It was a chance for the 2017-18 UTEP Miners to stretch their legs, show their skills and have some fun with fans Saturday night at the Don Haskins Center.
The Miners put on a show for the UTEP faithful, running a scrimmage, a slam dunk contest and autograph session. Our very own Andres Acosta was there, and while he didn’t show off his patented Windmill Dunk, he did take his gear and brings you his view of the fun in today’s Story in Many Pics.
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
FILE: “They really moved the ball well against our zone,” Floyd said. “It seemed like when we decided to go zone, we had a lot of young guys in the lineup. Tirus [Smith], Trey [Wade] and one of our freshman point guards out there and our (zone) doesn’t like quite as good. Nothing looks quite as good with the youth as it does with the older players early.
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
“What we need to do is try to figure out how we’re going to go play,” coach Tim Floyd said. “We’ve had a really integral part of our basketball team go down with Matt Willms’ injury…
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
UTEP Men’s Basketball Orange vs White Scrimmage, Don Haskins Center August 12, 2017
Photojournalist / Sports Photographer
I am fueled by the challenge to capture that "Special Moment"
Andres is available for freelance assignments and travel throughout Texas and New Mexico
