2021–22 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

2021–22 UTEP Miners men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record20–14 (11–7 CUSA)
Head coach
Associate head coachJeremy Cox
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDon Haskins Center
Seasons
2021–22 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Middle Tennessee 13 5   .722 26 11   .703
Western Kentucky 11 7   .611 19 13   .594
Florida Atlantic 11 7   .611 19 15   .559
Charlotte 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
Old Dominion 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
FIU 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
Marshall 4 14   .222 12 21   .364
West
North Texas 16 2   .889 25 7   .781
UAB 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
Louisiana Tech 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
UTEP 11 7   .611 20 14   .588
Rice 7 11   .389 16 17   .485
UTSA 3 15   .167 10 22   .313
Southern Miss 1 17   .056 7 26   .212
2022 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2021–22 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Joe Golding, and played their home games at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas as a member of Conference USA.

Previous season

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The Miners finished the 2020–21 season 12–12, 8–8 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place in West Division. They lost in the second round of the C-USA tournament to Florida Atlantic.

On April 6, 2021, Rodney Terry left for UTEP to accept an assistant coaching position at Texas.[1] The Miners announced the hiring of Abilene Christian head coach Joe Golding as its next head coach on April 13.[2]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Eric Vila 4 F 6'11" 225 RS Senior Girona, Spain Graduated
Bryson Williams 11 F 6'8" 230 RS Senior Fresno, CA Graduate transferred to Texas Tech
Kristian Sjolund 12 F 6'8" 206 RS Sophomore Kongsberg, Norway Transferred to Portland
Vuk Vulikic 20 G 6'4" 198 Freshman Belgrade, Serbia Transferred to UC San Diego
Adam Hess 23 G 6'5" 195 RS Sophomore Westlake, CA Transferred to Eastern New Mexico
Efe Odigie 32 F 6'9" 240 Junior Houston, TX Transferred to Troy

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Bonke Maring 11 F 6'10" Junior Cypress, TX Blinn College
Jamari Sibley 14 F 6'8" 200 Sophomore Milwaukee, WI Georgetown
Alfred Hollins 15 F 6'6" 205 Senior San Francisco, CA Oregon State
Jorell Saterfield 23 F 6'4" 190 Junior Chicago, IL Ranger College

Recruiting class of 2021

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kezza Giffa
G
Paris, France 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A May 28, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Kevin Kalu
F
Baltimore, MD Our Lady of Mt Carmel School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) N/A Aug 26, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/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:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Recruiting class of 2022

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US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Khalfani Hill
SF
Toronto, ON Excel Hoops Training Institute 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) N/A Oct 24, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/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

