Paul Thomas hit the go-ahead jumper with 2.6 seconds left, and UTEP topped Charlotte 87-86 on Thursday at Halton Arena for its first road win of the season.
Don't look now, but the UTEP Miners are 9-5 and tied for third in Conference USA. Actually, DO look now, because the Miners looked good in their road sweep last weekend!
UTEP survived a scare at North Texas, winning 77-71 in overtime, but led wire-to-wire at Autry Court in a 79-71 win over Rice...
Paul Thomas and Sparkle Taylor both received Conference USA Player of the Week honors, and it marks the first time that either player has ever received the honor.
When the UTEP men's basketball team lost to Southern Miss in Hattiesburg on January 7th, the team had hit rock bottom. The Golden Eagles delivered the 12th consecutive loss to the Miners, and few fans expected head coach Tim Floyd to stop the bleeding...
Next May marks the 30th anniversary of the passing of UTEP point guard Hernell "Jeep" Jackson. Just a few months after finishing his senior season with the Miners, the popular fan favorite collapsed during a benefit basketball game and later died at Beaumont Hospital...
I spent part of my Saturday afternoon at the Don Haskins Center watching the annual Orange and White scrimmage. It was the first time the UTEP men's basketball team had the opportunity to play under the lights at the DHC and this year's team features seven new faces...
When UTEP signed Paul Thomas to a national letter of intent last fall, the Miners knew they were getting a good one. The 6-8 forward was rated as a four-star prospect and ESPN ranked him as the 15th best player in the state of Texas. Thomas, who starred for Summer Creek High School in Humble, Texas helped lead the Bulldogs to a 22-11 record this season...
Although Tim Floyd appears to have his deepest team ever at UTEP, the Miners added three more prospects to next season's roster. Lee Moore, Christian Romine, and Paul Thomas all signed National Letters of Intent with the Miners for the 2015-16 season...