EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team (15-5, 5-2 CUSA) will open a three-game road swing when it plays at WKU (12-8, 3-4 CUSA) at 6 p.m. MT/7 p.m. CT Thursday. The Miners, who sit in a three-way tie for first place in Conference USA alongside Middle Tennessee and Jax State at 5-2
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DALLAS, Texas – Senior UTEP men’s basketball standout Otis Frazier III has been named the Conference USA Player of the Week, the league office revealed Monday. The 2024-25 Players of the Week are voted on by the league’s sports information directors. He is the first Miner this year to be claim the honor while it
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Otis Frazier III tallied 17 points to pace a quartet of Miners in double figures while also equaling the school record for steals (eight) as the UTEP men’s basketball team rallied back from a nine-point second-half deficit to defeat Kennesaw State, 73-71, in front of 5,300+ roaring fans at the
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KENNESAW, Georgia (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball team (9-9, 2-5 CUSA) fell to Kennesaw State (8-10, 3-4 CUSA) 84-70 Saturday afternoon. Five Miners scored in double figures in the contest. UTEP shot 43.5 percent (27-62) from the field, 33.3 percent (4-12) from beyond the arc, and 80.0 percent (12-15) from the foul line. The
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP men’s basketball team will look to split its mini two-game homestand when it plays host to Kennesaw State at 7 p.m. MT Saturday. The Miners (14-5, 4-2 CUSA) had a two-game winning streak halted when they fell to Jax State, 73-66, on Jan. 23. The Owls have reeled
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP Football Head Coach Scotty Walden named Mark Cala the Miners’ offensive coordinator and Joshua Eargle the tight ends coach/offensive run game coordinator on Friday. Cala comes to UTEP from TCU, where he served as the Horned Frogs’ quarterbacks coach for two seasons (2023-2024). “Mark Cala is one of the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Aggies aim to rebound on Saturday against Jax State after suffering their first home conference loss of the season, a 69-56 setback to Kennesaw State at the Pan American Center. • Saturday’s game marks just the third meeting between the two programs, with NM State claiming the most
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KENNESAW, Georgia (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball team (9-8, 2-4 CUSA) competes at new CUSA member Kennesaw State (7-10, 2-4 CUSA) Saturday afternoon. Tipoff is set for 12 p.m. MT/ 2 p.m. ET. GAME COVERAGE Saturday at Kennesaw State — Live Stats or Watch Here AND THAT”S WHAT YOU MISSED… UTEP fell to 9-8 on the season,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Otis Frazier III tallied 17 points while Ahamad Bynum scored 16 off the bench, but the UTEP men’s basketball team was clipped by Jax State, 73-66, at the Don Haskins Center Thursday evening. The Miners (14-5, 4-2 CUSA) led by two (66-64) with 2:42 to play in the contest, but
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JACKSONVILLE, Alabama (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball team (9-8, 2-4 CUSA) fell to Jacksonville State (8-9, 2-4 CUSA) 72-71 in an overtime nailbiter Thursday afternoon. Turnovers once again cost the Miners, as the Gamecocks put up 31 points off of UTEP’s 24 giveaways. The Miners shot 47.6 (30-63) from the field, 20.0 percent (2-10)
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — University of Texas at El Paso president Heather Wilson joined officials from the school and Sundt Construction to celebrate the last beam of the new building going in to place. Construction began on the $110 million dollar project in October 2023. The new complex will include 37 classrooms, several large
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball team (9-7, 2-3 CUSA) came back from as many as 15 points down to defeat FIU (7-10, 3-3 CUSA) 70-68 Saturday afternoon in the Don Haskins Center. Tensaie put the team on her back in the final possession, driving into the paint and floating the game
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WESTCHESTER, Florida (KVIA) — Otis Frazier III poured in a season-high 22 points while Ahamad Bynum tallied 18 points off the bench (13 in second half) to help lead the UTEP men’s basketball team to an 81-73 victory at FIU Saturday afternoon. The Miners (14-4, 4-1 CUSA) unleashed a barrage of 3-pointers (10-23, 43.5 percent),
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball team (8-7, 1-3 CUSA) plays host to FIU (7-9, 3-2 CUSA) Saturday afternoon. Tipoff is set for 12:30 p.m. MT. Following the game, the Miners will have a poster signing session for fans. GAME COVERAGE Saturday vs FIU — Live Stats or Watch Here AND THAT”S WHAT YOU MISSED…
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP men’s basketball team (13-4, 3-1 CUSA) will take aim at sweeping its first Conference USA road trip of the season when it plays at FIU (7-11, 1-4 CUSA) at 12 p.m. MT/2 p.m. ET Saturday. The Miners are coming off a thrilling 72-70 triumph at Liberty on Jan.