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2021–22 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Souley Boum 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Sr Oakland Tech HS
San Francisco
Oakland, California
F 1 Tydus Verhoeven 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Manteca HS
Duquesne
Manteca, California
G 2 Christian Agnew 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sr John Glenn HS
North Alabama
Detroit, Michigan
G 3 Keonte Kennedy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Westlake HS
Xavier
Austin, Texas
G 4 Kezza Giffa 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Levallois Metropolitans 92 Paris, France
G 5 Emmanuel White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Obra D. Tompkins HS
Coastal Bend College
Katy, Texas
F 11 Bonke Maring 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Cy-Springs HS
Blinn College
Cypress, Texas
G 13 Cam Clardy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Bridgeland High School Cypress, Texas
F 14 Jamari Sibley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 184 lb (83 kg) So Oak Hill Academy
Georgetown
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 15 Alfred Hollins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Oregon State San Francisco, California
F 20 Kevin Kalu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Our Lady of Mount Carmel School Baltimore, Maryland
F 21 Ze'Rik Onyema 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So John Jay High School San Antonio, Texas
G/F 23 Jorell Saterfield 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Jr Mayfield HS
Ranger College
Chicago, Illinois
G 24 Jamal Bieniemy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Sr Obra D. Tompkins HS
Oklahoma
New Orleans, Louisiana
F 33 Gilles Dekoninck 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Huntington Prep
Fresno State
Diest, Belgium
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Western New Mexico W 85–57  1–0
Don Haskins Center (6,751)
El Paso, TX
November 13, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at New Mexico State
Battle of I-10
L 71–77  1–1
Pan American Center (8,089)
Las Cruces, NM
November 16, 2021*
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Northern New Mexico W 88–53  2–1
Don Haskins Center (3,808)
El Paso, TX
November 19, 2021*
8:00 p.m., WCC Network
at Pacific
Golden Turkey Classic
W 73–64  3–1
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,514)
Stockton, CA
November 22, 2021*
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
UC Riverside
Golden Turkey Classic
L 40–52  3–2
Don Haskins Center (4,037)
El Paso, TX
November 24, 2021*
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Florida A&M
Golden Turkey Classic
W 67–53  4–2
Don Haskins Center (4,196)
El Paso, TX
December 3, 2021*
6:00 p.m., Stadium
New Mexico State
Battle of I-10
L 69–72  4–3
Don Haskins Center (6,392)
El Paso, TX
December 7, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 8 Kansas L 52–78  4–4
T-Mobile Center (15,500)
Kansas City, MO
December 12, 2021*
1:00 p.m., Stadium
at New Mexico W 77–69  5–4
The Pit (9,044)
Albuquerque, NM
December 16, 2021*
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
McNeese State W 82–72  6–4
Don Haskins Center (5,522)
El Paso, TX
December 21, 2021*
7:30 p.m., CUSA.tv
North Carolina Central
Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals
W 70–61  7–4
Don Haskins Center (4,047)
El Paso, TX
December 22, 2021*
7:30 p.m., CUSA.tv
Bradley
Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational
L 66–73  7–5
Don Haskins Center (4,082)
El Paso, TX
Conference USA regular season
December 30, 2021
5:30 p.m., CUSA.tv
at UAB L 62–75  7–6
(0–1)
Bartow Arena (2,795)
Birmingham, AL
January 6, 2022
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
Louisiana Tech L 52–64  7–7
(0–2)
Don Haskins Center (3,701)
El Paso, TX
January 8, 2022
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Southern Miss W 87-54  8–7
(1–2)
Don Haskins Center (3,841)
El Paso, TX
January 13, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Charlotte L 53–66  8–8
(1–3)
Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
January 15, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Old Dominion W 78–70  9–8
(2–3)
Chartway Arena (4,528)
Norfolk, VA
January 20, 2022
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
UTSA W 69–64  10–8
(3–3)
Don Haskins Center (5,021)
El Paso, TX
January 23, 2022
2:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
at UTSA W 59–54  11–8
(4–3)
Convocation Center (924)
San Antonio, TX
January 27, 2022
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Florida Atlantic W 70–68  12–8
(5–3)
Don Haskins Center (4,458)
El Paso, TX
January 29, 2022
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
FIU W 79–68  13–8
(6–3)
Don Haskins Center (4,864)
El Paso, TX
February 5, 2022
1:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
at Rice W 72–70  14–8
(7–3)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,872)
Houston, TX
February 7, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at North Texas
Rescheduled from February 3
L 58–66  14–9
(7–4)
The Super Pit (3,813)
Denton, TX
February 13, 2022
1:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Marshall L 79–88  14–10
(7–5)
Don Haskins Center (4,129)
El Paso, TX
February 17, 2022
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana Tech W 63–60  15–10
(8–5)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,777)
Ruston, LA
February 19, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Miss W 84–70  16–10
(9–5)
Reed Green Coliseum (2,861)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 21, 2022
5:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
at Middle Tennessee
Rescheduled from January 1
L 59–77  16–11
(9–6)
Murphy Center (4,211)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UAB L 66–69  16–12
(9–7)
Don Haskins Center (6,100)
El Paso, TX
March 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Rice W 70–67  17–12
(10–7)
Don Haskins Center (4,645)
El Paso, TX
March 5, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Texas W 70–68  18–12
(11–7)
Don Haskins Center (5,521)
El Paso, TX
Conference USA tournament
March 9, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
(W4) vs. (E5) Old Dominion
Second round
W 74–64  19–12
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
March 10, 2022
8:00 p.m., Stadium
(W4) vs. (E1) Middle Tennessee
Quarterfinals
L 59–66 OT 19–13
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
The Basketball Classic
March 19, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Illinois
First Round
W 80–54  20–13
Don Haskins Center (3,500)
El Paso, TX
March 22, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Utah
Second Round
L 69–82  20–14
Don Haskins Center (3,510)
El Paso, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Source[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ryan, Nate (April 6, 2021). "UTEP head hoops coach Rodney Terry announces he's stepping down for Texas assistant job". KVIA-TV. Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "UTEP Names Joe Golding Men's Basketball Head Coach". UTEPMiners.com (Press release). El Paso, Texas: University of Texas at El Paso. April 13, 2021. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTEPMiners.com. University of Texas at El Paso. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.