2024–25 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

2024–25 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
2024–25 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	20-4 (12-1 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); Danny Walters (1st, 3rd overall season);
Home arena	The Pit
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
New Mexico	12	–	1	.923	20	–	4	.833
Utah State	11	–	2	.846	21	–	3	.875
Colorado State	9	–	3	.750	15	–	8	.652
Boise State	9	–	4	.692	17	–	7	.708
San Diego State	8	–	4	.667	15	–	6	.714
UNLV	6	–	7	.462	12	–	12	.500
Nevada	5	–	7	.417	13	–	10	.565
San Jose State	5	–	8	.385	12	–	13	.480
Wyoming	4	–	9	.308	11	–	13	.458
Fresno State	1	–	12	.077	5	–	19	.208
Air Force	0	–	13	.000	3	–	21	.125

† 2025 Mountain West tournament winner As of February 8, 2025

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,^[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 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, 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

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
Kayde Dotson CG	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	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	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)
Danny Walters (Texas A&M)

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^#	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						The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., CBSSN	Utah State						The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
February 19, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Boise State						ExtraMile Arena Boise, Idaho
February 25, 2025 9:00 p.m., FS1	at San Diego State						Viejas Arena San Diego, California
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., MW Network	Air Force						The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
March 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Nevada						Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
March 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	UNLV						The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mountain West tournament
March 12–15, 2025 TBA	vs.						Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source^[6]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	RV	RV
Coaches	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	RV	RV

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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