2014–15 UTEP Miners men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2014–15 UTEP Miners basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Miners, led by fifth year head coach Tim Floyd , played their home games at the Don Haskins Center and were members of Conference USA . They finished the season 22–11, 13–5 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for the second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Murray State. UTEP averaged 8,458 fans per game, ranking 53rd nationally.[ 1]
Previous season
The Miners finished the season 23–11, 12–4 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Southern Miss. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Fresno State.
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
Jalen Ragland
2
G/F
6'7"
175
Junior
Chillicothe, OH
Dismissed from the team[ 2]
Aaron Jones
2
G
5'10"
175
Freshman
El Paso, TX
Transferred to pursue football
McKenzie Moore
13
G
6'6"
200
Junior
Pleasant Hill, CA
Dismissed from the team[ 2]
Josh Brown
20
G
5'11"
185
Freshman
Los Angeles, CA
Transferred
John Bohannon
21
C
6'10"
211
Senior
Lancaster, TX
Graduated
Alvin Jones
24
G
5'10"
180
Freshman
El Paso, TX
Transferred to pursue football
Tyler Tafoya
35
G
6'3"
195
Senior
El Paso, TX
Graduated
Incoming Transfers
Class of 2014 recruits
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Shaquile Carr PG
Las Vegas, NV
Canyon Springs High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
Jan 24, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 73
Omega Harris SG
Bethany, OK
Putnam City West High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Sep 28, 2013
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 71
Chris Sandifer SF
Gardena, CA
Taft High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Oct 30, 2013
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 70
MarQywell Jackson SF
Detroit, MI
East English Village Prep Academy
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Mar 26, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 62
Lew Stallworth SG
Newhall, CA
William S. Hart High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jan 6, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 60
Trey Touchet SG
Lafayette, LA
Saint Thomas More High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Sep 17, 2013
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Terry Winn PF
Monroe, LA
Westwind Prep Academy
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
233 lb (106 kg)
Mar 5, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Roster
2014–15 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
2
Omega Harris
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Putnam City West HS
Bethany, OK
G
3
Victor Mbachu
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Sr
Angelina College
Houston, TX
G/F
4
Julian Washburn
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
Duncanville HS
Duncanville, TX
G
5
C. J. Cooper
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Lutheran HS
Chino, CA
G/F
11
Jake Flaggert
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Lovejoy HS
Lucas, TX
F
12
Terry Winn
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Fr
Westwind Prep Acad
Monroe, LA
G
13
Lew Stallworth
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
William S. Hart HS
Santa Clarita, CA
G
15
Tevin Caldwell
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Cochise College
El Paso, TX
G
20
Earvin Morris
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Tallahassee CC
Memphis, TN
G
21
Trey Touchet
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Saint Thomas More HS
Lafayette, IN
C
23
Hooper Vint
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Jr
Van Buren HS
Van Buren, AR
F
31
Cedrick Lang
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
Sr
O'Gorman HS
Sioux Falls, SD
F
32
Vince Hunter
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Consortium College Prep
Detroit, MI
G
33
Darnell Vandivort
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
145 lb (66 kg)
So
Franklin HS
El Paso, TX
C
41
Matt Willms
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
Findlay Prep
Leamington, ON
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
[ 4]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2014 *3:00 pm
Southeastern Oklahoma
W 105–58
–
Don Haskins Center (5,917)El Paso, TX
12/30/2014 *7:00 pm
Sul Ross State
W 84–72[ 5]
–
Don Haskins Center (N/A)El Paso, TX
Regular season
