2019–20 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

The 2019–20 UTEP Miners basketball team represents the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Miners, led by second-year head coach Rodney Terry, play their home games at the Don Haskins Center as members of Conference USA. UTEP averaged 5,311 fans per game.[1]

2019–20 UTEP Miners men's basketball
Sun Bowl Invitational champions
ConferenceConference USA
Record17–15 (8–10 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Arturo Ormond
  • Kenton Paulino
  • Nick Matson
Home arenaDon Haskins Center
Seasons
2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Texas144 .7782011 .645
Western Kentucky135 .7222010 .667
Louisiana Tech135 .722228 .733
Charlotte108 .5561613 .552
FIU99 .5001913 .594
Marshall108 .5561715 .531
UAB99 .5001913 .594
Old Dominion99 .5001319 .406
Florida Atlantic810 .4441715 .531
UTSA711 .3891319 .406
UTEP810 .4441715 .531
Rice711 .3891517 .469
Southern Miss513 .278922 .290
Middle Tennessee414 .222823 .258
Note: The 2020 C-USA Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Miners finished the 2018–19 season 8–21, 3–15 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA Tournament.

Roster

2019–20 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Souley Boum6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)163 lb (74 kg)RS SoOakland Tech HS
San Francisco
Oakland, CA
F1Tydus Verhoeven6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg)RS SoManteca HS
Duquesne
Manteca, CA
G2Jordan Lathon6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg)SoGrandview HSGrandview, MO
G/F3Anthony Tarke6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg)RS JrGaithersburg HS
NJIT
Gaithersburg, MD
F4Eric Vila6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)221 lb (100 kg)RS JrNW Florida StateGirona, Spain
G5Deon Stroud6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)197 lb (89 kg)FrTrinity International HSFresno, CA
F11Bryson Williams6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)228 lb (103 kg)RS JrRoosevelt HS
Fresno State
Fresno, CA
G12Jules Williamson6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg)FrEast Aurora HSAurora, IL
G13Ountae Campbell (W)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)199 lb (90 kg)RS SrBrentwood HS
Casper College
Los Angeles, CA
G15Kaden Archie6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg)SoMidlothian HS
TCU
Midlothian, TX
G20Anieus Modrano5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg)JrLiberty HS
Bakersfield College
Bakersfield, CA
G21Keonte Kennedy6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg)SoWestlake HS
Xavier
Austin, TX
G23Nigel Hawkins6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)198 lb (90 kg)SoCypress Falls HSHouston, TX
G24Daryl Edwards6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)SrCentral HS
LSU
Fresno, CA
F32Efe Odigie6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)255 lb (116 kg)SoPro-Vision SchoolHouston, TX
F33Gilles Dekoninck (W)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg)JrHuntington Prep
Fresno State
Diest, Belgium
C54Isaiah Rhyanes (W)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)229 lb (104 kg)RS SrAndress HS
El Paso CC
El Paso, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 13, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
7:00 pm
New Mexico HighlandsW 93–70 1–0
Don Haskins Center (3,738)
El Paso, TX
Nov 12, 2019*
7:00 pm
New Mexico State
Battle of I-10
W 65–50 2–0
Don Haskins Center (8,993)
El Paso, TX
Nov 14, 2019*
6:00 pm
Eastern New MexicoW 71–57 3–0
Don Haskins Center (4,476)
El Paso, TX
Nov 19, 2019*
7:00 pm
New MexicoW 66–63 4–0
Don Haskins Center (6,171)
El Paso, TX
Nov 27, 2019*
7:00 pm
East CentralW 91–71 5–0
Don Haskins Center (5,531)
El Paso, TX
Dec 3, 2019*
7:00 pm
at New Mexico State
Battle of I-10
L 56–59 5–1
Pan American Center (7,048)
Las Cruces, NM
Dec 7, 2019*
7:00 pm
Arkansas–Pine BluffW 59–50 6–1
Don Haskins Center (4,928)
El Paso, TX
Dec 16, 2019*
7:00 pm
North Carolina A&T
Sun Bowl Invitational
W 72–54 7–1
Don Haskins Center (5,969)
El Paso, TX
Dec 17, 2019*
7:00 pm
UC Irvine
Sun Bowl Invitational
W 67–61 8–1
Don Haskins Center (6,934)
El Paso, TX
Dec 19, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Houston
Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic non bracket game
L 57–77 8–2
Fertitta Center (6,470)
Houston, TX
Dec 22, 2019*
9:30 pm, ESPN2
at Hawaii
Diamond Head Classic quarterfinal
L 63–67 8–3
Stan Sheriff Center (6,179)
Honolulu, HI
Dec 23, 2019*
11:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Ball State
Diamond Head Classic consolation 2nd round
W 71–70 9–3
Stan Sheriff Center (5,757)
Honolulu, HI
Dec 25, 2019*
1:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Boise State
Diamond Head Classic 5th place game
L 67–72 9–4
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
Conference USA regular season
Jan 2, 2020
10:00 am, ESPN+
at FIUL 67–69 9–5
(0–1)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (525)
University Park, FL
Jan 4, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Florida AtlanticL 56–59 9–6
(0–2)
RoofClaim.com Arena (830)
Boca Raton, FL
Jan 9, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern MissW 76–64 10–6
(1–2)
Don Haskins Center (4,622)
El Paso, TX
Jan 11, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana TechL 61–64 10–7
(1–3)
Don Haskins Center (5,731)
El Paso, TX
Jan 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UTSAW 80–77 OT11–7
(2–3)
Don Haskins Center (4,442)
El Paso, TX
Jan 18, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at UTSAL 70–86 11–8
(2–4)
Convocation Center (1,684)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 23, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at RiceW 72–64 12–8
(3–4)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,518)
Houston, TX
Jan 25, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at North TexasL 57–67 12–9
(3–5)
UNT Coliseum (4,092)
Denton, TX
Jan 30, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Middle TennesseeW 67–66 13–9
(4–5)
Don Haskins Center (4,471)
El Paso, TX
Feb 1, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UABL 55–69 13–10
(4–6)
Don Haskins Center (6,234)
El Paso, TX
Feb 6, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at CharlotteL 64–68 13–11
(4–7)
Dale F. Halton Arena (2,828)
Charlotte, NC
Feb 8, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Old DominionL 53–72 13–12
(4–8)
Chartway Arena (6,820)
Norfolk, VA
Feb 13, 2020
7:00 pm
Western KentuckyL 62–67 13–13
(4–9)
Don Haskins Center (4,504)
El Paso, TX
Feb 15, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
MarshallL 61–71 13–14
(4–10)
Don Haskins Center (4,424)
El Paso, TX
Feb 22, 2020
5:00 pm, CUSA.tv
RiceW 68–62 14–14
(5–10)
Don Haskins Center (4,139)
El Paso, TX
Mar 1, 2020
2:00 pm, CUSA.tv
Southern MissW 75–56 15–14
(6–10)
Don Haskins Center (4,975)
El Paso, TX
Mar 4, 2020
5:30 pm, ESPN3
at Middle TennesseeW 60–56 16–14
(7–10)
Murphy Center (2,022)
Murfreesboro, TN
Mar 7, 2020
4:00 pm, CUSA.tv
at RiceW 77–72 17–14
(8–10)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,608)
Houston, TX
Conference USA tournament
Mar 11, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+
(11) vs. (6) Marshall
First round
L 78–86 17–15
Ford Center at The Star (2,061)
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source[2]

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