2018–19 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	† 2019 C-USA Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018;

UTEP Miners men's basketball
2018–19 UTEP Miners men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Rodney Terry (1st season)
Assistant coach	Lamont Smith
Assistant coach	Brian Burton
Assistant coach	Nick Matson
Home arena	Don Haskins Center

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.

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.^[1]^[2] 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.^[3]^[4] Assistant Phil Johnson was named interim head coach of the Miners the next day.^[5] On March 12, 2018, the school hired Fresno State head coach Rodney Terry as the new head coach of the Miners.^[6]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Omega Harris	2	G	6'2"	175	Senior	Bethany, OK	Graduated
Tirus Smith	4	F	6'9"	250	Freshman	Richton, MS	Transferred to Jones County JC
Trey Wade	5	G/F	6'6"	205	Freshman	Marietta, GA	Walk-on; transferred to South Plains College
Jake Flaggert	11	G/F	6'7"	210	RS Senior	Lucas, TX	Graduated
Isiah Osborne	13	G	6'5"	180	Sophomore	Windsor, ON	Graduate transferred to Carleton
Trey Touchet	21	G	6'2"	190	RS Junior	Lafayette, IN	Graduate transferred to McNeese State
DeShaun Highler	24	G	6'2"	165	Freshman	Riverside, CA	Walk-on; transferred to East Los Angeles College
Keith Frazier	25	G	6'5"	190	RS Senior	Dallas, TX	Graduated
Matt Willms	41	C	7'1"	235	RS Senior	Leamington, ON	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Tydus Verhoeven	4	F	6'8"	215	Sophomore	Manteca, CA	Transferred from Duquesne. Under NCAA transfer rules, Verhoeven will sit out the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Souley Boum	5	G	6'3"	145	Sophomore	Oakland, CA	Transferred from San Francisco. Under NCAA transfer rules, Verhoeven will sit out the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Bryson Williams	11	F	6'8"	230	Junior	Fresno, CA	Transferred from Fresno State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Williams will sit out the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Anthony Tarke	12	G/F	6'6"	205	Junior	Gaithersburg, MD	Transferred from NJIT. Under NCAA transfer rules, Williams will sit out the 2018–19 season. Tarke have two years of remaining eligibility.
Ountae Campbell	13	G	6'4"	195	RS Junior	Los Angeles, CA	Junior college transferred from Casper College. Will join the team as a walk-on.
Gilles Dekonick	33	F	6'6"	210	Sophomore	Diest, Belgium	Transferred 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
Jordan Lathon PG	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
Kaosi Ezeagu PF	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
Nigel Hawkins SG	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
Efe Odigie C	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

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brendan Wenzel SG	Helotes, TX	O'Connor High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 21, 2018
Brendan Wenzel SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Jesse Zarzuela PG	Houston, TX	Spring Woods High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 20, 2018
Jesse Zarzuela PG	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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2018–19 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Nigel Hawkins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Cypress Falls HS	Houston, TX
F	1	Paul Thomas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Summer Creek HS	Humble, TX
G	2	Jordan Lathon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Grandview HS	Grandview, MO
G	3	Evan Gilyard	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Simeon Career Academy	Chicago, IL
F	4	Tydus Verhoeven	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Manteca HS Duquesne	Manteca, CA
G	5	Souley Boum	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Oakland Tech HS San Francisco	Oakland, CA
F	11	Bryson Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Roosevelt HS Fresno State	Fresno, California
G/F	12	Anthony Tarke	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Gaithersburg NJIT	Gaithersburg, MD
G	13	Ountae Campbell (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Brentwood HS Casper College	Los Angeles, CA
G	15	Kobe Magee	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	So	Brandeis HS	San Antonio, TX
G/F	20	Garrett Sullivan (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Hillcrest Prep Academy	Easthampton, MA
G	21	Jakobe Dill (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Heritage Academy	Beaumont, TX
G/F	23	Deon Stroud (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Trinity International	Fresno, CA
G	24	Brandon Averitt (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Fr	Tarbut V' Torah HS	Monrovia, CA
F	25	Kaosi Ezeagu	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Mississauga Secondary School	Brampton, ON
F	25	Efe Odigie	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Pro-Vision School	Houston, TX
F	33	Gilles Dekoninck (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Huntington Prep Fresno State	Diest, Belgium
C	54	Isaiah Rhyanes (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Andress HS El Paso CC	El Paso, TX

