Deacs Face Miners to Open Charleston Classic

Coming off an impressive offensive performance against Bucknell, Wake Forest will look to build some early season momentum as they take on the UTEP Miners Thursday afternoon at 1:30 as part of the Charleston Classic. If the Deacs survive this one, they’ll most likely get a shot at defending national champion Villanova on Friday. First things first though, let’s take a look at what the Miners bring to the table.

UTEP is led by coach Tim Floyd (USC, Hornets, Bulls, Iowa State, etc) and somehow this is already is 7th season as the head man in El Paso. The Miners are 1-0 this season, but haven’t yet played a division one opponent from which Danny Manning and staff could scout the film. Last…