2009–10 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

The 2009–10 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Tony Barbee's fourth season at UTEP. The Miners competed in Conference USA and played their home games at the Don Haskins Center. They finished the season 267, 151 in CUSA play to win the regular season championship. They advanced to the championship game of the 2010 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament before losing to Houston. They received and atlarge bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning a 12 seed in the west region, where they would lose to 5 seed and AP #11 Butler in the first round. UTEP averaged 8,697 fans per game, ranking 58th nationally.[1]

2009–10 UTEP Miners men's basketball
C-USA Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceConference USA
2009–10 record267 (151 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Randall Dickey
  • Tony Madlock
  • Milt Wagner
Home arenaDon Haskins Center
2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UTEP151 .938  267  .788
Memphis133 .813  2410  .706
UAB115 .688  259  .735
Marshall115 .688  2410  .706
Tulsa106 .625  2312  .657
Southern Miss88 .500  2013  .606
Houston79 .438  1916  .543
SMU79 .438  1417  .452
UCF610 .375  1517  .469
East Carolina412 .250  1021  .323
Tulane313 .188  822  .267
Rice115 .063  823  .258
2010 CUSA Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Source[2]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Arnett Moultrie 6'11" 225 F So. Memphis, TN, U.S. Raleigh-Egypt HS
2 Tyler Tafoya 6'3" 160 G Fr. El Paso, TX, U.S. El Paso HS
3 Randy Culpepper 6'0" 165 G Jr. Memphis, TN, U.S. Sheffield HS
4 Derrick Caracter 6'8" 275 F Jr. Fanwood, NJ, U.S. Notre Dame Prep
Louisville
5 Julyan Stone 6'6" 195 G Jr. Goleta, CA, U.S. Dos Pueblos HS
10 Yaw Mensa 6'0" 170 G Fr. Houston, TX, U.S. Thurgood Marshall HS
11 Myron Strong 6'2" 185 G Jr. Memphis, TN, U.S. Hamilton HS
Southwest Tennessee CC
13 Wayne Portalatin 6'10" 240 C Jr. Allentown, PA, U.S. The Patterson School
20 Isaac Gordon 6'5" 210 G Jr. Los Angeles, CA, U.S. Price HS
Mercer
23 Gabriel McCulley 6'7" 225 G/F Jr. Memphis, TN, U.S. Craigmont HS
31 Eric Muñoz 6'7" 200 F Jr. El Paso, TX, U.S. Eastwood HS
32 Claude Britten 6'11" 270 C Jr. Baton Rouge, LA, U.S. Genesis One Christian
34 Jeremy Williams 6'7" 215 F Jr. Memphis, TN, U.S. Hamilton HS
Southwest Tennessee CC
41 Christian Polk 6'3" 200 G Jr. Glendale, AZ, U.S. Deer Valley HS
Arizona State

