Draft: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	0-0 (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 →

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2024–25 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
FIU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Jacksonville State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kennesaw State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Liberty	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
New Mexico State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Sam Houston	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTEP	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Western Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 CUSA tournament winner

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

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 Oduklae	11	G	6'6"	205	Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Transferred to Minnesota
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
Jonathan Kanayanga	24	F	6'9"	225	Graduate Student	Kinshasa, Congo
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
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

2024 recruiting class

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
Gabe Pickens G	Recruiting 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	Recruiting 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	Recruiting 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	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^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
October 28, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Western New Mexico	Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	New Mexico Highlands	Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
November 9, 2024* 8:00 p.m., TBA	at Utah Tech	Burns Arena St. George, UT
November 14, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
November 20, 2024* 5:00 p.m., TBA	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	Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
December 7, 2024* TBA, TBA	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+	University of the Southwest (New Mexico)	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., TBA	at UTEP	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
January 16, 2025 5:00 p.m., TBA	at FIU	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
January 18, 2025 5:00 p.m., TBA	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., TBA	at Middle Tennessee	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., TBA	at Western Kentucky	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
February 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UTEP	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., TBA	at Jacksonville State	Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., TBA	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., TBA	at Louisiana Tech	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
March 8, 2025 1:30 p.m., TBA	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^[1]

References

^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2024.

[1] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". New Mexico State University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2024.

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v t e New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
Venues	Pan American Center (1968–present)
Rivalries	New Mexico UTEP
Culture & lore	Pistol Pete
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics