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New Mexico State coach Greg Heiar reacts during the team's basketball game against UTEP on Nov. 30, 2022, in Las Cruces, N.M. At New Mexico State, the once-treasured men's basketball program has been suspended for the season due to a fatal shooting and a gruesome allegation of locker-room hazing. Interviews by The Associated Press have found a deep distrust and frustration with school leadership. Heiar was fired. (Gaby Velasquez/The El Paso Times via AP)
Timeline of New Mexico St shooting, hazing incidents

By The Associated Press Mar. 02, 2023 11:08 AM EST

The basketball court of the Pan American Center at New Mexico State University is pictured Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, in Las Cruces, N.M. Chancellor Dan Arvizu said at a news conference that he was confident the behavior that led to the cancellation of the men's basketball season and firing of Heiar was not reflective of the athletic department or the school overall. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton)
N Mexico St AD gets vote of confidence after hoops shutdown

By Eddie Pells Feb. 15, 2023 01:21 PM EST

FILE - Then-LSU assistant coach Greg Heiar, center, shouts from the sideline during the team's NCAA men's college basketball tournament game against Yale in Jacksonville, Fla., March 21, 2019. New Mexico State suspended operations of its men's basketball program indefinitely Friday night, Feb. 10, 2023, and placed its coaching staff, including Heiar, on paid administrative leave. ( AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)
New Mexico State fires coach in wake of hazing allegations

By Eddie Pells Feb. 14, 2023 08:38 PM EST

FILE - New Mexico State's Ivan Aurrecoechea shoots against New Mexico during an NCAA college basketball game Nov. 21, 2019, in Las Cruces, N.M. New Mexico State indefinitely suspended its men's basketball program Friday night, Feb. 10, 2023. The school also placed first-year coach Greg Heiar and his staff on administrative leave for what it said were violations of university policy. (Nathan J. Fish/The Las Cruces Sun News via AP, File)
WAC deems New Mexico State's remaining games as forfeits

Feb. 13, 2023 10:37 PM EST

FILE - New Mexico State's Ivan Aurrecoechea shoots against New Mexico during an NCAA college basketball game Nov. 21, 2019, in Las Cruces, N.M. New Mexico State indefinitely suspended its men's basketball program Friday night, Feb. 10, 2023. The school also placed first-year coach Greg Heiar and his staff on administrative leave for what it said were violations of university policy. (Nathan J. Fish/The Las Cruces Sun News via AP, File)
New Mex St cancels season after sex, harassment allegations

By Eddie Pells Feb. 12, 2023 06:33 PM EST

FILE - New Mexico State's Ivan Aurrecoechea shoots against New Mexico during an NCAA college basketball game Nov. 21, 2019, in Las Cruces, N.M. New Mexico State indefinitely suspended its men's basketball program Friday night, Feb. 10, 2023. The school also placed first-year coach Greg Heiar and his staff on administrative leave for what it said were violations of university policy. (Nathan J. Fish/The Las Cruces Sun News via AP, File)
2 New Mexico State players quit day after program suspended

By Eddie Pells Feb. 11, 2023 08:51 PM EST

FILE - New Mexico State's Ivan Aurrecoechea shoots against New Mexico during an NCAA college basketball game Nov. 21, 2019, in Las Cruces, N.M. New Mexico State indefinitely suspended its men's basketball program Friday night, Feb. 10, 2023. The school also placed first-year coach Greg Heiar and his staff on administrative leave for what it said were violations of university policy. (Nathan J. Fish/The Las Cruces Sun News via AP, File)
New Mexico St. suspends operations of men's basketball team

By Eddie Pells Feb. 10, 2023 09:49 PM EST

New Mexico State hiring investigator to probe fatal shooting

Dec. 06, 2022 11:22 AM EST
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State University announced Tuesday that it will hire an external, third-party investigator to review the events surrounding last...

NMSU coach offers condolences to family of slain UNM student

Nov. 30, 2022 03:52 PM EST
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State basketball coach Greg Heiar says he feels responsible for a fatal shooting that involved one of his players and has offered...

Frink, South Carolina hold off Georgia in OT, 94-90

Feb. 26, 2020 09:37 PM EST
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina senior Maik Kotsar scored five points and drew the game-clinching charge in overtime on Wednesday as South Carolina...

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