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	3–2 (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 →

2024–25 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
Liberty	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Kennesaw State	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
UTEP	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
New Mexico State	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Jacksonville State	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Sam Houston	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Western Kentucky	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
FIU	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286

† 2025 CUSA tournament winner As of November 28, 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

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 (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., 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 C-USA/WAC Alliance						Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
December 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MW Network	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+	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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