MENZIES ..................................................62 LAFLEUR .................................................66 JETER .....................................................67 E. BROWN................................................68 K. BROWN ...............................................69 LAIRD.....................................................70 MEET MEET THE TEAM SANDERS .................................................70 DANIELS ..................................................71 HINTON...................................................71 JENKINS ..................................................72 SERONKO .................................................72 SUPPORT STAFF ..........................................73 61 CAREER HEAD COACHING RECORD YEAR SCHOOL OVERALL CONFERENCE CONF. FINISH CONF. TOURN. FINISH POSTSEASON 2007–08 New Mexico State 21–14 (.600) 12-4 (.750) T-1st 2nd 2008–09 New Mexico State 17–15 (.531) 9-7 (.563) T-3rd Semifinal 2009–10 New Mexico State 22–12 (.647) 11-5 (.688) T–2nd 1st NCAA 2010–11 New Mexico State 16–17 (.485) 9–7 (.563) T–3rd Semifinal 2011–12 New Mexico State 26–10 (.722) 10–4 (.714) 2nd 1st NCAA 2012–13 New Mexico State 24–11 (.686) 14–4 (.778) 3rd 1st NCAA 2013–14 New Mexico State 26–10 (.722) 12–4 (.750) 2nd 1st NCAA 2014–15 New Mexico State 23–11 (.677) 13–1 (.929) 1st 1st NCAA 2015–16 New Mexico State 23–11 (.677) 13–1 (.929) 1st 2nd NIT 2016–17 UNLV 11–21 (.344) 4–14 (.222) T-10th First Round Totals (10 years) 209–132 (.613) 107–51 (.677) COACHING STAFF best since the 1960-61 season) and fifth in rebound margin (+9.8 per game). Menzies left New Mexico State as the third-winningest coach in school history, ranking only behind Hall of Famer Lou Henson (289- 152, 16 seasons) and Neil McCarthy (229-114, 12 seasons). He was the fastest to 198 wins among the trio (McCarthy 193 after nine seasons, Henson 173 after nine seasons). His 198 wins was also the most all-time while a member of the WAC. With 103 wins in conference play, he left the league seventh in all-time conference wins and ranked third in winning percentage for conference games at 73.6 percent. Menzies was the Aggies' bench boss in five of their WAC- record six tournament championships, and won more conference tournaments than any other New Mexico State coach. His five total NCAA appearances are eclipsed only by the seven of Henson’s NMSU Marvin Menzies became the 13th full-time head coach in UNLV squads. His four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances were men's basketball history on April 21, 2016. one short of equaling the longest stretch by the Aggies to the Big Menzies, 56, came back to Las Vegas after nine years as the head Dance. coach at New Mexico State. Menzies coached a pair of AP All-Americans at New Mexico State After completing his first year leading the Runnin' Rebel program, in Pascal Siakam and Daniel Mullings. Siakam, the No. 27 overall pick he brought in a recruiting class for the 2017-18 season that has been in the 2016 NBA Draft and the first first-rounder under Menzies, was an COACHES ranked as high as No. 12 in the country and includes McDonald's High honorable mention selection after the 2015-16 season, while Mullings School All-American Brandon McCoy and National Junior College was selected honorable mention following the 2013-14 campaign. Player of the Year Shakur Juiston. Menzies coached Aggies to the All-WAC team 20 times while in The 2017-18 squad spent the entire summer together in Las Vegas, Las Cruces, with two WAC Players of the Year, two WAC Freshmen something his first UNLV team was unable to do, and achieved a 3.24 of the Year, five players on the WAC All-Newcomer Team and seven team grade point average during that time. selections to the WAC All-Defensive Team. Under his direction, New Mexico State was extremely successful In November 2014, Forbes named Menzies as one of the Top 25 making appearances in the postseason each of his last five seasons in College Basketball Coaches for the Money, recognizing his winning Las Cruces, and six of his last seven. ways. Menzies led the Aggies to their fifth straight 20-win season in 2015- Menzies’ 2015-16 Aggies were a young squad with only two 16, and seventh in eight years, as they went 23-11 overall and 13-1 in starters returning and no senior on the team, but found a way to conference play. When Menzies left NMSU, the Aggies had won 35 another 20-win season and their conference mark tied for the sixth- straight home conference games, which was the second-longest such best in the history of the league and equaled the 2014-15 team with streak in the nation. the best conference record in school