Aggies Release Completed Schedule for Men’s Basketball, including Tip-Off Event in November

NM State will host six non-conference games at the Pan American Center. Will Participate in Desert Division of Arizona Tip-Off Event

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This past September, NM State unveiled its 2024-25 non-conference slate after releasing the conference schedule on July 11. The non-conference lineup will be featuring six home games and marquee road matchups against Dayton and Texas. 

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The Aggies will tip off the second season of the Hooten era on Nov. 4, facing New Mexico Highlands at the Pan American Center to get the action underway. 

After taking on NM Highlands, the Aggies will head to St. George, Utah, to battle with Utah Tech on Nov. 9. This will be the first time the teams have met since NM State moved from the Western Athletic Conference to Conference USA.  

Five days later, the Aggies will be back in Las Cruces to take on Texas A&M Corpus Christi on Nov. 14. This will mark the first-ever meeting between the two programs on the hardwood.  

With two of the first three games being at home, the Aggies will be on the road for the following two weeks. Starting with a trip to Ohio to take on the Dayton Flyers on Nov. 20. Only three days later, the Crimson and White will be heading to Las Vegas, to face UNLV for the first time since 1996. 

After a short break, the Aggies will be heading to Tempe, Ariz., to participate in the Arizona Tip-Off against Pepperdine in the opening round on Nov. 29. On the next day, NM State will face Bowling Green or Weber State to finish the event. 

The Aggies will then head home to play Abilene Christian in the Pan American Center on Dec. 4 before going down the road to face the I-25 rivals New Mexico in The Pit on Dec. 7. This will be the first time since 1925 that the teams will not be scheduled to face off twice in the same season.  

The Aggies will close out their non-conference road schedule against the University of Texas on Dec. 7, marking the first meeting between the teams since the 2006-07 season. Awaiting them will be Head Coach Rodney Terry, the former UTEP leader who went 1-3 against the Aggies during his tenure with the Miners from 2018-21. 

To finish out their non-conference slate, the Aggies will come back to Las Cruces to face Southern Utah on Dec. 16, Northern New Mexico on Dec. 19, and lastly, after the holiday break, the University of the Southwest on Dec. 28 to wrap things before opening CUSA play Jan. 2. 

2024-25 NM State Schedule 

1. Monday, Nov. 4 – New Mexico Highlands 
2.  Saturday, Nov. 9 – at Utah Tech 
3.  Thursday, Nov. 14 – Texas A&M Corpus Christi 
4.  Wednesday, Nov. 20 – at Dayton 
5.  Saturday, Nov. 23 – at UNLV 
6.  Friday, Nov. 29 – Pepperdine 
7.  Saturday, Nov. 30 – Bowling Green / Weber State 
8.  Wednesday, Dec. 4 – Abilene Christian 
9.  Saturday, Dec. 7 – at UNM 
10.  Thursday, Dec. 12 – at Texas 
11.  Monday, Dec. 16 – Southern Utah 
12.  Thursday, Dec. 19 – Northern New Mexico 
13.  Saturday, Dec. 28 – University of the Southwest 
14. Thursday, Jan. 2 – Sam Houston* 
15.  Saturday, Jan. 4 – Louisiana Tech* 
16.  Saturday, Jan. 11 – at UTEP* 
17.  Thursday, Jan. 16 – at Florida International* 
18.  Saturday, Jan. 18 – at Liberty* 
19.  Thursday, Jan. 23 – Kennesaw State* 
20.  Saturday, Jan. 25 – Jacksonville State* 
21.  Thursday, Jan. 30 – at Middle Tennessee* 
22.  Saturday, Feb. 1 – at Western Kentucky* 
23.  Saturday, Feb. 8 – UTEP* 
24.  Thursday, Feb. 13 – Liberty* 
25.  Saturday, Feb. 15 – Florida International* 
26.  Thursday, Feb. 20 – at Jacksonville State* 
27.  Saturday, Feb. 22 – at Kennesaw State*
28. Thursday, Feb. 27 – Middle Tennessee*
29. Saturday, March 1 – Western Kentucky*
30.  Thursday, March 6 – at Louisiana Tech*
31. Saturday, March 8 – at Sam Houston* 
     

^{*Indicates Conference USA Games , Home games listed in bold.} 

The Aggies will be facing off against Pepperdine in their first contest of the invitational tournament.

During the 2023-24 season, NM State will take part in the second-annual Arizona Tip-Off Tournament. Competing in the Desert Division, featuring Bowling Green, Pepperdine, Weber State and NM State, the Aggies will play a pair of games taking place Nov. 29-30 at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Ariz.  

In its first game, NM State will face off against Pepperdine on Friday, Nov. 29 at 1:30 p.m. Pepperdine leads the all-time series against the Aggies 7-4 with NM State winning the last meeting 78-72 on Dec. 18, 2009. The Aggies will face Weber State or Bowling Green the next day, competing for first or third place in the tournament, depending on their game’s outcome. 

The complete schedule of games for the Arizona Tip-Off is as follows: 

Date | Division | Matchup | Time (MST)  

Thursday, Nov. 28 Cactus Butler vs. Northwestern 5 p.m.  

Thursday, Nov. 28 Cactus UNLV vs. Mississippi State 7:30 p.m.  

Friday, Nov. 29 Desert Weber State vs. Bowling Green 11 a.m.  

Friday, Nov. 29 Desert Pepperdine vs. New Mexico State 1:30 p.m.  

Friday, Nov. 29 Cactus Third-Place Game 5 p.m.  

Friday, Nov. 29 Cactus Championship Game 7:30 p.m.  

Saturday, Nov. 30 Desert Third-Place Game Noon  

Saturday, Nov. 30 Desert Championship Game 2:30 p.m. 

Travel packages for fans are now available at www.arizonatipoff.com/travel. Packages include tickets and hotel accommodations at one of the hosts resorts – the Scottsdale Plaza Resort & Villas and Gila River Resorts & Casino. Fans can register for event updates and additional tournament information by visiting www.arizonatipoff.com/tickets. Ticket packages, based on availability, will go on sale Sept. 20.

For complete coverage of NM State men’s basketball during the 2024-25 season, visit NMStateSports.com – the official home of the Aggies – and follow the Aggies on Facebook (NM State Men’s Basketball), Twitter (@NMStateMBB) and Instagram (@NMStateMBB) 

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