2021–22 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

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.

2021–22 UTEP Miners men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record20–14 (11–7 CUSA)
Head coach
Associate head coachJeremy Cox
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDon Haskins Center
2021–22 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Middle Tennessee135 .7222611  .703
Western Kentucky117 .6111913  .594
Florida Atlantic117 .6111915  .559
Charlotte108 .5561714  .548
Old Dominion810 .4441319  .406
FIU513 .2781517  .469
Marshall414 .2221221  .364
West
North Texas162 .889257  .781
UAB144 .778278  .771
Louisiana Tech126 .6672410  .706
UTEP117 .6112014  .588
Rice711 .3891617  .485
UTSA315 .1671022  .313
Southern Miss117 .056726  .212
2022 C-USA Tournament winner

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Eric Vila4F6'11"225RS SeniorGirona, SpainGraduated
Bryson Williams11F6'8"230RS SeniorFresno, CAGraduate transferred to Texas Tech
Kristian Sjolund12F6'8"206RS SophomoreKongsberg, NorwayTransferred to Portland
Vuk Vulikic20G6'4"198FreshmanBelgrade, SerbiaTransferred to UC San Diego
Adam Hess23G6'5"195RS SophomoreWestlake, CATransferred to Eastern New Mexico
Efe Odigie32F6'9"240JuniorHouston, TXTransferred to Troy

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Bonke Maring11F6'10"JuniorCypress, TXBlinn College
Jamari Sibley14F6'8"200SophomoreMilwaukee, WIGeorgetown
Alfred Hollins15F6'6"205SeniorSan Francisco, CAOregon State
Jorell Saterfield23F6'4"190JuniorChicago, ILRanger College

Recruiting class of 2021

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kezza Giffa
G
Paris, France 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A May 28, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Kevin Kalu
F
Baltimore, MD Our Lady of Mt Carmel School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) N/A Aug 26, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Recruiting class of 2022

