2016–17 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

The 2016–16 UTEP Miners basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Miners, led by seventh-year head coach Tim Floyd, played their home games at the Don Haskins Center as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 15–17, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place. In the C-USA Tournament, they defeated Rice in the quarterfinals before losing to top-seeded Middle Tennessee in the semifinals. UTEP averaged 6,400 fans per game, ranking 83rd nationally.[1]

2016–17 UTEP Miners men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2016–17 record15–17 (12–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDon Haskins Center
2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Middle Tennessee171 .944  315  .861
Louisiana Tech144 .778  2310  .697
Old Dominion126 .667  1912  .613
UTEP126 .667  1517  .469
Rice117 .611  2312  .657
Marshall108 .556  2015  .571
UAB99 .500  1716  .515
Western Kentucky99 .500  1517  .469
UTSA810 .444  1419  .424
Charlotte711 .389  1317  .433
Florida Atlantic612 .333  1020  .333
Southern Miss612 .333  922  .290
FIU315 .167  724  .226
North Texas216 .111  822  .267
2017 C-USA Tournament winner

Previous season

The Miners finished the 2015–16 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.

Preseason

The Miners were picked to finish in sixth place in the preseason Conference USA poll.[2]

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Brodricks Jones3F6'10"200FreshmanLos Angeles, CATransferred to Wyoming
Lee Moore4G6'4"175JuniorKennesaw, GALeft to play professionally overseas.
Victor Mbachu13G6'1"170RS SeniorHouston, TXGraduated
Tevin Caldwell15G6'3"180RS SeniorEl Paso, TXGraduated
Earvin Morris20G6'4"175SeniorMemphis, TNGraduated
Hooper Vint23C6'11"235SeniorVan Buren, ARGraduated
Christian Romine34F/C6'9"220FreshmanMahomet, ILTransferred to Illinois State

Class of 2016 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tim Cameron
SG
Norcross, GA Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 8, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Chris Barnes
#90 SG
Long Beach, CA Compton High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 59
Deon Barrett
PG
Lancaster, TX Lancaster High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Sep 17, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Roman Silva
C
Pomona, CA Diamond Ranch High School 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Apr 16, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Adrian Moore
G
North Little Rock, AR North Little Rock High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Class of 2017 recruits

