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ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATION Men’s Basketball Contact - John Vu O: 575-646-4120 | C: 714-728-9163 1815 Wells St. | Stan Fulton Center | Las Cruces,AGGIE New Mexico 88003 | @AggieArmy | Facebook.com/AggieArmy ARMY | NMStateSports.com Email: [email protected] | @JohnVuNMSU 2016-17 Schedule weekly game notes Date Opponent TV Time (MT) Nov. 11 Arizona Christian 7:30 PM vs. Arizona Christian Nov. 13 at Colorado State ROOT Sports 2 PM November 11, 2016 • 7:30 p.m. (MT) | Las Cruces, N.M. Nov. 16 Samford^ 7 PM Game Pan American Center | Capacity: 12,572 Nov. 18 at New Mexico ESPN3 7 PM Play-by-Play: Adam Young (@youngpbp) Nov. 20 Bethune-Cookman^ 3 PM Nov. 22 Nicholls State^ 7 PM #1 Live Stats | Live Audio (TuneIn) | 99.5 Zia Country (KXPZ) Nov. 26 at San Diego TheW.tv 3 p.m. Nov. 30 Air Force 7:30 PM THe Match-Up NM State Arizona Christian Dec. 3 Long Beach State AggieVision 7 PM 2015-16 Record 23-11, 13-1 WAC 23-9, 10-6 GSAC Dec. 10 New Mexico AggieVision 7:30 PM Coach Paul Weir Jeff Rutter Dec. 13 at UTEP 7 PM Career Record (Season) 0-0 (1st) 68-27 (5th) Dec. 17 at Arizona State Pac-12 Networks 6 PM Record at School (Season) Same Same Dec. 19 UC Irvine 7 PM Top Returner in Scoring Ian Baker (13.8) Chris Sterling (17.3) Dec. 27 Eastern New Mexico 7 PM Top Returner in 3FG Made Ian Baker (69) Chris Sterling (67) Dec. 30 UTEP AggieVision 7 PM Top Returner in FT Percentage Braxton Huggins (85.4) Mishima Gray (81.4) Top Returner in Rebounds Tanveer Bhullar (179) Chris Sterling (168) Jan. 5 at UMKC* American Sports Network 5:30 PM Top Returner in Assists Ian Baker (127) Chris Sterling (41) Jan. 7 at Chicago State* 1:05 PM Top Returner in Blocks Matt Taylor (19) Chris Sterling (6) Jan. 12 Grand Canyon* AggieVision 7 PM Top Returner in Steals Ian Baker (37) Chris Sterling (41) Jan. 14 CSU Bakersfield* 7 PM Jan. 21 UMKC* AggieVision 7 PM Aggie Roster Jan. 26 at Seattle U* 8 PM Returners (2015-16 Stats) Jan. 28 at Utah Valley* 7 PM No. Player Pos. PPG RPG APG Notable Jan. 30 Northern New Mexico$ 7 PM 1 Jermaine Haley G N/A N/A N/A Redshirted the 2015-16 season 2 Braxton Huggins G 5.9 2.0 1.1 Scored 5.9 ppg to 2.8 ppg previous season Feb. 4 Chicago State* 7 PM 4 Ian Baker G 13.8 4.6 3.7 Team’s only senior heading into 2016-17 season Feb. 9 at CSU Bakersfield* 7 PM 11 Johnathon Wilkins F 6.3 3.7 1.2 Third leading scorer returning for 2016-17 campaign Feb. 11 at Grand Canyon* 2 PM 13 Sidy N’Dir G 3.9 1.5 0.8 Tallied 3.9 ppg despite limited time off the bench Feb. 18 at UT Rio Grande Valley* 2 PM 21 Tanveer Bhullar C 5.6 5.3 0.6 Dropped significant weight for 2016-17 campaign Feb 23 Utah Valley* AggieVision 7 PM 22 Eli Chula F 3.0 2.0 0.4 Registered 3.0 ppg despite limited time off the bench Feb. 25 Seattle U* 5 PM 24 Matt Taylor G 5.4 3.6 2.5 1-of-4 returning starters for 2016-17 campaign 34 Bollo Gnahore C N/A N/A N/A Redshirted the 2015-16 season Mar. 4 UT Rio Grande Valley* 6 PM 35 Jalyn Pennie G 6.4 4.1 1.2 Second-leading scorer returning for 2016-17 season WAC Tournament Newcomers Mar. 9 WAC Quarterfinals WDN TBD No. Player Pos. PPG RPG APG Notable Mar. 10 WAC Semifinals WDN TBD 3 Chacellor Ellis G 14.9 1.4 0.7 5th nationally in 3FGM with 3.79 in NJCAA at NMMI Mar. 11 WAC Championships ESPNU 9 p.m. 10 Jemerrio Jones F 10.0 10.3 5.1 Averaged a double-double at Hill JC in 2015-16 Mar. 12 Selection Sunday CBS 4-5 PM 12 AJ Harris G 2.8 1.0 1.7 Transfer from Ohio State, Redshirting 2016-17 season 15 Joe Garza G N/A N/A N/A Guided LCHS to state championship as a senior NCAA Tournament 23 Marlon Jones F 10.8 5.5 1.0 Shot 58.4-percent from the floor in 2015-16 March 16-19 1st & 2nd Round TBD 33 Johnny McCants F N/A N/A N/A MaxPreps #1-ranked player in New Mexico at Oñate March 23-26 Regional Rounds TBD April 1 Semifinals TBD By the Numbers... April 3 Championships TBD All home games in listed in BOLD Category (2015-16) ^Denotes University of San Diego Classic Scoring Offense ........................................................................................................71.3 .....................................................................81.2 ................................. $Denotes Game Played at Santa Ana Star Center Scoring Defense .......................................................................................................63.1 .................................................................... 72.5 ................................. #Denotes WAC Digital Network Game Scoring Margin ........................................................................................................ +8.2 ...................................................................