Start of UTEP game against North Texas Thursday night Rudy Gutierrez / El Paso Times
Can they do it? Can UTEP catch lightning in a bottle two years in a row? Can the Miners start slowly, then chase down more hoop dreams?
A year ago, UTEP was 2-13 through the first 15 games of the season. The Miners then went 13-4 and made a run at the Conference USA title.
Flash forward to January, 2018, and the Miners are a little better but still scuffling a bit with a 6-10 record.