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Written by: NMSU Athetic Dept.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The New Mexico State men’s basketball team now knows its opponents and schedule for the inaugural Legends Classic. The Aggies host two games Nov. 14 and 18 before meeting Texas in the semifinal game of the championship round, Nov. 23, in Newark, N.J., The Gazelle Group announced Tuesday, Sept. 25. Both of the Aggie games in the championship rounds are televised nationally on Versus.

NMSU serves as a one of four regional hosts in addition to Tennessee, West Virginia and Texas. The tournament begins for the Aggies against UC Davis, Nov. 14 at 7:00 p.m. The game is also the home opener. NMSU concludes the regional round with LeMoyne-Owen, Nov. 18 at 7:00 p.m.   Continue Reading This Post >>

Written by: NMSU Athletic Dept.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State men's basketball head coach Marvin Menzies has hired Paul Ivkovich as assistant strength and conditioning coach, Menzies announced Wednesday, Sept. 12. Ivkovich joins the Aggies after three seasons at Cincinnati.

He is responsible for overseeing the overall athletic development of the Aggies including strength, flexibility, speed and agility training.

"Paul comes from a program with a very strong tradition of producing very tough, physical players," Menzies said. "I know several of his former co-workers well and he comes with the highest recommendation. I'm excited about his choice to join the Aggie family."

With the Bearcats, Ivkovich worked with the women's basketball, volleyball, baseball, men's and women's track and field programs while he assisted the football and men's basketball teams.   Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State men's basketball head coach Marvin Menzies has hired Gerald Lewis as Coordinator of Player Development, the first-year coach announced Tuesday, Aug. 28.

Lewis played professional basketball in Europe from six years after he was a first team All-Southwest Conference selection at Southern Methodist. He was also an assistant coach at Southeastern Louisiana. His responsibilities with the Aggies include directing the mentoring program and assisting with daily administrative duties.

"Gerald is a very valuable addition to the staff based on his experience primarily playing professionally for six years, in addition to his time spent as a full-time assistant at Southeastern Louisiana," Menzies said. "I think to get someone with that type of experience in that position is a big benefit to our new staff."  Continue Reading This Post >>

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State men’s basketball head coach Marvin Menzies has hired Ryan Dozier as program specialist, the first-year coach announced Monday, Aug. 13. Dozier joins the Aggies after spending two years as the head manager at Louisville.

Menzies said he was happy to have an opportunity to add another branch of the Rick Pitino and Cardinal family. Assistant coach Matt Grady also has Louisville ties.

“Ryan is someone who brings an impeccable work ethic,” Menzies said. “I worked with him for the duration of my time at Louisville. He was a supervisor of 10 managers and he had extensive duties as the head manager. Ryan’s character and attitude towards his job are two of his greatest attributes.”   Continue Reading This Post >>

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State men’s basketball head coach Marvin Menzies has hired John McMullen as an assistant coach, Menzies announced Friday, Aug. 10. McMullen joins the Aggies after spending 25 seasons and winning 528 games as head coach at Santa Monica College. He was inducted into the California Community College Basketball Coaches Association in 2005.

“Landing coach Mac completes a very supportive and talent-diverse staff for my first head coaching position,” Menzies said. “Coach Mac and I have an eight-year working history so that obviously gives me a huge confidence level in terms of loyalty, knowledge-base and familiarity. I’m extremely excited about his decision to join the Aggie basketball family. He and his wife Cathy are equally excited about the move to Las Cruces after visiting recently.”   Continue Reading This Post >>

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State men’s basketball head coach Marvin Menzies announced the hiring of Matt Grady as an assistant coach, Thursday, Aug. 2. Grady joins the Aggies from Cincinnati where he was the director of basketball operations under Bearcat head coach Mick Cronin.

“I’ve known Matt for some time and I’m impressed with his overall knowledge of the game,” Menzies said. “He is a relentless worker on and off the court. I’m very excited that he was willing to join our staff. Having another branch of the Pitino family only strengths our overall mission.”

In addition to working with Cronin, Grady has also studied the game under legendary coaches such as Rick Pitino and Phil Martelli.  Continue Reading This Post >>