# 2010–11 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

The 2010–11 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Miners, led by head coach Tim Floyd, played their home games at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas, as members of Conference USA. The Miners finished in a tie for 2nd in Conference USA, eventually advancing to the championship game of the Conference USA tournament, where they were defeated by Memphis.
UTEP failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but were given an at-large bid to the 2011 NIT. The Miners were eliminated in the first round of the NIT by New Mexico, 69–57.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2010* 7:05 pm | | Eastern New Mexico | W 80–76 | | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX |
| November 5, 2010* 7:05 pm | | Texas A&M–Kingsville | W 75–48 | | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 12, 2010* 7:05 pm | | Pacific | L 61–66 | 0–1 | Don Haskins Center (12,222) El Paso, TX |
| November 14, 2010* 12:00 pm | | Mercer Legends Classic Regional Round | W 87–74 | 1–1 | Don Haskins Center (2,152) El Paso, TX |
| November 20, 2010* 8:30 pm | | Western Carolina Legends Classic Regional Round | W 77–65 | 2–1 | Don Haskins Center (3,489) El Paso, TX |
| November 23, 2010* 7:05 pm | | New Mexico State Battle of I-10 | W 73–56 | 3–1 | Don Haskins Center (11,792) El Paso, TX |
| November 26, 2010* 3:30 pm | | vs. Georgia Tech Legends Classic Semifinal | L 61–71 | 3–2 | Boardwalk Hall (6,273) Atlantic City, NJ |
| November 27, 2010* 3:30 pm | | vs. Michigan Legends Classic Consolation Game | W 65–56 | 4–2 | Boardwalk Hall (5,271) Atlantic City, NJ |
| November 30, 2010* 7:05 pm | | at New Mexico State Battle of I-10 | W 74–72 | 5–2 | Pan American Center (8,488) Las Cruces, NM |
| December 12, 2010* 7:05 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 77–54 | 6–2 | Don Haskins Center (8,260) El Paso, TX |
| December 15, 2010* 7:05 pm | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 79–49 | 7–2 | Don Haskins Center (8,208) El Paso, TX |
| December 18, 2010* 8:05 pm | | Texas Tech | W 82–71 | 8–2 | Don Haskins Center (10,837) El Paso, TX |
| December 20, 2010* 8:35 pm | | Stephen F. Austin | W 61–52 | 9–2 | Don Haskins Center (7,782) El Paso, TX |
| December 23, 2010* 7:05 pm | | at BYU | L 68–89 | 9–3 | Marriott Center (13,403) Provo, UT |
| December 28, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Western New Mexico Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational | W 87–58 | 10–3 | Don Haskins Center (6,010) El Paso, TX |
| December 29, 2010* 7:30 pm | | Air Force Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational | W 71–54 | 11–3 | Don Haskins Center (7,234) El Paso, TX |
| January 2, 2011* 2:00 pm | | Sam Houston State | W 74–65 | 12–3 | Don Haskins Center (7,657) El Paso, TX |
| January 5, 2011 7:05 pm | | Tulsa | W 69–59 | 13–3 (1–0) | Don Haskins Center (8,671) El Paso, TX |
| January 8, 2011 2:00 pm | | at UAB | L 97–100 $^{3OT}$ | 13–4 (1–1) | Bartow Arena (6,016) Birmingham, AL |
| January 12, 2011 6:00 pm | | at Tulane | W 69–58 | 14–4 (2–1) | Fogelman Arena (2,351) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| January 15, 2011 7:05 pm | | Rice | W 66–43 | 15–4 (3–1) | Don Haskins Center (8,761) El Paso, TX |
| January 22, 2011 6:00 pm | | at Houston | W 57–52 | 16–4 (4–1) | Hofheinz Pavilion (4,513) Houston, TX |
| January 26, 2011 7:05 pm | | Tulane | W 69–65 | 17–4 (5–1) | Don Haskins Center (8,659) El Paso, TX |
| January 29, 2011 6:00 pm | | at Tulsa | L 68–69 | 17–5 (5–2) | Reynolds Center (5,412) Tulsa, OK |
| February 5, 2011 1:00 pm | | at Rice | W 59–53 | 18–5 (6–2) | Tudor Fieldhouse (2,134) Houston, TX |
| February 12, 2011 7:05 pm | | SMU | W 67–57 | 19–5 (7–2) | Don Haskins Center (10,213) El Paso, TX |
| February 16, 2011 6:00 pm | | at Southern Miss | L 51–64 | 19–6 (7–3) | Reed Green Coliseum (3,678) Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 19, 2011 7:05 pm | | Houston | W 76–64 | 20–6 (8–3) | Don Haskins Center (11,173) El Paso, TX |
| February 21, 2011 11:00 am | | UCF | L 68–74 | 20–7 (8–4) | Don Haskins Center (9,824) El Paso, TX |
| February 23, 2011 5:00 pm | | at East Carolina | L 76–83 | 20–8 (8–5) | Minges Coliseum (4,329) Greenville, NC |
| February 26, 2011 1:00 pm | | Memphis | W 74–47 | 21–8 (9–5) | Don Haskins Center (11,334) El Paso, TX |
| March 2, 2011 7:05 pm | | Marshall | W 82–74 | 22–8 (10–5) | Don Haskins Center (10,331) El Paso, TX |
| March 5, 2011 1:00 pm | | at SMU | W 59–56 | 23–8 (11–5) | Moody Coliseum (4,076) Dallas, TX |
| Conference USA Tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2011 5:30 pm | (3) | (6) Marshall Conference USA Quarterfinals | W 77–65 | 24–8 | Don Haskins Center (11,233) El Paso, TX |
| March 11, 2011 2:00 pm | (3) | (2) Tulsa Conference USA Semifinals | W 66–54 | 25–8 | Don Haskins Center (9,496) El Paso, TX |
| March 12, 2011 9:30 am | (3) | (4) Memphis Conference USA Championship | L 66–67 | 25–9 | Don Haskins Center (11,769) El Paso, TX |
| NIT ||||||
| March 15, 2011 7:05 pm | (5) | at (4) New Mexico NIT First Round | L 57–69 | 25–10 | The Pit (9,626) Albuquerque |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||
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