2006–07 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

The 2006–07 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University in the 2006–07 college basketball season. This was the second season for head coach Reggie Theus. The Aggies played their home games at Pan American Center and competed in the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 11–5 in WAC play. They won the 2007 WAC men's basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 13 seed in the East Region where they were defeated by 4 seed Texas, and superstar freshman Kevin Durant, in the opening round.^[2]

2006–07 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
WAC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	25–9 (11–5 WAC)
Head coach	Reggie Theus
Home arena	Pan American Center
Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 15 Nevada	14	–	2		.875			29	–	5		.853
New Mexico State †	11	–	5		.688			25	–	9		.735
Fresno State	10	–	6		.625			22	–	10		.688
Utah State	9	–	7		.563			23	–	12		.657
Hawaii	8	–	8		.500			18	–	13		.581
Boise State	8	–	8		.500			17	–	14		.548
Louisiana Tech	7	–	9		.438			10	–	20		.333
San Jose State	4	–	12		.250			5	–	25		.167
Idaho	1	–	15		.063			4	–	27		.129
† 2007 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

Roster

2006–07 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 Justin Hawkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr Anaheim, California G 22 Jonathan Gibson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr West Covina, California	Head coach Reggie Theus Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 14, 2006*		Pacific	W 76–74	1–0	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, New Mexico
Nov 17, 2006*		at Loyola Marymount	L 69–71	1–1	Gersten Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Nov 19, 2006*		at No. 15 Arizona	L 87–102	1–2	McKale Center (13,650) Tucson, Arizona
Feb 17, 2007*		Ohio	W 77–72	20–6	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, New Mexico
Mar 3, 2007		at No. 10 Nevada	L 65–69	22–8 (11–5)	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, Nevada
WAC Tournament
Mar 8, 2007*		Louisiana Tech Quarterfinals	W 77–70	23–8	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, New Mexico
Mar 9, 2007*		Boise State Semifinals	W 88–69	24–8	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, New Mexico
Mar 10, 2007*		Utah State Championship game	W 72–70	25–8	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, New Mexico
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2007*	(13 E)	vs. (4 E) No. 11 Texas First Round	L 67–79	25–9	Spokane Arena  Spokane, Washington
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

1. sports-reference.com 2006-07 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
2. "Durant leads Texas past NMSU". The Spokesman-Review. March 17, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
3. "2006–07 New Mexico State Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2022.