2023–24 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

The 2023–24 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented 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, played 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
Sun Bowl Invitational Champions
Conference	Conference USA
Record	18–16 (7–9 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
Sam Houston	13	–	3		.813			21	–	12		.636
Louisiana Tech	12	–	4		.750			22	–	10		.688
Western Kentucky †	8	–	8		.500			22	–	12		.647
Liberty	7	–	9		.438			18	–	14		.563
UTEP	7	–	9		.438			18	–	16		.529
New Mexico State	7	–	9		.438			13	–	19		.406
Middle Tennessee	7	–	9		.438			14	–	19		.424
Jacksonville State	6	–	10		.375			14	–	18		.438
FIU	5	–	11		.313			11	–	22		.333
† 2024 CUSA tournament winner

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 for 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 for 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 for 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

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Trey Horton SG	Charlotte, NC	Providence Day School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 26, 2022
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2024)
Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.

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) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 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	L 82–88	6–5	22 – Hardy	7 – Powell	5 – Camper Jr.	Moody Coliseum (1,469) Abilene, TX
December 20, 2023* 7:30 p.m., YouTube/4.2 (Local TV)		Norfolk State Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals	W 67–65	7–5	13 – Solomon	8 – Solomon	3 – Powell	Don Haskins Center (4,193) El Paso, TX
December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., YouTube/4.2 (Local TV)		Wyoming Sun Bowl Invitational championship	W 78–67	8–5	32 – Powell	6 – Tied	4 – Powell	Don Haskins Center (4,310) El Paso, TX
December 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Seattle C-USA/WAC Alliance	L 61–73	8–6	9 – Terrell Jr.	7 – Powell	2 – Powell	Don Haskins Center (4,391) El Paso, TX
Conference USA regular season
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at New Mexico State Battle of I-10	L 53–63	8–7 (0–1)	21 – Hardy	7 – Kalu	3 – Powell	Pan American Center (5,216) Las Cruces, NM
January 7, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Chicago State	W 74–69	9–7	13 – Hardy	5 – Soloman	3 – Tied	Don Haskins Center (3,632) El Paso, TX
January 13, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at FIU	L 68–72	9–8 (0–2)	15 – Hardy	6 – Frazier III	4 – Camper Jr.	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,021) Miami, FL
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		Middle Tennessee	W 73–59	10–8 (1–2)	21 – Frazier	5 – Solomon	2 – Tied	Don Haskins Center (3,833) El Paso, TX
January 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Western Kentucky	W 93–87	11–8 (2–2)	27 – Hardy	9 – Frazier	6 – Frazier	Don Haskins Center (4,151) El Paso, TX
January 25, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	L 54–68	11–9 (2–3)	11 – Tied	6 – Powell	5 – Terrell	Thomas Assembly Center (2,290) Ruston, LA
January 27, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Sam Houston	L 56–60	11–10 (2–4)	13 – Hardy	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,993) Huntsville, TX
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jacksonville State	W 79–71	12–10 (3–4)	17 – Frazier	6 – Kalu	4 – Powell	Don Haskins Center (3,845) El Paso, TX
February 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Liberty	L 65–67	12–11 (3–5)	15 – Frazier	7 – Tied	4 – Powell	Don Haskins Center (5,028) El Paso, TX
February 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Mexico State Battle of I-10	W 74–49	13–11 (4–5)	21 – Hardy	11 – Solomon	4 – Powell	Don Haskins Center (10,511) El Paso, TX
February 15, 2024 5:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Western Kentucky	L 80–90	13–12 (4–6)	19 – Hardy	9 – Tied	4 – Hardy	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,305) Bowling Green, KY
February 17, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee	L 90–96 2OT	13–13 (4–7)	24 – Hardy	8 – Powell	5 – Powell	Murphy Center (2,952) Murfreesboro, TN
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	L 59–65	13–14 (4–8)	16 – Hamilton	7 – Frazier III	6 – Powell	Don Haskins Center (3,896) El Paso, TX
February 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sam Houston	L 54–65	13–15 (4–9)	14 – Frazier III	6 – Powell	2 – Tied	Don Haskins Center (5,010) El Paso, TX
February 29, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Jacksonville State	W 72–65	14–15 (5–9)	24 – Frazier III	4 – Tied	5 – Powell	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,025) Jacksonville, AL
March 2, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Liberty	W 67–51	15–15 (6–9)	21 – Camper Jr.	7 – Frazier III	4 – Hardy	Liberty Arena (3,643) Lynchburg, VA
March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		FIU	W 83–76	16–15 (7–9)	26 – Hardy	8 – Kalu	5 – Tied	Don Haskins Center (5,151) El Paso, TX
Conference USA tournament
March 14, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	(5)	vs. (4) Liberty Quarterfinals	W 66–57	17–15	13 – Powell	7 – Powell	4 – Powell	Von Braun Center (2,265) Huntsville, AL
March 15, 2024 10:30 a.m., CBSSN	(5)	vs. (1) Sam Houston Semifinals	W 65–63	18–15	19 – Camper Jr.	7 – Tied	2 – Tied	Von Braun Center  Huntsville, AL
March 16, 2024 6:30 p.m., CBSSN	(5)	vs. (3) Western Kentucky Championship	L 71–78	18–16	21 – Powell	8 – Solomon	4 – Terrell Jr.	Von Braun Center  Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Source^[2]