The UTEP men's basketball team will participate in the Gildan Charleston Classic the week before Thanksgiving and renew a long-standing rivalry with the New Mexico Lobos, highlighting a 2016-17 schedule that was announced on Wednesday.
The Miners will play a total of 18 home games, including two exhibitions, and will host four of the top-five teams from last year's C-USA standings - UAB (Feb. 2), Middle Tennessee (Feb. 4), LA Tech (Feb. 9) and Old Dominion (March 2).
"We're looking forward to the season," UTEP coach Tim Floyd said. "The Washington State series was put off a year.