The 1991–92 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented
New Mexico State University in the
1991–92 college basketball season. This was
Neil McCarthy's 7th season as head coach. The Aggies played their home games at
Pan American Center
Pan American Center is a multi–purpose arena in Las Cruces, New Mexico, located on the campus of New Mexico State University. The arena has a current seating capacity of 12,515 people.
The arena serves as home of the New Mexico State Aggies M ...
and competed in the
Big West Conference. They finished the season 25–8, 12–6 in Big West play to earn a third-place finish in the conference regular season standings. They won the
Big West tournament to earn an automatic bid to the
NCAA tournament as No. 12 seed in the West region.
In the opening round, New Mexico State upset No. 5 seed
DePaul, 81–73.
The Aggies followed that success by defeating No. 13 seed
Southwestern Louisiana
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette, University of Louisiana, ULL, or UL) is a public research university in Lafayette, Louisiana. It has the largest enrollment within the nine-campus University of Louisiana System and the ...
to reach the Sweet Sixteen. Despite a valiant effort, New Mexico State lost to No. 1 seed UCLA
in the West Regional semifinal, 85–78.
Roster
Schedule and results
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Big West tournament
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NCAA tournament
References
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