1989–90 New Mexico State Aggies basketball team

1989–90 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
Big West regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 24
Record26–5 (16–2 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaPan American Center
1989–90 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 24 New Mexico State162 .889265  .839
No. 2 UNLV162 .889355  .875
UC Santa Barbara135 .722219  .700
Long Beach State126 .667239  .719
Utah State810 .4441416  .467
Pacific711 .3891514  .517
Cal State Fullerton612 .3331316  .448
San Jose State513 .278820  .286
Fresno State414 .2221019  .345
UC Irvine315 .167523  .179
1990 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1989–90 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University in the 1989–90 college basketball season. This was Neil McCarthy's 5th season as head coach. The Aggies played their home games at Pan American Center and competed in the Big West Conference. They finished the season 265, 162 in Big West play to earn a share of the conference regular season title. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, but fell in the first round to Loyola Marymount, 111–92.