2010–11 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

2010–11 UTEP Miners men's basketball
NIT, First round
ConferenceConference USA
Record25–10 (11–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDon Haskins Center
Seasons
← 2009–10
2011–12 →
2010–11 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UAB 12 – 4   .750 22 – 9   .710
Tulsa 11 – 5   .688 19 – 13   .594
UTEP 11 – 5   .688 25 – 10   .714
Memphis † 10 – 6   .625 25 – 10   .714
Southern Miss 9 – 7   .563 22 – 10   .688
Marshall 9 – 7   .563 22 – 12   .647
SMU 8 – 8   .500 20 – 15   .571
East Carolina 8 – 8   .500 18 – 16   .529
Rice 5 – 11   .313 14 – 18   .438
Houston 4 – 12   .250 12 – 18   .400
Tulane 3 – 13   .188 13 – 17   .433
UCF* 0 – 10   .000 0 – 12   .000
† 2011 CUSA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*UCF vacated its wins from the 2010–11 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team.

The 2010–11 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Miners, led by head coach Tim Floyd, played their home games at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas, as members of Conference USA. The Miners finished in a tie for 2nd in Conference USA, eventually advancing to the championship game of the Conference USA tournament, where they were defeated by Memphis.[1]

UTEP failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but were given an at-large bid to the 2011 NIT. The Miners were eliminated in the first round of the NIT by New Mexico, 69–57.[2]

Roster

2010–11 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 2 Tyler Tafoya 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So El Paso, Texas
G 3 Randy Culpepper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Memphis, Tennessee
G 4 DeShun Watkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
G 5 Julyan Stone 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Goleta, California
C 13 Wayne Portalatin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Allentown, Pennsylvania
G 20 Isaac Gordon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Los Angeles, California
C 21 John Bohannon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Lancaster, Texas
F 23 Gabriel McCulley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee
G 24 Michael Perez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Tucson, Arizona
F 31 Eric Muñoz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr El Paso, Texas
C 32 Claude Britten 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Sr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 33 Michael Haynes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
F 34 Jeremy Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee
G 40 Tony Baker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr El Paso, Texas
G 41 Christian Polk 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Glendale, Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 6, 2023

