LAS CRUCES, N.M. – As the 2025-26 basketball season draws near, Conference USA has unveiled its annual preseason poll and all-conference selections. NM State's senior guard Jemel Jones earned a spot on the CUSA Preseason All-Conference Team, while the Aggies were projected to finish third, marking a significant rise from their seventh-place prediction a year ago.
Jones arrives in Las Cruces following a standout season at CSU Bakersfield, where he emerged as one of the nation's most dynamic scoring guards. The 6-4 guard averaged 18.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists while rewriting the Roadrunners' record book with new single-season marks for scoring (573), scoring average (18.