+8.7 ................................. *Denotes WAC Game Field Goal Pct..............................................................................................................462 ....................................................................448 ................................. Field Goal Pct. Defense .......................................................................................... .392 .....................................................................421 ................................. 3-Point FG Pct. ..........................................................................................................333 ....................................................................333 ................................ Follow Along With the Aggies on... 3-Point FG Pct. Defense .........................................................................................336 ....................................................................346................................. Free Throw Pct. .........................................................................................................677.....................................................................682 ................................ Rebounds per game.................................................................................................41..1 ....................................................................40.2 ................................. Rebound Margin .......................................................................................................+9.8 ...................................................................+2.9................................. Steals per game ........................................................................................................4.2 .......................................................................7.9 .................................. Blocks per Game .......................................................................................................4.7 .......................................................................3.1 .................................. Assists per game ......................................................................................................14.1 ......................................................................12.6 ................................. @AggieArmy Turnover per game ..................................................................................................13.6 .....................................................................13.6 ................................. Turnover margin ......................................................................................................-2.5 ....................................................................+2.6................................. #AggieUp Assist/turnover ratio ..............................................................................................1.0 ......................................................................0.9 .................................. Game Notes #1 - vs. Arizona Christian STATISTICAL LEADERS GET CONNECTED (2015-16) Get up to the minute information and news about the NM State men’s basketball team all season on Twitter, Points Per Game G Pts PPG Instagram and Facebook by following @AggieArmy. Pascal Siakam 34 690 20.3 Ian Baker 34 470 13.8 Jalyn Pennie 34 219 6.4 LISTEN UP! Aggie fans that can’t make it to the game can listen to NM State Athletics/US Bank Hall of Famer Jack Nixon FG Pct. (Min. 50) Made Att FG% Tanveer Bhullar 72 123 .585 on 99.5 Zia Country or listen to the game live with their mobile or tablet device on the TuneIn app for free. In Pascal Siakam 275 510 .539 addition, fans can listen to the game on the following affiliate stations: Jonathan Wilkins 80 149 .537 FT Pct. (Min 30) Made Att FG% Alamagordo 103.7 FM KNMZ Braxton Huggins 38 45 .844 Carlsbad 1240 AM KAMQ Ian Baker 89 109 .817 Gallup 1230 AM, 94.9 FM KYVA Pascal Siakam 137 202 .678 Las Vegas 107.1 FM KMDS Rebs Per Game G Rebs RPG Pascal Siakam 34 396 11.6 BAKER NAMED TO PRESEASON WATCH LIST Tanveer Bhullar 34 179 5.3 Ian Baker 34 157 4.6 Senior guard Ian Baker was named to the Lou Henson Award Preseason Watch List on Wednesday the award committee announced. The honor is especially meaningful for the Aggies with the legendary head coach having Assists Per Game G Asts APG led New Mexico State and currently serves as a special advisor to the team. The recipient of the 2017 Lou Ian Baker 34 127 3.7 Matt Taylor 34 86 2.5 Henson Award will be announced at the CollegeInsider.com awards banquet on April 31 in Phoenix, site of the Pascal Siakam 34 58 1.7 men’s Division I basketball championship. Steals Per Game G Steals SPG Ian Baker 34 37 1.1 UNIFORM REVEAL Pascal Siakam 34 34 1.0 The NM State men’s and women’s basketball team along with several other Aggie programs will unveil their Matt Taylor 34