Lots of expectations were set for the 2019-2020 UTEP men’s basketball team and Miner fans got an up-close look at these talented Miners, as UTEP defeated the 2019 national runner up 70-60 in an exhibition game at the Don Haskins Center. The game’s proceeds are to benefit the victims of the Walmart mass shooting in El Paso Aug. 3.
“When you talk about elite level programs, you’re talking about Texas Tech, those guys know how to win and compete,” UTEP head coach Rodney Terry said.
In year two in the Terry era comes a plethora of Division I transfers, with many of them sitting out last season due to transfer rules.