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2024–25 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

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2024–25 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record3–0 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Payne Andrus
  • Terryonte Thomas
  • Preston Laird
  • Rusty Elmore
  • Shunn Buchanan
Home arenaPan American Center
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech 0 0   4 0   1.000
Kennesaw State 0 0   4 1   .800
Liberty 0 0   4 1   .800
Jacksonville State 0 0   3 1   .750
Middle Tennessee 0 0   3 1   .750
New Mexico State 0 0   3 1   .750
UTEP 0 0   3 1   .750
Western Kentucky 0 0   3 2   .600
Sam Houston 0 0   2 2   .500
FIU 0 0   1 3   .250
2025 CUSA tournament winner
As of November 20, 2024

The 2024–25 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represents New Mexico State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by second-year head coach Jason Hooten, play their home games at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico as members of Conference USA.

Previous season

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The 2023–24 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team finished 13-19 (7–9) in Conference USA play to finish in a tie for 4th place in their first year. As the No. 6 seed in the 2024 Conference USA men's basketball tournament, they lost to the No. 3 seeded 2023–24 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team, 69–89.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jaylin Jackson-Posey 0 G 6'2" 196 Junior Midland, TX Transferred to Texas Southern
Kasoi Ezeagu 1 F 6'10" 255 Senior Bramton, ON Graduated/signed with Rapla KK
Jordan Rawls 2 G 6'2" 185 Graduate Student Chattanooga, TN Graduated/signed with Ballincollig Basketball Club
Brandon Suggs 4 G 6'6" 185 Graduate Student Powder Springs, GA Early exit pro
Keylon Dorsey 5 G 6'5" 185 Freshman Houston, TX Transferred to Kilgore College
Tanahj Pettway 9 G 6'2" 185 Senior Worcester, MA Transferred to Prairie View A&M
Femi Odukale 11 G 6'6" 205 Senior Brooklyn, NY Transferred to Minnesota[1]
Lewis Duarte 12 G 6'5" 185 Freshman Santo Domingo, DR Removed from roster/signed with Reales de La Vega
Yaak Yaak 14 F 6'11" -- Freshman Adelaide, Australia Transferred
Jonathan Kanayanga 24 F 6'9" 225 Graduate Student Kinshasa, Congo Graduated
Clarence Jackson 25 F 6'7" 225 Senior Dublin, GA Graduated/early exit pro/signed to play with Team Milwaukee
Davion Bradford 26 F 7'0" 270 Senior St. Louis, MO In-season transfer out/transferred to East Tennessee State

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college
Dionte Bostick 0 G 6'2" 185 Senior Clearwater, FL Cal State Northridge
Zawdie Jackson 2 G 6'0" 185 Senior Stone Mountain, GA West Georgia
Carl Cherenfant 5 G 6'5" 195 Sophomore Pompano Beach, FL Memphis[2]
Peter Filipovity 12 F 6'7" -- Graduate Student Kaposvár, Hungary Maine
Nate Tshimanga 19 F 6'10" 235 Senior Montreal, Quebec, Canada Utah Valley
Azavier Johnson 20 G 6'5" 202 Junior Las Vegas, NV New Mexico JC
Emmanuel Tshimanga 25 F 7'0" 270 Graduate Student Montreal, Quebec, Canada UC San Diego
Edward Nnamoko 34 F 6'10" 225 Junior Lagos, Nigeria Georgia State[3]

2024 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Gabe Pickens
G
Phoenix, AZ Dream City Christian 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jan 25, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
Jae'Coby Osborne
F
Missouri City, TX Bella Vista Prep 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 11, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
Marvin Cox
F
Clovis, NM Clovis High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 170 lb (77 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2024 New Mexico State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com.

