2019–20 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=2019–20
|team=UTEP Miners
|sport=Basketball
|image=UTEP Miners wordmark.svg
|image_size=150
|conference=Conference USA
|division=
|short_conf=C-USA
|record=17–15
|conf_record=8–10
|head_coach=Rodney Terry
|hc_year= 2nd
|asst_coach1=Arturo Ormond
|asst_coach2=Kenton Paulino
|asst_coach3=Nick Matson
|stadium=Don Haskins Center
|champion=Sun Bowl Invitational champions
|tourney=
|tourney_result=
}}
{{2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball standings}}
The 2019–20 UTEP Miners basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Miners, led by second-year head coach Rodney Terry, played their home games at the Don Haskins Center as members of Conference USA. UTEP averaged 5,311 fans per game.{{cite web |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2021/Attend.pdf |title=Attendance Records |publisher=NCAA |accessdate=April 19, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112033817/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2021/Attend.pdf |archive-date=November 12, 2021}}
Previous season
The Miners finished the 2018–19 season 8–21, 3–15 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA Tournament.
Roster
{{CBB roster/Header|year=2019|team=UTEP Miners|teamcolors=y|high_school=y}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Souley|last=Boum|link=y|num=0|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=163|class=SO|rs=y|home=Oakland, CA|high_school=Oakland Tech HS
San Francisco}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tydus|last=Verhoeven|num=1|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=225|class=SO|rs=y|home=Manteca, CA|high_school=Manteca HS
Duquesne}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jordan|last=Lathon|num=2|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=190|class=SO|rs=|home=Grandview, MO|high_school=Grandview HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Anthony|last=Tarke|link=y|num=3|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=220|class=JR|rs=y|home=Gaithersburg, MD|high_school=Gaithersburg HS
NJIT}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Eric|last=Vila|link=y|num=4|pos=F|ft=6|in=11|lbs=221|class=JR|rs=y|home=Girona, Spain|high_school=NW Florida State}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Deon|last=Stroud|num=5|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=197|class=FR|rs=|home=Fresno, CA|high_school=Trinity International HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Bryson|last=Williams|link=y|num=11|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=228|class=JR|rs=y|home=Fresno, CA|high_school=Roosevelt HS
Fresno State}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jules|last=Williamson|num=12|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=180|class=FR|rs=|home=Aurora, IL|high_school=East Aurora HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ountae|last=Campbell|num=13|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=199|class=SR|rs=y|home=Los Angeles, CA|high_school=Brentwood HS
Casper College|note=W}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kaden|last=Archie|num=15|pos=G|ft=6|in=6|lbs=210|class=SO|rs=|home=Midlothian, TX|high_school=Midlothian HS
TCU}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Anieus|last=Modrano|num=20|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|lbs=185|class=JR|rs=|home=Bakersfield, CA|high_school=Liberty HS
Bakersfield College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Keonte|last=Kennedy|num=21|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=180|class=SO|rs=|home=Austin, TX|high_school=Westlake HS
Xavier}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Nigel|last=Hawkins|num=23|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=198|class=SO|rs=|home=Houston, TX|high_school=Cypress Falls HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Daryl|last=Edwards|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=185|class=SR|rs=|home=Fresno, CA|high_school=Central HS
LSU}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Efe|last=Odigie|num=32|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=255|class=SO|rs=|home=Houston, TX|high_school=Pro-Vision School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Gilles|last=Dekoninck|num=33|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=205|class=JR|rs=|home=Diest, Belgium|high_school=Huntington Prep
Fresno State|note=W}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Isaiah|last=Rhyanes|num=54|pos=C|ft=6|in=9|lbs=229|class=SR|rs=y|home=El Paso, TX|high_school=Andress HS
El Paso CC|note=W}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Rodney Terry ({{college|St. Edward's}})
|asst_coach=
- Kenton Paulino ({{college|Texas}})
- Nick Matson ({{college|VMI}})
- Arturo Ormond ({{college|Texas–Pan American}})
|roster_url=https://utepminers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2019-20
|accessdate=February 13, 2020
}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=|ranklink=2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=2019|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}|Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 5, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = New Mexico Highlands
| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| score = 93–70
| attend = 3,738
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 12, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = New Mexico State
| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| gamename = Battle of I-10
| score = 65–50
| attend = 8,993
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 14, 2019
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Eastern New Mexico
| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| score = 71–57
| attend = 4,476
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 19, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = New Mexico
| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| score = 66–63
| attend = 6,171
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 27, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = East Central
| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| score = 91–71
| attend = 5,531
| record = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 3, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = New Mexico State
| site_stadium = Pan American Center
| site_cityst = Las Cruces, NM
| gamename = Battle of I-10
| score = 56–59
| attend = 7,048
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 7, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Arkansas–Pine Bluff
| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| score = 59–50
| attend = 4,928
| record = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 16, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = North Carolina A&T
| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| gamename = Sun Bowl Invitational
| score = 72–54
| attend = 5,969
| record = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 17, 2019
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = UC Irvine
| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| gamename = Sun Bowl Invitational
| score = 67–61
| attend = 6,934
