Monday, November 24, 2008

Jason Groves on NMSU attendance, passing and shotblocking

Here's Jason Groves with a three-part article on the Aggies. It's just a hunch but our expectations are that Coach Marvin Menzies will be going 'small' more often than 'big' come WAC play.

Aggie Notes: Menzies, players urge fans to continue attendance trend
Jason Groves
Las Cruces Sun-News
11/24/200
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LAS CRUCES — New Mexico State had the fifth largest home attendance per game increase in all of college basketball last year.

It's a trend Aggies head coach Marvin Menzies hopes will continue.

"Everyone loves a winner, but I'm from the old school of thought where this is your team win or lose," Menzies said. "It can't be based on winning and losing. There is a lot of pride and tradition here, which is one of the reasons I took the job, but you can still have a good time socially. It's just another form of entertainment."

In 20 homes games last year, which included three Western Athletic Conference Tournament games, the Aggies averaged 9,413 fans at the Pan American Center. It was an increase of 2,888 over the 2006 team that went to the NCAA Tournament.

The attendance figures for the Aggies' two home games this year are 2,481 against UC Riverside and 5,327 on Friday against Pepperdine. Both games ended in lopsided Aggie wins where NMSU was able to show off the athleticism that Menzies hopes continues to garner the support of the community...

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