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2024–25 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
2024–25 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 MW)
Head coach	Richard Pitino (4th season);
Associate head coach	Isaac Chew (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Tarvish Felton (3rd season); Aaron Katsuma (2nd season); Dave Pilipovich (1st, 4th overall season);
Home arena	The Pit
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Air Force	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Boise State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Colorado State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Fresno State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Nevada	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
New Mexico	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Diego State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Jose State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UNLV	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Utah State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wyoming	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team will represent the University of New Mexico during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will be led by fourth-year head coach Richard Pitino, and will 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,^[1] Boise State in the quarterfinals,^[2] Colorado State in the semifinals,^[3] and San Diego State in the championship to clinch the NCAA tournament.^[4] As the No. 11 seed in the West Region, they lost to Clemson in the first round.^[5]

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, California	Graduated
Jamal Mashburn Jr.	5	G	6'2"	195	Senior	Miami, Florida	Transferred to Temple
Jaelen House	10	G	6'0"	170	GS Senior	Phoenix, Arizona	Graduated
Isaac Mushila	12	F	6'5"	210	GS Senior	Lubumbashi, Congo	Graduated
JT Toppin	15	F	6'9"	210	Freshman	Dallas, Texas	Transferred to Texas Tech
Sebastian Forsling	21	C	7'0"	245	Junior	Floda, Sweden	Left the team; signed professional contract

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, Texas	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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Kayde Dotson CG	Recruiting 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
Jovan Milicevic PF	Recruiting 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
Daniel Thomas PF	Recruiting 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.

Roster

2024–25 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	CJ Noland	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	North Texas	Waxahachie, Texas
G	1	Braden Appelhans	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Western Reserve Academy	Blue Springs, Missouri
G	2	Donovan Dent	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Centennial High School	Riverside, California
G	3	Tru Washington	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	AZ Compass Prep	Phoenix, Arizona
G	4	Kayde Dotson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Beaumont United High School	Beaumont, Texas
F	6	Atiki Ally Atiki	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	BYU	Mwanza, Tanzania
F	7	Ibrahima Sacko	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Georgia Tech	Conakry, Guinea
F	8	Filip Borovicanin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Arizona	Belgrade, Serbia
G	11	Quinton Webb	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Etiwanda High School	San Bernardino, California
F	13	Daniel Thomas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	David W. Carter High School	Dallas, Texas
F	21	Deraje Agbaosi (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	North Alabama	Union Township, New Jersey
F	22	Mustapha Amzil	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Dayton	Helsinki, Finland
C	23	Nelly Junior Joseph	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Sr	Iona	Benin City, Nigeria
F	24	Jovan Milicevic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	Dream City Christian School	Toronto, Ontario
G	32	Shane Douma-Sanchez (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	Del Norte High School	Laguna, New Mexico
G	35	Dylan Chavez (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	La Cueva High School	Albuquerque, New Mexico

Head coach

Richard Pitino (Providence)

Assistant coach(es)

Isaac Chew (Avila)
Tarvish Felton (Southern Utah)
Aaron Katsuma (Minnesota State)
Dave Pilipovich (Thiel)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 4, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2024* TBD, TBD	UTEP	The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
Regular season
November 4, 2024* TBD, TBD	Nicholls	The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
November 8, 2024* TBD, TBD	vs. UCLA	T-Mobile Arena Paradise, Nevada
November 12, 2024* TBD, TBD	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
November 17, 2024* TBD, TBD	at St. John's	Madison Square Garden New York City, New York
November 21, 2024* TBD, TBD	Grambling State	The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
November 24, 2024* TBD, TBD	Texas Southern	The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
November 28, 2024* 9:30 p.m., TruTV/Max	vs. Arizona State Acrisure Classic	Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, California
November 29, 2024* TBD, TruTV/Max	vs. Saint Mary's/USC Acrisure Classic	Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, California
December 7, 2024* TBD, TBD	New Mexico State Rio Grande Rivalry	The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
December 14, 2024* TBD, TBD	Western New Mexico	The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
December 18, 2024* TBD, TBD	VCU	The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico

*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source^[6]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

References

^ "Toppin's 18 lead New Mexico over Air Force 82-56 in Mountain West Conference Tournament". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 13, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ "House's 29 lead New Mexico over Boise State in Mountain West Conference Tournament 76-66". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 15, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ "House leads New Mexico past Colorado State 74-61 in Mountain West semifinal". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 16, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ "New Mexico fends off San Diego State 68-61 for MWC title, automatic berth in NCAA Tournament". AP News. March 16, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ "No more March Madness for New Mexico as Clemson ousts popular Lobos 77-56". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 22, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ "2024-25 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". New Mexico Lobos. Retrieved June 30, 2024.

[1] "Toppin's 18 lead New Mexico over Air Force 82-56 in Mountain West Conference Tournament". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 13, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.

[2] "House's 29 lead New Mexico over Boise State in Mountain West Conference Tournament 76-66". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 15, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.

[3] "House leads New Mexico past Colorado State 74-61 in Mountain West semifinal". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 16, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.

[4] "New Mexico fends off San Diego State 68-61 for MWC title, automatic berth in NCAA Tournament". AP News. March 16, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.

[5] "No more March Madness for New Mexico as Clemson ousts popular Lobos 77-56". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 22, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.

[6] "2024-25 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE". New Mexico Lobos. Retrieved June 30, 2024.

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