| record = 8–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 19, 2019
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Houston
| site_stadium = Fertitta Center
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename = Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic non bracket game
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 57–77
| attend = 6,470
| record = 8–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 22, 2019
| time = 9:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Hawaii
| site_stadium = Stan Sheriff Center
| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI
| gamename = Diamond Head Classic quarterfinal
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 63–67
| attend = 6,179
| record = 8–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 23, 2019
| time = 11:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = Ball State
| site_stadium = Stan Sheriff Center
| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI
| gamename = Diamond Head Classic consolation 2nd round
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 71–70
| attend = 5,757
| record = 9–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 25, 2019
| time = 1:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = Boise State
| site_stadium = Stan Sheriff Center
| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI
| gamename = Diamond Head Classic 5th place game
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 67–72
| attend =
| record = 9–4
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|UTEP Miners}}| 2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 2, 2020
| time = 10:00 am
| away = yes
| opponent = FIU
| site_stadium = Ocean Bank Convocation Center
| site_cityst = University Park, FL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 67–69
| attend = 525
| record = 9–5
| conference = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 4, 2020
| time = 2:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Florida Atlantic
| site_stadium = RoofClaim.com Arena
| site_cityst = Boca Raton, FL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 56–59
| attend = 830
| record = 9–6
| conference = 0–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 9, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Southern Miss
| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 76–64
| attend = 4,622
| record = 10–6
| conference = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 11, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Louisiana Tech
| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 61–64
| attend = 5,731
| record = 10–7
| conference = 1–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 15, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = UTSA
| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 80–77
| overtime = OT
| attend = 4,442
| record = 11–7
| conference = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 18, 2020
| time = 2:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = UTSA
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = San Antonio, TX
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 70–86
| attend = 1,684
| record = 11–8
| conference = 2–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 23, 2020
| time = 6:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Rice
| site_stadium = Tudor Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 72–64
| attend = 1,518
| record = 12–8
| conference = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 25, 2020
| time = 4:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = North Texas
| site_stadium = UNT Coliseum
| site_cityst = Denton, TX
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 57–67
| attend = 4,092
| record = 12–9
| conference = 3–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 30, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Middle Tennessee
| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 67–66
| attend = 4,471
| record = 13–9
| conference = 4–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 1, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = UAB
| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 55–69
| attend = 6,234
| record = 13–10
| conference = 4–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 6, 2020
| time = 5:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Charlotte
| site_stadium = Dale F. Halton Arena
| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 64–68
| attend = 2,828
| record = 13–11
| conference = 4–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 8, 2020
| time = 5:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Old Dominion
| site_stadium = Chartway Arena
| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 53–72
| attend = 6,820
| record = 13–12
| conference = 4–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 13, 2020
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Western Kentucky
| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| score = 62–67
| attend = 4,504
| record = 13–13
| conference = 4–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 15, 2020
| time = 2:00 pm
| opponent = Marshall
| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 61–71
| attend = 4,424
| record = 13–14
| conference = 4–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 22, 2020
| time = 5:00 pm
| opponent = Rice
| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| tv = CUSA.tv
| score = 68–62
| attend = 4,139
| record = 14–14
| conference = 5–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 1, 2020
| time = 2:00 pm
| opponent = Southern Miss
| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| tv = CUSA.tv
| score = 75–56
| attend = 4,975
| record = 15–14
| conference = 6–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 4, 2020
| time = 5:30 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Middle Tennessee
| site_stadium = Murphy Center
| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 60–56
| attend = 2,022
| record = 16–14
| conference = 7–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 7, 2020
| time = 4:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Rice
| site_stadium = Tudor Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| tv = CUSA.tv
| score = 77–72
| attend = 1,608
| record = 17–14
| conference = 8–10
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|UTEP Miners}}| 2020 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 11, 2020
| time = 8:00 pm
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 11
| opponent = Marshall
| opprank =
| oppseed = 6
| site_stadium = Ford Center at The Star
| site_cityst = Frisco, TX
| gamename = First round
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 78–86
| overtime =
| attend = 2,061
| record = 17–15
}}
|-
{{CBB schedule end|rank=|poll=AP Poll|timezone=Mountain Time}}
Source{{cite web |url=https://utepminers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2019-20 |title=2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule |work=UTEPAthletics.com |publisher=University of Texas at El Paso |accessdate=April 19, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419003605/https://utepminers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2019-20 |archive-date=April 19, 2022}}
References
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