Vince Hunter

Miner Rush, a popular UTEP fan website associated with SB Nation, broke a bombshell this morning and first reported that Miners sophomore forward Vince Hunter has decided to forgo his final two years of eligibility and enter the NBA Draft...

After a couple of extremely negative tweets last night about UTEP star sophomore forward Vince Hunter, one could only assume that he may very well not be returning to play for the Miners next season. UTEP senior Associate Athletic Director Jeff Darby sent out both tweets about Hunter and deleted them after recieving some harsh critism from fans...

The frustrating 2014-15 UTEP men's basketball season ended mercifully tonight in Murray, Kentucky. The Miners were blown out by the Murray State Racers 81-66 in the first round of the NIT, but the big story did not involve the team's lackluster play on the court...

(Courtesy: Jeff Darby/UTEP Media Relations) For the second straight year, Vince Hunter garnered All-Conference USA honors when he was appointed a first team selection on Monday. Joining Hunter on the first team are Old Dominion’s Trey Freeman, UTSA’s Jeromie Hill, Western Kentucky’s T...

UTEP hasn’t had a Vince Hunter-type talent since … well, since Coach Emeritus Don Haskins tried to downplay the talent of Tim Hardaway prior to Hardaway’s junior season. That was a quarter century ago.

It is postseason awards time in Conference USA, and three UTEP Miners were named to the all league teams. Vince Hunter and Julian Washburn were named to the all C-USA second team, while John Bohannon received third team honors. C-USA did not release their Freshman Player of the Year award, but Hunter is expected to win the honor...

UTEP rebounded from a loss to Charlotte to begin conference play with a 66-56 win over Marshall on Saturday night.