It's week one for freshman wing Ché Evans Jr. at UTEP, and the San Diego State in-season transfer is finally practicing with the men's basketball squad.
UTEP (8-7, 1-2 C-USA), who entered this game on a three-game losing streak, looked sharp and clicked on all cylinders in their 87-54 home win against Southern Miss.
The UTEP men's basketball team heads into its Conference USA home opener versus LA Tech on Thursday without the likes of guard Christian Agnew due to COVID-19 and subsequent contact tracing, sources tell 600 ESPN El Paso.
The Miners will host Louisiana Tech tomorrow night and try and stop one of the most dominant players in Conference USA, sophomore forward Kenneth Lofton Jr.
Without Keonte Kennedy for the next few weeks, sophomore Jorell Saterfield could thrive in an expanded offensive role for the UTEP men's basketball team.
The UTEP men's basketball squad (7-5) will prepare for its first league campaign under first-year head coach Joe Golding and the action tips off on Thursday at UAB (5:30 p.m MT).