Entering the 2020-21 season, Eric Vila is one of two UTEP men’s basketball seniors and knows the challenges ahead for the squad. Vila completed his first season in a UTEP uniform after transferring from Northwest Florida State College. His efforts helped the Miners win 17 games, the most in four years. However, as fellow senior Bryson Williams has mentioned, […]Read More
A return to a more traditional format highlights the 18-game 2021 Conference USA schedule for the UTEP women’s basketball team, as announced Friday. The Miners will have home-and-home match-ups with LA Tech, North Texas, Rice, Southern Miss and UTSA. UTEP will also square off once against Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, FIU, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, Old Dominion, […]Read More
Conference USA men’s hoops has returned to traditional league play, as the 2020-21 UTEP men’s basketball 18-game conference schedule was released Thursday. The league slate will feature five home-and-home series after moving away from Bonus Play. UTEP will take on conference foes LA Tech, North Texas, Rice, Southern Miss and UTSA twice, and will play […]Read More
Officials with UTEP Athletics announced Thursday morning that season ticket renewals for the 2020-21 UTEP men’s and women’s basketball campaigns are now live, and fans can also request season tickets now. The UTEP men are coming off a 17-win season, chalking up nine more victories from the 2018-19 campaign. It was the largest win improvement […]Read More
UTEP Men’s Basketball Head Coach Rodney Terry is the guest on this week’s “Picks Up Podcast” with “Voice of the Miners” Jon Teicher. In this week’s installment, coach Terry recaps the 2019-20 season, gives recruiting updates, and discusses how his program is adapting to the challenges presented by COVID-19. Rodney Terry, who was appointed the 19th […]Read More
Isis Lopes, formerly of Clemson, has agreed to attend school and play with the UTEP women’s basketball team, head coach Kevin Baker announced Friday. “Isis is a very solid, quick, athletic and versatile guard. She has the ability to get the rim and create shots for others. She has tremendous court vision, and it allows her […]Read More
Elina Arike, a key player for the U20 Finland national team has signed a national letter of intent to attend school and compete with the UTEP women’s basketball team beginning in the 2020-21 scholastic year, head coach Kevin Baker announced this week. Baker shared that Arike will have four years of eligibility. “We are very […]Read More
DALLAS – UTEP men’s basketball Isaiah Rhyanes is among 14 honorees for the Winter Conference USA Spirit of Service Award, as officially announced by the league on Tuesday. The C-USA Spirit of Service Award is designed to recognize the community service efforts of our student-athletes. Rhyanes gathered 14.5 hours of community service. The El Paso native […]Read More
The year was 1941. A loaf of bread cost eight cents. A couple of experimental TV stations were on the air. The big band era was in full swing. Neil Diamond, Faye Dunaway, Bob Dylan and Martha Stewart were born. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was beginning his third team as President of the United States. America was on the brink of […]Read More
The 1991-92 Miners (27-7) take on the 2009-10 Miners (26-7) in GECU’s Miner Madness, the mythical “championship game” to determine which is the second-best team in UTEP history behind the 1966 national champs. Analysis: Both squads boast powerful, physical front lines. The 1991-92 team has two seniors at the top of their game in Marlon Maxey […]Read More
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