2020–21 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

2020–21 UTEP Miners men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record12–12 (8–8 CUSA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kenton Paulino
  • Nick Matson
  • Arturo Ormond
Home arenaDon Haskins Center
Seasons
2020–21 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Western Kentucky 11 – 3   .786 21 – 8   .724
Old Dominion 11 – 5   .688 15 – 8   .652
Marshall 9 – 5   .643 15 – 7   .682
Florida Atlantic 7 – 5   .583 13 – 10   .565
Charlotte 5 – 11   .313 9 – 15   .375
Middle Tennessee 3 – 13   .188 5 – 18   .217
FIU 2 – 15   .118 9 – 17   .346
West
Louisiana Tech 12 – 4   .750 24 – 8   .750
UAB 13 – 5   .722 22 – 7   .759
North Texas † 9 – 5   .643 18 – 10   .643
UTSA 9 – 7   .563 15 – 11   .577
UTEP 8 – 8   .500 12 – 12   .500
Rice 6 – 10   .375 15 – 13   .536
Southern Miss 4 – 13   .235 8 – 17   .320
† 2021 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2020–21 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Rodney Terry, and played their home games at Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas as members of Conference USA.[1]

Roster

2020–21 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 Jr San Francisco Oakland, California
F 1 Tydus Verhoeven 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Duquesne Manteca, California
G 2 Christian Agnew 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr North Alabama Detroit, Michigan
G 3 Keonte Kennedy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Xavier Austin, Texas
F 4 Eric Vila 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Northwest Florida State College Girona, Spain
G 5 Emmanuel White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Coastal Bend College Katy, Texas
F 11 Bryson Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Fresno State Fresno, California
F 12 Kristian Sjolund 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) RS So Georgia Tech Kongsberg, Norway
G 13 Cam Clardy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Bridgeland High School Cypress, Texas
G 20 Vuk Vulikic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr KK Dynamic Belgrade, Serbia
F 21 Ze'Rik Onyema 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Fr John Jay High School San Antonio, Texas
G 23 Adam Hess 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Salt Lake Community College Westlake, California
G 24 Jamal Bieniemy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Oklahoma New Orleans, Louisiana
F 32 Efe Odigie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Pro-Vision Academy Houston, Texas
F 33 Gilles Dekoninck 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) RS Jr Fresno State Diest, Belgium
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 14, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
5:00 p.m. 		UT Permian Basin W 100–81  1–0
 Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
December 3, 2020*
6:00 p.m. 		Arizona Christian Canceled [a][2] Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
December 5, 2020*
6:00 p.m. 		Sul Ross W 84–65  2–0
 Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
December 8, 2020*
8:00 p.m. 		at Saint Mary's L 61–73  2–1
 University Credit Union Pavilion 
Moraga, CA
December 12, 2020*
4:00 p.m. 		at Arizona L 61–69  2–2
 McKale Center (150)
Tucson, AZ
December 16, 2020*
7:00 p.m. 		at Arizona State W 76–63  3–2
 Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
December 20, 2020*
4:00 p.m. 		Benedictine University at Mesa W 79–59  4–2
 Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
December 28, 2020*
7:00 p.m. 		Our Lady of the Lake Canceled [a][3] Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
CUSA regular season
January 1, 2021
6:00 p.m. 		at Southern Miss L 66–74 OT 4–3
(0–1) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,200)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 2, 2021
3:00 p.m. 		at Southern Miss W 77–62  5–3
(1–1) 		Reed Green Coliseum (1,200)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 8, 2021
7:00 p.m. 		Rice W 101–89  6–3
(2–1) 		Don Haskins Center (459)
El Paso, TX
January 9, 2021
7:00 p.m. 		Rice L 68–71  6–4
(2–2) 		Don Haskins Center (457)
El Paso, TX
January 15, 2021
6:00 p.m. 		at North Texas L 33–63  6–5
(2–3) 		UNT Coliseum (1,369)
Denton, TX
January 16, 2021
2:00 p.m. 		at North Texas L 65–74  6–6
(2–4) 		UNT Coliseum (1,416)
Denton, TX
January 22, 2021
7:00 p.m. 		Louisiana Tech W 82–74  7–6
(3–4) 		Don Haskins Center (533)
El Paso, TX
January 23, 2021
6:00 p.m. 		Louisiana Tech L 55–73  7–7
(3–5) 		Don Haskins Center (515)
El Paso, TX
January 28, 2021
5:00 p.m. 		at UTSA L 79–86  7–8
(3–6) 		Convocation Center (470)
San Antonio, TX
January 30, 2021
7:00 p.m. 		UTSA W 69–51  8–8
(4–6) 		Don Haskins Center (540)
El Paso, TX
February 5, 2021
5:30 p.m. 		at UAB L 51–63  8–9
(4–7) 		Bartow Arena (1,138)
Birmingham, AL
February 6, 2021
3:00 p.m. 		at UAB L 60–75  8–10
(4–8) 		Bartow Arena (1,058)
Birmingham, AL
February 12, 2021
7:00 p.m. 		FIU W 75–59  9–10
(5–8) 		Don Haskins Center (457)
El Paso, TX
February 13, 2021
7:00 p.m. 		FIU W 77–68  10–10
(6–8) 		Don Haskins Center (478)
El Paso, TX
February 21, 2021
3:00 p.m. 		at Florida Atlantic Canceled FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
February 22, 2021
4:00 p.m. 		at Florida Atlantic Canceled FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
February 26, 2021
7:00 p.m. 		Charlotte W 70–47  11–10
(7–8) 		Don Haskins Center (499)
El Paso, TX
February 27, 2021
6:00 p.m. 		Charlotte W 77–62  12–10
(8–8) 		Don Haskins Center (481)
El Paso, TX
March 4, 2021*
6:00 p.m. 		at No. 13 Kansas L 62–67  12–11
 Allen Fieldhouse (2,600)
Lawrence, KS
Conference USA tournament
March 10, 2021
8:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(W5) vs. (E4) Florida Atlantic
Second Round 		L 70–76  12–12
 Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

References

  1. ^ "UTEP Men's Hoops Announces 2020-21 Schedule". University of Texas at El Paso Department of Athletics. November 17, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Bloomquist, Bret (December 2, 2020). "UTEP men's basketball game with Arizona Christian postponed; now to play Sul Ross". MSN. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  3. ^ Morgan, Andy (December 27, 2020). "UTEP game canceled due to positive COVID-19 case at Our Lady of the Lake". KTSM-TV. Retrieved February 18, 2021.