2008–09 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2008–09 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record17-15 (9-7 WAC)
Head coach
  • Marvin Menzies
Assistant coaches
  • Mick Durham
  • Chris Pompey
  • Paul Weir
Home arenaPan American Center
Seasons
← 2007–08
2008–09 WAC men's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Utah State † 14 – 2   .875 30 – 5   .857
Nevada 11 – 5   .688 21 – 13   .618
Idaho 9 – 7   .563 17 – 16   .515
Boise State 9 – 7   .563 19 – 13   .594
New Mexico State 9 – 7   .563 17 – 15   .531
Louisiana Tech 6 – 10   .375 15 – 18   .455
San Jose State 6 – 10   .375 13 – 17   .433
Hawaii 5 – 11   .313 13 – 17   .433
Fresno State 3 – 13   .188 13 – 21   .382
† Conference tournament winner

The 2008–09 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. This was Marvin Menzies 2nd season as head coach. The Aggies played their home games at Pan American Center and competed in the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 9–7 in WAC play. They lost in the 2nd round of the 2009 WAC men's basketball tournament to end the season.

Pre-season

2008–09 Team

Roster

Source[1]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
0 Tray Britt 6'3" 200 G Jr. Richmond, California Hogan HS
1 Jahmar Young 6'5" 180 G So. Baltimore, Maryland Laurinburg Prep
13 Hernst Laroche 6'1" 165 G Fr. Montreal, Quebec Page-Concordia
Vanier
15 Kelly Merker 6'4" 205 F Jr. Santa Fe, New Mexico Monte del Sol HS
21 Makhtar Diop 6'6" 185 G Fr. Dakar, Senegal St. Jeanne d'Arc Institute
22 Jonathan Gibson 6'1" 180 G Jr. West Covina, California Calvary Christian Prep
23 Terrance Joyner 6'2" G Fr. Los Angeles, California Genesis One Prep (MS)
24 Robert Lumpkins 6'7" 210 F So. Washington, D.C. Kilgore College
31 Wendell McKines 6'6" 225 F So. Oakland, California Richmond HS
32 Hamidu Rahman 6'11" 255 C Fr. Somerset, New Jersey American Christian HS
33 Troy Gillenwater 6'8" 230 F Fr. Boston, Massachusetts Stoneridge Prep
34 Aaron Gordo Castillo 6'5" 180 G So. Las Cruces, New Mexico Las Cruces HS
50 Chris Gabriel 6'9" 240 C Fr. San Juan Capistrano, California JSerra Catholic HS

Coaching staff

Name Position Year at NMSU Alma Mater (Year)
Marvin Menzies Head coach 2nd UCLA (1987)
Mick Durham Assistant coach 1st Montana State (1979)
Chris Pompey Assistant coach 3rd Pittsburgh (1984)
Paul Weir Assistant coach 2nd York (2004)

