2016–17 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

The 2016–16 UTEP Miners basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Miners, led by seventh-year head coach Tim Floyd, played their home games at the Don Haskins Center as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 15–17, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place. In the C-USA tournament, they defeated Rice in the quarterfinals before losing to top-seeded Middle Tennessee in the semifinals. UTEP averaged 6,400 fans per game, ranking 83rd nationally.^[1]

2016–17 UTEP Miners men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	15–17 (12–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Tim Floyd (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Phil Johnson Bob Cantu Bobby Braswell
Home arena	Don Haskins Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Middle Tennessee †	17	–	1		.944			31	–	5		.861
Louisiana Tech	14	–	4		.778			23	–	10		.697
Old Dominion	12	–	6		.667			19	–	12		.613
UTEP	12	–	6		.667			15	–	17		.469
Rice	11	–	7		.611			23	–	12		.657
Marshall	10	–	8		.556			20	–	15		.571
UAB	9	–	9		.500			17	–	16		.515
Western Kentucky	9	–	9		.500			15	–	17		.469
UTSA	8	–	10		.444			14	–	19		.424
Charlotte	7	–	11		.389			13	–	17		.433
Florida Atlantic	6	–	12		.333			10	–	20		.333
Southern Miss	6	–	12		.333			9	–	22		.290
FIU	3	–	15		.167			7	–	24		.226
North Texas	2	–	16		.111			8	–	22		.267
† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner

Previous season

The Miners finished the 2015–16 season 19–14, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated FIU in the second round of the C-USA tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Marshall.

Preseason

The Miners were picked to finish in sixth place in the preseason Conference USA poll.^[2]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Brodricks Jones	3	F	6'10"	200	Freshman	Los Angeles, CA	Transferred to Wyoming
Lee Moore	4	G	6'4"	175	Junior	Kennesaw, GA	Left to play professionally overseas.
Victor Mbachu	13	G	6'1"	170	RS Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
Tevin Caldwell	15	G	6'3"	180	RS Senior	El Paso, TX	Graduated
Earvin Morris	20	G	6'4"	175	Senior	Memphis, TN	Graduated
Hooper Vint	23	C	6'11"	235	Senior	Van Buren, AR	Graduated
Christian Romine	34	F/C	6'9"	220	Freshman	Mahomet, IL	Transferred to Illinois State

