2020–21 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2020–21 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record12–8 (7–6 WAC)
Head coach
  • Chris Jans (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • James Miller
  • David Anwar
  • Corey Barker
Seasons
2020–21 WAC men's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Grand Canyon † 9 – 3   .750 17 – 7   .708
Utah Valley 9 – 4   .692 11 – 11   .500
New Mexico State 7 – 6   .538 12 – 8   .600
California Baptist* 6 – 6   .500 13 – 10   .565
Seattle 4 – 5   .444 12 – 11   .522
Tarleton State* 5 – 7   .417 10 – 10   .500
Dixie State* 4 – 10   .286 8 – 13   .381
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 2 – 5   .286 9 – 10   .474
Chicago State 0 – 0   – 0 – 9   .000
* Ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period
Chicago State suspended their season on December 23, 2020
† 2021 WAC tournament winner

The 2020–21 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies were led by fourth-year head coach Chris Jans and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. Due to COVID-19 restrictions in the state of New Mexico, the Aggies did not play their home games at their normal home arena, the Pan American Center. Instead, they played their "home" games at various different locations, mainly in the Phoenix, Arizona area.

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2019–20 season 25–6, 16–0 in WAC play to win the WAC regular season championship. They were set to be the No. 1 seed in the WAC tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the WAC Tournament cancellation, they were awarded the WAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was also cancelled due to the same outbreak.

