One day after new head coach Joe Golding was introduced to the El Paso community, forward Kristian Sjolund became the latest men's basketball player to enter the transfer portal as first reported by Verbal Commits.
New UTEP head coach Joe Golding injected the Miner fan base with energy during his introductory press conference, as the 20th coach in program history spoke for the first time in front of the El Paso community Wednesday afternoon at the Haskins Center.
Joe Golding, who spent 10 years building Abilene Christian into a Southland Conference basketball power, will fill the Miners' coaching vacancy as the 20th coach in program history.
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.
The UTEP men's basketball program saw another member of the frontcourt enter the transfer portal on Thursday, as starting forward Tydus Verhoeven elected to leave the program as a graduate transfer, per Verbal Commits.