2016–17 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

2016–17 UTEP Miners men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record15–17 (12–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDon Haskins Center
Seasons
2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Middle Tennessee † 17 – 1   .944 31 – 5   .861
Louisiana Tech 14 – 4   .778 23 – 10   .697
Old Dominion 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613
UTEP 12 – 6   .667 15 – 17   .469
Rice 11 – 7   .611 23 – 12   .657
Marshall 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571
UAB 9 – 9   .500 17 – 16   .515
Western Kentucky 9 – 9   .500 15 – 17   .469
UTSA 8 – 10   .444 14 – 19   .424
Charlotte 7 – 11   .389 13 – 17   .433
Florida Atlantic 6 – 12   .333 10 – 20   .333
Southern Miss 6 – 12   .333 9 – 22   .290
FIU 3 – 15   .167 7 – 24   .226
North Texas 2 – 16   .111 8 – 22   .267
† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2016–16 UTEP Miners basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Miners, led by seventh-year head coach Tim Floyd, played their home games at the Don Haskins Center as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 15–17, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place. In the C-USA tournament, they defeated Rice in the quarterfinals before losing to top-seeded Middle Tennessee in the semifinals. UTEP averaged 6,400 fans per game, ranking 83rd nationally.[1]

Previous season

The Miners finished the 2015–16 season 19–14, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated FIU in the second round of the C-USA tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Marshall.

Preseason

The Miners were picked to finish in sixth place in the preseason Conference USA poll.[2]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Brodricks Jones 3 F 6'10" 200 Freshman Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Wyoming
Lee Moore 4 G 6'4" 175 Junior Kennesaw, GA Left to play professionally overseas.
Victor Mbachu 13 G 6'1" 170 RS Senior Houston, TX Graduated
Tevin Caldwell 15 G 6'3" 180 RS Senior El Paso, TX Graduated
Earvin Morris 20 G 6'4" 175 Senior Memphis, TN Graduated
Hooper Vint 23 C 6'11" 235 Senior Van Buren, AR Graduated
Christian Romine 34 F/C 6'9" 220 Freshman Mahomet, IL Transferred to Illinois State

Class of 2016 recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tim Cameron
SG 		Norcross, GA Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 8, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Chris Barnes
#90 SG 		Long Beach, CA Compton High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 59
Deon Barrett
PG 		Lancaster, TX Lancaster High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Sep 17, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Roman Silva
C 		Pomona, CA Diamond Ranch High School 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Apr 16, 2024 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Adrian Moore
G 		North Little Rock, AR North Little Rock High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Class of 2017 recruits

College recruiting information (2017)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kobe Magee
PG 		San Antonio, TX Brandeis High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A Feb 27, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
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

