# 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.

## Previous season

The Miners finished the 2022–23 season 20–12, 12–8 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the #4 seed in the C-USA tournament, they defeated #5 seed Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals, before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Middle Tennessee in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid into the WNIT, where they would lose in the first round to Texas Tech.
On April 5, 2023, head coach Kevin Baker announced his resignation, after six years at the helm. 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.

## Schedule and results

| 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. |||||||||
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