    Roster

    2016–17 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) SrFindlay Prep
    Oregon/Diablo Valley College
    San Francisco, CA
    G 2 Omega Harris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrPutnam City West HS Bethany, OK
    G 3 Tim Cameron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrHargrave Military Academy Norcross, GA
    G 4 Adrian Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrNorth Little Rock HS Little Rock, AR
    G 5 Chris Barnes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoCompton HS Compton, CA
    G/F 11 Jake Flaggert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrLovejoy HS Lucas, TX
    F 12 Terry Winn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SoWestwind Preparatory Academy Monroe, LA
    F 13 Ivan Venegas (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoTecnologico de Monterrey Campus Chihuahua, Mexico
    G 20 Isiah Osborne 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoUniversity of Windsor (Canada) Windsor, ON
    G 21 Trey Touchet 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SoSaint Thomas More HS Lafayette, IN
    F 22 Paul Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoSummer Creek HS Humble, TX
    G 23 Deon Barrett 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)150 lb (68 kg) FrLancaster HS Lancaster, TX
    G 25 Hudson Urbanus 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrBowie HS Austin, TX
    C 41 Matt Willms 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS JrFindlay Prep Leamington, ON
    C 54 Kelvin James 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrHobbs HS Hobbs, NM
    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 Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Oct 30, 2016*
    1:00 pm
    Southeastern Oklahoma W 80–73 
    Don Haskins Center (4,838)
    El Paso, TX
    Nov 05, 2016*
    1:00 pm
    Alaska Fairbanks W 87–85 OT
    Don Haskins Center (5,025)
    El Paso, TX
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 12, 2016*
    7:00 pm
    Louisiana College W 88–54  1–0
    Don Haskins Center (6,295)
    El Paso, TX
    Nov 17, 2016*
    11:30 am, ESPN3
    vs. Wake Forest
    Charleston Classic quarterfinals
    L 81–103  1–1
    TD Arena (4,125)
    Charleston, SC
    Nov 18, 2016*
    1:30 pm, ESPN3
    vs. Western Michigan
    Charleston Classic consolation round
    W 85–75  2–1
    TD Arena (4,020)
    Charleston, SC
    Nov 20, 2016*
    1:30 pm, ESPN3
    vs. Mississippi State
    Charleston Classic 5th place game
    L 54–61  2–2
    TD Arena (1,293)
    Charleston, SC
    Nov 23, 2016*
    7:00 pm
    Southeastern Louisiana L 56–72  2–3
    Don Haskins Center (6,348)
    El Paso, TX
    Dec 03, 2016*
    7:00 pm
    Northwestern State L 67–79  2–4
    Don Haskins Center (5,928)
    El Paso, TX
    Dec 07, 2016*
    7:00 pm, RTSW
    at New Mexico L 77–78  2–5
    The Pit (11,838)
    Albuquerque, NM
    Dec 13, 2016*
    7:00 pm
    New Mexico State
    Battle of I-10
    L 68–79  2–6
    Don Haskins Center (6,815)
    El Paso, TX
    Dec 17, 2016*
    7:00 pm
    Northern Arizona L 74–76  2–7
    Don Haskins Center (5,667)
    El Paso, TX
    Dec 21, 2016*
    7:00 pm
    Maryland Eastern Shore
    Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals
    L 66–71  2–8
    Don Haskins Center (5,333)
    El Paso, TX
    Dec 22, 2016*
    6:00 pm
    UC Irvine
    Sun Bowl Invitational 3rd place game
    L 57–62  2–9
    Don Haskins Center (4,633)
    El Paso, TX
    Dec 30, 2016*
    7:00 pm
    at New Mexico State
    Battle of I-10
    L 70–79  2–10
    Pan American Center (5,639)
    Las Cruces, NM
    Conference USA regular season
    Jan Jan 2017
    2:00 pm
    at UTSA L 55–67  2–11
    (0–1)
    Convocation Center (816)
    San Antonio, TX
    Jan 05, 2017
    5:30 pm, CI
    at Louisiana Tech L 44–64  2–12
    (0–2)
    Thomas Assembly Center (3,205)
    Ruston, LA
    Jan July 2017
    3:00 pm
    at Southern Miss L 65–73  2–13
    (0–3)
    Reed Green Coliseum (2,161)
    Hattiesburg, MS
    Jan Dec 2017
    7:00 pm
    FIU W 88–87 OT 3–13
    (1–3)
    Don Haskins Center (5,696)
    El Paso, TX
    Jan 14, 2017
    7:00 pm
    Florida Atlantic W 66–65 OT 4–13
    (2–3)
    Don Haskins Center (5,745)
    El Paso, TX
    Jan 21, 2017
    7:00 pm
    UTSA W 59–39  5–13
    (3–3)
    Don Haskins Center (6,446)
    El Paso, TX
    Jan 26, 2017
    6:00 pm, beIN
    at WKU L 62–65  5–14
    (3–4)
    E. A. Diddle Arena (3,859)
    Bowling Green, KY
    Jan 28, 2017
    5:00 pm
    at Marshall W 91–68  6–14
    (4–4)
    Cam Henderson Center (6,781)
    Huntington, WV
    Feb Feb 2017
    8:00 pm, CBSSN
    UAB W 63–59  7–14
    (5–4)
    Don Haskins Center (6,248)
    El Paso, TX
    Feb 04, 2017
    6:00 pm, ASN
    Middle Tennessee W 57–54  8–14
    (6–4)
    Don Haskins Center (6,803)
    El Paso, TX
    Feb 09, 2017
    7:00 pm
    Louisiana Tech L 61–62  8–15
    (6–5)
    Don Haskins Center (6,698)
    El Paso, TX
    Feb Nov 2017
    7:00 pm
    Southern Miss W 80–50  9–15
    (7–5)
    Don Haskins Center (6,930)
    El Paso, TX
    Feb 16, 2017
    6:00 pm, beIN
    at North Texas W 77–71 OT 10–15
    (8–5)
    The Super Pit (2,672)
    Denton, TX
    Feb 18, 2017
    6:00 pm
    at Rice W 79–71  11–15
    (9–5)
    Tudor Fieldhouse (2,988)
    Houston, TX
    Feb 23, 2017
    5:00 pm
    at Florida Atlantic W 60–55  12–15
    (10–5)
    FAU Arena (1,261)
    Boca Raton, FL
    Feb 25, 2017
    5:00 pm
    at FIU W 90−76  13−15
    (11−5)
    FIU Arena (972)
    Miami, FL
    Mar Feb 2017
    6:00 pm, beIN
    Old Dominion L 61–62  13–16
    (11–6)
    Don Haskins Center (8,663)
    El Paso, TX
    Mar 04, 2017
    1:00 pm
    Charlotte W 74–67  14–16
    (12–6)
    Don Haskins Center (8,155)
    El Paso, TX
    Conference USA Tournament
    Mar 09, 2017
    1:00 pm, ASN
    (4) vs. (5) Rice
    Quarterfinals
    W 86–76  15–16
    Legacy Arena (3,228)
    Birmingham, AL
    Mar 10, 2017
    11:30 am, CBSSN
    (4) vs. (1) Middle Tennessee
    Semifinals
    L 56–82  15–17
    Legacy Arena (3,299)
    Birmingham, AL
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time.
    Source[3][4][5]

    See also

    • 2016–17 UTEP Lady Miners basketball team

    References

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