Josh Puga

Every college coach in America, including UTEP head coach Tim Floyd, are saying they are only thinking about the next game and not looking ahead during conference championship week with Selection Sunday right around the corner. Rightfully so, but the beauty of being a blogger is looking at the CUSA tournament bracket and predicting which team will be cutting down the nets this upcoming Saturday...

Pretty sure Matt Record was the talk of the town for this spectacular effort right before the halftime buzzer of the Hoops for Hope charity tournament championship in Manchester, New York.  Halfcourt shots might be a dime a dozen, but when an 11 or 12 year-old uses every muscle he has to chuck a ball well over 40 feet from the basket it is an amazing feat that doesn’t happen very often in that age

A loss is never a good thing; however, this latest UTEP loss is not as bad as one might think. The Miners seemed to be on their way to another impressive road win after holding a 38-31 halftime lead in Hattiesburg and then the second half happened...

While most basketball fans were watching the All Star game festivities, there was a more incredible and watchable moment in Springfield, Missouri this weekend when a blind man nailed a shot from downtown to win free McDonalds for a year. During halftime of the College of the Ozarks vs...

Even with CJ Cooper sitting for most of the first half with three fouls, Coach Tim Floyd made a bit of a surprise, but necessary move bringing in freshman guard and El Paso’s own Aaron Jones to take over point guard duties with UTEP leading 10-2 early in the game...

While the Super Bowl and most of the commercials were virtually unwatchable, folks in Savannah, Georgia were treated to a show by a local attorney's two-minute spot on their local station. Check it out and see if it would have cracked your top 10...

After a conference opening loss at home to Charlotte a few weeks ago, there was an uneasy feeling from Miner Nation that maybe this was a preview of things to come for the rest of the season.  Even after bouncing back to defeat Marshall two nights later, the jury was still out as to what to expect from Coach Tim Floyd and his short-handed roster...

The “bank” is usually not open for business on a basketball court, especially not from 80-feet away, but Temidayo Yussuf, a high school basketball player at St. Joseph Notre Dame High School in Alameda, California proved everyone wrong by making one of the craziest buzzer-beating shots this season...

20-plus wins? Ask me after UAB. RPI ranking? Next question. CUSA  top  four finish? If the stars align similar to last night’s in Murfreesboro, then just maybe. All UTEP fans have been talking about since the dismissals of Justin Crosgile, McKenzie Moore and Jalen Ragland from the basketball team/school is the serious lack of depth on the roster...

What a way to kick off conference play than to share this thunderous dunk by Duquesne's Ovie Soko. The 6-foot 8 inch Soko takes a beautiful feed off the backboard from his teammate and flushes the ball with two hands. Let the journey to March Madness begin...