2018–19 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

The 2018–19 UTEP Miners basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Miners, led by first year head coach Rodney Terry, played their home games at the Don Haskins Center as members of Conference USA. UTEP finished the season 8–21, 3–15 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA Tournament. UTEP averaged 4,677 fans per game.[1]

2018–19 UTEP Miners men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2018–19 record8–21 (3–15 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDon Haskins Center
2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Old Dominion †13–5 .722  26–9  .743
Western Kentucky11–7 .611  20–14  .588
Southern Miss11–7 .611  20–13  .606
UTSA11–7 .611  17–15  .531
UAB10–8 .556  20–15  .571
Marshall11–7 .611  23–14  .622
FIU10–8 .556  20–13  .606
Louisiana Tech9–9 .500  20–13  .606
Florida Atlantic8–10 .444  17–16  .515
North Texas8–10 .444  21–12  .636
Rice8–10 .444  13–19  .406
Middle Tennessee8–10 .444  11–21  .344
Charlotte5–13 .278  8–21  .276
UTEP3–15 .167  8–21  .276
† 2019 C-USA Tournament winner

Previous season

The Miners finished the 2017–18 season 11–20, 6–12 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Tournament to UTSA.

Following a loss to Lamar on November 27, 2017 that saw the Miners drop to 1–5 on the season, head coach Tim Floyd announced that he was retiring effective immediately.[2][3] The school had previously announced a new athletic director, Jim Senter, a week prior, but Floyd said that had nothing to do with his decision.[4][5] Assistant Phil Johnson was named interim head coach of the Miners the next day.[6] Following the season, it was announced that Johnson would not return.[7]

On March 12, 2018, the school hired Fresno State head coach Rodney Terry as the new head coach of the Miners.[8]

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Omega Harris2G6'2"175SeniorBethany, OKGraduated
Tirus Smith4F6'9"250FreshmanRichton, MSTransferred to Jones County JC
Trey Wade5G/F6'6"205FreshmanMarietta, GAWalk-on; transferred to South Plains College
Jake Flaggert11G/F6'7"210RS SeniorLucas, TXGraduated
Isiah Osborne13G6'5"180SophomoreWindsor, ONGraduate transferred to Carleton
Trey Touchet21G6'2"190RS JuniorLafayette, INGraduate transferred to McNeese State
DeShaun Highler24G6'2"165FreshmanRiverside, CAWalk-on; transferred to East Los Angeles College
Keith Frazier25G6'5"190RS SeniorDallas, TXGraduated
Matt Willms41C7'1"235RS SeniorLeamington, ONGraduated

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Tydus Verhoeven4F6'8"215SophomoreManteca, CATransferred from Duquesne. Under NCAA transfer rules, Verhoeven will sit out the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Souley Boum5G6'3"145SophomoreOakland, CATransferred from San Francisco. Under NCAA transfer rules, Verhoeven will sit out the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Bryson Williams11F6'8"230JuniorFresno, CATransferred from Fresno State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Williams will sit out the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Anthony Tarke12G/F6'6"205JuniorGaithersburg, MDTransferred from NJIT. Under NCAA transfer rules, Williams will sit out the 2018–19 season. Tarke have two years of remaining eligibility.
Ountae Campbell13G6'4"195RS JuniorLos Angeles, CAJunior college transferred from Casper College. Will join the team as a walk-on.
Gilles Dekonick33F6'6"210SophomoreDiest, BelgiumTransferred from Fresno State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Dekonick will sit out the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Will join the team as a walk-on.

