Draft: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	0-0 (0-0 C-USA)
Head coach	Jason Hooten (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Terryonte Thomas; Payne Andrus; Preston Laird; Shunn Buchana;
Home arena	Pan American Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

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2024–25 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
FIU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Jacksonville State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kennesaw State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Liberty	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
New Mexico State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Sam Houston	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTEP	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Western Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 CUSA tournament winner

The 2024–25 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team will represent New Mexico State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies will be led by second-year head coach Jason Hooten and will 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
Anthony Roy	0	G	6'5"	200	Sophomore	Oakland, CA	Transferred
Marchelus Avery	1	F	6'8"	215	Sophomore	Richmond, VA	Transferred to UCF
Issa Muhammad	2	F	6'9"	240	RS Junior	Atlanta, GA	Transferred to UT Martin
Xavier Pinson	3	G	6'2"	175	Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated/signed with Montreal Alliance in the CEBL
James Beck	4	F	6'8"	215	RS Senior	Grand Rapids, MI	Graduated
Kyle Feit	5	G	6'4"	190	Junior	Boca Raton, FL	Transferred
DaJuan Quaye Gordon	11	G	6'5"	195	Junior	Chicago, IL	Transferred to UT Arlington
Doctor Bradley	13	F	6'8"	205	Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA	Transferred to Northern Illinois
Shahar Lazar	14	G	6'3"	200	Freshman	Emunim, Israel	Transferred to Gardner–Webb
Mike Peake	15	F	6'7"	218	Junior	Chicago, IL	Transferred
Ziri Blackwood	21	G	6'3'	170	Sophomore	Killeen, TX	Walk-on; transferred
Deuce Benjamin	22	G	6'1"	175	Freshman	Las Cruces, NM	Walk-on; transferred
Ethan Anderson	23	F	6'9"	220	Freshman	Kaysville, UT	Walk-on; transferred
Kim Aiken Jr.	24	F	6'7"	215	RS Senior	Redlands, CA	Graduated
Jaden Alexander	25	G	6'4"	200	Freshman	Vallejo, CA	Transferred to Cal State Bakersfield
Isaac Shingange	31	F	6'5"	180	Freshman	New York, NY	Walk-on; transferred
Shakiru Odunewu	34	F	6'10"	245	RS Sophomore	Providence, RI	Transferred
Vuk Vucevic	35	F	6'6"	190	Freshman	Paris, France	Walk-on; transferred
Deshawndre Washington	42	G	6'7"	205	Junior	Chicago, IL	Transferred

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
Jaylin Jackson-Posey	0	G	6'2"	196	Junior	Midland, TX	Stephen F. Austin
Kaosi Ezeagu	1	F	6'10"	255	Senior	Brampton, ON	Sam Houston
Jordan Rawls	2	G	6'1"	185	GS Senior	Chattanooga, TN	Western Kentucky
Christian Cook	3	G	6'2"	175	Junior	Oklahoma City, OK	Northeastern State
Brandon Suggs	4	G/F	6'6"	185	GS Senior	Powder Springs, GA	UCF
Rakeim Gary	9	G	5'10"	165	Senior	Dallas, TX	South Carolina State
Femi Odukale	11	G	6'6"	205	Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Seton Hall
Jaden Harris	13	G	6'4"	190	Junior	Atlanta, GA	South Plains College
Robert Carpenter	21	F	6'7"	210	Senior	Detroit, MI	Mississippi Valley State
Jonathan Kanyanga	24	C	6'9"	225	GS Senior	Kinshasa, Congo	Edward Waters
Clarence Jackson	25	F	6'7"	225	Senior	Dublin, GA	Jacksonville State
Davion Bradford	26	F	7'0"	270	Senior	St. Louis, MO	Wake Forest

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Lewis Duarte #45 SF	Garden Grove, CA	Veritas Prep	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	165 lb (75 kg)
Lewis Duarte #45 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79
Keylon Dorsey SG	Houston, TX	Aldine Eisenhower High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
Keylon Dorsey SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
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: "2023 New Mexico State Basketball Commits". ESPN.com.

Roster

2023–24 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jaylin Jackson-Posey	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Jr	Stephen F. Austin	Midland, TX
F	1	Kaosi Ezeagu	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Sr	Sam Houston State	Brampton, ON
G	2	Jordan Rawls	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Western Kentucky	Chattanooga, TN
G	3	Christian Cook	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Northeastern State	Oklahoma City, OK
G	4	Brandon Suggs (EEP)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	UCF	Powder Springs, GA
G	5	Keylon Dorsey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Eisenhower	Houston, TX
F	6	Christopher Biekeu	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Towson	Montréal, Quebec, Canada
G	9	Tanahj Pettway	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Stony Brook	Worcester, MA
G	11	Femi Odukale	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Seton Hall	Brooklyn, NY
G	12	Lewis Duarte (N)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Victory Christian Center School	Santo Domingo, DR
G	13	Jaden Harris	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	South Plains College	Atlanta, GA
F	14	Yaak Yaak	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Fr	NBA Academy	Adelaide, Australia
F	21	Robert Carpenter	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Mississippi Valley State	Detroit, MI
F	24	Jonathan Kanyanga	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Edwards Waters	Kinshasa, Congo
F	25	Clarence Jackson (EEP)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Jacksonville State	Dublin, GA
F	26	Davion Bradford (T)	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Sr	Wake Forest	St. Louis, MO

Head coach

Jason Hooten (Tarleton State)

Assistant coach(es)

Kenneth Mangrum (North Texas)
Zach Settembre (LSU–Shreveport)
Payne Andrus (Mid-American Nazarene)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
(EEP) Early exit pro
(T) In-season transfer out
(N) Did not play during season and removed from roster
Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 15, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
October 28, 2024* TBA, TBA	Western New Mexico	Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
November 4, 2024* TBA, TBA	New Mexico Highlands	Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
November 9, 2024* TBA, TBA	at Utah Tech	Burns Arena (2,731) St. George, UT
November 14, 2024* TBA, TBA	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

v t e New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
Venues	Pan American Center (1968–present)
Rivalries	New Mexico UTEP
Culture & lore	Pistol Pete
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics