# 2016–17 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

The 2016–16 UTEP Miners basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Miners, led by seventh-year head coach Tim Floyd, played their home games at the Don Haskins Center as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 15–17, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place. In the C-USA tournament, they defeated Rice in the quarterfinals before losing to top-seeded Middle Tennessee in the semifinals. UTEP averaged 6,400 fans per game, ranking 83rd nationally.

## Previous season

The Miners finished the 2015–16 season 19–14, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated FIU in the second round of the C-USA tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Marshall.

## Preseason

The Miners were picked to finish in sixth place in the preseason Conference USA poll.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Brodricks Jones | 3 | F | 6'10" | 200 | Freshman | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred to Wyoming |
| Lee Moore | 4 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Junior | Kennesaw, GA | Left to play professionally overseas. |
| Victor Mbachu | 13 | G | 6'1" | 170 | RS Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated |
| Tevin Caldwell | 15 | G | 6'3" | 180 | RS Senior | El Paso, TX | Graduated |
| Earvin Morris | 20 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Senior | Memphis, TN | Graduated |
| Hooper Vint | 23 | C | 6'11" | 235 | Senior | Van Buren, AR | Graduated |
| Christian Romine | 34 | F/C | 6'9" | 220 | Freshman | Mahomet, IL | Transferred to Illinois State |

## Class of 2016 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tim Cameron SG | Norcross, GA | Hargrave Military Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 8, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Chris Barnes #90 SG | Long Beach, CA | Compton High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59 ||||||
| Deon Barrett PG | Lancaster, TX | Lancaster High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 145 lb (66 kg) | Sep 17, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Roman Silva C | Pomona, CA | Diamond Ranch High School | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Apr 16, 2024 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Adrian Moore G | North Little Rock, AR | North Little Rock High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### Class of 2017 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kobe Magee PG | San Antonio, TX | Brandeis High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | Feb 27, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 |||||||
| 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 30, 2016* 1:00 pm | | Southeastern Oklahoma | W 80–73 | | Don Haskins Center (4,838) El Paso, TX |
| Nov 05, 2016* 1:00 pm | | Alaska Fairbanks | W 87–85 $^{OT}$ | | Don Haskins Center (5,025) El Paso, TX |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 12, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Louisiana College | W 88–54 | 1–0 | Don Haskins Center (6,295) El Paso, TX |
| Nov 17, 2016* 11:30 am, ESPN3 | | vs. Wake Forest Charleston Classic quarterfinals | L 81–103 | 1–1 | TD Arena (4,125) Charleston, SC |
| Nov 18, 2016* 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Western Michigan Charleston Classic consolation round | W 85–75 | 2–1 | TD Arena (4,020) Charleston, SC |
| Nov 20, 2016* 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Mississippi State Charleston Classic 5th place game | L 54–61 | 2–2 | TD Arena (1,293) Charleston, SC |
| Nov 23, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Southeastern Louisiana | L 56–72 | 2–3 | Don Haskins Center (6,348) El Paso, TX |
| Dec 03, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Northwestern State | L 67–79 | 2–4 | Don Haskins Center (5,928) El Paso, TX |
| Dec 07, 2016* 7:00 pm, RTSW | | at New Mexico | L 77–78 | 2–5 | The Pit (11,838) Albuquerque, NM |
| Dec 13, 2016* 7:00 pm | | New Mexico State Battle of I-10 | L 68–79 | 2–6 | Don Haskins Center (6,815) El Paso, TX |
| Dec 17, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Northern Arizona | L 74–76 | 2–7 | Don Haskins Center (5,667) El Paso, TX |
| Dec 21, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals | L 66–71 | 2–8 | Don Haskins Center (5,333) El Paso, TX |
| Dec 22, 2016* 6:00 pm | | UC Irvine Sun Bowl Invitational 3rd place game | L 57–62 | 2–9 | Don Haskins Center (4,633) El Paso, TX |
| Dec 30, 2016* 7:00 pm | | at New Mexico State Battle of I-10 | L 70–79 | 2–10 | Pan American Center (5,639) Las Cruces, NM |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| Jan Jan 2017 2:00 pm | | at UTSA | L 55–67 | 2–11 (0–1) | Convocation Center (816) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 05, 2017 5:30 pm, CI | | at Louisiana Tech | L 44–64 | 2–12 (0–2) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,205) Ruston, LA |
| Jan July 2017 3:00 pm | | at Southern Miss | L 65–73 | 2–13 (0–3) | Reed Green Coliseum (2,161) Hattiesburg, MS |
| Jan Dec 2017 7:00 pm | | FIU | W 88–87 $^{OT}$ | 3–13 (1–3) | Don Haskins Center (5,696) El Paso, TX |
| Jan 14, 2017 7:00 pm | | Florida Atlantic | W 66–65 $^{OT}$ | 4–13 (2–3) | Don Haskins Center (5,745) El Paso, TX |
| Jan 21, 2017 7:00 pm | | UTSA | W 59–39 | 5–13 (3–3) | Don Haskins Center (6,446) El Paso, TX |
| Jan 26, 2017 6:00 pm, beIN | | at WKU | L 62–65 | 5–14 (3–4) | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,859) Bowling Green, KY |
| Jan 28, 2017 5:00 pm | | at Marshall | W 91–68 | 6–14 (4–4) | Cam Henderson Center (6,781) Huntington, WV |
| Feb Feb 2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | UAB | W 63–59 | 7–14 (5–4) | Don Haskins Center (6,248) El Paso, TX |
| Feb 04, 2017 6:00 pm, ASN | | Middle Tennessee | W 57–54 | 8–14 (6–4) | Don Haskins Center (6,803) El Paso, TX |
| Feb 09, 2017 7:00 pm | | Louisiana Tech | L 61–62 | 8–15 (6–5) | Don Haskins Center (6,698) El Paso, TX |
| Feb Nov 2017 7:00 pm | | Southern Miss | W 80–50 | 9–15 (7–5) | Don Haskins Center (6,930) El Paso, TX |
| Feb 16, 2017 6:00 pm, beIN | | at North Texas | W 77–71 $^{OT}$ | 10–15 (8–5) | The Super Pit (2,672) Denton, TX |
| Feb 18, 2017 6:00 pm | | at Rice | W 79–71 | 11–15 (9–5) | Tudor Fieldhouse (2,988) Houston, TX |
| Feb 23, 2017 5:00 pm | | at Florida Atlantic | W 60–55 | 12–15 (10–5) | FAU Arena (1,261) Boca Raton, FL |
| Feb 25, 2017 5:00 pm | | at FIU | W 90−76 | 13−15 (11−5) | FIU Arena (972) Miami, FL |
| Mar Feb 2017 6:00 pm, beIN | | Old Dominion | L 61–62 | 13–16 (11–6) | Don Haskins Center (8,663) El Paso, TX |
| Mar 04, 2017 1:00 pm | | Charlotte | W 74–67 | 14–16 (12–6) | Don Haskins Center (8,155) El Paso, TX |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| Mar 09, 2017 1:00 pm, ASN | (4) | vs. (5) Rice Quarterfinals | W 86–76 | 15–16 | Legacy Arena (3,228) Birmingham, AL |
| Mar 10, 2017 11:30 am, CBSSN | (4) | vs. (1) Middle Tennessee Semifinals | L 56–82 | 15–17 | Legacy Arena (3,299) Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. Source ||||||