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New Mexico State hosts New Mexico after Jones' 24-point game

New Mexico State hosts the New Mexico Lobos after Jemel Jones scored 24 points in New Mexico State's 74-58 victory against the New Mexico Highlands Cowboys

NOVEMBER 14, 2025 • Associated Press

Julius Mims - DNP Tuesday Mims (undisclosed) did not appear in Tuesday's 74-58 win over New Mexico Highlands.

Impact Mims, who started in New Mexico State's opener against Adams State, was held out of Tuesday's win over the Cowboys. The 6-foot-9 senior, who put up 12 points, eight rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block across 24 minutes against Adams State, will have his next opportunity to suit up against New Mexico this Saturday.

NOVEMBER 11, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Elijah Elliott - Healthy before 2025-26 season Elliott (undisclosed) is healthy before the Aggies' 2025-26 season, according to their X account.

Impact New Mexico State's team hosted Dia De Los Dunks on Thursday, when the Aggies held an in-house yet public scrimmage, for which their X account posted highlights on Friday. In the first of four videos published, Elliott (wearing No. 11) can be seen guarding the paint. The video indicates that he is healthy and potentially ready to log a third consecutive season with at least 14.0 points per game.

NOVEMBER 1, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

New Mexico State settles with former basketball coach Greg Heiar in wrongful termination lawsuit

New Mexico State has reached a settlement with former men’s basketball coach Greg Heiar in a wrongful termination lawsuit

AUGUST 16, 2025 • Associated Press

Ibrahima Sacko - Heading to Las Cruces Sacko has committed to play for New Mexico State for the 2025-26 season, per Nick Coppola of the Las Cruces Sun-News.

Impact Sacko will remain in-state as he transfers from New Mexico to NMSU. The 6-foot-6 forward appeared in 19 games for the Lobos this past season, averaging 1.2 points in just 5.8 minutes per game. The former Georgia Tech transfer will retain two years of eligibility with the Aggies moving forward.

JULY 13, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Two Americans fail doping tests in top Chinese basketball league

The Chinese Anti-Doping Agency has released the names of two American basketball players who failed in-competition tests in April during the domestic league

JUNE 25, 2025 • Associated Press

Jayland Randall - Transfers to New Mexico State Randall will transfer to New Mexico State, the program announced.

Impact Randall started 27 games for Southern Indiana last season, averaging 15.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.4 steals. The 6-foot-5 guard also shot 37.5 percent from distance, a remarkable turnaround considering he shot 18 percent from deep in his two seasons prior. Randall will look to keep developing with the Aggies, where he should have one more season of eligibility remaining.

MAY 30, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Kyrese Mullen - Signs with NM State Mullen has signed with New Mexico State for the 2025-26 campaign, NMStateSports.com reports.

Impact Mullen joins his new program after playing the previous three seasons at Hampton. The junior forward will look to make an impact on the team after averaging 7.3 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.0 assists on 21.0 minutes across 32 appearances, including 13 starts.

MAY 12, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Elijah Elliott - Committing to New Mexico State Elliott (undisclosed) has committed to New Mexico State for the 2025-26 season, according to Portal Updates.

Impact It's unclear if Elliott will be ready to play once the 2025-26 season begins since he's dealing with an undisclosed injury, but at least he knows in which program he'll be featuring. The 6-foot-1 senior guard spent the 2024-25 campaign at SIU, although he made just five appearances (four starts). In those five contests, he averaged 14.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.

MAY 2, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Cyr Malonga - Lands at New Mexico State Malonga will transfer to New Mexico State, per Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports.

Impact Malonga spent the past two seasons at East Carolina, where he was a rotational piece, averaging under 10 minutes-per-game in each season. He did, however, tally 18 total starts with the Pirates. He'll now take his talents to New Mexico State, where he'll have two seasons of eligibility remaining.

APRIL 30, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Jemel Jones - Joining the Aggies Jones has announced his commitment to New Mexico State ahead of the 2025-26 season, Rivals.com reports.

Impact Jones will make the move to the Mountain West following a breakout season with Cal State Bakersfield. The 6-foot-2 junior, who averaged 18.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 0.8 steals on 26.5 minutes per game last season, will look to carve out a role with the Aggies this fall.

APRIL 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Julius Mims - Transfers out of Idaho Mims will transfer to New Mexico State, per Nick Coppola of the Las Cruces Sun-News.

Impact Mims averaged 8.6 points and 6.3 rebounds at Idaho last season, and will now make a jump up in competition to New Mexico State, where he'll look to impact the Aggies on the court right away. Mims should have one season of eligibility remaining.

APRIL 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Bucky McMillan will 'have to get to work immediately' as he takes over Texas A&M basketball

The Bucky McMillan era kicked off at Texas A&M with a lofty promise from the coach who raised Samford basketball to new heights

APRIL 7, 2025 • Associated Press

Virginia hires VCU coach Ryan Odom, whose father was a Cavaliers assistant

Virginia athletic director Carla Williams is hoping the obvious choice was the right one

MARCH 22, 2025 • Associated Press

Anthony Wrzeszcz - Will transfer to New Mexico State Wrzeszcz will transfer to New Mexico State, Verbal Commits confirms.

Impact Currently, Wrzeszcz is enrolled at McMaster University. For the uni's 2024-25 season, he logged 10.8 points per game.

MARCH 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Zawdie Jackson - Plans to enter portal Jackson plans to enter the NCAA's transfer portal, according to Tobias Bass of The Athletic.

Impact Since 2021, Jackson's games per season include 28, 31, 33 and 32. The first, 28 as part of Snead State's team, does not appear to count towards his collegiate eligibility because he was in community college.

MARCH 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

3 coaches in 3 seasons equals the same reward with Utah State back in March Madness

Jerrod Calhoun had a tough act to follow when he took over for Danny Sprinkle at Utah State

MARCH 20, 2025 • Associated Press

Kennesaw State fends off New Mexico State 80-77 in Conference USA Tournament quarterfinal

Simeon Cottle had 32 points to match his career high and Kennesaw State held off New Mexico State 80-77 in a Conference USA Tournament quarterfinal

MARCH 14, 2025 • Associated Press

Kennesaw State Owls play in CUSA Tournament against the New Mexico State Aggies

MARCH 13, 2025 • Associated Press

Kennesaw State plays New Mexico State in CUSA Tournament

The Kennesaw State Owls and New Mexico State Aggies meet in the CUSA Tournament

MARCH 12, 2025 • Associated Press

Wilkerson scores 32, Sam Houston defeats New Mexico State 76-69 in regular-season finale

The Sam Houston Bearkats defeated the New Mexico State Aggies 76-69 on Saturday led by Lamar Wilkerson's 32 points

MARCH 8, 2025 • Associated Press

Sam Houston hosts New Mexico State following Wilkerson's 29-point game

Sam Houston plays the New Mexico State Aggies after Lamar Wilkerson scored 29 points in Sam Houston's 89-87 win against the UTEP Miners

MARCH 8, 2025 • Associated Press

Sam Houston plays New Mexico State after Wilkerson's 29-point game

MARCH 7, 2025 • Associated Press

Filipovity's 19 lead New Mexico State past Louisiana Tech 67-55

Led by Peter Filipovity's 19 points, the New Mexico State Aggies defeated the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 67-55 on Thursday

MARCH 7, 2025 • Associated Press

Louisiana Tech hosts New Mexico State after Bates' 20-point performance

Louisiana Tech takes on the New Mexico State Aggies after AJ Bates scored 20 points in Louisiana Tech's 90-66 victory against the Sam Houston Bearkats

MARCH 6, 2025 • Associated Press

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