Coming off a disappointing 17-15 season, Coach Rodney Terry and the UTEP Miner basketball team have retooled and are chomping at the bit to start the 2020 basketball season. Most basketball outlets have UTEP as a mid-tier team in the conference for the coming season but this is a talented team nonetheless.
Starting the offseason on a high note the Miners beat the championship runner-up Texas Tech in a charity game 70-60, showing that the team had the ability to play with the top teams in the nation. Starting out 5-0 UTEP beat I -10 rival New Mexico State and New Mexico to start the season.