2023–24 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

The 2023–24 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represents the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by third-year head coach Joe Golding, play their home games at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas as a member of Conference USA.

2023–24 UTEP Miners men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	6–4 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Joe Golding (3rd season)
Associate head coach	Jeremy Cox
Assistant coaches	Earl Boykins Bryen Spriggs
Home arena	Don Haskins Center
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Conference USA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Liberty	0	–	0		–			9	–	3		.750
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0		–			9	–	3		.750
Western Kentucky	0	–	0		–			9	–	3		.750
UTEP	0	–	0		–			6	–	5		.545
Sam Houston	0	–	0		–			6	–	6		.500
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0		–			5	–	6		.455
New Mexico State	0	–	0		–			5	–	7		.417
Jacksonville State	0	–	0		–			4	–	7		.364
FIU	0	–	0		–			4	–	8		.333
† 2024 C-USA tournament winner As of December 18, 2023

Previous season

The Miners finished the 2022–23 season 14–18, 7–13 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for ninth place.^[1] They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Western Kentucky.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jamal Sumlin	0	G	6'3"	180	Freshman	Cleveland, OH	Transferred to Northwest Florida State College
Malik Zachery	3	G	6'2"	180	Junior	Syracuse, NY	Transferred
Mario McKinney Jr.	4	G	6'1"	185	Junior	St. Louis, MI	Left the team due to personal reasons
Shamar Givance	5	G	5'10"	170	Senior	Toronto, ON	Graduated
Carlos Lemus	11	G	6'3"	190	Sophomore	Cumaná, Venezuela	Left the team due to personal reasons
Jamari Sibley	12	F	6'8"	185	Sophomore	Milwaukee, WI	Transferred to Southern Utah
Ze'Rik Onyema	21	F	6'8"	230	Sophomore	San Antonio, TX	Transferred to Texas
Milos Merrick	24	G	6'4"	210	Freshman	Wheeling, WV	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Yadiz Powell	0	G	6'4"	195	Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Buffalo
Baylor Hebb	3	G	6'2"	180	Junior	Colleyville, TX	Colorado State
Corey Camper Jr.	4	G	6'5"		Junior	Little Rock, AR	Tyler Junior College
Sebastian Cole	21	G	5'11"		Junior	Aurora, CO	Walk-on; Otero College
Elijah Jones	33	F	6'8"	210	RS Freshman	Pleasantville, NJ	East Carolina

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
David Terrell SG	Arlington, TX	Mansfield Summit High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 20, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Trey Horton SG	Charlotte, NC	Providence Day School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 26, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
KJ Thomas PG	Canyon, TX	Randall High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 22, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Zid Powell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Sr Buffalo Philadelphia, Pennsylvania F 1 Jon Don Anjos 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Florida SouthWestern State College Curitiba, Brazil G 2 Tae Hardy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Southern Miss Ellenwood, Georgia G 3 Baylor Hebb 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Colorado State Colleyville, Texas G 4 Corey Camper Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Tyler Junior College Little Rock, Arkansas G 5 David Terrell Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Mansfield Summit Dallas, Texas G 11 Trey Horton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Fr Providence Day School Charlotte, North Carolina F 13 Calvin Solomon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Stephen F. Austin Houston, Texas G 15 Antwonne Holmes (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Chapin El Paso, Texas G 20 Garrett Levesque (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Tarleton State El Paso, Texas G 21 Sebastian Cole (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Jr Otero College Aurora, Colorado F 23 Otis Frazier III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr George Mason Buckeye, Arizona F 32 Derick Hamilton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Jr Bossier Parish CC Baton Rouge, Louisiana F 33 Elijah Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr East Carolina Pleasantville, New Jersey F 34 Kevin Kalu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Jr Our Lady of Mount Carmel School Baltimore, Maryland	Head coach Joe Golding (Abilene Christian) Assistant coach(es) Jeremy Cox (Colorado Mesa) Earl Boykins (Eastern Michigan) Bryen Spriggs (Slippery Rock) 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	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		McMurry	W 120–71	1–0	19 – Jones	8 – Dos Anjos	10 – Hardy	Don Haskins Center (3,782) El Paso, TX
November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		USAO	W 123–72	2–0	19 – Jones	13 – Kalu	6 – Terrell Jr.	Don Haskins Center (3,514) El Paso, TX
November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		UC Santa Barbara	W 89–76	3–0	23 – Powell	13 – Solomon	8 – Hardy	Don Haskins Center (7,121) El Paso, TX
November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Austin Peay SoCal Challenge campus site game	W 71–63	4–0	25 – Hardy	9 – Frazier	7 – Solomon	Don Haskins Center (4,871) El Paso, TX
November 20, 2023* 11:00 p.m., CBSSN		vs. California SoCal Challenge Surf Division semifinals	W 75–72	5–0	16 – Hardy	6 – Powell	3 – Tied	The Pavilion at JSerra (529) San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 22, 2023* 8:30 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Bradley SoCal Challenge Surf Division championship	L 59–63	5–1	15 – Hardy	7 – Kalu	4 – Solomon	The Pavilion at JSerra (499) San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 25, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Loyola Marymount	L 47–67	5–2	12 – Hardy	7 – Kalu	2 – Tied	Gersten Pavilion (750) Los Angeles, CA
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 63–67	5–3	16 – Frazier	8 – Powell	4 – Tied	Don Haskins Center (4,671) El Paso, TX
December 4, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Western New Mexico	W 90–62	6–3	14 – Powell	10 – Frazier III	4 – Hardy	Don Haskins Center (3,656) El Paso, TX
December 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., P12N		at Oregon	L 49–71	6–4	16 – Hardy	6 – Frazier III	3 – Powell	Matthew Knight Arena (5,084) Eugene, OR
December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Abilene Christian C-USA/WAC Alliance						Moody Coliseum  Abilene, TX
December 21, 2023* 7:30 p.m., YouTube/4.2 (Local TV)		Norfolk State Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals						Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
December 22, 2023* TBA, YouTube/4.2 (Local TV)		South Dakota State/Wyoming Sun Bowl Invitational						Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
December 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Seattle C-USA/WAC Alliance						Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at New Mexico State Battle of I-10						Pan American Center  Las Cruces, NM
January 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Chicago State						Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
January 13, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at FIU						Ocean Bank Convocation Center  Miami, FL
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		Middle Tennessee						Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
January 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Western Kentucky						Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
January 25, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech						Thomas Assembly Center  Ruston, LA
January 27, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Sam Houston						Bernard Johnson Coliseum  Huntsville, TX
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jacksonville State						Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
February 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Liberty						Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
February 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Mexico State Battle of I-10						Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
February 15, 2024 5:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Western Kentucky						E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
February 17, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee						Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, TN
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana Tech						Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
February 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sam Houston						Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
February 29, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Jacksonville State						Pete Mathews Coliseum  Jacksonville, AL
March 2, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Liberty						Liberty Arena  Lynchburg, VA
March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		FIU						Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
Conference USA tournament
March 12–16, 2024 TBA		vs. TBA						Von Braun Center  Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Source^[2]

References

1. "2022-23 UTEP Miners Men's Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
2. "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTEPMiners.com. University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved October 18, 2023.