Head coach

Rodney Terry (St. Edward's)

Assistant coach(es)

Lamont Smith (San Diego)
Brian Burton (UT Dallas)
Nick Matson (VMI)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm	Texas–Permian Basin	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm	at New Mexico State Battle of I-10	Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
Nov 14, 2018* 6:00 pm, P12N	at Arizona	McKale Center Tuscon, AZ
Nov 19, 2018* 7:00 pm	Eastern New Mexico	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
Nov 24, 2018* TBA	at New Mexico	Dreamstyle Arena Albuquerque, NM
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm	New Mexico State Battle of I-10	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
Dec 1, 2018* 7:00 pm	Northwestern State	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
Dec 4, 2018* 6:30 pm, FS1	at Marquette	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
Dec 16, 2018* 1:00 pm	UC Riverside	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm	Norfolk State Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
Dec 22, 2018* 5:00 pm/7:30 pm	East Tennessee State or Wyoming Sun Bowl Invitational	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
Conference USA regular season
Jan 3, 2019 6:00 pm	at UTSA	Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm	UTSA	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm	North Texas	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
Jan 12, 2019 7:00 pm	Rice	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
Jan 17, 2019 6:00 pm	at UAB	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
Jan 19, 2019 TBA	at Middle Tennessee	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm	Old Dominion	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm	Charlotte	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
Jan 31, 2019 TBA	at Marshall	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Feb 2, 2019 TBA	at Western Kentucky	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm	Florida Atlantic	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm	FIU	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
Jan 14, 2019 5:30 pm	at Louisiana Tech	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
Feb 16, 2019 3:00 pm	at Southern Miss	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
Feb 23, 2019	TBA
Feb 28, 2019	TBA
Mar 3, 2019	TBA
Mar 6, 2019	TBA
Mar 9, 2019	TBA
Conference USA Tournament
Mar 13–16, 2019	vs.	Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source^[7]

References

↑ "UTEP's Tim Floyd, a former coach of the Chicago Bulls, announces his retirement". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
↑ "UTEP's Floyd retires after Miners fall to 1–5". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
↑ "Citing 'new world of college basketball,' Tim Floyd abruptly retires from coaching". kansascity. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
↑ Villasana, Jose (2017-11-28). "UTEP's new athletic director: We are going to engage our community". KVIA. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
↑ Dauster, Rob. "UTEP announces that Phil Johnson will replace Tim Floyd". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
↑ Broaddus, Adrian (March 12, 2018). "UTEP hires Fresno State's Rodney Terry as their new basketball coach". theprospectordaily.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
↑ "University of Texas at El Paso Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball". utepathletics.com.

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[1] "UTEP's Tim Floyd, a former coach of the Chicago Bulls, announces his retirement". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2017-11-28.

[2] "UTEP's Floyd retires after Miners fall to 1–5". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-11-28.

[3] "Citing 'new world of college basketball,' Tim Floyd abruptly retires from coaching". kansascity. Retrieved 2017-11-28.

[4] Villasana, Jose (2017-11-28). "UTEP's new athletic director: We are going to engage our community". KVIA. Retrieved 2017-11-28.

[5] Dauster, Rob. "UTEP announces that Phil Johnson will replace Tim Floyd". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved November 28, 2017.

[6] Broaddus, Adrian (March 12, 2018). "UTEP hires Fresno State's Rodney Terry as their new basketball coach". theprospectordaily.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018.

[7] "University of Texas at El Paso Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball". utepathletics.com.

UTEP Miners men's basketball
Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1961–1976) Don Haskins Center (1976–present)
Rivalries	New Mexico State
Culture & lore	Paydirt Pete Glory Road "Miners Fight" 1966 championship game
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
NCAA national championship in bold

2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
FIU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marshall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rice	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UAB	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTEP	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTSA	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Western Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2019 C-USA Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018;

2018–19 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Class of 2018 recruits

Class of 2019 recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References