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The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a public research university in El Paso, Texas, United States. Founded in 1913 as the State School of Mines and Metallurgy , it is the second oldest academic component of the University of Texas System .
Thousands of families celebrate their new UTEP graduates. The community marked the event with ceremonies and special light displays.
The 2024–25 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represents the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by fourth-year head coach Joe Golding , play their home games at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas as a member of Conference USA .
The 2024 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners played their home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, and competed as members of Conference USA. They were led by first-year head coach Scotty Walden. The Miners averaged 19,388 fans per game.
Miners are 41.5-point underdog against No. 10 Tennessee Volunteers
UTEP's Tae Hardy dunks the ball against Florida International University at their last game of the season at Don Haskins Center in El Paso on March 7, 2024. More: CUSA Championships men's bracket
The Special Events Center was renamed after UTEP's Hall of Fame coach Don Haskins (1930–2008) in 1998. Haskins, who is best known for starting five African-American players in the 1966 NCAA Championship game against Kentucky, [ 12 ] was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997 and retired from the university in 1999.
The 2022 UTEP Miners football team represented the University of Texas at El Paso as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Dana Dimel , who coached his fifth season with the team.