The UTEP's men's basketball roster is set and for the second season in a row, head coach Joe Golding failed to land a proven Division 1 low post scorer.
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.
Following his visit to El Paso nearly two weeks ago, South Plains Community College transfer Malik Zachery announced his commitment to the UTEP basketball program on social media Monday morning.
UTEP guard Keonte Kennedy ended weeks of speculation and announced he was entering the transfer portal, leaving the Miners with three players from last season.
As the UTEP men's basketball program looks to retool its roster for the upcoming 2022-23 season, we are officially in recruitment season for Miner basketball.
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.
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.
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.
Joe Golding will need to bring in difference makers in order to build on this season for UTEP. Jawaun and Tristen Newton have both flourished away from El Paso.