# 2022–23 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

The 2022–23 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-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.

## Previous season

The Miners finished the 2021–22 season 20–14, 11–7 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place in West Division. They defeated Old Dominion in the second round of the C-USA tournament before losing to Middle Tennessee in the quarterfinals. They were invited to The Basketball Classic where they defeated Western Illinois before losing to Southern Utah in the second round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Souley Boum | 0 | G | 6'3" | 160 | RS Senior | Oakland, CA | Graduated transferred to Xavier |
| Tydus Verhoeven | 1 | F | 6'9" | 235 | RS Senior | Manteca, CA | Graduate transferred to Northwestern |
| Christian Agnew | 2 | G | 6'2" | 182 | Senior | Detroit, MI | Graduate transferred to Southeastern Louisiana |
| Keonte Kennedy | 3 | G | 6'5" | 180 | RS Junior | Austin, TX | Transferred to Memphis |
| Kezza Giffa | 4 | G | 6'2" | 160 | Freshman | Paris, France | Transferred |
| Emmanuel White | 5 | G | 6'5" | 180 | RS Junior | Katy, TX | Transferred to Western New Mexico |
| Bonke Maring | 11 | F | 6'10" | 240 | Junior | Cypress, TX | Transferred to Houston Christian |
| Cam Clardy | 13 | G | 6'1" | 192 | Sophomore | Cypress, TX | Walk-on; transferred |
| Alfred Hollins | 15 | F | 6'6" | 215 | Senior | San Francisco, CA | Graduated |
| Jorell Saterfield | 23 | G/F | 6'4" | 191 | Junior | Chicago, IL | Transferred to Portland State |
| Jamal Bieniemy | 24 | G | 6'5" | 177 | Senior | New Orleans, LA | Graduated/went undrafted in 2022 NBA draft |
| Giles Dekoninck | 33 | F | 6'6" | 220 | RS Senior | Diest, Belgium | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jonathan dos Anjos | 1 | F | 6'7" | 205 | RS Junior | Curitiba, Brazil | Florida SouthWestern State |
| Tae Hardy | 2 | G | 6'3" | 191 | Junior | Ellenwood, GA | Southern Miss |
| Malik Zachery | 3 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Junior | Syracuse, NY | South Plains College |
| Mario McKinney Jr. | 4 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Junior | St. Louis, MO | New Mexico State |
| Shamar Givance | 5 | G | 5'10" | 170 | Senior | Toronto, ON | Evansville |
| Carlos Lemus | 11 | G | 6'3' | 185 | Sophomore | Cumaná, Venezuela | Chipola College |
| Calvin Solomon | 13 | F | 6'7" | 194 | Junior | Houston, TX | Stephen F. Austin |
| Garrett Levesque | 22 | G/F | 6'6" | 210 | Sophomore | El Paso, TX | Walk-on; Tarleton State |
| Otis Frazier | 23 | F | 6’6” | 212 | Sophomore | Buckeye, AZ | George Mason |
| Derick Hamilton | 32 | F | 6'10" | 280 | Sophomore | Baton Rouge, LA | Bossier Parish CC |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jamal Sumlin SF | Cleveland, OH | Rhodes High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | Apr 28, 2022 |
| 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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

