2018–19 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 14 | .622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 C-USA tournament winner |
The 2018–19 UTEP Miners basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Miners, led by first year head coach Rodney Terry, played their home games at the Don Haskins Center as members of Conference USA.
Previous season
The Miners finished the 2017–18 season 11–20, 6–12 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Tournament to UTSA.
Following a loss to Lamar on November 27, 2017 that saw the Miners drop to 1–5 on the season, head coach Tim Floyd announced that he was retiring effective immediately.[1][2] The school had previously announced a new athletic director, Jim Senter, a week prior, but Floyd said that had nothing to do with his decision.[3][4] Assistant Phil Johnson was named interim head coach of the Miners the next day.[5] On March 12, 2018, the school hired Fresno State head coach Rodney Terry as the new head coach of the Miners.[6]
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Omega Harris | 2 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Senior | Bethany, OK | Graduated |
Tirus Smith | 4 | F | 6'9" | 250 | Freshman | Richton, MS | Transferred to Jones County JC |
Trey Wade | 5 | G/F | 6'6" | 205 | Freshman | Marietta, GA | Walk-on; transferred to South Plains College |
Jake Flaggert | 11 | G/F | 6'7" | 210 | RS Senior | Lucas, TX | Graduated |
Isiah Osborne | 13 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Sophomore | Windsor, ON | Graduate transferred to Carleton |
Trey Touchet | 21 | G | 6'2" | 190 | RS Junior | Lafayette, IN | Graduate transferred to McNeese State |
DeShaun Highler | 24 | G | 6'2" | 165 | Freshman | Riverside, CA | Walk-on; transferred to East Los Angeles College |
Keith Frazier | 25 | G | 6'5" | 190 | RS Senior | Dallas, TX | Graduated |
Matt Willms | 41 | C | 7'1" | 235 | RS Senior | Leamington, ON | Graduated |
Incoming Transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Tydus Verhoeven | 4 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Sophomore | Manteca, CA | Transferred from Duquesne. Under NCAA transfer rules, Verhoeven will sit out the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
Souley Boum | 5 | G | 6'3" | 145 | Sophomore | Oakland, CA | Transferred from San Francisco. Under NCAA transfer rules, Verhoeven will sit out the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
Bryson Williams | 11 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Junior | Fresno, CA | Transferred from Fresno State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Williams will sit out the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
Anthony Tarke | 12 | G/F | 6'6" | 205 | Junior | Gaithersburg, MD | Transferred from NJIT. Under NCAA transfer rules, Williams will sit out the 2018–19 season. Tarke have two years of remaining eligibility. |
Ountae Campbell | 13 | G | 6'4" | 195 | RS Junior | Los Angeles, CA | Junior college transferred from Casper College. Will join the team as a walk-on. |
Gilles Dekonick | 33 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Sophomore | Diest, Belgium | Transferred from Fresno State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Dekonick will sit out the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Will join the team as a walk-on. |
Class of 2018 recruits
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jordan Lathon PG |
Grandview, MO | Grandview High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 2, 2018 | |
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Kaosi Ezeagu PF |
Brampton, ON | GTA Prep | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | May 16, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A | ||||||
Nigel Hawkins SG |
Houston, TX | Cypress Falls High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 23, 2018 | |
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Efe Odigie C |
Houston, TX | Pro-Vision Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Apr 14, 2018 | |
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Class of 2019 recruits
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Brendan Wenzel SG |
Helotes, TX | O'Connor High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 21, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A | ||||||
Jesse Zarzuela PG |
Houston, TX | Spring Woods High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 20, 2018 | |
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Texas–Permian Basin | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX | |||||||||
Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm |
at New Mexico State Battle of I-10 |
Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM | |||||||||
Nov 14, 2018* 6:00 pm, P12N |
at Arizona | McKale Center Tuscon, AZ | |||||||||
Nov 19, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Eastern New Mexico | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX | |||||||||
Nov 24, 2018* TBA |
at New Mexico | Dreamstyle Arena Albuquerque, NM | |||||||||
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm |
New Mexico State Battle of I-10 |
Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX | |||||||||
Dec 1, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Northwestern State | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX | |||||||||
Dec 4, 2018* 6:30 pm, FS1 |
at Marquette | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
Dec 16, 2018* 1:00 pm |
UC Riverside | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX | |||||||||
Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Norfolk State Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals |
Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX | |||||||||
Dec 22, 2018* 5:00 pm/7:30 pm |
East Tennessee State or Wyoming Sun Bowl Invitational |
Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX | |||||||||
Conference USA regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 3, 2019 6:00 pm |
at UTSA | Convocation Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm |
UTSA | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX | |||||||||
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm |
North Texas | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX | |||||||||
Jan 12, 2019 7:00 pm |
Rice | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX | |||||||||
Jan 17, 2019 6:00 pm |
at UAB | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||||
Jan 19, 2019 TBA |
at Middle Tennessee | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||||
Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm |
Old Dominion | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX | |||||||||
Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm |
Charlotte | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX | |||||||||
Jan 31, 2019 TBA |
at Marshall | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV | |||||||||
Feb 2, 2019 TBA |
at Western Kentucky | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||||
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm |
Florida Atlantic | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX | |||||||||
Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm |
FIU | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX | |||||||||
Jan 14, 2019 5:30 pm |
at Louisiana Tech | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA | |||||||||
Feb 16, 2019 3:00 pm |
at Southern Miss | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||||
Feb 23, 2019 |
TBA | | |||||||||
Feb 28, 2019 |
TBA | | |||||||||
Mar 3, 2019 |
TBA | | |||||||||
Mar 6, 2019 |
TBA | | |||||||||
Mar 9, 2019 |
TBA | | |||||||||
Conference USA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 13–16, 2019 |
vs. | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time. |
Source[7]
See also
References
- ^ "UTEP's Tim Floyd, a former coach of the Chicago Bulls, announces his retirement". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
- ^ "UTEP's Floyd retires after Miners fall to 1–5". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
- ^ "Citing 'new world of college basketball,' Tim Floyd abruptly retires from coaching". kansascity. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
- ^ Villasana, Jose (2017-11-28). "UTEP's new athletic director: We are going to engage our community". KVIA. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
- ^ Dauster, Rob. "UTEP announces that Phil Johnson will replace Tim Floyd". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ Broaddus, Adrian (March 12, 2018). "UTEP hires Fresno State's Rodney Terry as their new basketball coach". theprospectordaily.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ "University of Texas at El Paso Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball". utepathletics.com.