2024–25 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

2024–25 UTEP Miners men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record14–4 (4–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDon Haskins Center
Seasons
2024–25 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UTEP 4 – 1   .800 14 – 4   .778
Middle Tennessee 4 – 1   .800 13 – 5   .722
New Mexico State 4 – 1   .800 11 – 7   .611
Jacksonville State 3 – 2   .600 11 – 7   .611
Kennesaw State 3 – 2   .600 11 – 7   .611
Liberty 3 – 3   .500 15 – 4   .789
Western Kentucky 2 – 3   .400 11 – 7   .611
Louisiana Tech 2 – 4   .333 13 – 6   .684
Sam Houston 1 – 5   .167 8 – 11   .421
FIU 1 – 5   .167 7 – 12   .368
† 2025 CUSA tournament winner
As of January 18, 2025

The 2024–25 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represents the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by fourth-year head coach Joe Golding, play their home games at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas as a member of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Miners finished the 2023–24 season 18–16, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish a four-way tie for fourth place. As an No. 5 seed in the C-USA tournament they defeated Liberty in the quarterfinals and Sam Houston in the semifinals before losing in the championship game to Western Kentucky.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Zid Powell 0 G 6'4" 204 Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated
Jon Don Anjos 1 F 6'8" 205 Redshirt Senior Curitiba, Brazil Graduated
Tae Hardy 2 G 6'3" 190 Senior Ellenwood, GA Graduated
Calvin Solomon 13 F 6'7" 205 Senior Houston, TX Graduated
Garrett Levesque 20 G 6'6" 205 Junior El Paso, TX Walk-on; transferred to Western Washington
Sebastian Cole 21 G 6'1" 170 Junior Aurora, CO Walk-on; transferred to Coker

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
DaCannon Wickware 0 F 6'7" Sophomore Dallas, TX Lee College
Jordan Hernandez 2 G 5'11" 175 Junior El Paso, TX Walk-on; Cochise College
Ahamad Bynum 12 G 6'3" 180 Redshirt Junior Chicago, IL Trinity Valley CC[1]
Devon Barnes 13 G 6'0" 171 Junior Hinesville, GA Tarleton State[2]

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
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:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
De'Erick Barber
#27 PG 		Cleveland, OH Richmond Heights High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Aug 28, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
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

