The UTEP men's basketball team doesn't have a title to play for when UAB arrives at the Don Haskins Center Thursday. Their ninth-place standing in the 11-team league with six games remaining dictates that.
There isn't a postseason to chase, as everyone makes the Conference USA tournament. There aren't any significant milestones ahead of the Miners other than reaching .500, which they can do with a win against a UAB team that began the year as the C-USA favorite but is now third after injury issues that have since resolved.
So what is left to play for?