2021–22 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

The Miners finished the 2020–21 season 12–12, 8–8 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place in West Division. They lost in the second round of the C-USA tournament to Florida Atlantic.

On April 6, 2021, Rodney Terry left for UTEP to accept an assistant coaching position at Texas.{{cite news |url=https://kvia.com/sports/2021/04/06/utep-head-hoops-coach-rodney-terry-announces-hes-stepping-down-for-texas-assistant-job/ |title=UTEP head hoops coach Rodney Terry announces he's stepping down for Texas assistant job |publisher=KVIA-TV |first=Nate |last=Ryan |date=April 6, 2021 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103052242/https://kvia.com/sports/2021/04/06/utep-head-hoops-coach-rodney-terry-announces-hes-stepping-down-for-texas-assistant-job/ |archive-date=November 3, 2021}} The Miners announced the hiring of Abilene Christian head coach Joe Golding as its next head coach on April 13.{{cite press release |url=https://utepminers.com/news/2021/4/13/mens-basketball-utep-names-joe-golding-mens-basketball-head-coach.aspx |title=UTEP Names Joe Golding Men’s Basketball Head Coach |location=El Paso, Texas |website=UTEPMiners.com |publisher=University of Texas at El Paso |date=April 13, 2021 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102180236/https://utepminers.com/news/2021/4/13/mens-basketball-utep-names-joe-golding-mens-basketball-head-coach.aspx |archive-date=November 2, 2021}}

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Duquesne}}

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North Alabama}}

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Xavier}}

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Coastal Bend College}}

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Blinn College}}

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Georgetown}}

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jorell|last=Saterfield|num=23|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=4|lbs=191|class=jr|rs=|home=Chicago, Illinois|high_school=Mayfield HS
Ranger College}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jamal|last=Bieniemy|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=177|class=sr|rs=|home=New Orleans, Louisiana|high_school=Obra D. Tompkins HS
Oklahoma}}

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Fresno State}}

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• Butch Pierre ({{college|Mississippi State}})
• Earl Boykins ({{college|Eastern Michigan}})

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!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|UTEP Miners}}| Non-conference regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 9, 2021

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Western New Mexico

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| gamename =

| attend = 6,751

| tv = CUSA.tv

| score = 85–57

| overtime =

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 13, 2021

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = New Mexico State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Pan American Center

| site_cityst = Las Cruces, NM

| gamename = Battle of I-10

| attend = 8,089

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 71–77

| overtime =

| record = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 16, 2021

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Northern New Mexico

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| gamename =

| attend = 3,808

| tv = CUSA.tv

| score = 88–53

| overtime =

| record = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 19, 2021

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Pacific

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Alex G. Spanos Center

| site_cityst = Stockton, CA

| gamename = Golden Turkey Classic

| attend = 1,514

| tv = WCC Network

| score = 73–64

| overtime =

| record = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 22, 2021

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = UC Riverside

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| gamename = Golden Turkey Classic

| attend = 4,037

| tv = CUSA.tv

| score = 40–52

| overtime =

| record = 3–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 24, 2021

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Florida A&M

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| gamename = Golden Turkey Classic

| attend = 4,196

| tv = CUSA.tv

| score = 67–53

| overtime =

| record = 4–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 3, 2021

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = New Mexico State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| gamename = Battle of I-10

| attend = 6,392

| tv = Stadium

| score = 69–72

| overtime =

| record = 4–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 7, 2021

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Kansas

| opprank = 8

| site_stadium = T-Mobile Center

| site_cityst = Kansas City, MO

| gamename =

| attend = 15,500

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 52–78

| overtime =

| record = 4–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 12, 2021

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = New Mexico

| opprank =

| site_stadium = The Pit

| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM

| gamename =

| attend = 9,044

| tv = Stadium

| score = 77–69

| overtime =

| record = 5–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 16, 2021

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = McNeese State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| gamename =

| attend = 5,522

| tv = CUSA.tv

| score = 82–72

| overtime =

| record = 6–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 21, 2021

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = North Carolina Central

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| gamename = Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals

| attend = 4,047

| tv = CUSA.tv

| score = 70–61

| overtime =

| record = 7–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 22, 2021

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Bradley

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| gamename = Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational

