matt willms

It’s official, former UTEP center Matt Willms has been added to the Chicago Bulls roster for the 2018 MGM Resorts NBA Summer League. He will join the likes of newly drafted rookies Wendell Carter Jr. and Chandler Hutchison, as well as returning guards Ryan Arcidiacono and Antonio Blakeney...

After losing all three games at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off, UTEP is left with the same questions that have plagued the men's basketball program for five years.

A questionable foul call on Paul Thomas and a replay review overturning a Matt Willms tip-in at the buzzer allowed Old Dominion to beat UTEP 62-61 last night.

When the UTEP men's basketball team lost to Southern Miss in Hattiesburg on January 7th, the team had hit rock bottom. The Golden Eagles delivered the 12th consecutive loss to the Miners, and few fans expected head coach Tim Floyd to stop the bleeding...

The UTEP men's basketball team left Charleston, South Carolina with one win and lots of experience, including opponents from the ACC, Mid American, and SEC. Here are three observations from the Charleston Classic. 1. Matt Willms can be a huge factor if he stays healthy...

I spent part of my Saturday afternoon at the Don Haskins Center watching the annual Orange and White scrimmage. It was the first time the UTEP men's basketball team had the opportunity to play under the lights at the DHC and this year's team features seven new faces...

In sports, there are some athletes that have a difficult time avoiding injury. Over the years in the NBA, many of the game's top big men had their careers cut short due to chronic injuries. In the case of players like Ralph Sampson, Gheorghe Muresan, Rik Smits, Yao Ming, and Arvydas Sabonis, they were all plagued by foot injuries...

It has been a couple days, I am back and so are you, 'On The Sidelines'!! Tonight's show topics include: Lakers are done after Game 1 with OKC, the newest UTEP men's basketball recruit Matt Willms, the weekend round up a day late and Mike Francesa from WFAN in New York needs to stop talking about things he has no clue about...

Seven-foot-one center Matt Willms signed a national letter of intent to play for UTEP in the fall of 2012.  The Canadian big man comes to El Paso by way of Findlay Prep in Nevada.  Last season for Findlay, Willms averaged 8.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1...