2021–22 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

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2021–22 UTEP Miners men's basketball
UTEP Miners wordmark.svg
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
2021–22 record16–12 (9–7 CUSA)
Head coach
Associate head coachJeremy Cox
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDon Haskins Center
Seasons
← 2020–21
 →
2021–22 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Middle Tennessee 13 – 3   .813 22 – 7   .759
Western Kentucky 9 – 7   .563 17 – 12   .586
Florida Atlantic 9 – 7   .563 16 – 13   .552
Charlotte 8 – 8   .500 15 – 13   .536
Old Dominion 7 – 9   .438 12 – 17   .414
FIU 5 – 11   .313 15 – 14   .517
Marshall 4 – 12   .250 11 – 18   .379
West
North Texas 15 – 1   .938 22 – 4   .846
UAB 12 – 4   .750 22 – 7   .759
Louisiana Tech 11 – 5   .688 20 – 8   .714
UTEP 9 – 7   .563 16 – 12   .571
Rice 7 – 9   .438 15 – 13   .536
UTSA 2 – 14   .125 9 – 20   .310
Southern Miss 1 – 15   .063 6 – 23   .207
† 2022 C-USA Tournament winner
As of February 26, 2022; 

The 2021–22 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represents the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by first-year head coach Joe Golding, and plays 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[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Eric Vila 4 F 6'11" 225 RS Senior Girona, Spain Graduated
Bryson Williams 11 F 6'8" 230 RS Senior Fresno, CA Graduate transferred to Texas Tech
Kristian Sjolund 12 F 6'8" 206 RS Sophomore Kongsberg, Norway Transferred to Portland
Vuk Vulikic 20 G 6'4" 198 Freshman Belgrade, Serbia Transferred to UC San Diego
Adam Hess 23 G 6'5" 195 RS Sophomore Westlake, CA Transferred to Eastern New Mexico
Efe Odigie 32 F 6'9" 240 Junior Houston, TX Transferred to Troy

Incoming transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Bonke Maring 11 F 6'10" Junior Cypress, TX Blinn College
Jamari Sibley 14 F 6'8" 200 Sophomore Milwaukee, WI Georgetown
Alfred Hollins 15 F 6'6" 205 Senior San Francisco, CA Oregon State
Jorell Saterfield 23 F 6'4" 190 Junior Chicago, IL Ranger College

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:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Recruiting class of 2022[]

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) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Sr San Francisco Oakland, California
F 1 Tydus Verhoeven 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Duquesne Manteca, California
G 2 Christian Agnew 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr North Alabama Detroit, Michigan
G 3 Keonte Kennedy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Xavier Austin, Texas
G 4 Kezza Giffa 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Fr Levallois Metropolitans 92 Paris, France
G 5 Emmanuel White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 178 lb (81 kg) RS Jr Coastal Bend College Katy, Texas
F 11 Bonke Maring 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 Jr Blinn College Cypress, Texas
G 13 Cam Clardy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) So Bridgeland High School Cypress, Texas
F 14 Jamari Sibley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 So Georgetown Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 15 Alfred Hollins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Oregon State San Francisco, California
F 20 Kevin Kalu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Fr Our Lady of Mount Carmel School Baltimore, Maryland
F 21 Ze'Rik Onyema 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) So John Jay High School San Antonio, Texas
G/F 23 Jorell Saterfield 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Jr Ranger College Chicago, Illinois
G 24 Jamal Bieniemy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Oklahoma New Orleans, Louisiana
F 33 Gilles Dekoninck 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) RS Sr 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 Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
March 5, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		North Texas Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
Conference USA Tournament
March 9–12, 2022
 vs.  Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Source[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Ryan, Nate (April 6, 2021). "UTEP head hoops coach Rodney Terry announces he's stepping down for Texas assistant job". KVIA-TV. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "UTEP Names Joe Golding Men's Basketball Head Coach". utepminers.com. April 13, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTEP Miners Athletics.
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