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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.

Miners fans will have a chance to vote over the next few weeks for the greatest men's basketball player in the history of the Texas Western and UTEP program.

Freshman guard Deon Stroud becomes the fourth Miner to transfer after the 2019-20 season, joining Anthony Tarke, Nigel Hawkins and Jordan Lathon. Throw Kaosi Ezeagu in as a mid-year transfer and the Miners have seen five members of their roster hit the transfer portal in the last four months.

Combo guard-forward Anthony Tarke is the latest UTEP men's basketball player to enter the transfer portal following the season, as first reported by Verbal Commits.

UTEP sophomore guard Jordan Lathon joined Nigel Hawkins on Thursday in becoming the second player from the Miner basketball team to enter the transfer portal following the 2019-20 season.

UTEP sophomore guard Nigel Hawkins re-entered the transfer portal Thursday morning, following the men's basketball season which came to an end last week in the C-USA Tournament.

UTEP Director of Athletics Jim Senter announced the cancellation of the remaining spring football practices and the 2020 UTEP football spring game.

The coronavirus outbreak continues to have a ripple effect on sporting organizations on the national and local scales with constant cancellations or postponements.

Marshall took control of a first half lead and never looked back, outlasting the Miners 86-78, despite a spirited comeback by UTEP in the final minutes. UTEP finishes its season 17-15, 8-11 C-USA.

Conference USA league officials announced that fans would not be allowed for the rest of the C-USA basketball championships upon consulting with the NCAA.