Souley Boum

Texas interim head coach Rodney Terry, who spent three seasons as the Miners' head coach, will face his former star guard at UTEP in Souley Boum and the Xavier Musketeers on Friday evening in the Sweet 16.

UTEP basketball received a commitment from Chipola College transfer guard Carlos Lemus over the weekend to round out the 2022-23 season's roster.

Now that the UTEP men's basketball roster is starting to take shape for the fall, let's catch up with the nine players that departed from the program earlier this offseason.

Fans asked questions about the 2022 offseason for UTEP basketball. Let’s talk some offseason storylines.

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.

Since the season concluded in The Basketball Classic postseason tournament, the Miners have had just three departures.

Five Southern Utah Thunderbirds scored in double figures, led by Nick Fleming who scored in double figures for just the second time in his college career to dominate UTEP 82-69 in the second round of the Basketball Classic.

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.