# 2024–25 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

The 2024–25 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by fourth-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 2023–24 season 18–16, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish a four-way tie for fourth place. As an No. 5 seed in the C-USA tournament they defeated Liberty in the quarterfinals and Sam Houston in the semifinals before losing in the championship game to Western Kentucky.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Zid Powell | 0 | G | 6'4" | 204 | Senior | Philadelphia, PA | Graduated |
| Jon Don Anjos | 1 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Senior | Curitiba, Brazil | Graduated |
| Tae Hardy | 2 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | Ellenwood, GA | Graduated |
| Calvin Solomon | 13 | F | 6'7" | 205 | Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated |
| Garrett Levesque | 20 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Junior | El Paso, TX | Walk-on; transferred to Western Washington |
| Sebastian Cole | 21 | G | 6'1" | 170 | Junior | Aurora, CO | Walk-on; transferred to Coker |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| DaCannon Wickware | 0 | F | 6'7" | | Sophomore | Dallas, TX | Lee College |
| Jordan Hernandez | 2 | G | 5'11" | 175 | Junior | El Paso, TX | Walk-on; Cochise College |
| Ahamad Bynum | 12 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Junior | Chicago, IL | Trinity Valley CC |
| Devon Barnes | 13 | G | 6'0" | 171 | Junior | Hinesville, GA | Tarleton State |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2024 recruiting class