2024–25 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 DaCannon Wickware 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Lee College Dallas, Texas
G 1 KJ Thomas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Canyon Randall Amarillo, Texas
G 2 Jordan Hernandez (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Cochise College El Paso, Texas
G 3 Baylor Hebb 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Colorado State Colleyville, Texas
G 4 Corey Camper Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Tyler Junior College Little Rock, Arkansas
G 5 David Terrell Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Mansfield Summit Dallas, Texas
G 11 Trey Horton III 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Providence Day School Charlotte, North Carolina
G 12 Ahamad Bynum 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Trinity Valley CC Chicago, Illinois
G 13 Devon Barnes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Tarleton State El Paso, Texas
G 15 Antwonne Holmes (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Chapin El Paso, Texas
F 20 Raijon Dispensa (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr South Kent HS Mullica Hill, New Jersey
F 23 Otis Frazier III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr George Mason Buckeye, Arizona
F 25 Babacar Mbengue 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Fr DePaul Dakar, Senegal
F 32 Derick Hamilton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Sr Bossier Parish CC Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 33 Elijah Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So East Carolina Pleasantville, New Jersey
F 34 Kevin Kalu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr 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
Exhibition
October 19, 2024*
7:30 p.m. 		UACH W 111–62  –
   –      –      –    Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
October 28, 2024*
7:00 p.m. 		at New Mexico L 70–74  –
  21 – Frazier III   5 – Hamilton   4 – Tied  The Pit (10,359)
Albuquerque, NM
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Sul Ross State W 102–55  1–0
  20 – Bynum   5 – Hamilton   4 – Camper Jr.  Don Haskins Center (4,055)
El Paso, TX
November 9, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Utah Valley
C-USA/WAC Alliance 		L 60–89  1–1
  13 – Barnes   8 – Kalu   2 – Hebb  UCCU Center (1,653)
Orem, UT
November 12, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UT Permian Basin W 78–58  2–1
  17 – Frazier III   7 – Kalu   7 – Frazier III  Don Haskins Center (3,989)
El Paso, TX
November 20, 2024*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC Santa Barbara W 79–76  3–1
  23 – Barnes   5 – Frazier III   5 – Frazier III  The Thunderdome (2,573)
Santa Barbara, CA
November 25, 2024*
6:30 p.m., FloSports 		vs. San Jose State
Ball Dawgs Classic 		L 65–71  3–2
  21 – Camper Jr.   4 – Tied   5 – Camper Jr.  Lee's Family Forum (104)
Henderson, NV
November 26, 2024*
6:30 p.m., FloSports 		vs. Long Beach State
Ball Dawgs Classic 		W 70–44  4–2
  16 – Terrell Jr.   7 – Frazier III   3 – Camper Jr.  Lee's Family Forum 
Henderson, NV
November 27, 2024*
5:30 p.m., FloSports 		vs. UNC Greensboro
Ball Dawgs Classic 		W 64–58  5–2
  19 – Camper Jr.   7 – Kalu   3 – Tied  Lee's Family Forum 
Henderson, NV
December 7, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Seattle
C-USA/WAC Alliance 		W 88–72  6–2
  19 – Bynum   5 – Hamilton   5 – Frazier III  Don Haskins Center (4,522)
El Paso, TX
December 11, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		at Louisville L 74–77  6–3
  19 – Camper Jr.   9 – Kalu   3 – Camper Jr.  KFC Yum! Center (11,668)
Louisville, KY
December 16, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tarleton State W 67–62  7–3
  18 – Frazier III   6 – Terrell Jr.   4 – Terrell Jr.  Don Haskins Center (4,442)
El Paso, TX
December 20, 2024*
7:00 p.m., YouTube 		Jackson State
Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals 		W 67–61  8–3
  16 – Frazier III   12 – Kalu   3 – Barnes  Don Haskins Center (4,916)
El Paso, TX
December 21, 2024*
7:00 p.m., YouTube 		Yale
Sun Bowl Invitational championships 		W 75–74  9–3
  15 – Frazier III   8 – Kalu   4 – Terrell Jr.  Don Haskins Center (5,316)
El Paso, TX
December 28, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern New Mexico W 79–60  10–3
  15 – Camper Jr.   6 – Frazier III   7 – Frazier III  Don Haskins Center (4,573)
El Paso, TX
Conference USA regular season
January 2, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana Tech W 70–60  11–3
(1–0) 		 21 – Frazier III   11 – Frazier III   5 – Terrell Jr.  Don Haskins Center (4,692)
El Paso, TX
January 4, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Sam Houston W 81–72  12–3
(2–0) 		 17 – Barnes   7 – Kalu   6 – Terrell Jr.  Don Haskins Center (5,774)
El Paso, TX
January 11, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		New Mexico State
Battle of I-10 		L 57–85  12–4
(2–1) 		 17 – Terrell Jr.   5 – Frazier III   5 – Terrell Jr.  Don Haskins Center (12,000)
El Paso, TX
January 16, 2025
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Liberty W 72–70  13–4
(3–1) 		 14 – Frazier III   9 – Terrell Jr.   7 – Camper Jr.  Liberty Arena (3,598)
Lynchburg, VA
January 18, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at FIU W 81–73  14–4
(4–1) 		 22 – Frazier III   6 – Camper Jr.   4 – Tied  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (649)
Miami, FL
January 23, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Jacksonville State       Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
January 25, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kennesaw State       Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
January 30, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Western Kentucky       E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
February 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Middle Tennessee       Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
February 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at New Mexico State
Battle of I-10 		      Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
February 13, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		FIU       Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
February 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Liberty       Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
February 20, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kennesaw State       Convocation Center 
Kennesaw, GA
February 22, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Jacksonville State       Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, AL
February 27, 2025
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Western Kentucky       Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
March 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Middle Tennessee       Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
March 6, 2025
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Sam Houston       Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
March 8, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana Tech       Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
Conference USA tournament
March 11–15, 2025
TBA 		vs.        Von Braun Center 
Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Source[3]

References

  1. ^ Broaddus, Adrian (April 17, 2024). "JUCO All-American, Division I Bounce-Back Ahamad Bynum Signs with UTEP". KROD. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  2. ^ Broaddus, Adrian (May 7, 2024). "With Devon Barnes Committed, What's Next for UTEP Basketball?". KROD. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTEPMiners.com. University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved October 28, 2024.