Roster

2020–21 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 C.J. Roberts 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Richland HS
Ranger College 		North Richland Hills, TX
F 1 Mayan Kiir 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Victory Rock Prep
South Florida 		Bradenton, FL
F 2 Donnie Tillman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Findlay Prep
UNLV 		Detroit, Michigan
G 3 Evan Gilyard II 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Simeon Career Academy
UTEP 		Chicago, Illinois
F 4 Rashaun Agee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Bogan HS Chicago, Illinois
G 5 Clayton Henry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Bishop McNally HS
Palm Beach State 		Calgary, Alberta, Canada
G 10 Jabari Rice 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Fort Bend Marshall HS Houston, TX
G 11 Kalen Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Lakeside HS
Western Nebraska CC 		Hephzibah, GA
G 13 Jason King 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Parker HS
Snead State CC 		Birmingham, AL
F 14 Marcus Watson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Buford HS
Oklahoma State 		Buford, GA
G 20 Tennessee Owens 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Sr Centennial HS
Alabama–Huntsville 		Las Cruces, NM
F 22 Wilfried Likayi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Parkrose HS
Casper College 		Portland, OR
F 24 William McNair 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) RS So Martin Luther King HS Philadelphia,PA
G 32 Bryce Rewalt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) GS Centennial HS Las Cruces, NM
F 35 Johnny McCants 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Oñate HS Las Cruces, NM
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 30, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 29, 2020*
5:30 pm, FSAZ 		at Arizona Christian W 83–77  1–0
  20 – Henry   9 – Rice   4 – Rice  ACU Events Center (72)
Glendale, AZ
Dec 1, 2020*
7:00 pm, Facebook Live 		vs. Benedictine Mesa W 92–54  2–0
  17 – Tied   12 – McCants   7 – Gilyard II  The PHHacility (0)
Phoenix, AZ
Dec 5, 2020*
3:00 pm, WCC Network 		at Santa Clara Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Kaiser Permanente Arena 
Santa Cruz, CA
Dec 7, 2020*
7:00 pm, Big West.TV 		at Cal Poly Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
Dec 12, 2020*
 at Arizona Canceled due to COVID-19 issues McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
Dec 28, 2020*
3:00 pm, BigWest.TV 		at Cal State Northridge L 63–66  2–1
  19 – McCants   17 – Tillman   3 – Tillman  Matadome 
Northridge, CA
Dec 31, 2020*
3:00 pm, WCC Network 		at Santa Clara Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Toyota Arena 
Ontario, CA
Jan. 2, 2021*
3:00 pm, BigWest.TV 		at UC Riverside Canceled due to COVID-19 issues SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
Jan. 3, 2021*
5:00 pm, BigWest.TV 		at UC Riverside Canceled due to COVID-19 issues SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
WAC Regular Season
Jan. 8, 2021
7:00 pm, WAC DN 		at Dixie State Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Burns Arena 
St. George, UT
Jan. 9, 2021
5:00 pm, WAC DN 		at Dixie State Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Burns Arena 
St. George, UT
Jan. 22, 2021
3:00 pm, FSAZ 		UT Rio Grande Valley Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
Jan. 23, 2021
7:00 pm, FSAZ 		UT Rio Grande Valley Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
Jan 25, 2021*
4:00 pm, FSAZ 		vs. Western New Mexico W 70–41  3–1
  20 – Likayi   8 – McNair   2 – 3 tied  Don Haskins Center (0)
El Paso, TX
Jan 29, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Grand Canyon L 62–70  3–2
(0–1) 		 13 – McCants   8 – McCants   3 – Gilyard II  GCU Arena (1,000)
Phoenix, AZ
Jan 30, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Grand Canyon L 53–65  3–3
(0–2) 		 13 – Likayi   5 – Henry   3 – Tied  GCU Arena (909)
Phoenix, AZ
Feb 5, 2021
7:00 pm, FSSW 		California Baptist L 75–85  3–4
(0–3) 		 17 – Rice   7 – Henry   4 – Tied  Eastwood High School 
El Paso, TX
Feb 6, 2021
7:00 pm, FSSW 		California Baptist W 97–70  4–4
(1–3) 		 20 – Rice   6 – McCants   3 – Tied  Eastwood High School 
El Paso, TX
Feb 12, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Seattle L 72–83  4–5
(1–4) 		 16 – Tillman   9 – Tillman   6 – Rice  Redhawk Center 
Seattle, WA
Feb 13, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Seattle W 65–58  5–5
(2–4) 		 19 – Rice   10 – Henry   6 – Gilyard  Redhawk Center 
Seattle, WA
Feb 19, 2021
7:00 pm, FSSW 		Utah Valley L 66–69  5–6
(2–5) 		 13 – Roberts   6 – Likayi   4 – Gilyard  Eastwood High School 
El Paso, TX
Feb 20, 2021
7:00 pm, FSSW 		Utah Valley W 67–60  6–6
(3–5) 		 20 – Rice   6 – Tillman   2 – Tillman  Eastwood High School 
El Paso, TX
Feb 26, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tarleton State W 78–51  7–6
(4–5) 		 18 – McCants   7 – Tillman   5 – Roberts  Wisdom Gym (1,172)
Stephanville, TX
Feb 27, 2021
6:00 pm, WAC DN 		at Tarleton State L 55–64  7–7
(4–6) 		 12 – Roberts   8 – Tied   3 – Henry  Wisdom Gym (1,464)
Stephenville, TX
Mar. 2, 2021
1:00 pm, FSAZ 		UT Rio Grande Valley
rescheduled from January 22 		W 69–51  8–7
(5–6) 		 16 – Rice   8 – Rice   5 – Gilyard  Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
Mar. 4, 2021
 WAC DN 		Chicago State Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Eastwood High School 
El Paso, TX
Mar. 5, 2021
 WAC DN 		Chicago State Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Eastwood High School 
El Paso, TX
Mar 5, 2021
7:00 pm, WAC DN 		at Dixie State
rescheduled from January 8 		W 76–66  9–7
(6–6) 		 20 – Rice   14 – McCants   4 – Williams  Burns Arena (403)
St. George, UT
Mar 6, 2021
7:00 pm, WAC DN 		at Dixie State
rescheduled from January 9 		W 68–56  10–7
(7–6) 		 22 – Tillman   6 – Tillman   5 – McCants  Burns Arena (415)
St. George, UT
WAC tournament
Mar 11, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (6) UT Rio Grande Valley
Quarterfinals 		W 77–61  11–7
  15 – Likayi   9 – Rice   4 – Williams  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
Mar 12, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (2) Utah Valley
Semifinals 		W 78–62  12–7
  23 – Tillman   6 – McCants   3 – McCants  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
Mar 13, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		(3) vs. (1) Grand Canyon
Championship 		L 56–74  12–8
  18 – Gilyard II   5 – Tied   2 – Gilyard II  Orleans Arena (325)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time Source[1].

References

  1. ^ "2020–11 Men's Basketball Schedule". New Mexico State Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
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