And with their first pick - the New England Patriots selected Oregon cornerback Christian Gonzalez (#17 overall) in the 2023 NFL Draft. Check here to find out how Christian has ties to UTEP!
UTEP men's basketball head coach Joe Golding identified the guard position as his top priority this offseason and he has already added two of them for 2023.
About 24 hours since he entered the transfer portal, former UTEP forward Ze'Rik Onyema has received high-major interest from universities like Texas, Vanderbilt, Texas Tech, Georgetown, Penn State and UCLA, sources tell 600 ESPN El Paso.
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.
The fact that 18 former Miners are playing Divison I basketball is an accurate reflection of how the transfer portal has impacted UTEP over the last half decade.
Although the UTEP men's basketball team would like to end their regular season with a win, that could put them in position to meet top seed FAU next week.
According to multiple reports, Conference USA will collaborate with the WAC to develop a multi-year schedule alliance for men's and women's basketball involving non-conference matchups.