EL PASO, Texas – It appears as if UTEP’s men’s basketball team has found its point guard for the 2022-23 season. Sources confirm to ABC-7’s Nate Ryan that Evansville transfer guard Shamar Givance has committed to the Miners, giving UTEP the true point guard they have been looking for this offseason. https://twitter.com/nateryansports/status/1521934672090910720?s=20&t=CGArrsTiMXPuuIyJIqQeuw Givance led the
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DALLAS, Texas -UTEP’s Jevaughn Powell was recognized as the Conference USA Male Track Athlete of the Week for the second time this season as announced by league officials on Tuesday. All C-USA weekly awards are presented by Surf & Turf Golf. Powell, an outdoor sophomore sprinter won his third consecutive 400-meter race, clocking in a personal-best
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CINCINNATI, Ohio -For potentially the second straight season, UTEP can root for one of their own fan favorites at the Power Six level. Guard Souley Boum, who led UTEP in scoring last season with 19.9 points per game, committed to Xavier on Monday about one month after entering the transfer portal. https://twitter.com/BucketsForSale_/status/1521264277390118912?s=20&t=LVMkSz_kRYmUMqN-lW3-3w The Oakland, CA
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EL PASO, Texas- UTEP’s Project MOVE continues its annual community clean up. According to program officials around 200 people showed up to paint, clean and refurbish local areas selected by non-profit groups. Alumni, current students and individiuals associated with UTEP programs made up the volunteers. “It is important to give back to the community because
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP football head coach Dana Dimel is in line to receive a contract extension. The contract still needs approval from the University of Texas Board of Regents and that will happen next week. Dimel still has one more year left in his current 5-year contract with the Miners. Sources tell ABC-7,
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP women’s basketball has signed Oklahoma State transfer N’Yah Boyd, head coach Kevin Baker announced on Friday. Boyd will have two years of eligibility left with the Miners. Boyd, a player with prior experience within Conference USA, served in an important role at North Texas for two seasons before playing last year
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EL PASO, Texas – High school standout Jamal Sumlin (Rhodes High School, Cleveland, Ohio) has signed a national letter of intent to attend UTEP and compete with the men’s basketball team beginning in the 2022-23 season, head coach Joe Golding announced Thursday. A brief profile on Sumlin and a quote from Golding follow below. Jamal Sumlin 6-3, Guard Rhodes HS
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EL PASO, Texas – Jere Pelletier, who has served as UTEP’s women’s golf coach for nearly 30 years, announced his retirement on Wednesday. “Coach Pelletier has poured his heart and soul into building our women’s golf program,” UTEP Director of Athletics Jim Senter said. “I would like to thank him for his many years of service and
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Miner fans have been patiently waiting for coach Joe Golding to re-fill his basketball roster following 11 player departures. On Monday, the patience paid off. The Miners secured a commitment from Southern Mississippi transfer guard Tae Hardy on Monday, confirmed by Hardy himself on his Instagram page. A 6-3 guard
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EL PASO, Texas- The UTEP ROTC program went through suicidal prevention training making it easier for younger officers to communicate suicidal thoughts to one another. LTC Dana Bochte the Commander of the ROTC program at NMSU with affiliations to the UTEP program explained the training. Cadets are given classes by retired officers and even use
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EL PASO, Texas – At the request of Conference USA, the UTEP versus Boise State game has been moved to Friday, Sept. 23. Additional information will be provided at a later date. The Broncos are one of six home games for the Miners as the 2022 season kicks off in the Sun Bowl on Aug. 27 against C-USA
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MURFREESBORO, Tennessee – The UTEP tennis team concluded its 2021-22 campaign with a 4-0 setback at the hands of No. 51 Charlotte in the first round of the Conference USA Championships hosted by Middle Tennessee Thursday. The 49ers (17-6) advance to the semifinals while the Miners wrap up the season at 8-11. “Charlotte was an extremely tough
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EL PASO, Texas – As he tried to grab the NFL’s attention, what will pro teams see in former UTEP Wide Receiver Justin Garrett? “No matter what the circumstances may be or what position you put me in, I feel like I’m going to outwork anybody,” says Garrett, who is prepping for the NFL here
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EL PASO, Texas – The exodus of basketball players from UTEP appears to have reached it’s climax. Starting guard Keonte Kennedy, who finished third on the team in scoring last season, officially entered the transfer portal on Tuesday. Kennedy is the 11th player from last year’s UTEP roster to depart since the season’s end. Kennedy
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EL PASO, Texas — It’s a collection that will have sports and music fans drooling. It includes BB King’s autographed guitar, a signed Kobe Bryant Jersey, Don Haskins’ boots, autographed shoes that Michael Jordan gifted Coach Haskins, and Sammy Davis Jr’s hat. There are photos with celebrities, baseball cards, and countless electric guitars, many of
