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

2024–25 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	5–6 (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

2024–25 Conference USA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Liberty	0	–	0		–			11	–	1		.917
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0		–			10	–	2		.833
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0		–			8	–	3		.727
Western Kentucky	0	–	0		–			8	–	3		.727
Kennesaw State	0	–	0		–			7	–	3		.700
UTEP	0	–	0		–			7	–	3		.700
Jacksonville State	0	–	0		–			6	–	5		.545
Sam Houston	0	–	0		–			6	–	5		.545
New Mexico State	0	–	0		–			5	–	6		.455
FIU	0	–	0		–			4	–	7		.364
† 2025 CUSA tournament winner As of December 17, 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:
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:
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 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	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						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

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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.