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

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2024–25 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
New Mexico State Aggies wordmark.svg
Conference Conference USA
Record15–13 (8–7 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Payne Andrus
  • Terryonte Thomas
  • Preston Laird
  • Rusty Elmore
  • Shunn Buchanan
Home arena Pan American Center
Seasons
  2023–24
2025–26 
2024–25 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Liberty 114 .733235  .821
Jacksonville State 115 .6881910  .655
Middle Tennessee 105 .667199  .679
New Mexico State 87 .5331513  .536
Kennesaw State 88 .5001613  .552
Louisiana Tech 78 .4671810  .643
UTEP 78 .4671711  .607
Western Kentucky 78 .4671612  .571
Sam Houston 411 .2671117  .393
FIU 312 .200919  .321
2025 CUSA tournament winner
As of February 27, 2025

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.

Contents

Previous season

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

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Jaylin Jackson-Posey0G6'2"196Junior Midland, TX Transferred to Texas Southern
Kasoi Ezeagu1F6'10"255Senior Bramton, ON Graduated/signed with Rapla KK
Jordan Rawls2G6'2"185Graduate Student Chattanooga, TN Graduated/signed with Ballincollig Basketball Club
Brandon Suggs4G6'6"185Graduate Student Powder Springs, GA Early exit pro
Keylon Dorsey5G6'5"185Freshman Houston, TX Transferred to Kilgore College
Tanahj Pettway9G6'2"185Senior Worcester, MA Transferred to Prairie View A&M
Femi Odukale11G6'6"205Senior Brooklyn, NY Transferred to Minnesota [1]
Lewis Duarte12G6'5"185Freshman Santo Domingo, DR Removed from roster/signed with Reales de La Vega
Yaak Yaak14F6'11"--Freshman Adelaide, Australia Transferred
Jonathan Kanayanga24F6'9"225Graduate Student Kinshasa, Congo Graduated
Clarence Jackson25F6'7"225Senior Dublin, GA Graduated/early exit pro/signed to play with Team Milwaukee
Davion Bradford26F7'0"270Senior St. Louis, MO In-season transfer out/transferred to East Tennessee State

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious college
Dionte Bostick0G6'2"185Senior Clearwater, FL Cal State Northridge
Zawdie Jackson2G6'0"185Senior Stone Mountain, GA West Georgia
Carl Cherenfant5G6'5"195Sophomore Pompano Beach, FL Memphis [2]
Peter Filipovity12F6'7"--Graduate Student Kaposvár, Hungary Maine
Nate Tshimanga19F6'10"235Senior Montreal, Quebec, Canada Utah Valley
Azavier Johnson20G6'5"202Junior Las Vegas, NV New Mexico JC
Emmanuel Tshimanga25F7'0"270Graduate Student Montreal, Quebec, Canada UC San Diego
Edward Nnamoko34F6'10"225Junior Lagos, Nigeria Georgia State [3]

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Gabe Pickens
G
Phoenix, AZDream City Christian6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)200 lb (91 kg)Jan 25, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A    247Sports: 3 stars.svg
Jae'Coby Osborne
F
Missouri City, TXBella Vista Prep6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg)Nov 11, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A    247Sports: 3 stars.svg
Marvin Cox
F
Clovis, NMClovis High School6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)170 lb (77 kg) 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/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

2024–25 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0Dionte Bostick6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)185 lb(84 kg)Sr Cal State Northridge Clearwater, FL
G 1Gabe Pickens6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)200 lb(91 kg)FrDream City Christian Phoenix, AZ
G 2Zawdie Jackson6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)185 lb(84 kg)Sr West Georgia Stone Mountain, GA
G 3Christian Cook6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)175 lb(79 kg)Sr Northeastern State Oklahoma City, OK
F 4Jae'Coby Osborne6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)185 lb(84 kg)Fr Bella Vista Prep Missouri City, TX
G 5Carl Cherenfant6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)195 lb(88 kg)So Memphis Pompano Beach, FL
F 6Christopher Biekeu6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)235 lb(107 kg)GS Towson Montréal, Quebec, Canada
F 10Marvin Cox (W)6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)170 lb(77 kg)Fr Clovis HS Clovis, NM
F 12Peter Filipovity6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)
GS Maine Kaposvár, Hungary
G 13Jaden Harris6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)190 lb(86 kg)Sr South Plains College Atlanta, GA
F 19Nate Tshimanga6 ft 10 in(2.08 m)235 lb(107 kg)Sr Utah Valley Montréal, Quebec, Canada
G 20Azavier Johnson6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)202 lb(92 kg)Jr New Mexico JC Las Vegas, NV
F 21Robert Carpenter6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)210 lb(95 kg)GS Mississippi Valley State Detroit, MI
F 25Emmanuel Tshimanga7 ft 0 in(2.13 m)270 lb(122 kg)GS UC San Diego Montréal, Quebec, Canada
F 34Edward Nnamoko6 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

