# 2024–25 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

The 2024–25 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represents the University of New Mexico during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lobos, led by fourth-year head coach Richard Pitino, play their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico as members of the Mountain West Conference.

## Previous season

The Lobos finished the 2023–24 season 26–10, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Mountain West tournament, they beat Air Force in the first round, Boise State in the quarterfinals, Colorado State in the semifinals, and San Diego State in the championship to clinch the NCAA tournament. As the No. 11 seed in the West Region, they lost to Clemson in the first round.

## Offseason
### Departures

New Mexico departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jemarl Baker Jr. | 0 | G | 6'5" | 205 | GS Senior | Menifee, CA | Graduated |
| Jamal Mashburn Jr. | 5 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Senior | Miami, FL | Transferred to Temple |
| Jaelen House | 10 | G | 6'0" | 170 | GS Senior | Phoenix, AZ | Graduated |
| Isaac Mushila | 12 | F | 6'5" | 210 | GS Senior | Lubumbashi, Congo | Graduated |
| JT Toppin | 15 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Freshman | Dallas, TX | Transferred to Texas Tech |
| Sebastian Forsling | 21 | C | 7'0" | 245 | Junior | Floda, Sweden | Left the team; signed professional contract with the Norrköping Dolphins |

### Incoming transfers

New Mexico incoming transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| CJ Noland | 0 | G | 6'4" | 215 | GS Senior | Waxahachie, TX | North Texas |
| Atiki Ally Atiki | 6 | F | 6'10" | 220 | Senior | Mwanza, Tanzania | BYU |
| Ibrahima Sacko | 7 | F | 6'6" | 225 | Sophomore | Conakry, Guinea | Georgia Tech |
| Filip Borovicanin | 8 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Junior | Belgrade, Serbia | Arizona |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kayde Dotson CG | Beaumont, Texas | Beaumont United High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Jovan Milicevic PF | Toronto, Ontario | Dream City Christian School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Oct 16, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Daniel Thomas PF | Dallas, Texas | David W. Carter High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 16, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: — 247Sports: 93 ESPN: — ||||||
| 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: "New Mexico 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 6, 2024. "2024 New Mexico Lobos Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 6, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 6, 2024. ||||||

#### 2025 recruiting class

There are no current recruits for 2025.