Roster

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2024–25 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Dionte Bostick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Cal State Northridge Clearwater, FL
G 1 Gabe Pickens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Dream City Christian Phoenix, AZ
G 2 Zawdie Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr West Georgia Stone Mountain, GA
G 3 Christian Cook 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Northeastern State Oklahoma City, OK
F 4 Jae'Coby Osborne 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Bella Vista Prep Missouri City, TX
G 5 Carl Cherenfant 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Memphis Pompano Beach, FL
F 6 Christopher Biekeu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) GS Towson Montréal, Quebec, Canada
F 10 Marvin Cox (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Clovis HS Clovis, NM
F 12 Peter Filipovity 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
GS Maine Kaposvár, Hungary
G 13 Jaden Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr South Plains College Atlanta, GA
F 19 Nate Tshimanga 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Utah Valley Montréal, Quebec, Canada
G 20 Azavier Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr New Mexico JC Las Vegas, NV
F 21 Robert Carpenter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Mississippi Valley State Detroit, MI
F 25 Emmanuel Tshimanga 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) GS UC San Diego Montréal, Quebec, Canada
F 34 Edward Nnamoko 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Georgia State Lagos, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 17, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western New Mexico W 77–56 
 22  Carpenter   8  Carpenter   6  Jackson  Pan American Center (1,042)
Las Cruces, NM
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
New Mexico Highlands W 93–57  1–0
 18  Carpenter   12  N. Tshimanga   5  Jackson  Pan American Center (3,770)
Las Cruces, NM
November 9, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Utah Tech
C-USA/WAC Alliance
W 75–63  2–0
 24  Jackson   10  N. Tshimanga   7  Jackson  Burns Arena (1,392)
St. George, UT
November 14, 2024*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 83–82  3–0
 13  Bostick   10  Tied   4  Jackson  Pan American Center (4,114)
Las Cruces, NM
November 20, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Dayton       UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
November 23, 2024*
3:00 p.m., TBA
at UNLV
Arizona Tip-Off campus site game
      Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
November 29, 2024*
1:30 p.m., TBA
vs. Pepperdine
Arizona Tip-Off Desert Division semifinals
      Mullett Arena 
Tempe, AZ
November 30, 2024*
TBA, TBA
vs. Weber State/Bowling Green
Arizona Tip-Off Desert Division
      Mullett Arena 
Tempe, AZ
December 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Abilene Christian
C-USA/WAC Alliance
      Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
December 7, 2024*
7:00 p.m., MW Network
at New Mexico
Rio Grande Rivalry
      The Pit 
Albuquerque, NM
December 12, 2024*
6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
at Texas       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
December 16, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Utah       Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
December 19, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern New Mexico       Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
December 28, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southwest       Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
Conference USA regular season
January 2, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Sam Houston       Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
January 4, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana Tech       Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
January 11, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UTEP
Battle of I-10
      Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
January 16, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at FIU       Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, FL
January 18, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Liberty       Liberty Arena 
Lynchburg, VA
January 23, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kennesaw State       Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
January 25, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Jacksonville State       Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
January 30, 2025
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Middle Tennessee       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
February 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Western Kentucky       E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
February 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UTEP
Battle of I-10
      Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
February 13, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Liberty       Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
February 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
FIU       Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
February 20, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Jacksonville State       Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, AL
February 22, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Kennesaw State       Convocation Center 
Kennesaw, GA
February 27, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Middle Tennessee       Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
March 1, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Kentucky       Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
March 6, 2025
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana Tech       Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
March 8, 2025
1:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Sam Houston       Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
Conference USA tournament
March 11–15, 2025
TBA
vs.        Von Braun Center 
Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources[4]

References

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  1. ^ Fuller, Marcus (May 2, 2024). "Gophers get Macalester's Caleb Williams and New Mexico State's Femi Odukale as transfers". Minnesota Star Tribune. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  2. ^ Munz, Jason (October 25, 2024). "Carl Cherenfant, last of Memphis basketball's outgoing transfers, commits to New Mexico State". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  3. ^ Horyczun, Kelly (May 31, 2024). "NM State men's basketball adds 6-foot-10 forward to roster". KTSM. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2024.