VOL. 2 ISSUE 8

THE OFFICIAL GAMEDAY PUBLICATION OF THE PAN AM

(21-8) Streak: won 4 (9-18) Streak: lost 1 DASHING HOPES AND DRAWING TEARS SINCE 2011 GAMEDAY For those of you who don’t know, The 90s. We’re trying to bring that back to Cruces. all your friends to the games. Bring the party Pan Am in its heyday was one of the tough- Our guys nearly upset a final four team in the from BWW and Dublin’s in here and then after est places to play in the country. The Aggies 2010 NCAA tournament and this season we the game we can drink ‘til we wobble in our dominated, going 45-1 here during the Final have one of the most athletic teams in the shoes like our tells us to. Hell, why Four era. ESPN’s Dick Vitale even named our country. We have the team, now we need the not use the game AS a pregame; But first let’s 101 student section the “Panamaniacs” in the fans to support them. The first step is inviting support OUR team. THANK YOU, SENIORS! RAHMAN NOODLES HAITIAN SENSATION #WENVP MOST WANTED NO NAME POS HT YR 52 Ballard, Matt C 6-9 Sr 21 Brown, D.J. G 6-2 Fr 15 Carter, Wil F 6-8 Sr. Hernst Laroche is the most un- derrated point guard in the country. 5 Douglas, Calvin G 6-3 Sr. This man has been our floor general 44 Grieves, Nick G 6-3 Fr. Photos courtesy of bleedcrimson.net since his freshman year. In fact, one incredible stat about Hernst is 32 Henson, Joe C 6-8 Jr The big fella! Hamidu Rahman that he has STARTED EVERY GAME Wendell Mckines will go down in 23 Jones, Chris G 6-4 Jr. (“Noodles” as he’s called amongst FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS. There history as one of the all-time great- 33 Kinney, James G 6-2 Jr. Aggie faithful) has been a joy to is no one in Aggie history who has est State Aggies. Big watch develop. Thanks to Big Hom, played more minutes in the crim- Wen is not just a great player but 4 Moor, Aalim G 6-3 Jr. the Aggies have had an instant ad- son and white. That deserves a an amazing individual, a local ce- 24 Pennington, Lavanne G 6-4 Jr. vantage down low. Apparently 6’ shout-out, ladies and gentlemen. lebrity and the biggest personal- 11” centers don’t grow on trees in No man in the WAC has more poise ity in college basketball. We have 30 Pope, Jeremy G 6-0 Jr. college hoops. Hamidu ends his ca- than Hernst, and while it may take a been blessed to have Wendell for all 1 Shamburger, Keith G 5-11 So. reer here as the 2nd all-time leader basketball eye to see how valuable five years of his tenure and cannot in blocks. Congrats, Hamidu on this Hernst is our to our team, there’s thank him enough for his contribu- 10 Smith, Stephon F 6-8 Fr. monumental achievement, it has no doubt that with 30 seconds left tions to this team and community. 50 Ton, Garrett F 6-8 Sr. been an honor to watch you swat on the clock, we want the ball in our We shared with you last week our 2 Williams, Jaleel F 6-6 Fr. opponents’ shots into the student general’s hands. A few gems from favorite Tweets from Wen, here are section for the last four years. Here Hernst’s career: a few more cherished memories: are some Hamidu highlights: •How can we forget Hernst’s “De- •Junk dunking on Idaho his fresh- •His dominating performance in fensive Play of the Year” against man year in the WAC tournament the NCAA tournament against Michi- Utah State?! #incredible (who remembers this?) tweet gan State that helped us take them •His game winning shot over •Dancing in front of the Utah State of the game down to the wire Louisiana Tech last year that made student section this year after sweep- @Wen_Mckines31 Wendell Mckines •Every time you’ve seen him on ESPN top 10 ing them for the first time since 2006 Everything look like its coming together.. And we campus and said “Daayyyum that •Ice water in his veins night in •His poster dunk on Brady Jar- have 3 seniors that means NO LETTING UP guy’s tall!” night out dine in 2010

As a staff, we wanted to take the opportunity REAL TALK: WHAT TO EXPECT in the last issue of the 2011-12 season to Now we’re going out on a limb here, but we’re willing to take the profess our love. You make NMSU proud ev- chance. This game could be played on Saturday, Sunday or Wens- ery game that you put on your crimson skirt. day (no typo) at noon, 7 p.m. or midnight and we would walk out of All cheerleaders in the WAC put their pom here with the Wen. We just saw way too much energy and chemis- poms at your feet. We’ve traveled to courts try from this team on Thursday night to think otherwise. Thursday across the country to try to find one who night was the best we have seen the Aggies click since the 2010 matches your beauty to no avail. This leaves NCAA Tourney. We may end up eating our words but something us with one thing left to do…. tells us that our big three seniors are going out with a bang YVONNE URBINA: Like us on Facebook at The PanAmmunition WILL YOU Follow us on Twitter @PanAmmunition E-mail us [email protected] MARRY US? The PanAmmunition is an independent and satirical publication run and paid for by students of New Mexico State University. For the sake of parody, satire, and laughter, the writings in this newsletter may not be entirely factual, and in some cases blatantly untrue. This publication is not associated with or authorized by Intercollegiate Athletics, New Mexico State University, the Western Athletic Conference, or the NCAA. The thoughts expressed in this publication do not reflect those of the enti- ties aforementioned. All logos and trademarks in this newsletter are the property of their respective owner(s). If for any reason you are offended by what we write, please lighten up and realize that it is ok to laugh at, heckle, and emotionally psych out our competition through the same creative means that have been used for years. If lightening up is too much to ask, then please simply don’t read what we publish. For comments, complaints, suggestions, or donations contact us on Facebook at “The PanAmmunition” or Twitter @PanAmmmunition or e-mail [email protected].