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

The 2024–25 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented 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, played 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 |
| 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 |
| 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

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. ||||||

## 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 | W 85–52 | 7–6 | 11 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 9 – Jackson | Pan American Center (3,896) Las Cruces, NM |
| Conference USA regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Sam Houston | W 75–71 | 8–6 (1–0) | 25 – Cook | 10 – Carpenter | 4 – Tied | Pan American Center (3,913) Las Cruces, NM |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana Tech | W 78–48 | 9–6 (2–0) | 19 – Cook | 8 – Filipovity | 6 – Jackson | Pan American Center (4,004) Las Cruces, NM |
| January 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UTEP Battle of I-10 | W 85–57 | 10–6 (3–0) | 18 – Jackson | 9 – Filipovity | 5 – Jackson | Don Haskins Center (12,000) El Paso, TX |
| January 16, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at FIU | W 59–52 | 11–6 (4–0) | 13 – Tied | 8 – Filipovity | 4 – Bostick | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,535) Miami, FL |
| January 18, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Liberty | L 60–68 | 11–7 (4–1) | 17 – Cook | 12 – Filipovity | 3 – Tied | Liberty Arena (3,776) Lynchburg, VA |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kennesaw State | L 56–69 | 11–8 (4–2) | 16 – Carpenter | 10 – Filipovity | 5 – Pickens | Pan American Center (4,599) Las Cruces, NM |
| January 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Jacksonville State | L 59–65 | 11–9 (4–3) | 16 – Carpenter | 17 – Filipovity | 3 – Cook | Pan American Center (4,919) Las Cruces, NM |
| January 30, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Middle Tennessee | W 61–57 | 12–9 (5–3) | 16 – Carpenter | 9 – Filipovity | 3 – Tied | Murphy Center (3,307) Murfreesboro, TN |
| February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Kentucky | L 69–101 | 12–10 (5–4) | 22 – Filipovity | 8 – Filipovity | 3 – Jackson | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,745) Bowling Green, KY |
| February 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UTEP Battle of I-10 | L 63–66 | 12–11 (5–5) | 13 – Tshimanga | 10 – Carpenter | 2 – Tied | Pan American Center (8,941) Las Cruces, NM |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Liberty | L 54–64 | 12–12 (5–6) | 18 – Jackson | 6 – Osborne | 3 – Pickens | Pan American Center (4,509) Las Cruces, NM |
| February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | FIU | W 76–48 | 13–12 (6–6) | 21 – Jackson | 8 – N. Tshimanga | 4 – Tied | Pan American Center (13,274) Las Cruces, NM |
| February 20, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville State | W 61–52 | 14–12 (7–6) | 20 – Filipovity | 12 – Filipovity | 2 – Tied | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,322) Jacksonville, AL |
| February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kennesaw State | W 60–49 | 15–12 (8–6) | 20 – Jackson | 9 – Filipovity | 5 – Bostick | Convocation Center (2,103) Kennesaw, GA |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Middle Tennessee | L 66–71 | 15–13 (8–7) | 24 – Cook | 7 – Carpenter | 6 – Jackson | Pan American Center (5,253) Las Cruces, NM |
| March 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Kentucky | W 65–47 | 16–13 (9–7) | 16 – Filipovity | 11 – Filipovity | 3 – Pickens | Pan American Center (4,864) Las Cruces, NM |
| March 6, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana Tech | W 67–55 | 17–13 (10–7) | 19 – Filipovity | 12 – Filipovity | 3 – Pickens | Thomas Assembly Center (1,659) Ruston, LA |
| March 8, 2025 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Sam Houston | L 69–76 | 17–14 (10–8) | 20 – Carpenter | 7 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,230) Huntsville, TX |
| Conference USA tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) Kennesaw State Quarterfinals | L 77–80 | 17–15 | 21 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Von Braun Center (2,770) Huntsville, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. |||||||||
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