1969–70 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
Midwest Regional Champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 5
Record27–3
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPan American Center
1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Jacksonville 272  .931
No. 5 New Mexico State 273  .900
No. 8 Marquette 263  .897
No. 3 St. Bonaventure 253  .893
No. 11 Florida State 233  .885
No. 12 Houston 255  .833
Army 226  .786
No. 17 Niagara 227  .759
No. 16 Utah State 227  .759
Villanova 227  .759
No. 9 Notre Dame 218  .724
St. John's 218  .724
Georgetown 187  .720
Duquesne 177  .708
Dayton 198  .704
Manhattan 188  .692
Hardin–Simmons 179  .654
Holy Cross 169  .640
Long Island 169  .640
Georgia Tech 1710  .630
Creighton 1510  .600
Seattle 1510  .600
Boston University 1410  .583
Butler 1511  .577
Oklahoma City 1713  .567
Fairleigh Dickinson 1310  .565
Southern Illinois 1310  .565
Colgate 1411  .560
Providence 1411  .560
Denver 1311  .542
Loyola (IL) 1311  .542
Penn State 1311  .542
Rutgers 1311  .542
Saint Peter's 1311  .542
Northern Illinois 1312  .520
Air Force 1212  .500
Fairfield 1212  .500
Iona 1212  .500
NYU 1212  .500
Pittsburgh 1212  .500
Saint Francis (PA) 1212  .500
Syracuse 1212  .500
DePaul 1213  .480
West Texas State 1213  .480
Loyola (LA) 1214  .462
Boston College 1113  .458
Virginia Tech 1012  .455
St. Francis (NY) 912  .429
West Virginia 1115  .423
Canisius 913  .409
Fordham 1015  .400
Seton Hall 1015  .400
Marshall 914  .391
Miami (FL) 917  .346
Centenary 816  .333
Pan American 816  .333
Detroit 718  .280
Tulane 518  .217
Xavier 520  .200
Navy 419  .174
Portland 422  .154
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969–70 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Aggies were independent and not a member of a conference. They were led by fourth year head coach Lou Henson and three future NBA players consensus second-team All-American Jimmy Collins, big man Sam Lacey, and Charlie Criss. The team reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament, losing to eventual champion UCLA before defeating St. Bonaventure in the national third-place game. To date, it is the only Final Four appearance in program history. The Aggies had three win streaks of at least eight games during the season and finished with a 27–3 record.

Roster

1969–70 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 14 Charlie Criss 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)160 lb (73 kg) Sr Yonkers, New York
G 22 Jimmy Collins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Syracuse, New York
C 44 Sam Lacey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) Sr Indianola, Mississippi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule/results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Dec 1, 1969*
No. 6 Oklahoma Christian W 93–58  1–0
                   Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
Dec 4, 1969*
No. 6 Wichita State W 108–76  2–0
                   Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
Dec 6, 1969*
No. 6 Baylor W 102–83  3–0
                   Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
Dec 8, 1969*
No. 6 at New Mexico W 90–83  4–0
                   The Pit/Bob King Court 
Albuquerque, NM
Dec 11, 1969*
No. 3 at Brigham Young W 80–78 OT 5–0
                   George Albert Smith Fieldhouse 
Provo, UT
Dec 13, 1969*
No. 3 at Arizona State W 94–88  6–0
                   Sun Devil Gym 
Tempe, AZ
Dec 16, 1969*
No. 3 New Mexico W 91–73  7–0
                   Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
Dec 19, 1969*
No. 3 at Hardin–Simmons
Cowboy Classic
W 110–80  8–0
       27  Lacey        Rose Fieldhouse 
Abilene, TX
Dec 20, 1969*
No. 3 vs. Baylor
Cowboy Classic
L 73–87  8–1
                   Rose Fieldhouse 
Abilene, TX
Dec 26, 1969*
No. 7 Idaho State
Roadrunner Invitational
W 88–80  9–1
                   Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
Dec 27, 1969*
No. 7 Creighton
Roadrunner Invitational
W 93–78  10–1
                   Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
Dec 30, 1969*
No. 7 Sul Ross State W 95–75  11–1
                   Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
Jan 2, 1970*
No. 7 Arizona W 95–76  12–1
                   Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
Jan 5, 1970*
No. 7 at Texas-El Paso W 75–66  13–1
                   Memorial Gym 
El Paso, TX
Jan 10, 1970*
No. 6 Montana State W 106–68  14–1
                   Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
Jan 17, 1970*
No. 5 Hardin–Simmons W 83–75  15–1
                   Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
Jan 24, 1970*
No. 5 Texas-El Paso W 90–77  16–1
                   Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
Jan 27, 1970*
No. 5 at West Texas A&M W 88–62  17–1
                   WT Fieldhouse 
Canyon, TX
Jan 29, 1970*
No. 5 at Creighton L 68–72  17–2
                   Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, NE
Feb 7, 1970*
No. 5 at Utah State W 95–90  18–2
                   Nelson Fieldhouse 
Logan, UT
Feb 9, 1970*
No. 5 at Montana State W 92–73  19–2
                   Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT
Feb 14, 1970*
No. 5 Air Force W 99–81  20–2
 42  Collins              Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
Feb 21, 1970*
No. 5 West Texas A&M W 87–73  21–2
                   Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
Feb 23, 1970*
No. 5 Boise State W 105–79  22–2
                   Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
Feb 28, 1970*
No. 5 No. 20 Utah State W 104–92  23–2
                   Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
NCAA Tournament
Mar 7, 1970*
No. 5 vs. Rice W 101–77[2]  24–2
                   Daniel–Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, TX
Mar 12, 1970*
No. 5 vs. Kansas State W 70–66  25–2
 23  Collins  11  Lacey        Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
Mar 14, 1970*
No. 5 vs. No. 14 Drake W 87–78  26–2
 26  Collins  24  Lacey        Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 19, 1970*
No. 5 vs. No. 2 UCLA
National semifinal
L 77–93[3]  26–3
 28  Collins  16  Lacey        Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
Mar 21, 1970*
No. 5 vs. No. 3 St. Bonaventure
Consolation
W 79–73[4]  27–3
 18  Collins, Lacey  19  Lacey        Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
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Coaches533786555555554

Awards and honors

Team players in the 1970 NBA draft

Round Pick Player NBA Club
15Sam LaceyCincinnati Royals
111Jimmy CollinsChicago Bulls

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References

  1. "1969-70 New Mexico State Aggies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  2. "THE WEEK". Sports Illustrated. March 9, 1970. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  3. "Bruins Top Ags in NCAA". Albuquerque Journal via newspapers.com. March 20, 1970. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  4. "Aggies Whip Bonnies for Third". Albuquerque Journal via newspapers.com. March 22, 1970. p. 45. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  5. "2019–20 NM State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). New Mexico State Athletic Department. p. 73. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  6. "1970 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
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