2015–16 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

The 2015–16 UTEP Miners basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Miners, led by sixth year head coach Tim Floyd, played their home games at the Don Haskins Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 19–14, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated FIU in the second round of the C-USA Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Marshall. Despite having 19 wins and an above .500 record, they did not participate in a postseason tournament. UTEP averaged 7,385 fans per game, ranking 64th nationally.[1]

2015–16 UTEP Miners men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2015–16 record19–14 (10–8 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDon Haskins Center
2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UAB162 .889  267  .788
Middle Tennessee135 .722  2510  .714
Marshall126 .667  1716  .515
Louisiana Tech126 .667  2310  .697
Old Dominion126 .667  2513  .658
UTEP108 .556  1914  .576
Charlotte99 .500  1419  .424
Western Kentucky810 .444  1816  .529
North Texas711 .389  1220  .375
Rice711 .389  1220  .375
FIU711 .389  1319  .406
Florida Atlantic513 .278  825  .242
Southern Miss*513 .278  821  .276
UTSA315 .167  527  .156
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.
2016 C-USA Tournament winner

Previous season

The Miners finished the season 22–11, 13–5 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for the second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Murray State.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Julian Washburn4G/F6'8"210SeniorDuncanville, TXGraduated
C. J. Cooper5G6'0"180SeniorChino, CAGraduated
Lew Stallworth13G6'1"175FreshmanNewhall, CATransferred to Texas–Rio Grande Valley
Cedrick Lang31F6'10"255SeniorSioux Falls, SDGraduated
Vince Hunter32F6'8"200SophomoreDetroit, MIDeclare for 2015 NBA draft
Darnell Vandivort33G6'1"145SophomoreEl Paso, TXWalk-on; didn't return

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Dominic Artis1G6'1"185JuniorOakland, CAJunior college transferred from Diablo Valley College
Lee Moore4G6'4"175JuniorKennesaw, GAJunior college transferred from Wallace State CC

Class of 2015 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Paul Thomas
PF
Houston, TX Summer Creek High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 24, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Christian Romine
C
Mahomet, IL Mahomet-Seymour High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 8, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Josh McSwiggan
SF
Loughborough, England Charmwood College 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A Mar 14, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Kelvin Jones
C
Hobbs, NM Hobbs High School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) May 17, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Brodricks Jones
C
Los Angeles, CA Lawndale High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Aug 3, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster

