2015–16 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

The 2015–16 UTEP Miners basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Miners, led by sixth year head coach Tim Floyd, played their home games at the Don Haskins Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 19–14, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated FIU in the second round of the C-USA tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Marshall. Despite having 19 wins and an above .500 record, they did not participate in a postseason tournament. UTEP averaged 7,385 fans per game, ranking 64th nationally.^[1]

2015–16 UTEP Miners men's basketball
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic champions
Conference	Conference USA
Record	19–14 (10–8 C-USA)
Head coach	Tim Floyd (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Phil Johnson Bob Cantu Ken DeWeese
Home arena	Don Haskins Center
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UAB	16	–	2		.889			26	–	7		.788
Middle Tennessee †	13	–	5		.722			25	–	10		.714
Marshall	12	–	6		.667			17	–	16		.515
Louisiana Tech	12	–	6		.667			23	–	10		.697
Old Dominion	12	–	6		.667			25	–	13		.658
UTEP	10	–	8		.556			19	–	14		.576
Charlotte	9	–	9		.500			14	–	19		.424
Western Kentucky	8	–	10		.444			18	–	16		.529
North Texas	7	–	11		.389			12	–	20		.375
Rice	7	–	11		.389			12	–	20		.375
FIU	7	–	11		.389			13	–	19		.406
Florida Atlantic	5	–	13		.278			8	–	25		.242
Southern Miss*	5	–	13		.278			8	–	21		.276
UTSA	3	–	15		.167			5	–	27		.156
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.
† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner

Previous season

The Miners finished the season 22–11, 13–5 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for the second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Murray State.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Julian Washburn	4	G/F	6'8"	210	Senior	Duncanville, TX	Graduated
C. J. Cooper	5	G	6'0"	180	Senior	Chino, CA	Graduated
Lew Stallworth	13	G	6'1"	175	Freshman	Santa Clarita, CA	Transferred to Texas–Rio Grande Valley
Cedrick Lang	31	F	6'10"	255	Senior	Sioux Falls, SD	Graduated
Vince Hunter	32	F	6'8"	200	Sophomore	Detroit, MI	Declare for 2015 NBA draft
Darnell Vandivort	33	G	6'1"	145	Sophomore	El Paso, TX	Walk-on; didn't return

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Dominic Artis	1	G	6'1"	185	Junior	Oakland, CA	Junior college transferred from Diablo Valley College
Lee Moore	4	G	6'4"	175	Junior	Kennesaw, GA	Junior college transferred from Wallace State CC

