1991–92 New Mexico State Aggies basketball team

1991–92 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
1991–92 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
Big West tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen (vacated)
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	25–8 (12–6 Big West)
Head coach	Neil McCarthy (7th season);
Home arena	Pan American Center
	Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 UNLV	18	–	0	1.000	26	–	2	.929
UC Santa Barbara	13	–	5	.722	20	–	9	.690
New Mexico State†	12	–	6	.667	25	–	8	.758
Long Beach State	11	–	7	.611	18	–	12	.600
Utah State	10	–	8	.556	16	–	12	.571
Pacific	8	–	10	.444	14	–	16	.467
Cal State Fullerton	8	–	10	.444	12	–	16	.429
Fresno State	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
UC Irvine	3	–	15	.167	7	–	22	.241
San Jose State	1	–	17	.056	2	–	24	.077

† 1992 Big West tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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.

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
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

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
Dec 3, 1991*		UTEP	L 71–78	3–1	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 7, 1991*		at UTEP	W 63–61	4–1	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 19, 1991*		at Texas Tech	W 76–68	5–1	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
Big West tournament
Mar 13, 1992*	(2)	vs. (7) Fresno State Quarterfinals	W 86–85 ^OT	21–7	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California
Mar 14, 1992*	(2)	at (3) Long Beach State Semifinals	W 80–72	22–7	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California
Mar 15, 1992*	(2)	vs. (5) Pacific Championship	W 74–73	23–7	Long Beach Arena 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 Tempe, Arizona
Mar 22, 1992*	(12 W)	vs. (13 W) Southwestern Louisiana Second Round	W 81–73	25–7	ASU Activity Center 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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References

^ "DePaul Upset, 81-73, by New Mexico State". Los Angeles Times. March 21, 1992. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^ "New Mexico St. Makes Free Throws to Advance". Los Angeles Times. March 23, 1992. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^ "UCLA: From Sweet to Elite : West Regional: Bruins beat New Mexico State, 85-78, to advance to round-of-eight game against Indiana". Los Angeles Times. March 27, 1992. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^ "1991-92 New Mexico State Aggies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^ "2019–20 New Mexico State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

[ncaa-depaul-1] "DePaul Upset, 81-73, by New Mexico State". Los Angeles Times. March 21, 1992. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

[ncaa-swl-2] "New Mexico St. Makes Free Throws to Advance". Los Angeles Times. March 23, 1992. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

[ncaa-ucla-3] "UCLA: From Sweet to Elite : West Regional: Bruins beat New Mexico State, 85-78, to advance to round-of-eight game against Indiana". Los Angeles Times. March 27, 1992. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

[4] "1991-92 New Mexico State Aggies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

[5] "2019–20 New Mexico State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

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