2022–23_New_Mexico_State_Aggies_men's_basketball_team

2022–23 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
2022–23 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	9–15 (2–16 WAC)
Head coach	Greg Heiar (1st season);
Associate head coach	Dominique Taylor
Assistant coaches	Brian Merritt; Chad Myers;
Home arena	Pan American Center
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2022–23 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies were led by first-year head coach Greg Heiar and played their home games at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

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On November 19, 2022, reports of a shooting involving a student from the University of New Mexico and an Aggie basketball player ended with the student dead, with the player, later identified as Mike Peake, wounded on the UNM Main Campus in Albuquerque.^[1] On November 20, New Mexico State Police release details of the shooting, including the arrest of 17-year old Mya Hill. The next day, the New Mexico State Police confirmed a second arrest relating to the shooting, arresting 19-year old Jonathan Smith.^[2]

The Aggies and Lobos were slated to renew the Rio Grande Rivalry on the night of the shooting, but the game was postponed. Three days later, both schools decided to cancel the Rio Grande Rivalry for the season due to safety concerns.^[3] On December 5, NM State Athletic Director Mario Moccia announced the indefinite suspension of the 21-year old Mike Peake.^[4] No charges have been filed against Peake in what was called a "self-defense situation",^[5] but there are two investigations surrounding the shooting.^[6]^[7]

On February 10, 2023, New Mexico State announced it would suspend operations of the men's basketball team based on new allegations including potential violations of university policy.^[8] Its entire coaching staff was placed on administrative leave as a result.^[9] KTSM reported that the season was suspended because of allegations of hazing by at least three different players multiple times.^[10]

The rest of the team's games were canceled and later deemed forfeits by the WAC on February 13. They did not take part in the WAC Tournament.^[11]

The NCAA does not recognize the forfeited games as part of the team's overall record.

On February 14, head coach Greg Heiar was officially fired by NMSU.^[12] On March 24, the school named Sam Houston head coach Jason Hooten the team's new head coach.^[13]