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Khalfani Hill
SF
Toronto, ON Excel Hoops Training Institute 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) N/A Oct 24, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2021–22 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Souley Boum 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)160 lb (73 kg) RS SrOakland Tech HS
San Francisco
Oakland, California
F 1 Tydus Verhoeven 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SrManteca HS
Duquesne
Manteca, California
G 2 Christian Agnew 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)182 lb (83 kg) SrJohn Glenn HS
North Alabama
Detroit, Michigan
G 3 Keonte Kennedy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrWestlake HS
Xavier
Austin, Texas
G 4 Kezza Giffa 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrLevallois Metropolitans 92 Paris, France
G 5 Emmanuel White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrObra D. Tompkins HS
Coastal Bend College
Katy, Texas
F 11 Bonke Maring 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrCy-Springs HS
Blinn College
Cypress, Texas
G 13 Cam Clardy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)192 lb (87 kg) SoBridgeland High School Cypress, Texas
F 14 Jamari Sibley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)184 lb (83 kg) SoOak Hill Academy
Georgetown
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 15 Alfred Hollins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrOregon State San Francisco, California
F 20 Kevin Kalu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrOur Lady of Mount Carmel School Baltimore, Maryland
F 21 Ze'Rik Onyema 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoJohn Jay High School San Antonio, Texas
G/F 23 Jorell Saterfield 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)191 lb (87 kg) JrMayfield HS
Ranger College
Chicago, Illinois
G 24 Jamal Bieniemy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)177 lb (80 kg) SrObra D. Tompkins HS
Oklahoma
New Orleans, Louisiana
F 33 Gilles Dekoninck 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SrHuntington Prep
Fresno State
Diest, Belgium
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Western New Mexico W 85–57  1–0
Don Haskins Center (6,751)
El Paso, TX
November 13, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at New Mexico State
Battle of I-10
L 71–77  1–1
Pan American Center (8,089)
Las Cruces, NM
November 16, 2021*
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Northern New Mexico W 88–53  2–1
Don Haskins Center (3,808)
El Paso, TX
November 19, 2021*
8:00 p.m., WCC Network
at Pacific
Golden Turkey Classic
W 73–64  3–1
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,514)
Stockton, CA
November 22, 2021*
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
UC Riverside
Golden Turkey Classic
L 40–52  3–2
Don Haskins Center (4,037)
El Paso, TX
November 24, 2021*
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Florida A&M
Golden Turkey Classic
W 67–53  4–2
Don Haskins Center (4,196)
El Paso, TX
December 3, 2021*
6:00 p.m., Stadium
New Mexico State
Battle of I-10
L 69–72  4–3
Don Haskins Center (6,392)
El Paso, TX
December 7, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 8 Kansas L 52–78  4–4
T-Mobile Center (15,500)
Kansas City, MO
December 12, 2021*
1:00 p.m., Stadium
at New Mexico W 77–69  5–4
The Pit (9,044)
Albuquerque, NM
December 16, 2021*
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
McNeese State W 82–72  6–4
Don Haskins Center (5,522)
El Paso, TX
December 21, 2021*
7:30 p.m., CUSA.tv
North Carolina Central
Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals
W 70–61  7–4
Don Haskins Center (4,047)
El Paso, TX
December 22, 2021*
7:30 p.m., CUSA.tv
Bradley
Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational
L 66–73  7–5
Don Haskins Center (4,082)
El Paso, TX
Conference USA regular season
December 30, 2021
5:30 p.m., CUSA.tv
at UAB L 62–75  7–6
(0–1)
Bartow Arena (2,795)
Birmingham, AL
January 6, 2022
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
Louisiana Tech L 52–64  7–7
(0–2)
Don Haskins Center (3,701)
El Paso, TX
January 8, 2022
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Southern Miss W 87-54  8–7
(1–2)
Don Haskins Center (3,841)
El Paso, TX
January 13, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Charlotte L 53–66  8–8
(1–3)
Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
January 15, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Old Dominion W 78–70  9–8
(2–3)
Chartway Arena (4,528)
Norfolk, VA
January 20, 2022
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
UTSA W 69–64  10–8
(3–3)
Don Haskins Center (5,021)
El Paso, TX
January 23, 2022
2:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
at UTSA W 59–54  11–8
(4–3)
Convocation Center (924)
San Antonio, TX
January 27, 2022
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Florida Atlantic W 70–68  12–8
(5–3)
Don Haskins Center (4,458)
El Paso, TX
January 29, 2022
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
FIU W 79–68  13–8
(6–3)
Don Haskins Center (4,864)
El Paso, TX
February 5, 2022
1:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
at Rice W 72–70  14–8
(7–3)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,872)
Houston, TX
February 7, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at North Texas
Rescheduled from February 3
L 58–66  14–9
(7–4)
The Super Pit (3,813)
Denton, TX
February 13, 2022
1:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Marshall L 79–88  14–10
(7–5)
Don Haskins Center (4,129)
El Paso, TX
February 17, 2022
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana Tech W 63–60  15–10
(8–5)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,777)
Ruston, LA
February 19, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Miss W 84–70  16–10
(9–5)
Reed Green Coliseum (2,861)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 21, 2022
5:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
at Middle Tennessee
Rescheduled from January 1
L 59–77  16–11
(9–6)
Murphy Center (4,211)
Murfreesboro, TN
February 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UAB L 66–69  16–12
(9–7)
Don Haskins Center (6,100)
El Paso, TX
March 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv
Rice W 70–67  17–12
(10–7)
Don Haskins Center (4,645)
El Paso, TX
March 5, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Texas W 70–68  18–12
(11–7)
Don Haskins Center (5,521)
El Paso, TX
Conference USA tournament
March 9, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
(W4) vs. (E5) Old Dominion
Second round
W 74–64  19–12
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
March 10, 2022
8:00 p.m., Stadium
(W4) vs. (E1) Middle Tennessee
Quarterfinals
L 59–66 OT 19–13
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
The Basketball Classic
March 19, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Illinois
First Round
W 80–54  20–13
Don Haskins Center (3,500)
El Paso, TX
March 22, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Utah
Second Round
L 69–82  20–14
Don Haskins Center (3,510)
El Paso, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Source[3]

See also

References

  1. Ryan, Nate (April 6, 2021). "UTEP head hoops coach Rodney Terry announces he's stepping down for Texas assistant job". KVIA-TV. Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  2. "UTEP Names Joe Golding Men's Basketball Head Coach". UTEPMiners.com (Press release). El Paso, Texas: University of Texas at El Paso. April 13, 2021. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  3. "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTEPMiners.com. University of Texas at El Paso. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
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