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Former UTEP guard Evan Gilyard chose to transfer to I-10 rival New Mexico State, and added a new surprising twist to the longtime college basketball series.

The tranfers of sophomore guards Evan Gilyard and Kobe Magee combined with Paul Thomas graduating officially marks the end of the Tim Floyd Era at UTEP.

As UTEP men's basketball starts their offseason following their 8-21 finish to the season, sophomore guard Evan Gilyard announced today on Twitter that he will be transferring from the program.

UTEP pulled away in the end over Charlotte to snap their three-game losing streak and improve to 7-12 overall.

The Miners (6-9, 1-3 C-USA) will hit the road this week to take on UAB (10-7, 2-2) and Middle Tennessee (3-14, 0-4 C-USA) on Thursday and Saturday, respecitvely.

This year for Rodney Terry and his staff features a long journey of firsts. And tonight will be the first opportunity to see how the Miners stack up in C-USA for the new regimes' inaugural game in the league.

With a 5-6 finish to their non-conference schedule, UTEP head coach Rodney Terry believes his young squad "overachieved" expectations and wants them to understand their worth going into conference play.

In the consolation game of the WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational on Saturday evening, the Miners (5-6) stormed through former WAC foe Wyoming, 76-65, and shot 47 percent from the floor, drastically improving their performance from Friday.

Coming off a four-point loss to NMSU on Wednesday night (62-58), the Miners (2-4) look to regroup and aim for their first win over a Divison I program as they take on Northwestern State on Saturday, Dec. 1.

UTEP men’s basketball (1-1) will face a tough threat early into their season, as they square off against Pac-12 affiliate Arizona (2-0) on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at the McKale Center.