List of New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball head coaches
The following is a list of New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball head coaches. There have been 28 head coaches of the Aggies in their 118-season history.[1]
New Mexico State's current head coach is Jason Hooten. He was hired as the Aggies' head coach in March 2023,[2] replacing Greg Heiar, who was fired on February 14, 2023 amidst a hazing scandal within the team.[3]
No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
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– | 1904–1906 | No coach | 2 | 0–2–1 | .167 |
1 | 1906–1908 | John O. Miller | 2 | 0–2 | .000 |
2 | 1908–1909 | V. Kays | 1 | 7–2 | .778 |
3 | 1909–1910 | George Lain | 1 | 3–5 | .375 |
4 | 1910–1913 | Art Badenoch | 3 | 3–22 | .120 |
5 | 1914–1917 | Clarence W. Russell | 3 | 19–12 | .613 |
6 | 1917–1920 | John G. Griffith | 3 | 20–9 | .690 |
7 | 1920–1922 | Dutch Bergman | 2 | 12–5 | .706 |
8 | 1922–1926 | R. R. Brown | 4 | 48–31 | .608 |
9 | 1926–1927 | Arthur Burkholder | 1 | 6–13 | .316 |
10 | 1927–1929 | Ted R. Coffman | 2 | 9–20–1 | .317 |
11 | 1929–1940 1946–1947 | Jerry Hines | 12 | 157–102 | .606 |
12 | 1940–1942 | Julius H. Johnston | 2 | 22–30 | .423 |
13 | 1944–1946 | Kermit Laabs | 2 | 14–21 | .400 |
14 | 1947–1949 | John Gunn | 2 | 21–26 | .447 |
15 | 1949–1953 | George McCarty | 4 | 65–55 | .542 |
16 | 1953–1965 | Presley Askew | 12 | 136–147 | .481 |
17 | 1965–1966 | Jim McGregor | 1 | 4–22 | .154 |
18 | 1966–1975 1997–2005[a][b] | Lou Henson | 17 | 289–152 | .655 |
19 | 1975–1979 | Ken Hayes | 4 | 69–46 | .600 |
20 | 1979–1985 | Weldon Drew | 6 | 82–84 | .494 |
21 | 1985–1997[c] | Neil McCarthy | 12 | 226–111 | .671 |
22 | 2005* | Tony Stubblefield | 1 | 2–12 | .143 |
23 | 2005–2007 | Reggie Theus | 2 | 41–23 | .641 |
24 | 2007–2016 | Marvin Menzies | 9 | 199–111 | .642 |
25 | 2016–2017 | Paul Weir | 1 | 28–6 | .824 |
26 | 2017–2022 | Chris Jans | 5 | 122–32 | .792 |
27 | 2022–2023[d] | Greg Heiar | 1 | 9–15 | .375 |
28 | 2023–present | Jason Hooten | 0 | 0–0 | – |
Totals | 28 coaches | 118 seasons | 1,613–1,125–2 | .589 | |
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source[1] |
- ^ New Mexico State vacated the entire 1997–98 season. Henson's on-court record is 307–164 (.652).
- ^ Henson retired in January 2005 due to declining health. Tony Stubblefield serves as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2004–05 season.[4]
- ^ New Mexico State vacated three NCAA tournament appearances from 1992 through 1994, and all 28 games of the 1997–98 season. McCarthy's on-court record is 248–123 (.668).
- ^ New Mexico State suspended their 2022–23 season in February 2023 after allegations of hazing and sexual contact within the program.[5] Days later, the university cancelled the remainder of the season and fired Heiar.[3]
References
- ^ a b "2022-23 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State Athletics. p. 95. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff (March 24, 2023). "New Mexico St. hires Sam Houston's Jason Hooten as next head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ a b Chavkin, Daniel (February 14, 2023). "New Mexico State Fires Basketball Coach Greg Heiar Amid Hazing Scandal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ Herrera, Pete (January 23, 2005). "Ailing Aggies coach Henson retires with 779 wins". The Oklahoman. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ Greenawalt, Tyler (February 12, 2023). "New Mexico State men's basketball suspended for rest of 2022-23 season amid harassment, sexual contact accusations". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
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New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball head coaches
- No coach (1904–1906)
- John O. Miller (1906–1908)
- V. Kays (1908–1909)
- George Lain (1909–1910)
- Art Badenoch (1910–1913)
- No team (1913–1914)
- Clarence W. Russell (1914–1917)
- John G. Griffith (1917–1920)
- Dutch Bergman (1920–1922)
- R. R. Brown (1922–1926)
- Arthur Burkholder (1926–1927)
- Ted Coffman (1927–1929)
- Jerry Hines (1929–1940)
- Julius H. Johnston (1940–1942)
- No team (1942–1944)
- Kermit Laabs (1944–1946)
- Jerry Hines (1946–1947)
- John Gunn (1947–1949)
- George McCarty (1949–1953)
- Presley Askew (1953–1965)
- Jim McGregor (1965–1966)
- Lou Henson (1966–1975)
- Ken Hayes (1975–1979)
- Weldon Drew (1979–1985)
- Neil McCarthy (1985–1997)
- Lou Henson (1997–2005)
- Tony Stubblefield # (2005)
- Reggie Theus (2005–2007)
- Marvin Menzies (2007–2016)
- Paul Weir (2016–2017)
- Chris Jans (2017–2022)
- Greg Heiar (2022–2023)
- Jason Hooten (2023– )
# denotes interim head coach