2017–18 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

The 2017–18 UTEP Miners basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Miners, led by interim head coach Phil Johnson, played their home games at the Don Haskins Center as members of Conference USA. They finished the 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. UTEP averaged 6,155 fans per game.[1]

2017–18 UTEP Miners men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2017–18 record11–20 (6–12 C-USA)
Head coachTim Floyd (First 6 games)
Phil Johnson (interim)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDon Haskins Center
2017–18 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Middle Tennessee16–2 .889  25–8  .758
Old Dominion15–3 .833  25–7  .781
Western Kentucky14–4 .778  27–11  .711
Marshall †12–6 .667  25–11  .694
UTSA11–7 .611  20–15  .571
UAB10–8 .556  20–13  .606
North Texas8–10 .444  20–18  .526
FIU8–10 .444  14–18  .438
Southern Miss7–11 .389  16–18  .471
Louisiana Tech7–11 .389  17–16  .515
Florida Atlantic6–12 .333  12–19  .387
UTEP6–12 .333  11–20  .355
Rice4–14 .222  7–24  .226
Charlotte2–16 .111  6–23  .207
† 2018 C-USA Tournament winner

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] On March 12, 2018, the school hired Fresno State head coach Rodney Terry as the new head coach of the Miners.[7]

Previous season

The Miners finished the 2016–17 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.

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Dominic Artis1G6'3"190SeniorSan Francisco, CAGraduated
Tim Cameron3G6'4"180FreshmanNorcross, GATransferred to High Point
Adrian Moore4G6'4"175FreshmanLittle Rock, ARTransferred to Butler CC
Chris Barnes5G6'3"180SophomoreCompton, CATransferred to Angelina College
Terry Winn12F6'7"230RS SophomoreMonroe, LATransferred to Texas–Rio Grande Valley
Ivan Venegas13F6'8"230SophomoreChihuahua, MexicoWalk-on; left the due to personal reasons
Deon Barrett23G5'10"150FreshmanLancaster, TXTransferred to Texas–Arlington
Hudson Urbanus25G6'0"160FreshmanAustin, TXWalk-on; left the due to personal reasons

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Keith Frazier25G6'5"190RS SeniorDallas, TXTransferred from North Texas. Will eligible to play since Frazier graduated from North Texas.

Class of 2017 recruits
Justin Smith of Stevenson High School boxes out Evan Gilyard of Simeon Career Academy in 2015.
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Evan Gilyard
#54 PG		 Chicago, IL Simeon Career Academy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A Oct 7, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
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
Tirus Smith
SF		 Petal, MS Petal High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 19, 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.

