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New Mexico St. Program suspended

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KillerB

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BREAKING: The new allegations involving the New Mexico State program involve multiple players hazing a teammate on more than one occasion, source told @Stadium. Police report was filed in the last 24 hours. That triggered the indefinite shutdown of the program.
Jeff Goodman @GoodmanHoops
New Mexico State has suspended its men’s basketball program indefinitely based on “new allegations.” Not related to the shooting earlier this season. Coaches placed on administrative leave. twitter.com/colindeavertv/…

twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1624225592718
 
The story at New Mexico State just keeps getting more bizarre. One of their players shot and killed a student a couple months ago, and the coach and university officials were involved in trying to tamper with evidence. Now this new scandal leads to the administration suspending all men's basketball operations.

New Mexico State suspends men's basketball operations, coaches put on administrative leave
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...m/11232387002/

As noted in KillerB's post, the latest rumor suggests it involves hazing by team members-
https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/sta...45620381782016
 
From New Mexico State official: the program has suspended operations indefinitely based on "new allegations." Here's the statement. It has nothing to do with what happened in Albuquerque; completely separate incident, allegations. Coaches have been placed on administrative leave.
 
Yes. Dick Versace stated that it took 3 separate planes and final travel by several rental cars to get the team to New Mexico State campus.
 
New Mexico State was in the Valley from 1970-1983.
Lou Henson was their head coach from 1966-1975, before he was hired away by Illinois. After he left Illinois in 1996, he returned to New Mexico State as their head coach from 1997-2005.
 
Gregg Marshall coaching tree still making its impacts felt across college basketball. It's likely this culture existed while Jans was there too...it doesn't just pop up in one season.
 
BradleyBiz said:
Gregg Marshall coaching tree still making its impacts felt across college basketball. It's likely this culture existed while Jans was there too...it doesn't just pop up in one season.
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Yes. Some are saying this hire of Greg Heier, a former long time assistant under Gregg Marshall, "should go down as one of the worst administrative decisions in college sports in a long time."
https://twitter.com/CBB_Central/status/1624900630027304961

More details are leaking out about the circumstances that lead to New Mexico State suspending basketball operations, and cancelling the remainder of their season. The term "hazing" has been used by the university, but it is much worse. Las Cruces police are now investigating "false imprisonment...harassment... and multiple counts of criminal sexual contact". These allegations are said to have started last July or August and continued until last week.
More details, plus copies of the police report. Players' names are redacted, but the accusations are horrific-
https://www.ktsm.com/news/false-imp...nst-new-mexico-state-mens-basketball-players/

The police report cites three offenses for the three players: one count of false imprisonment, one count of harassment and two counts of criminal sexual contact. The victim told police that the incidents had been occurring since July or August of 2022.
In the witness report, the victim states that on Feb. 6, 2023, three members of the basketball team – whose names were redacted in the police report released to KTSM – allegedly, “held him down with him facing down, removed his clothing exposing his buttocks and began to ‘slap his ass.’ He also went on to state that they also touched his scrotum.”
The victim also alleges in the report that the inappropriate physical and sexual touching by his teammates had been ongoing issues inside the locker room at both the Pan American Center and on road trips.
The victim also told police that the incidents would usually happen in front of the entire team and that no one ever intervened.
The police report also states that there could be another member of the NMSU basketball program that has been subjected to the hazing and inappropriate conduct.
 
64NIT said:
WAC forfeits New Mexico State's remaining schedule

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...edule-forfeits
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From the ESPN article:
The Aggies' schedule included games at California Baptist (Feb. 11), home and away vs. Abilene Christian (Feb. 15 and March 1), home vs. Texas-Rio Grande Valley (Feb. 18 , home vs. Grand Canyon (Feb. 22) and at Tarleton (March 6). Each opponent will be given a conference win in the WAC standings; however, the NCAA will not recognize the forfeited games as part of the teams' overall record.

I suppose this was the best solution to the problem. But it does create some unfairness to some conference teams that don't get the advantage of an extra win via forfeit without even having to play the game. It also robs 3 teams of a home game that will not be played now.
New Mexico State was the last place team in the WAC conference, and none of their remaining games were against the top 5 teams in the standings (Link: WAC Standings). But with several games left for every team, the free wins via forfeits could have an effect on the final standings and tournament seeding for the teams involved
 
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