The 2017–18 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 12–2 in WAC play to win the WAC regular season championship. In the WAC tournament, they defeated Chicago State, Seattle, and Grand Canyon to become WAC Tournament champions. They received the WAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Clemson.
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. On April 17, the school hired Chris Jans as head coach.
Offseason
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 for personal reasons Jermaine Haley 1 G 6'7" 185 RS Freshman Burnaby, BC Transferred to Odessa College 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 Left Program Bollo Gnahore 34 C 6'10" 258 RS Freshman Abidjan, Ivory Coast Left Program 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 Graduate transferred from Texas Southern. Will be eligible to play immediately, 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
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=| WAC tournament
!colspan=12 style=| NCAA tournament
References