Abilene Christian coach Joe Golding, whose NCAA tournament upset of Texas started a chain of events that led to a coaching opening at UTEP, will be the program's 20th basketball coach, UTEP announced Tuesday night.
Golding had been at Abilene Christian since 2011 and oversaw the program's 2013 transition from Division II to the Division I Southland Conference.
“I’m honored and humbled to be the next head coach at UTEP,” Golding said. “Growing up in Midland and West Texas, I know all about the storied history and tradition of the Miner program — the 1966 national championship, the NCAA Tournament appearances, the conference titles and all the tremendous head coaches who have come through the Sun City, including the legendary Don Haskins.