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2014–15 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

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2014–15 UTEP Miners men's basketball
Sun Bowl Invitational champions
NIT, First round
ConferenceConference USA
Record22–11 (13–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDon Haskins Center
Seasons
2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech 15 3   .833 27 9   .750
Old Dominion 13 5   .722 27 8   .771
UTEP 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
WKU 12 6   .667 20 12   .625
UAB 12 6   .667 20 16   .556
Middle Tennessee 9 9   .500 19 17   .528
FIU 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
UTSA 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
North Texas 8 10   .444 14 17   .452
Rice 8 10   .444 12 20   .375
Charlotte 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Marshall 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
Southern Miss* 4 14   .222 9 20   .310
Florida Atlantic 2 16   .111 9 20   .310
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban
2015 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2014–15 UTEP Miners basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Miners, led by fifth year head coach Tim Floyd, played their home games at the Don Haskins Center and were members of Conference USA. They 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. UTEP averaged 8,458 fans per game, ranking 53rd nationally.[1]

Previous season

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The Miners finished the season 23–11, 12–4 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Southern Miss. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Fresno State.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jalen Ragland 2 G/F 6'7" 175 Junior Chillicothe, OH Dismissed from the team[2]
Aaron Jones 2 G 5'10" 175 Freshman El Paso, TX Transferred to pursue football[3]
McKenzie Moore 13 G 6'6" 200 Junior Pleasant Hill, CA Dismissed from the team[2]
Josh Brown 20 G 5'11" 185 Freshman Los Angeles, CA Transferred
John Bohannon 21 C 6'10" 211 Senior Lancaster, TX Graduated
Alvin Jones 24 G 5'10" 180 Freshman El Paso, TX Transferred to pursue football[3]
Tyler Tafoya 35 G 6'3" 195 Senior El Paso, TX Graduated

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Earvin Morris, Jr. 20 G 6'2" 175 Junior Memphis, TN Junior college transfer from Tallahassee Community College.

Class of 2014 recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Shaquile Carr
PG
Las Vegas, NV Canyon Springs High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jan 24, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 73
Omega Harris
SG
Bethany, OK Putnam City West High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 28, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 71
Chris Sandifer
SF
Gardena, CA Taft High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 30, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 70
MarQywell Jackson
SF
Detroit, MI East English Village Prep Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 26, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 62
Lew Stallworth
SG
Newhall, CA William S. Hart High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jan 6, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 60
Trey Touchet
SG
Lafayette, LA Saint Thomas More High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 17, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Terry Winn
PF
Monroe, LA Westwind Prep Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Mar 5, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 18, 2014.