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EL PASO, Texas – The rivalry between the UTEP Miners and the New Mexico State Aggies reached another level Friday night, and we have the transfer portal to thank. Friday night, NMSU guard Mario McKinney Jr., announced via Twitter that he’ll be taking his talents east on the I-10 to nearby rival UTEP. In his
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EL PASO, Texas – Derick Hamilton (Bossier Parish Community College, Bossier City, La.) has inked to attend UTEP and play for the men’s basketball team starting with the 2022-23 season, head coach Joe Golding announced Wednesday. Hamilton will have three years of eligibility for the Miners. A brief profile on Hamilton and a quote from Golding follow below. Derick Hamilton
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP women’s basketball has added former North Texas guard Jazion Jackson as a transfer, head coach Kevin Baker announced on Tuesday. Jackson will have two years of eligibility left with the Miners. Jackson is a dynamic point guard who has spent three seasons as a starter at North Texas, highlighted by leading
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MONTGOMERY, Texas – The UTEP men’s golf team shot up six spots to fourth after firing a 287 in the second round at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic hosted by Rice, Houston and Sam Houston State at Walden on Lake Conroe Golf Club (par 72 – 6,756 yards) on Monday afternoon. The Miners tee off the third round
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EL PASO, Texas – Since her first day on campus, no player has received louder cheers at the Don Haskins Center than El Paso native Katia Gallegos. Now the cheers will have to come from afar, because Gallegos will enter the transfer portal and leave the UTEP women’s basketball program. The face of the Miners’
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EL PASO, Texas – Things have just gone from bad to worse for the UTEP Miners in the early part of the off season. The transfer portal was always going to be a factor, but in just the last few days, UTEP has lost 9 players from their roster. The biggest hit coming on Wednesday,
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EL PASO, Texas – Over 2,000 UTEP Athletics items, primarily official team gear that has accumulated over the years, will go on sale to the public on Friday in the Northeast concourse of the Sun Bowl (adjacent to the Larry K. Durham Center main entrance). UTEP Athletics’ first-ever “garage sale” will start at 10 am and continue until 6
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EL PASO, Texas – Former UTEP star Tim Hardaway will finally take his rightful place among the very best to ever play the game of basketball. Thursday, it was revealed that Hardaway will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The official announcement will be made at the Final Four in New
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – UTEP will open the 2022 football season in the Sun Bowl against North Texas on Aug. 27. Conference USA released its new slate, encompassing 11 returning members, on Wednesday. “We are excited about Conference USA moving forward with 11 members for the 2022-23 athletic year, and to be finalizing our 2022 football schedule,” UTEP
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GREENVILLE, South Carolina – East Carolina star guard Tristen Newton, an El Paso native, officially entered the transfer portal on Monday. UTEP fans are already clammoring for the former Burges Mustang standout to return home. Newton is fresh off a campaign in which he finished third the American Athletic Conference in scoring (17.4ppg) and placed
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EL PASO, Texas – Joe Golding’s great success in his first year at UTEP has not gone unnoticed, including by other schools in need of a head coach. Sources indicate to ABC-7’s Nate Ryan that Golding is a “name in the mix” by an SMU search firm as the Mustangs look to replace previous coach
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EL PASO, Texas – Souley Boum poured in 25 points while Keonte Kennedy (15 points) and Christian Agnew (13 points) also reached double figures in scoring, but the UTEP men’s basketball team was derailed by Southern Utah, 82-69, in the second round of the 2022 Basketball Classic presented by Eracism at the Don Haskins Center Tuesday evening.
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team (20-13) will lock up with Southern Utah (21-11) in the second round of the 2022 Basketball Classic presented by Eracism in a battle of 20+ win teams at 7 p.m. MT Tuesday. The Miners trounced Western Illinois, 80-54, in the first round to secure their first
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EL PASO, Texas – Souley Boum recorded the second triple-double (20 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists) in program history while Keonte Kennedy (22 points, career-high 15 rebounds) notched his second straight double-double to help the UTEP men’s basketball team post a resounding 80-54 victory against Western Illinois in the opening round of the 2022 Basketball Classic
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team (19-13) will continue its season by competing in the 2022 Basketball Classic presented by Eracism. The Miners’ opponent and the full 32-team bracket will be revealed Sunday (March 13) night, but they will be at home for the opening round of the event at 5 p.m. MT Tuesday
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