Tristen Newton and the UConn men's basketball team are national champions for back-to-back seasons after the Huskies dominated Purdue in a 75-60 win on Monday night.
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.
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.