2016–17 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Dominic Artis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Findlay Prep
Oregon/Diablo Valley College 		San Francisco, CA
G 2 Omega Harris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Putnam City West HS Bethany, OK
G 3 Tim Cameron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Academy Norcross, GA
G 4 Adrian Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr North Little Rock HS Little Rock, AR
G 5 Chris Barnes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Compton HS Compton, CA
G/F 11 Jake Flaggert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Lovejoy HS Lucas, TX
F 12 Terry Winn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Westwind Preparatory Academy Monroe, LA
F 13 Ivan Venegas (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Tecnologico de Monterrey Campus Chihuahua, Mexico
G 20 Isiah Osborne 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So University of Windsor (Canada) Windsor, ON
G 21 Trey Touchet 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Saint Thomas More HS Lafayette, IN
F 22 Paul Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Summer Creek HS Humble, TX
G 23 Deon Barrett 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Lancaster HS Lancaster, TX
G 25 Hudson Urbanus 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Bowie HS Austin, TX
C 41 Matt Willms 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Findlay Prep Leamington, ON
C 54 Kelvin James 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Hobbs HS Hobbs, NM
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2016*
1:00 pm 		Southeastern Oklahoma W 80–73 
Don Haskins Center (4,838)
El Paso, TX
Nov 05, 2016*
1:00 pm 		Alaska Fairbanks W 87–85 OT
Don Haskins Center (5,025)
El Paso, TX
Non-conference regular season
Nov 12, 2016*
7:00 pm 		Louisiana College W 88–54  1–0
 Don Haskins Center (6,295)
El Paso, TX
Nov 17, 2016*
11:30 am, ESPN3 		vs. Wake Forest
Charleston Classic quarterfinals 		L 81–103  1–1
 TD Arena (4,125)
Charleston, SC
Nov 18, 2016*
1:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Western Michigan
Charleston Classic consolation round 		W 85–75  2–1
 TD Arena (4,020)
Charleston, SC
Nov 20, 2016*
1:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Mississippi State
Charleston Classic 5th place game 		L 54–61  2–2
 TD Arena (1,293)
Charleston, SC
Nov 23, 2016*
7:00 pm 		Southeastern Louisiana L 56–72  2–3
 Don Haskins Center (6,348)
El Paso, TX
Dec 03, 2016*
7:00 pm 		Northwestern State L 67–79  2–4
 Don Haskins Center (5,928)
El Paso, TX
Dec 07, 2016*
7:00 pm, RTSW 		at New Mexico L 77–78  2–5
 The Pit (11,838)
Albuquerque, NM
Dec 13, 2016*
7:00 pm 		New Mexico State
Battle of I-10 		L 68–79  2–6
 Don Haskins Center (6,815)
El Paso, TX
Dec 17, 2016*
7:00 pm 		Northern Arizona L 74–76  2–7
 Don Haskins Center (5,667)
El Paso, TX
Dec 21, 2016*
7:00 pm 		Maryland Eastern Shore
Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals 		L 66–71  2–8
 Don Haskins Center (5,333)
El Paso, TX
Dec 22, 2016*
6:00 pm 		UC Irvine
Sun Bowl Invitational 3rd place game 		L 57–62  2–9
 Don Haskins Center (4,633)
El Paso, TX
Dec 30, 2016*
7:00 pm 		at New Mexico State
Battle of I-10 		L 70–79  2–10
 Pan American Center (5,639)
Las Cruces, NM
Conference USA regular season
Jan Jan 2017
2:00 pm 		at UTSA L 55–67  2–11
(0–1) 		Convocation Center (816)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 05, 2017
5:30 pm, CI 		at Louisiana Tech L 44–64  2–12
(0–2) 		Thomas Assembly Center (3,205)
Ruston, LA
Jan July 2017
3:00 pm 		at Southern Miss L 65–73  2–13
(0–3) 		Reed Green Coliseum (2,161)
Hattiesburg, MS
Jan Dec 2017
7:00 pm 		FIU W 88–87 OT 3–13
(1–3) 		Don Haskins Center (5,696)
El Paso, TX
Jan 14, 2017
7:00 pm 		Florida Atlantic W 66–65 OT 4–13
(2–3) 		Don Haskins Center (5,745)
El Paso, TX
Jan 21, 2017
7:00 pm 		UTSA W 59–39  5–13
(3–3) 		Don Haskins Center (6,446)
El Paso, TX
Jan 26, 2017
6:00 pm, beIN 		at WKU L 62–65  5–14
(3–4) 		E. A. Diddle Arena (3,859)
Bowling Green, KY
Jan 28, 2017
5:00 pm 		at Marshall W 91–68  6–14
(4–4) 		Cam Henderson Center (6,781)
Huntington, WV
Feb Feb 2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		UAB W 63–59  7–14
(5–4) 		Don Haskins Center (6,248)
El Paso, TX
Feb 04, 2017
6:00 pm, ASN 		Middle Tennessee W 57–54  8–14
(6–4) 		Don Haskins Center (6,803)
El Paso, TX
Feb 09, 2017
7:00 pm 		Louisiana Tech L 61–62  8–15
(6–5) 		Don Haskins Center (6,698)
El Paso, TX
Feb Nov 2017
7:00 pm 		Southern Miss W 80–50  9–15
(7–5) 		Don Haskins Center (6,930)
El Paso, TX
Feb 16, 2017
6:00 pm, beIN 		at North Texas W 77–71 OT 10–15
(8–5) 		The Super Pit (2,672)
Denton, TX
Feb 18, 2017
6:00 pm 		at Rice W 79–71  11–15
(9–5) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (2,988)
Houston, TX
Feb 23, 2017
5:00 pm 		at Florida Atlantic W 60–55  12–15
(10–5) 		FAU Arena (1,261)
Boca Raton, FL
Feb 25, 2017
5:00 pm 		at FIU W 90−76  13−15
(11−5) 		FIU Arena (972)
Miami, FL
Mar Feb 2017
6:00 pm, beIN 		Old Dominion L 61–62  13–16
(11–6) 		Don Haskins Center (8,663)
El Paso, TX
Mar 04, 2017
1:00 pm 		Charlotte W 74–67  14–16
(12–6) 		Don Haskins Center (8,155)
El Paso, TX
Conference USA tournament
Mar 09, 2017
1:00 pm, ASN 		(4) vs. (5) Rice
Quarterfinals 		W 86–76  15–16
 Legacy Arena (3,228)
Birmingham, AL
Mar 10, 2017
11:30 am, CBSSN 		(4) vs. (1) Middle Tennessee
Semifinals 		L 56–82  15–17
 Legacy Arena (3,299)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.
Source[3][4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Attendance" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "MBK: UAB Voted C-USA Preseason Favorite" (Press release). Irving, Texas: Conference USA. October 6, 2016. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "2016-17 Schedule". UTEPAthletics.com. University of Texas at El Paso. Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  4. ^ "UTEP Miners Schedule 2016-17". ESPN. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "2016-17 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 19, 2022.