Team made the cut for the 1979 NCAA Tournament and challenged Larry Bird and Indiana State
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Throughout the remainder of the New Mexico State men's basketball team's 2019-20 home schedule, NM State will honor various teams from the past with banner raising ceremonies and reunions highlighting the accomplishments of those squads. The first of those banner raising ceremonies is set to take place Saturday when the Aggies host WAC adversary Kansas City at 4:00 p.m.
During the Aggies' tilt with the Roos, New Mexico State will honor its 1978-79 NCAA Tournament squad which featured former Aggie stars Slab Jones, Robert Gunn, Cyrus Cormier and others.