Draft: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	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);
Home arena	The Pit
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

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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.

Previous season[edit]

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[edit]

Departures[edit]

New Mexico departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jemarl Baker, Jr.	0	G	6'5"	205	GS Senior	Menifee, CA	Graduated
Jamal Mashburn Jr.	5	G	6'2"	195	Senior	Miami, FL	Transferred to Temple
Jaelen House	10	G	6'0"	170	GS Senior	Phoenix, AZ	Graduated
Isaac Mushila	12	F	6'5"	210	GS Senior	Lubumbashi, Congo	Entered transfer portal
JT Toppin	15	F	6'9"	210	Freshman	Dallas, TX	Entered transfer portal; declared for 2024 NBA draft
Sebastian Forsling	21	C	7'0"	245	Junior	Floda, Sweden	Entered transfer portal

Incoming transfers[edit]

New Mexico incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Filip Borovicanin		F	6'9"	225	Junior	Belgrade, Serbia	Arizona
CJ Noland		G	6'4"	215	GS Senior	Waxahachie, TX	North Texas

Recruiting classes[edit]

2024 recruiting class[edit]

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)	Nov 8, 2023
Kayde Dotson CG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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)	Nov 8, 2023
Jovan Milicevic PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
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[edit]

There are no current recruits for 2025.

Roster[edit]

2024–25 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F		Filip Borovicanin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	KK Beko Arizona	Belgrade, Serbia
G		Kayde Dotson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Beaumont United HS	Beaumont, TX
F		Jovan Milicevic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Fr	Dream City Christian School	Toronto, Ontario
G		CJ Noland	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Waxahachie HS Oklahoma/North Texas	Waxahachie, TX
G	1	Braden Appelhans	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Western Reserve Academy	Blue Springs, MO
G	2	Donovan Dent	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Centennial HS	Riverside, CA
G	3	Tru Washington	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	AZ Compass Prep	Phoenix, AZ
G	11	Quinton Webb	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Etiwanda HS	San Bernardino, CA
F	20	Deraje Agbaosi	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Phoenix Prep North Alabama	Union Township, NJ
F	22	Mustapha Amzil	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	HBA-Marsky Helsinki Dayton	Helsinki, Finland
C	23	Nelly Junior Joseph	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	NBA Academy Africa Iona	Benin City, Nigeria
G	24	Shane Douma-Sanchez	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Del Norte HS (NM)	Laguna Pueblo, NM

Head coach

Richard Pitino (Providence)

Assistant coach(es)

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

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Rankings[edit]

References[edit]

^ "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.

[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.

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v t e New Mexico Lobos men's basketball
Venues	Carlisle Gymnasium (1928–1957) Johnson Gymnasium (1957–1966) The Pit (1966–present)
Rivalries	New Mexico State
Culture & lore	Lobo Louie
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 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