Dickerson & Hood

It’s been only one week since the transfer portal opened but both of UTEP’s basketball programs have been hit with an early share of portal activity.

The Huskies fended off a late, but strong Parkland run to beat the Matadors 56-53 in the regional quarterfinals inside the Don Haskins Center on Tuesday night.

I’d love to have conversations with kids my age to see how they feel about UTEP athletics. The odds of the connection with the youth for UTEP changing is low, but one can dream.

At 10-3, UTEP is off to their best start since the 2015-16 season when they started 18-1 and ended 29-5 with a WNIT Elite 8 finish.

Dana Dimel announced that UTEP signed 17 newcomers on early signing day. 15 of those are JUCO players and 2 high school players.

It's quite possible that Gavin Hardison could return to UTEP for his fifth season as a Miner, and possibly his fourth year as the starting quarterback.

Despite their recent struggles in recent years, the athletic program has over 20+ NCAA national championships and prides itself on the historic 1966 men’s basketball national championship.

UTEP brought in 8 new players to the roster, which included high school players, JUCO players, international players, and D1 transfers

Despite a young roster, the 2022 Miners have proven they can compete against the best talent in the country.

On a beautiful Saturday afternoon in the Sun Bowl, UTEP pulled out a close win over conference foe Florida Atlantic after a game-winning field goal by kicker Gavin Baechle.