2021–22 UTEP Miners men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Sex:none
Year:2021–22
Prev Year:2020–21
Next Year:2022–23
Team:UTEP Miners men's
Conference:Conference USA
Short Conf:CUSA
Division:West Division
Record:20–14
Conf Record:11–7
Hc Year:1st
Assoc Coach:Jeremy Cox
Bowl Result:Second Round

The 2021–22 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Joe Golding, and played their home games at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas as a member of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Miners finished the 2020–21 season 12–12, 8–8 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place in West Division. They lost in the second round of the C-USA tournament to Florida Atlantic.

On April 6, 2021, Rodney Terry left for UTEP to accept an assistant coaching position at Texas.[1] The Miners announced the hiring of Abilene Christian head coach Joe Golding as its next head coach on April 13.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
4 F 6'11" 225 RS Senior Graduated
11 F 6'8" 230 RS Senior Graduate transferred to Texas Tech
Kristian Sjolund 12 F 6'8" 206 RS Sophomore Transferred to Portland
Vuk Vulikic 20 G 6'4" 198 Freshman Transferred to UC San Diego
Adam Hess 23 G 6'5" 195 RS Sophomore Transferred to Eastern New Mexico
Efe Odigie 32 F 6'9" 240 Junior Transferred to Troy

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Bonke Maring 11 F 6'10" Junior Blinn College
Jamari Sibley 14 F 6'8" 200 Sophomore Georgetown
Alfred Hollins 15 F 6'6" 205 Senior Oregon State
Jorell Saterfield 23 F 6'4" 190 Junior Ranger College

Recruiting class of 2022

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=|Conference USA regular season|-!colspan=12 style=|Conference USA tournament|-!colspan=12 style=| The Basketball Classic|-Source[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: UTEP head hoops coach Rodney Terry announces he's stepping down for Texas assistant job . . Nate . Ryan . April 6, 2021 . April 19, 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211103052242/https://kvia.com/sports/2021/04/06/utep-head-hoops-coach-rodney-terry-announces-hes-stepping-down-for-texas-assistant-job/ . November 3, 2021.
  2. UTEP Names Joe Golding Men’s Basketball Head Coach . El Paso, Texas . UTEPMiners.com . . April 13, 2021 . April 19, 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211102180236/https://utepminers.com/news/2021/4/13/mens-basketball-utep-names-joe-golding-mens-basketball-head-coach.aspx . November 2, 2021.
  3. Web site: 2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule . UTEPMiners.com . University of Texas at El Paso . April 19, 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220419023730/https://utepminers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2021-22 . April 19, 2022.