    Class of 2018 recruits

    Roster
    2017–18 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 1 Paul Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrSummer Creek HS Humble, TX
    G 2 Omega Harris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrPutnam City West HS Bethany, OK
    G 3 Evan Gilyard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg) FrSimeon Career Academy Chicago, IL
    F/C 4 Tirus Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) FrPetal HS Richton, MS
    G/F 5 Trey Wade 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrSouth Cobb HS Marietta, GA
    F 11 Jake Flaggert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrLovejoy HS Lucas, TX
    G 13 Isiah Osborne 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoUniversity of Windsor (Canada) Windsor, ON
    G 15 Kobe Magee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)150 lb (68 kg) FrBrandeis HS San Antonio, TX
    G 21 Trey Touchet 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrSaint Thomas More HS Lafayette, IN
    G 24 DeShaun Highler (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrJW North HS Riverside, CA
    G 25 Keith Frazier 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SrKimball HS
    SMU/North Texas    		 Dallas, TX
    C 41 Matt Willms 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SrFindlay Prep Leamington, ON
    F 54 Isaiah Rhyanes (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrAndress 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    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Oct 28, 2017*
    1:00 pm    		 Sul Ross State W 78–70 
    		Don Haskins Center 
    El Paso, TX
    Nov 3, 2017*
    7:00 pm    		 Western New Mexico W 98–50 
    		Don Haskins Center 
    El Paso, TX
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 10, 2017*
    7:00 pm    		 Louisiana College W 100–50  1–0
    		 Don Haskins Center (5,835)
    El Paso, TX
    Nov 16, 2017*
    12:00 pm, ESPNU    		 vs. Boise State
    Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals    		 L 56–58  1–1
    		 HTC Center (701)
    Conway, SC
    Nov 17, 2017*
    8:30 am, ESPNU    		 vs. South Carolina
    Puerto Rico Tip-Off consolation 2nd round    		 L 56–80  1–2
    		 HTC Center (987)
    Conway, SC
    Nov 19, 2017*
    9:30 am, ESPN3    		 vs. Appalachian State
    Puerto Rico Tip-Off 7th place game    		 L 72–76  1–3
    		 HTC Center (1,774)
    Conway, SC
    Nov 25, 2017*
    7:00 pm    		 at New Mexico State
    Battle of I-10    		 L 63–72  1–4
    		 Pan American Center (6,069)
    Las Cruces, NM
    Nov 27, 2017*
    7:00 pm    		 Lamar L 52–66  1–5
    		 Don Haskins Center (5,855)
    El Paso, TX
    Nov 30, 2017*
    8:00 pm, Stadium    		 New Mexico State
    Battle of I-10    		 L 60–80  1–6
    		 Don Haskins Center (7,078)
    El Paso, TX
    Dec 2, 2017*
    7:00 pm    		 New Mexico W 88–76  2–6
    		 Don Haskins Center (6,394)
    El Paso, TX
    Dec 9, 2017*
    7:00 pm, Stadium    		 Washington State W 76–69  3–6
    		 Don Haskins Center (6,341)
    El Paso, TX
    Dec 19, 2017*
    7:00 pm    		 Incarnate Word W 72–66  4–6
    		 Don Haskins Center (6,023)
    El Paso, TX
    Dec 21, 2017*
    7:00 pm    		 Howard
    Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals    		 W 69–56  5–6
    		 Don Haskins Center (6,013)
    El Paso, TX
    Dec 22, 2017*
    7:00 pm    		 North Dakota State
    Sun Bowl Invitational championship    		 L 51–63  5–7
    		 Don Haskins Center (8,021)
    El Paso, TX
    Conference USA regular season
    Dec 28, 2017
    7:00 pm    		 North Texas L 62–63  5–8
    (0–1)    		 Don Haskins Center (6,306)
    El Paso, TX
    Dec 30, 2017
    7:00 pm    		 Rice W 80–62  6–8
    (1–1)    		 Don Haskins Center (6,147)
    El Paso, TX
    Jan 4, 2018
    6:00 pm, beIN    		 at Southern Miss L 75–85  6–9
    (1–2)    		 Reed Green Coliseum (1,956)
    Hattiesburg, MS
    Jan 6, 2018
    5:00 pm    		 at Louisiana Tech L 88–97  6–10
    (1–3)    		 Thomas Assembly Center (3,654)
    Ruston, LA
    Jan 11, 2018
    7:00 pm    		 Florida Atlantic L 66–73  6–11
    (1–4)    		 Don Haskins Center (5,643)
    El Paso, TX
    Jan 13, 2018
    7:00 pm    		 FIU W 72–68  7–11
    (2–4)    		 Don Haskins Center (6,074)
    El Paso, TX
    Jan 20, 2018
    2:00 pm    		 at UTSA L 61–65  7–12
    (2–5)    		 Convocation Center (2,210)
    San Antonio, TX
    Jan 25, 2018
    6:00 pm, Stadium    		 at UAB L 78–85  7–13
    (2–6)    		 Bartow Arena (3,013)
    Birmingham, AL
    Jan 27, 2018
    5:00 pm    		 at Middle Tennessee L 50–81  7–14
    (2–7)    		 Murphy Center (5,227)
    Murfreesboro, TN
    Feb 1, 2018
    8:00 pm, CBSSN    		 Western Kentucky L 60–72  7–15
    (2–8)    		 Don Haskins Center (6,116)
    El Paso, TX
    Feb 3, 2018
    7:00 pm    		 Marshall L 65–74  7–16
    (2–9)    		 Don Haskins Center (6,061)
    El Paso, TX
    Feb 10, 2018
    7:00 pm    		 UTSA L 59–63  7–17
    (2–10)    		 Don Haskins Center (6,335)
    El Paso, TX
    Feb 15, 2018
    5:00 pm    		 at Charlotte W 87–86  8–17
    (3–10)    		 Dale F. Halton Arena (3,059)
    Charlotte, NC
    Feb 17, 2018
    5:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Old Dominion L 33–82  8–18
    (3–11)    		 Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,902)
    Norfolk, VA
    Feb 22, 2018
    7:00 pm    		 Louisiana Tech W 74–72  9–18
    (4–11)    		 Don Haskins Center (5,386)
    El Paso, TX
    Feb 24, 2018
    7:00 pm    		 Southern Miss W 73–44  10–18
    (5–11)    		 Don Haskins Center (6,117)
    El Paso, TX
    Mar 1, 2018
    6:00 pm    		 at Rice L 70–76  10–19
    (5–12)    		 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,802)
    Houston, TX
    Mar 3, 2018
    4:00 pm    		 at North Texas W 68–66  11–19
    (6–12)    		 The Super Pit (3,744)
    Denton, TX
    Conference USA Tournament
    Mar 7, 2018
    6:30 pm, Stadium    		 (12) vs. (5) UTSA
    First Round    		 L 58–71  11–20
    		 The Ford Center at The Star 
    Frisco, TX
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time.

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    See also

    References
    1. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2019/Attendance.pdf
    2. "UTEP's Tim Floyd, a former coach of the Chicago Bulls, announces his retirement". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
    3. "UTEP's Floyd retires after Miners fall to 1–5". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
    4. "Citing 'new world of college basketball,' Tim Floyd abruptly retires from coaching". kansascity. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
    5. Villasana, Jose (2017-11-28). "UTEP's new athletic director: We are going to engage our community". KVIA. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
    6. Dauster, Rob. "UTEP announces that Phil Johnson will replace Tim Floyd". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
    7. Broaddus, Adrian (March 12, 2018). "UTEP hires Fresno State's Rodney Terry as their new basketball coach". theprospectordaily.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
    8. "University of Texas at El Paso Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball". utepathletics.com.
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