# 2013–14 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

The 2013–14 UTEP Miners basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Miners, led by fourth year head coach Tim Floyd, played their home games at the Don Haskins Center and were members of Conference USA. They 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. UTEP averaged 8,088 fans per game, ranking 58th nationally.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 2 | Aaron Jones | Guard | 5–10 | 175 | Freshman | El Paso, Texas |
| 3 | Victor Mbachu | Guard | 6–1 | 165 | Junior | Houston, Texas |
| 4 | Julian Washburn | Forward/Guard | 6–8 | 210 | Junior | Duncanville, Texas |
| 5 | C. J. Cooper | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Junior | La Verne, California |
| 11 | Jake Flaggert | Forward/Guard | 6–7 | 195 | Freshman | Lucas, Texas |
| 13 | McKenzie Moore | Guard | 6–6 | 200 | Junior | Pleasant Hill, California |
| 15 | Tevin Caldwell | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Junior | El Paso, Texas |
| 20 | Josh Brown | Guard | 5–11 | 185 | Freshman | Los Angeles, California |
| 21 | John Bohannon | Center | 6–10 | 211 | Senior | Lancaster, Texas |
| 23 | Hooper Vint | Center | 6–11 | 235 | Sophomore | Van Buren, Arkansas |
| 24 | Alvin Jones | Guard | 5–10 | 180 | Freshman | El Paso, Texas |
| 31 | Cedrick Lang | Forward | 6–10 | 255 | Junior | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| 32 | Vince Hunter | Forward | 6–8 | 200 | Freshman | Detroit, Michigan |
| 33 | Darnell Vandivort | Guard | 6–1 | 145 | Freshman | El Paso, Texas |
| 35 | Tyler Tafoya | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Senior | El Paso, Texas |
| 41 | Matt Willms | Center | 7–1 | 220 | Freshman | Leamington, Ontario |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/02/2013* 7:05 pm | Southeastern Oklahoma | W 91–63 | – | Don Haskins Center (6,084) El Paso, TX |
| 01/04/2014* 7:05 pm | Angelo State | L 70–75 | – | Don Haskins Center (6,152) El Paso, TX |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2013* 7:05 pm | Loyola (New Orleans) | W 84–49 | 1–0 | Don Haskins Center (7,589) El Paso, TX |
| 11/15/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at New Mexico State The Battle of I-10 | L 73–86 | 1–1 | Pan American Center (10,019) Las Cruces, NM |
| 11/17/2013* 7:05 pm | West Alabama Battle 4 Atlantis Opening Round | W 67–46 | 2–1 | Don Haskins Center (6,331) El Paso, TX |
| 11/19/2013* 7:05 pm | Colorado State | W 82–74 | 3–1 | Don Haskins Center (7,137) El Paso, TX |
| 11/23/2013* 7:05 pm | New Mexico State The Battle of I-10 | L 68–77 | 3–2 | Don Haskins Center (11,127) El Paso, TX |
| 11/28/2013* 7:30 pm, NBCSN | vs. Tennessee Battle 4 Atlanis First Round | W 78–70 | 4–2 | Imperial Arena (1,416) Nassau, BAH |
| 11/29/2013* 5:00 pm, NBCSN | vs. No. 23 Iowa Battle 4 Atlanis semifinals | L 53–89 | 4–3 | Imperial Arena (2,664) Nassau, BAH |
| 11/30/2013* 5:00 pm, NBCSN | vs. No. 2 Kansas Battle 4 Atlanis 3rd Place Game | L 63–67 | 4–4 | Imperial Arena (3,350) Nassau, BAH |
| 12/07/2013* 7:05 pm | Sacramento State | W 69–51 | 5–4 | Don Haskins Center (7,524) El Paso, TX |
| 12/16/2013* 7:05 pm | New Orleans | L 69–71 | 5–5 | Don Haskins Center (6,344) El Paso, TX |
| 12/19/2013* 7:05 pm | Northwestern State | W 84–74 | 6–5 | Don Haskins Center (6,363) El Paso, TX |
| 12/21/2013* 6:30 pm, P12N | at Washington State | W 64–51 | 7–5 | Beasley Coliseum (1,823) Pullman, WA |
| 12/23/2013* 7:05 pm | Montana State | W 70–55 | 8–5 | Don Haskins Center (6,875) El Paso, TX |
| 12/28/2013* 7:00 pm | Western Illinois Sun Bowl Invitational | W 67–64 | 9–5 | Don Haskins Center (6,132) El Paso, TX |
| 12/29/2013* 7:00 pm | Denver Sun Bowl Invitational | W 60–54 $^{2OT}$ | 10–5 | Don Haskins Center (6,244) El Paso, TX |
| 01/09/2014 7:05 pm, CBSSN | Charlotte | L 68–73 | 10–6 (0–1) | Don Haskins Center (7,625) El Paso, TX |
| 01/11/2014 7:05 pm | Marshall | W 66–56 | 11–6 (1–1) | Don Haskins Center (7,551) El Paso, TX |
| 01/16/2014 6:00 pm | at Middle Tennessee | W 63–54 | 12–6 (2–1) | Murphy Center (4,793) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 01/18/2014 6:00 pm | at UAB | W 63–61 | 13–6 (3–1) | Bartow Arena (6,123) Birmingham, AL |
| 01/25/2014 2:00 pm, CSS | UTSA | W 81–62 | 14–6 (4–1) | Don Haskins Center (8,692) El Paso, TX |
| 01/30/2014 7:05 pm | Louisiana Tech | W 89–79 | 15–6 (5–1) | Don Haskins Center (8,361) El Paso, TX |
| 02/01/2014 7:05 pm | Rice | W 68–57 | 16–6 (6–1) | Don Haskins Center (11,036) El Paso, TX |
| 02/06/2014 7:00 pm, FS1 | at East Carolina | W 58–47 | 17–6 (7–1) | Williams Arena (4,764) Greenville, NC |
| 02/08/2014 5:00 pm | at Old Dominion | W 63–49 | 18–6 (8–1) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,273) Norfolk, VA |
| 02/13/2014 7:05 pm | Florida Atlantic | L 69–71 | 18–7 (8–2) | Don Haskins Center (10,508) El Paso, TX |
| 02/15/2014 7:05 pm | FIU | W 84–71 | 19–7 (9–2) | Don Haskins Center (11,176) El Paso, TX |
| 02/20/2014 6:00 pm | at Tulane | W 72–54 | 20–7 (10–2) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,606) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/22/2014 4:00 pm, CBSSN | at Southern Miss | L 68–77 | 20–8 (10–3) | Reed Green Coliseum (5,705) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 02/27/2014 7:05 pm | Tulsa | L 60–65 | 20–9 (10–4) | Don Haskins Center (11,019) El Paso, TX |
| 03/02/2014 1:00 pm, TWCS | at North Texas | W 74–54 | 21–9 (11–4) | Super Pit (N/A) Denton, TX |
| 03/06/2014 6:00 pm | at UTSA | W 61–51 | 22–9 (12–4) | Convocation Center (1,688) San Antonio, TX |
| Conference USA tournament |||||
| 03/12/2014 6:00 pm | East Carolina Second round | W 77–68 | 23–9 | Don Haskins Center (8,277) El Paso, TX |
| 03/13/2014 6:00 pm | Southern Miss Quarterfinals | L 56–64 | 23–10 | Don Haskins Center (8,252) El Paso, TX |
| CBI |||||
| 03/19/2014* 7:00 pm | Fresno State First round | L 56–61 | 23–11 | Don Haskins Center (5,688) El Paso, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||