List of New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball head coaches

Last updated May 25, 2023

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.
–	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^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-alpha 2]}	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^{[lower-alpha 3]}	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^{[lower-alpha 4]}	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]

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References

1 2 "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.
1 2 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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[HensonVacated-4] New Mexico State vacated the entire 1997–98 season. Henson's on-court record is 307–164 (.652).

[HensonRetired-6] 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]

[McCarthyVacated-7] 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).

[SeasonCancelled-9] 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]

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "2022-23 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State Athletics. p. 95. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

[2] Borzello, Jeff (March 24, 2023). "New Mexico St. hires Sam Houston's Jason Hooten as next head coach". ESPN.com . Retrieved March 26, 2023.

[HeiarFired-3] 1 2 Chavkin, Daniel (February 14, 2023). "New Mexico State Fires Basketball Coach Greg Heiar Amid Hazing Scandal". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved March 26, 2023.

[5] Herrera, Pete (January 23, 2005). "Ailing Aggies coach Henson retires with 779 wins" . The Oklahoman . Retrieved March 26, 2023.

[8] 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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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics