2017–18 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

2017–18 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
New Mexico State †	12	–	2	.857	28	–	6	.824
Utah Valley	10	–	4	.714	23	–	11	.676
Grand Canyon	9	–	5	.643	22	–	12	.647
Seattle	8	–	6	.571	20	–	14	.588
Texas–Rio Grande Valley	6	–	8	.429	15	–	18	.455
Cal State Bakersfield	5	–	9	.357	12	–	18	.400
UMKC	5	–	9	.357	10	–	22	.313
Chicago State	1	–	13	.071	3	–	29	.094


† 2018 WAC tournament winner

The 2017–18 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represents New Mexico State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by first-year head coach Chris Jans, play their home games at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2016–17 season 28–6, 11–3 in WAC play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Chicago State, UMKC, and Cal State Bakersfield to win the WAC Tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Baylor.

On April 11, 2017, head coach Paul Weir resigned to become the head coach at New Mexico.^[1] On April 17, the school hired Chris Jans as head coach.^[2]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Travon Landry	0	G	6'1"	184	RS Junior	San Antonio, TX	Left the team due to personal reasons
Jermaine Haley	1	G	6'7"	185	RS Freshman	Burnaby, BC	Transferred to Wyoming
Braxton Huggins	2	G	6'3"	184	Junior	Bakersfield, CA	Transferred to Fresno State
Chance Ellis	3	G	6'3"	217	Sophomore	Queens, NY	Transferred to Prairie View A&M
Ian Baker	4	G	6'0"	190	Senior	Washington, D.C.	Graduated
Matt Taylor	5	G	6'4"	173	Junior	Toronto, ON	Declare for 2017 NBA draft
Tanveer Bhullar	21	C	7'2"	285	RS Junior	Toronto, ON	Graduate transferred to Missouri State
Marlon Jones	23	F	6'9"	222	Junior	Chicago, IL	Transferred
Bollo Gnahore	34	C	6'10"	258	RS Freshman	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Transferred
Jalyn Pennie	35	G	6'5"	185	Junior	Toronto, ON	Graduate transferred to Cal State Los Angeles

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Keyon Jones	0	G	6'2"	185	Junior	Dorchester, MA	Junior college transferred from Odessa College
Shunn Buchanan	1	G	6'0"	165	Sophomore	Madison, MS	Junior college transferred from NE Mississippi CC
Wayne Stewart	2	G	6'5"	170	Sophomore	Philadelphia, PA	Junior college transferred from Lamar CC
Zach Lofton	23	G	6'3"	180	RS Senior	St. Paul, MN	Transferred from Texas Southern. Will be eligible to play immediately since Lofton graduated from Texas Southern.
Leston Gordon	24	C	6'7"	225	Junior	Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago	Junior college transferred from Lee College
C. J. Bobbitt		F	6'7"	225	Junior	Harker Heights, TX	Transferred from Denver. Under NCAA transfer rules, Bobbitt will have to sit out in the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of eligibility left.
JoJo Zamora		G	6'2"	170	Senior	Oakland, CA	Transferred from Utah. Under NCAA transfer rules, Zamora will have to sit out in the 2017–18 season. Will have one year of eligibility left.

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
L.J. Figueroa #28 SF	Tampa, FL	West Oaks Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Nov 15, 2016
L.J. Figueroa #28 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81
Robert Brown #52 PF	Dallas, TX	Advanced Prep International	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A
Robert Brown #52 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Gabe Hadley PG	Launceston, Australia	Scotch College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	177 lb (80 kg)
Gabe Hadley PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jabari Rice SG	Houston, TX	Fort Bend Marshall	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 1, 2017
Jabari Rice SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Kortrijk Miles SF	Dallas, TX	Lincoln High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 16, 2017
Kortrijk Miles SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
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: "2017 New Mexico State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Addison Wallace SG	Cleburne, TX	Cleburne High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Nov 7, 2017
Addison Wallace SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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: "2018 New Mexico State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com.

Roster

2017–18 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Keyon Jones	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Jr	Milton HS Odessa JC	Dorchester, MA
G	1	Shunn Buchanan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Madison Central HS Northeast Mississippi CC	Durant, MS
G	2	Wayne Stewart	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Philadelphia Military Academy Lamar CC	Philadelphia, PA
G	3	Gabe Hadley	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Templestowe College	Melbourne, Australia
G	5	Kortrijk Miles	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Lincoln HS	Dallas, TX
G	10	Jemerrio Jones	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Melrose HS Hill JC	Memphis, TN
F	11	Johnathon Wilkins	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Sr	La Lumiere HS	Lille, France
G	12	A. J. Harris	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS So	Dunbar HS Ohio State	Dayton, OH
G	13	Sidy N'Dir	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	West Oaks Academy	Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, France
G	15	Joe Garza (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Las Cruces HS	Las Cruces, NM
F	22	Eli Chuha	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	Redlands East Valley HS	Redlands, CA
C	23	Zach Lofton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	Columbia Heights HS Texas Southern	Saint Paul, MN
C	24	Leston Gordon	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Tunapuna Secondary Lee CC	Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago
F	35	Johnny McCants	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	Oñate HS	Las Cruces, NM
F		C. J. Bobbitt	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Harker Heights HS Denver	Killeen, TX
F		Robert Brown	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Fr	Advanced Preparatory International	Dallas, TX
G		Jabari Rice	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Marshall HS	Houston, TX
G		JoJo Zamora	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Newark Memorial HS Utah	Oakland, CA

