# 2023–24 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

The 2023–24 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by third-year head coach Joe Golding, 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 14–18, 7–13 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Western Kentucky.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jamal Sumlin | 0 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Freshman | Cleveland, OH | Transferred to Northwest Florida State College |
| Malik Zachery | 3 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Junior | Syracuse, NY | Transferred |
| Mario McKinney Jr. | 4 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Junior | St. Louis, MI | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Shamar Givance | 5 | G | 5'10" | 170 | Senior | Toronto, ON | Graduated |
| Carlos Lemus | 11 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Sophomore | Cumaná, Venezuela | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Jamari Sibley | 12 | F | 6'8" | 185 | Sophomore | Milwaukee, WI | Transferred to Southern Utah |
| Ze'Rik Onyema | 21 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Sophomore | San Antonio, TX | Transferred to Texas |
| Milos Merrick | 24 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Freshman | Wheeling, WV | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Yadiz Powell | 0 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Philadelphia, PA | Buffalo |
| Baylor Hebb | 3 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Junior | Colleyville, TX | Colorado State |
| Corey Camper Jr. | 4 | G | 6'5" | | Junior | Little Rock, AR | Tyler Junior College |
| Sebastian Cole | 21 | G | 5'11" | | Junior | Aurora, CO | Walk-on; Otero College |
| Elijah Jones | 33 | F | 6'8" | 210 | RS Freshman | Pleasantville, NJ | East Carolina |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. ||||||

#### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2024) :
| 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 |
| 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. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | McMurry | W 120–71 | 1–0 | 19 – Jones | 8 – Dos Anjos | 10 – Hardy | Don Haskins Center (3,782) El Paso, TX |
| November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | USAO | W 123–72 | 2–0 | 19 – Jones | 13 – Kalu | 6 – Terrell Jr. | Don Haskins Center (3,514) El Paso, TX |
| November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | UC Santa Barbara | W 89–76 | 3–0 | 23 – Powell | 13 – Solomon | 8 – Hardy | Don Haskins Center (7,121) El Paso, TX |
| November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Austin Peay SoCal Challenge campus site game | W 71–63 | 4–0 | 25 – Hardy | 9 – Frazier | 7 – Solomon | Don Haskins Center (4,871) El Paso, TX |
| November 20, 2023* 11:00 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. California SoCal Challenge Surf Division semifinals | W 75–72 | 5–0 | 16 – Hardy | 6 – Powell | 3 – Tied | The Pavilion at JSerra (529) San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| November 22, 2023* 8:30 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. Bradley SoCal Challenge Surf Division championship | L 59–63 | 5–1 | 15 – Hardy | 7 – Kalu | 4 – Solomon | The Pavilion at JSerra (499) San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| November 25, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola Marymount | L 47–67 | 5–2 | 12 – Hardy | 7 – Kalu | 2 – Tied | Gersten Pavilion (750) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 63–67 | 5–3 | 16 – Frazier | 8 – Powell | 4 – Tied | Don Haskins Center (4,671) El Paso, TX |
| December 4, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western New Mexico | W 90–62 | 6–3 | 14 – Powell | 10 – Frazier III | 4 – Hardy | Don Haskins Center (3,656) El Paso, TX |
| December 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., P12N | | at Oregon | L 49–71 | 6–4 | 16 – Hardy | 6 – Frazier III | 3 – Powell | Matthew Knight Arena (5,084) Eugene, OR |
| December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian C-USA/WAC Alliance | L 82–88 | 6–5 | 22 – Hardy | 7 – Powell | 5 – Camper Jr. | Moody Coliseum (1,469) Abilene, TX |
| December 20, 2023* 7:30 p.m., YouTube/4.2 (Local TV) | | Norfolk State Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals | W 67–65 | 7–5 | 13 – Solomon | 8 – Solomon | 3 – Powell | Don Haskins Center (4,193) El Paso, TX |
