UTEP coach Rodney Terry unveils 2018-19 men’s basketball roster
UTEP men’s basketball coach Rodney Terry unveiled the team’s roster for the 2018-19 season, but added that it is still a work in progress.
The roster includes 18 total players, some of whom are walk-ons, while others are not eligible immediately.
There are four returning scholarship players including Paul Thomas, who is the only senior listed on the roster. Guards Kobe Magee, Evan Gilyard, and Isiah Osborne are the other Miners back for another year.
UTEP says there are currently seven scholarship players available for the upcoming season. But they have more scholarships available and are actively looking to beef up the roster.
“There’s never an ideal time any time you have a coaching change,” said Terry. “You know, and there’s no ideal time frame that you have to work with. But given the constraints we had to work with, I thought my staff did a great job getting out and identifying guys that could possibly help us this coming season and could also help us into the future as well.”
UTEP Men’s Basketball 2018-19 Roster (as of July 10):
Souley Boum, Guard, 6-3, 160 lbs, Sophomore (transfer – must sit out upcoming season)
Paul Thomas, Forward, 6-10, Senior
Nigel Hawkins, Guard, 6-4, 185 lbs, Freshman
Evan Gilyard, Guard, 5-10, 155 lbs, Sophomore
Tydus Verhoeven, Forward, 6-9, 215 lbs, Sophomore (transfer – must sit out upcoming season)
Deon Stroud, Guard/Forward, 6-5, 190 lbs, Freshman (sitting out a year to focus on academics)
Bryson Williams, Forward, 6-8, 225 lbs, Junior (transfer – must sit out upcoming season)
Anthony Tarke, Guard/Forward, 6-6, 220, Sophomore (transfer – must sit out upcoming season)
Isiah Osborne, Forward, 6-5, 180 lbs, Junior
Kobe Magee, Guard, 6-1, 150 lbs, Sophomore
Garrett Sullivan, Guard, 6-5, 190 lbs, Freshman
Jakobe Dill, Guard, 6-3, 175 lbs, Freshman
Brandon Averitt, Guard, 6-1, 150 lbs, Freshman
Kaosi Ezeagu, Forward, 6-10, 240 lbs, Freshman
Efe Odigie, Forward, 6-9, 280 lbs, Freshman
Gilles Dekoninck, Forward, 6-6, 205 lbs, Sophomore
Isaiah Rhyanes, Center, 6-9, 220 lbs, Junior
Ountae Campbell, Guard/Forward, 6-4, 195 lbs, Sophomore (transfer)
