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The contentious Battle of I-10 rivalry between UTEP and NMSU will reach new heights on Tuesday night at the Don Haskins Center when a new chapter of the matchup takes place.

Even though the season opener drew just 3,738 fans, a 23-point victory over the Cowboys felt fun to watch at the Don on Tuesday.

Sophomore guard Souley Boum was one of five players that had to sit out the entire 2018-19 season per NCAA transfer rules. He practiced and got better with the group during the offseason and now that the regular season approaches, Boum is ready to help this team win.

The Miners pushed past Texas Tech 70-60 in a charity exhibition opener to the season, which was filled with lots of excitement and more than anything, tons of hope for the 2019-20 season.

Tonight will be an early start to the UTEP men's basketball 2019-20 campaign, as the Miners will host the NCAA championship runner-up Texas Tech in a charity exhibition game.

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Daryl Edwards, the 6-foot-3 guard from LSU, will be enrolling at UTEP and will be immediately eligible to play this upcoming season for the men's basketball team.

Freshman point guard Jesse Zarzuela announced that he would be leaving the UTEP men's basketball program prior to the start of the 2019-20 academic school year.

Alas, the 2019-20 schedule has finally been released by the UTEP men's basketball program, with a plethora of key games, including home games against New Mexico, Arkansas-Pine Bluff and New Mexico State, along with a huge road game against Houston.

Keonte Kennedy, a four-star recruit from Austin Westlake out of the class of 2018, joins the Miners fresh off his first season with Xavier. He appeared in 22 games for Xavier, having logged just 12 minutes per game, 2.0 points, 1.4 rebounds and nearly an assist per game.