2023–24 UTEP Miners women's basketball team

The 2023–24 UTEP Miners women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Miners, led by Keitha Adams in the first season of her second stint as head coach, and 17th season overall, played their home games at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas as a member of Conference USA.

2023–24 UTEP Miners women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record12–19 (6–10 C-USA)
Head coach
Associate head coachEwa Laskowska
Assistant coaches
  • Jareica Hughes
  • Lulu McKinney
Home arenaDon Haskins Center
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Middle Tennessee 16 0   1.000 30 5   .857
Liberty 11 5   .688 18 16   .529
FIU 11 5   .688 21 12   .636
Louisiana Tech 7 9   .438 14 19   .424
Jacksonville State 7 9   .438 12 17   .414
New Mexico State 6 10   .375 13 18   .419
Western Kentucky 6 10   .375 15 17   .469
UTEP 6 10   .375 12 19   .387
Sam Houston 2 14   .125 7 22   .241
2024 CUSA tournament winner

Previous season

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The Miners finished the 2022–23 season 20–12, 12–8 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourth place.[1] As the #4 seed in the C-USA tournament, they defeated #5 seed Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals,[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Middle Tennessee in the semifinals.[3] They received an at-large bid into the WNIT,[4] where they would lose in the first round to Texas Tech.[5]

On April 5, 2023, head coach Kevin Baker announced his resignation, after six years at the helm.[6] On April 11, 2023, it was announced that Wichita State head coach Keitha Adams, who coached the Miners from 2001 to 2017, would be returning as the team's next head coach.[7]

