UTEP Miners

2-1 overall, 0-0 Mountain West, margin +4.3

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-9.1

net rating per 100 · #274 in D-I · model

99.0

adjusted offense · #295

108.2

adjusted defense · #221

67.7

pace, possessions / 40 · #324

-14.1

strength of schedule so far · #272

Rotation

#	Player	Pos	Cl	Ht	GP/GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	eFG%	TS%	Rating
6	Leif Moeller	G	SO	6' 7"	3/3	32.0	8.7	4.0	3.7	48.0	50.2	-2.8
5	Cam McDaniels	G	SO	6' 5"	3/3	29.7	20.0	4.0	2.3	52.0	54.6	-4.2
3	Reese Miller	G	SR	6' 5"	3/3	29.0	6.0	1.3	3.3	33.3	36.2	-6.5
23	Youssouf Traore FR	F	FR	6' 10"	3/3	26.7	12.7	7.0	1.0	65.2	69.3	+2.3
11	Augusto Cassia	F	SR	6' 10"	3/3	23.7	6.3	5.7	2.0	53.6	50.4	+1.5
21	Jace Whiting	G	SR	6' 3"	3/0	16.0	5.3	3.0	1.3	40.0	45.4	-2.1
0	Donovan Criss FR	G	FR	6' 5"	3/0	14.0	5.3	0.0	0.7	66.7	61.7	-4.3
24	Reid Cason	F	JR	6' 10"	3/0	11.0	4.3	2.3	0.0	50.0	51.4	+2.7
18	Isaiah Ward FR	F	FR	6' 6"	3/0	10.0	2.0	3.0	0.7	37.5	37.5	-1.0
15	Ryan Jackson Jr.	G	JR	6' 6"	2/0	9.5	1.5	1.5	1.0	75.0	61.5	+2.5
8	Ivan Perasovic FR	F	FR	6' 8"	1/0	3.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-1.8
12	Kaleb Jackson FR	G	FR	6' 7"	1/0	2.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	–	–	-2.2
2	Delano Tarpley FR	C	FR	6' 11"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
9	Janusz Ratowski	F	SO	6' 11"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1	Mikey Kelvin II	F	SR	6' 8"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Box scores from ESPN. eFG% weights threes; TS% includes free throws.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Watch	Result	Line	Rest	Miles
Mon 11/2	vs Northern Kentucky Norse N	YouTube	L 76-84	-4.5 miss	–	972 +1h
Sun 11/8	vs Incarnate Word Cardinals	MW+	W 79-60	-13.5 cover	5	972
Thu 11/12	vs New Mexico State Aggies	MW+	W 60-58	-6.0 miss	3	–
Mon 11/16	vs Florida A&M Rattlers	MW+	1 PM ET	-20.0model -17.5 · 93% winUnderdogFAMU +20.02.5Under 141.50.3	3	–	odds
Thu 11/19	at New Mexico State Aggies	ESPN+	9 PM ET	–model +1.6 · 45% win	2	42
Tue 11/24	vs Charleston Cougars N	–	8:30 PM ET	–model +8.8 · 23% win	4	1,456 +2h
Tue 12/1	at Colorado Buffaloes	ESPN+	9 PM ET	–	6	1,989
Sat 12/5	vs North Dakota Fighting Hawks	–	4 PM ET	–	3	574
Wed 12/16	vs UT Permian Basin Falcons	–	9 PM ET	–	10	–
Sun 12/20	vs Howard Bison	–	9 PM ET	–	3	–
Tue 12/29	vs New Mexico Highlands Cowboys	–	9 PM ET	–	8	–
Sat 1/2	vs New Mexico Lobos Mountain West	–	8 PM ET	–	3	–
Tue 1/5	vs Wyoming Cowboys Mountain West	–	9 PM ET	–	2	–
Sat 1/9	at Air Force Falcons Mountain West	–	2 PM ET	–	3	498
Tue 1/12	vs Nevada Wolf Pack Mountain West	–	10 PM ET	–	2	498
Sat 1/16	at UNLV Rebels Mountain West	–	10 PM ET	–	3	582 -1h
Tue 1/19	at Wyoming Cowboys Mountain West	–	8:30 PM ET	–	2	624
Sat 1/23	vs UC Davis Aggies Mountain West	–	9 PM ET	–	3	662
Tue 1/26	at Nevada Wolf Pack Mountain West	–	11 PM ET	–	2	919 -1h
Sat 1/30	vs San José State Spartans Mountain West	–	9 PM ET	–	3	919
Sat 2/6	at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors Mountain West	–	11:59 PM ET	–	6	3,227 -3h
Tue 2/9	vs Grand Canyon Lopes Mountain West	–	10 PM ET	–	2	3,227
Sat 2/13	at UC Davis Aggies Mountain West	–	7 PM ET	–	3	979 -1h
Tue 2/16	vs UNLV Rebels Mountain West	–	8 PM ET	–	2	979
Sat 2/20	at New Mexico Lobos Mountain West	–	10:30 PM ET	–	3	230
Tue 2/23	at Grand Canyon Lopes Mountain West	–	10 PM ET	–	2	330
Sat 2/27	vs Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors Mountain West	–	9 PM ET	–	3	345
Tue 3/2	at San José State Spartans Mountain West	–	TBA ET	–	1	956 -1h
Sat 3/6	vs Air Force Falcons Mountain West	–	4 PM ET	–	4	956

