The Aggies finished the 2015 – 16 season 23 – 11 , 13 – 1 in WAC play to win the WAC regular season championship . They defeated UMKC to advance to the championship game of the WAC Tournament where they lost to Cal State Bakersfield . As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament , they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Saint Mary 's
WAC Tournament
2016 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team