2009–10 UTEP Miners men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2009–10 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Tony Barbee 's fourth season at UTEP. The Miners competed in Conference USA and played their home games at the Don Haskins Center . They finished the season 26–7, 15–1 in CUSA play to win the regular season championship. They advanced to the championship game of the 2010 Conference USA men's basketball tournament before losing to Houston . They received and at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament , earning a 12 seed in the west region, where they would lose to 5 seed and AP #11 Butler in the first round. UTEP averaged 8,697 fans per game, ranking 58th nationally.[ 1]
Roster
Source[ 2]
#
Name
Height
Weight (lbs.)
Position
Class
Hometown
Previous Team(s)
1
Arnett Moultrie
6'11"
225
F
So.
Memphis, TN , U.S.
Raleigh-Egypt HS
2
Tyler Tafoya
6'3"
160
G
Fr.
El Paso, TX , U.S.
El Paso HS
3
Randy Culpepper
6'0"
165
G
Jr.
Memphis, TN , U.S.
Sheffield HS
4
Derrick Caracter
6'8"
275
F
Jr.
Fanwood, NJ , U.S.
Notre Dame Prep Louisville
5
Julyan Stone
6'6"
195
G
Jr.
Goleta, CA , U.S.
Dos Pueblos HS
10
Yaw Mensa
6'0"
170
G
Fr.
Houston, TX , U.S.
Thurgood Marshall HS
11
Myron Strong
6'2"
185
G
Jr.
Memphis, TN , U.S.
Hamilton HSSouthwest Tennessee CC
13
Wayne Portalatin
6'10"
240
C
Jr.
Allentown, PA , U.S.
The Patterson School
20
Isaac Gordon
6'5"
210
G
Jr.
Los Angeles, CA , U.S.
Price HSMercer
23
Gabriel McCulley
6'7"
225
G /F
Jr.
Memphis, TN , U.S.
Craigmont HS
31
Eric Muñoz
6'7"
200
F
Jr.
El Paso, TX , U.S.
Eastwood HS
32
Claude Britten
6'11"
270
C
Jr.
Baton Rouge, LA , U.S.
Genesis One Christian
34
Jeremy Williams
6'7"
215
F
Jr.
Memphis, TN , U.S.
Hamilton HSSouthwest Tennessee CC
41
Christian Polk
6'3"
200
G
Jr.
Glendale, AZ , U.S.
Deer Valley HS Arizona State
Schedule and results
Source[ 3]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/7/2009 *7:05pm
New Mexico Highlands
W 80–55
Don Haskins Center (6,429)El Paso, TX
12/5/2009 *7:05pm
University of the Southwest
W 91–51
Don Haskins Center (6,866)El Paso, TX
Regular Season
11/13/2009 *7:05pm
Texas Southern
W 89–70
1–0
Don Haskins Center (6,825)El Paso, TX
11/18/2009 *7:05pm
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
W 70–52
2–0
Don Haskins Center (7,105)El Paso, TX
11/21/2009 *7:05pm
Arkansas State
W 82–56
3–0
Don Haskins Center (6,806)El Paso, TX
11/25/2009 *7:05pm
North Carolina A&T
W 81–66
4–0
Don Haskins Center (7,631)El Paso, TX
12/1/2009 *7:00pm
at New Mexico State
W 79–58
5–0
Pan American Center (7,195)Las Cruces, NM
12/13/2009 *7:05pm
New Mexico State
L 80–87
5–1
Don Haskins Center (10,459)El Paso, TX
12/16/2009 *6:00pm
vs. No. 20 Mississippi
L 81–91 OT
5–2
DeSoto Civic Center (2,171)Southaven, MS
12/19/2009 *1:00pm
Alcorn State
W 101–41
6–2
Don Haskins Center (5,974)El Paso, TX
12/21/2009 *4:30pm, ESPN2
vs. Oklahoma All-College Basketball Classic
W 89–74
7–2
Ford Center (NA)Oklahoma City, OK
12/28/2009 *7:00pm
Norfolk State Sun Bowl Invitational
W 93–56
8–2
Don Haskins Center (6,212)El Paso, TX
12/29/2009 *7:30pm
Air Force Sun Bowl Invitational
W 58–47
9–2
Don Haskins Center (8,010)El Paso, TX
1/3/2010 *7:00pm
at No. 20 Texas Tech
L 78–86
9–3
United Spirit Arena (8,029)Lubbock, TX
1/6/2010 7:05pm
SMU
W 49–45
10–3 (1–0)
Don Haskins Center (6,852)El Paso, TX
1/9/2010 *7:00pm, CBSCS
No. 25 BYU
L 77–83
10–4
Don Haskins Center (8,687)El Paso, TX
1/13/2010 6:00pm
at Houston
L 65–75
10–5 (1–1)
Hofheinz Pavilion (2,862)Houston, TX
1/16/2010 7:05pm
Southern Mississippi
W 56–49
11–5 (2–1)
Don Haskins Center (6,632)El Paso, TX
1/20/2010 6:00pm, CBSCS
at Memphis
W 72–67
12–5 (3–1)
FedEx Forum (16,709)Memphis, TN
1/23/2010 3:00pm
at Central Florida
W 96–59
13–5 (4–1)
UCF Arena (6,413)Orlando, FL
1/27/2010 7:05pm
Tulane
W 84–71
14–5 (5–1)
Don Haskins Center (7,768)El Paso, TX
1/30/2010 6:00pm, KVIA
at No. 25 UAB
W 74–65 2OT
15–5 (6–1)
Bartow Arena (8,533)Birmingham, AL
2/3/2010 7:05pm, CBSCS
Houston
W 65–58
16–5 (7–1)
Don Haskins Center (10,595)El Paso, TX
2/6/2010 7:00pm, ESPN2
Tulsa
W 73–59
17–5 (8–1)
Don Haskins Center (12,092)El Paso, TX
2/10/2010 6:00pm, MetroSports SW
at SMU
W 62–51
18–5 (9–1)
Moody Coliseum (2,965)Dallas, TX
2/13/2010 7:05pm
East Carolina
W 100–76
19–5 (10–1)
Don Haskins Center (11,794)El Paso, TX
2/20/2010 6:00pm, CBSCS
at Tulsa
W 78–70
20–5 (11–1)
Reynolds Center (5,837)Tulsa, OK
2/24/2010 6:00pm, MetroSports SW
at Southern Mississippi
W 59–56
21–5 (12–1)
Reed Green Coliseum (3,326)Hattiesburg, MS
2/27/2010 7:05pm
Rice
W 78–64
22–5 (13–1)
Don Haskins Center (12,190)El Paso, TX
3/2/2010 5:00pm
No. 24
at Marshall
W 80–76
23–5 (14–1)
Cam Henderson Center (7,894)Huntington, WV
3/6/2010 7:05pm
No. 24
UAB
W 52–50
24–5 (15–1)
Don Haskins Center (12,222)El Paso, TX
2010 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
3/11/10 8:00pm
(1) No. 25
vs. (9) Central Florida Quarterfinals
W 76–54
25–5
BOK Center (8,130)Tulsa, OK
3/12/10 3:00pm, CBSCS
(1) No. 25
vs. (5) Tulsa Semifinals
W 75–61
26–5
BOK Center (NA)Tulsa, OK
3/13/10 10:30am, CBS
(1) No. 25
vs. (7) Houston Final
L 73–81
26–6
BOK Center (8,476)Tulsa, OK
2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
3/18/2010 *2:45pm, CBS
(12 W)
vs. (5 W) No. 11 Butler First round
L 59–77
26–7
HP Pavilion (12,712)San Jose, CA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
References
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