Ring of Honor New Mexico State's men's basketball Ring of Honor stands as a tribute to individual players and coaches that are distinguished as Aggie legends. A player's number is retired upon reaching this milestone. A banner designating this honor is hung from the rafters in the
Pan American Center.
Lou Henson – began his coaching career with the Aggies in 1966, eventually coaching the Aggies to 289 victories over 17 years. Henson finished with 779 victories including his wins at Illinois. Henson coached the Aggies to the Final Four and two Sweet Sixteens among the 10 NCAA tournament appearances. His career Aggie record is 289–152, which is the winningest in Aggie history.
Sam Lacey (#44) – played for the Aggies from 1967 to 1970, including a trip to the Final Four. Lacey is 11th in Aggie all-time scoring and holds most rebounding records. He was a 1st Team All-American in 1970 and played in the NBA for 13 seasons, well enough to get his #44 jersey
retired by the Sacramento Kings.
Billy Joe Price (#31) – played from 1957 to 1961, including two trips to the NCAA tournament. Price is 15th on the all-time scoring list and among the career leaders in rebounding.
Jimmy Collins (#22) – played for the Aggies from 1967 to 1970 and helped them to the Final Four in 1970. Collins holds the Aggie season scoring record and rank 3rd all-time in career scoring. Collins played in the NBA for several seasons.
John Williamson (#24) – is the most prolific scorer in Aggie history, averaging over 27 points per game during the 1971–72 and 1972–73 seasons. Williamson played for the
New York/New Jersey Nets and won two
ABA championships. His #23 jersey is
retired by the Nets.
Jerry Hines – was the Aggie basketball coach, as well as football coach, during the 1930s. The Aggies advanced to the NIT Tournament in 1938. His career record is 157–108, which is third winningest in Aggie history.
Honored players These Aggies have been honored by either induction in the New Mexico State Athletics Hall of Fame, or recognized as an All-American, or recognized as conference player of the year.
Honored coaches These Aggie coaches have been honored by either induction in the New Mexico State Athletics Hall of Fame, or recognized as conference coach of the year.
Honored contributors These Aggie contributors have been honored by induction in the New Mexico State Athletics Hall of Fame
Awards ;
All-American :*
Charlie Criss – 1969 (UPI First Team "Small Men") :*
Sam Lacey – 1970 (Basketball News First Team) :*
Jimmy Collins – 1970 (Helms First Team, USBWA First Team, Converse First Team) :*
John Williamson – 1972 (Basketball News First Team) :* James Moore – 2003 (AP Honorable Mention) :*
Daniel Mullings – 2014 (AP Honorable Mention) :*
Pascal Siakam – 2016 (AP Honorable Mention) :*
Ian Baker – 2017 (AP Honorable Mention) :*
Jemerrio Jones – 2018 (AP Honorable Mention) ;
All-District :*
Sam Lacey – 1970 :*
Jimmy Collins – 1970 :* Albert 'Slab' Jones – 1979 :* Jaime Pena – 1982 :*
Sam Crawford – 1993 :* Rodney Walker – 1995 :* James Moore – 2003 :* Justin Hawkins – 2007, 2008 :*
