Late Monday evening, the UTEP women's basketball team announced that their away game against NM State on Wednesday would be postponed due to multiple positive COVID-19 cases, along with subsequent contact tracing in the program.
The athletic department made it official on Thursday when they announced a two-year contract extension for women's basketball head coach Kevin Baker, along with a five-year deal for men's basketball coach Joe Golding.
While the UTEP men's basketball team has lost four of their last five conference games, the Miner women are riding a seven game conference winning streak.
Less than 72 hours away from tip-off of the 2020-21 season, UTEP officials made the decision to play the start of the basketball season in the Don Haskins Center without fans in attendance.