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2016-17 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

2016–17 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
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WAC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference Western Athletic Conference
2016–17 record 28–6 (11–3 WAC)
Head coach Paul Weir (1st season)
Assistant coach Jesse Bopp
Assistant coach Aerick Sanders
Assistant coach Marc Hsu
Home arena Pan American Center
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Cal State Bakersfield 12 2   .857     25 10   .714
New Mexico State 11 3   .786     28 5   .848
Grand Canyon* 11 3   .786     22 9   .710
UMKC 8 6   .571     18 17   .514
Utah Valley 6 8   .429     17 17   .500
Seattle 5 9   .357     13 17   .433
UT Rio Grande Valley 2 12   .143     10 22   .313
Chicago State 1 13   .071     6 26   .188
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2017 WAC Tournament winner

The 2016–17 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by first-year head coach Paul Weir, 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, 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.

The Aggies finished the 2015–16 season 23–11, 13–1 in WAC play to win the WAC regular season championship. They defeated UMKC to advance to the championship game of the WAC Tournament where they lost to Cal State Bakersfield. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Saint Mary's.


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