11/14/2014 *8:00 pm
Washington State
W 65–52
1–0
Don Haskins Center (10,419)El Paso, TX
11/22/2014 *7:00 pm
New Mexico State The Battle of I-10
W 77–76
2–0
Don Haskins Center (11,127)El Paso, TX
11/27/2014 *12:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Princeton Wooden Legacy quarterfinals
W 62–56
3–0
Titan Gym (N/A)Fullerton, CA
11/28/2014 *1:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Xavier Wooden Legacy semifinals
W 77–73
4–0
Titan Gym (N/A)Fullerton, CA
11/30/2014 *8:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Washington Wooden Legacy championship
L 65–68
4–1
Honda Center (2,191)Anaheim, CA
12/03/2014 *7:00 pm
at Colorado State
L 62–65
4–2
Moby Arena (3,480)Fort Collins, CO
12/06/2014 *7:00 pm, ASN
at New Mexico State The Battle of I-10
L 64–71
4–3
Pan American Center (8,789)Las Cruces, NM
12/08/2014 *7:00 pm
Incarnate Word
W 81–65
5–3
Don Haskins Center (6,570)El Paso, TX
12/16/2014 *7:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana
W 80–62
6–3
Don Haskins Center (6,811)El Paso, TX
12/19/2014 *9:00 pm, FS1
No. 3 Arizona
L 55–60
6–4
Don Haskins Center (12,000)El Paso, TX
12/21/2014 *7:00 pm
Alcorn State Sun Bowl Invitational
W 78–45
7–4
Don Haskins Center (5,790)El Paso, TX
12/22/2014 *7:00 pm
Kent State Sun Bowl Invitational
W 78–75
8–4
Don Haskins Center (6,290)El Paso, TX
01/02/2015 6:00 pm, ASN
at North Texas
W 85–71
9–4 (1–0)
The Super Pit (2,785)Denton, TX
01/04/2015 1:30 pm, ASN
at Rice
W 66–57
10–4 (2–0)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,220)Houston, TX
01/08/2015 7:00 pm
Louisiana Tech
L 45–58
10–5 (2–1)
Don Haskins Center (8,653)El Paso, TX
01/10/2015 7:00 pm
Southern Miss
W 74–40
11–5 (3–1)
Don Haskins Center (8,022)El Paso, TX
01/17/2015 1:00 pm, ASN
at UTSA
W 73–55
12–5 (4–1)
Convocation Center (1,737)San Antonio, TX
01/22/2015 7:00 pm, FSN
at WKU
L 66–71 OT
12–6 (4–2)
E. A. Diddle Arena (6,414)Bowling Green, KY
01/24/2015 1:00 pm, ASN
at Marshall
L 71–78
12–7 (4–3)
Cam Henderson Center (5,302)Huntington, WV
01/29/2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN
UAB
W 71–69
13–7 (5–3)
Don Haskins Center (7,455)El Paso, TX
01/31/2015 7:00 pm
Middle Tennessee
W 83–70
14–7 (6–3)
Don Haskins Center (8,281)El Paso, TX
02/05/2015 6:00 pm, ASN
at Florida Atlantic
W 63–56
15–7 (7–3)
FAU Arena (1,566)Boca Raton, FL
02/07/2015 3:30 pm, ASN
at FIU
W 67–64
16–7 (8–3)
FIU Arena (1,312)Miami, FL
02/12/2015 7:00 pm
Charlotte
W 73–68
17–7 (9–3)
Don Haskins Center (7,533)El Paso, TX
02/14/2015 7:00 pm
Old Dominion
W 62–47
18–7 (10–3)
Don Haskins Center (9,262)El Paso, TX
02/21/2015 7:00 pm
UTSA
W 69–62
19–7 (11–3)
Don Haskins Center (10,884)El Paso, TX
02/26/2015 6:00 pm, FS1
at Louisiana Tech
L 60–77
19–8 (11–4)
Thomas Assembly Center (5,126)Ruston, LA
02/28/2015 6:00 pm
at Southern Miss
L 60–63
19–9 (11–5)
Reed Green Coliseum (4,778)Hattiesburg, MS
03/05/2015 7:00 pm
North Texas
W 83–60
20–9 (12–5)
Don Haskins Center (7,651)El Paso, TX
03/07/2015 2:00 pm
Rice
W 68–65
21–9 (13–5)
Don Haskins Center (8,574)El Paso, TX
Conference USA tournament
03/12/2015 12:00 pm, ASN
vs. FIU Quarterfinals
W 83–71
22–9
Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (4,339)Birmingham, AL
03/13/2015 3:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Middle Tennessee Semifinals
L 50–53
22–10
Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (6,429)Birmingham, AL
NIT
03/17/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. (6)
at (3) Murray State First round
L 66–81
22–11
CFSB Center (3,376)Murray, KY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Mountain Time . (#) during NIT is seed within region.
See also
References
^ "Men's Basketball Attendance Up Slightly In 2014-15" (PDF) . NCAA . Archived (PDF) from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022 .
^ a b Barrabi, Thomas (January 7, 2014). "UTEP Point-Shaving Scandal? Suspended Basketball Players McKenzie Moore, Jalen Ragland Targeted By Rumors, FBI Investigation: Reports" . International Business Times . Archived from the original on September 7, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2022 .
^ "2014-15 Schedule" . UTEPAthletics.com . University of Texas at El Paso . Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014 .
^ Knight, Bill (December 30, 2014). "UTEP men's basketball: Hunter, Washburn sit out 84-72 waltz against Sul Ross" . El Paso Times . Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015 .
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