2008-09 Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Fri, Oct 31
7:00pm 		New Mexico Highlands W 98-73  –
 Pan American Center (1,626)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Thu, Nov 6
7:00pm 		Western New Mexico W 110–63  –
 Pan American Center (1,679)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Regular Season
Sat, Nov 15*
1:00pm 		UC Riverside W 79-52  1-0
 Pan American Center (2,481)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Tue, Nov 18*
7:00pm 		at No. 19 USC L 60-73  1-1
 Galen Center (5,618)
Los Angeles, California
Fri, Nov 21*
7:30pm 		Pepperdine W 90-66  2-1
 Pan American Center (4,641)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Sun, Nov 30*
5:00pm 		at Long Beach State L 77-82  2-2
 Walter Pyramid (1,759)
Long Beach, California
Wed, Dec 3*
6:00pm 		at Kansas L 79-100  2–3
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
Sat, Dec 6*
6:00pm 		at North Texas L 83-85  2–4
 The Super Pit (3,017)
Denton, Texas
Thu, Dec 11*
7:00pm 		Sacramento State
Lou Henson Classic 		W 76-65  3-4
 Pan American Center (5,336)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Sun, Dec 14*
2:00pm 		UTEP
Battle of I-10 		W 90-78  4-4
 Pan American Center (8,168)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Wed, Dec 17*
7:00pm 		Prairie View A&M W 88-74  5-4
 Pan American Center (5,098)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Sat, Dec 20*
7:00pm 		at UTEP
Battle of I-10 		L 69-84  5-5
 Don Haskins Center (8,513)
El Paso, Texas
Tue, Dec 23*
6:30pm 		at New Mexico
Rio Grande Rivalry 		L 62-76  5–6
 The Pit (arena) (17,197)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sun, Dec 28*
1:00pm 		Loyola Marymount W 104-62  6–6
 Pan American Center (4,815)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Tue, Dec 30*
7:00pm 		New Mexico
Rio Grande Rivalry 		L 66-68  6-7
 Pan American Center (10,285)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Sat, Jan 3
8:00pm 		at Fresno State W 79-66  7-7 (1–0)
 Save Mart Center (8,909)
Fresno, California
Mon, Jan 5
8:00pm 		at San Jose State W 75-73  8–7 (2-0)
 Event Center Arena (1,341)
San Jose, California
Thu, Jan 8
7:00pm 		Nevada L 71-79  8-8 (2–1)
 Pan American Center (6,314)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Sat, Jan 10
8:00pm 		Utah State L 67-77  8-9 (2-2)
 Pan American Center (6,577)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Thu, Jan 15
7:00pm 		Idaho W 74-71  9-9 (3-2)
 Pan American Center (6,821)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Thu, Jan 22
7:00pm 		at Boise State L 84-87  9-10 (3-3)
 Taco Bell Arena (3,079)
Boise, Idaho
Sat, Jan 24
7:00pm 		at Idaho L 57-67  9-11 (3-4)
 Cowan Spectrum (2,129)
Moscow, Idaho
Thu, Jan 29
7:00pm 		San Jose State W 89-81  10-11 (4-4)
 Pan American Center (6,194)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Sat, Jan 31
7:00pm 		Hawaii W 82-72  11-11 (5-4)
 Pan American Center (6,355)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Thu, Feb 5
7:00pm 		at No. 25 Utah State L 59-78  11-12 (5-5)
 Smith Spectrum (9,415)
Logan, Utah
Sat, Feb 7
6:00pm, ESPN2 		at Nevada W 62-60  12-12 (6-5)
 Lawlor Events Center (6,786)
Reno, Nevada
Sat, Feb 14
7:00pm 		Fresno State W 79-71  13-12 (7-5)
 Pan American Center (6,411)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Mon, Feb 16
7:00pm 		Louisiana Tech W 65-63  14-12 (8-5)
 Pan American Center (6,034)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Sat, Feb 21*
7:00pm 		Cal State Fullerton
ESPN BracketBusters 		W 94-86  15-12 (8-5)
 Pan American Center (6,371)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Thu, Feb 26
6:00pm 		at Louisiana Tech L 71-80  15-13 (8-6)
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,668)
Ruston, Louisiana
Mon, Mar 2
7:00pm 		Boise State L 92-104  15-14 (8-7)
 Pan American Center (5,878)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Sat, Mar 7
10:00pm 		at Hawaii W 70-59  16-14 (9-7)
 Stan Sheriff Center (6,640)
Honolulu, Hawaii
WAC tournament
Thu, Mar 12
1:00pm 		vs. Boise State
Quarterfinals 		W 80-70  17-14
 Lawlor Events Center (NA)
Reno, Nevada
Fri, Mar 13
7:00pm 		vs. Utah State
Semifinals 		L 70-71  17-15
 Lawlor Events Center (NA)
Reno, Nevada
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

|- The attendance for the 16 home games was 99,839 which averaged 6,240 per game.

Statistics leaders

  • Scoring - Jahmar Young, 17.9 pts/g
  • Field Goal % - Hamidu Rahman, 53.0%
  • 3-point Field Goal % - Jahmar Young, 42.1%
  • Free Throws - Jahmar Young, 82.4%
  • Rebounds - Wendell McKines, 10.0 Reb/g
  • Assists - Hernst Laroche, 139
  • Blocks - Hamidu Rahman, 44
  • Steals - Jonathan Gibson, Hernst Laroche, Jahmar Young; 44

Ring of Honor Additions

During the Jan 31, 2009 game against Hawaii, a ceremony was held which added new Aggies to the Ring of Honor - they were Jimmy Collins, Jerry Hines, and John Williamson. Also recognized were the 1978–79 and 1998-99 teams which each appeared in the NCAA Tournament.

Season highlights

  • Jahmar Young was named First Team All WAC
  • Jahmar Young was named WAC Player of the Week twice during the season
  • Wendell McKines' rebounding average of 10.0 reb/g is a Top 10 in All-Time Aggie history
  • Gordo Castillo's 3-point FG% of 44.8% is a Top 10 in All-Time Aggie history

References

  • http://www.wacsports.com/custompages/stats/basketballm/2008/nmsu.htm
  • http://nmstatesports.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=74&path=mbball
  1. ^ "Men's Basketball - Roster & Bios - NMStateSports.com - The Official Website of New Mexico State Athletics". Archived from the original on July 18, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
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