 However, New Mexico went 15–16 the following year and 17–15 in 2015–16.In 2016–17, New Mexico went 17–14 and marked the first time in the nearly 50-year history of The Pit that home attendance did not rank in the top 25 in Division I.By the end of the season, four players who had eligibility remaining decided to leave the program, including leading scorer Elijah Brown.