Brooke Atkinson will not return next season as head coach of the New Mexico State women’s basketball team. The university said Tuesday that Atkinson’s contract expires on April 30 and will not be renewed.
Atkinson finished five years as head coach after a long tenture as an assistant. While head coach, the Aggies were 75-68, earned one NCAA Tournament appearance, two Western Athletic Conference regular-season titles, one WAC Tournament title and one Women’s NIT berth.
This season’s team finished 10-19, 6-12 in the WAC — tied for 10th in the 13-team league —and lost its first-round conference tournament game 65-54 to Lamar.