2024–25 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

2024–25 UTEP Miners men's basketball
2024–25 UTEP Miners men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	0–0 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Joe Golding (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Earl Boykins; Mike Roberts; Bryen Spriggs;
Home arena	Don Haskins Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by fourth-year head coach Joe Golding, played their home games at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas as a member of Conference USA.

2024–25 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
FIU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Jacksonville State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kennesaw State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Liberty	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
New Mexico State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Sam Houston	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTEP	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Western Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 CUSA tournament winner

Previous season

The Miners finished the 2023–24 season 18–16, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish a four-way tie for fourth place. As an No. 5 seed in the C-USA tournament they defeated Liberty in the quarterfinals and Sam Houston in the semifinals before losing in the championship game to Western Kentucky.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Zid Powell	0	G	6'4"	204	Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduated
Jon Don Anjos	1	F	6'8"	205	Senior	Curitiba, Brazil	Graduated
Tae Hardy	2	G	6'3"	190	Senior	Ellenwood, GA	Graduated
Calvin Solomon	13	F	6'7"	205	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
Garrett Levesque	20	G	6'6"	205	Junior	El Paso, TX	Walk-on; transferred to Western Washington
Sebastian Cole	21	G	6'1"	170	Junior	Aurora, CO	Walk-on; transferred to Coker

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
DaCannon Wickware	0	F	6'7"		Sophomore	Dallas, TX	Lee College
Jordan Hernandez	2	G	5'11"	175	Junior	El Paso, TX	Walk-on; Cochise College
Ahamad Bynum	12	G	6'3"	180	Junior	Chicago, IL	Trinity Valley CC^[1]
Devon Barnes	13	G	6'0"	171	Junior	Hinesville, GA	Tarleton State^[2]

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
KJ Thomas PG	Canyon, TX	Randall High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 22, 2023
KJ Thomas PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2025 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
De'Erick Barber #27 PG	Cleveland, OH	Richmond Heights High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Aug 28, 2024
De'Erick Barber #27 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
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: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	DaCannon Wickware	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Lee College	Dallas, Texas
G	1	KJ Thomas	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Canyon Randall	Amarillo, Texas
G	2	Jordan Hernandez (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Cochise College	El Paso, Texas
G	3	Baylor Hebb	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Colorado State	Colleyville, Texas
G	4	Corey Camper Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Tyler Junior College	Little Rock, Arkansas
G	5	David Terrell Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Mansfield Summit	Dallas, Texas
G	11	Trey Horton III	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Providence Day School	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	12	Ahamad Bynum	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	Trinity Valley CC	Chicago, Illinois
G	13	Devon Barnes	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Tarleton State	El Paso, Texas
G	15	Antwonne Holmes (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS So	Chapin	El Paso, Texas
F	20	Raijon Dispensa (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	South Kent HS	Mullica Hill, New Jersey
F	23	Otis Frazier III	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	George Mason	Buckeye, Arizona
F	25	Babacar Mbengue	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Fr	DePaul	Dakar, Senegal
F	32	Derick Hamilton	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Sr	Bossier Parish CC	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F	33	Elijah Jones	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	East Carolina	Pleasantville, New Jersey
F	34	Kevin Kalu	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Our Lady of Mount Carmel School	Baltimore, Maryland

Head coach

Joe Golding (Abilene Christian)

Assistant coach(es)

Earl Boykins (Eastern Michigan)
Mike Roberts (Indiana)
Bryen Spriggs (Slippery Rock)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 19, 2024* 7:30 p.m.	UACH	W 111–62	–	–	–	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
October 28, 2024* 7:00 p.m.	at New Mexico	L 70–74	–	–	–	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Sul Ross State					Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
November 9, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Utah Valley C-USA/WAC Alliance					UCCU Center Orem, UT
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UT Permian Basin					Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
November 20, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UC Santa Barbara					The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
November 25, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FloSports	vs. San Jose State Ball Dawgs Classic					Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV
November 26, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FloSports	vs. Long Beach State Ball Dawgs Classic					Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV
November 27, 2024* 5:30 p.m., FloSports	vs. UNC Greensboro Ball Dawgs Classic					Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV
December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Seattle C-USA/WAC Alliance					Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
December 11, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	at Louisville					KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
December 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Tarleton State					Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
December 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m.	Yale Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals					Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
December 21, 2024* 5:00 p.m./7:00 p.m.	Akron/Jackson State Sun Bowl Invitational					Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
December 28, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern New Mexico					Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
Conference USA regular season
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana Tech					Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
January 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Sam Houston					Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
January 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	New Mexico State Battle of I-10					Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Liberty					Liberty Arena Lynchburg, VA
January 18, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at FIU					Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Jacksonville State					Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
January 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Kennesaw State					Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Western Kentucky					E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Middle Tennessee					Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
February 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at New Mexico State Battle of I-10					Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	FIU					Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Liberty					Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
February 20, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kennesaw State					Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Jacksonville State					Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	Western Kentucky					Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Middle Tennessee					Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
March 6, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Sam Houston					Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX
March 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana Tech					Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
Conference USA tournament
March 11–15, 2025 TBA	vs.					Von Braun Center Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Source^[3]

References

^ Broaddus, Adrian (April 17, 2024). "JUCO All-American, Division I Bounce-Back Ahamad Bynum Signs with UTEP". KROD. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
^ Broaddus, Adrian (May 7, 2024). "With Devon Barnes Committed, What's Next for UTEP Basketball?". KROD. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTEPMiners.com. University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved October 28, 2024.

[1] Broaddus, Adrian (April 17, 2024). "JUCO All-American, Division I Bounce-Back Ahamad Bynum Signs with UTEP". KROD. Retrieved October 28, 2024.

[2] Broaddus, Adrian (May 7, 2024). "With Devon Barnes Committed, What's Next for UTEP Basketball?". KROD. Retrieved October 28, 2024.

[3] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTEPMiners.com. University of Texas at El Paso. Retrieved October 28, 2024.

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