Class of 2018 recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Lathon
PG		 Grandview, MO Grandview High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 2, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Kaosi Ezeagu
PF		 Brampton, ON GTA Prep 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (100 kg) May 16, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Nigel Hawkins
SG		 Houston, TX Cypress Falls High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 23, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Efe Odigie
C		 Houston, TX Pro-Vision Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Apr 14, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Class of 2019 recruits

    Roster
    2018–19 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Nigel Hawkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrCypress Falls HS Houston, TX
    F 1 Paul Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrSummer Creek HS Humble, TX
    G 2 Jordan Lathon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrGrandview HS Grandview, MO
    G 3 Evan Gilyard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg) SoSimeon Career Academy Chicago, IL
    F 4 Tydus Verhoeven  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoManteca HS
    Duquesne    		 Manteca, CA
    G 5 Souley Boum  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoOakland Tech HS
    San Francisco    		 Oakland, CA
    F 11 Bryson Williams  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrRoosevelt HS
    Fresno State    		 Fresno, California
    G/F 12 Anthony Tarke  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrGaithersburg
    NJIT    		 Gaithersburg, MD
    G 13 Ountae Campbell (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS JrBrentwood HS
    Casper College    		 Los Angeles, CA
    G 15 Kobe Magee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)150 lb (68 kg) SoBrandeis HS San Antonio, TX
    G/F 20 Garrett Sullivan (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrHillcrest Prep Academy Easthampton, MA
    G 21 Jakobe Dill (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrHeritage Academy Beaumont, TX
    G/F 23 Deon Stroud (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrTrinity International Fresno, CA
    G 24 Brandon Averitt (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)150 lb (68 kg) FrTarbut V' Torah HS Monrovia, CA
    F 25 Kaosi Ezeagu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrMississauga Secondary School Brampton, ON
    F 25 Efe Odigie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrPro-Vision School Houston, TX
    F 33 Gilles Dekoninck (W)  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoHuntington Prep
    Fresno State    		 Diest, Belgium
    C 54 Isaiah Rhyanes (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS JrAndress HS
    El Paso CC    		 El Paso, TX
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 6, 2018*
    7:00 pm    		 Texas–Permian Basin W 90–63  1–0
    		 Don Haskins Center (4,227)
    El Paso, TX
    Nov 9, 2018*
    7:00 pm    		 at New Mexico State
    Battle of I-10    		 L 69–96  1–1
    		 Pan American Center (6,125)
    Las Cruces, NM
    Nov 14, 2018*
    6:00 pm, P12N    		 at Arizona L 46–79  1–2
    		 McKale Center (13,651)
    Tucson, AZ
    Nov 19, 2018*
    7:00 pm    		 Eastern New Mexico W 66–59  2–2
    		 Don Haskins Center (4,505)
    El Paso, TX
    Nov 24, 2018*
    5:30 pm    		 at New Mexico L 78–84  2–3
    		 Dreamstyle Arena (11,266)
    Albuquerque, NM
    Nov 28, 2018*
    7:00 pm    		 New Mexico State
    Battle of I-10    		 L 58–62  2–4
    		 Don Haskins Center (6,106)
    El Paso, TX
    Dec 1, 2018*
    7:00 pm    		 Northwestern State W 77–47  3–4
    		 Don Haskins Center (4,670)
    El Paso, TX
    Dec 4, 2018*
    6:30 pm, FS1    		 at Marquette L 69–76  3–5
    		 Fiserv Forum (13,064)
    Milwaukee, WI
    Dec 16, 2018*
    1:00 pm    		 UC Riverside W 68–56  4–5
    		 Don Haskins Center (4,454)
    El Paso, TX
