2016–17 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
The 2016–16 UTEP Miners basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Miners, led by seventh-year head coach Tim Floyd, played their home games at the Don Haskins Center as members of Conference USA. They finished the 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. UTEP averaged 6,400 fans per game, ranking 83rd nationally.[1]
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Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 15–17 (12–6 C-USA) |
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Home arena | Don Haskins Center |
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Middle Tennessee † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 31 | – | 5 | .861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner |
Previous season
The Miners finished the 2015–16 season 19–14, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated FIU in the second round of the C-USA tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Marshall.
Preseason
The Miners were picked to finish in sixth place in the preseason Conference USA poll.[2]
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Brodricks Jones | 3 | F | 6'10" | 200 | Freshman | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred to Wyoming |
Lee Moore | 4 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Junior | Kennesaw, GA | Left to play professionally overseas. |
Victor Mbachu | 13 | G | 6'1" | 170 | RS Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated |
Tevin Caldwell | 15 | G | 6'3" | 180 | RS Senior | El Paso, TX | Graduated |
Earvin Morris | 20 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Senior | Memphis, TN | Graduated |
Hooper Vint | 23 | C | 6'11" | 235 | Senior | Van Buren, AR | Graduated |
Christian Romine | 34 | F/C | 6'9" | 220 | Freshman | Mahomet, IL | Transferred to Illinois State |
Class of 2016 recruits
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Tim Cameron SG |
Norcross, GA | Hargrave Military Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 8, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
Chris Barnes #90 SG |
Long Beach, CA | Compton High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59 | ||||||
Deon Barrett PG |
Lancaster, TX | Lancaster High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 145 lb (66 kg) | Sep 17, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Roman Silva C |
Pomona, CA | Diamond Ranch High School | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Apr 16, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Adrian Moore G |
North Little Rock, AR | North Little Rock High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Class of 2017 recruits
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Oct 30, 2016* 1:00 pm |
Southeastern Oklahoma | W 80–73 | Don Haskins Center (4,838) El Paso, TX | ||||||||
Nov 05, 2016* 1:00 pm |
Alaska Fairbanks | W 87–85 OT | Don Haskins Center (5,025) El Paso, TX | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 12, 2016* 7:00 pm |
Louisiana College | W 88–54 | 1–0 |
Don Haskins Center (6,295) El Paso, TX | |||||||
Nov 17, 2016* 11:30 am, ESPN3 |
vs. Wake Forest Charleston Classic quarterfinals |
L 81–103 | 1–1 |
TD Arena (4,125) Charleston, SC | |||||||
Nov 18, 2016* 1:30 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Western Michigan Charleston Classic consolation round |
W 85–75 | 2–1 |
TD Arena (4,020) Charleston, SC | |||||||
Nov 20, 2016* 1:30 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Mississippi State Charleston Classic 5th place game |
L 54–61 | 2–2 |
TD Arena (1,293) Charleston, SC | |||||||
Nov 23, 2016* 7:00 pm |
Southeastern Louisiana | L 56–72 | 2–3 |
Don Haskins Center (6,348) El Paso, TX | |||||||
Dec 03, 2016* 7:00 pm |
Northwestern State | L 67–79 | 2–4 |
Don Haskins Center (5,928) El Paso, TX | |||||||
Dec 07, 2016* 7:00 pm, RTSW |
at New Mexico | L 77–78 | 2–5 |
The Pit (11,838) Albuquerque, NM | |||||||
Dec 13, 2016* 7:00 pm |
New Mexico State Battle of I-10 |
L 68–79 | 2–6 |
Don Haskins Center (6,815) El Paso, TX | |||||||
Dec 17, 2016* 7:00 pm |
Northern Arizona | L 74–76 | 2–7 |
Don Haskins Center (5,667) El Paso, TX | |||||||
Dec 21, 2016* 7:00 pm |
Maryland Eastern Shore Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals |
L 66–71 | 2–8 |
Don Haskins Center (5,333) El Paso, TX | |||||||
Dec 22, 2016* 6:00 pm |
UC Irvine Sun Bowl Invitational 3rd place game |
L 57–62 | 2–9 |
Don Haskins Center (4,633) El Paso, TX | |||||||
Dec 30, 2016* 7:00 pm |
at New Mexico State Battle of I-10 |
L 70–79 | 2–10 |
Pan American Center (5,639) Las Cruces, NM | |||||||
Conference USA regular season | |||||||||||
Jan Jan 2017 2:00 pm |
at UTSA | L 55–67 | 2–11 (0–1) |
Convocation Center (816) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
Jan 05, 2017 5:30 pm, CI |
at Louisiana Tech | L 44–64 | 2–12 (0–2) |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,205) Ruston, LA | |||||||
Jan July 2017 3:00 pm |
at Southern Miss | L 65–73 | 2–13 (0–3) |
Reed Green Coliseum (2,161) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
Jan Dec 2017 7:00 pm |
FIU | W 88–87 OT | 3–13 (1–3) |
Don Haskins Center (5,696) El Paso, TX | |||||||
Jan 14, 2017 7:00 pm |
Florida Atlantic | W 66–65 OT | 4–13 (2–3) |
Don Haskins Center (5,745) El Paso, TX | |||||||
Jan 21, 2017 7:00 pm |
UTSA | W 59–39 | 5–13 (3–3) |
Don Haskins Center (6,446) El Paso, TX | |||||||
Jan 26, 2017 6:00 pm, beIN |
at WKU | L 62–65 | 5–14 (3–4) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,859) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
Jan 28, 2017 5:00 pm |
at Marshall | W 91–68 | 6–14 (4–4) |
Cam Henderson Center (6,781) Huntington, WV | |||||||
Feb Feb 2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
UAB | W 63–59 | 7–14 (5–4) |
Don Haskins Center (6,248) El Paso, TX | |||||||
Feb 04, 2017 6:00 pm, ASN |
Middle Tennessee | W 57–54 | 8–14 (6–4) |
Don Haskins Center (6,803) El Paso, TX | |||||||
Feb 09, 2017 7:00 pm |
Louisiana Tech | L 61–62 | 8–15 (6–5) |
Don Haskins Center (6,698) El Paso, TX | |||||||
Feb Nov 2017 7:00 pm |
Southern Miss | W 80–50 | 9–15 (7–5) |
Don Haskins Center (6,930) El Paso, TX | |||||||
Feb 16, 2017 6:00 pm, beIN |
at North Texas | W 77–71 OT | 10–15 (8–5) |
The Super Pit (2,672) Denton, TX | |||||||
Feb 18, 2017 6:00 pm |
at Rice | W 79–71 | 11–15 (9–5) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,988) Houston, TX | |||||||
Feb 23, 2017 5:00 pm |
at Florida Atlantic | W 60–55 | 12–15 (10–5) |
FAU Arena (1,261) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
Feb 25, 2017 5:00 pm |
at FIU | W 90−76 | 13−15 (11−5) |
FIU Arena (972) Miami, FL | |||||||
Mar Feb 2017 6:00 pm, beIN |
Old Dominion | L 61–62 | 13–16 (11–6) |
Don Haskins Center (8,663) El Paso, TX | |||||||
Mar 04, 2017 1:00 pm |
Charlotte | W 74–67 | 14–16 (12–6) |
Don Haskins Center (8,155) El Paso, TX | |||||||
Conference USA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 09, 2017 1:00 pm, ASN |
(4) | vs. (5) Rice Quarterfinals |
W 86–76 | 15–16 |
Legacy Arena (3,228) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
Mar 10, 2017 11:30 am, CBSSN |
(4) | vs. (1) Middle Tennessee Semifinals |
L 56–82 | 15–17 |
Legacy Arena (3,299) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. Source[3][4][5] |
References
- "2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Attendance" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- "MBK: UAB Voted C-USA Preseason Favorite" (Press release). Irving, Texas: Conference USA. October 6, 2016. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- "2016-17 Schedule". UTEPAthletics.com. University of Texas at El Paso. Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- "UTEP Miners Schedule 2016-17". ESPN. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- "2016-17 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 19, 2022.