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Bryson Williams, a two-time All-Conference USA forward, has elected to transfer from the UTEP men's basketball team as a graduate transfer.

Hopefully, this is the beginning of a new “Golding Era” of Miner B-ball!

After three seasons as head coach, Rodney Terry will leave the UTEP Miners for an assistant coaching position with Chris Beard at the University of Texas.

This week, the men's and women's basketball squads will prepare for the Conference USA basketball championship tournament in Frisco, Texas.

And just like that, the UTEP men's basketball team is on a three-game winning streak.
After their series against FAU was canceled due to a positive case of COVID-19 within their locker room, the Miners were forced to regroup on a two-day practice turnaround before hosting Charlotte for its final…

The UTEP men's basketball team has scheduled a rare March non-conference game against Big 12 power Kansas, featuring a 6 p.m. MT tip-off in Allen Fieldhouse.

Entering the game having lost seven of their last nine, the Miners had been starving for some momentum. They were boosted by a hot-shooting night at the Haskins Center on Friday, with a bounce-back win against Florida International, 75-59.

With the addition of Oklahoma sophomore Jamal Bieniemy, the Miners have freshened up their roster for the upcoming season and filled their biggest hole of the offseason at point guard.

Remember these? Check out the complete set of the 1989-90 UTEP basketball trading cards, printed by ABC-7 and Drug Emporium.

Marshall took control of a first half lead and never looked back, outlasting the Miners 86-78, despite a spirited comeback by UTEP in the final minutes. UTEP finishes its season 17-15, 8-11 C-USA.

Is it irony that after harping for years on players who quit his UTEP program Floyd himself quit just six games into his eighth season?

Or is it something else?

Bizarre finish after an apparent buzzer beater has Miner fans crying foul. But the right call was made.