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Tirus Smith’s career-high at UTEP was a 17 point performance against Howard on Dec. 21.

Terry, Wade and Smith speak out about transfers

Jason Green, Contributor April 23, 2018

During the Tim Floyd era at UTEP, basketball players transferring to other schools hit record numbers. In seven seasons at the helm of the Miners, Floyd saw 24 players transfer away from the school. During the 2017-18 offseason and preseason, eight players...

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Phil Johnson named interim head coach of men's basketball

Phil Johnson named interim head coach of men’s basketball

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor November 28, 2017

Phil Johnson was named UTEP’s interim men’s basketball coach on Tuesday morning, following the retirement of Tim Floyd. “Larry Eustachy was the National Coach of the Year and worked for me,” Floyd said following Monday’s game versus Lamar....

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Miners blown out by hot shooting Lamar, Floyd retires following game

Miners blown out by hot shooting Lamar, Floyd retires following game

Jason Green, Contributor November 28, 2017

In what the assembled media would find out post-game was head coach Tim Floyd’s final game in charge of the UTEP men’s basketball team, the Miners were defeated by Lamar 66-52 and dropped to 1-5 on the season. Floyd dropped the retirement bombshell...

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Men's basketball coach Tim Floyd announces retirement after 1-5 start

Men’s basketball coach Tim Floyd announces retirement after 1-5 start

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief November 27, 2017

UTEP men's basketball head coach Tim Floyd announced he is retiring after a 66-52 loss to Lamar and a disappointing 1-5 start. Floyd was 136–86 (.632) overall with the program, led the team to two NIT appearances and no NCAA tournament bids during...

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Miners drop fourth straight in 72-63 loss to NMSU

Miners drop fourth straight in 72-63 loss to NMSU

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief November 25, 2017

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A depleted Miners team, whose tallest man on the court was 6-foot-7, was overpowered in the last stretch by a solid New Mexico State Aggies squad 72-63 on Saturday night in the Pan American Center. After losing center Matt...

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Men's basketball finishes last in Puerto Rico Tip-Off

Men’s basketball finishes last in Puerto Rico Tip-Off

Jason Green, Contributor November 19, 2017

In their final game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off in Myrtle Beach, the Miners were playing to salvage one win from the three games in the tournament. The Appalachian State Mountaineers, who had also lost two games, had other ideas. The hot shooting...

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Head coach Tim Floyd and the men's basketball team struggled in their second game of the Puerto Rico Tip-off in Myrtle Beach, SC.

Men’s basketball hammered by South Carolina 80-56

Jason Green, Contributor November 17, 2017

Perhaps the travel caught up to the Miners men’s basketball team on Friday or maybe it was the 8:30 a.m. mountain time zone start. Regardless, UTEP started slow and finished slower in a 80-56 loss to the South Carolina Gamecocks on Friday morning. The...

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Miners fall in 58-56 heartbreaker to Boise State

Miners fall in 58-56 heartbreaker to Boise State

Jason Green, Contributor November 16, 2017

The UTEP men’s basketball team began the Puerto Rico Tip-Off at Myrtle Beach with an exciting match up against the Boise State Broncos of the Mountain West Conference. When the dust – or sand, if you will – settled on the opening round game, UTEP...

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Miners hot second half leads to victory over Sul Ross State

Miners hot second half leads to victory over Sul Ross State

Mike Flores, Reporter October 28, 2017

Head coach Tim Floyd created a spark for his Miners—a spark that eventually led the Miners to their first exhibition win of the season over Sul Ross State, 78-70 at the Don Haskins Center on Saturday afternoon. The spark that Floyd lit was a...

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Kelvin Jones departs from UTEP basketball program

Kelvin Jones departs from UTEP basketball program

Mike Flores, Reporter October 21, 2017

Over the years of the Tim Floyd era, many players left the UTEP basketball program, and one more can be added to the list—sophomore center Kelvin Jones. In what was supposed to be a deeper team at the frontcourt position, UTEP lost one of their 7-footer's...

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Joey St. Pierre leaves the UTEP basketball program

Joey St. Pierre leaves the UTEP basketball program

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor October 7, 2017

Freshman forward Joey St. Pierre announced on Saturday that he is leaving the UTEP basketball team for personal reasons. “The last year has been challenging for me for a number of reasons,” he said. “I want to make it clear that my decision...

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UTEP basketball starts first practice on Monday

UTEP basketball starts first practice on Monday

Mike Flores, Reporter October 2, 2017

Nobody ever really looks forward to Mondays, but today, Oct. 2, there was something different in the air. That something was the official start of the UTEP basketball season. A mix of experience, talented youth, much-needed depth, hungry newcomers, and...

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