Roster

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2014–15 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Omega Harris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Putnam City West HS Bethany, OK
G 3 Victor Mbachu 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Angelina College Houston, TX
G/F 4 Julian Washburn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Duncanville HS Duncanville, TX
G 5 C. J. Cooper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Lutheran HS Chino, CA
G/F 11 Jake Flaggert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Lovejoy HS Lucas, TX
F 12 Terry Winn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Westwind Prep Acad Monroe, LA
G 13 Lew Stallworth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr William S. Hart HS Santa Clarita, CA
G 15 Tevin Caldwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Cochise College El Paso, TX
G 20 Earvin Morris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Tallahassee CC Memphis, TN
G 21 Trey Touchet 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Saint Thomas More HS Lafayette, IN
C 23 Hooper Vint 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Van Buren HS Van Buren, AR
F 31 Cedrick Lang 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr O'Gorman HS Sioux Falls, SD
F 32 Vince Hunter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Consortium College Prep Detroit, MI
G 33 Darnell Vandivort 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 145 lb (66 kg) So Franklin HS El Paso, TX
C 41 Matt Willms 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Findlay Prep Leamington, ON
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2014*
3:00 pm
Southeastern Oklahoma W 105–58 
Don Haskins Center (5,917)
El Paso, TX
12/30/2014*
7:00 pm
Sul Ross State W 84–72[5] 
Don Haskins Center (N/A)
El Paso, TX
Regular season
11/14/2014*
8:00 pm
Washington State W 65–52  1–0
Don Haskins Center (10,419)
El Paso, TX
11/22/2014*
7:00 pm
New Mexico State
The Battle of I-10
W 77–76  2–0
Don Haskins Center (11,127)
El Paso, TX
11/27/2014*
12:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Princeton
Wooden Legacy quarterfinals
W 62–56  3–0
Titan Gym (N/A)
Fullerton, CA
11/28/2014*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Xavier
Wooden Legacy semifinals
W 77–73  4–0
Titan Gym (N/A)
Fullerton, CA
11/30/2014*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Washington
Wooden Legacy championship
L 65–68  4–1
Honda Center (2,191)
Anaheim, CA
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
at Colorado State L 62–65  4–2
Moby Arena (3,480)
Fort Collins, CO
12/06/2014*
7:00 pm, ASN
at New Mexico State
The Battle of I-10
L 64–71  4–3
Pan American Center (8,789)
Las Cruces, NM
12/08/2014*
7:00 pm
Incarnate Word W 81–65  5–3
Don Haskins Center (6,570)
El Paso, TX
12/16/2014*
7:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 80–62  6–3
Don Haskins Center (6,811)
El Paso, TX
12/19/2014*
9:00 pm, FS1
No. 3 Arizona L 55–60  6–4
Don Haskins Center (12,000)
El Paso, TX
12/21/2014*
7:00 pm
Alcorn State
Sun Bowl Invitational
W 78–45  7–4
Don Haskins Center (5,790)
El Paso, TX
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm
Kent State
Sun Bowl Invitational
W 78–75  8–4
Don Haskins Center (6,290)
El Paso, TX
01/02/2015
6:00 pm, ASN
at North Texas W 85–71  9–4 (1–0)
The Super Pit (2,785)
Denton, TX
01/04/2015
1:30 pm, ASN
at Rice W 66–57  10–4 (2–0)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,220)
Houston, TX
01/08/2015
7:00 pm
Louisiana Tech L 45–58  10–5 (2–1)
Don Haskins Center (8,653)
El Paso, TX
01/10/2015
7:00 pm
Southern Miss W 74–40  11–5 (3–1)
Don Haskins Center (8,022)
El Paso, TX
01/17/2015
1:00 pm, ASN
at UTSA W 73–55  12–5 (4–1)
Convocation Center (1,737)
San Antonio, TX
01/22/2015
7:00 pm, FSN
at WKU L 66–71 OT 12–6 (4–2)
E. A. Diddle Arena (6,414)
Bowling Green, KY
01/24/2015
1:00 pm, ASN
at Marshall L 71–78  12–7 (4–3)
Cam Henderson Center (5,302)
Huntington, WV
01/29/2015
7:00 pm, CBSSN
UAB W 71–69  13–7 (5–3)
Don Haskins Center (7,455)
El Paso, TX
01/31/2015
7:00 pm
Middle Tennessee W 83–70  14–7 (6–3)
Don Haskins Center (8,281)
El Paso, TX
02/05/2015
6:00 pm, ASN
at Florida Atlantic W 63–56  15–7 (7–3)
FAU Arena (1,566)
Boca Raton, FL
02/07/2015
3:30 pm, ASN
at FIU W 67–64  16–7 (8–3)
FIU Arena (1,312)
Miami, FL
02/12/2015
7:00 pm
Charlotte W 73–68  17–7 (9–3)
Don Haskins Center (7,533)
El Paso, TX
02/14/2015
7:00 pm
Old Dominion W 62–47  18–7 (10–3)
Don Haskins Center (9,262)
El Paso, TX
02/21/2015
7:00 pm
UTSA W 69–62  19–7 (11–3)
Don Haskins Center (10,884)
El Paso, TX
02/26/2015
6:00 pm, FS1
at Louisiana Tech L 60–77  19–8 (11–4)
Thomas Assembly Center (5,126)
Ruston, LA
02/28/2015
6:00 pm
at Southern Miss L 60–63  19–9 (11–5)
Reed Green Coliseum (4,778)
Hattiesburg, MS
03/05/2015
7:00 pm
North Texas W 83–60  20–9 (12–5)
Don Haskins Center (7,651)
El Paso, TX
03/07/2015
2:00 pm
Rice W 68–65  21–9 (13–5)
Don Haskins Center (8,574)
El Paso, TX
Conference USA tournament
03/12/2015
12:00 pm, ASN
vs. FIU
Quarterfinals
W 83–71  22–9
Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (4,339)
Birmingham, AL
03/13/2015
3:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Middle Tennessee
Semifinals
L 50–53  22–10
Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (6,429)
Birmingham, AL
NIT
03/17/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. (6) at (3) Murray State
First round
L 66–81  22–11
CFSB Center (3,376)
Murray, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Attendance Up Slightly In 2014-15" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Barrabi, Thomas (January 7, 2014). "UTEP Point-Shaving Scandal? Suspended Basketball Players McKenzie Moore, Jalen Ragland Targeted By Rumors, FBI Investigation: Reports". International Business Times. Archived from the original on September 7, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Bloomquist, Bret (January 17, 2013). "Jones brothers headed to UTEP". El Paso Times. Archived from the original on July 24, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  4. ^ "2014-15 Schedule". UTEPAthletics.com. University of Texas at El Paso. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  5. ^ Knight, Bill (December 30, 2014). "UTEP men's basketball: Hunter, Washburn sit out 84-72 waltz against Sul Ross". El Paso Times. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015.