Class of 2015 recruits

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Paul Thomas PF	Houston, TX	Summer Creek High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 24, 2014
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Christian Romine C	Mahomet, IL	Mahomet-Seymour High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 8, 2014
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Josh McSwiggan SF	Loughborough, England	Charmwood College	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A	Mar 14, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Kelvin Jones C	Hobbs, NM	Hobbs High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	May 17, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Brodricks Jones C	Los Angeles, CA	Lawndale High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 3, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2015–16 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Dominic Artis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Oregon San Francisco, CA G 2 Omega Harris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Putnam City West HS Bethany, OK F 3 Brodricks Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Lawndale HS Los Angeles, CA G 4 Lee Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Wallace State CC Kennesaw, GA F 5 Paul Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Summer Creek HS Humble, TX G/F 11 Jake Flaggert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Lovejoy HS Lucas, TX F 12 Terry Winn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Westwind Prep Acad Monroe, LA G 13 Victor Mbachu 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Angelina College Houston, TX G 15 Tevin Caldwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Cochise College El Paso, TX G 20 Earvin Morris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Tallahassee CC Memphis, TN G 21 Trey Touchet 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Saint Thomas More HS Lafayette, IN C 23 Hooper Vint 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Van Buren HS Van Buren, AR F 31 Ivan Venegas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Tecnologico de Monterrey Campus Chihuahua, Mexico F/C 34 Christian Romine 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Mahomet-Seymour HS Mahomet, IL C 41 Matt Willms 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Findlay Prep Leamington, ON	Head coach Tim Floyd (Louisiana Tech) Assistant coach(es) Phil Johnson (East Central) Bob Cantu (Chapman) Ken DeWeese (Mary Hardin–Baylor) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/31/2015* 2:00 pm	Cameron	W 78–69		Don Haskins Center (5,112) El Paso, TX
11/07/2015* 7:05 pm	East Central Oklahoma	W 78–66		Don Haskins Center (6,384) El Paso, TX
Non-Conference Regular season
11/14/2015* 7:05 pm	Loyola (New Orleans)	W 96–49	1–0	Don Haskins Center (7,596) El Paso, TX
11/21/2015* 7:30 pm	Texas State	W 77–62	2–0	Don Haskins Center (7,311) El Paso, TX
11/22/2015* 7:05 pm	Alcorn State Corpus Christi Coastal Classic	W 88–66	3–0	Don Haskins Center (6,005) El Paso, TX
11/24/2015* 7:05 pm	Florida A&M Corpus Christi Coastal Classic	W 72–54	4–0	Don Haskins Center (6,682) El Paso, TX
11/27/2015* 4:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. Southern Illinois Corpus Christi Coastal Classic semifinals	W 71–66	5–0	American Bank Center (264) Corpus Christi, TX
11/28/2015* 4:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. Colorado State Corpus Christi Coastal Classic championship	W 99–90 2OT	6–0	American Bank Center (274) Corpus Christi, TX
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm	at New Mexico State Battle of I-10	L 59–73	6–1	Pan American Center (6,303) Las Cruces, NM
12/05/2015* 6:00 pm, ASN	Texas–Arlington	L 62–76	6–2	Don Haskins Center (7,567) El Paso, TX
12/13/2015* 4:00 pm, P12N	at Washington State	L 68–84	6–3	Beasley Coliseum (1,917) Pullman, WA
12/19/2015* 7:00 pm, ASN	New Mexico State Battle of I-10	L 53–73	6–4	Don Haskins Center (9,040) El Paso, TX
12/21/2015* 7:00 pm	Norfolk State Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals	L 76–85	6–5	Don Haskins Center (7,746) El Paso, TX
12/22/2015* 5:00 pm	Sam Houston State Sun Bowl Invitational 3rd place game	W 87–68	7–5	Don Haskins Center (5,946) El Paso, TX
12/29/2015* 7:05 pm	Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 85–64	8–5	Don Haskins Center (6,819) El Paso, TX
Conference USA regular season
01/01/2016 7:00 pm, ASN	Rice	W 61–60	9–5 (1–0)	Don Haskins Center (7,154) El Paso, TX
01/03/2016 3:00 pm, ASN	North Texas	W 84–75	10–5 (2–0)	Don Haskins Center (6,585) El Paso, TX
01/07/2016 5:00 pm, ASN	at Middle Tennessee	L 72–78	10–6 (2–1)	Murphy Center (4,105) Murfreesboro, TN
01/09/2016 12:00 pm, CBSSN	at UAB	L 80–87	10–7 (2–2)	Bartow Arena (4,287) Birmingham, AL
01/16/2016 2:00 pm, ASN	at UTSA	L 67–71	10–8 (2–3)	Convocation Center (1,550) Birmingham, AL
01/21/2016 7:05 pm	Florida Atlantic	W 71–56	11–8 (3–3)	Don Haskins Center (6,054) El Paso, TX
01/23/2016 7:05 pm	FIU	L 69–79	11–9 (3–4)	Don Haskins Center (7,688) El Paso, TX
01/28/2016 6:00 pm	at Southern Miss	L 58–71	11–10 (3–5)	Reed Green Coliseum (2,824) Hattiesburg, MS
01/30/2016 2:00 pm, FSN	at Louisiana Tech	L 70–78	11–11 (3–6)	Thomas Assembly Center (4,131) Ruston, LA
02/04/2016 7:05 pm	Marshall	W 112–108	12–11 (4–6)	Don Haskins Center (6,993) El Paso, TX
02/06/2016 3:00 pm, FS1	WKU 1966 50th Anniversary Game	W 93–89 OT	13–11 (5–6)	Don Haskins Center (12,000) El Paso, TX
02/11/2016 5:00 pm	at FIU	W 84–74	14–11 (6–6)	FIU Arena (936) Miami, FL
02/13/2016 4:00 pm, ASN	at Florida Atlantic	W 89–82	15–11 (7–6)	FAU Arena (1,254) Boca Raton, FL
02/18/2016 7:05 pm	Southern Miss	W 78–73	16–11 (8–6)	Don Haskins Center (7,012) El Paso, TX
02/20/2016 4:00 pm, CBSSN	Louisiana Tech	W 91–80	17–11 (9–6)	Don Haskins Center (7,313) El Paso, TX
02/25/2016 5:00 pm, FSN	at Old Dominion	L 53–74	17–12 (9–7)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,887) Norfolk, VA
02/27/2016 5:00 pm	at Charlotte	L 78–88	17–13 (9–8)	Dale F. Halton Arena (5,813) Charlotte, NC
03/05/2016 2:00 pm	UTSA	W 81–74	18–13 (10–8)	Don Haskins Center (7,430) El Paso, TX
Conference USA tournament
03/09/2016 8:30 pm, ASN	vs. FIU Second round	W 85–77	19–13	Legacy Arena (3,905) Birmingham, AL
03/10/2016 8:30 pm, ASN	vs. Marshall Quarterfinals	L 85–87	19–14	Legacy Arena (3,933) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

• 2015–16 UTEP Lady Miners basketball team

References

1. "2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Attendance" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2022.