Source[3][4]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2010*
7:05 pm 		Eastern New Mexico W 80–76 
Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
November 5, 2010*
7:05 pm 		Texas A&M–Kingsville W 75–48 
Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
Regular season
November 12, 2010*
7:05 pm 		Pacific L 61–66  0–1
 Don Haskins Center (12,222)
El Paso, TX
November 14, 2010*
12:00 pm 		Mercer
Legends Classic Regional Round 		W 87–74  1–1
 Don Haskins Center (2,152)
El Paso, TX
November 20, 2010*
8:30 pm 		Western Carolina
Legends Classic Regional Round 		W 77–65  2–1
 Don Haskins Center (3,489)
El Paso, TX
November 23, 2010*
7:05 pm 		New Mexico State
Battle of I-10 		W 73–56  3–1
 Don Haskins Center (11,792)
El Paso, TX
November 26, 2010*
3:30 pm 		vs. Georgia Tech
Legends Classic Semifinal 		L 61–71  3–2
 Boardwalk Hall (6,273)
Atlantic City, NJ
November 27, 2010*
3:30 pm 		vs. Michigan
Legends Classic Consolation Game 		W 65–56  4–2
 Boardwalk Hall (5,271)
Atlantic City, NJ
November 30, 2010*
7:05 pm 		at New Mexico State
Battle of I-10 		W 74–72  5–2
 Pan American Center (8,488)
Las Cruces, NM
December 12, 2010*
7:05 pm 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 77–54  6–2
 Don Haskins Center (8,260)
El Paso, TX
December 15, 2010*
7:05 pm 		Louisiana–Monroe W 79–49  7–2
 Don Haskins Center (8,208)
El Paso, TX
December 18, 2010*
8:05 pm 		Texas Tech W 82–71  8–2
 Don Haskins Center (10,837)
El Paso, TX
December 20, 2010*
8:35 pm 		Stephen F. Austin W 61–52  9–2
 Don Haskins Center (7,782)
El Paso, TX
December 23, 2010*
7:05 pm 		at BYU L 68–89  9–3
 Marriott Center (13,403)
Provo, UT
December 28, 2010*
7:00 pm 		Western New Mexico
Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational 		W 87–58  10–3
 Don Haskins Center (6,010)
El Paso, TX
December 29, 2010*
7:30 pm 		Air Force
Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational 		W 71–54  11–3
 Don Haskins Center (7,234)
El Paso, TX
January 2, 2011*
2:00 pm 		Sam Houston State W 74–65  12–3
 Don Haskins Center (7,657)
El Paso, TX
January 5, 2011
7:05 pm 		Tulsa W 69–59  13–3
(1–0) 		Don Haskins Center (8,671)
El Paso, TX
January 8, 2011
2:00 pm 		at UAB L 97–100 3OT 13–4
(1–1) 		Bartow Arena (6,016)
Birmingham, AL
January 12, 2011
6:00 pm 		at Tulane W 69–58  14–4
(2–1) 		Fogelman Arena (2,351)
New Orleans, Louisiana
January 15, 2011
7:05 pm 		Rice W 66–43  15–4
(3–1) 		Don Haskins Center (8,761)
El Paso, TX
January 22, 2011
6:00 pm 		at Houston W 57–52  16–4
(4–1) 		Hofheinz Pavilion (4,513)
Houston, TX
January 26, 2011
7:05 pm 		Tulane W 69–65  17–4
(5–1) 		Don Haskins Center (8,659)
El Paso, TX
January 29, 2011
6:00 pm 		at Tulsa L 68–69  17–5
(5–2) 		Reynolds Center (5,412)
Tulsa, OK
February 5, 2011
1:00 pm 		at Rice W 59–53  18–5
(6–2) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (2,134)
Houston, TX
February 12, 2011
7:05 pm 		SMU W 67–57  19–5
(7–2) 		Don Haskins Center (10,213)
El Paso, TX
February 16, 2011
6:00 pm 		at Southern Miss L 51–64  19–6
(7–3) 		Reed Green Coliseum (3,678)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 19, 2011
7:05 pm 		Houston W 76–64  20–6
(8–3) 		Don Haskins Center (11,173)
El Paso, TX
February 21, 2011
11:00 am 		UCF L 68–74  20–7
(8–4) 		Don Haskins Center (9,824)
El Paso, TX
February 23, 2011
5:00 pm 		at East Carolina L 76–83  20–8
(8–5) 		Minges Coliseum (4,329)
Greenville, NC
February 26, 2011
1:00 pm 		Memphis W 74–47  21–8
(9–5) 		Don Haskins Center (11,334)
El Paso, TX
March 2, 2011
7:05 pm 		Marshall W 82–74  22–8
(10–5) 		Don Haskins Center (10,331)
El Paso, TX
March 5, 2011
1:00 pm 		at SMU W 59–56  23–8
(11–5) 		Moody Coliseum (4,076)
Dallas, TX
Conference USA Tournament
March 10, 2011
5:30 pm 		(3) (6) Marshall
Conference USA Quarterfinals 		W 77–65  24–8
 Don Haskins Center (11,233)
El Paso, TX
March 11, 2011
2:00 pm 		(3) (2) Tulsa
Conference USA Semifinals 		W 66–54  25–8
 Don Haskins Center (9,496)
El Paso, TX
March 12, 2011
9:30 am 		(3) (4) Memphis
Conference USA Championship 		L 66–67  25–9
 Don Haskins Center (11,769)
El Paso, TX
NIT
March 15, 2011
7:05 pm 		(5) at (4) New Mexico
NIT First Round 		L 57–69  25–10
 The Pit (9,626)
Albuquerque
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Joe Jackson sinks FTs with 7 seconds left to help Memphis rally past UTEP". ESPN. March 12, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2023.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ "New Mexico routs UTEP for win in NIT 1st round". ESPN. March 16, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2023.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ "2010-11 Men's Basketball Roster". UTEP Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "UTEP Men's Basketball Media Guide: Meet the Miners" (PDF). UTEP Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "2010-11 UTEP Basketball Combined Statistics" (PDF). UTEP Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "2010-11 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTEP Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2023.