Английская Википедия:2017–18 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

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The 2017–18 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by first-year head coach Chris Jans, 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, 12–2 in WAC play to win the WAC regular season championship. In the WAC tournament, they defeated Chicago State, Seattle, and Grand Canyon to become WAC Tournament champions. They received the WAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Clemson.

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2016–17 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Travon Landry	0	G	6'1"	184	RS Junior	San Antonio, TX	Left the team due to personal reasons
Jermaine Haley	1	G	6'7"	185	RS Freshman	Burnaby, BC	Transferred to Odessa College
Braxton Huggins	2	G	6'3"	184	Junior	Bakersfield, CA	Transferred to Fresno State
Chance Ellis	3	G	6'3"	217	Sophomore	Queens, NY	Transferred to Prairie View A&M
Ian Baker	4	G	6'0"	190	Senior	Washington, D.C.	Graduated
Matt Taylor	5	G	6'4"	173	Junior	Toronto, ON	Declare for 2017 NBA draft
Tanveer Bhullar	21	C	7'2"	285	RS Junior	Toronto, ON	Graduate transferred to Missouri State
Marlon Jones	23	F	6'9"	222	Junior	Chicago, IL	Left Program
Bollo Gnahore	34	C	6'10"	258	RS Freshman	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Left Program
Jalyn Pennie	35	G	6'5"	185	Junior	Toronto, ON	Graduate transferred to Cal State Los Angeles

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Keyon Jones	0	G	6'2"	185	Junior	Dorchester, MA	Junior college transferred from Odessa College
Shunn Buchanan	1	G	6'0"	165	Sophomore	Madison, MS	Junior college transferred from NE Mississippi CC
Wayne Stewart	2	G	6'5"	170	Sophomore	Philadelphia, PA	Junior college transferred from Lamar CC
Zach Lofton	23	G	6'3"	180	RS Senior	St. Paul, MN	Graduate transferred from Texas Southern. Will be eligible to play immediately, graduated from Texas Southern.
Leston Gordon	24	C	6'7"	225	Junior	Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago	Junior college transferred from Lee College
C. J. Bobbitt		F	6'7"	225	Junior	Harker Heights, TX	Transferred from Denver. Under NCAA transfer rules, Bobbitt will have to sit out in the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of eligibility left.
JoJo Zamora		G	6'2"	170	Senior	Oakland, CA	Transferred from Utah. Under NCAA transfer rules, Zamora will have to sit out in the 2017–18 season. Will have one year of eligibility left.

Schedule and results

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