    Dec 21, 2018*
    7:00 pm    		 Norfolk State
    Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals    		 L 62–75  4–6
    		 Don Haskins Center (4,284)
    El Paso, TX
    Dec 22, 2018*
    5:00 pm    		 Wyoming
    Sun Bowl Invitational 3rd place game    		 W 76–65  5–6
    		 Don Haskins Center (4,011)
    El Paso, TX
    Conference USA regular season
    Jan 3, 2019
    6:00 pm, ESPN+    		 at UTSA L 60–75  5–7
    (0–1)    		 Convocation Center (1,218)
    San Antonio, TX
    Jan 5, 2019
    7:00 pm    		 UTSA L 63–67  5–8
    (0–2)    		 Don Haskins Center (4,565)
    El Paso, TX
    Jan 10, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+    		 North Texas L 51–58  5–9
    (0–3)    		 Don Haskins Center (4,451)
    El Paso, TX
    Jan 12, 2019
    7:00 pm    		 Rice W 65–64  6–9
    (1–3)    		 Don Haskins Center (4,345)
    El Paso, TX
    Jan 17, 2019
    6:00 pm    		 at UAB L 63–76  6–10
    (1–4)    		 Bartow Arena (2,297)
    Birmingham, AL
    Jan 19, 2019
    4:00 pm    		 at Middle Tennessee L 72–75  6–11
    (1–5)    		 Murphy Center (3,806)
    Murfreesboro, TN
    Jan 24, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+    		 Old Dominion L 48–50  6–12
    (1–6)    		 Don Haskins Center (4,798)
    El Paso, TX
    Jan 26, 2019
    7:00 pm    		 Charlotte W 57–53  7–12
    (2–6)    		 Don Haskins Center (4,856)
    El Paso, TX
    Jan 31, 2019
    5:30 pm, beIN    		 at Marshall L 86–91  7–13
    (2–7)    		 Cam Henderson Center (5,765)
    Huntington, WV
    Feb 2, 2019
    5:00 pm, ESPN+    		 at Western Kentucky L 59–76  7–14
    (2–8)    		 E. A. Diddle Arena (6,397)
    Bowling Green, KY
    Feb 7, 2019
    7:00 pm    		 Florida Atlantic L 48–61  7–15
    (2–9)    		 Don Haskins Center (4,646)
    El Paso, TX
    Feb 9, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+    		 FIU W 85–75  8–15
    (3–9)    		 Don Haskins Center (5,094)
    El Paso, TX
    Feb 14, 2019
    5:30 pm, beIN    		 at Louisiana Tech L 57–71  8–16
    (3–10)    		 Thomas Assembly Center 
    Ruston, LA
    Feb 16, 2019
    3:00 pm, ESPN+    		 at Southern Miss L 47–77  8–17
    (3–11)    		 Reed Green Coliseum (3,536)
    Hattiesburg, MS
    Feb 23, 2019
    8:00 pm    		 Rice L 81–85 2OT 8–18
    (3–12)    		 Don Haskins Center (5,071)
    El Paso, TX
    Mar 3, 2019
    12:00 pm    		 at Charlotte L 58–68  8–19
    (3–13)    		 Halton Arena (2,821)
    Charlotte, NC
    Mar 6, 2019
    8:00 pm    		 Middle Tennessee L 53–69  8–20
    (3–14)    		 Don Haskins Center (4,748)
    El Paso, TX
    Mar 9, 2019
    7:30 pm    		 at Middle Tennessee L 47–48  8–21
    (3–15)    		 Murphy Center 
    Murfreesboro, TN
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time.

    Source[9]

    See also

    References
    1. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2020/Attendance.pdf
    2. "UTEP's Tim Floyd, a former coach of the Chicago Bulls, announces his retirement". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
    3. "UTEP's Floyd retires after Miners fall to 1–5". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
    4. "Citing 'new world of college basketball,' Tim Floyd abruptly retires from coaching". kansascity. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
    5. Villasana, Jose (2017-11-28). "UTEP's new athletic director: We are going to engage our community". KVIA. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
    6. Dauster, Rob. "UTEP announces that Phil Johnson will replace Tim Floyd". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
    7. Knight, Bill. "Phil Johnson leaves UTEP basketball". El Paso Times. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
    8. Broaddus, Adrian (March 12, 2018). "UTEP hires Fresno State's Rodney Terry as their new basketball coach". theprospectordaily.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
    9. "University of Texas at El Paso Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball". utepathletics.com.
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