There were plenty of question marks surrounding the UTEP men's basketball team entering this season.
Which newcomers or young players would step up for the team and contribute? Would center Matt Willms finally be healthy and be the player coach Tim Floyd thought he could be? Would guards Omega Harris and Dominic Artis be consistently great players each night that the team needed them to be?
The Miners took a huge step back Wednesday night against Southeastern Louisiana in a humbling 72-56 loss at the Don Haskins Center. The defensive demons that plagued the defense last season in a 19-14 season have resurfaced at times this season in losses to Wake Forest and again versus the Lions on Wednesday.