Schedule and results

Source[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/7/2009*
7:05pm
New Mexico Highlands W 8055 
Don Haskins Center (6,429)
El Paso, TX
12/5/2009*
7:05pm
University of the Southwest W 9151 
Don Haskins Center (6,866)
El Paso, TX
Regular Season
11/13/2009*
7:05pm
Texas Southern W 8970  10
Don Haskins Center (6,825)
El Paso, TX
11/18/2009*
7:05pm
Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 7052  20
Don Haskins Center (7,105)
El Paso, TX
11/21/2009*
7:05pm
Arkansas State W 8256  30
Don Haskins Center (6,806)
El Paso, TX
11/25/2009*
7:05pm
North Carolina A&T W 8166  40
Don Haskins Center (7,631)
El Paso, TX
12/1/2009*
7:00pm
at New Mexico State W 7958  50
Pan American Center (7,195)
Las Cruces, NM
12/13/2009*
7:05pm
New Mexico State L 8780  51
Don Haskins Center (10,459)
El Paso, TX
12/16/2009*
6:00pm
vs. No. 20 Mississippi L 9181 OT 52
DeSoto Civic Center (2,171)
Southaven, MS
12/19/2009*
1:00pm
Alcorn State W 10141  62
Don Haskins Center (5,974)
El Paso, TX
12/21/2009*
4:30pm, ESPN2
vs. Oklahoma
All-College Classic
W 8974  72
Ford Center (NA)
Oklahoma City, OK
12/28/2009*
7:00pm
Norfolk State
Sun Bowl Invitational
W 9356  82
Don Haskins Center (6,212)
El Paso, TX
12/29/2009*
7:30pm
Air Force
Sun Bowl Invitational
W 5847  92
Don Haskins Center (8,010)
El Paso, TX
1/3/2010*
7:00pm
at No. 20 Texas Tech L 8678  93
United Spirit Arena (8,029)
Lubbock, TX
1/6/2010
7:05pm
SMU W 4945  103 (10)
Don Haskins Center (6,852)
El Paso, TX
1/9/2010*
7:00pm, CBSCS
No. 25 BYU L 8377  104
Don Haskins Center (8,687)
El Paso, TX
1/13/2010
6:00pm
at Houston L 7565  105 (11)
Hofheinz Pavilion (2,862)
Houston, TX
1/16/2010
7:05pm
Southern Mississippi W 5649  115 (21)
Don Haskins Center (6,632)
El Paso, TX
1/20/2010
6:00pm, CBSCS
at Memphis W 7267  125 (31)
FedEx Forum (16,709)
Memphis, TN
1/23/2010
3:00pm
at Central Florida W 9659  135 (41)
UCF Arena (6,413)
Orlando, FL
1/27/2010
7:05pm
Tulane W 8471  145 (51)
Don Haskins Center (7,768)
El Paso, TX
1/30/2010
6:00pm, KVIA
at No. 25 UAB W 7465 2OT 155 (61)
Bartow Arena (8,533)
Birmingham, AL
2/3/2010
7:05pm, CBSCS
Houston W 6558  165 (71)
Don Haskins Center (10,595)
El Paso, TX
2/6/2010
7:00pm, ESPN2
Tulsa W 7359  175 (81)
Don Haskins Center (12,092)
El Paso, TX
2/10/2010
6:00pm, MetroSports SW
at SMU W 6251  185 (91)
Moody Coliseum (2,965)
Dallas, TX
2/13/2010
7:05pm
East Carolina W 10076  195 (101)
Don Haskins Center (11,794)
El Paso, TX
2/20/2010
6:00pm, CBSCS
at Tulsa W 7870  205 (111)
Reynolds Center (5,837)
Tulsa, OK
2/24/2010
6:00pm, MetroSports SW
at Southern Mississippi W 5956  215 (121)
Reed Green Coliseum (3,326)
Hattiesburg, MS
2/27/2010
7:05pm
Rice W 7864  225 (131)
Don Haskins Center (12,190)
El Paso, TX
3/2/2010
5:00pm
No. 24 at Marshall W 8076  235 (141)
Cam Henderson Center (7,894)
Huntington, WV
3/6/2010
7:05pm
No. 24 UAB W 5250  245 (151)
Don Haskins Center (12,222)
El Paso, TX
2010 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
3/11/10
8:00pm
(1) No. 25 vs. (9) Central Florida
Quarterfinals
W 7654  255
BOK Center (8,130)
Tulsa, OK
3/12/10
3:00pm, CBSCS
(1) No. 25 vs. (5) Tulsa
Semifinals
W 7561  265
BOK Center (NA)
Tulsa, OK
3/13/10
10:30am, CBS
(1) No. 25 vs. (7) Houston
Final
L 8173  266
BOK Center (8,476)
Tulsa, OK
2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
3/18/2010*
2:45pm, CBS
(12 W) vs. (5 W) No. 11 Butler
First round
L 7759  267
HP Pavilion (12,712)
San Jose, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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