NM STATE BASKETBALL
Gonzaga, San Diego State, UNM road trips highlight 2026-27 NM State Aggies men's basketball schedule
The Aggies鈥� 2026-27 men鈥檚 basketball slate includes road games at Gonzaga, UNM and Saint Mary鈥檚, plus two matchups with UTEP.
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Road trips to the two marquee basketball members of the new Pac-12 conference, the customary home-and-home with rival UTEP, road games at UNM and Saint Mary鈥檚 and an 18-game Conference USA slate highlight the 2026-27 NM State men's basketball schedule released on Tuesday.
The school opens the regular season Nov. 3 at home against Division II Western New Mexico 鈥� one of two non-Division I opponents on the schedule this season along with a Dec. 1 home game against University of the Southwest.
Things get ramped up from there with a Nov. 7 road game at Gonzaga in its first season in the newly-formed Pac-12, a Nov. 12 game down the road at UTEP and a game in Oceanside, California, on Nov. 15 against new Pac-12 member San Diego State that, while being designated as a neutral site, is actually just a 30 minute drive from the Aztecs campus.
Nov. 19 is the UTEP return game, Dec. 5 in the Pit against the Lobos and Dec. 9 at Saint Mary鈥檚 are the other highlights in a 12-game nonconference schedule that includes five being played in the recently anointed White Sands Federal Credit Union Pan American Center.
An 18-game CUSA schedule follows from Dec. 31 through March 6.
Geoff Grammer is the Sports Editor of the Journal, a podcaster, columnist and covers UNM Lobos basketball, among other things. Reach him at ggrammer@abqjournal.com or follow him on Twitter (X) .
2026-27 NM State Aggies men's basketball schedule
| Date | Opponent | Location |
| Nov. 3 | Western New Mexico | Las Cruces |
| Nov. 7 | at Gonzaga | Spokane, Wash. |
| Nov. 12 | at UTEP | El Paso, Texas |
| Nov. 15 | vs. San Diego State | Oceanside, Calif. |
| Nov. 19 | UTEP | Las Cruces |
| Nov. 22 | Robert Morris$ | Jacksonville, Fla. |
| Nov. 24 | Lamar | Jacksonville, Fla. |
| Nov. 28 | Denver | Las Cruces |
| Dec. 1 | University of the Southwest | Las Cruces |
| Dec. 5 | at New Mexico | Albuquerque |
| Dec. 9 | at Saint Mary's | Moraga, Calif. |
| Dec. 15 | Pacific | Las Cruces |
| Dec. 31 | FIU* | Las Cruces |
| Jan. 2 | Missouri State* | Las Cruces |
| Jan. 7 | at WKU* | Bowling Green, Ky. |
| Jan. 9 | at Middle Tennessee* | Murfreesboro, Tenn. |
| Jan. 14 | Jax State* | Las Cruces |
| Jan. 16 | Kennesaw State* | Las Cruces |
| Jan. 23 | Sam Houston* | Las Cruces |
| Jan. 28 | at Delaware* | Newark, Del. |
| Jan. 30 | at Liberty* | Lynchburg, Va. |
| Feb. 4 | Middle Tennessee* | Las Cruces |
| Feb. 6 | WKU* | Las Cruces |
| Feb. 11 | at Kennesaw State* | Kennesaw, Ga. |
| Feb. 13 | at Jax State* | Jacksonville, Ala. |
| Feb. 20 | at Sam Houston* | Huntsville, Texas |
| Feb. 25 | Liberty* | Las Cruces |
| Feb. 27 | Delaware* | Las Cruces |
| Mar. 3 | at Missouri State* | Springfield, Mo. |
| Mar. 6 | at FIU* | Miami, Fla. |
| * CUSA game |
