2014–15 UTEP Miners men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2014–15
Team:UTEP Miners
Conference:Conference USA
Short Conf:C-USA
Record:22–11
Conf Record:13–5
Hc Year:5th
Asst Coach2:Bob Cantu
Asst Coach3:Ken DeWeese
Champion:Sun Bowl Invitational champions
Bowl Result:First round

The 2014–15 UTEP Miners basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Miners, led by fifth year head coach Tim Floyd, played their home games at the Don Haskins Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 22–11, 13–5 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for the second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Murray State. UTEP averaged 8,458 fans per game, ranking 53rd nationally.[1]

Previous season

The Miners finished the season 23–11, 12–4 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Southern Miss. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Fresno State.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jalen Ragland 2 G/F 6'7" 175 Junior Dismissed from the team[2]
Aaron Jones 2 G 5'10" 175 Freshman Transferred to pursue football[3]
McKenzie Moore 13 G 6'6" 200 Junior Dismissed from the team
Josh Brown 20 G 5'11" 185 Freshman Transferred
John Bohannon 21 C 6'10" 211 Senior Graduated
Alvin Jones 24 G 5'10" 180 Freshman Transferred to pursue football
Tyler Tafoya 35 G 6'3" 195 Senior Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Schedule

[4] |-!colspan=9 style="background:#FF7F00; color:#000080;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style="background:#FF7F00; color:#000080;"| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#FF7F00; color:#000080;"| Conference USA tournament|-!colspan=9 style="background:#FF7F00; color:#000080;"| NIT

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's Basketball Attendance Up Slightly In 2014-15 . . April 18, 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220122011832/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/Reports/attend/2015.pdf . January 22, 2022.
  2. News: UTEP Point-Shaving Scandal? Suspended Basketball Players McKenzie Moore, Jalen Ragland Targeted By Rumors, FBI Investigation: Reports . Thomas . Barrabi . International Business Times . January 7, 2014 . April 18, 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200907123737/https://www.ibtimes.com/utep-point-shaving-scandal-suspended-basketball-players-mckenzie-moore-jalen-ragland-targeted-rumors . September 7, 2020.
  3. News: Jones brothers headed to UTEP . Bret . Bloomquist . El Paso Times . January 17, 2013 . January 17, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130724053119/http://elpasotimes.typepad.com/mineshaft/2013/01/jones-brothers-headed-to-utep.html . 2013-07-24 . dead.
  4. Web site: 2014-15 Schedule . UTEPAthletics.com . . 2014-11-01 . 2014-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141029043406/http://www.utepathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/utep-m-baskbl-sched.html . dead .