2023–24 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

2023–24 UTEP Miners men's basketball
Sun Bowl Invitational Champions
ConferenceConference USA
Record18–16 (7–9 C-USA)
Head coach
Associate head coachJeremy Cox
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDon Haskins Center
Seasons
2023–24 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sam Houston 13 – 3   .813 21 – 12   .636
Louisiana Tech 12 – 4   .750 22 – 10   .688
Western Kentucky † 8 – 8   .500 22 – 12   .647
Liberty 7 – 9   .438 18 – 14   .563
UTEP 7 – 9   .438 18 – 16   .529
New Mexico State 7 – 9   .438 13 – 19   .406
Middle Tennessee 7 – 9   .438 14 – 19   .424
Jacksonville State 6 – 10   .375 14 – 18   .438
FIU 5 – 11   .313 11 – 22   .333
† 2024 CUSA tournament winner

The 2023–24 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by third-year head coach Joe Golding, played their home games at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas as a member of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Miners finished the 2022–23 season 14–18, 7–13 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for ninth place.[1] They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Western Kentucky.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jamal Sumlin 0 G 6'3" 180 Freshman Cleveland, OH Transferred to Northwest Florida State College
Malik Zachery 3 G 6'2" 180 Junior Syracuse, NY Transferred
Mario McKinney Jr. 4 G 6'1" 185 Junior St. Louis, MI Left the team for personal reasons
Shamar Givance 5 G 5'10" 170 Senior Toronto, ON Graduated
Carlos Lemus 11 G 6'3" 190 Sophomore Cumaná, Venezuela Left the team for personal reasons
Jamari Sibley 12 F 6'8" 185 Sophomore Milwaukee, WI Transferred to Southern Utah
Ze'Rik Onyema 21 F 6'8" 230 Sophomore San Antonio, TX Transferred to Texas
Milos Merrick 24 G 6'4" 210 Freshman Wheeling, WV Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Yadiz Powell 0 G 6'4" 195 Senior Philadelphia, PA Buffalo
Baylor Hebb 3 G 6'2" 180 Junior Colleyville, TX Colorado State
Corey Camper Jr. 4 G 6'5" Junior Little Rock, AR Tyler Junior College
Sebastian Cole 21 G 5'11" Junior Aurora, CO Walk-on; Otero College
Elijah Jones 33 F 6'8" 210 RS Freshman Pleasantville, NJ East Carolina

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
David Terrell
SG 		Arlington, TX Mansfield Summit High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 20, 2022 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Trey Horton
SG 		Charlotte, NC Providence Day School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 26, 2022 
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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.


2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2024)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
KJ Thomas
PG 		Canyon, TX Randall High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 22, 2023 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    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

