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Justin Martinez

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2 years

#Sooners head football coach Brent Venables made an appearance to support the OU men’s golf team.

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We have a Porter Moser sighting at Brent Venables’ introduction.

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Venables on if he tried to recruit players who decommitted from Clemson: "I have not continued to try to recruit guys. My relationship with Coach (Dabo) Swinney goes so much further than just the football field... I'm just trying to do things the right way." Question by @ryaber

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2 years

OU’s defensive backs

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OU will dedicate a statue honoring Lucious, Dewey and Lee Roy Selmon next Saturday before the Kansas State game, per release.

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#Sooners head coach Brent Venables is stretching with his team

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Sophomore linebacker Jaren Kanak

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3 years

Couple of throws by freshman quarterback Nick Evers

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2 years

OU football practice is underway. #Sooners HC Brent Venables will have an availability later this afternoon.

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3 years

Fitting song being played here during Oklahoma’s open spring practice.

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2 years

Carter is a consensus four-star linebacker who chose OU over programs such as Georgia, Clemson and Florida.

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#Sooners offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh working with his group

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2 years

Eric Gray with the carry

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2 years

Venables says the team had a three-hour meeting on Saturday. “My feeling was that it was amazing. We got really transparent and vulnerable. It was terrific… We’re trying to find the good in a dark place and a dark moment… I’ve seen a lot of encouraging signs from our guys.”

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7 months

Mark Daigneault says Bismack Biyombo is "fine" after fainting during the first quarter. He also said Biyombo was laughing and joking in the locker room after the game. Great news.

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4 years

A look at Trevelin Queen's first shot attempt in the NBA. Talk about confidence from the former Aggie.

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2 years

"As long as you tell me I'm not going to die, I can do this.” That’s what OU’s Peter Schuh told his mother as he battled Eosinophilic Esophagitis at the age of 10. But Peter is now in remission, and he’s thriving as a preferred walk-on for the #Sooners .

'I can do this': How Peter Schuh overcame health scares to earn OU football walk-on spot

Oklahoma defensive back Peter Schuh has overcome numerous health issues, and he's the focus of this week's edition of Walk-On Wednesday.

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2 years

Brent Venables and Ted Roof working with the #Sooners linebackers

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2 years

OU unveils its statue of Lucious, Dewey and Lee Roy Selmon.

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3 years

Excited to announce that I’ll be covering Oklahoma athletics alongside @ryaber for The Oklahoman! Thank you to everyone in Las Cruces for showing so much support. My last day on the job is June 10 and then it’s off to Norman.

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3 years

Pretty cool moment as OU honors legendary head coach Lon Kruger at halftime. Part 1 of the video

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3 years

Gabe Brkic with a Brkic Bomb 💣 He drills a 56-yard field goal attempt, which ties his career long and ties the longest made field goal in OU history without a tee.

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2 years

Catching drill for the OU wide receivers

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2 years

Lebby on the mindset of the #Sooners after back-to-back losses: "Nobody is going to flinch. Our guys are going to be ready to play on Saturday. It falls back on us, and we've got a leader (Brent Venables) who doesn't flinch.

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5 months

OU’s Sam Godwin is in the building for OKC’s playoff game against New Orleans.

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2 years

Heads up! The Oklahoma men’s gymnastics team is all set to compete for an NCAA title. Looking for coverage? I GOT YOU 🏆

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Miguel Chavis working with his defensive ends

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7 months

OU football head coach Brent Venables' wife, Julie, says she has "zero cancer" after being diagnosed with breast cancer in June.

OU football coach Brent Venables' wife, Julie, has 'zero cancer' after 2023 diagnosis

OU football head coach Brent Venables' wife Julie said Tuesday that she has "zero cancer" after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023.

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2 years

Bill Bedenbaugh and OU’s offensive line

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2 years

A look at OU’s quarterback group making some throws

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1 year

OU secures a commitment from Eli Bowen, the younger brother of freshman Peyton Bowen.

Hayes Fawcett

@Hayesfawcett3

1 year

BREAKING: Class of 2024 CB Eli Bowen tells me he has Committed to Oklahoma! The 5’9 180 CB from Denton, TX chose the Sooners over Texas Is the younger brother of 2023 5-Star Peyton Bowen “I try to live by the motto family over everything & OU feels like home.”

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3 years

Update: Things have officially gone off the rails.

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4 years

The Pittsburgh Pirates have selected Nick Gonzales with the seventh overall pick in the MLB Draft. He becomes the highest-drafted player in program history, and the pick is valued at $5,432,400.

