1993–94 New Mexico State Aggies basketball team

The 1993–94 New Mexico State Aggies basketball team represented New Mexico State University in the 1993–94 college basketball season. This was Neil McCarthy's 9th 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 23–8, 12–6 in Big West play to tie for the conference regular season title. They won the Big West tournament, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the Midwest region.

1993–94 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
Big West Regular season champions Big West tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round (Vacated)
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	23-7 (23–8 unadjusted) (12–6 Big West)
Head coach	Neil McCarthy (9th season)
Home arena	Pan American Center
Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

1993–94 Big West men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
New Mexico State †	12	–	6		.667			23	–	8		.742
Long Beach State	11	–	7		.611			17	–	10		.630
San Jose State	11	–	7		.611			15	–	12		.556
Utah State	11	–	7		.611			14	–	13		.519
Pacific	10	–	8		.556			17	–	14		.548
UNLV	10	–	8		.556			15	–	13		.536
UC Santa Barbara	9	–	9		.500			13	–	17		.433
Nevada	6	–	12		.333			11	–	17		.393
Cal State Fullerton	6	–	12		.333			8	–	19		.296
UC Irvine	4	–	14		.222			10	–	20		.333
† 1994 Big West tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

In the opening round, New Mexico State was defeated by No. 4 seed Oklahoma State, 65–55.^[1]

Roster

1993–94 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 21 James Dockery 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr	Head coach Neil McCarthy (Sacramento State) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 20, 1993*		Simon Fraser University	W 91–44	1–0	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, New Mexico
Nov 29, 1993*		New Mexico Highlands	W 121–81	2–0	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 3, 1993*		UTEP	W 72–64	3–0	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 6, 1993*		at UTEP	L 72–76	3–1	Don Haskins Center  El Paso, Texas
Dec 11, 1993*		at New Mexico	W 112–104 2OT	4–1	University Arena  Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 20, 1993*		New Mexico	W 63–62	5–1	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 22, 1993*		Southern Utah	W 82–65	6–1	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 30, 1993*		Morgan State	W 97–56	7–1	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 3, 1994		UC Santa Barbara	W 92–71	8–1 (1–0)	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 5, 1994		Long Beach State	W 94–76	9–1 (2–0)	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 8, 1994		at Cal State Fullerton	W 77–64	10–1 (3–0)	Titan Gym  Fullerton, California
Jan 10, 1994*		East Tennessee State	W 58–52	11–1	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 17, 1994		at UNLV	W 95–91 OT	12–1 (4–0)	Thomas & Mack Center  Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 20, 1994		Utah State	W 82–71	13–1 (5–0)	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 22, 1994		Nevada	W 92–84	14–1 (6–0)	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 27, 1994	No. 25	at San Jose State	W 60–59	15–1 (7–0)	The Event Center  San Jose, California
Jan 29, 1994	No. 25	at Pacific	W 95–94 OT	16–1 (8–0)	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, California
Feb 3, 1994	No. 23	at Nevada	L 68–77	16–2 (8–1)	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, Nevada
Feb 5, 1994	No. 23	at Utah State	L 68–69	16–3 (8–2)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Feb 14, 1994		UNLV	W 67–66	17–3 (9–2)	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, New Mexico
Feb 17, 1994		UC Irvine	W 90–60	18–3 (10–2)	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, New Mexico
Feb 19, 1994		Cal State Fullerton	W 85–68	19–3 (11–2)	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, New Mexico
Feb 24, 1994		at Long Beach State	L 83–84	19–4 (11–3)	The Gold Mine  Long Beach, California
Feb 26, 1994		at UC Irvine	L 87–95	19–5 (11–4)	Bren Events Center  Irvine, California
Feb 28, 1994		at UC Santa Barbara	L 69–77	19–6 (11–5)	The Thunderdome  Santa Barbara, California
Mar 3, 1994		Pacific	W 86–73	20–6 (12–5)	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, New Mexico
Mar 5, 1994		San Jose State	L 67–71 OT	20–7 (12–6)	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, New Mexico
Big West tournament
Mar 11, 1994*		vs. Nevada Quarterfinals	W 68–67 OT	21–7	Thomas & Mack Center  Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 12, 1994*		at UNLV Semifinals	W 82–64	22–7	Thomas & Mack Center  Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 13, 1994*		vs. UC Irvine Championship game	W 70–64	23–7	Thomas & Mack Center  Las Vegas, Nevada
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1994*	(13 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 19 Oklahoma State First round	L 55–65	23–8	Myriad Convention Center  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Mountain Time.

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Rankings

See also: 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

1. "N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT: EAST; Jaspers Finally Get Their Shot, and They Miss". The New York Times. March 20, 1993. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
2. "1993-94 New Mexico State Aggies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
3. "2019–20 New Mexico State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
4. • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1009–1010. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.