| attend = 4,082

| tv = CUSA.tv

| score = 66–73

| overtime =

| record = 7–5

}}

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!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|UTEP Miners}}|2021–22 Conference USA men's basketball season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 30, 2021

| time = 5:30 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = UAB

| site_stadium = Bartow Arena

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| tv = CUSA.tv

| score = 62–75

| attend = 2,795

| record = 7–6

| conference = 0–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 6, 2022

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| opponent = Louisiana Tech

| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 52–64

| attend = 3,701

| record = 7–7

| conference = 0–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 8, 2022

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = Southern Miss

| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| tv = CUSA.tv

| score = 87-54

| attend = 3,841

| record = 8–7

| conference = 1–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 13, 2022

| time = 5:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Charlotte

| site_stadium = Dale F. Halton Arena

| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 53–66

| attend =

| record = 8–8

| conference = 1–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 15, 2022

| time = 5:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Old Dominion

| site_stadium = Chartway Arena

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 78–70

| attend = 4,528

| record = 9–8

| conference = 2–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 20, 2022

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = UTSA

| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| tv = CUSA.tv

| score = 69–64

| attend = 5,021

| record = 10–8

| conference = 3–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 23, 2022

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = UTSA

| site_stadium = Convocation Center

| site_cityst = San Antonio, TX

| tv = CUSA.tv

| score = 59–54

| attend = 924

| record = 11–8

| conference = 4–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 27, 2022

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = Florida Atlantic

| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| tv = CUSA.tv

| score = 70–68

| attend = 4,458

| record = 12–8

| conference = 5–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 29, 2022

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = FIU

| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| tv = CUSA.tv

| score = 79–68

| attend = 4,864

| record = 13–8

| conference = 6–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 5, 2022

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Rice

| site_stadium = Tudor Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| tv = CUSA.tv

| score = 72–70

| attend = 1,872

| record = 14–8

| conference = 7–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 7, 2022

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = North Texas

| site_stadium = The Super Pit

| site_cityst = Denton, TX

| tv = ESPN+

| gamename = Rescheduled from February 3

| score = 58–66

| attend = 3,813

| record = 14–9

| conference = 7–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 13, 2022

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| opponent = Marshall

| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| tv = CUSA.tv

| score = 79–88

| attend = 4,129

| record = 14–10

| conference = 7–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 17, 2022

| time = 5:30 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Louisiana Tech

| site_stadium = Thomas Assembly Center

| site_cityst = Ruston, LA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 63–60

| attend = 2,777

| record = 15–10

| conference = 8–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 19, 2022

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Southern Miss

| site_stadium = Reed Green Coliseum

| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, MS

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 84–70

| attend = 2,861

| record = 16–10

| conference = 9–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 21, 2022

| time = 5:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Middle Tennessee

| site_stadium = Murphy Center

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| tv = CUSA.tv

| gamename = Rescheduled from January 1

| score = 59–77

| attend = 4,211

| record = 16–11

| conference = 9–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 26, 2022

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = UAB

| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 66–69

| attend = 6,100

| record = 16–12

| conference = 9–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 3, 2022

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = Rice

| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| tv = CUSA.tv

| score = 70–67

| attend = 4,645

| record = 17–12

| conference = 10–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 5, 2022

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| opponent = North Texas

| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 70–68

| attend = 5,521

| record = 18–12

| conference = 11–7

}}

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!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|UTEP Miners}}|2022 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 9, 2022

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| neutral = yes

| seed = W4

| opponent = Old Dominion

| oppseed = E5

| site_stadium = Ford Center at The Star

| site_cityst = Frisco, TX

| gamename = Second round

| attend =

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 74–64

| overtime =

| record = 19–12

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 10, 2022

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| neutral = yes

| seed = W4

| opponent = Middle Tennessee

| oppseed = E1

| site_stadium = Ford Center at The Star

| site_cityst = Frisco, TX

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| attend =

| tv = Stadium

| score = 59–66

| overtime = OT

| record = 19–13

}}

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!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|UTEP Miners}}| 2022 The Basketball Classic

|-

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 19, 2022

| time = 1:00 pm

| seed =

| opponent = Western Illinois

| oppseed =

| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| gamename = First Round

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 80–54

| attend = 3,500

| record = 20–13

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 22, 2022

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Southern Utah

| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| gamename = Second Round

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 69–82

| attend = 3,510

| record = 20–14

}}

{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Mountain}}

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