Texas Sports

EL PASO, Texas – Three-time state champion point guard and three-star standout (ESPN) De’Erick Barber Jr. (Richmond Heights HS) has signed a national letter of intent to play with the UTEP men’s basketball team starting with the 2025-26 campaign, head coach Joe Golding announced Wednesday. A brief profile on Barber Jr. and a quote from Golding follows below. De’Erick

EL PASO, Texas – Conference USA announced UTEP quarterback Skyler Locklear as the Offensive Player of the Week, while spur Kory Chapman was honored as the Defensive Player of the Week announced by league officials for week 11. The weekly awards are voted on by a penal of the league’s media. Locklear had a career

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, announced UTEP’s Skyler Locklear as one of eight quarterbacks as its “Stars of the Week” on Monday. Locklear had a career day throwing for career bests in touchdowns (four), yards (327) and completions (28) during the Miners’ 43-35 double-overtime victory over Kennesaw State on Nov.

EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP women’s basketball team earned its first win of the 2024-25 season Monday, defeating Tarleton State 52-49 in the Don Haskins Center. Three Miners scored in double figures in the win. The Miners held the statistical advantage over TSU in FG% (43.9-38.3), 3PT% (45.5-27-8) and FT% (68.8-61.5). The Texans out

EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners are in another tight game as they find themselves tied at the half with Middle Tennessee, 10-10. UTEP freshman quarterback JP Pickles got the start under center for the Miners as Skyler Locklear remains in concussion protocol. UTEP entered Saturday’s game with a 1-7 overall record, 1-4 in

EL PASO, Texas – Fueled by a season-high .442 attack percentage, UTEP Volleyball dominated Middle Tennessee in a thrilling Halloween-night showdown at Club Memorial, sweeping the Blue Raiders 3-0 (25-12, 25-23, 25-12).   UTEP improves to 21-4 (11-2 Conference USA) while MTSU drops to 11-14 (7-6 CUSA).     MATCH SUMMARY         In the first set, the Miners jumped

EL PASO, Texas – The Miner Collective has merged with the Goldmine Collective, making the Goldmine Collective the official NIL (Name, Image, & Likeness) Collective of UTEP Athletics. The Miner Collective previously existed to benefit the UTEP men’s basketball program, providing student-athletes with NIL opportunities since the spring of 2022.  The Goldmine Collective was formed in April of 2024

RUSTON, Louisiana – It’s been a defensive battle so far as the UTEP Miners and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs are tied at 7 at the half. UTEP is looking for back-to-back wins for the first time this season. UTEP’s overall record entering Tuesday’s game is 1-6, 1-3 in Conference USA play. The Miners would find

DALLAS, Texas – UTEP Volleyball’s Landry Braziel has been named Conference USA Volleyball Freshman of the Week, as announced by the league office Monday afternoon.   Landry Braziel – Freshman of the Week  Braziel played a vital role in UTEP’s flawless 4-0 performance, which included victories over New Mexico State and Louisiana Tech. The freshman participated in three