2021–22 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
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
Departures
Incoming transfers
Recruiting class of 2021
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 : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/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 : 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:
Recruiting class of 2022
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 : 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:
Roster
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
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
References
^ 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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
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