Roster

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2023–24 UTEP Miners women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Mahri Petree 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Bradley Detroit, Michigan
G 1 D'Arrah Allen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Seward County Community College Los Angeles, California
G 2 Erin Wilson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Jacksonville Auburndale, Florida
G 3 Ivane Tensaie 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Penn State Roseville, Minnesota
G 4 Veonce Powell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Tyler Junior College Miami, Florida
G 5 Delma Zita 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr New Mexico Junior College Maputo, Mozambique
G 10 Zhane Thompson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Seward County Community College Burnsville, Minnesota
G 11 Aaliyah Stanton 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Rancho Christian High School San Diego, California
G 12 Aspen Salazar 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Centennial High School Las Cruces, New Mexico
F 13 Dunja Zecevic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Sportska Gimnazija Belgrade, Serbia
G 20 Thelma Barbitch 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Centre National d'Education a Distance Paris, France
F 22 Mariama Sow 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr New Mexico Junior College Thiès, Senegal
F 23 Luisa Vydrova 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Gymnázium Nad Štolou Prague, Czech Republic
F 24 Adhel Tac 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr TCU Garland, Texas
F 35 Jane Asinde 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Wichita State Kampala, Uganda
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 30, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2023*
2:00 pm
New Mexico Highlands W 73–55 
 14  Tac   10  Tac   2  5 Tied  Don Haskins Center (1,507)
El Paso, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Western New Mexico W 75–58  1–0
 16  Petree   7  Tac   4  Zita  Don Haskins Center (1,007)
El Paso, TX
November 11, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Kansas City W 62–60  2–0
 24  Asinde   14  Asinde   7  Zita  Don Haskins Center (1,093)
El Paso, TX
November 14, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas A&M–Kingsville W 63–55  3–0
 26  Asinde   14  Wilson   4  Zita  Don Haskins Center (939)
El Paso, TX
November 18, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at California Baptist L 87–90 OT 3–1
 19  Asinde   13  Asinde   9  Zita  Fowler Events Center (314)
Riverside, CA
November 22, 2023*
11:00 am
vs. Lamar
St. Pete Showcase
L 44–56  3–2
 10  Wilson   7  2 Tied   4  Zita  McArthur Center (212)
St. Petersburg, FL
November 23, 2023*
11:00 am
vs. TCU
St. Pete Showcase
L 56–85  3–3
 18  Asinde   8  Asinde   2  2 Tied  McArthur Center (253)
St. Petersburg, FL
November 26, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
North Alabama W 95–88  4–3
 26  Wilson   11  Wilson   3  2 Tied  Don Haskins Center (1,111)
El Paso, TX
November 30, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Colorado State L 59–66  4–4
 21  Petree   14  Asinde   4  Wilson  Don Haskins Center (1,487)
El Paso, TX
December 3, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN+
at UTSA L 66–90  4–5
 17  Stanton   4  Tac   3  3 Tied  Convocation Center (926)
San Antonio, TX
December 9, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Portland L 63–68 OT 4–6
 22  Tac   10  2 Tied   3  Zita  Don Haskins Center (1,221)
El Paso, TX
December 20, 2023*
9:00 am
vs. UIC
West Palm Beach Classic
L 65–81  4–7
 13  Petree   9  Wilson   3  2 Tied  Rubin Arena (62)
West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2023*
11:15 am, FloHoops
vs. Illinois
West Palm Beach Classic
L 71–81  4–8
 20  Asinde   6  Asinde   6  Asinde  Massimino Court 
West Palm Beach, FL
December 30, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Utah W 89–62  5–8
 21  Asinde   16  Wilson   4  Asinde  Don Haskins Center (1,307)
El Paso, TX
C-USA regular season
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
New Mexico State
Battle of I-10
W 81–72  6–8
(1–0)
 19  Asinde   11  Asinde   6  Zita  Don Haskins Center (1,939)
El Paso, TX
January 13, 2024
12:30 pm, ESPN+
FIU L 62–83  6–9
(1–1)
 19  Petree   11  Wilson   4  Petree  Don Haskins Center (978)
El Paso, TX
January 18, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Middle Tennessee L 70–81  6–10
(1–2)
 28  Asinde   15  Wilson   2  2 Tied  Murphy Center (3,313)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 20, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+
at Western Kentucky L 65–66  6–11
(1–3)
 19  Asinde   14  Asinde   4  Zita  E. A. Diddle Arena (1,013)
Bowling Green, KY
January 25, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana Tech W 61–57  7–11
(2–3)
 15  Petree   10  Wilson   3  Petree  Don Haskins Center (1,010)
El Paso, TX
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Sam Houston W 66–61  8–11
(3–3)
 16  Asinde   13  Asinde   4  2 Tied  Don Haskins Center (1,435)
El Paso, TX
February 1, 2024
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Jacksonville State L 62–70  8–12
(3–4)
 21  Asinde   16  Asinde   7  Zita  Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,025)
Jacksonville, AL
February 3, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+
at Liberty L 68–87  8–13
(3–5)
 25  Asinde   7  Asinde   2  2 Tied  Liberty Arena (842)
Lynchburg, VA
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at New Mexico State
Battle of I-10
L 59–66  8–14
(3–6)
 18  Petree   8  Wilson   4  Stanton  Pan American Center (1,357)
Las Cruces, NM
February 15, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Kentucky W 73–68  9–14
(4–6)
 24  Wilson   14  Asinde   7  Zita  Don Haskins Center (974)
El Paso, TX
February 17, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Middle Tennessee L 41–56  9–15
(4–7)
 11  Stanton   11  Asinde   2  Asinde  Don Haskins Center (1,411)
El Paso, TX
February 22, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana Tech L 69–85  9–16
(4–8)
 19  Asinde   9  Asinde   3  Petree  Thomas Assembly Center (1,546)
Ruston, LA
February 24, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Sam Houston W 82–66  10–16
(5–8)
 22  Asinde   14  Asinde   4  3 Tied  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (570)
Huntsville, TX
February 29, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville State W 70–48  11–16
(6–8)
 16  Zita   9  Wilson   3  Tensaie  Don Haskins Center (1,215)
El Paso, TX
March 2, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Liberty L 63–80  11–17
(6–9)
 18  Asinde   9  Asinde   3  Asinde  Don Haskins Center (1,155)
El Paso, TX
March 7, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at FIU L 62–88  11–18
(6–10)
 28  Asinde   10  Asinde   5  Zita  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (444)
Miami, FL
C-USA tournament
March 12, 2024
4:30 pm, ESPN+
(8) vs. (9) Sam Houston
First Round
W 78–64  12–18
 19  Vydrova   8  Petree   7  Zita  Von Braun Center (227)
Huntsville, AL
March 13, 2024
10:30 am, ESPN+
(8) vs. (1) Middle Tennessee
Quarterfinals
L 50–78  12–19
 14  2 Tied   8  Petree   2  4 Tied  Von Braun Center (570)
Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Miners Advance to Semifinals with 64-54 Win Over LA Tech". UTEP Miners. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "C-USA tournament: No. 25 Middle Tennessee holds off UTEP in final minute of semifinals". El Paso Times. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "Miners Fall to Texas Tech 67-54 in WNIT". El Paso Sports Network. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "UTEP women's basketball coach Kevin Baker resigns". KTSM 9 News. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  7. ^ "Keitha Adams to return as Miner women's basketball coach". KFOX. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  8. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". UTEP Miners. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  9. ^ "UTEP Miners 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 30, 2024.