2024–25 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
The 2024–25 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team will represent the University of New Mexico during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will be led by fourth-year head coach Richard Pitino, and will play their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as members of the Mountain West Conference.
2024–25 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball | |
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Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 MW) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Isaac Chew (3rd season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | The Pit |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
editThe Lobos finished the 2023–24 season 26–10, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Mountain West tournament, they beat Air Force in the first round,[1] Boise State in the quarterfinals,[2] Colorado State in the semifinals,[3] and San Diego State in the championship to clinch the NCAA tournament.[4] As the No. 11 seed in the West Region, they lost to Clemson in the first round.[5]
Offseason
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Jemarl Baker Jr. | 0 | G | 6'5" | 205 | GS Senior | Menifee, California | Graduated |
Jamal Mashburn Jr. | 5 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Senior | Miami, Florida | Transferred to Temple |
Jaelen House | 10 | G | 6'0" | 170 | GS Senior | Phoenix, Arizona | Graduated |
Isaac Mushila | 12 | F | 6'5" | 210 | GS Senior | Lubumbashi, Congo | Graduated |
JT Toppin | 15 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Freshman | Dallas, Texas | Transferred to Texas Tech |
Sebastian Forsling | 21 | C | 7'0" | 245 | Junior | Floda, Sweden | Left the team; signed professional contract |
Incoming transfers
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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CJ Noland | 0 | G | 6'4" | 215 | GS Senior | Waxahachie, Texas | North Texas |
Atiki Ally Atiki | 6 | F | 6'10" | 220 | Senior | Mwanza, Tanzania | BYU |
Ibrahima Sacko | 7 | F | 6'6" | 225 | Sophomore | Conakry, Guinea | Georgia Tech |
Filip Borovicanin | 8 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Junior | Belgrade, Serbia | Arizona |
Recruiting classes
edit2024 recruiting class
editName | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Kayde Dotson CG |
Beaumont, Texas | Beaumont United High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 20, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
Jovan Milicevic PF |
Toronto, Ontario | Dream City Christian School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Oct 16, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
Daniel Thomas PF |
Dallas, Texas | David W. Carter High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 16, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: — 247Sports: 93 ESPN: — | ||||||
Sources:
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2025 recruiting class
editThere are no current recruits for 2025.
Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 28, 2024* 7:00 p.m., TBD |
UTEP | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* TBD, TBD |
Nicholls | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||||
November 8, 2024* 9:00 p.m., CBSSN |
vs. No. 22 UCLA Drew Gordon Tribute Game |
Lee's Family Forum Henderson, Nevada | |||||||||
November 12, 2024* TBD, TBD |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||||
November 17, 2024* 10:00 a.m., FS1 |
at St. John's | Madison Square Garden New York City, New York | |||||||||
November 21, 2024* TBD, TBD |
Grambling State Acrisure Classic campus site game |
The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||||
November 24, 2024* TBD, TBD |
Texas Southern | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||||
November 28, 2024* 9:30 p.m., TruTV |
vs. Arizona State Acrisure Classic semifinals |
Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, California | |||||||||
November 29, 2024* TBD, TruTV |
vs. Saint Mary's/USC Acrisure Classic |
Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, California | |||||||||
December 4, 2024 TBD, TBD |
San Jose State | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||||
December 7, 2024* TBD, TBD |
New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry |
The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||||
December 14, 2024* TBD, TBD |
Western New Mexico | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||||
December 18, 2024* TBD, TBD |
VCU | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||||
December 28, 2024 TBD, TBD |
at Colorado State | Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado | |||||||||
December 31, 2024 TBD, TBD |
at Fresno State | Save Mart Center Fresno, California | |||||||||
January 3, 2025 9:00 p.m., FS1 |
Nevada | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||||
January 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Wyoming | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||||
January 11, 2025 TBA, CBS |
San Diego State | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||||
January 14, 2025 TBD, TBD |
at San Jose State | Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, California | |||||||||
January 17, 2025 9:00 p.m., FS1 |
Boise State | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||||
January 20, 2025 3:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Fresno State | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||||
January 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., FOX |
at UNLV | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada | |||||||||
February 1, 2025 7:30 p.m., FS1 |
at Utah State | Smith Spectrum Logan, UT | |||||||||
February 5, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1 |
Colorado State | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||||
February 8, 2025 TBD, TBD |
at Air Force | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado | |||||||||
February 12, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
Wyoming | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||||
February 16, 2025 TBD, CBSSN |
Utah State | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||||
February 19, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Boise State | ExtraMile Arena Boise, Idaho | |||||||||
February 25, 2025 9:00 p.m., FS1 |
at San Diego State | Viejas Arena San Diego, California | |||||||||
March 1, 2025 TBD, TBD |
Air Force | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||||
March 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Nevada | Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada | |||||||||
March 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
UNLV | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||||
Mountain West tournament | |||||||||||
March 12–15, 2025 TBA |
vs. | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time. |
Source[6]
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
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Coaches |
References
edit- ^ "Toppin's 18 lead New Mexico over Air Force 82-56 in Mountain West Conference Tournament". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 13, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "House's 29 lead New Mexico over Boise State in Mountain West Conference Tournament 76-66". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 15, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "House leads New Mexico past Colorado State 74-61 in Mountain West semifinal". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 16, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "New Mexico fends off San Diego State 68-61 for MWC title, automatic berth in NCAA Tournament". AP News. March 16, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "No more March Madness for New Mexico as Clemson ousts popular Lobos 77-56". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 22, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "2024–25 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". New Mexico Lobos. Retrieved June 30, 2024.