2024–25 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
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Sun Bowl Invitational champions | |
Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 9–3 (0–0 C-USA) |
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Home arena | Don Haskins Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty | 0 | – | 0 | – | 12 | – | 1 | .923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 11 | – | 2 | .846 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kennesaw State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 CUSA tournament winner As of December 21, 2024 |
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 |
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Zid Powell | 0 | G | 6'4" | 204 | Senior | Philadelphia, PA | Graduated |
Jon Don Anjos | 1 | F | 6'8" | 205 | 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 |
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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 | 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
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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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: ESPN: N/A | ||||||
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2025 recruiting class
College recruiting information (2025) | ||||||
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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: ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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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 | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX | |||||||||
Conference USA regular season | |||||||||||
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Louisiana Tech | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX | |||||||||
January 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Sam Houston | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX | |||||||||
January 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
New Mexico State Battle of I-10 |
Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX | |||||||||
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Liberty | Liberty Arena Lynchburg, VA | |||||||||
January 18, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at FIU | Ocean Bank Convocation Center 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 | |||||||||
Source[3]
References
- ^ Broaddus, Adrian (April 17, 2024). "JUCO All-American, Division I Bounce-Back Ahamad Bynum Signs with UTEP". KROD. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ Broaddus, Adrian (May 7, 2024). "With Devon Barnes Committed, What's Next for UTEP Basketball?". KROD. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTEPMiners.com. University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved October 28, 2024.