Christian Agnew

UTEP standout guard Souley Boum, who is top-10 all-time in career scoring for the Miners, announced today that he will be entering the NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility and entering the NCAA Transfer Portal.

After only one season at UTEP, assistant coach Butch Pierre is heading to Wichita State to join Isaac Brown's staff, first reported by Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports.

A trio of UTEP basketball guards entered the transfer portal on Tuesday, bringing the total to six players set to depart from the program this offseason.

The UTEP-Western Illinois first round matchup of The Basketball Classic postseason tournament has been pushed from a Tuesday tip to a Saturday afternoon contest due to travel issues within WIU.

UTEP is set to host Western Illinois of the Summit League on Tuesday, March 15, at 5 p.m.

Following internal deliberation, the UTEP men's basketball team has accepted a bid to join The Basketball Classic postseason tournament, and the Miners will lace up their sneakers this Tuesday for a 5 p.m. tip against an opponent to be determined.

UTEP won 19 games with head coach Joe Golding during his first season with the program, but the future of Miner basketball could go in different directions.

UTEP (8-7, 1-2 C-USA), who entered this game on a three-game losing streak, looked sharp and clicked on all cylinders in their 87-54 home win against Southern Miss.

LA Tech overpowered UTEP, 64-52, as the Miners are now in the midst of a three-game losing streak.

The UTEP men's basketball team heads into its Conference USA home opener versus LA Tech on Thursday without the likes of guard Christian Agnew due to COVID-19 and subsequent contact tracing, sources tell 600 ESPN El Paso.