New Mexico Sports

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The NMSU Aggies are tied at 14 with conference opponent FIU at the half. Coming off a bye week, the Aggies showed their freshness on both sides of the ball. The defense forced FIU to go three-and-out on their opening drive of the game. While the offense moved the chains

(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – The honors keep coming for NM State women’s golfers with Alison Gastelum becoming the newest recipient. Conference USA announced its Golfers of the Week on Wednesday morning and Gastelum was the conference’s selection on the women’s wide. For the men, Erik Jansson of Jacksonville State claimed the weekly award.

(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – NM State head coach Jason Hooten announced the non-conference slate for the 2023-24 men’s basketball season on Tuesday afternoon. The Aggies will host seven home games during the non-conference portion of the schedule while also traveling to college basketball blue-bloods Kentucky and Louisville. In the first season

(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Herb Wimberly has been a pioneer and trailblazer for the NM State golf program. For more than 30 years, Wimberly led the Aggies as the Head Men’s Golf Coach and the head golf professional. Previously, Wimberly had been inducted into both the Golf Coaches of America Hall of Fame, New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame,

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The New Mexico State Aggies got some good news Wednesday morning with the return of their head football coach, Jerry Kill. Coach Kill had not been at practices this week due to a medical situation according to NMSU officials. No other details were provided. However, Wednesday morning the team was

(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Head Coach Jody Adams revealed the non-conference schedule for the 2023-24 Women’s Basketball season. NM State is set to begin their first year as members of Conference USA, and their second under Adams at the helm. The Aggies will play 13 non-conference games, starting at home Nov. 6 against

(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – As the 2023-24 NM State men’s basketball season rapidly approaches, Jason Hooten has added a dominant seven-footer in Davion Bradford. Bradford, a St. Louis native, has previously played at Wake Forest and Kansas State, amassing 384 points over 84 career games played. Bradford joins the Aggies after

(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania – As national award watch lists begin to roll out, NM State quarterback Diego Pavia is already finding himself in the mix, starting off with the Maxwell Award.  The Maxwell Football Club today announced its watch list for the 87th Maxwell Award presented annually to the outstanding player in college

(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The NM State roster is on the verge of being complete as Head Coach Jason Hooten announced the signing of Robert Carpenter, a forward from Detroit, Mich.  At 6-7, Carpenter has been touted as a “do-everything” forward who can score at multiple levels and guard nearly every

(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – 17 days have passed since the Aggies finally made their long-awaited move to Conference USA. After almost two decades as members of the WAC, NM State women’s basketball is now gearing up for its inaugural season in CUSA. The conference welcomes new teams like Liberty, Sam Houston, and Jacksonville

(Courtesy: New Mexico State Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico –  In 173 days the starting lineup for the NM State Aggies men’s basketball program will be introduced in front of a home crowd at the Pan American Center for its first official league bout as a member of Conference USA. On Monday morning, Commissioner Judy McLeod

(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Head Coach Jason Hooten and the new-look Aggies will be headed to turquoise seas and white-sand beaches this fall as it was announced Thursday morning that NM State is set to participate in the 16th annual Men’s Cancun Challenge presented by Triple Crown Sports. The two-day event is scheduled to be played on Nov. 21-22, 2023, at

(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – After a decade of dominance at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC), former Lady Jets head women’s basketball coach James Frey is set to join Jody Adams’ coaching staff ahead of the 2023-24 season, which will mark Adams’ second year with NM State. “I have known Coach James

(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – Kickoff times and networks have been announced for ten of the 13 NM State home games next season. As NM State prepares for its first season as a member of Conference USA, head coach Jerry Kill and company will have a flurry of opportunities to be seen by a

(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – On Wednesday morning, NM State men’s basketball Head Coach Jason Hooten announced the addition of guard Femi Odukale. Odukale spent two seasons at Pitt before transferring and playing his junior season at Seton Hall. At both stops, Odukale proved his ability to play a starter’s role against some of the

(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Joining the Aggie men’s basketball staff for the 2023-24 season will be Assistant Coach Robert Guster, Head Coach Jason Hooten announced on Monday morning. Coach Guster makes his way to the City of Crosses with nearly 25 years of coaching experience after spending the last seven seasons

(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico -One of the primary pieces to the puzzle during Sam Houston’s historic run last season is now an Aggie. Head Coach Jason Hooten announced Tuesday morning that former Bearkat big man Kaosi Ezeagu will be donning Crimson & White this fall. Kaosi Ezeagu | Sr. | 6-10 | Bramton, Ontario,

(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Finding high-level talent and experience is often a difficult task in Division I basketball, however, it appears Head Coach Jason Hooten has done so with his newest signee. Hooten announced Wednesday that Central Florida transfer and fifth-year senior Brandon Suggs has made the decision to close out his collegiate