The Pit (18,100)
    Albuquerque, New Mexico
    Dec 3, 1991*
    UTEP L 71–78  3–1
    Pan American Center (12,984)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Dec 7, 1991*
    at UTEP W 63–61  4–1
    Special Events Center (11,481)
    El Paso, Texas
    Dec 11, 1991*
    Western New Mexico W 105–83  5–1
    Pan American Center (9,973)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Dec 19, 1991*
    at Texas Tech W 76–68  6–1
    Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (4,012)
    Lubbock, Texas
    Dec 27, 1991*
    Delaware State W 109–73  7–1
    Pan American Center (10,031)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Jan 2, 1992
    at UC Irvine W 75–71  8–1
    (1–0)
    Bren Events Center (2,372)
    Irvine, California
    Jan 6, 1992*
    New Mexico W 68–63  9–1
    Pan American Center (10,719)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Jan 9, 1992
    UC Santa Barbara W 72–63  10–1
    (2–0)
    Pan American Center (9,456)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Jan 11, 1992
    Long Beach State W 67–51  11–1
    (3–0)
    Pan American Center (10,239)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Jan 16, 1992
    at San Jose State W 81–73  12–1
    (4–0)
    Event Center Arena (1,485)
    San Jose, California
    Jan 18, 1992
    at Pacific W 90–77 2OT 13–1
    (5–0)
    Alex G. Spanos Center (2,906)
    Stockton, California
    Jan 25, 1992
    UNLV L 67–74  13–2
    (5–1)
    Pan American Center (13,071)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Jan 29, 1992
    at Fresno State L 69–76  13–3
    (5–2)
    Selland Arena (9,717)
    Fresno, California
    Feb 4, 1992
    at Cal State Fullerton W 69–67  14–3
    (6–2)
    Titan Gym (1,824)
    Fullerton, California
    Feb 6, 1992
    at Long Beach State L 76–92  14–4
    (6–3)
    Gold Mine (1,546)
    Long Beach, California
    Feb 10, 1992
    Utah State W 75–69  15–4
    (7–3)
    Pan American Center (7,125)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Feb 13, 1992
    Pacific W 75–67  16–4
    (8–3)
    Pan American Center (6,817)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Feb 15, 1992
    San Jose State W 82–57  17–4
    (9–3)
    Pan American Center (7,810)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Feb 22, 1992
    at UNLV L 58–69  17–5
    (9–4)
    Thomas & Mack Center (17,375)
    Paradise, Nevada
    Feb 24, 1992
    at UC Santa Barbara L 59–64  17–6
    (9–5)
    UC Santa Barbara Events Center (6,000)
    Santa Barbara, California
    Feb 29, 1992
    at Utah State L 78–85 OT 17–7
    (9–6)
    Smith Spectrum (8,842)
    Logan, Utah
    Mar 2, 1992
    Fresno State W 78–70  18–7
    (10–6)
    Pan American Center (7,531)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Mar 5, 1992
    Cal State Fullerton W 63–60  19–7
    (11–6)
    Pan American Center (8,832)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Mar 7, 1992
    UC Irvine W 99–71  20–7
    (12–6)
    Pan American Center (9,231)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Big West tournament
    Mar 13, 1992*
    (2) vs. (7) Fresno State
    Quarterfinals
    W 86–85 OT 21–7
    Long Beach Arena (1,964)
    Long Beach, California
    Mar 14, 1992*
    (2) at (3) Long Beach State
    Semifinals
    W 80–72  22–7
    Long Beach Arena (3,373)
    Long Beach, California
    Mar 15, 1992*
    (2) vs. (5) Pacific
    Championship
    W 74–73  23–7
    Long Beach Arena (1,631)
    Long Beach, California
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 20, 1992*
    (12 W) vs. (5 W) No. 24 DePaul
    First round
    W 81–73  24–7
    ASU Activity Center (7,639)
    Tempe, Arizona
    Mar 22, 1992*
    (12 W) vs. (13 W) Southwestern Louisiana
    Second Round
    W 81–73  25–7
    ASU Activity Center (10,125)
    Tempe, Arizona
    Mar 26, 1992*
    (12 W) vs. (1 W) No. 4 UCLA
    West Regional semifinal Sweet Sixteen
    L 78–85  25–8
    The Pit (15,914)
    Albuquerque, New Mexico
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    W=West.
    All times are in Mountain Time.

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