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (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 L 53–74 3–1
 15  Filipovity  9  Carpenter  3  Pickens  UD Arena  (13,407)
Dayton, OH
November 23, 2024*
3:00 p.m.,  MW Network
at  UNLV
Arizona Tip-Off campus site game
L 65–72 3–2
 14  Pickens  13  Carpenter  2  Pickens  Thomas & Mack Center  (4,850)
Paradise, NV
November 29, 2024*
1:30 p.m.
vs.  Pepperdine
Arizona Tip-Off Desert Division semifinals
L 70–82 3–3
 15  Filipovity  11  Filipovity  6  Jackson  Mullett Arena  (814)
Tempe, AZ
November 30, 2024*
12:00 p.m.
vs.  Bowling Green
Arizona Tip-Off Desert Division 3rd place game
L 60–61 3–4
 18  Harris  9  Tied  4  Tied Mullett Arena 
Tempe, AZ
December 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Abilene Christian
C-USA/WAC Alliance
L 70–78 3–5
 13  Carpenter  5  Carpenter  2  Tied Pan American Center (4,296)
Las Cruces, NM
December 7, 2024*
7:00 p.m., MW Network
at  New Mexico
Rio Grande Rivalry
W 89–83 OT4–5
 27  Cook  8  Tied  7  Jackson  The Pit  (15,411)
Albuquerque, NM
December 12, 2024*
6:00 p.m.,  SECN+/ESPN+
at  Texas L 67–91 4–6
 22  Cook  7  Filipovity  4  Jackson  Moody Center  (10,600)
Austin, TX
December 16, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Utah W 72–69 5–6
 19  Cook  9  Filipovity  4  Filipovity Pan American Center (3,998)
Las Cruces, NM
December 19, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern New Mexico W 87–50 6–6
 13  Tied  10  Tied  3  Tied Pan American Center (3,745)
Las Cruces, NM
December 28, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southwest W 85–52 7–6
 11  Tied  6  Tied  9  Jackson Pan American Center (3,896)
Las Cruces, NM
Conference USA regular season
January 2, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Sam Houston W 75–71 8–6
(1–0)
 25  Cook  10  Carpenter  4  Tied Pan American Center (3,913)
Las Cruces, NM
January 4, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana Tech W 78–48 9–6
(2–0)
 19  Cook  8  Filipovity  6  Jackson Pan American Center (4,004)
Las Cruces, NM
January 11, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at  UTEP
Battle of I-10
W 85–57 10–6
(3–0)
 18  Jackson  9  Filipovity  5  Jackson  Don Haskins Center  (12,000)
El Paso, TX
January 16, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at  FIU W 59–52 11–6
(4–0)
 13  Tied  8  Filipovity  4  Bostick  Ocean Bank Convocation Center  (1,535)
Miami, FL
January 18, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at  Liberty L 60–68 11–7
(4–1)
 17  Cook  12  Filipovity  3  Tied  Liberty Arena  (3,776)
Lynchburg, VA
January 23, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kennesaw State L 56–69 11–8
(4–2)
 16  Carpenter  10  Filipovity  5  Pickens Pan American Center (4,599)
Las Cruces, NM
January 25, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Jacksonville State L 59–65 11–9
(4–3)
 16  Carpenter  17  Filipovity  3  Cook Pan American Center (4,919)
Las Cruces, NM
January 30, 2025
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
at  Middle Tennessee W 61–57 12–9
(5–3)
 16  Carpenter  9  Filipovity  3  Tied  Murphy Center  (3,307)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at  Western Kentucky L 69–101 12–10
(5–4)
 22  Filipovity  8  Filipovity  3  Jackson  E. A. Diddle Arena  (3,745)
Bowling Green, KY
February 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UTEP
Battle of I-10
L 63–66 12–11
(5–5)
 13  Tshimanga  10  Carpenter  2  Tied Pan American Center (8,941)
Las Cruces, NM
February 13, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
LibertyL 54–64 12–12
(5–6)
 18  Jackson  6  Osborne  3  Pickens Pan American Center (4,509)
Las Cruces, NM
February 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
FIUW 76–48 13–12
(6–6)
 21  Jackson  8  N. Tshimanga  4  Tied Pan American Center (13,274)
Las Cruces, NM
February 20, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Jacksonville StateW 61–52 14–12
(7–6)
 20  Filipovity  12  Filipovity  2  Tied  Pete Mathews Coliseum  (2,322)
Jacksonville, AL
February 22, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Kennesaw StateW 60–49 15–12
(8–6)
 20  Jackson  9  Filipovity  5  Bostick  Convocation Center  (2,103)
Kennesaw, GA
February 27, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Middle TennesseeL 66–71 15–13
(8–7)
 24  Cook  7  Carpenter  6  Jackson Pan American Center (5,253)
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

  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.