# 2014–15 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

The 2014–15 UTEP Miners basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Miners, led by fifth year head coach Tim Floyd, played their home games at the Don Haskins Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 22–11, 13–5 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for the second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Murray State. UTEP averaged 8,458 fans per game, ranking 53rd nationally.

## Previous season

The Miners finished the season 23–11, 12–4 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Southern Miss. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Fresno State.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Jalen Ragland | 2 | G/F | 6'7" | 175 | Junior | Chillicothe, OH | Dismissed from the team |
| Aaron Jones | 2 | G | 5'10" | 175 | Freshman | El Paso, TX | Transferred to pursue football |
| McKenzie Moore | 13 | G | 6'6" | 200 | Junior | Pleasant Hill, CA | Dismissed from the team |
| Josh Brown | 20 | G | 5'11" | 185 | Freshman | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred |
| John Bohannon | 21 | C | 6'10" | 211 | Senior | Lancaster, TX | Graduated |
| Alvin Jones | 24 | G | 5'10" | 180 | Freshman | El Paso, TX | Transferred to pursue football |
| Tyler Tafoya | 35 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | El Paso, TX | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Earvin Morris, Jr. | 20 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Junior | Memphis, TN | Junior college transfer from Tallahassee Community College. |

## Class of 2014 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Shaquile Carr PG | Las Vegas, NV | Canyon Springs High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Jan 24, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73 ||||||
| Omega Harris SG | Bethany, OK | Putnam City West High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 28, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71 ||||||
| Chris Sandifer SF | Gardena, CA | Taft High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 30, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| MarQywell Jackson SF | Detroit, MI | East English Village Prep Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Mar 26, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 62 ||||||
| Lew Stallworth SG | Newhall, CA | William S. Hart High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jan 6, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60 ||||||
| Trey Touchet SG | Lafayette, LA | Saint Thomas More High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 17, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Terry Winn PF | Monroe, LA | Westwind Prep Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 233 lb (106 kg) | Mar 5, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 18, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/09/2014* 3:00 pm | | Southeastern Oklahoma | W 105–58 | – | Don Haskins Center (5,917) El Paso, TX |
| 12/30/2014* 7:00 pm | | Sul Ross State | W 84–72 | – | Don Haskins Center (N/A) El Paso, TX |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 8:00 pm | | Washington State | W 65–52 | 1–0 | Don Haskins Center (10,419) El Paso, TX |
| 11/22/2014* 7:00 pm | | New Mexico State The Battle of I-10 | W 77–76 | 2–0 | Don Haskins Center (11,127) El Paso, TX |
| 11/27/2014* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Princeton Wooden Legacy quarterfinals | W 62–56 | 3–0 | Titan Gym (N/A) Fullerton, CA |
| 11/28/2014* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Xavier Wooden Legacy semifinals | W 77–73 | 4–0 | Titan Gym (N/A) Fullerton, CA |
| 11/30/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Washington Wooden Legacy championship | L 65–68 | 4–1 | Honda Center (2,191) Anaheim, CA |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm | | at Colorado State | L 62–65 | 4–2 | Moby Arena (3,480) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/06/2014* 7:00 pm, ASN | | at New Mexico State The Battle of I-10 | L 64–71 | 4–3 | Pan American Center (8,789) Las Cruces, NM |
| 12/08/2014* 7:00 pm | | Incarnate Word | W 81–65 | 5–3 | Don Haskins Center (6,570) El Paso, TX |
| 12/16/2014* 7:00 pm | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 80–62 | 6–3 | Don Haskins Center (6,811) El Paso, TX |
| 12/19/2014* 9:00 pm, FS1 | | No. 3 Arizona | L 55–60 | 6–4 | Don Haskins Center (12,000) El Paso, TX |
| 12/21/2014* 7:00 pm | | Alcorn State Sun Bowl Invitational | W 78–45 | 7–4 | Don Haskins Center (5,790) El Paso, TX |
| 12/22/2014* 7:00 pm | | Kent State Sun Bowl Invitational | W 78–75 | 8–4 | Don Haskins Center (6,290) El Paso, TX |
| 01/02/2015 6:00 pm, ASN | | at North Texas | W 85–71 | 9–4 (1–0) | The Super Pit (2,785) Denton, TX |
| 01/04/2015 1:30 pm, ASN | | at Rice | W 66–57 | 10–4 (2–0) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,220) Houston, TX |
| 01/08/2015 7:00 pm | | Louisiana Tech | L 45–58 | 10–5 (2–1) | Don Haskins Center (8,653) El Paso, TX |
| 01/10/2015 7:00 pm | | Southern Miss | W 74–40 | 11–5 (3–1) | Don Haskins Center (8,022) El Paso, TX |
| 01/17/2015 1:00 pm, ASN | | at UTSA | W 73–55 | 12–5 (4–1) | Convocation Center (1,737) San Antonio, TX |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm, FSN | | at WKU | L 66–71 $^{OT}$ | 12–6 (4–2) | E. A. Diddle Arena (6,414) Bowling Green, KY |
| 01/24/2015 1:00 pm, ASN | | at Marshall | L 71–78 | 12–7 (4–3) | Cam Henderson Center (5,302) Huntington, WV |
| 01/29/2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | UAB | W 71–69 | 13–7 (5–3) | Don Haskins Center (7,455) El Paso, TX |
| 01/31/2015 7:00 pm | | Middle Tennessee | W 83–70 | 14–7 (6–3) | Don Haskins Center (8,281) El Paso, TX |
| 02/05/2015 6:00 pm, ASN | | at Florida Atlantic | W 63–56 | 15–7 (7–3) | FAU Arena (1,566) Boca Raton, FL |
| 02/07/2015 3:30 pm, ASN | | at FIU | W 67–64 | 16–7 (8–3) | FIU Arena (1,312) Miami, FL |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm | | Charlotte | W 73–68 | 17–7 (9–3) | Don Haskins Center (7,533) El Paso, TX |
| 02/14/2015 7:00 pm | | Old Dominion | W 62–47 | 18–7 (10–3) | Don Haskins Center (9,262) El Paso, TX |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm | | UTSA | W 69–62 | 19–7 (11–3) | Don Haskins Center (10,884) El Paso, TX |
| 02/26/2015 6:00 pm, FS1 | | at Louisiana Tech | L 60–77 | 19–8 (11–4) | Thomas Assembly Center (5,126) Ruston, LA |
| 02/28/2015 6:00 pm | | at Southern Miss | L 60–63 | 19–9 (11–5) | Reed Green Coliseum (4,778) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 03/05/2015 7:00 pm | | North Texas | W 83–60 | 20–9 (12–5) | Don Haskins Center (7,651) El Paso, TX |
| 03/07/2015 2:00 pm | | Rice | W 68–65 | 21–9 (13–5) | Don Haskins Center (8,574) El Paso, TX |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2015 12:00 pm, ASN | | vs. FIU Quarterfinals | W 83–71 | 22–9 | Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (4,339) Birmingham, AL |
| 03/13/2015 3:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Middle Tennessee Semifinals | L 50–53 | 22–10 | Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (6,429) Birmingham, AL |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/17/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. (6) | at (3) Murray State First round | L 66–81 | 22–11 | CFSB Center (3,376) Murray, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region. ||||||