Line is this team's spread (DraftKings via ESPN for finished games, our snapshots for upcoming). "cover" / "miss" is against that number. Click a result for the box score. Rest is full days off; miles are estimated travel into the game, with any time-zone change. Season total: 21,936 miles. See the route on the travel map · TV schedule.

Around El Paso

Home floor: the Don

The building
UTEP long listed Don Haskins Center sellouts as 12,222, a number public-address announcer Paul Strelzin chose at the arena's first game in 1977, and now uses 11,892. krod.com
The town
UTEP's campus sits on hillsides overlooking the Rio Grande, with Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, in view across the border. en.wikipedia.org
Campus
UTEP's colors were orange and white until blue was added in 1980. utepminers.com
Campus
The Miners nickname traces to UTEP's start as a school of mines and was reportedly first used in a newspaper in 1914 for the football team. utep.edu
Rivalry
Wyoming was UTEP's opponent for the first game at what is now the Don Haskins Center, a sellout on February 3, 1977. krod.com
The program
UTEP reached the NCAA Tournament seven straight years from 1984 through 1990 under Don Haskins. en.wikipedia.org

From the Hardwood Bricks research desk: 42 checked notes on UTEP, its town and its history. A different set shows each day, and the same notes color our game stories.

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Players

Leif Moeller #6 · G

Player rating-2.8#115 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense-1.9#112

Defense-0.9#90

149 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 18%

8.7 pts4.0 reb3.7 ast32.0 min 10-25 FG4-11 3PT2-2 FT 50.2 TS%11.6 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 7" · 215 lbs · Wedel, Germany · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-02	at NKU	L 76-84	28	8	3-11	0-3	2-2	4	5	1	1
11-09	vs UIW	W 79-60	33	8	3-6	2-3	0-0	5	2	1	1
11-13	vs NMSU	W 60-58	35	10	4-8	2-5	0-0	3	4	0	2

Cam McDaniels #5 · G

Player rating-4.2#122 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense-2.7#123

Defense-1.5#101

137 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 42%

20.0 pts4.0 reb2.3 ast29.7 min 22-51 FG9-26 3PT7-9 FT 54.6 TS%26.9 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 5" · 220 lbs · Louisville, KY · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-02	at NKU	L 76-84	26	11	4-15	3-9	0-0	3	2	1	1	0
11-09	vs UIW	W 79-60	27	27	10-18	4-10	3-5	4	3	0	1	0
11-13	vs NMSU	W 60-58	36	22	8-18	2-7	4-4	5	2	4	0	1

Reese Miller #3 · G

Player rating-6.5#129 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense-3.1#127

Defense-3.3#124

135 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 21%

6.0 pts1.3 reb3.3 ast29.0 min 6-24 FG4-19 3PT2-2 FT 36.2 TS%13.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 5" · 185 lbs · Round Rock, TX · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-02	at NKU	L 76-84	25	4	1-5	0-4	2-2	0	1	1	0	0
11-09	vs UIW	W 79-60	32	11	4-9	3-6	0-0	1	7	3	4	0
11-13	vs NMSU	W 60-58	30	3	1-10	1-9	0-0	3	2	1	1	1

Youssouf Traore #23 · F

Player rating+2.3#38 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+1.4#31

Defense+0.9#53

125 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 22%

12.7 pts7.0 reb1.0 ast26.7 min 15-23 FG0-0 3PT8-10 FT 69.3 TS%14.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 10" · 215 lbs · Bamako, Mali · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-02	at NKU	L 76-84	26	18	7-10	0-0	4-5	7	0	0	1
11-09	vs UIW	W 79-60	28	12	4-7	0-0	4-5	10	2	1	2
11-13	vs NMSU	W 60-58	26	8	4-6	0-0	0-0	4	1	1	1

Augusto Cassia #11 · F

Player rating+1.5#46 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense-1.2#94

Defense+2.8#21

112 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 23%

6.3 pts5.7 reb2.0 ast23.7 min 7-14 FG1-6 3PT4-11 FT 50.4 TS%15.1 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 10" · 230 lbs · Salvador, Brazil · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-02	at NKU	L 76-84	28	10	4-8	1-4	1-3	4	5	2	2	0
11-09	vs UIW	W 79-60	30	9	3-5	0-2	3-8	9	1	1	2	1
11-13	vs NMSU	W 60-58	13	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	4	0	5	1	2

