UTEP begins Conference USA play Thursday at UTSA in men's basketball Felix F. Chávez , El Paso Times
And so it begins.
UTEP will open another chase at basketball glory Thursday night in San Antonio, taking on UTSA in the Conference USA opener for each team.
It has been little more than a ho-hum beginning for each of these teams. UTEP is 5-6 against a solid schedule. UTSA is 5-7 after losing its first five games.
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This young Miner team has had plenty of time to get healthy and get ready for this new beginning.