The Aggies basketball reset starts now.
New Mexico State University on Friday evening announced it has hired Jason Hooten, the 53-year-old Texas native who spent the past 19 years coaching at Sam Houston State in Huntsville, Texas — six as an assistant coach and the past 13 seasons as head coach, compiling a 261-169 record in both the Southland and Western Athletic conferences.
“Having competed against this storied program in the past, this is an exciting day for me and my family,” Hooten said in a release from the school. “I appreciate this opportunity to restore New Mexico State University’s basketball program to a position as one of the top mid-major programs in the country as we enter into Conference USA.