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2024–25 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
Mountain West regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record27–8 (17–3 MW)
Head coach
Associate head coachIsaac Chew (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tarvish Felton (3rd season)
  • Aaron Katsuma (2nd season)
  • Dave Pilipovich (1st season)
  • Danny Walters (1st season)
Home arenaThe Pit
Seasons
2024–25 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
New Mexico17–3 .85027–8  .771
Colorado State †16–4 .80026–10  .722
Utah State15–5 .75026–8  .765
San Diego State14–6 .70021–10  .677
Boise State14–6 .70026–11  .703
UNLV11–9 .55018–15  .545
Nevada8–12 .40017–16  .515
San Jose State7–13 .35015–20  .429
Wyoming5–15 .25012–20  .375
Fresno State2–18 .1006–26  .188
Air Force1–19 .0504–28  .125
† 2025 Mountain West tournament winner

The 2024–25 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico as members of the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos finished 27–8 with a 17–3 record in Mountain West play, finishing as Mountain West regular season champions. They defeated San Jose State in the first round of the Mountain West conference tournament before losing to Boise State in the semifinals.

New Mexico received an at-large bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where it was named the 10-seed in the South Regional. The Lobos upset 7-seed Marquette in the first round before losing to 2-seed Michigan State in the second round.

The New Mexico Lobos drew an average home attendance of 13,051, the highest of all basketball teams from New Mexico.[1]

Previous season

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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,[2] Boise State in the quarterfinals,[3] Colorado State in the semifinals,[4] and San Diego State in the championship to clinch the NCAA tournament.[5] As the No. 11 seed in the West Region, they lost to Clemson in the first round.[6]

Offseason

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Departures

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New Mexico departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jemarl Baker Jr.0G6'5"205GS SeniorMenifee, CAGraduated
Jamal Mashburn Jr.5G6'2"195SeniorMiami, FLTransferred to Temple
Jaelen House10G6'0"170GS SeniorPhoenix, AZGraduated
Isaac Mushila12F6'5"210GS SeniorLubumbashi, CongoGraduated
JT Toppin15F6'9"210FreshmanDallas, TXTransferred to Texas Tech
Sebastian Forsling21C7'0"245JuniorFloda, SwedenLeft the team; signed professional contract with the Norrköping Dolphins

Incoming transfers

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New Mexico incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
CJ Noland0G6'4"215GS SeniorWaxahachie, TXNorth Texas
Atiki Ally Atiki6F6'10"220SeniorMwanza, TanzaniaBYU
Ibrahima Sacko7F6'6"225SophomoreConakry, GuineaGeorgia Tech
Filip Borovićanin8F6'9"225JuniorBelgrade, SerbiaArizona

Recruiting classes

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2024 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown School 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 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN:    (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 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (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 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (N/A)
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: —    247Sports: 93    ESPN: —
  • 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:

  • "New Mexico 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  • "2024 New Mexico Lobos Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved May 6, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

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There are no current recruits for 2025.

Roster

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2024–25 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 CJ Noland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg) GSNorth Texas Waxahachie, TX
G 1 Braden Appelhans 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoWestern Reserve Academy Blue Springs, MO
G 2 Donovan Dent 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrCentennial HS Riverside, CA
G 3 Tru Washington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoAZ Compass Prep Phoenix, AZ
G 4 Kayde Dotson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrBeaumont United HS Beaumont, TX
F 6 Atiki Ally Atiki 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrBYU Mwanza, Tanzania
F 7 Ibrahima Sacko 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoGeorgia Tech Conakry, Guinea
F 8 Filip Borovićanin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrArizona Belgrade, Serbia
G 11 Quinton Webb 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoEtiwanda HS San Bernardino, CA
F 13 Daniel Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrDavid W. Carter HS Dallas, TX
F 21 Deraje Agbaosi (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrNorth Alabama Union Township, NJ
F 22 Mustapha Amzil 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SrDayton Helsinki, Finland
C 23 Nelly Junior Joseph 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS SrIona Benin City, Nigeria
F 24 Jovan Milicevic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)260 lb (118 kg) FrDream City Christian School Toronto, Ontario
G 32 Shane Douma-Sanchez (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS FrDel Norte HS Laguna, NM
G 35 Dylan Chavez (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrLa Cueva HS Albuquerque, NM
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 4, 2024

Schedule and results

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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.		 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 – Borovićanin  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 – Borovićanin  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 – Borovićanin  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 W 71–67  21–4
(13–1)		  20 – Dent  8 – Joseph  7 – Dent  The Pit (11,852)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
February 16, 2025
2:00 p.m., CBSSN		 Utah State W 82–79  22–4
(14–1)		  25 – Washington  7 – Milicevic  4 – Washington  The Pit (15,411)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
February 19, 2025
8:00 p.m., CBSSN		 at Boise State L 78–86  22–5
(14–2)		  18 – Borovićanin  8 – Joseph  11 – Dent  ExtraMile Arena (11,110)
Boise, Idaho
February 25, 2025
9:00 p.m., FS1		 at San Diego State L 65–73  22–6
(14–3)		  26 – Dent  16 – Joseph  7 – Dent  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, California
March 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., MW Network		 Air Force W 92–71  23–6
(15–3)		  23 – Dent  13 – Joseph  6 – Dent  The Pit (15,054)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
March 4, 2025
7:00 p.m., CBSSN		 at Nevada W 71–67  24–6
(16–3)		  33 – Dent  15 – Joseph  7 – Dent  Lawlor Events Center (7,881)
Reno, Nevada
March 7, 2025
8:00 p.m., CBSSN		 UNLV W 81–67  25–6
(17–3)		  26 – Joseph  16 – Joseph  6 – Dent  The Pit (15,411)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mountain West tournament
March 13, 2025
1:00 pm, CBSSN		 (1) vs. (8) San Jose State
Quarterfinals		 W 63–52  26–6
  25 – Dent  18 – Joseph  5 – Dent  Thomas & Mack Center (8,031)
Paradise, Nevada
March 14, 2025
7:30 pm, CBSSN		 (1) vs. (5) Boise State
Semifinals		 L 69–72  26–7
  23 – Dent  8 – Joseph  5 – Dent  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, Nevada
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2025
5:25 p.m., TBS		 (10 S) vs. (7 S) Marquette
First Round		 W 75–66  27–7
  21 – Dent  8 – Amzil  6 – Dent  Rocket Arena (17,392)
Cleveland, OH
March 23, 2025
6:40 p.m., TNT		 (10 S) vs. (2 S) No. 8 Michigan State
Second Round		 L 63–71  27–8
  16 – Joseph  7 – Tied  6 – Dent  Rocket Arena (15,791)
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source[7]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
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Coaches—RV————————RV—RVRVRVRVRVRVRV—RV

References

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