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	17–15 (10–8 CUSA)
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 →

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.

ConferenceConference USA

Record17–15 (10–8 CUSA)

Headcoach

Jason Hooten (2nd season)

Assistant coaches

Payne Andrus
Terryonte Thomas
Preston Laird
Rusty Elmore
Shunn Buchanan

Quick facts New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball, Conference ...

Close

More information Conf., Overall ...

2024–25 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Liberty †	13	–	5	.722	28	–	7	.800
Jacksonville State	12	–	6	.667	23	–	13	.639
Middle Tennessee	12	–	6	.667	22	–	12	.647
Kennesaw State	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
New Mexico State	10	–	8	.556	17	–	15	.531
Louisiana Tech	9	–	9	.500	20	–	12	.625
Western Kentucky	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
UTEP	7	–	11	.389	18	–	15	.545
Sam Houston	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
FIU	3	–	15	.167	10	–	23	.303

† 2025 CUSA tournament winner

Close

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

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]

Name	Hometown	School	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	Recruit ratings: 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	Recruit ratings: 247Sports:
Marvin Cox F	Clovis, NM	Clovis High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
Marvin Cox F	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.

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.

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

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2024 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

References

Related Articles