Jace Whiting #21 · G

Player rating-2.1#105 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense-1.4#99

Defense-0.7#86

76 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 22%

5.3 pts3.0 reb1.3 ast16.0 min 4-15 FG4-14 3PT4-6 FT 45.4 TS%14.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 3" · 195 lbs · Burley, ID · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL
11-02	at NKU	L 76-84	26	8	2-9	2-8	2-2	5	2	1
11-09	vs UIW	W 79-60	10	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	3	1	0
11-13	vs NMSU	W 60-58	12	8	2-4	2-4	2-4	1	1	0

Donovan Criss #0 · G

Player rating-4.3#125 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense-1.5#102

Defense-2.8#119

67 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 23%

5.3 pts0.0 reb0.7 ast14.0 min 5-9 FG2-5 3PT4-9 FT 61.7 TS%15.2 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 5" · 195 lbs · San Antonio, TX · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	AST	TO	BLK
11-02	at NKU	L 76-84	21	13	4-4	2-2	3-8	1	0	1
11-09	vs UIW	W 79-60	16	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	2	1
11-13	vs NMSU	W 60-58	5	3	1-2	0-1	1-1	1	1	0

Reid Cason #24 · F

Player rating+2.7#30 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense-0.3#73

Defense+3.0#18

51 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 27%

4.3 pts2.3 reb0.0 ast11.0 min 5-10 FG0-0 3PT3-6 FT 51.4 TS%17.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 10" · 235 lbs · Kingston, OK · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	TO	STL	BLK
11-02	at NKU	L 76-84	7	4	2-6	0-0	0-2	3	1	0	0
11-09	vs UIW	W 79-60	12	6	3-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0
11-13	vs NMSU	W 60-58	14	3	0-1	0-0	3-4	4	1	3	1

Isaiah Ward #18 · F

Player rating-1.0#79 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense-1.0#90

Defense-0.0#72

46 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 18%

2.0 pts3.0 reb0.7 ast10.0 min 2-8 FG2-5 3PT0-0 FT 37.5 TS%12.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 6" · 200 lbs · San Antonio, TX · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO
11-02	at NKU	L 76-84	10	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	1
11-09	vs UIW	W 79-60	7	6	2-3	2-3	0-0	2	1	0
11-13	vs NMSU	W 60-58	13	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	3	1	0

Ryan Jackson Jr. #15 · G

Player rating+2.5#33 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+1.9#26

Defense+0.7#61

28 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 9%

1.5 pts1.5 reb1.0 ast9.5 min 1-2 FG1-2 3PT0-1 FT 61.5 TS%5.1 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 6" · 215 lbs · Mesa, AZ · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-02	at NKU	L 76-84	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
11-09	vs UIW	W 79-60	DNP
11-13	vs NMSU	W 60-58	16	3	1-2	1-2	0-1	3	2	0	2	0

Ivan Perasovic #8 · F

Player rating-1.8#97 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense-1.8#107

Defense-0.1#76

5 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 20%

0.0 pts1.0 reb0.0 ast3.0 min 0-1 FG0-1 3PT0-0 FT 0.0 TS%13.3 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 8" · 220 lbs · Split, Croatia · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-02	at NKU	L 76-84	DNP
11-09	vs UIW	W 79-60	3	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
11-13	vs NMSU	W 60-58	DNP

Kaleb Jackson #12 · G

Player rating-2.2#108 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense-2.2#117

Defense-0.0#73

3 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 61%

0.0 pts1.0 reb0.0 ast2.0 min 0-0 FG0-0 3PT0-0 FT – TS%40.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 7" · 190 lbs · Duncanville, TX · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-02	at NKU	L 76-84	DNP
11-09	vs UIW	W 79-60	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	2	0	0
11-13	vs NMSU	W 60-58	DNP

Delano Tarpley #2 · C

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Freshman · 6' 11" · 215 lbs · San Antonio, TX · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-02	at NKU	L 76-84	DNP
11-09	vs UIW	W 79-60	DNP
11-13	vs NMSU	W 60-58	None	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0

Janusz Ratowski #9 · F

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 11" · 235 lbs · Chotomów, Poland · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-02	at NKU	L 76-84	DNP
11-09	vs UIW	W 79-60	DNP
11-13	vs NMSU	W 60-58	DNP

Mikey Kelvin II #1 · F

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Senior · 6' 8" · 210 lbs · Kingston, Canada · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-02	at NKU	L 76-84	DNP
11-09	vs UIW	W 79-60	DNP
11-13	vs NMSU	W 60-58	DNP