## 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. | | UTEP | W 74–70 | | 19 – Dent | 16 – Joseph | 5 – Dent | The Pit (10,359) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Nicholls | W 91–84 | 1–0 | 28 – Joseph | 16 – Joseph | 11 – Dent | The Pit (10,609) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| November 8, 2024* 9:00 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. No. 22 UCLA Las Vegas Hoopfest | W 72–64 | 2–0 | 17 – Dent | 12 – Joseph | 8 – Dent | Lee's Family Forum Henderson, Nevada |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 100–81 | 3–0 | 25 – Dent | 9 – Joseph | 10 – Dent | The Pit (11,160) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| November 17, 2024* 10:00 a.m., FS1 | | at No. 22 St. John's NYC Hoops for Heroes Classic | L 71–85 | 3–1 | 16 – Tied | 6 – Atiki | 6 – Dent | Madison Square Garden (12,310) New York City, New York |
| November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | Grambling State Acrisure Classic campus site game | W 80–58 | 4–1 | 22 – Dent | 11 – Joseph | 8 – Dent | The Pit (10,966) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| November 24, 2024* 6:00 p.m., MW Network | | Texas Southern | W 99–68 | 5–1 | 19 – Washington | 10 – Washington | 5 – Dent | The Pit (11,286) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| November 28, 2024* 9:30 p.m., TruTV | | vs. Arizona State Acrisure Classic semifinals | L 82–85 | 5–2 | 30 – Dent | 8 – Amzil | 7 – Dent | Acrisure Arena (732) Thousand Palms, California |
| November 29, 2024* 10:00 p.m., TruTV | | vs. USC Acrisure Classic 3rd place game | W 83–73 | 6–2 | 20 – Washington | 6 – Tied | 11 – Dent | Acrisure Arena (310) Thousand Palms, California |
| December 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | San Jose State | W 83–77 | 7–2 (1–0) | 20 – Dent | 10 – Joseph | 5 – Dent | The Pit (10,658) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| December 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry | L 83–89 $^{OT}$ | 7–3 | 16 – Joseph | 17 – Joseph | 4 – Dent | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| December 14, 2024* 2:00 p.m., MW Network | | Western New Mexico | W 122–70 | 8–3 | 21 – Milicevic | 6 – Tied | 8 – Dent | The Pit (11,419) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | VCU | W 78–71 | 9–3 | 40 – Dent | 11 – Joseph | 4 – Dent | The Pit (11,483) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| December 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Colorado State | W 76–68 | 10–3 (2–0) | 14 – Tied | 11 – Joseph | 6 – Dent | Moby Arena (4,772) Fort Collins, Colorado |
| December 31, 2024 6:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Fresno State | W 103–89 | 11–3 (3–0) | 23 – Tied | 12 – Joseph | 6 – Tied | Save Mart Center (5,583) Fresno, California |
| January 3, 2025 9:00 p.m., FS1 | | Nevada | W 82–81 $^{OT}$ | 12–3 (4–0) | 20 – Tied | 10 – Joseph | 6 – Dent | The Pit (14,622) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| January 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Wyoming | W 61–53 | 13–3 (5–0) | 22 – Dent | 12 – Joseph | 6 – Dent | Arena-Auditorium (2,938) Laramie, Wyoming |
| January 11, 2025 11:00 a.m., CBS | | San Diego State | W 62–48 | 14–3 (6–0) | 16 – Dent | 11 – Amzil | 5 – Dent | The Pit (15,428) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| January 14, 2025 8:00 p.m., MW Network | | at San Jose State | L 70–71 | 14–4 (6–1) | 20 – Joseph | 7 – Borovicanin | 5 – Dent | Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,853) San Jose, California |
| January 17, 2025 9:00 p.m., FS1 | | Boise State | W 84–65 | 15–4 (7–1) | 16 – Tied | 10 – Borovicanin | 7 – Dent | The Pit (14,519) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| January 20, 2025 3:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Fresno State | W 95–67 | 16–4 (8–1) | 20 – Dent | 15 – Joseph | 9 – Dent | The Pit (13,111) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| January 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., FOX | | at UNLV | W 75–73 | 17–4 (9–1) | 34 – Dent | 18 – Joseph | 3 – Borovicanin | Thomas & Mack Center (6,158) Paradise, Nevada |
| February 1, 2025 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Utah State | W 82–63 | 18–4 (10–1) | 16 – Amzil | 13 – Joseph | 6 – Dent | Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, UT |
| February 5, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | Colorado State | W 87-65 | 19–4 (11–1) | 19 – Tied | 11 – Joseph | 4 – Tied | The Pit (13,436) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Air Force | W 88–53 | 20–4 (12–1) | 25 – Dent | 21 – Joseph | 6 – Dent | Clune Arena (2,619) Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| February 12, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | Wyoming | W 71–67 | 21–4 (13–1) | 20 – Dent | 8 – Joseph | 7 – Dent | The Pit (11,852) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Utah State | W 82–79 | 22–4 (14–1) | 25 – Washington | 7 – Milicevic | 4 – Washington | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| February 19, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Boise State | L 78–86 | 22–5 (14–2) | 18 – Borovicanin | 8 – Joseph | 11 – Dent | ExtraMile Arena (11,110) Boise, Idaho |
| February 25, 2025 9:00 p.m., FS1 | | at San Diego State | L 65–73 | 22–6 (14–3) | 26 – Dent | 16 – Joseph | 7 – Dent | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, California |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., MW Network | | Air Force | W 92–71 | 23–6 (15–3) | 23 – Dent | 13 – Joseph | 6 – Dent | The Pit (15,054) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| March 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Nevada | W 71–67 | 24–6 (16–3) | 33 – Dent | 15 – Joseph | 7 – Dent | Lawlor Events Center (7,881) Reno, Nevada |
| March 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | UNLV | W 81–67 | 25–6 (7–3) | 26 – Joseph | 16 – Joseph | 6 – Dent | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Mountain West tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2025 1:00 pm, CBSSN | (1) | vs. (8) San Jose State Quarterfinals | W 63–52 | 26–6 | 25 – Dent | 18 – Joseph | 5 – Dent | Thomas & Mack Center (8,031) Paradise, Nevada |
| March 14, 2025 7:30 pm, CBSSN | (1) | vs. (5) Boise State Semifinals | L 69–72 | 26–7 | 23 – Dent | 8 – Joseph | 5 – Dent | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 21, 2025 5:25 p.m., TBS | (10 S) | vs. (7 S) Marquette First Round | | | | | | Rocket Arena Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||
Source

## Rankings

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