UTEP MINERSmen’s basketball UTEP ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS | 500 W. UNIVERSITY AVE. | BRUMBELOW BUILDING | EL PASO, TEXAS 79968-0579 NOV. 19, 2018 | 7 PM | DON HASKINS CENTER [11,892] | EL PASO, TEXAS UTEPMINERS (1-2, 0-0 C-USA) HEAD COACH: Rodney Terry (St. Edward’s, 1990) RECORD AT UTEP: 1-2 (First Season) OVERALL RECORD: 127-110 (Eighth Season) 2018-19 SCHEDULE at Date Opponent Time Nov. 6 UT Permian Basin W, 90-63 THE MATCHUP ENMUGREYHOUNDS (0-3, 0-0 Lone Star Conference) Nov. 9 at NM State L, 96-69 HEAD COACH: Tres Segler Nov. 14 at Arizona [Pac-12 Network] L, 79-46 RECORD AT ENMU: 24-35 (3rd Season) Nov. 19 Eastern New Mexico 7 p.m. OVERALL RECORD: Same Nov. 24 at New Mexico 5:30 p.m. Nov. 28 NM State 7 p.m. Dec. 1 Northwestern State 7 p.m. TIPOFF Dec. 4 at Marquette [FS1] 6:30 p.m. After a pair of road tests at NM State and Arizona, UTEP (1-2) will return home for a Monday night contest Dec. 16 UC Riverside 1 p.m. against Eastern New Mexico (0-3). Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. in the Don Haskins Center. UTEP season tickets are Dec. 21 Norfolk State $ 7 p.m. available by calling (915) 747-6150. Dec. 22 East Tennessee State/Wyoming $ TBA Jan. 3 at UTSA * [ESPN+] 6 p.m. The Miners are coming off a loss at national power Arizona on Nov. 14. UTEP’s highly-touted freshman guard Jan. 5 UTSA* 7 p.m. Nigel Hawkins made his collegiate debut in the McKale Center, scoring seven points with six rebounds, Jan. 10 North Texas* [ESPN+] 7 p.m. Jan. 12 Rice* 7 p.m. three assists and a steal. Hawkins struggled from the field, but did connect on 5-of-6 free throws, while he Jan. 17 at UAB* 6 p.m. tied for the team lead in assists. Jan. 19 at Middle Tennessee* 4 p.m. Jan. 24 Old Dominion* [ESPN+] 7 p.m. Fellow freshman Efe Odigie produced his first career double-double, leading the Miners in rebounds (11) and Jan. 26 Charlotte* 7 p.m. tallying 13 points against the Wildcats’ experienced frontcourt. Odigie went 5-of-8 from the field coming off Jan. 31 Marshall* [beIN Sports] 5:30 p.m. the bench for the first time this season during a season-high 28 minutes of action. Odigie has opened his Feb. 2 WKU* [ESPN+] 5 p.m. UTEP career with three consecutive double-digit scoring games. The Houston native tipped off the campaign Feb. 7 Florida Atlantic* 7 p.m. with a 23-point performance versus UT Permian Basin, while recording 13 points at rival NM State. Feb. 9 FIU* [ESPN+] 7 p.m. Feb. 14 at LA Tech* [beIN Sports] 5:30 p.m. Senior Paul Thomas led the Miners with a season-high 14 points, while chipping in with six boards and tied Feb. 16 at Southern Miss* [ESPN+] 3 p.m. Hawkins for the team lead with three assists. Thomas went 6-for-10 overall from the floor and 2-of-4 from Feb. 23 TBD *^ TBA beyond the arc. Feb. 28 TBD *^ TBA March 3 TBD *^ TBA March 6 TBD *^ TBA ON THE AIR March 9 TBD *^ TBA The English radio broadcast is available on KOFX 92.3 FM & tunein.com with Jon Teicher (play-by-play) and Mar. 13-16 C-USA Championships^ TBA Steve Yellen (color) calling the action. A Spanish radio broadcast is available on ESPN Deportes 1650 AM, with Omar Ropele and Abel Rodriguez on the mike. Bold denotes home game $ WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational (El Paso, Texas) MONDAY’S OPPONENT ^ “C-USA Bonus Play” (2 home, 2 away TBD) The Greyhounds opened the season with an 82-74 loss to Fort Lewis on Nov. 9, while falling at N.M. High- * Conference USA Game ^ Conference USA Championships (Frisco, Texas) lands, 87-76, the next day. ENMU recently suffered its third loss, 85-68, versus St. Edwards at the Ed Mess- All Times Mountain and subject to change PROJECTED STARTERS THE SERIES UTEP and Eastern New Mexico will play each other for the 13th time. The Miners lead the all-time series 11-1. ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE MEDIA RELATIONS DIRECTOR 1 PAUL THOMAS 32 EFE ODIGIE 0 NIGEL HAWKINS 2 JORDAN LATHON 3 EVAN GILYARD (Men’s Basketball SID) SR / F FR / F FR / G FR / G SO / G Drew Bonney 6-8 / 210 6-9 / 280 6-4 / 185 6-4 / 190 5-10 / 155 [email protected] 11.3 PPG 16.3 PPG 7.0 PPG 5.0 PPG 17.7 PPG 915-309-4478 (c) 4.7 RPG 8.3 RPG 6.0 RPG 6.3 RPG 2.7 RPG 915-747-7447 (o) 2.3 APG 0.0 APG 3.0 APG 1.7 APG 3.3 APG .609 FG% .571 FG% .111 FG% .217 FG% .415 FG% Official Website: UTEPAthletics.com .000 FT% .607 FT% .833 FT% .500 FT% .476 FT% 2018-19 UTEP MBB VS ENMU NOTES MEDIA INFORMATION barger Tip-Off Classic on Nov. 16. Chukuka Emili opened his senior campaign with a 