2021–22 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

2021–22 UTEP Miners men's basketball
2021–22 UTEP Miners men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
Record	0–0 (0–0 CUSA)
Head coach	Joe Golding (1st season);
Associate head coach	Jeremy Cox
Assistant coaches	Butch Pierre; Earl Boykins;
Home arena	Don Haskins Center
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Middle Tennessee	13	–	5	.722	26	–	11	.703
Western Kentucky	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
Florida Atlantic	11	–	7	.611	19	–	15	.559
Charlotte	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
Old Dominion	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
FIU	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469
Marshall	4	–	14	.222	12	–	21	.364
West
North Texas	16	–	2	.889	25	–	7	.781
UAB †	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
Louisiana Tech	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
UTEP	11	–	7	.611	20	–	14	.588
Rice	7	–	11	.389	16	–	17	.485
UTSA	3	–	15	.167	10	–	22	.313
Southern Miss	1	–	17	.056	7	–	26	.212

† 2022 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2021–22 UTEP Miners men's basketball team will represent the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team will be led by first-year head coach Joe Golding, and plays their home games at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas as a member of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Miners finished the 2020–21 season 12–12, 8–8 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place in West Division. They lost in the second round of the C-USA Tournament to Florida Atlantic.

On April 6, 2021, Rodney Terry left for UTEP to accept an assistant coaching position at Texas.^[1] The Miners announced the hiring of Abilene Christian head coach Joe Golding as its next head coach on April 13.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Eric Vila	4	F	6'11"	225	RS Senior	Girona, Spain	Graduated
Bryson Williams	11	F	6'8"	230	RS Senior	Fresno, CA	Graduate transferred to Texas Tech
Kristian Sjolund	12	F	6'8"	206	RS Sophomore	Kongsberg, Norway	Transferred to Portland
Vuk Vulikic	20	G	6'4"	198	Freshman	Belgrade, Serbia	Transferred to UC San Diego
Adam Hess	23	G	6'5"	195	RS Sophomore	Westlake, CA	Transferred to Eastern New Mexico
Efe Odigie	32	F	6'9"	240	Junior	Houston, TX	Transferred to Troy

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Bonke Maring	11	F	6'10"		Junior	Cypress, TX	Blinn College
Jamari Sibley	14	F	6'8"	200	Sophomore	Milwaukee, WI	Georgetown
Alfred Hollins	15	F	6'6"	205	Senior	San Francisco, CA	Oregon State
Jorell Saterfield	23	F	6'4"	190	Junior	Chicago, IL	Ranger College

Recruiting class of 2021

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kezza Giffa G	Paris, France		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A	May 28, 2021
Kezza Giffa G	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Kevin Kalu F	Baltimore, MD	Our Lady of Mt Carmel School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	N/A	Aug 26, 2021
Kevin Kalu F	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Recruiting class of 2022

College recruiting information (2021)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Khalfani Hill SF	Toronto, ON	Excel Hoops Training Institute	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	N/A	Oct 24, 2021
Khalfani Hill SF	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2021–22 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Souley Boum	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Sr	San Francisco	Oakland, California
F	1	Tydus Verhoeven	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	Duquesne	Manteca, California
G	2	Christian Agnew	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Sr	North Alabama	Detroit, Michigan
G	3	Keonte Kennedy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Xavier	Austin, Texas
G	4	Kezza Giffa	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Levallois Metropolitans 92	Paris, France
G	5	Emmanuel White	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	RS Jr	Coastal Bend College	Katy, Texas
F	11	Bonke Maring	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Jr	Blinn College	Cypress, Texas
G	13	Cam Clardy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	So	Bridgeland High School	Cypress, Texas
F	14	Jamari Sibley	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So	Georgetown	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F	15	Alfred Hollins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Oregon State	San Francisco, California
F	20	Kevin Kalu	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr	Our Lady of Mount Carmel School	Baltimore, Maryland
F	21	Ze'Rik Onyema	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	So	John Jay High School	San Antonio, Texas
G/F	23	Jorell Saterfield	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Ranger College	Chicago, Illinois
G	24	Jamal Bieniemy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Oklahoma	New Orleans, Louisiana
F	33	Gilles Dekoninck	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	RS Sr	Fresno State	Diest, Belgium

Head coach

Joe Golding (Abilene Christian)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m.	Western New Mexico	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
November 13, 2021* 7:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State Battle of I-10	Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m.	Northern New Mexico	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
November 19, 2021* 8:00 p.m.	at Pacific Golden Turkey Classic	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
November 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m.	UC Riverside Golden Turkey Classic	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
November 24, 2021* 7:00 p.m.	Florida A&M Golden Turkey Classic	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
December 3, 2021* 6:00 p.m., Stadium	New Mexico State Battle of I-10	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
December 7, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kansas	T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
December 12, 2021* 1:00 p.m., Stadium	at New Mexico	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
December 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m.	McNeese State	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
December 21, 2021* 7:30 p.m.	North Carolina Central Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
December 22, 2021* 5:00 p.m./7:30 p.m.	Bradley/Sam Houston State Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
Conference USA regular season
December 30, 2021 5:30 p.m.	at UAB	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 1, 2022 12:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
January 6, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	Louisiana Tech	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
January 8, 2022 7:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
January 13, 2022 5:00 p.m.	at Charlotte	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
January 15, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Old Dominion	Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA
January 20, 2022 7:00 p.m.	UTSA	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
January 23, 2022 2:00 p.m.	at UTSA	Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
January 29, 2022 7:00 p.m.	FIU	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
February 3, 2022 6:00 p.m.	at North Texas	UNT Coliseum Denton, TX
February 5, 2022 1:00 p.m.	at Rice	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 13, 2022 1:00 p.m.	Marshall	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
February 17, 2022 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana Tech	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
February 19, 2022 1:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
February 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UAB	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
March 3, 2022 7:00 p.m.	Rice	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
March 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	North Texas	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
Conference USA Tournament
March 9–12, 2022	vs.	Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Source^[3]

References

^ Ryan, Nate (April 6, 2021). "UTEP head hoops coach Rodney Terry announces he's stepping down for Texas assistant job". KVIA-TV. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
^ "UTEP Names Joe Golding Men's Basketball Head Coach". utepminers.com. April 13, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTEP Miners Athletics.

[1] Ryan, Nate (April 6, 2021). "UTEP head hoops coach Rodney Terry announces he's stepping down for Texas assistant job". KVIA-TV. Retrieved April 6, 2021.

[2] "UTEP Names Joe Golding Men's Basketball Head Coach". utepminers.com. April 13, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.

[3] "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTEP Miners Athletics.

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Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting class of 2021

Recruiting class of 2022

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References