2023–24 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
| 2023–24 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| Record | 13–19 (7–9 C-USA) |
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| Associate head coach | Kenneth Mangrum |
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| Home arena | Pan American Center |
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky † | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 11 | – | 22 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 CUSA tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2023–24 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represents New Mexico State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies are led by first-year head coach Jason Hooten and plays their home games at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico as first year members of the Conference USA.
Previous season
The 2022-2023 New Mexico Aggies men's basketball team finished 9-15 (2-16) in Western Athletic Conference play to finish in last place. This season marked their last in the Western Athletic Conference. Due to the suspension of the basketball program, the Aggies did not take part in the 2023 WAC tournament. On November 19, 2022, reports came in that a shooting between a student attending the University of New Mexico and a New Mexico State basketball player, leaving the student dead. The basketball player was later identified as Mike Peake, wounded on the UNM main campus in Albuquerque.[1] A day later, on November 20, 2022, the New Mexico State Police released details of the shooting, including the arrest of 17-year old Mya Hill. The next day, the New Mexico State Police confirmed a second arrest relating to the shooting, arresting 19-year old Jonathan Smith.[2] On February 10, 2023, New Mexico State University announced the men's basketball program's season would be cancelled based on new reports of violations of university policies.
The Aggies and Lobos were slated to renew the Rio Grande Rivalry on the night of the shooting, but the game was postponed. Three days later, both schools decided to cancel the Rio Grande Rivalry for the season due to safety concerns.[3] On December 5, NM State Athletic Director Mario Moccia announced the indefinite suspension of the 21-year old Mike Peake.[4] No charges have been filed against Peake in what was called a "self-defense situation",[5] but there are two investigations surrounding the shooting.[6][7]
On February 10, 2023, New Mexico State University Announced the men's basketball program's season would be cancelled based on new reports of violations of university policies.[8] Its entire coaching staff was placed on administrative leave as a result.[9] KTSM reported that the season was suspended because of allegations of hazing by at least three different players multiple times.[10]
The rest of the team's games were canceled and later deemed forfeits by the WAC on February 13. They did not take part in the WAC Tournament.[11]
The NCAA does not recognize the forfeited games as part of the team's overall record.
On February 14, head coach Greg Heiar was officially fired by NMSU.[12] On March 24, the school named Sam Houston head coach Jason Hooten the team's new head coach.[13]
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| 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 |
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| 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
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Lewis Duarte #45 SF | Garden Grove, CA | Veritas Prep | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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) | ||
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: | ||||||
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m., SECN | at No. 16 Kentucky | L 46–86 | 0–1 | 10 – Tied | 8 – Jackson-Posey | 6 – Jackson-Posey | Rupp Arena (18,438) Lexington, KY | ||||
| November 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Sul Ross State | W 84–49 | 1–1 | 15 – Rawls | 9 – Ezeagu | 4 – Rawls | Pan American Center (4,507) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| November 11, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UC Irvine | L 74–91 | 1–2 | 18 – Carpenter | 8 – Ezeagu | 3 – Tied | Bren Events Center (2,731) Irvine, CA | ||||
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Western New Mexico | W 78–43 | 2–2 | 24 – Harris | 7 – Tied | 7 – Rawls | Pan American Center (5,908) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| November 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Northern Colorado Cancún Challenge campus site game | W 76–71 | 3–2 | 26 – Cook | 8 – Odukale | 3 – Tied | Pan American Center (5,656) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| November 21, 2023* 6:30 p.m., CBSSN | vs. Fresno State Cancún Challenge Riviera Division semifinals | L 76–81 OT | 3–3 | 20 – Carpenter | 7 – Odukale | 10 – Rawls | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (516) Cancún, Mexico | ||||
| November 22, 2023* 4:00 p.m., CBSSN | vs. Southern Illinois Cancún Challenge Riviera Division consolation | L 54–81 | 3–4 | 18 – Odukale | 8 – Odukale | 5 – Rawls | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (317) Cancún, Mexico | ||||