Jahmar Young – 2009, 2010 :* Troy Gillenwater – 2011 :*
Wendell McKines – 2012 :*
Daniel Mullings – 2014, 2015 :*
Pascal Siakam – 2015, 2016 :*
Ian Baker – 2017 :*
Jemerrio Jones – 2018 :*
Zach Lofton – 2018 :*
Trevelin Queen – 2020 :*
Teddy Allen – 2022 ;
All-Stars :*
Sam Lacey – 1970 (NABC Coaches All-Star) :*
Jimmy Collins – 1970 (NABC Coaches All-Star) :* Roland Grant – 1974 (Liberty Bell Classic MVP) :* Richard Robinson – 1977 (NABC Coaches All-Star) :*
Randy Brown – 1991 (NABC Coaches All-Star, Japan Classic) :* Sam Crawford – 1993 (NABC Coaches All-Star) :* Rodney Walker – 1995 (Final Four Slam Dunk Contest) ;
Academic All-American :* Eric Channing – 2000, 2001, 2002 ;
Conference Coach of the Year :*
Lou Henson – 1975 (MVC) :*
Ken Hayes – 1977 (MVC) :*
Weldon Drew – 1983 (MVC) :*
Neil McCarthy – 1989, 1990 (Big West) :*
Marvin Menzies – 2015 (WAC) :*
Chris Jans – 2018, 2019, 2020 (WAC) ;
Conference Player of the Year :* James Moore – 2003 (Sun Belt) :*
Daniel Mullings – 2014 (WAC) :*
Pascal Siakam – 2016 (WAC) :*
Ian Baker – 2017 (WAC) :*
Jemerrio Jones – 2018 (WAC) :*
Teddy Allen – 2022 (WAC) ;
All-Conference First Team (1935 to 1983) :* A.F. 'Hooky' Apodaca – 1935, 1936, 1937 (Border) :* Lauro Apodaca – 1937 (Border) :* Kiko Martinez – 1938, 1939 (Border) :* Pecos Finley – 1938 (Border) :* Joe Jackson – 1938, 1939 (Border) :* Morris Wood – 1938, 1939 (Border) :* Otis Shows – 1940 (Border) :* Marvin Hoover – 1940, 1941 (Border) :* David Sharp – 1948 (Border) :* Jim Tackett – 1951, 1952 (Border) :* Bob Priddy – 1952 (Border) :* Mike Svilar – 1952 (Border) :* Jim Loomis – 1956 (Border) :*
Wayne Yates – 1958 (Border) :* Robert Jarrett – 1958 (Border) :*
Billy Joe Price – 1959, 1961 (Border) :* George Knighton – 1960, 1961, 1962 (Border) :* Vincent Knight – 1960 (Border) :* Roland Grant – 1974 (MVC) :* Richard Robinson – 1975, 1977 (MVC) :*
Jim Bostic – 1975 (MVC) :* Albert 'Slab' Jones – 1978, 1979, 1980 (MVC) :* Jaime Pena – 1982 (MVC) :* Ernest Patterson – 1983 (MVC) ;
All-Conference First Team (1984 to Present) :*
Steve Colter – 1984 (Big West) :* Gilbert Wilburn – 1986 (Big West) :* Kenny Travis – 1987 (Big West) :* Johnny Roberson – 1989 (Big West) :* Keith Hill – 1990 (Big West) :*
Randy Brown – 1990, 1991 (Big West) :*
Reggie Jordan – 1991 (Big West) :* Sam Crawford – 1993 (Big West) :* James Dockery – 1994 (Big West) :* Rodney Walker – 1995 (Big West) :* Louis Richardson – 1997, 1998 (Big West) :* Charles Gosa – 1999 (Big West) :*
Billy Keys – 2000 (Big West) :* Eric Channing – 2001 (Big West); 2001, 2002 (Sun Belt) :* James Moore – 2003, 2004 (Sun Belt) :* Justin Hawkins – 2007, 2008 (WAC) :*
Jahmar Young – 2009, 2010 (WAC) :* Troy Gillenwater – 2011 (WAC) :*
Wendell McKines – 2012 (WAC) :*
Bandja Sy – 2013 (WAC) :*
Daniel Mullings – 2014, 2015 (WAC) :*
Pascal Siakam – 2015, 2016 (WAC) :*
Ian Baker – 2017 (WAC) :*
Jemerrio Jones – 2018 (WAC) :*
Zach Lofton – 2018 (WAC) :* Terrell Brown – 2019 (WAC) :*
Ivan Aurrecoechea – 2020 (WAC) :*
Jabari Rice – 2020 (WAC) :*
Teddy Allen – 2022 (WAC) ;
