JULIAN WASHBURN 2013 UTEP 2014 ACTION GUIDE JOHN BOHANNON SCHEDULE Nov. 9 Loyola (New Orleans) 7:05 p.m. Feb. 1 Rice* 7:05 p.m. Nov. 15 at NM State 7 p.m. Feb. 6 at East Carolina* 7 p.m. Nov. 17 West Alabama 3 p.m. Feb. 8 at Old Dominion* 5 p.m. Nov. 19 Colorado State 7:05 p.m. Feb. 13 Florida Atlantic* 7:05 p.m. Nov. 23 NM State 7:05 p.m. Feb. 15 FIU* 7:05 p.m. Nov. 28 vs. Tennessee^ 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20 at Tulane* 6 p.m. Nov. 29 vs. Iowa/Xavier^ TBA Feb. 22 at Southern Miss* 4 p.m. Nov. 30 vs. TBA^ TBA Feb. 27 Tulsa* 7:05 p.m. Dec. 7 Sacramento State 7:05 p.m. March 2 at North Texas* 1 p.m. Dec. 16 New Orleans 7:05 p.m. March 6 at UTSA* 6 p.m. Dec. 19 Northwestern State 7:35 p.m. March 11 C-USA Tournament (El Paso) TBA Dec. 21 at Washington State 6:30 p.m. March 12 C-USA Tournament (El Paso) TBA Dec. 23 Montana State 7:05 p.m. March 13 C-USA Tournament (El Paso) TBA Dec. 28 Western Illinois+ 7 p.m. March 14 C-USA Tournament (El Paso) TBA Dec. 29 Denver+ 7 p.m. March 15 C-USA Tournament (El Paso) TBA Jan. 4 Angelo State (EXB) 7:05 p.m. Jan. 9 Charlotte* 7:05 p.m. Home games in bold Jan. 11 Marshall* 7:05 p.m. ^ Battle 4 Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas) Jan. 16 at Middle Tennessee* 6 p.m. + WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational Jan. 18 at UAB* 6 p.m. * Conference USA game Jan. 25 UTSA* 2 p.m. All times Mountain Jan. 30 La Tech* 7:05 p.m. CONTENTS 2013-14 preview 4,■ notebook ■ 5, rosters ■ 6, Conference USA 3 meet the miners 8,■ john bohannon ■ 11, c.j. cooper ■ 13, cedrick lang ■ 15, mckenzie moore ■ 17, jalen ragland ■ 19, tyler tafoya ■ 20, hooper vint ■ 22, julian washburn ■ 25, newcomers 7 coaches & staff 28,■ head coach tim floyd■ 32, assistant coach phil johnson ■ 33, assistant coach bob cantu ■ 34, assistant coach ken deweeese ■ 35, director of basketball operations bobby braswell ■ 36, assistant director of basketball operations konner tucker ■ 37, graduate assistant 27 jordan woodruff■ 38, support staff ■2012-13 season in review 39 40, statistics ■ 41, results ■ 42, game-by-game ■ 43, individual game-by-game ■ 44, box scores history & records 52,■ scoring ■ 58, field goals■ 59, three-point field goals■ 60, free throws ■ 61, rebounds ■ 62, double-doubles ■ 66, assists ■ 67, steals ■ 68, blocks ■ 69, miscellaneous records ■ 70, records by class ■ 72, team records ■ 73, season records ■ 74, overtime/100-point games ■ 75, biggest wins & losses ■ 76, utep in the haskins center ■ 77, haskins center records ■ 78, ncaa tournament teams ■ 81, ncaa tournament box scores ■ 85, nit box scores ■ 87, annual team statistics ■ 90, conference honor roll ■ 91, national honor roll ■ 51 92, utep in the ap poll ■ 93, utep vs ranked opponents ■ 94, letterwinners ■ 96, jersey numbers ■ 97, statistics by season ■ 104, yearly averages ■ 105, year-by-year record ■ 106, year-by-year scores media information 116,■ media policy ■ 117, tv/radio directory ■ 118, img college ■ 118, radio flagships 115 QUICK FACTS Location El Paso, Texas MEDIA RELATIONS Founded 1914 Media Relations Fax (915) 747-5444 Enrollment 23,003 Press Box Phone (915) 747-5154 Nickname Miners Sr. Assoc. AD for Communications & University Relations Jeff Darby Colors Dark Blue, Orange, Silver Accent ■ Men's Basketball, Secondary FB Contact, Men's & Women's Golf Conference Conference USA Office (915) 747-6652 Arena Don Haskins Center (12,000) Cell (915) 204-0642 President Dr. Diana Natalicio Email [email protected] Director of Athletics Bob Stull Director for Media Relations Denise Mata Head Coach Tim Floyd (Louisiana Tech ‘77) ■ Primary Football Contact Record at UTEP 58-41 (three seasons) Office (915) 747-6653 Career Record 386-221 (19 seasons) Cell (915) 820-2458 Assistant Coaches Phil Johnson (East Central Oklahoma ‘81) Email [email protected] Bob Cantu (Chapman '97) Associate Director for MR Mark Brunner Ken DeWeese (Mary Hardin-Baylor ‘04) ■ Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer, Rifle Director of Basketball Operations Bobby Braswell (Cal State Northridge '85) Office (915) 747-5722 Asst. Director of Basketball Operations Konner Tucker (Sam Houston State '12) Cell (915) 472-6038 2012-13 Record 18-14 (10-6 C-USA/3rd) Email [email protected] 2013 Postseason None Assistant Director for MR Drew Bonney Lettermen R/L 7/5 ■ Softball, Tennis Starters R/L 3/2 Office (915) 747-7447 All-Time Record 1,295-973 Cell (915) 309-4478 NCAA Tournament Appearances 17 (last in 2010) Email [email protected] NCAA Titles 1 (1966) Assistant Director for MR Audrey Westcott NIT Appearances 10 (last in 2011) ■ Volleyball, Cross Country, Track & Field CBI Appearances 2 (last in 2009) Office (915) 747-6451 UTEP Athletics Websites www.utepathletics.com www.minerstrong.com UTEP ATHLETICS CORE PURPOSE & VISION STATEMENT The core purpose of UTEP Athletics is to enhance the mission of the University of Texas at El Paso ■ media relations mailing address through academic and athletic achievement. Brumbelow Bldg., Room 126 201 Glory Road UTEP Athletics strives to be known as a nationally recognized collegiate sports program that is characterized by academic excellence, premier athletic teams, and a commitment to integrity. Athletics El Paso, Texas 79902 will add exceptional value and benefit to the University mission through the cultivation of relationships with its constituents. SOCIAL MEDIA CREDITS The 2013-14 UTEP Men's Basketball Factbook is a copyright publication of the UTEP ■ utep athletics Athletics Media Relations Office. @UTEPAthletics @UTEPAthletics Managing Editor Jeff Darby @UTEPAthletics Layout and Design Jeff Darby @UTEPAthletics Cover Design Pamela Martinez Official UTEP Photographers Michael Reese & Ivan Pierre Aguirre ■ www.utepathletics.com ■ utep basketball Additional Photography Provided by: Christ Chavez, Peter Forest, Brian Kanof, Jay @utepmensbasketball Metzger, Ray Navarro, Lewis Woodyard, El Paso Times, NBA Photos, NCAA Photos, University Communications, UTEP Library Special Collections ■ university @UTEPMiners Copy current as of Nov. 6, 2013. @UTEPNews ■ www.minerstrong.com ■2 PREVIEW 3 NOTEBOOK C-USA CHAMPIONSHIP RETURNS TO EL PASO For the second time in four years, the Don Haskins Center will be the site of the Confer- ence USA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championship. This year’s event is slated for March 11-15, coinciding with UTEP’s centennial celebration. The championship game will be played at 9:30 a.m. MT on Saturday, March 15 and will be nationally televised on CBS. UTEP reached the title game of the 2011 tournament at the DHC before bowing out to Memphis. 20TH SEASON FOR FLOYD Tim Floyd embarks on his 20th season as a collegiate head coach during the 2013-14 campaign. Floyd has posted a 386-221 mark during stints at Idaho (1986-88), New Orleans (1988-94), Iowa State (1994-98), USC (2005-09) and UTEP (2010-present). His UTEP record is 58-41 over three seasons. RAPID STRIDES IN 2012-13 After Tim Floyd’s first UTEP team (2010-11) posted 25 wins with a roster that featured eight seniors, he has spent the last two years building the program from the ground up with freshmen. The Miners had seven rookies in 2011-12 and four more in 2012- 13, including Matt Willms who redshirted. Despite their inexperience -- freshmen and sophomores took nine of the 14 roster spots -- the Miners displayed dramatic improve- ment last season. UTEP raised its overall win total from 15 to 18, its conference victory tally from 7 to 10, and advanced a round deeper in the Conference USA Tournament, falling to Southern Miss in the semifinals. ton’s Danuel House (0-for-7 in one game) and SMU’s Jalen Jones (3-for-7 in one game) MORE OF A VETERAN LOOK within Conference USA play. UTEP returns six players who appeared in at least 24 games last season, plus sophomore center Hooper Vint who played in 12 contests. Together the seven players accounted for FINAL GO ROUND FOR “BO” 67 percent (1,361-of-2,042) of the team’s points, 75.1 percent (674-of-897) of the indi- UTEP has two seniors on its 2013-14 roster, center John Bohannon and walk-on guard vidual rebounds and 46.7 percent (200-of-428) of the assists. The most significant loss Tyler Tafoya. Bohannon has played in 93 games for the Miners and recorded 824 points is guard Jacques Streeter, who ranked third nationally in assist/turnover ratio a year ago and 560 rebounds. He is tied for fifth in school history with 110 blocked shots. Bohan- (3.11) while starting 31 games. Still, UTEP welcomes back five of its top seven scorers non could wind up his UTEP career ranked as high as second in rejections as he is within and its top four rebounders from the 2012-13 campaign. striking distance of Roy Smallwood (fourth, 119 blocks), George Banks (third, 122) and Dave Feitl (second, 137). He had a career-high 50 blocks last season, 18 more than he THREE WERE SOLID DOWN THE STRETCH produced in any other campaign. Three UTEP players in particular -- junior guard C.J. Cooper, junior forward Cedrick Lang and junior forward/guard Julian Washburn -- are hoping to build on fast finishes to the NEW TO THE FOLD 2012-13 season. Cooper scored eight or more points in six of the last seven games (10.9 Eight newcomers dot the 2013-14 Miner roster, including 7-1 center Matt Willms who ppg during that stretch), shooting 46.2 percent (18-for-39) from three-point range.