Car thy ▁only ▁graduated ▁nine ▁players ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁school ▁( an ▁ 1 1 ▁percent ▁gradu ation ▁rate ), ▁including ▁only ▁one ▁in ▁his ▁last ▁four ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁Paul ' s ▁view , ▁this ▁meant ▁that ▁Mc Car thy ▁emphas ized ▁winning ▁over ▁academ ics . ▁ ▁He ▁left ▁New ▁Mexico ▁State ▁as ▁the ▁school ' s ▁winning est ▁coach , ▁but ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁passed ▁by ▁Lou ▁H enson . ▁ ▁Official ly , ▁Mc Car thy ▁was ▁re ass igned ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁athlet ic ▁director ▁for ▁the ▁balance ▁of ▁his ▁contract . ▁ ▁However , ▁he ▁res igned ▁rather ▁than ▁assume ▁that ▁post . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁sc and als ▁Despite ▁Mc Car thy ' s ▁success ▁in ▁building ▁two ▁regional ▁powers , ▁two ▁major ▁academic ▁sc and als ▁forced ▁his ▁departure ▁from ▁the ▁co aching ▁profession . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁it ▁emer ged ▁that ▁six ▁players ▁had ▁received ▁help ▁from ▁one ▁of ▁Mc Car thy ' s ▁assist ants ▁on ▁their ▁work ▁at ▁correspond ence ▁courses , ▁including ▁answers ▁on ▁their ▁ex ams . ▁ ▁After ▁this ▁came ▁to ▁light , ▁New ▁Mexico ▁State ▁with d rew ▁from ▁post season ▁consideration ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 - 9 6 ▁season . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁NCAA ▁placed ▁New ▁Mexico ▁State ▁on ▁three ▁years ' ▁prob ation ▁and ▁stri pped ▁the ▁A gg ies ▁of ▁their ▁NCAA ▁tournament