Conference Tournament MVP :* Sam Crawford – 1992 (Big West) :* James Dockery – 1994 (Big West) :*
Billy Keys – 1999 (Big West) :* Justin Hawkins – 2007 (WAC) :*
Jahmar Young – 2010 (WAC) :*
Wendell McKines – 2012 (WAC) :*
Sim Bhullar – 2013, 2014 (WAC) :*
Tshilidzi Nephawe – 2015 (WAC) :*
Ian Baker – 2017 (WAC) :*
Jemerrio Jones – 2018 (WAC) :*
Trevelin Queen – 2019 (WAC) :*
Teddy Allen – 2022 (WAC) ;
Conference Freshman/Newcomer of the Year :* Albert 'Slab' Jones – 1977 (MVC) :* Robert Gunn – 1978 (MVC) :* Jaime Pena – 1981 (MVC) :* Charles Gosa – 1996 (Big West) :* James Moore – 2001 (Sun Belt) :*
Sim Bhullar – 2013 (WAC) :*
Pascal Siakam – 2015 (WAC) :*
Teddy Allen – 2022 (WAC)
Aggies in the National Basketball Association •
Bill Allen –
Anaheim, ABA, 1967–68 •
Sim Bhullar –
Sacramento, NBA, 2014–15 •
Jim Bostic –
Detroit, NBA, 1977–78 •
Randy Brown –
Sacramento,
Chicago,
Boston,
Phoenix, NBA, 1991–2003 •
Jimmy Collins –
Chicago, NBA, 1970–72 •
Steve Colter –
Portland,
Chicago,
Philadelphia,
Washington,
Sacramento,
Cleveland, NBA, 1984–91; 1994–95 •
Charlie Criss –
Atlanta,
San Diego,
Milwaukee, NBA, 1977–85 •
Mike Dabich –
Oakland,
Dallas, ABA, 1967–68 •
Jonathan Gibson –
Dallas,
Boston, NBA, 2016–18 •
Jemerrio Jones –
Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, 2019–2021 •
Reggie Jordan –
Los Angeles Lakers,
Atlanta,
Portland,
Minnesota,
Washington, NBA, 1993–94; 1995–2000 •
Sam Lacey –
Cincinnati,
Kansas City,
New Jersey,
Cleveland, NBA, 1970–83 •
Zach Lofton –
Detroit, NBA, 2018–2019 •
Bob Priddy –
Baltimore, NBA, 1952–53 •
Pascal Siakam –
Toronto,
Indiana, NBA, 2016–Present •
John Williamson –
New York, ABA/NBA;
Indiana,
New Jersey,
Washington, NBA, 1973–81
Famous Aggies Players and coaches that had notable success before or after their time as an Aggie player or coach. •
Reggie Theus (2005–07, coach) – 14 year NBA career, coach of NBA Sacramento Kings, 2x NBA All-Star, #23 jersey retired by UNLV, assistant to Rick Pitino at Louisville (404 Wikilinks) •
Pascal Siakam (2014–16) – NBA Champion (2019), 2x NBA All-Star, All NBA 2nd Team (2020), All NBA 3rd Team (2022), NBA Most Improved Player (2019), 1st round NBA Draft pick (270 Wikilinks) •
Lou Henson (1953–55; 1966–75 & 1997–2005, coach) – 2x Final Four coach, coach at Illinois (1975–96), College Basketball Hall of Fame (241 Wikilinks) •
Randy Brown (1989–91) – 3x NBA Champion (1996–98), 12 year NBA career, 2nd round NBA Draft pick (169 Wikilinks) •
Sam Lacey (1967–70) – 14 year NBA career, #44 jersey retired by Royals/Kings organization, NBA All-Star (1975), 1st round NBA Draft pick (162 Wikilinks) •
Gary Ward (1959–62) – Oklahoma State baseball coach (1978–96) (159 Wikilinks) •
John Williamson (1971–73) – 2x ABA Champion (1974, 1976), #23 jersey retired by the Nets organization, 11 year ABA/NBA career (128 Wikilinks) •
Rob Evans (1966–68) – Ole Miss and Arizona State head coach (112 Wikilinks) •
Jimmy Collins (1967–70) – Illinois-Chicago coach, assistant to Lou Henson at Illinois (108 Wikilinks) •
Charlie Criss (1967–70) – 12 year NBA career (91 Wikilinks) ==Aggies in international leagues==