#49 New Mexico Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
New Mexico Lobos
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #49
 
Conference Rank: #3 Mountain West
 
 
2022-23 Record: 22-12, 8-10
2022-23 Postseason: NIT
Coach: Richard Pitino
Coach Record: 35-31 at New Mexico, 194-168 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Morris Udeze, Forward, 16.4 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 1.4 apg
Josiah Allick, Forward, 8.4 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.4 apg
KJ Jenkins, Guard, 7.4 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 1.0 apg
Javonte Johnson, Guard, 5.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 0.8 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Jamal Mashburn Jr., Senior, Guard, 19.1 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.1 apg
Jaelen House, Senior, Guard, 16.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 4.7 apg
Donovan Dent, Sophomore, Guard, 5.6 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.3 apg
 
Key New Players:
Deraje Agbaosi, Junior, Forward, Transfer from North Alabama
Mustapha Amzil, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Dayton
Braden Appelhans, Freshman, Guard
Jermarl Baker Jr., Senior, Guard, Transfer from Fresno State
Shane Douma-Sanchez, Freshman, Guard
Nelly Junior Joseph, Senior, Center, Transfer from Iona
Isaac Mushila, Senior, Forward, Transfer from TAMU-CC
JT Toppin, Freshman, Forward
Tru Washington, Freshman, Guard
Quinton Webb, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 80.9 (12th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 74.3 (288, 11)
Field-Goal Percentage: 48.1 (18, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.6 (169, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.6 (327, 11)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.2 (113, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.9 (94, 5)
Rebound Margin: 2.0 (130, 5)
Assists Per Game: 13.7 (129, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.2 (61, 4)