2018–19 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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]
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
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
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:
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
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
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:
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
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
^ "Attendance Records" (PDF) . NCAA . Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022 .
^ Parrish, Gary (November 28, 2017). "UTEP's Tim Floyd, a former coach of the Chicago Bulls, announces his retirement" . CBSSports.com . Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2017 .
^ Goodman, Jeff (November 28, 2017). "UTEP's Floyd retires after Miners fall to 1–5" . ESPN.com . Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved November 28, 2017 .
^ Grathoff, Pete (November 28, 2017). "Citing 'new world of college basketball,' Tim Floyd abruptly retires from coaching" . KansasCity.com . Archived from the original on November 5, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2017 .
^ Villasana, Jose (November 27, 2017). "UTEP's new athletic director: We are going to engage our community" . KVIA . Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022 .
^ Dauster, Rob (November 28, 2017). "UTEP announces that Phil Johnson will replace Tim Floyd" . Yahoo Sports. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017 .
^ Knight, Bill (March 20, 2018). "Phil Johnson leaves UTEP basketball" . El Paso Times . Retrieved February 6, 2020 .
^ Broaddus, Adrian (March 12, 2018). "UTEP hires Fresno State's Rodney Terry as their new basketball coach" . TheProspectorDaily.com . Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2018 .
^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule" . UTEPAthletics.com . University of Texas at El Paso . Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022 .
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