2018–19 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

2018–19 UTEP Miners men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record8–21 (3–15 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDon Haskins Center
Seasons
2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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. UTEP finished the season 8–21, 3–15 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA Tournament. UTEP averaged 4,677 fans per game.[1]

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.[2][3] 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.[4][5] Assistant Phil Johnson was named interim head coach of the Miners the next day.[6] Following the season, it was announced that Johnson would not return.[7]

On March 12, 2018, the school hired Fresno State head coach Rodney Terry as the new head coach of the Miners.[8]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
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
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Lathon
PG 		Grandview, MO Grandview High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 2, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Efe Odigie
C 		Houston, TX Pro-Vision Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Apr 14, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Class of 2019 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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:

Roster

2018–19 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Nigel Hawkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Cypress Falls HS Houston, TX
F 1 Paul Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Summer Creek HS Humble, TX
G 2 Jordan Lathon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Grandview HS Grandview, MO
G 3 Evan Gilyard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Simeon Career Academy Chicago, IL
F 4 Tydus Verhoeven Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Manteca HS
Duquesne 		Manteca, CA
G 5 Souley Boum Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Oakland Tech HS
San Francisco 		Oakland, CA
F 11 Bryson Williams Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Roosevelt HS
Fresno State 		Fresno, California
G/F 12 Anthony Tarke Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Gaithersburg
NJIT 		Gaithersburg, MD
G 13 Ountae Campbell (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Brentwood HS
Casper College 		Los Angeles, CA
G 15 Kobe Magee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Brandeis HS San Antonio, TX
G/F 20 Garrett Sullivan (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Hillcrest Prep Academy Easthampton, MA
G 21 Jakobe Dill (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Heritage Academy Beaumont, TX
G/F 23 Deon Stroud (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Trinity International Fresno, CA
G 24 Brandon Averitt (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Tarbut V' Torah HS Monrovia, CA
F 25 Kaosi Ezeagu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Mississauga Secondary School Brampton, ON
F 25 Efe Odigie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Pro-Vision School Houston, TX
F 33 Gilles Dekoninck (W) Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Huntington Prep
Fresno State 		Diest, Belgium
C 54 Isaiah Rhyanes (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Andress HS
El Paso CC 		El Paso, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm 		UT Permian Basin W 90–63  1–0
 Don Haskins Center (4,227)
El Paso, TX
Nov 9, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at New Mexico State
Battle of I-10 		L 69–96  1–1
 Pan American Center (6,125)
Las Cruces, NM
Nov 14, 2018*
6:00 pm, P12N 		at Arizona L 46–79  1–2
 McKale Center (13,651)
Tucson, AZ
Nov 19, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Eastern New Mexico W 66–59  2–2
 Don Haskins Center (4,505)
El Paso, TX
Nov 24, 2018*
5:30 pm 		at New Mexico L 78–84  2–3
 Dreamstyle Arena (11,266)
Albuquerque, NM
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm 		New Mexico State
Battle of I-10 		L 58–62  2–4
 Don Haskins Center (6,106)
El Paso, TX
Dec 1, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Northwestern State W 77–47  3–4
 Don Haskins Center (4,670)
El Paso, TX
Dec 4, 2018*
6:30 pm, FS1 		at Marquette L 69–76  3–5
 Fiserv Forum (13,064)
Milwaukee, WI
Dec 16, 2018*
1:00 pm 		UC Riverside W 68–56  4–5
 Don Haskins Center (4,454)
El Paso, TX
Dec 21, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Norfolk State
Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals 		L 62–75  4–6
 Don Haskins Center (4,284)
El Paso, TX
Dec 22, 2018*
5:00 pm 		Wyoming
Sun Bowl Invitational 3rd place game 		W 76–65  5–6
 Don Haskins Center (4,011)
El Paso, TX
Conference USA regular season
Jan 3, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UTSA L 60–75  5–7
(0–1) 		Convocation Center (1,218)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 5, 2019
7:00 pm 		UTSA L 63–67  5–8
(0–2) 		Don Haskins Center (4,565)
El Paso, TX
Jan 10, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Texas L 51–58  5–9
(0–3) 		Don Haskins Center (4,451)
El Paso, TX
Jan 12, 2019
7:00 pm 		Rice W 65–64  6–9
(1–3) 		Don Haskins Center (4,345)
El Paso, TX
Jan 17, 2019
6:00 pm 		at UAB L 63–76  6–10
(1–4) 		Bartow Arena (2,297)
Birmingham, AL
Jan 19, 2019
4:00 pm 		at Middle Tennessee L 72–75  6–11
(1–5) 		Murphy Center (3,806)
Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 24, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Old Dominion L 48–50  6–12
(1–6) 		Don Haskins Center (4,798)
El Paso, TX
Jan 26, 2019
7:00 pm 		Charlotte W 57–53  7–12
(2–6) 		Don Haskins Center (4,856)
El Paso, TX
Jan 31, 2019
5:30 pm, beIN 		at Marshall L 86–91  7–13
(2–7) 		Cam Henderson Center (5,765)
Huntington, WV
Feb 2, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Kentucky L 59–76  7–14
(2–8) 		E. A. Diddle Arena (6,397)
Bowling Green, KY
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm 		Florida Atlantic L 48–61  7–15
(2–9) 		Don Haskins Center (4,646)
El Paso, TX
Feb 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		FIU W 85–75  8–15
(3–9) 		Don Haskins Center (5,094)
El Paso, TX
Feb 14, 2019
5:30 pm, beIN 		at Louisiana Tech L 57–71  8–16
(3–10) 		Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
Feb 16, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Miss L 47–77  8–17
(3–11) 		Reed Green Coliseum (3,536)
Hattiesburg, MS
Feb 23, 2019
8:00 pm 		Rice L 81–85 2OT 8–18
(3–12) 		Don Haskins Center (5,071)
El Paso, TX
Mar 3, 2019
12:00 pm 		at Charlotte L 58–68  8–19
(3–13) 		Halton Arena (2,821)
Charlotte, NC
Mar 6, 2019
8:00 pm 		Middle Tennessee L 53–69  8–20
(3–14) 		Don Haskins Center (4,748)
El Paso, TX
Mar 9, 2019
7:30 pm 		at Middle Tennessee L 47–48  8–21
(3–15) 		Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source[9]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Parrish, Gary (November 28, 2017). "UTEP's Tim Floyd, a former coach of the Chicago Bulls, announces his retirement". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  3. ^ Goodman, Jeff (November 28, 2017). "UTEP's Floyd retires after Miners fall to 1–5". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  4. ^ Grathoff, Pete (November 28, 2017). "Citing 'new world of college basketball,' Tim Floyd abruptly retires from coaching". KansasCity.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  5. ^ Villasana, Jose (November 27, 2017). "UTEP's new athletic director: We are going to engage our community". KVIA. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
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  7. ^ Knight, Bill (March 20, 2018). "Phil Johnson leaves UTEP basketball". El Paso Times. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  8. ^ Broaddus, Adrian (March 12, 2018). "UTEP hires Fresno State's Rodney Terry as their new basketball coach". TheProspectorDaily.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  9. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTEPAthletics.com. University of Texas at El Paso. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.