2023–24 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Zid Powell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Sr Buffalo Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 1 Jon Don Anjos 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Florida SouthWestern State College Curitiba, Brazil
G 2 Tae Hardy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Southern Miss Ellenwood, Georgia
G 3 Baylor Hebb 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Colorado State Colleyville, Texas
G 4 Corey Camper Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Tyler Junior College Little Rock, Arkansas
G 5 David Terrell Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Mansfield Summit Dallas, Texas
G 11 Trey Horton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Fr Providence Day School Charlotte, North Carolina
F 13 Calvin Solomon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Stephen F. Austin Houston, Texas
G 15 Antwonne Holmes (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Chapin El Paso, Texas
G 20 Garrett Levesque (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Tarleton State El Paso, Texas
G 21 Sebastian Cole (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Otero College Aurora, Colorado
F 23 Otis Frazier III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr George Mason Buckeye, Arizona
F 32 Derick Hamilton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Jr Bossier Parish CC Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 33 Elijah Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr East Carolina Pleasantville, New Jersey
F 34 Kevin Kalu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Jr Our Lady of Mount Carmel School Baltimore, Maryland
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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		McMurry W 120–71  1–0
  19 – Jones   8 – Dos Anjos   10 – Hardy  Don Haskins Center (3,782)
El Paso, TX
November 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		USAO W 123–72  2–0
  19 – Jones   13 – Kalu   6 – Terrell Jr.  Don Haskins Center (3,514)
El Paso, TX
November 13, 2023*
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		UC Santa Barbara W 89–76  3–0
  23 – Powell   13 – Solomon   8 – Hardy  Don Haskins Center (7,121)
El Paso, TX
November 17, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Austin Peay
SoCal Challenge campus site game 		W 71–63  4–0
  25 – Hardy   9 – Frazier   7 – Solomon  Don Haskins Center (4,871)
El Paso, TX
November 20, 2023*
11:00 p.m., CBSSN 		vs. California
SoCal Challenge Surf Division semifinals 		W 75–72  5–0
  16 – Hardy   6 – Powell   3 – Tied  The Pavilion at JSerra (529)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 22, 2023*
8:30 p.m., CBSSN 		vs. Bradley
SoCal Challenge Surf Division championship 		L 59–63  5–1
  15 – Hardy   7 – Kalu   4 – Solomon  The Pavilion at JSerra (499)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 25, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Loyola Marymount L 47–67  5–2
  12 – Hardy   7 – Kalu   2 – Tied  Gersten Pavilion (750)
Los Angeles, CA
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 63–67  5–3
  16 – Frazier   8 – Powell   4 – Tied  Don Haskins Center (4,671)
El Paso, TX
December 4, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western New Mexico W 90–62  6–3
  14 – Powell   10 – Frazier III   4 – Hardy  Don Haskins Center (3,656)
El Paso, TX
December 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m., P12N 		at Oregon L 49–71  6–4
  16 – Hardy   6 – Frazier III   3 – Powell  Matthew Knight Arena (5,084)
Eugene, OR
December 17, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Abilene Christian
C-USA/WAC Alliance 		L 82–88  6–5
  22 – Hardy   7 – Powell   5 – Camper Jr.  Moody Coliseum (1,469)
Abilene, TX
December 20, 2023*
7:30 p.m., YouTube/4.2 (Local TV) 		Norfolk State
Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals 		W 67–65  7–5
  13 – Solomon   8 – Solomon   3 – Powell  Don Haskins Center (4,193)
El Paso, TX
December 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., YouTube/4.2 (Local TV) 		Wyoming
Sun Bowl Invitational championship 		W 78–67  8–5
  32 – Powell   6 – Tied   4 – Powell  Don Haskins Center (4,310)
El Paso, TX
December 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Seattle
C-USA/WAC Alliance 		L 61–73  8–6
  9 – Terrell Jr.   7 – Powell   2 – Powell  Don Haskins Center (4,391)
El Paso, TX
Conference USA regular season
January 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at New Mexico State
Battle of I-10 		L 53–63  8–7
(0–1) 		 21 – Hardy   7 – Kalu   3 – Powell  Pan American Center (5,216)
Las Cruces, NM
January 7, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Chicago State W 74–69  9–7
  13 – Hardy   5 – Soloman   3 – Tied  Don Haskins Center (3,632)
El Paso, TX
January 13, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at FIU L 68–72  9–8
(0–2) 		 15 – Hardy   6 – Frazier III   4 – Camper Jr.  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,021)
Miami, FL
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Middle Tennessee W 73–59  10–8
(1–2) 		 21 – Frazier   5 – Solomon   2 – Tied  Don Haskins Center (3,833)
El Paso, TX
January 20, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Kentucky W 93–87  11–8
(2–2) 		 27 – Hardy   9 – Frazier   6 – Frazier  Don Haskins Center (4,151)
El Paso, TX
January 25, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana Tech L 54–68  11–9
(2–3) 		 11 – Tied   6 – Powell   5 – Terrell  Thomas Assembly Center (2,290)
Ruston, LA
January 27, 2024
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Sam Houston L 56–60  11–10
(2–4) 		 13 – Hardy   5 – Tied   3 – Tied  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,993)
Huntsville, TX
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Jacksonville State W 79–71  12–10
(3–4) 		 17 – Frazier   6 – Kalu   4 – Powell  Don Haskins Center (3,845)
El Paso, TX
February 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Liberty L 65–67  12–11
(3–5) 		 15 – Frazier   7 – Tied   4 – Powell  Don Haskins Center (5,028)
El Paso, TX
February 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		New Mexico State
Battle of I-10 		W 74–49  13–11
(4–5) 		 21 – Hardy   11 – Solomon   4 – Powell  Don Haskins Center (10,511)
El Paso, TX
February 15, 2024
5:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Western Kentucky L 80–90  13–12
(4–6) 		 19 – Hardy   9 – Tied   4 – Hardy  E. A. Diddle Arena (3,305)
Bowling Green, KY
February 17, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Middle Tennessee L 90–96 2OT 13–13
(4–7) 		 24 – Hardy   8 – Powell   5 – Powell  Murphy Center (2,952)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana Tech L 59–65  13–14
(4–8) 		 16 – Hamilton   7 – Frazier III   6 – Powell  Don Haskins Center (3,896)
El Paso, TX
February 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Sam Houston L 54–65  13–15
(4–9) 		 14 – Frazier III   6 – Powell   2 – Tied  Don Haskins Center (5,010)
El Paso, TX
February 29, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Jacksonville State W 72–65  14–15
(5–9) 		 24 – Frazier III   4 – Tied   5 – Powell  Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,025)
Jacksonville, AL
March 2, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Liberty W 67–51  15–15
(6–9) 		 21 – Camper Jr.   7 – Frazier III   4 – Hardy  Liberty Arena (3,643)
Lynchburg, VA
March 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		FIU W 83–76  16–15
(7–9) 		 26 – Hardy   8 – Kalu   5 – Tied  Don Haskins Center (5,151)
El Paso, TX
Conference USA tournament
March 14, 2024
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (4) Liberty
Quarterfinals 		W 66–57  17–15
  13 – Powell   7 – Powell   4 – Powell  Von Braun Center (2,265)
Huntsville, AL
March 15, 2024
10:30 a.m., CBSSN 		(5) vs. (1) Sam Houston
Semifinals 		W 65–63  18–15
  19 – Camper Jr.   7 – Tied   2 – Tied  Von Braun Center 
Huntsville, AL
March 16, 2024
6:30 p.m., CBSSN 		(5) vs. (3) Western Kentucky
Championship 		L 71–78  18–16
  21 – Powell   8 – Solomon   4 – Terrell Jr.  Von Braun Center 
Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Source[2]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 UTEP Miners Men's Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  2. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTEPMiners.com. University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved October 18, 2023.