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The UTEP Miners is the name given to the sports teams of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). They are informally referred to as the Miners , UTEP , or Texas–El Paso . UTEP was a member of the Western Athletic Conference from 1967 to 2005, when they joined Rice , Tulsa , and SMU in leaving the WAC for Conference USA . [ 3 ]
In Culpepper's first season, he was named NCAA sixth man of year. He averaged 12 points and 2 rebounds. In his second year he was a solid starter averaging 15 points and 3 rebounds. His 3rd year, he was a C-USA champ averaging 17 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists. He had the league high with 45 points against West Carolina.
After college and a stint with the Amateur Athletic Union's Artesia Travelers, Haskins began coaching small-town Texas high schools (Benjamin, Hedley and Dumas) from 1955 to 1961. He took a pay cut for a chance to be a college coach, accepting a job offer at Texas Western College—now known as the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in 1961. [2]
High school sports analysis: Antwonne Holmes to make impact at UTEP for Joe Golding, Costello right fit for Andress boys basketball team
The school's name was changed again in 1949 to Texas Western College of The University of Texas (TWC) or simply Texas Western College. Notable events at UTEP include the training in 1961 of the nation's first Peace Corps class, the construction of Sun Bowl Stadium in 1963, and the winning of the 1966 NCAA basketball tournament.
The Miners repeated twice in 1986 against Auburn, 87-83. This happened in the Sun Bowl Basketball Tournament. UTEP did this for the third straight year with a win over #5 Wyoming in 1988. "The Don" is the home of the UTEP Miners, who were the first Division I Men's National Basketball Champions in the state of Texas (1966).
Stefon Jackson (born May 7, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. He is 6'5" tall and played shooting guard . While playing college basketball at UTEP between 2005 and 2009 , Jackson scored a Conference USA -record 2,456 points (since broken by Marshall 's Jon Elmore ).
UTEP men's basketball coach Joe Golding prepares for second camp after first one produced a player for their roster.