2020–21 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

The 2020–21 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Rodney Terry, and played their home games at Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas as members of Conference USA.^[1]

2020–21 UTEP Miners men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	12–12 (8–8 CUSA)
Head coach	Rodney Terry (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Kenton Paulino Nick Matson Arturo Ormond
Home arena	Don Haskins Center
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Conference USA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Western Kentucky	11	–	3		.786			21	–	8		.724
Old Dominion	11	–	5		.688			15	–	8		.652
Marshall	9	–	5		.643			15	–	7		.682
Florida Atlantic	7	–	5		.583			13	–	10		.565
Charlotte	5	–	11		.313			9	–	15		.375
Middle Tennessee	3	–	13		.188			5	–	18		.217
FIU	2	–	15		.118			9	–	17		.346
West
Louisiana Tech	12	–	4		.750			24	–	8		.750
UAB	13	–	5		.722			22	–	7		.759
North Texas †	9	–	5		.643			18	–	10		.643
UTSA	9	–	7		.563			15	–	11		.577
UTEP	8	–	8		.500			12	–	12		.500
Rice	6	–	10		.375			15	–	13		.536
Southern Miss	4	–	13		.235			8	–	17		.320
† 2021 C-USA Tournament winner

Roster

2020–21 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Souley Boum 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Jr San Francisco Oakland, California F 1 Tydus Verhoeven 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Duquesne Manteca, California G 2 Christian Agnew 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr North Alabama Detroit, Michigan G 3 Keonte Kennedy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Xavier Austin, Texas F 4 Eric Vila 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Northwest Florida State College Girona, Spain G 5 Emmanuel White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Coastal Bend College Katy, Texas F 11 Bryson Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Fresno State Fresno, California F 12 Kristian Sjolund 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) RS So Georgia Tech Kongsberg, Norway G 13 Cam Clardy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Bridgeland High School Cypress, Texas G 20 Vuk Vulikic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr KK Dynamic Belgrade, Serbia F 21 Ze'Rik Onyema 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Fr John Jay High School San Antonio, Texas G 23 Adam Hess 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Salt Lake Community College Westlake, California G 24 Jamal Bieniemy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Oklahoma New Orleans, Louisiana F 32 Efe Odigie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Pro-Vision Academy Houston, Texas F 33 Gilles Dekoninck 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) RS Jr Fresno State Diest, Belgium	Head coach Rodney Terry (St. Edward's) Assistant coach(es) Kenton Paulino (Texas) Nick Matson (VMI) Arturo Ormond (Texas–Pan American) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: May 14, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 5:00 p.m.		UT Permian Basin	W 100–81	1–0	Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
December 3, 2020* 6:00 p.m.		Arizona Christian	Canceled [a][2]		Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
December 5, 2020* 6:00 p.m.		Sul Ross	W 84–65	2–0	Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
December 8, 2020* 8:00 p.m.		at Saint Mary's	L 61–73	2–1	University Credit Union Pavilion  Moraga, CA
December 12, 2020* 4:00 p.m.		at Arizona	L 61–69	2–2	McKale Center (150) Tucson, AZ
December 16, 2020* 7:00 p.m.		at Arizona State	W 76–63	3–2	Desert Financial Arena  Tempe, AZ
December 20, 2020* 4:00 p.m.		Benedictine University at Mesa	W 79–59	4–2	Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
December 28, 2020* 7:00 p.m.		Our Lady of the Lake	Canceled [a][3]		Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
CUSA regular season
January 1, 2021 6:00 p.m.		at Southern Miss	L 66–74 OT	4–3 (0–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS
January 2, 2021 3:00 p.m.		at Southern Miss	W 77–62	5–3 (1–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS
January 8, 2021 7:00 p.m.		Rice	W 101–89	6–3 (2–1)	Don Haskins Center (459) El Paso, TX
January 9, 2021 7:00 p.m.		Rice	L 68–71	6–4 (2–2)	Don Haskins Center (457) El Paso, TX
January 15, 2021 6:00 p.m.		at North Texas	L 33–63	6–5 (2–3)	UNT Coliseum (1,369) Denton, TX
January 16, 2021 2:00 p.m.		at North Texas	L 65–74	6–6 (2–4)	UNT Coliseum (1,416) Denton, TX
January 22, 2021 7:00 p.m.		Louisiana Tech	W 82–74	7–6 (3–4)	Don Haskins Center (533) El Paso, TX
January 23, 2021 6:00 p.m.		Louisiana Tech	L 55–73	7–7 (3–5)	Don Haskins Center (515) El Paso, TX
January 28, 2021 5:00 p.m.		at UTSA	L 79–86	7–8 (3–6)	Convocation Center (470) San Antonio, TX
January 30, 2021 7:00 p.m.		UTSA	W 69–51	8–8 (4–6)	Don Haskins Center (540) El Paso, TX
February 5, 2021 5:30 p.m.		at UAB	L 51–63	8–9 (4–7)	Bartow Arena (1,138) Birmingham, AL
February 6, 2021 3:00 p.m.		at UAB	L 60–75	8–10 (4–8)	Bartow Arena (1,058) Birmingham, AL
February 12, 2021 7:00 p.m.		FIU	W 75–59	9–10 (5–8)	Don Haskins Center (457) El Paso, TX
February 13, 2021 7:00 p.m.		FIU	W 77–68	10–10 (6–8)	Don Haskins Center (478) El Paso, TX
February 21, 2021 3:00 p.m.		at Florida Atlantic	Canceled		FAU Arena  Boca Raton, FL
February 22, 2021 4:00 p.m.		at Florida Atlantic	Canceled		FAU Arena  Boca Raton, FL
February 26, 2021 7:00 p.m.		Charlotte	W 70–47	11–10 (7–8)	Don Haskins Center (499) El Paso, TX
February 27, 2021 6:00 p.m.		Charlotte	W 77–62	12–10 (8–8)	Don Haskins Center (481) El Paso, TX
March 4, 2021* 6:00 p.m.		at No. 13 Kansas	L 62–67	12–11	Allen Fieldhouse (2,600) Lawrence, KS
Conference USA tournament
March 10, 2021 8:30 p.m., ESPN+	(W5)	vs. (E4) Florida Atlantic Second Round	L 70–76	12–12	Ford Center at The Star  Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

See also

• 2020–21 UTEP Miners women's basketball team

Notes

1. Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

References

1. "UTEP Men's Hoops Announces 2020-21 Schedule". University of Texas at El Paso Department of Athletics. November 17, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
2. Bloomquist, Bret (December 2, 2020). "UTEP men's basketball game with Arizona Christian postponed; now to play Sul Ross". MSN. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
3. Morgan, Andy (December 27, 2020). "UTEP game canceled due to positive COVID-19 case at Our Lady of the Lake". KTSM-TV. Retrieved February 18, 2021.