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5 years

FINAL: New Mexico State 58, Mississippi State 52 Easily the biggest win for the Aggies all season.

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2 years

Damond Harmon is being taken off the field on a stretcher and cart after a hard collision. It took quite some time for the trainers to move him, but he gave a thumbs up to his teammates as he exited the game.

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5 years

Some personal news: I’ve accepted a position with the @CrucesSunNews to cover New Mexico State men’s basketball and some HS football. I can’t thank the @MinotDailyNews enough for giving me my start, but I couldn’t pass up this opportunity. LAS CRUCES. I’ll see you in July!

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1 year

OU transfer Jalen Hill has heard from the following programs: Houston Baylor Texas Miami Kansas UNLV Auburn BYU Utah Washington Florida Texas Tech & more Hill averaged 9.7 points and 5.8 rebounds this season. He declared for the NBA Draft while maintaining college eligibility.

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3 years

Michael Turk needed to punt that ball 48 yards to keep his record for the highest single-season punt average in NCAAF history. He punted the ball 47 yards. Turk now has an average of 51.17 yards per punt this season, while SDSU's Matt Araiza has an average of 51.19 this season.

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2 years

OU head coach Brent Venables on the state of the team: "We're not playing with great confidence... Not quite as sharp as we need to be."

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@JTheSportsDude

3 years

#Sooners head coach Lincoln Riley on Caleb Williams: "I have confidence in Caleb... He's soaking it in, he's eager, he's learning and he's improving."

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2 years

Breaking: Porter Moser says Tanner Groves has eliminated his headband.

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4 years

Chris Jans talked about signing a contract for a new home in Las Cruces this past winter with his wife. “That’s how we feel about this place. We love where we’re at. We were like ‘Hey, this might be it. This might be the place that we’re going to retire if they let me.’”

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2 years

Here’s why the future is bright for the OU men’s gymnastics team following its second-place finish in the NCAA championship finals on Saturday.

'We set the foundation': Why OU's future is bright after second-place finish in NCAA championship...

The OU men's gymnastics team finished second on Saturday in the NCAA championship finals.

www.oklahoman.com

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@JTheSportsDude

3 years

Kennedy Brooks and Jeremiah Hall showing support for Julius Jones. Jones is an Oklahoma death row inmate who is set to be executed on Nov. 18 for the 1999 killing of Paul Howell. He has maintained his innocence, and he filed a petition for clemency on Friday. 📸: @bterryphoto

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1 year

Gavin Freeman's new nickname is picking up steam after that punt return for a touchdown.

Marvin Mims Jr.

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1 year

G freakkyyyyy 😭😭😭

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5 years

Let the record show that @ice_bryce made about 15 straight threes before missing prior to this streak 🔥

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3 years

#Sooners defensive coordinator Alex Grinch on last week's defensive performance: "Sometimes the stats don't tell the story and sometimes they do. In that case, they did... In no way, shape or form is it a performance that we can defend."

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5 years

PERFECTION! New Mexico State earns an 83-50 win over Cal Baptist to finish a perfect 16-0 in WAC play. No other team has ever done this.

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2 years

OU defensive ends coach Miguel Chavis and his group

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5 years

From state champions to hometown walk-ons, this is the story of the @NMStateMBB team’s most unlikely duo.

How Owens and Rewalt became NMSU basketball's most unlikely duo

The seven-year journey of the New Mexico State men's basketball team's most unlikely duo.

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3 years

Big 12 officiating coordinator Greg Burks was asked about possible penalties for players using the Horns Down gesture. He said this: "If you do a Horns Down to a Texas player as an opponent, that's going to be a foul."

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3 years

Alston Mason with the beautiful feed, and Jacob Groves nearly brings down the rim. Sheesh.

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4 years

BREAKING: The WAC Board of Directors voted today to shorten the conference basketball tournament eligibility period. Cal Baptist will now be eligible for the 2021 tournament, while Dixie State and Tarleton State will be eligible for the 2023 tournament.

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5 years

Just how good is Trevelin Queen? A recent article by the great @NBADraftWass of Bleacher Report has the NMSU senior as the No. 30 prospect in the 2020 NBA Draft, so I decided to go more in depth on his stock. Spoiler: Good things are in store for this kid.

NMSU senior Trevelin Queen's NBA Draft stock evaluation

Evaluating the NBA Draft stock of New Mexico State men's basketball senior Trevelin Queen as he enters his senior season.

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5 years

New Mexico State men’s basketball guard Trevelin Queen has been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) 2018-2019 Honors Court. He becomes the first player ever in Aggie basketball program history to earn the academic honor. @NMStateMBB

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2 years

OU honors its senior class, which consists of Tanner Groves, Jacob Groves, Jalen Hill, Blake Seacat and Grant Sherfield.

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5 years

Great moment at halftime as New Mexico State’s 1970 Final Four team reunites on the court. A video message from then-head coach Lou Henson, who could not attend, also got played on the big screen.

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4 years

Despite drawing interest from East Tennessee State, New Mexico State head coach Chris Jans confirmed his return for next season on Wednesday.

NMSU head coach Chris Jans announces return for next season

New Mexico State head coach Chris Jans announced his plans to return for next season on Wednesday.

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@JTheSportsDude

5 years

New Mexico State will face BYU in the opening round of the NCAA tournament.

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3 years

Oklahoma's home opener against Western Carolina on September 11 will be available to Cox Communications customers, per release. The game will be available on a dedicated pay-per-view channel at a cost of $39.95.

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@JTheSportsDude

5 years

INSANITY!!! @_jabariii banks in the triple, and the Aggies are up 84-82. Exactly 0.6 seconds have been put back on the clock, though.

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@JTheSportsDude

3 years

Josh Giddey was in attendance for the OU game tonight along with his manager, Olgun Uluc. #Sooners freshman Bijan Cortes caught Uluc’s eye, and rightfully so.

Olgun Uluc

@OlgunUluc

3 years

Got to my first ever OU basketball game and my god this Bijan Cortes kid is just so much fun. I’d go to another game just to watch him again.

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3 years

Riley says the TCU game was the best performance by OU's offensive line so far this season.

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3 years

It’s official. The OU Board of Regents just unanimously approved the Sooners’ move to the SEC.

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3 years

Porter Moser said Jordan Goldwire was exhausted after the game. What a game it was for him. He had 20 points, three assists, a block and a steal in 37 minutes.

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5 years

BREAKING: Oklahoma State basketball transfer Marcus White has enrolled at New Mexico State, Aggies head coach Chris Jans confirmed. Here’s the story.

NMSU basketball lands Oklahoma State transfer Marcus Watson

Former Oklahoma State basketball freshman Marcus Watson is transferring to New Mexico State.

www.lcsun-news.com

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@JTheSportsDude

4 years

The New Mexico State men’s basketball team is setting up shop at the Arizona Grand Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona.

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3 years

Watch out for The Monster. At just 16 years old, Steven “Monster” Milam is a star shortstop for the Centennial HS baseball team and a 2023 LSU commit. Here’s the story of Las Cruces’ sophomore sensation.

Centennial sophomore Steven Milam is Las Cruces' star in the making

Steven Milam is a sophomore shortstop for the Centennial High School baseball team and an LSU commit.

www.lcsun-news.com

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4 years

After going unrecruited out of high school, joining three JUCO teams and battling numerous injuries, Trevelin Queen now hopes to hear his name called in Wednesday’s NBA Draft. Here’s the story of how the Aggie grad overcame it all.

From homeless to NBA hopeful, Trevelin Queen never folded

After going unrecruited out of high school and joining three JUCO teams, Trevelin Queen now hopes to hear his name called in the NBA Draft.

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@JTheSportsDude

9 months

Some personal news: In 2024, I’ll move to a trending role with The Oklahoman. I’ll also provide some extra OKC Thunder coverage to pair with the great work that our @jxlorenzi does. Thank you to everyone who followed my work on the OU beat the past 2.5 years!

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3 years

Today is my last day in Las Cruces, but I couldn’t leave town without doing one last thing. Here’s my final piece for the Sun-News.

MARTINEZ: Goodbye, Las Cruces

Justin Martinez takes on the final boss before leaving New Mexico.

www.lcsun-news.com

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@JTheSportsDude

3 years

Checking in

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10 months

Can confirm: OU freshman Kaden Cooper has bounce

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2 years

FINAL: Oklahoma 5, Texas A&M 1 OU advances to the College World Series Finals. It’ll face the winner of Ole Miss and Arkansas in a best-of-three series that begins Saturday at 6 p.m.

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6 years

She represents what North Dakota basketball is all about. Here’s my story on the rise of Hannah Stewart and the Hawkeyes. #NDpreps

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4 years

That's a wrap on my second season of covering this team. It was definitely a year unlike any other, but I appreciate the players for being so available and Aggie fans for showing support!

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2 years

Safe to say #Sooners fans are excited for the return of Dillon Gabriel.

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1 year

Lebby on how Gavin Freeman slipped through the recruiting cracks coming out of high school: "We're not very smart. It really is incredible. ... He's a kid who can play anywhere in America. I'm glad he's playing for us."

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2 years

Oklahoma's Javier Ramos has been selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 18th round (536th overall) of the 2022 MLB Draft.

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@JTheSportsDude

5 years

FINAL: New Mexico State 59, UTEP 56

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4 years

Quarantine boredom has officially peaked for me. Next step is creating New Mexico State’s actual players and simulating some seasons 🏀

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3 years

Let’s get to work!

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5 years

NMSU head coach Chris Jans on the cancellation: “Unfortunately we don’t get to compete for a tournament championship this weekend in Las Vegas. We respect the WAC decision makers and the experts they leaned on in making this decision. Obviously this is bigger than basketball.”

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5 years

Western Athletic Conference All-KenPom team now has Ivan Aurrecoechea on the squad. He replaces GCU’s Alessandro Lever. Terrell Brown, Seattle Milan Acquaah, Cal Baptist Trevelin Queen, NMSU Jabari Rice, NMSU Ivan Aurrecoechea, NMSU

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2 years

FINAL: Oklahoma 77, TCU 76 Skylar Vann scores the go-ahead bucket with 2.2 seconds left to seal OU’s 77-76 win over TCU.

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1 year

OU secures a commitment from Oregon transfer Rivaldo Soares. The 6-6 guard averaged 7.2 points and 3.6 rebounds as a senior this past season. After a slow start to the offseason, the #Sooners have secured three transfer commits in the past four days.

Rivaldo Soares

@Waldo_ML

1 year

5 for 5 ❤️ #boomersooner

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FINAL: Oklahoma 6, Notre Dame 2 The #Sooners will face the winner of Texas A&M and Notre Dame on Wednesday at 1 p.m. As the only undefeated team left in its bracket, OU must lose twice to be eliminated.

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7 years

@sportingnews @alexmarvez

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2 years

Jackson Arnold (10) and the rest of OU’s quarterbacks going through drills

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3 years

Just checking in.

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6 years

Excited to announce that I’m on the move to North Dakota to be a sports reporter for the @MinotDailyNews . Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go buy this thing called a “jacket.”

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5 years

FINAL: West Region No. 4-seeded Minot High upsets East Region No. 1-seeded West Fargo Sheyenne 6-4 in eight innings to advance to the state semifinals. The Magicians will play West Fargo tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. with a trip to the title game on the line. #NDpreps

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4 years

New Mexico State added a new secondary logo to its branding package today. Making its first appearance on the hardwood in the late 1970s, it has been approved for all 16 of the Aggies’ athletic teams and may appear on uniforms, apparel and graphics.

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5 years

Congratulations to New Mexico State head coach Chris Jans on earning his third straight WAC Coach of the Year award. He led the Aggies to a perfect 16-0 record in conference play — something no other team has ever done.

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4 years

I embarked on a 10-hour journey to recreate the New Mexico State men’s basketball team on NBA 2K20 for no reason whatsoever. Here’s a log of my slow descent into madness.

Creating New Mexico State in NBA 2K20 because why not

Recreating the New Mexico State men's basketball team on NBA 2K20 because I have too much time on my hands.

www.lcsun-news.com

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5 years

LACE 'EM UP! The New Mexico State men's basketball team held its first official practice of the 2019-2020 season on Thursday. Here's a video recap. @NMStateMBB Article:

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5 years

ESPN will debut an E:60 special on former Aggie Pascal Siakam on April 11 at 10 a.m. MT.

ESPN to debut E:60 special on former Aggie Pascal Siakam

ESPN is debuting an E:60 special on New Mexico State alumnus Pascal Siakam.

www.lcsun-news.com

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4 years

The New Mexico State men’s basketball team made its long-awaited return to the hardwood this week. Here’s the story.

New-look Aggies begin preseason basketball practice

The New Mexico State men's basketball team made its long-awaited return to the hardwood this week.

www.lcsun-news.com

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5 years

The only thing that could contain the red-hot Aggies was an elevator. Here’s the story of New Mexico State’s unconvential team bonding experience on Friday.

Going up? Not so fast. NMSU basketball team gets stuck in elevator

New Mexico State got an unconventional team bonding experience on Friday in its Seattle hotel.

www.lcsun-news.com

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10 months

Heads up! No. 25-ranked OU returns to McCasland Field House for a game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Looking for coverage? I GOT YOU 🏀

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