UTEP Miners women's basketball

UTEP Miners
2024–25 UTEP Miners women's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Texas at El Paso
Head coachKeitha Adams (2nd season in 2nd stint, 18th overall season)
ConferenceConference USA
(Mountain West in 2026–27)
LocationEl Paso, Texas
ArenaDon Haskins Center
(capacity: 12,222)
NicknameMiners
ColorsDark blue, orange, and silver accent[1]
     
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
NCAA tournament round of 32
2008
NCAA tournament appearances
2008, 2012
Conference tournament champions
2012
Conference regular season champions
2008, 2012, 2016

The UTEP Miners women's basketball team represents University of Texas at El Paso in women's basketball. The school competes in Conference USA in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Miners play home basketball games at Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. Keitha Adams enters her second stint as head coach in 2023, returning after coaching the Miners from 2001 to 2017.

History

As of the end of the 2022–23 season, the Lady Miners have a 638–734 all-time record.[2]

Season Coach Record Conference Record League finish
1974–75 Carol Ammerman 11–5 n/a No record on file
1975–76 Carol Ammerman 6–11 3–11 No record on file
1976–77 Carol Ammerman 13–12 4–9 No record on file
1977–78 Carol Ammerman 7–18 3–10 No record on file
1978–79 Wayne Thornton 9–16 1–11 No record on file
1979–80 Janet Wood 11–16 2–8 No record on file
1980–81 Janet Wood 14–14 4–6 No record on file
1981–82 Janet Wood 4–21 1–9 No record on file
1982–83 Janet Wood 4–20 n/a No record on file
1983–84 Janet Wood 8–19 2–8 No record on file
1984–85 Janet Wood 4–24 1–9 No record on file
1985–86 Janet Wood 6–22 n/a No record on file
1986–87 Ken Weeks 7–17 n/a Independent
1987–88 Craig Roden 8–19 n/a Independent
1988–89 Craig Roden 16–14 n/a Independent
1989–90 Craig Roden 12–16 n/a Independent
1990–91 Sandra Rushing 5–22 2–10 7th in WAC
1991–92 Sandra Rushing 11–17 4–10 6th in WAC
1992–93 Sandra Rushing 18–10 8–6 4th in WAC
1993–94 Sandra Rushing 10–16 5–9 T-5th in WAC
1994–95 Sandra Rushing 13–15 6–8 t4th in WAC
1995–96 Sandra Rushing 12–15 3–11 T-7th in WAC
1996–97 Sandra Rushing 13–12 5–11 7th in WAC Mountain
1997–98 Sandra Rushing 16–11 10–6 3rd in WAC Mountain
1998–99 Sandra Rushing 12–15 6–8 5th in WAC Pacific
1999-00 Sandra Rushing 5–22 2–12 7th in WAC
2000–01 Sandra Rushing 8–20 4–12 T-7th in WAC
2001–02 Keitha Adams 3–25 1–17 10th in WAC
2002–03 Keitha Adams 10–19 5–13 9th in WAC
2003–04 Keitha Adams 16–13 10–8 4th in WAC
2004–05 Keitha Adams 12–17 7–11 T-7th in WAC
2005–06 Keitha Adams 14–15 6–10 T-7th in C-USA
2006–07 Keitha Adams 22–8 10–6 T-4th C-USA
2007–08 Keitha Adams 28–4 16–0 1st in C-USA
2008–09 Keitha Adams 18–12 11–5 2nd in C-USA
2009–10 Keitha Adams 16–16 6–10 10th in C-USA
2010–11 Keitha Adams 16–14 7–9 9th in C-USA
2011–12 Keitha Adams 29–4 15–1 1st in C-USA
2012–13 Keitha Adams 22–10 8–8 5th in C-USA
2013–14 Keitha Adams 29–8 12–4 3rd in C-USA
2014–15 Keitha Adams 12–16 7–11 11th in C-USA
2015–16 Keitha Adams 29–5 16–2 1st in C-USA
2016–17 Keitha Adams 8–23 5–13 T-11th in C-USA
2017–18 Kevin Baker 17–14 7–9 T-7th in C-USA
2018–19 Kevin Baker 9–22 5–7 11th in C-USA
2019–20 Kevin Baker 16–14 8–10 7th in C-USA
2020–21 Kevin Baker 17–8 13–5 2nd in C-USA West
2021–22 Kevin Baker 14–15 6–12 11th in C-USA
2022–23 Kevin Baker 20–12 12–8 4th in C-USA
2023–24 Keitha Adams 12–19 6–10 8th in C-USA

Postseason appearances

NCAA tournament

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
2008 #7 First Round
Second Round		 #10 Western Kentucky
#2 Stanford		 W 92–60
L 54–88
2012 #13 First Round #4 Penn State L 77–85

WNIT

Year Round Opponent Result
2014 First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship		 Arkansas State
St. Mary's
Colorado
Washington
South Dakota State
Rutgers		 W 74–64
W 76–64
W 68–60
W 73–63
W 66–63
L 54–56
2016 First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Quarterfinals		 Abilene Christian
Arkansas State
TCU
Oregon		 W 66–62
W 74–68
W 79–70
L 67–71

References

  1. ^ The University of Texas at El Paso Graphic Identity Guide (PDF). Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Record Book" (PDF). Grfx.cstv.com. Retrieved April 11, 2023.


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