history. New Mexico State won its second straight outright regular- His team posted a nine-game win streak during the season season Western Athletic Conference (matching the 14th-longest in school Championship in his final season in history) and also had a 12-game win Las Cruces, which led to a berth in streak against WAC opponents. the NIT. Siakam was the unanimous From 2012-15, Menzies led his choice for WAC Player of the Year team to four straight WAC Tournament and joined Ian Baker as first team titles and NCAA Tournament berths. All-WAC. The duo was also named to His team also won the conference the WAC All-Defensive Team and to tournament crown and appeared in the WAC All-Tournament Team. the NCAA Tournament in 2010. He Siakam, who became the school’s led the Aggies to the outright regular- seventh All-American, was also season conference title in 2014-15 selected all-district by the NABC and and a co-championship in 2008. the USBWA after leading the WAC in Menzies owns a career record scoring (20.3 ppg), rebounding (11.6 of 209-132 (.613) over 10 seasons rpg) and blocked shots (2.24 bpg). as a Division I head coach and he He scored the second-most points has gone 107-51 (.677) in conference in a season in school history (690) play. and had the third-most rebounds in In 2015-16, NMSU ranked 10th Aggie history (396). Siakam was also the nation in scoring defense (63.1 selected the WAC Player of the Week ppG), 11th in field-Goal percentaGe an unprecedented five times. defense (39.2 percent, the school's 63 COACHING STAFF Baker, a junior and the upperclassman on the team, moved into seventh on all three career lists for 3-point field goals, hitting 137-of-337 for a 40.7 percentage. After winning the WAC's regular-season championship, the Aggies THE MENZIES FILE fell on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer in the WAC Tournament title game Born: October 15, 1961 and advanced to the National Invitation Tournament for the first time Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif. since 2000. New Mexico State lost a heartbreaking 58-56 decision at High School: Hamilton H.S., 1979 Saint Mary’s in first round play on two free throws with two seconds to play. Education: UCLA, B.A, 1987 Menzies’ 2014-15 Aggies were hit hard by the injury bug to start the Cal State Sacramento, M.A, 2003 year, but rebounded during the season to post a 23-11 season, a 13-1 Coaching Exp.: Head Coach, UNLV, 2016-pres. WAC record and a WAC Championship. It was the fourth straight 20-win Head Coach, New Mexico St., 2007-16 season for New Mexico State. The 13-1 (.928) WAC mark was the best Asst. Coach, Louisville, 2005-07 conference record in school history and tied for the sixth-best seasonal record in the history of the league. Asst. Coach, UNLV, 2004-05 Total domination of the conference during the 2014-15 season Asst. Coach, USC, 2003-04 earned Menzies the WAC's Don Haskins Coach of the Year Award. Asst. Coach, San Diego State, 1999-03 The Aggies tallied 13 straight victories (Jan. 22 to March 14) in the Asst./Assoc. Coach, Santa Monica City run to the title, the third-longest winning streak in program history and the longest win streak in the Menzies era. New Mexico State won 19 of College, 1997-99, 95-96, 91-94 its last 22 games in 2014-15. A.C., Cal St. Sacramento, 1996-97 Defense was the calling card of the team, as New Mexico State Head Coach, Santa Monica CC, 1994-95 led the WAC and ranked 21st nationally by allowing only 59.8 points a A.C, Hamilton High School, 1982-90 game. The Aggies held 12 opponents to less than 50 points, with three COACHES opponents held to under 40 points. Only nine opponents had been held that low since 1950. Four Aggies were named to the All-WAC team, with Mullings and The Aggies broke a pair of school records in 2012-13; blocked Siakam named first team. Tshilidzi Nephawe and Remi Barry were shots in a season (193) and field-goal percentage in a game (68.6 chosen second team. Siakam was the Freshman of the Year and percent vs. UTSA). New Mexico State also tied a program record with named to the All-Newcomer and All-Defensive Teams. Mullings was 12 blocked shots at UTSA. The Aggie defense was tough all season also on the All-Defensive Team. Nephawe earned MVP honors at the and held teams to 60 points or less 16 times in 2012-13. WAC Tournament and was joined on the All-Tournament Team by Barry Menzies piloted that Aggies to 12 straight wins (Jan. 3 to Feb. 16). after the Aggies downed Seattle 80-61 in the tourney final. It was the longest streak since the 2006-07 season. New Mexico State The AGGies earned their fourth straiGht NCAA Tournament finished the season winning 18 of 21 games.