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

2024–25 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record6–6 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Payne Andrus
  • Terryonte Thomas
  • Preston Laird
  • Rusty Elmore
  • Shunn Buchanan
Home arenaPan American Center
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Liberty 0 – 0   – 12 – 1   .923
Louisiana Tech 0 – 0   – 11 – 2   .846
UTEP 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750
Western Kentucky 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750
Middle Tennessee 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692
Jacksonville State 0 – 0   – 7 – 5   .583
Kennesaw State 0 – 0   – 7 – 5   .583
New Mexico State 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500
Sam Houston 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500
FIU 0 – 0   – 5 – 7   .417
† 2025 CUSA tournament winner
As of December 23, 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

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 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/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 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
Marvin Cox
F 		Clovis, NM Clovis High School 6 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
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

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 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 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       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

  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.