Here is a deeper look at the Texas Western and Glory Road regions from the bracket of the best 64 basketball players in the history of Texas Western and UTEP.
On Tuesday, Steve was joined in studio by former UTEP Basketball great Randy Culpepper.
Culpepper, one of the more popular Miners in recent memory, stopped by to talk about why he is in El Paso, what it was like to play in the Ukraine and Russia and what the arenas were like, what his future plans are and much more...
If you've followed UTEP basketball for awhile, there is no doubt that Randy Culpepper is one of the most charismatic Miners in memory, not least because of the under-6-foot guard's high-flying dunks. You'll be happy to know Randy is alive and well and doing his thing overseas playing -- well -- in the Ukraine...
During Randy Culpepper's days at UTEP, the Miners guard excited fans with a wide-array of acrobatic dunks. However, he never used large props like a car, until recently.
Randy Culpepper knows his road to the NBA will be tough, but that hasn't stopped him from making the most of every opportunity. Culpepper is currently working out for the Washington Wizards. This Morning Randy put on such an impressive dunking clinic that he prompted Washington Post staff writer Gene Wang to write about it.
Beginning tomorrow, UTEP's Julyan Stone and Randy Culpepper will both be participating in the Portsmouth Invitational, a showcase of future NBA Draft prospects.