Head coach

Chris Jans (Loras)

Assistant coach(es)

Lou Gudino (Incarnate Word)
David Anwar (Fitchburg State)
Jeff Mailhot (San Jacinto)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2017

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2017* 7:00 pm	Southeastern Oklahoma State	W 90–83		Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
Nov 5, 2017* 12:00 pm	vs. Texas Tech Charity exhibition benefiting Greater Houston Community Foundation	L 54–84		Chaparral Center Midland, TX
Regular season
Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm	East Central	W 81–55	1–0	Pan American Center (3,920) Las Cruces, NM
Nov 13, 2017* 8:00 pm, CHN	at No. 21 Saint Mary's	L 74–93	1–1	McKeon Pavilion (2,811) Moraga, CA
Nov 17, 2017* 7:00 pm, AggieVision	New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry	W 75–56	2–1	Pan American Center (6,839) Las Cruces, NM
Nov 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, AggieVision	Colorado State	W 89–76	3–1	Pan American Center (3,883) Las Cruces, NM
Nov 25, 2017* 7:00 pm	UTEP Battle of I-10	W 72–63	4–1	Pan American Center (6,069) Las Cruces, NM
Nov 30, 2017* 8:00 pm, Stadium	at UTEP Battle of I-10	W 80–60	5–1	Don Haskins Center (7,078) El Paso, TX
Dec 3, 2017* 4:00 pm	Prairie View A&M	W 69–57	6–1	Pan American Center (3,591) Las Cruces, NM
Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm, AggieVision	San Diego	L 60–65	6–2	Pan American Center (3,798) Las Cruces, NM
Dec 9, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry	W 65–62	7–2	Dreamstyle Arena (12,768) Albuquerque, NM
Dec 12, 2017* 7:00 pm	Eastern New Mexico	W 84–62	8–2	Pan American Center (3,431) Las Cruces, NM
Dec 16, 2017* 6:00 pm, BTN	vs. Illinois Lou Henson Classic			United Center Chicago, IL
Dec 22, 2017* 9:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. Davidson Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 23, 2017*	vs. Miami (FL) or Hawaii Diamond Head Classic			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 25, 2017*	vs. Diamond Head Classic			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 28, 2017* 8:00 pm	at UC Irvine			Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
Jan 6, 2018 1:00 pm	at Chicago State			Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL
Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Grand Canyon			GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ
Jan 13, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at Cal State Bakersfield			Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm, AggieVision	Seattle			Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
Jan 20, 2018 4:00 pm, AggieVision	Utah Valley			Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
Jan 27, 2018 6:00 pm	at UMKC			Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
Jan 30, 2018* 7:00 pm	Northern New Mexico			Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
Feb 3, 2018 4:00 pm, AggieVision	Texas–Rio Grande Valley			Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm, AggieVision	Cal State Bakersfield			Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm	Grand Canyon			Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm	at Utah Valley			UCCU Center Orem, UT
Feb 17, 2018 2:00 pm	at Seattle			KeyArena Seattle, WA
Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm	Chicago State			Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
Feb 24, 2018 7:00 pm, AggieVision	UMKC			Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
Mar 3, 2018 6:00 pm	at Texas–Rio Grande Valley			UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
WAC Tournament
Mar 8–10, 2018	vs.			Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are in Mountain Time Source^[3].

References

^ Glen Rosales (2017-04-11). "College basketball: New Mexico hires NMSU's Paul Weir as head coach". NCAA.com. Retrieved 2017-12-11. {{cite web}}: Text "The Associated Press" ignored (help)
^ "New Mexico State hires Wichita State assistant Chris Jans to replace Paul Weir". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
^ "New Mexico State Athletics - 2017-18 Men's Basketball Schedule". Nmstatesports.com. Retrieved 2017-12-11.

[1] Glen Rosales (2017-04-11). "College basketball: New Mexico hires NMSU's Paul Weir as head coach". NCAA.com. Retrieved 2017-12-11. {{cite web}}: Text "The Associated Press" ignored (help)

[2] "New Mexico State hires Wichita State assistant Chris Jans to replace Paul Weir". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2017-06-28.

[3] "New Mexico State Athletics - 2017-18 Men's Basketball Schedule". Nmstatesports.com. Retrieved 2017-12-11.

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