The UTEP men’s basketball team will hit the road this week for the first time in three weeks as they battle North Texas (7-17, 1-11 C-USA) on Thursday, Feb. 16, and Rice (17-8, 7-5 C-USA) on Saturday, Feb 18.
The two games this week will be the start of a four-game road trip, where UTEP (9-15, 7-5 C-USA) will conclude the final two games of their trip in Florida when they face Florida Atlantic and Florida International for the second time.
The Miners are amidst a turnaround to their season. After losing 12 in a row, they have now won seven of their last nine games.