    2015–16 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Dominic Artis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrOregon San Francisco, CA
    G 2 Omega Harris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoPutnam City West HS Bethany, OK
    F 3 Brodricks Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrLawndale HS Los Angeles, CA
    G 4 Lee Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrWallace State CC Kennesaw, GA
    F 5 Paul Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrSummer Creek HS Humble, TX
    G/F 11 Jake Flaggert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoLovejoy HS Lucas, TX
    F 12 Terry Winn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS FrWestwind Prep Acad Monroe, LA
    G 13 Victor Mbachu 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SrAngelina College Houston, TX
    G 15 Tevin Caldwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SrCochise College El Paso, TX
    G 20 Earvin Morris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrTallahassee CC Memphis, TN
    G 21 Trey Touchet 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS FrSaint Thomas More HS Lafayette, IN
    C 23 Hooper Vint 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrVan Buren HS Van Buren, AR
    F 31 Ivan Venegas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrTecnologico de Monterrey Campus Chihuahua, Mexico
    F/C 34 Christian Romine 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrMahomet-Seymour HS Mahomet, IL
    C 41 Matt Willms 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrFindlay Prep Leamington, ON
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    10/31/2015*
    2:00 pm
    Cameron W 78–69 
    Don Haskins Center (5,112)
    El Paso, TX
    11/07/2015*
    7:05 pm
    East Central Oklahoma W 78–66 
    Don Haskins Center (6,384)
    El Paso, TX
    Non-Conference Regular season
    11/14/2015*
    7:05 pm
    Loyola (New Orleans) W 96–49  1–0
    Don Haskins Center (7,596)
    El Paso, TX
    11/21/2015*
    7:30 pm
    Texas State W 77–62  2–0
    Don Haskins Center (7,311)
    El Paso, TX
    11/22/2015*
    7:05 pm
    Alcorn State
    Corpus Christi Coastal Classic
    W 88–66  3–0
    Don Haskins Center (6,005)
    El Paso, TX
    11/24/2015*
    7:05 pm
    Florida A&M
    Corpus Christi Coastal Classic
    W 72–54  4–0
    Don Haskins Center (6,682)
    El Paso, TX
    11/27/2015*
    4:00 pm, CBSSN
    vs. Southern Illinois
    Corpus Christi Coastal Classic semifinals
    W 71–66  5–0
    American Bank Center (264)
    Corpus Christi, TX
    11/28/2015*
    4:00 pm, CBSSN
    vs. Colorado State
    Corpus Christi Coastal Classic championship
    W 99–90 2OT 6–0
    American Bank Center (274)
    Corpus Christi, TX
    12/02/2015*
    7:00 pm
    at New Mexico State
    Battle of I-10
    L 59–73  6–1
    Pan American Center (6,303)
    Las Cruces, NM
    12/05/2015*
    6:00 pm, ASN
    Texas–Arlington L 62–76  6–2
    Don Haskins Center (7,567)
    El Paso, TX
    12/13/2015*
    4:00 pm, P12N
    at Washington State L 68–84  6–3
    Beasley Coliseum (1,917)
    Pullman, WA
    12/19/2015*
    7:00 pm, ASN
    New Mexico State
    Battle of I-10
    L 53–73  6–4
    Don Haskins Center (9,040)
    El Paso, TX
    12/21/2015*
    7:00 pm
    Norfolk State
    Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals
    L 76–85  6–5
    Don Haskins Center (7,746)
    El Paso, TX
    12/22/2015*
    5:00 pm
    Sam Houston State
    Sun Bowl Invitational 3rd place game
    W 87–68  7–5
    Don Haskins Center (5,946)
    El Paso, TX
    12/29/2015*
    7:05 pm
    Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 85–64  8–5
    Don Haskins Center (6,819)
    El Paso, TX
    Conference USA regular season
    01/01/2016
    7:00 pm, ASN
    Rice W 61–60  9–5
    (1–0)
    Don Haskins Center (7,154)
    El Paso, TX
    01/03/2016
    3:00 pm, ASN
    North Texas W 84–75  10–5
    (2–0)
    Don Haskins Center (6,585)
    El Paso, TX
    01/07/2016
    5:00 pm, ASN
    at Middle Tennessee L 72–78  10–6
    (2–1)
    Murphy Center (4,105)
    Murfreesboro, TN
    01/09/2016
    12:00 pm, CBSSN
    at UAB L 80–87  10–7
    (2–2)
    Bartow Arena (4,287)
    Birmingham, AL
    01/16/2016
    2:00 pm, ASN
    at UTSA L 67–71  10–8
    (2–3)
    Convocation Center (1,550)
    Birmingham, AL
    01/21/2016
    7:05 pm
    Florida Atlantic W 71–56  11–8
    (3–3)
    Don Haskins Center (6,054)
    El Paso, TX
    01/23/2016
    7:05 pm
    FIU L 69–79  11–9
    (3–4)
    Don Haskins Center (7,688)
    El Paso, TX
    01/28/2016
    6:00 pm
    at Southern Miss L 58–71  11–10
    (3–5)
    Reed Green Coliseum (2,824)
    Hattiesburg, MS
    01/30/2016
    2:00 pm, FSN
    at Louisiana Tech L 70–78  11–11
    (3–6)
    Thomas Assembly Center (4,131)
    Ruston, LA
    02/04/2016
    7:05 pm
    Marshall W 112–108  12–11
    (4–6)
    Don Haskins Center (6,993)
    El Paso, TX
    02/06/2016
    3:00 pm, FS1
    WKU
    1966 50th Anniversary Game
    W 93–89 OT 13–11
    (5–6)
    Don Haskins Center (12,000)
    El Paso, TX
    02/11/2016
    5:00 pm
    at FIU W 84–74  14–11
    (6–6)
    FIU Arena (936)
    Miami, FL
    02/13/2016
    4:00 pm, ASN
    at Florida Atlantic W 89–82  15–11
    (7–6)
    FAU Arena (1,254)
    Boca Raton, FL
    02/18/2016
    7:05 pm
    Southern Miss W 78–73  16–11
    (8–6)
    Don Haskins Center (7,012)
    El Paso, TX
    02/20/2016
    4:00 pm, CBSSN
    Louisiana Tech W 91–80  17–11
    (9–6)
    Don Haskins Center (7,313)
    El Paso, TX
    02/25/2016
    5:00 pm, FSN
    at Old Dominion L 53–74  17–12
    (9–7)
    Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,887)
    Norfolk, VA
    02/27/2016
    5:00 pm
    at Charlotte L 78–88  17–13
    (9–8)
    Dale F. Halton Arena (5,813)
    Charlotte, NC
    03/05/2016
    2:00 pm
    UTSA W 81–74  18–13
    (10–8)
    Don Haskins Center (7,430)
    El Paso, TX
    Conference USA Tournament
    03/09/2016
    8:30 pm, ASN
    vs. FIU
    Second round
    W 85–77  19–13
    Legacy Arena (3,905)
    Birmingham, AL
    03/10/2016
    8:30 pm, ASN
    vs. Marshall
    Quarterfinals
    L 85–87  19–14
    Legacy Arena (3,933)
    Birmingham, AL
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time.

    See also

    References

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