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ	Western New Mexico	W 99–75	–	21 – Washington	8 – Muhammad	9 – Washington	Pan American Center (4,146) Las Cruces, NM
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ+	New Mexico Highlands	W 101–52	1–0	20 – Muhammad	10 – Washington	10 – Washington	Pan American Center (5,178) Las Cruces, NM
November 12, 2022* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv	at UTEP Battle of I-10	L 64–67	1–1	20 – Pinson	12 – Washington	4 – Pinson	Don Haskins Center (11,315) El Paso, TX
November 19, 2022* 5:00 pm, MW Network	at New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry	Canceled^[20]					The Pit Albuquerque, NM
November 25, 2022* 7:30 pm, BeTheBeast	vs. San Diego Las Vegas Holiday Classic Semifinals	W 90–77	2–1	25 – Pinson	8 – Bradley	9 – Washington	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
November 26, 2022* 7:30 pm, BeTheBeast	vs. UC Irvine Las Vegas Holiday Classic Championship	L 68–85	2–2	20 – Roy	9 – Gordon	4 – Washington	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
November 30, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ+	UTEP Battle of I-10	W 95–70	3–2	23 – Roy	8 – 2 Tied	5 – Washington	Pan American Center (6,332) Las Cruces, NM
December 3, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ+	New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry	Canceled^[20]					Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
December 5, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Simon Fraser	W 77–35	4–2	23 – Odunewu	10 – Odunewu	5 – Washington	Pan American Center (4,346) Las Cruces, NM
December 7, 2022* 8:00 pm	at Santa Clara	L 65–66	4–3	20 – Washington	8 – Washington	7 – Pinson	Leavey Center (1,039) Santa Clara, CA
December 11, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Duquesne	W 73–60	5–3	17 – Muhammad	11 – Gordon	6 – Pinson	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,834) Pittsburgh, PA
December 14, 2022* 8:00 pm, WCC Network	at Saint Mary's	L 68–81	5–4	20 – Washington	4 – 2 Tied	1 – Pinson	University Credit Union Pavilion (2,844) Moraga, CA
December 18, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ	Northern New Mexico	W 95–53	6–4	26 – Avery	10 – 2 Tied	7 – Washington	Pan American Center (4,460) Las Cruces, NM
December 21, 2022* 5:30 pm	vs. Kent State Sun Bowl Invitational	L 63–73	6–5	17 – Muhammad	10 – Muhammad	4 – Pinson	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
December 22, 2022* 5:30 pm	vs. North Carolina A&T Sun Bowl Invitational	W 85–76	7–5	20 – 2 Tied	10 – Avery	6 – Washington	Don Haskins Center (1,225) El Paso, TX
WAC regular season
December 28, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ+	Southern Utah	L 75–79	7–6 (0–1)	18 – Washington	12 – Washington	4 – 2 Tied	Pan American Center (4,942) Las Cruces, NM
December 31, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ	Sam Houston	L 62–75	7–7 (0–2)	12 – 2 Tied	5 – Avery	5 – Washington	Pan American Center (4,705) Las Cruces, NM
January 4, 2023 5:30 pm, ESPN+	at Stephen F. Austin	L 60–69	7–8 (0–3)	20 – Pinson	10 – Avery	7 – Pinson	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,644) Nacogdoches, TX
January 7, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ	California Baptist	L 61–70	7–9 (0–4)	20 – Washington	9 – Muhammad	3 – Pinson	Pan American Center (5,092) Las Cruces, NM
January 12, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Seattle	L 66–69	7–10 (0–5)	11 – 2 Tied	7 – 2 Tied	8 – Pinson	Climate Pledge Arena (2,265) Seattle, WA
January 14, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ	UT Arlington	L 55–66	7–11 (0–6)	12 – Pinson	7 – 2 Tied	2 – 2 Tied	Pan American Center (4,864) Las Cruces, NM
January 19, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Utah	L 76–111	7–12 (0–7)	17 – Pinson	4 – 3 Tied	4 – Pinson	America First Event Center (2,093) Cedar City, UT
January 21, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Utah Tech	L 76–89	7–13 (0–8)	20 – Roy	5 – 3 Tied	4 – 2 Tied	Burns Arena (1,878) St. George, UT
January 28, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Utah Valley	L 72–77	7–14 (0–9)	23 – Roy	11 – Washington	5 – Washington	UCCU Center (2,915) Orem, UT
February 1, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ	Stephen F. Austin	W 73–67	8–14 (1–9)	15 – Gordon	11 – Muhammad	6 – Pinson	Pan American Center (5,107) Las Cruces, NM
February 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ	Seattle	W 82–75	9–14 (2–9)	15 – Roy	6 – Roy	7 – Pinson	Pan American Center (4,948) Las Cruces, NM
February 8, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Grand Canyon	L 67–78	9–15 (2–10)	22 – Pinson	10 – Washington	5 – Washington	GCU Arena (7,076) Phoenix, AZ
February 11, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at California Baptist	L 0–2 Forfeit^[11]	9–15 (2–11)	–	–	–	CBU Events Center Riverside, CA
February 15, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ	Abilene Christian	L 0–2 Forfeit^[11]	9–15 (2–12)	–	–	–	Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
February 18, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ	Texas–Rio Grande Valley	L 0–2 Forfeit^[11]	9–15 (2–13)	–	–	–	Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+/BSAZ	Grand Canyon	L 0–2 Forfeit^[11]	9–15 (2–14)	–	–	–	Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
March 1, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Abilene Christian	L 0–2 Forfeit^[11]	9–15 (2–15)	- –	–	–	Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX
March 3, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Tarleton	L 0–2 Forfeit^[11]	9–15 (2–16)	- –	–	–	Wisdom Gym Stephenville, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

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2022–23 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Utah Valley	15	–	3	.833	28	–	9	.757
Sam Houston	14	–	4	.778	26	–	8	.765
Southern Utah	12	–	6	.667	24	–	13	.649
Grand Canyon †	11	–	7	.611	24	–	12	.667
Seattle	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Stephen F. Austin	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
Tarleton*	9	–	9	.500	17	–	17	.500
California Baptist	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Abilene Christian	7	–	11	.389	13	–	17	.433
UT Rio Grande Valley	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
UT Arlington	6	–	12	.333	11	–	21	.344
Utah Tech*	5	–	13	.278	14	–	19	.424
New Mexico State**	2	–	16	.111	9	–	15	.375
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
** Season cancelled on February 11, 2023.

† Conference tournament winner