2023–24 UTEP Miners men's basketball
Sun Bowl Invitational Champions
ConferenceConference USA
Record9–8 (0–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Associate head coachJeremy Cox
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDon Haskins Center
2023–24 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Sam Houston30 1.000108  .556
Western Kentucky21 .667134  .765
Louisiana Tech21 .667126  .667
Jacksonville State21 .667108  .556
FIU21 .667711  .389
New Mexico State11 .500710  .412
UTEP02 .00098  .529
Middle Tennessee02 .000611  .353
Liberty03 .000117  .611
2024 C-USA tournament winner
As of January 14, 2024

The 2023–24 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represents 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, 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 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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Jamal Sumlin0G6'3"180FreshmanCleveland, OHTransferred to Northwest Florida State College
Malik Zachery3G6'2"180JuniorSyracuse, NYTransferred
Mario McKinney Jr.4G6'1"185JuniorSt. Louis, MILeft the team due to personal reasons
Shamar Givance5G5'10"170SeniorToronto, ONGraduated
Carlos Lemus11G6'3"190SophomoreCumaná, VenezuelaLeft the team due to personal reasons
Jamari Sibley12F6'8"185SophomoreMilwaukee, WITransferred to Southern Utah
Ze'Rik Onyema21F6'8"230SophomoreSan Antonio, TXTransferred to Texas
Milos Merrick24G6'4"210FreshmanWheeling, WVWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Yadiz Powell0G6'4"195SeniorPhiladelphia, PABuffalo
Baylor Hebb3G6'2"180JuniorColleyville, TXColorado State
Corey Camper Jr.4G6'5"JuniorLittle Rock, ARTyler Junior College
Sebastian Cole21G5'11"JuniorAurora, COWalk-on; Otero College
Elijah Jones33F6'8"210RS FreshmanPleasantville, NJEast Carolina

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
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 
Recruiting 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Zid Powell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)204 lb (93 kg) SrBuffalo Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 1 Jon Don Anjos 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SrFlorida SouthWestern State College Curitiba, Brazil
G 2 Tae Hardy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrSouthern Miss Ellenwood, Georgia
G 3 Baylor Hebb 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrColorado State Colleyville, Texas
G 4 Corey Camper Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrTyler Junior College Little Rock, Arkansas
G 5 David Terrell Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrMansfield Summit Dallas, Texas
G 11 Trey Horton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)208 lb (94 kg) FrProvidence Day School Charlotte, North Carolina
F 13 Calvin Solomon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrStephen F. Austin Houston, Texas
G 15 Antwonne Holmes (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoChapin El Paso, Texas
G 20 Garrett Levesque (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrTarleton State El Paso, Texas
G 21 Sebastian Cole (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
JrOtero College Aurora, Colorado
F 23 Otis Frazier III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)212 lb (96 kg) JrGeorge Mason Buckeye, Arizona
F 32 Derick Hamilton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)270 lb (122 kg) JrBossier Parish CC Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 33 Elijah Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS FrEast Carolina Pleasantville, New Jersey
F 34 Kevin Kalu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)238 lb (108 kg) JrOur 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     Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
January 20, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Kentucky     Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
January 25, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana Tech     Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
January 27, 2024
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Sam Houston     Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Jacksonville State     Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
February 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Liberty     Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
February 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
New Mexico State
Battle of I-10
    Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
February 15, 2024
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Western Kentucky     E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
February 17, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Middle Tennessee     Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana Tech     Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
February 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Sam Houston     Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
February 29, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Jacksonville State     Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, AL
March 2, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Liberty     Liberty Arena 
Lynchburg, VA
March 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
FIU     Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
Conference USA tournament
March 12–16, 2024
TBA
vs. TBA     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.
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