2010–11 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
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