With Chris Beard suspended without pay and his coaching future up in the air, Rodney Terry could end up with a chance to lead Texas basketball this season.
After three seasons as head coach, Rodney Terry will leave the UTEP Miners for an assistant coaching position with Chris Beard at the University of Texas.
UTEP's Efe Odigie returned to the floor for the first time in nearly six week, and he responded with 27 points off the bench in two home wins over Charlotte.
Rather than play a home game against a weak team or no game at all next week, UTEP made the right move by scheduling a road contest against 17th ranked Kansas.
Citing concerns with travel due to the winter storm that hit the southern states this week, both UTEP men's and women's basketball games against Florida Atlantic have been pushed from their original Friday-Saturday games.
The Miners needed a split against a quality team but fell short of the feat, as UAB dominated the slumping road team on Saturday (75-60) to sweep the series.
Despite holding onto a lead for the entire game on Friday, the UTEP men’s basketball team played from behind throughout Saturday’s contest, falling 73-55 to LA Tech and splitting another series in C-USA play.