2020–21 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

2020–21 UTEP Miners men's basketball
2020–21 UTEP Miners men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
Record	12–12 (8–8 CUSA)
Head coach	Rodney Terry (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Kenton Paulino; Nick Matson; Arturo Ormond;
Home arena	Don Haskins Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Western Kentucky	11	–	3	.786	21	–	8	.724
Old Dominion	11	–	5	.688	15	–	8	.652
Marshall	9	–	5	.643	15	–	7	.682
Florida Atlantic	7	–	5	.583	13	–	10	.565
Charlotte	5	–	11	.313	9	–	15	.375
Middle Tennessee	3	–	13	.188	5	–	18	.217
FIU	2	–	15	.118	9	–	17	.346
West
Louisiana Tech	12	–	4	.750	24	–	8	.750
UAB	13	–	5	.722	22	–	7	.759
North Texas †	9	–	5	.643	18	–	10	.643
UTSA	9	–	7	.563	15	–	11	.577
UTEP	8	–	8	.500	12	–	12	.500
Rice	6	–	10	.375	15	–	13	.536
Southern Miss	4	–	13	.235	8	–	17	.320

† 2021 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2020–21 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Rodney Terry, and played their home games at Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas as members of Conference USA.^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Souley Boum	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Jr	San Francisco	Oakland, California
F	1	Tydus Verhoeven	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	Duquesne	Manteca, California
G	2	Christian Agnew	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Jr	North Alabama	Detroit, Michigan
G	3	Keonte Kennedy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Xavier	Austin, Texas
F	4	Eric Vila	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	Northwest Florida State College	Girona, Spain
G	5	Emmanuel White	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Jr	Coastal Bend College	Katy, Texas
F	11	Bryson Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Sr	Fresno State	Fresno, California
F	12	Kristian Sjolund	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Georgia Tech	Kongsberg, Norway
G	13	Cam Clardy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Bridgeland High School	Cypress, Texas
G	20	Vuk Vulikic	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Fr	KK Dynamic	Belgrade, Serbia
F	21	Ze'Rik Onyema	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Fr	John Jay High School	San Antonio, Texas
G	23	Adam Hess	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Salt Lake Community College	Westlake, California
G	24	Jamal Bieniemy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Oklahoma	New Orleans, Louisiana
F	32	Efe Odigie	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Pro-Vision Academy	Houston, Texas
F	33	Gilles Dekoninck	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	RS Jr	Fresno State	Diest, Belgium

Head coach

Rodney Terry (St. Edward's)

Assistant coach(es)

Kenton Paulino (Texas)
Nick Matson (VMI)
Arturo Ormond (Texas–Pan American)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 14, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 5:00 p.m.		UT Permian Basin	W 100–81	1–0	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
December 3, 2020* 6:00 p.m.		Arizona Christian	Canceled ^[a]^[2]		Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
December 5, 2020* 6:00 p.m.		Sul Ross	W 84–65	2–0	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
December 8, 2020* 8:00 p.m.		at Saint Mary's	L 61–73	2–1	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
December 12, 2020* 4:00 p.m.		at Arizona	L 61–69	2–2	McKale Center (150) Tucson, AZ
December 16, 2020* 7:00 p.m.		at Arizona State	W 76–63	3–2	Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
December 20, 2020* 4:00 p.m.		Benedictine University at Mesa	W 79–59	4–2	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
December 28, 2020* 7:00 p.m.		Our Lady of the Lake	Canceled ^[a]^[3]		Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
CUSA regular season
January 1, 2021 6:00 p.m.		at Southern Miss	L 66–74 ^OT	4–3 (0–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS
January 2, 2021 3:00 p.m.		at Southern Miss	W 77–62	5–3 (1–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS
January 8, 2021 7:00 p.m.		Rice	W 101–89	6–3 (2–1)	Don Haskins Center (459) El Paso, TX
January 9, 2021 7:00 p.m.		Rice	L 68–71	6–4 (2–2)	Don Haskins Center (457) El Paso, TX
January 15, 2021 6:00 p.m.		at North Texas	L 33–63	6–5 (2–3)	UNT Coliseum (1,369) Denton, TX
January 16, 2021 2:00 p.m.		at North Texas	L 65–74	6–6 (2–4)	UNT Coliseum (1,416) Denton, TX
January 22, 2021 7:00 p.m.		Louisiana Tech	W 82–74	7–6 (3–4)	Don Haskins Center (533) El Paso, TX
January 23, 2021 6:00 p.m.		Louisiana Tech	L 55–73	7–7 (3–5)	Don Haskins Center (515) El Paso, TX
January 28, 2021 5:00 p.m.		at UTSA	L 79–86	7–8 (3–6)	Convocation Center (470) San Antonio, TX
January 30, 2021 7:00 p.m.		UTSA	W 69–51	8–8 (4–6)	Don Haskins Center (540) El Paso, TX
February 5, 2021 5:30 p.m.		at UAB	L 51–63	8–9 (4–7)	Bartow Arena (1,138) Birmingham, AL
February 6, 2021 3:00 p.m.		at UAB	L 60–75	8–10 (4–8)	Bartow Arena (1,058) Birmingham, AL
February 12, 2021 7:00 p.m.		FIU	W 75–59	9–10 (5–8)	Don Haskins Center (457) El Paso, TX
February 13, 2021 7:00 p.m.		FIU	W 77–68	10–10 (6–8)	Don Haskins Center (478) El Paso, TX
February 21, 2021 3:00 p.m.		at Florida Atlantic	Canceled		FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
February 22, 2021 4:00 p.m.		at Florida Atlantic	Canceled		FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
February 26, 2021 7:00 p.m.		Charlotte	W 70–47	11–10 (7–8)	Don Haskins Center (499) El Paso, TX
February 27, 2021 6:00 p.m.		Charlotte	W 77–62	12–10 (8–8)	Don Haskins Center (481) El Paso, TX
March 4, 2021* 6:00 p.m.		at No. 13 Kansas	L 62–67	12–11	Allen Fieldhouse (2,600) Lawrence, KS
Conference USA tournament
March 10, 2021 8:30 p.m., ESPN+	(W5)	vs. (E4) Florida Atlantic Second Round	L 70–76	12–12	Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Notes

^ ^a ^b Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

References

^ "UTEP Men's Hoops Announces 2020-21 Schedule". University of Texas at El Paso Department of Athletics. November 17, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
^ Bloomquist, Bret (December 2, 2020). "UTEP men's basketball game with Arizona Christian postponed; now to play Sul Ross". MSN. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
^ Morgan, Andy (December 27, 2020). "UTEP game canceled due to positive COVID-19 case at Our Lady of the Lake". KTSM-TV. Retrieved February 18, 2021.

[canceled-2] Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

[um-1] "UTEP Men's Hoops Announces 2020-21 Schedule". University of Texas at El Paso Department of Athletics. November 17, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.

[acu-3] Bloomquist, Bret (December 2, 2020). "UTEP men's basketball game with Arizona Christian postponed; now to play Sul Ross". MSN. Retrieved February 18, 2021.

[oll-4] Morgan, Andy (December 27, 2020). "UTEP game canceled due to positive COVID-19 case at Our Lady of the Lake". KTSM-TV. Retrieved February 18, 2021.

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Roster

Schedule and results

See also

Notes

References