Also known as: New Mexico A&M
Location: Las Cruces, New Mexico ▪ Colors: Crimson & White
Record: 103 Years, 1381-1024, .574 W-L%
Conferences: WAC, Sun Belt, Big West, PCAA, MVC, BIAA and Ind
Conference Champion: 15 Times (Reg. Seas.), 7 Times (Tourn.)
NCAA Tournament: 20 Years (10-22), 1 Final Four, 0 Championships
Ranked in AP Poll: 2 Times (Preseason), 5 Times (Final), 64 Weeks (Total)
Record only includes games as head coach of New Mexico State.
| Rk | Coach | From | To | Yrs | G | W | L | W-L% | CREG | CTRN | NCAA | FF | NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lou Henson | 1967 | 2005 | 17 | 471 | 307 | 164 | .652 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Neil McCarthy | 1986 | 1997 | 12 | 371 | 248 | 123 | .668 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jerry Hines | 1930 | 1947 | 12 | 266 | 157 | 109 | .590 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Presley Askew | 1954 | 1965 | 12 | 280 | 134 | 146 | .479 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Marvin Menzies | 2008 | 2013 | 6 | 205 | 126 | 79 | .615 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Weldon Drew | 1980 | 1985 | 6 | 166 | 82 | 84 | .494 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Ken Hayes | 1976 | 1979 | 4 | 115 | 69 | 46 | .600 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | George McCarty | 1950 | 1953 | 4 | 120 | 65 | 55 | .542 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Robert Brown | 1923 | 1926 | 4 | 79 | 48 | 31 | .608 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | Reggie Theus | 2006 | 2007 | 2 | 64 | 41 | 23 | .641 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Julius Johnston | 1941 | 1942 | 2 | 52 | 22 | 30 | .423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | John Gunn | 1948 | 1949 | 2 | 47 | 21 | 26 | .447 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | John Griffith | 1918 | 1920 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 9 | .690 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 14 | Clarence Russel | 1915 | 1917 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 12 | .613 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | Bud Laabs | 1945 | 1946 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 21 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Arthur Bergman | 1921 | 1922 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | .706 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | Ted Coffman | 1928 | 1929 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 20 | .310 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 18 | Victor Kays | 1909 | 1909 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | A.L. Burkeholder | 1927 | 1927 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 13 | .316 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 20 | Jim McGregor | 1966 | 1966 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 22 | .154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rk | Coach | From | To | Yrs | G | W | L | W-L% | CREG | CTRN | NCAA | FF | NC |
| 21 | George Lain | 1910 | 1910 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 22 | Arthur Badenoch | 1911 | 1913 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 22 | .120 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 23 | Tony Stubblefield | 2005 | 2005 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 12 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | No Coach | 1905 | 1906 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 25 | John Miller | 1907 | 1908 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | |||