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1992–93 New Mexico State Aggies basketball team

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1992–93 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
Big West Regular season champions
Great Alaska Shootout champions
NCAA tournament, Second round (vacated)
ConferenceBig West Conference
Ranking
APNo. 24
Record25-7 (26–8 unadjusted) (15–3 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaPan American Center
Seasons
1992–93 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 New Mexico State 15 3   .833 26 8   .765
No. 25 UNLV 13 5   .722 21 8   .724
Pacific 12 6   .667 16 11   .593
Long Beach State 11 7   .611 22 10   .688
UC Santa Barbara 10 8   .556 18 11   .621
Cal State Fullerton 10 8   .556 15 12   .556
Utah State 7 11   .389 10 17   .370
Nevada 4 14   .222 9 17   .346
San Jose State 4 14   .222 7 19   .269
UC Irvine 4 14   .222 6 21   .222
1993 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992–93 New Mexico State Aggies basketball team represented New Mexico State University in the 1992–93 college basketball season. This was Neil McCarthy's 8th 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 26–8, 15–3 in Big West play to win the conference regular season title. They lost in the championship game of the Big West tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the East region.

In the opening round, New Mexico State defeated No. 10 seed Nebraska, 93–79.[1] The Aggies were then beaten by No. 2 seed Cincinnati[2] in the second round, 85–78.

Roster

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1992–93 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) Sr Houston, TX
G Sam Crawford 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr
F Cliff Reed 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr
F Eric Traylor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr
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 26, 1992*
vs. Chattanooga
Great Alaska Shootout
W 75–65  1–0
Sullivan Arena (6,658)
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 27, 1992*
vs. Oregon
Great Alaska Shootout
W 86–75  2–0
Sullivan Arena (6,183)
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 28, 1992*
vs. Illinois
Great Alaska Shootout
W 95–94  3–0
Sullivan Arena (6,687)
Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 1, 1992*
No. 21 Eastern New Mexico W 73–64  4–0
Pan American Center (8,216)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 4, 1992*
No. 21 UTEP L 63–64  4–1
Pan American Center (12,313)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 7, 1992*
at UTEP W 75–69  5–1
Special Events Center (12,007)
El Paso, Texas
Dec 12, 1992*
New Mexico L 62–69  5–2
Pan American Center (12,923)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 21, 1992*
Sam Houston State W 104–76  6–2
Pan American Center (7,921)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 23, 1992*
at New Mexico L 66–71  6–3
The Pit (18,100)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 21, 1992*
East Texas State W 83–69  7–3
Pan American Center (6,349)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 4, 1993
Cal State Fullerton W 78–67  8–3
(1–0)
Pan American Center (7,629)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 7, 1993
at UC Santa Barbara W 71–69  9–3
(2–0)
The Thunderdome (6,000)
Santa Barbara, California
Jan 9, 1993
at Long Beach State L 71–97  9–4
(2–1)
The Gold Mine (1,987)
Long Beach, California
Jan 14, 1993
San Jose State W 87–72  10–4
(3–1)
Pan American Center (8,416)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 16, 1993
Pacific W 53–48  11–4
(4–1)
Pan American Center (8,654)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 21, 1993*
Midwestern State W 83–69  12–4
Pan American Center (6,560)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 23, 1993
UC Irvine W 72–67  13–4
(5–1)
Pan American Center (8,919)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 25, 1993
UC Santa Barbara W 75–64  14–4
(6–1)
Pan American Center (8,344)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 30, 1993
at Nevada W 96–89  15–4
(7–1)
Lawlor Events Center (5,825)
Reno, Nevada
Feb 1, 1993
at Utah State W 76–64  16–4
(8–1)
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (7,128)
Logan, Utah
Feb 6, 1993
Long Beach State W 77–65  17–4
(9–1)
Pan American Center (12,249)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Feb 11, 1993
at Pacific L 68–71  17–5
(9–2)
Alex G. Spanos Center (3,604)
Stockton, California
Feb 13, 1993
at San Jose State W 60–55  18–5
(10–2)
The Event Center (2,550)
San Jose, California
Feb 20, 1993
at No. 15 UNLV L 81–97  18–6
(10–3)
Thomas & Mack Center (18,125)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 25, 1993
Utah State W 82–60  19–6
(11–3)
Pan American Center (7,612)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Feb 27, 1993
Nevada W 87–66  20–6
(12–3)
Pan American Center (9,348)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Mar 1, 1993
No. 16 UNLV W 90–88  21–6
(13–3)
Pan American Center (13,007)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Mar 4, 1993
at Cal State Fullerton W 78–70  22–6
(14–3)
Titan Gym (2,279)
Fullerton, California
Mar 6, 1993
at UC Irvine W 76–74  23–6
(15–3)
Bren Events Center (2,660)
Irvine, California
Big West tournament
Mar 12, 1993*
No. 24 vs. UC Irvine
Quarterfinals
W 87–76  24–6
Long Beach Arena (2,500)
Long Beach, California
Mar 13, 1993*
No. 24 vs. UC Santa Barbara
Semifinals
W 82–77  25–6
Long Beach Arena (7,515)
Long Beach, California
Mar 14, 1993*
No. 24 at Long Beach State
Championship game
L 62–70  25–7
Long Beach Arena (4,543)
Long Beach, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 1993*
(7 E) No. 24 vs. (10 E) Nebraska
First Round
W 93–79  26–7
Carrier Dome (14,287)
Syracuse, New York
Mar 21, 1993*
(7 E) No. 24 vs. (2 E) No. 7 Cincinnati
Second Round
L 55–92  26–8
Carrier Dome (15,904)
Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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Rankings

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References

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  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. ^ "Massacre At the Cincinnati Corral". The New York Times. March 22, 1993. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "1992-93 New Mexico State Aggies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "2019–20 New Mexico State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "1992–93 New Mexico State Aggies basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
  6. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 998–999. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.