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

2024–25 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
2024–25 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	4–5 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Jason Hooten (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Payne Andrus; Terryonte Thomas; Preston Laird; Rusty Elmore; Shunn Buchanan;
Home arena	Pan American Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

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.

2024–25 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Liberty	0	–	0	–	9	–	1	.900
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	–	8	–	2	.800
UTEP	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Kennesaw State	0	–	0	–	7	–	3	.700
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0	–	7	–	3	.700
Western Kentucky	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Jacksonville State	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
Sam Houston	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500
New Mexico State	0	–	0	–	4	–	5	.444
FIU	0	–	0	–	3	–	6	.333

† 2025 CUSA tournament winner As of December 8, 2024

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

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

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

College recruiting information
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
Gabe Pickens G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Jae'Coby Osborne F	Missouri City, TX	Bella Vista Prep	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 11, 2023
Jae'Coby Osborne F	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Marvin Cox F	Clovis, NM	Clovis High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
Marvin Cox F	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

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

Jason Hooten (Tarleton State)

Assistant coach(es)

Payne Andrus (Mid-American Nazarene)
Terryonte Thomas (Sam Houston State)
Preston Laird (Memphis)
Rusty Elmore (Middle Tennessee)
Shunn Buchanan (New Mexico State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 17, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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	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 ^OT	4–5	27 – Cook	8 – Tied	7 – Jackson	The Pit (15,411) 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

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Horyczun, Kelly (May 31, 2024). "NM State men's basketball adds 6-foot-10 forward to roster". KTSM. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2024.

[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.

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