2017–18 UTEP Miners men's basketball team explained
| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2017–18 |
| Team: | UTEP Miners |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Record: | 11–20 |
| Conf Record: | 6–12 |
| Head Coach: | Tim Floyd (First 6 games) |
| Head Coach2: | Phil Johnson (interim) |
| Asst Coach2: | Kris Baumann |
The 2017–18 UTEP Miners basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Miners, led by interim head coach Phil Johnson, played their home games at the Don Haskins Center as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 11–20, 6–12 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to UTSA. UTEP averaged 6,155 fans per game.[1]
Following a loss to Lamar on November 27, 2017, that saw the Miners drop to 1–5 on the season, head coach Tim Floyd announced that he was retiring effective immediately.[2] [3] The school had previously announced a new athletic director, Jim Senter, a week prior, but Floyd said that had nothing to do with his decision.[4] [5] Assistant Phil Johnson was named interim head coach of the Miners the next day.[6] On March 12, 2018, the school hired Fresno State head coach Rodney Terry as the new head coach of the Miners.[7]
Previous season
The Miners finished the 2016–17 season 15–17, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place. In the C-USA tournament, they defeated Rice in the quarterfinals before losing to top-seeded Middle Tennessee in the semifinals.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
|---|
| Dominic Artis | 1 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | | Graduated |
| Tim Cameron | 3 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Freshman | | Transferred to High Point |
| Adrian Moore | 4 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Freshman | | Transferred to Butler CC |
| Chris Barnes | 5 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Sophomore | | Transferred to Angelina College |
| Terry Winn | 12 | F | 6'7" | 230 | RS Sophomore | | Transferred to Texas–Rio Grande Valley |
| Ivan Venegas | 13 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Sophomore | | Walk-on; left the for personal reasons |
| Deon Barrett | 23 | G | 5'10" | 150 | Freshman | | Transferred to Texas–Arlington |
| Hudson Urbanus | 25 | G | 6'0" | 160 | Freshman | | Walk-on; left the for personal reasons | |
Class of 2018 recruits
Schedule and results
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See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Attendance Records . . April 19, 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220218225037/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2019/Attendance.pdf . February 18, 2022.
- News: UTEP's Tim Floyd, a former coach of the Chicago Bulls, announces his retirement . Gary . Parrish . CBSSports.com . 2017-11-28 . 2017-11-28 . en . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201109025514/https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/uteps-tim-floyd-a-former-coach-of-the-chicago-bulls-announces-his-retirement/ . 2020-11-09.
- News: UTEP's Floyd retires after Miners fall to 1–5 . Jeff . Goodman . ESPN.com . 2017-11-28 . 2017-11-28 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210610010456/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/21592659/utep-men-basketball-coach-tim-floyd-retires . 2021-06-10.
- News: Citing 'new world of college basketball,' Tim Floyd abruptly retires from coaching . Pete . Grathoff . KansasCity.com . 2017-11-28 . 2017-11-28 . en . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201105173111/https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/for-petes-sake/article186828018.html . 2020-11-05.
- News: UTEP's new athletic director: We are going to engage our community . Villasana . Jose . 2017-11-27 . KVIA . 2022-04-19 . en-US . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220419001752/https://kvia.com/news/2017/11/27/uteps-new-athletic-director-we-are-going-to-engage-our-community/ . 2022-04-19.
- News: UTEP announces that Phil Johnson will replace Tim Floyd . Yahoo Sports . Rob . Dauster . November 28, 2017 . November 28, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041613/https://sports.yahoo.com/utep-announces-phil-johnson-replace-180117655.html . December 1, 2017.
- News: UTEP hires Fresno State's Rodney Terry as their new basketball coach . TheProspectorDaily.com . Adrian . Broaddus . March 12, 2018 . March 12, 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210610010454/https://www.theprospectordaily.com/2018/03/12/utep-hires-fresno-states-rodney-terry-as-their-new-basketball-coach/ . June 10, 2021.
- Web site: 2017-18 Men's Basketball Schedule . UTEPAthletics.com . . April 19, 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220419002329/https://utepminers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2017-18 . April 19, 2022.