| November 26, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | at Louisville | L 84–90 | 3–5 | 20 – Rawls | 8 – Ezeagu | 6 – Jackson-Posey | KFC Yum! Center (10,527) Louisville, KY | ||||
| November 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Southwest | W 84–49 | 4–5 | 13 – Jackson | 11 – Ezeagu | 8 – Jackson-Posey | Pan American Center (4,135) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| December 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | at New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry | L 62–106 | 4–6 | 18 – Odukale | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | The Pit (15,435) Albuquerque, NM | ||||
| December 12, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Northern New Mexico | W 76–71 | 5–6 | 14 – Ezeagu | 5 – Tied | 6 – Rawls | Pan American Center (3,961) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| December 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry | L 72–73 | 5–7 | 22 – Jackson-Posey | 8 – Ezeagu | 4 – Rawls | Pan American Center (5,182) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| December 20, 2023* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Stephen F. Austin C–USA/WAC Alliance | L 72–75 | 5–8 | 14 – Cook | 5 – Tied | 6 – Jackson-Posey | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,710) Nacogdoches, TX | ||||
| December 22, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Tulsa | L 59–65 | 5–9 | 12 – Odukale | 7 – Tied | 4 – Rawls | Reynolds Center (2,871) Tulsa, OK | ||||
| December 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | California Baptist C–USA/WAC Alliance | W 66–61 | 6–9 | 20 – Carpenter | 7 – Carpenter | 6 – Rawls | Pan American Center (4,226) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
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| January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | UTEP Battle of I-10 | W 63–53 | 7–9 (1–0) | 15 – Cook | 7 – Ezeagu | 4 – Rawls | Pan American Center (5,216) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| January 11, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at FIU | L 67–77 | 7–10 (1–1) | 16 – Odukale | 6 – Odukale | 4 – Rawls | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,294) Miami, FL | ||||
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Western Kentucky | W 72–70 | 8–10 (2–1) | 19 – Pettway | 7 – Ezeagu | 6 – Odukale | Pan American Center (5,243) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| January 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Middle Tennessee | W 73–62 | 9–10 (3–1) | 17 – Carpenter | 8 – Odukale | 7 – Rawls | Pan American Center (4,634) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | at Sam Houston | L 67–79 | 9–11 (3–2) | 18 – Rawls | 7 – Odukale | 2 – Rawls | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,546) Huntsville, TX | ||||
| January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Louisiana Tech | L 53–73 | 9–12 (3–3) | 10 – Rawls | 9 – Ezeagu | 2 – Rawls | Thomas Assembly Center (2,464) Ruston, LA | ||||
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Liberty | W 79–73 OT | 10–12 (4–3) | 27 – Cook | 10 – Odukale | 4 – Odukale | Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| February 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Jacksonville State | W 67–65 | 11–12 (5–3) | 17 – Cook | 8 – Ezeagu | 7 – Odukale | Pan American Center (11,278) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| February 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UTEP Battle of I-10 | L 49–74 | 11–13 (5–4) | 20 – Harris | 7 – Ezeagu | 3 – Odukale | Don Haskins Center (10,511) El Paso, TX | ||||
| February 15, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Middle Tennessee | L 69–76 | 11–14 (5–5) | 22 – Harris | 11 – Odukale | 3 – Tied | Murphy Center (2,890) Murfreesboro, TN | ||||
| February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Western Kentucky | L 58–72 | 11–15 (5–6) | 13 – Tied | 8 – Odukale | 3 – Tied | E. A. Diddle Arena (5,102) Bowling Green, KY | ||||
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | Sam Houston | L 58–79 | 11–16 (5–7) | 15 – Ezeagu | 7 – Ezeagu | 4 – Odukale | Pan American Center (10,392) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| February 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Louisiana Tech | L 58–67 | 11–17 (5–8) | 16 – Tied | 6 – Odukale | 3 – Tied | Pan American Center (4,724) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | at Liberty | L 58–83 | 11–18 (5–9) | 15 – Cook | 7 – Tied | 3 – Rawls | Liberty Arena (3,262) Lynchburg, VA | ||||
| March 2, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Jacksonville State | W 66–64 | 12–18 (6–9) | 15 – Tied | 12 – Ezeagu | 4 – Rawls | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,822) Jacksonville, AL | ||||
| March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | FIU | W 77–70 | 13–18 (7–9) | 26 – Cook | 12 – Odukale | 8 – Odukale | Pan American Center (4,864) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| Conference USA Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (3) Western Kentucky Quarterfinals | L 69–89 | 13–19 | 20 – Cook | 9 – Ezeagu | 3 – Odukale | Von Braun Center (2,333) Huntsville, AL | |||
Sources[14]
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