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LYNCHBURG, Virginia – Junior Ahamad Bynum buried a pull-up jump shot from just inside the arc with 2.9 seconds left to send the UTEP men’s basketball team to an exhilarating 72-70 victory at Liberty in a nationally-televised contest (CBS Sports Network) Thursday evening. The Miners (13-4, 3-1 CUSA) kept their composure throughout in a game
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP Miners fell 75-64 against the Liberty Flames in its Conference home opener on Thursday. UTEP’s point guard and second leading scorer, Portia Adams, was not in attendance against the Flames as coach Keitha Adams game her a one game suspension due to disciplinary reasons. The Miners took its
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP cheer team will be putting their best cheers forward as they head to a national competition this week. The Miners will head to Orlando, Florida to compete at the prestigious 2025 UCA College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship. The championship will be held at the Walt Disney World Resort
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP women’s basketball team (8-6, 1-2 CUSA) welcomes Liberty (10-5, 3-1 CUSA) to the Don Haskins Thursday evening in its CUSA home opener. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. MT. Following the game, the Miners will be holding a poster-signing for fans. UTEP fell to NM State 65-49 in the Battle of I-10 on Jan.
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EL PASO, Texas – Before a sold out crowd at the Don Haskins Center, the UTEP Miners were trounced by the NMSU Aggies in round one of the Battle of I-10, 85-57. It was the first sellout crowd for a home UTEP basketball game since 2016. From the start of the game, the Aggies showed
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The NMSU Aggies played host to the UTEP Miners to kickoff the Battle of I-10 rivalry on Saturday in Las Cruces. In the first quarter, the Aggies managed to regain a 13-11 lead to end the first quarter. Molly Kaiser collected more than half of the Aggies’ points as
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Mountain West Conference Commissioner Gloria Nevarez said El Paso made a great impression on her Friday during a visit with UTEP President Heather Wilson. Nevarez made her first visit to UTEP to celebrate the launch of UTEP’s Climb Higher campaign to support the MW transition. She said UTEP is a perfect fit
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP men’s basketball team (12-3, 2-0 CUSA) will square off against I-10 rival NM State (9-6 2-0 CUSA) with first place in Conference USA on the line at the Don Haskins Center at 7 p.m. MT Saturday. The game is sold out-UTEP’s first in nine years- and gates will
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball team (8-5, 1-1 CUSA) travels 45 minutes up Interstate-10 to Las Cruces, N.M., Saturday afternoon when they take on NM State (8-7, 1-1 CUSA) in the 97th edition of the “Battle of I-10.” The two sides are slated for a 2 p.m. MT tip. GAME COVERAGE
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For the first time in nine years, the UTEP Men’s Basketball team will be playing to a sold-out crowd at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners are taking on the NMSU Aggies in the Battle of I-10 on Saturday evening with an anticipated capacity crowd of 12,000, according to UTEP
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EL PASO, Texas – The Paul L. Foster Family Foundation has pledged a $2.5 million gift in support of UTEP Athletics as the University continues preparations to join the Mountain West Conference in July of 2026. The transformative gift will play a crucial role in ensuring success on and off the playing field as the Miners enter a
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball team (8-5, 1-1 CUSA) came back from 13 down defeat Sam Houston (7-5, 0-2 CUSA) Saturday afternoon. Ivane Tensaie came alive in the second half, posting 14 points and draining the game-winning three as time expired. The Miners shot 48.1 percent (26-54) from the floor, 50.0 percent
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP men’s basketball team shot 54.9 percent from the floor (28-51) and bombed home eight triples while getting big runs throughout the game on the way to knocking off defending Conference USA regular-season champion Sam Houston, 81-72, in front of the biggest home crowd of the year (5,774) at
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EL PASO, Texas – Otis Frazier III registered his second career double-double (21 points, career-high 11 rebounds), and the Miners forced 20 turnovers while committing only three (tied for fewest in four years) in an impressive 70-60 win against preseason Conference USA favorite LA Tech in the league opener for both squads at the Don
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RUSTON, Louisiana (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball team (7-5, 0-1 CUSA) lost its first conference game of the season 63-50 to LA Tech Thursday evening. The game was close until the fourth quarter when the Miners’ shooting struggles allowed the Lady Techsters to run away with the contest. UTEP shot 36.4 percent (20-55) from
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