Class of 2016 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tim Cameron SG	Norcross, GA	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Oct 8, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Chris Barnes #90 SG	Long Beach, CA	Compton High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 59
Deon Barrett PG	Lancaster, TX	Lancaster High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	Sep 17, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Roman Silva C	Pomona, CA	Diamond Ranch High School	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Apr 16, 2024
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Adrian Moore G	North Little Rock, AR	North Little Rock High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Class of 2017 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kobe Magee PG	San Antonio, TX	Brandeis High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A	Feb 27, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2016–17 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Dominic Artis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Findlay Prep Oregon/Diablo Valley College San Francisco, CA G 2 Omega Harris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Putnam City West HS Bethany, OK G 3 Tim Cameron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Academy Norcross, GA G 4 Adrian Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr North Little Rock HS Little Rock, AR G 5 Chris Barnes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Compton HS Compton, CA G/F 11 Jake Flaggert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Lovejoy HS Lucas, TX F 12 Terry Winn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Westwind Preparatory Academy Monroe, LA F 13 Ivan Venegas (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Tecnologico de Monterrey Campus Chihuahua, Mexico G 20 Isiah Osborne 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So University of Windsor (Canada) Windsor, ON G 21 Trey Touchet 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Saint Thomas More HS Lafayette, IN F 22 Paul Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Summer Creek HS Humble, TX G 23 Deon Barrett 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Lancaster HS Lancaster, TX G 25 Hudson Urbanus 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Bowie HS Austin, TX C 41 Matt Willms 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Findlay Prep Leamington, ON C 54 Kelvin James 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Hobbs HS Hobbs, NM	Head coach Tim Floyd (Louisiana Tech) Assistant coach(es) Phil Johnson (East Central) Bob Cantu (Chapman) Bobby Braswell (Cal State Northridge) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2016* 1:00 pm		Southeastern Oklahoma	W 80–73		Don Haskins Center (4,838) El Paso, TX
Nov 05, 2016* 1:00 pm		Alaska Fairbanks	W 87–85 ^OT		Don Haskins Center (5,025) El Paso, TX
Non-conference regular season
Nov 12, 2016* 7:00 pm		Louisiana College	W 88–54	1–0	Don Haskins Center (6,295) El Paso, TX
Nov 17, 2016* 11:30 am, ESPN3		vs. Wake Forest Charleston Classic quarterfinals	L 81–103	1–1	TD Arena (4,125) Charleston, SC
Nov 18, 2016* 1:30 pm, ESPN3		vs. Western Michigan Charleston Classic consolation round	W 85–75	2–1	TD Arena (4,020) Charleston, SC
Nov 20, 2016* 1:30 pm, ESPN3		vs. Mississippi State Charleston Classic 5th place game	L 54–61	2–2	TD Arena (1,293) Charleston, SC
Nov 23, 2016* 7:00 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	L 56–72	2–3	Don Haskins Center (6,348) El Paso, TX
Dec 03, 2016* 7:00 pm		Northwestern State	L 67–79	2–4	Don Haskins Center (5,928) El Paso, TX
Dec 07, 2016* 7:00 pm, RTSW		at New Mexico	L 77–78	2–5	The Pit (11,838) Albuquerque, NM
Dec 13, 2016* 7:00 pm		New Mexico State Battle of I-10	L 68–79	2–6	Don Haskins Center (6,815) El Paso, TX
Dec 17, 2016* 7:00 pm		Northern Arizona	L 74–76	2–7	Don Haskins Center (5,667) El Paso, TX
Dec 21, 2016* 7:00 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals	L 66–71	2–8	Don Haskins Center (5,333) El Paso, TX
Dec 22, 2016* 6:00 pm		UC Irvine Sun Bowl Invitational 3rd place game	L 57–62	2–9	Don Haskins Center (4,633) El Paso, TX
Dec 30, 2016* 7:00 pm		at New Mexico State Battle of I-10	L 70–79	2–10	Pan American Center (5,639) Las Cruces, NM
Conference USA regular season
Jan Jan 2017 2:00 pm		at UTSA	L 55–67	2–11 (0–1)	Convocation Center (816) San Antonio, TX
Jan 05, 2017 5:30 pm, CI		at Louisiana Tech	L 44–64	2–12 (0–2)	Thomas Assembly Center (3,205) Ruston, LA
Jan July 2017 3:00 pm		at Southern Miss	L 65–73	2–13 (0–3)	Reed Green Coliseum (2,161) Hattiesburg, MS
Jan Dec 2017 7:00 pm		FIU	W 88–87 ^OT	3–13 (1–3)	Don Haskins Center (5,696) El Paso, TX
Jan 14, 2017 7:00 pm		Florida Atlantic	W 66–65 ^OT	4–13 (2–3)	Don Haskins Center (5,745) El Paso, TX
Jan 21, 2017 7:00 pm		UTSA	W 59–39	5–13 (3–3)	Don Haskins Center (6,446) El Paso, TX
Jan 26, 2017 6:00 pm, beIN		at WKU	L 62–65	5–14 (3–4)	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,859) Bowling Green, KY
Jan 28, 2017 5:00 pm		at Marshall	W 91–68	6–14 (4–4)	Cam Henderson Center (6,781) Huntington, WV
Feb Feb 2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN		UAB	W 63–59	7–14 (5–4)	Don Haskins Center (6,248) El Paso, TX
Feb 04, 2017 6:00 pm, ASN		Middle Tennessee	W 57–54	8–14 (6–4)	Don Haskins Center (6,803) El Paso, TX
Feb 09, 2017 7:00 pm		Louisiana Tech	L 61–62	8–15 (6–5)	Don Haskins Center (6,698) El Paso, TX
Feb Nov 2017 7:00 pm		Southern Miss	W 80–50	9–15 (7–5)	Don Haskins Center (6,930) El Paso, TX
Feb 16, 2017 6:00 pm, beIN		at North Texas	W 77–71 ^OT	10–15 (8–5)	The Super Pit (2,672) Denton, TX
Feb 18, 2017 6:00 pm		at Rice	W 79–71	11–15 (9–5)	Tudor Fieldhouse (2,988) Houston, TX
Feb 23, 2017 5:00 pm		at Florida Atlantic	W 60–55	12–15 (10–5)	FAU Arena (1,261) Boca Raton, FL
Feb 25, 2017 5:00 pm		at FIU	W 90−76	13−15 (11−5)	FIU Arena (972) Miami, FL
Mar Feb 2017 6:00 pm, beIN		Old Dominion	L 61–62	13–16 (11–6)	Don Haskins Center (8,663) El Paso, TX
Mar 04, 2017 1:00 pm		Charlotte	W 74–67	14–16 (12–6)	Don Haskins Center (8,155) El Paso, TX
Conference USA tournament
Mar 09, 2017 1:00 pm, ASN	(4)	vs. (5) Rice Quarterfinals	W 86–76	15–16	Legacy Arena (3,228) Birmingham, AL
Mar 10, 2017 11:30 am, CBSSN	(4)	vs. (1) Middle Tennessee Semifinals	L 56–82	15–17	Legacy Arena (3,299) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. Source^[3]^[4]^[5]

See also

• 2016–17 UTEP Lady Miners basketball team

References

1. "2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Attendance" (PDF). NCAA. (PDF) from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
2. "MBK: UAB Voted C-USA Preseason Favorite" (Press release). Irving, Texas: Conference USA. October 6, 2016. from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
3. . UTEPAthletics.com. University of Texas at El Paso. Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
4. "UTEP Miners Schedule 2016-17". ESPN. from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
5. "2016-17 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 19, 2022.