BUFFALO, N.Y. – Is this the year?
That’s the biggest question surrounding the New Mexico State basketball team as it approaches the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
The 12th-seeded Aggies will find out Thursday after taking on No. 5 University of Connecticut at the KeyBank Arena.
The Aggies have become regulars in the NCAA field over the past several years, qualifying for the tournament 10 times since 2007. That’s the envy of most of the college basketball programs in the country.
However, winning a game once getting there has been another story. There have been heartbreaks, such as the one-point loss to No.