New Mexico State's basketball program ended its coaching search Friday, officially announcing the hire of Sam Houston's Jason Hooten.. The Aggies zeroed in on Hooten earlier in the week, sources ...

FILE - Sam Houston State head coach Jason Hooten yells from the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA college basketball against Baylor game in Waco, Texas, Monday, Dec. 4, 2017. New Mexico ...

New Mexico State's scandal-scarred basketball program ended its coaching search Friday, officially announcing the hire of Sam Houston State's Jason Hooten.

FILE - Sam Houston State head coach Jason Hooten yells from the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA college basketball against Baylor game in Waco, Texas, Monday, Dec. 4, 2017. New Mexico ...

FILE - Sam Houston State head coach Jason Hooten yells from the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA college basketball against Baylor game in Waco, Texas, Monday, Dec. 4, 2017. New Mexico ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State has hired longtime Sam Houston coach Jason Hooten to try to restore a program that was shut down in the middle of the season after one player was ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – New Mexico State has hired longtime Sam Houston coach Jason Hooten to try to restore a program that was shut down in the middle of the season after one player was involved in ...