21-point, nine- rebound effort in 36 minutes against Fort Lewis. The 6-8 forward followed with a double-double (11 PRACTICE COVERAGE points, 11 rebounds) in ENMU’s second game, while producing his second double-double (10 points, 11 UTEP basketball practices are closed to the media. boards) against St. Edward’s. Against N.M. Highlands, junior Isaiah Murphy led the Greyhounds with Head Coach Rodney Terry and players will be avail- 17 points off the bench, while Zach Parker added 16 points. able for interviews after practice on days before home games and a day before a travel day for road games, unless noted otherwise. THE SERIES The Miners are Greyhounds are facing each other for the first time in 43 years. The two programs last This week: met on Jan. 4, 1975 during a 73-50 UTEP victory in El Paso. UTEP and ENMU first met during the Sunday, Nov. 18 1944-45 season. POSTGAME INTERVIEWS UTEP’s locker room is closed. Head Coach Rodney HAWKINS’ DEBUT Terry will be available following the game in the Freshman Nigel Hawkins, after missing the first two games of the season with an injury, saw his first team room (caddy corner to the visiting locker room) collegiate action at national power Arizona on Nov. 14. Not only did he see action, Hawkins got the for home games or, for road games, in a location start against the Wildcats. Hawkins struggled from the field, but scored seven points on 5-of-6 shoot- designated by the host institution. Selected players ing from the charity stripe. The Houston native added six rebounds, tied for the team lead with three by coach Terry will be available following his press assists and registered a steal in over 35 minutes of action. Hawkins’ first collegiate points came at the conference in the team room. 16:16 mark on a layup – the Miners’ first points of the contest. UTEP BASKETBALL RADIO SHOW FIRST CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLE (all shows from 7-8 p.m. on KOFX 92.3 FM) Freshman Efe Odigie came off the bench at national power Arizona on Nov. 14 and answered with Nov. 20 - Border City Ale House his first career double-double against an experienced Wildcats’ frontcourt. Odigie led the Miners with Dec. 5 - Pershing Inn 11 rebounds, while finishing second on the stat sheet with 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field. Dec. 12 - Border City Ale House Dec. 19 - Pershing Inn ODIGIE IN THE EARLY RANKINGS Dec. 27 - Border City Ale House Jan. 4 - Pershing Inn Efe Odigie is currently ranked 13th in Conference USA with his 16.3 points per game. He currently Jan. 14 - Border City Ale House leads UTEP at 8.3 rebounds per game, which is tied for fourth in C-USA with two other players. Jan. 21 - Pershing Inn Jan. 28 - Border City Ale House PAUL’S FG PERCENTAGE Feb. 4 - Pershing Inn Senior Paul Thomas leads the Miners with a .609 field goal percentage (14-23), while ranking 12th in Feb. 11 - Border City Ale House Conference USA in that department. Feb. 18 - Pershing Inn Feb. 25 - Border City Ale House EZEAGU’S FIRST START March 4 - Pershing Inn Freshman Kaosi Ezeagu made his first collegiate start at Arizona on Nov. 14. Ezeagu played over 12 Shows alternate from the Pershing Inn, 2909 Pershing Dr., minutes and scored two points on a put back after an offensive rebound. Ezeagu chipped in with a in central El Paso and from Border City Ale House, 1506 N. blocked shot and two rebounds against the Wildcats. Lee Trevino in the Towne Centre Mall, on the east side. LATHON’S FIRST COLLEGIATE TREY Freshman Jordan Lathon connected on his first career three-point basket. It came at the 14:44 mark UTEP QUICK FACTS in the first half at Arizona. The bucket got UTEP within six points at the time. UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location ....................................................... El Paso, Texas REBOUNDING GUARD Founded ............................................................................1914 Jordan Lathon is averaging 6.3 rebounds per game, ranking second the team and tied for 18th in Enrollment ...............................................................25,000+ Conference USA. Lathon opened his UTEP career with a 10-rebound performance. Nickname .................................................................. Miners Colors .......................Dark Blue, Orange, Silver Accent UTEP FRESHMEN BIG MEN SCORING Conference ............................................ Conference USA Efe Odigie is averaging 16.3 points per game (49 points) to open his UTEP career.