| December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., YouTube/4.2 (Local TV) | | Wyoming Sun Bowl Invitational championship | W 78–67 | 8–5 | 32 – Powell | 6 – Tied | 4 – Powell | Don Haskins Center (4,310) El Paso, TX |
| December 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Seattle C-USA/WAC Alliance | L 61–73 | 8–6 | 9 – Terrell Jr. | 7 – Powell | 2 – Powell | Don Haskins Center (4,391) El Paso, TX |
| Conference USA regular season |||||||||
| January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at New Mexico State Battle of I-10 | L 53–63 | 8–7 (0–1) | 21 – Hardy | 7 – Kalu | 3 – Powell | Pan American Center (5,216) Las Cruces, NM |
| January 7, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Chicago State | W 74–69 | 9–7 | 13 – Hardy | 5 – Soloman | 3 – Tied | Don Haskins Center (3,632) El Paso, TX |
| January 13, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at FIU | L 68–72 | 9–8 (0–2) | 15 – Hardy | 6 – Frazier III | 4 – Camper Jr. | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,021) Miami, FL |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Middle Tennessee | W 73–59 | 10–8 (1–2) | 21 – Frazier | 5 – Solomon | 2 – Tied | Don Haskins Center (3,833) El Paso, TX |
| January 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Kentucky | W 93–87 | 11–8 (2–2) | 27 – Hardy | 9 – Frazier | 6 – Frazier | Don Haskins Center (4,151) El Paso, TX |
| January 25, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana Tech | L 54–68 | 11–9 (2–3) | 11 – Tied | 6 – Powell | 5 – Terrell | Thomas Assembly Center (2,290) Ruston, LA |
| January 27, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Sam Houston | L 56–60 | 11–10 (2–4) | 13 – Hardy | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,993) Huntsville, TX |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Jacksonville State | W 79–71 | 12–10 (3–4) | 17 – Frazier | 6 – Kalu | 4 – Powell | Don Haskins Center (3,845) El Paso, TX |
| February 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Liberty | L 65–67 | 12–11 (3–5) | 15 – Frazier | 7 – Tied | 4 – Powell | Don Haskins Center (5,028) El Paso, TX |
| February 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Mexico State Battle of I-10 | W 74–49 | 13–11 (4–5) | 21 – Hardy | 11 – Solomon | 4 – Powell | Don Haskins Center (10,511) El Paso, TX |
| February 15, 2024 5:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Western Kentucky | L 80–90 | 13–12 (4–6) | 19 – Hardy | 9 – Tied | 4 – Hardy | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,305) Bowling Green, KY |
| February 17, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Middle Tennessee | L 90–96 $^{2OT}$ | 13–13 (4–7) | 24 – Hardy | 8 – Powell | 5 – Powell | Murphy Center (2,952) Murfreesboro, TN |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana Tech | L 59–65 | 13–14 (4–8) | 16 – Hamilton | 7 – Frazier III | 6 – Powell | Don Haskins Center (3,896) El Paso, TX |
| February 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Sam Houston | L 54–65 | 13–15 (4–9) | 14 – Frazier III | 6 – Powell | 2 – Tied | Don Haskins Center (5,010) El Paso, TX |
| February 29, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville State | W 72–65 | 14–15 (5–9) | 24 – Frazier III | 4 – Tied | 5 – Powell | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,025) Jacksonville, AL |
| March 2, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Liberty | W 67–51 | 15–15 (6–9) | 21 – Camper Jr. | 7 – Frazier III | 4 – Hardy | Liberty Arena (3,643) Lynchburg, VA |
| March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | FIU | W 83–76 | 16–15 (7–9) | 26 – Hardy | 8 – Kalu | 5 – Tied | Don Haskins Center (5,151) El Paso, TX |
| Conference USA tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) Liberty Quarterfinals | W 66–57 | 17–15 | 13 – Powell | 7 – Powell | 4 – Powell | Von Braun Center (2,265) Huntsville, AL |
| March 15, 2024 10:30 a.m., CBSSN | (5) | vs. (1) Sam Houston Semifinals | W 65–63 | 18–15 | 19 – Camper Jr. | 7 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Von Braun Center Huntsville, AL |
| March 16, 2024 6:30 p.m., CBSSN | (5) | vs. (3) Western Kentucky Championship | L 71–78 | 18–16 | 21 – Powell | 8 – Solomon | 4 – Terrell Jr. | Von Braun Center Huntsville, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. |||||||||
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