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

#### 2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| De'Erick Barber #27 PG | Cleveland, OH | Richmond Heights High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Aug 28, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| 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: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 19, 2024* 7:30 p.m. | | UACH | W 111–62 | – | – | – | – | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX |
| October 28, 2024* 7:00 p.m. | | at New Mexico | L 70–74 | – | 21 – Frazier III | 5 – Hamilton | 4 – Tied | The Pit (10,359) Albuquerque, NM |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Sul Ross State | W 102–55 | 1–0 | 20 – Bynum | 5 – Hamilton | 4 – Camper Jr. | Don Haskins Center (4,055) El Paso, TX |
| November 9, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Valley C-USA/WAC Alliance | L 60–89 | 1–1 | 13 – Barnes | 8 – Kalu | 2 – Hebb | UCCU Center (1,653) Orem, UT |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Permian Basin | W 78–58 | 2–1 | 17 – Frazier III | 7 – Kalu | 7 – Frazier III | Don Haskins Center (3,989) El Paso, TX |
| November 20, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Santa Barbara | W 79–76 | 3–1 | 23 – Barnes | 5 – Frazier III | 5 – Frazier III | The Thunderdome (2,573) Santa Barbara, CA |
| November 25, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FloSports | | vs. San Jose State Ball Dawgs Classic | L 65–71 | 3–2 | 21 – Camper Jr. | 4 – Tied | 5 – Camper Jr. | Lee's Family Forum (104) Henderson, NV |
| November 26, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Long Beach State Ball Dawgs Classic | W 70–44 | 4–2 | 16 – Terrell Jr. | 7 – Frazier III | 3 – Camper Jr. | Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV |
| November 27, 2024* 5:30 p.m., FloSports | | vs. UNC Greensboro Ball Dawgs Classic | W 64–58 | 5–2 | 19 – Camper Jr. | 7 – Kalu | 3 – Tied | Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV |
| December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Seattle C-USA/WAC Alliance | W 88–72 | 6–2 | 19 – Bynum | 5 – Hamilton | 5 – Frazier III | Don Haskins Center (4,522) El Paso, TX |
| December 11, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at Louisville | L 74–77 | 6–3 | 19 – Camper Jr. | 9 – Kalu | 3 – Camper Jr. | KFC Yum! Center (11,668) Louisville, KY |
| December 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tarleton State | W 67–62 | 7–3 | 18 – Frazier III | 6 – Terrell Jr. | 4 – Terrell Jr. | Don Haskins Center (4,442) El Paso, TX |
| December 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., YouTube | | Jackson State Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals | W 67–61 | 8–3 | 16 – Frazier III | 12 – Kalu | 3 – Barnes | Don Haskins Center (4,916) El Paso, TX |
| December 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., YouTube | | Yale Sun Bowl Invitational championships | W 75–74 | 9–3 | 15 – Frazier III | 8 – Kalu | 4 – Terrell Jr. | Don Haskins Center (5,316) El Paso, TX |
| December 28, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern New Mexico | W 79–60 | 10–3 | 15 – Camper Jr. | 6 – Frazier III | 7 – Frazier III | Don Haskins Center (4,573) El Paso, TX |
| Conference USA regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Louisiana Tech | W 70–60 | 11–3 (1–0) | 21 – Frazier III | 11 – Frazier III | 5 – Terrell Jr. | Don Haskins Center (4,692) El Paso, TX |
| January 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Sam Houston | W 81–72 | 12–3 (2–0) | 17 – Barnes | 7 – Kalu | 6 – Terrell Jr. | Don Haskins Center (5,774) El Paso, TX |
| January 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | New Mexico State Battle of I-10 | L 57–85 | 12–4 (2–1) | 17 – Terrell Jr. | 5 – Frazier III | 5 – Terrell Jr. | Don Haskins Center (12,000) El Paso, TX |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Liberty | W 72–70 | 13–4 (3–1) | 14 – Frazier III | 9 – Terrell Jr. | 7 – Camper Jr. | Liberty Arena (3,598) Lynchburg, VA |
| January 18, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at FIU | W 81–73 | 14–4 (4–1) | 22 – Frazier III | 6 – Camper Jr. | 4 – Tied | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (649) Miami, FL |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Jacksonville State | L 66–73 | 14–5 (4–2) | 17 – Frazier III | 8 – Kalu | 3 – Terrell Jr. | Don Haskins Center (4,372) El Paso, TX |
| January 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kennesaw State | W 73–71 | 15–5 (5–2) | 17 – Frazier III | 6 – Terrell Jr. | 6 – Terrell Jr. | Don Haskins Center (5,351) El Paso, TX |
| January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Kentucky | L 74–78 | 15–6 (5–3) | 15 – Terrell Jr. | 7 – Frazier III | 8 – Terrell Jr. | E. A. Diddle Arena (2,947) Bowling Green, KY |
| February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Middle Tennessee | L 68–71 | 15–7 (5–4) | 15 – Terrell Jr. | 11 – Terrell Jr. | 6 – Terrell Jr. | Murphy Center (4,012) Murfreesboro, TN |
| February 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Mexico State Battle of I-10 | W 66–63 | 16–7 (6–4) | 18 – Barnes | 10 – Kalu | 6 – Terrell Jr. | Pan American Center (8,941) Las Cruces, NM |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | FIU | W 77–63 | 17–7 (7–4) | 14 – Kalu | 12 – Frazier III | 7 – Terrell Jr. | Don Haskins Center (4,089) El Paso, TX |
| February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Liberty | L 69–76 | 17–8 (7–5) | 16 – Frazier III | 6 – Terrell Jr. | 7 – Terrell Jr. | Don Haskins Center (5,687) El Paso, TX |
| February 20, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kennesaw State | L 73–83 | 17–9 (7–6) | 24 – Bynum | 5 – Tied | 4 – Terrell Jr. | Convocation Center (2,025) Kennesaw, GA |
| February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville State | L 65–73 | 17–10 (7–7) | 25 – Frazier III | 10 – Frazier III | 4 – Terrell Jr. | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,334) Jacksonville, AL |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Western Kentucky | L 73–80 | 17–11 (7–8) | 14 – Tied | 8 – Terrell Jr. | 5 – Terrell Jr. | Don Haskins Center (4,322) El Paso, TX |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Middle Tennessee | L 75–76 $^{OT}$ | 17–12 (7–9) | 26 – Kalu | 11 – Frazier III | 6 – Terrell Jr. | Don Haskins Center (5,854) El Paso, TX |
| March 6, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Sam Houston | L 87–89 | 17–13 (7–10) | 16 – Barnes | 5 – Barnes | 4 – Terrell Jr. | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (837) Huntsville, TX |
| March 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana Tech | L 58–76 | 17–14 (7–11) | 12 – Thomas | 6 – Jones | 1 – Tied | Thomas Assembly Center (1,955) Ruston, LA |
| Conference USA tournament |||||||||
| March 11, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (9) Sam Houston First round | W 79–65 | 18–14 | 18 – Camper Jr. | 15 – Kalu | 7 – Terrell Jr. | Von Braun Center (989) Huntsville, AL |
| March 12, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (1) Liberty Quarterfinals | L 60–81 | 18–15 | 18 – Barnes | 5 – Tied | 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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