#### 2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| David Terrell SG | Arlington, TX | Mansfield Summit High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 20, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Trey Horton SG | Charlotte, NC | Providence Day School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 26, 2022 |
| 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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., LHN | | at No. 12 Texas | L 57–72 | 0–1 | Moody Center (11,313) Austin, TX |
| November 12, 2022* 7:00 p.m., CUSA.TV | | New Mexico State Battle of I-10 | W 67–64 | 1–1 | Don Haskins Center (11,315) El Paso, TX |
| November 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., CUSA.TV | | Sul Ross State | W 99–59 | 2–1 | Don Haskins Center (3,701) El Paso, TX |
| November 22, 2022* 7:00 p.m., CUSA.TV | | Alcorn State Jim Forbes Classic | W 73–61 $^{2OT}$ | 3–1 | Don Haskins Center (4,073) El Paso, TX |
| November 23, 2022* 7:00 p.m., CUSA.TV | | Cal State Bakersfield Jim Forbes Classic | W 68–67 $^{OT}$ | 4–1 | Don Haskins Center (3,736) El Paso, TX |
| November 25, 2022* 2:00 p.m., CUSA.TV | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Jim Forbes Classic | W 72–67 | 5–1 | Don Haskins Center (4,320) El Paso, TX |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Mexico State Battle of I-10 | L 70–95 | 5–2 | Pan American Center (6,332) Las Cruces, NM |
| December 3, 2022* 2:00 p.m., CUSA.TV | | Northern New Mexico | W 87–50 | 6–2 | Don Haskins Center (3,498) El Paso, TX |
| December 10, 2022* 4:30 p.m., FS1 | | at DePaul | L 70–91 | 6–3 | Wintrust Arena (3,005) Chicago, IL |
| December 17, 2022 6:00 p.m., CUSA.TV | | Louisiana Tech | W 60–55 | 7–3 (1–0) | Don Haskins Center (4,768) El Paso, TX |
| December 21, 2022* 7:30 p.m. | | North Carolina A&T Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals | W 75–62 | 8–3 | Don Haskins Center (4,255) El Paso, TX |
| December 22, 2022* 7:30 p.m., YouTube | | Kent State Sun Bowl Invitational | L 46–47 | 8–4 | Don Haskins Center (5,705) El Paso, TX |
| December 29, 2022 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UAB | L 73–79 $^{2OT}$ | 8–5 (1–1) | Bartow Arena (3,747) Birmingham, AL |
| December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., CUSA.TV | | Rice | L 67–72 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 (1–2) | Don Haskins Center (3,743) El Paso, TX |
| January 7, 2023 1:00 p.m., CUSA.TV | | at Louisiana Tech | L 58–60 | 8–7 (1–3) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,435) Ruston, LA |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UTSA | W 69–57 | 9–7 (2–3) | Don Haskins Center (3,764) El Paso, TX |
| January 14, 2023 1:00 p.m., CUSA.TV | | at Rice | L 82–83 | 9–8 (2–4) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,991) Houston, TX |
| January 16, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charlotte | W 60–58 | 10–8 (3–4) | Dale F. Halton Arena (3,045) Charlotte, NC |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | FIU | W 81–61 | 11–8 (4–4) | Don Haskins Center (3,648) El Paso, TX |
| January 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 24 Florida Atlantic | L 59–67 | 11–9 (4–5) | Don Haskins Center (5,421) El Paso, TX |
| January 28, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Texas | L 42–52 | 11–10 (4–6) | The Super Pit (4,301) Denton, TX |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Middle Tennessee | L 72–84 | 11–11 (4–7) | Murphy Center (2,806) Murfreesboro, TN |
| February 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., Stadium | | at Western Kentucky | L 69–74 | 11–12 (4–8) | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,169) Bowling Green, KY |
| February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charlotte | L 53–62 | 11–13 (4–9) | Don Haskins Center (3,768) El Paso, TX |
| February 11, 2023 2:00 p.m., CUSA.TV | | at UTSA | W 77–66 | 12–13 (5–9) | Convocation Center (1,127) San Antonio, TX |
| February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UAB | L 66–79 | 12–14 (5–10) | Don Haskins Center (3,619) El Paso, TX |
| February 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Texas | L 72–80 $^{OT}$ | 12–15 (5–11) | Don Haskins Center (4,838) El Paso, TX |
| February 23, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at FIU | W 87–82 | 13–15 (6–11) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,219) Miami, FL |
| February 25, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Florida Atlantic | L 49–75 | 13–16 (6–12) | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,130) Boca Raton, FL |
| March 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Kentucky | L 68–73 | 13–17 (6–13) | Don Haskins Center (3,725) El Paso, TX |
| March 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Middle Tennessee | W 77–65 | 14–17 (7–13) | Don Haskins Center (4,044) El Paso, TX |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2023 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (8) Western Kentucky First round | L 67–73 | 14–18 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. ||||||
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