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

Mode:basketball
Year:2024-25
Prev Year:2023-24
Team:New Mexico State Aggies
Conference:Conference USA
Short Conf:C-USA
Record:3–4
Conf Record:0–0
Head Coach:Jason Hooten
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach1:Payne Andrus
Asst Coach2:Terryonte Thomas
Asst Coach3:Preston Laird
Asst Coach4:Rusty Elmore
Asst Coach5:Shunn Buchanan
Stadium:Pan American Center

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 Transferred to Texas Southern
Kasoi Ezeagu 1 F 6'10" 255 Senior Graduated/signed with Rapla KK
Jordan Rawls 2 G 6'2" 185 Graduate Student Graduated/signed with Ballincollig Basketball Club
Brandon Suggs 4 G 6'6" 185 Graduate Student Early exit pro
Keylon Dorsey 5 G 6'5" 185 Freshman Transferred to Kilgore College
Tanahj Pettway 9 G 6'2" 185 Senior Transferred to Prairie View A&M
Femi Odukale 11 G 6'6" 205 Senior Transferred to Minnesota[1]
Lewis Duarte 12 G 6'5" 185 Freshman Removed from roster/signed with Reales de La Vega
Yaak Yaak 14 F 6'11" -- Freshman Transferred
Jonathan Kanayanga 24 F 6'9" 225 Graduate Student Graduated
Clarence Jackson 25 F 6'7" 225 Senior Graduated/early exit pro/signed to play with Team Milwaukee
Davion Bradford 26 F 7'0" 270 Senior 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 Cal State Northridge
Zawdie Jackson 2 G 6'0" 185 Senior West Georgia
Carl Cherenfant 5 G 6'5" 195 Sophomore Memphis[2]
Peter Filipovity 12 F 6'7" -- Graduate Student Maine
Nate Tshimanga 19 F 6'10" 235 Senior Utah Valley
Azavier Johnson 20 G 6'5" 202 Junior New Mexico JC
Emmanuel Tshimanga 25 F 7'0" 270 Graduate Student UC San Diego
Edward Nnamoko 34 F 6'10" 225 Junior Georgia State[3]

2024 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: Gophers get Macalester's Caleb Williams and New Mexico State's Femi Odukale as transfers. Minnesota Star Tribune. Marcus. Fuller. May 2, 2024. October 25, 2024.
  2. News: Carl Cherenfant, last of Memphis basketball's outgoing transfers, commits to New Mexico State. The Commercial Appeal. Jason. Munz. October 25, 2024. September 19, 2024.
  3. News: NM State men's basketball adds 6-foot-10 forward to roster. KTSM. Kelly. Horyczun. May 31, 2024. October 25, 2024.
  4. News: 2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule. New Mexico State University Athletics. October 18, 2024. en.