Despite having its first winning record in seven seasons, national prognosticators are still undervaluing the UTEP football team for the upcoming 2022 season.
UTEP standout guard Souley Boum, who is top-10 all-time in career scoring for the Miners, announced today that he will be entering the NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility and entering the NCAA Transfer Portal.
The Arizona Cardinals signed former Giants guard Will Hernandez, signalling that the former Miner standout would be working directly under Arizona run game coordinator/offensive line coach Sean Kugler, who coached him from 2014-17 at UTEP.
In a swift, resounding fashion, the Miners built a strong lead and never looked back en route to their round one win in the second round of the Conference USA Tournament, beating Old Dominion, 74-64.
On Monday, the league announced Souley Boum (2nd Team) and Jamal Bieniemy (3rd Team) were named to the All C-USA list. On the women's basketball side, Katia Gallegos (2nd Team) and Destiny Thurman (honorable mention) were recognized by league today with an all-conference honor.
The UTEP men's basketball team found a bit of magic in the regular season finale on Saturday afternoon and prevailed with a 70-68 upset victory over top-ranked C-USA team North Texas.