1998–99 New Mexico State Aggies basketball team

1998–99 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
1998–99 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
Big West Regular season co-champions; Big West tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	23–10 (12–4 Big West)
Head coach	Lou Henson (2nd season);
Home arena	Pan American Center
	Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

The 1998–99 New Mexico State Aggies basketball team represented New Mexico State University in the 1998–99 college basketball season. This was Lou Henson's 2nd season as head coach at his alma mater. The Aggies played their home games at Pan American Center and competed in the Big West Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 12–4 in Big West play to tie for the conference regular season title. They won the Big West tournament, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 14 seed in the Midwest region.

1998–99 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Division
Boise State	12	–	4	.750	21	–	8	.724
New Mexico State †	12	–	4	.750	23	–	10	.697
Idaho	11	–	5	.688	16	–	11	.593
Utah State	8	–	8	.500	15	–	13	.536
Nevada	4	–	12	.250	8	–	18	.308
North Texas	4	–	12	.250	4	–	22	.154
West Division
UC Santa Barbara	12	–	4	.750	15	–	13	.536
Long Beach State	9	–	7	.563	13	–	15	.464
Pacific	9	–	7	.563	14	–	13	.519
Cal State Fullerton	7	–	9	.438	13	–	14	.481
Cal Poly	6	–	10	.375	11	–	16	.407
UC Irvine	2	–	14	.125	6	–	20	.231

† 1999 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 1999^[1] Rankings from AP poll

In the opening round, New Mexico State was defeated by No. 3 seed and defending National champion Kentucky, 82–60.^[2]

Roster

1998–99 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	Billy Keys	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
F	Charles Gosa	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr
G	Eric Channing	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr

Head coach

Lou Henson (New Mexico A&M)

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 13, 1998*		at UTEP	W 59–57	1–0	Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
Nov 20, 1998*		vs. Wisconsin	W 66–52	2–0	Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 21, 1998*		vs. No. 19 Arkansas	L 60–66	2–1	Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 22, 1998*		at Alaska-Fairbanks	L 65–71	2–2	Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 25, 1998*		at Texas Tech	L 43–70	2–3	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
Nov 28, 1998*		at UTEP	W 77–66	3–3	Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 1, 1998*		Western New Mexico	W 92–64	4–3	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 15, 1998*		Texas Southern	W 82–46	5–3	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 19, 1998*		at Washington	L 53–73	5–4	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington
Dec 22, 1998*		at San Diego State	W 66–55	6–4	Cox Arena San Diego, California
Dec 29, 1998*		Alaska-Fairbanks	W 78–64	7–4	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 2, 1999*		at No. 15 New Mexico	L 66–77	7–5	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jan 7, 1999		at Cal State Fullerton	W 61–54	8–5 (1–0)	Titan Gym Fullerton, California
Jan 9, 1999		at UC Irvine	W 60–56	9–5 (2–0)	Bren Events Center Irvine, California
Jan 14, 1999		Long Beach State	W 60–46	10–5 (3–0)	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 16, 1999		Pacific	W 66–61	11–5 (4–0)	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 19, 1999*		No. 12 New Mexico	W 76–55	12–5	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 21, 1999		North Texas	W 89–80	13–5 (5–0)	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 23, 1999		UC Santa Barbara	W 83–61	14–5 (6–0)	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 28, 1999		at Nevada	W 75–63	15–5 (7–0)	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Jan 30, 1999		at Utah State	L 54–61	15–6 (7–1)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
Feb 6, 1999		Boise State	L 48–67	15–7 (7–2)	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Feb 8, 1999		Idaho	W 80–73	16–7 (8–2)	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Feb 11, 1999		at Idaho	L 78–82	16–8 (8–3)	Cowan Spectrum Moscow, Idaho
Big West tournament
Mar 4, 1999*		vs. Pacific Quarterfinals	W 89–78	21–9	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Mar 5, 1999*		vs. UC Santa Barbara Semifinals	W 78–67	22–9	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Mar 6, 1999*		vs. Boise State Championship game	W 79–69	23–9	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1999*	(14 MW)	vs. (3 MW) No. 8 Kentucky First round	L 60–82^[2]	23–10	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Mountain Time.

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Rankings

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References

^ Big West MBB Record Book
^ ^a ^b "Kentucky 82, New Mexico St. 60". The Washington Post. March 13, 1999. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
^ "1998-99 New Mexico State Aggies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
^ "2019–20 New Mexico State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1064–1065. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] Big West MBB Record Book

[ncaa-2] "Kentucky 82, New Mexico St. 60". The Washington Post. March 13, 1999. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[3] "1998-99 New Mexico State Aggies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[4] "2019–20 New Mexico State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[ESPN-5] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1064–1065. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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1998–99 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
Big West Regular season co-champions Big West tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	23–10 (12–4 Big West)
Head coach	Lou Henson (2nd season)
Home arena	Pan American Center
Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →