Post by CrimsonPhantom on Jul 17, 2017 12:05:57 GMT -7
The NMSU Aggies are the elite team of the WAC, having made the tournament four times in Marvin Menzies’ last five seasons as NMSU head coach. When Menzies left for UNLV, many wondered if his longtime assistant, Paul Weir, could maintain this level of success. Weir quickly silenced any doubters by posting a 28-6 record and earning a trip to the Big Dance in his first season in Las Cruces. Unfortunately for the Aggies, Weir’s first season was also his last season. Weir took the head coaching job at New Mexico, which is NMSU’s biggest rival. You don’t normally see a coach take a job at a rival school, but New Mexico more than doubled his salary which was enough for Weir to make the move. The Aggies hired Chris Jans, a former Greg Marshall assistant, to replace Weir. Jans had a very promising start to his coaching career at Bowling Green, but was fired after a controversial incident that occurred shortly after his first season. It will be interesting to see if Coach Jans can make the most of his second chance. NMSU lost many key players from last year’s team, but the cupboard is not bare. The Aggies have enough talent to win the WAC tournament for the sixth time in seven seasons, but will need some of their newcomers to step into major roles immediately.
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