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Gloria Brown (20) poured in a career high 27 points, aided by making a school-record 17 free throws, while grabbing the second-most rebounds (19) in program history when the Miners defeated Southern Miss, 70-63, at Reed Green Coliseum Thursday evening. (Image: Michael P. Reese)

MIddleton: Life After Gloria Brown

When you think of the 2011-12 UTEP women’s basketball team, Gloria Brown stands alone as the heart and soul of the squad. Brown came off the bench to spark the Miners in so many ways that it’s safe to say the Miners wouldn...
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UTEP's has added a 7-foot center to the men's squad in their latest signee Matt Willms. (Image: UTEP Athletics)

Puga: Willms Solidifies UTEP’s Frontcourt

For as long as I have been a part of Miner Illustrated, most of the readers would continually ask “Are the Miners going after any big men” when it came to recruiting. Even after Coach Tim Floyd brought in 6-foot 9-inch Cedr...
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Head coach Keitha Adams talks to her team during a break in the action during Sunday's win over UCF. (ImageL: Michael P. Reese)

Middleton: WBB, Were They As Good As We Thought?

When I think back on the 2011-12 season of UTEP women’s basketball, I think of how much I enjoyed watching this team play. We saw some amazing performances from the team throughout the season, particularly and 17-point, come-...
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Freshman Julian Washburn, seen here looking for an open teammate, put on a defensive showcase in UTEP's 52-41 win over UC Riverside Sunday afternoon in the Don Haskins Center. (Image: Jeff Taylor)

Puga: Roller Coaster Season Comes to an End

After a valiant effort in a 65-47 loss to the Memphis Tigers the Miners season comes to a close and although the end of the season didn’t work out the way most were hoping, this team fought until the game clock hit zero. A di...
by Chris Avila
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Senior Gabriel McCulley posted career-highs for points (18), rebounds (13), assists (seven) and steals (three) as the Miners won 73-69 win over NMSU on Sunday afternoon in the Don Haskins Center. (Image: Ivan Pierre Aguirre)

Puga: UTEP Win Sets Up Rematch With Memphis

It wasn’t pretty; actually at times it was downright ugly, especially in the first half. However, like they say a “win is a win” as the Miners kept plugging away at Houston’s lead forcing overtime on their way to a hard...
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Senior Gabe McCulley will help lead the Miners as they prepare to begin the 2011-12 season. (Image: Jeff Taylor)

Puga: Miners Must Get “Offensive” To Advance In C-USA Tournament

As UTEP prepares for their first-round matchup with the Houston Cougars in the CUSA tournament tonight (5:30 MDT) at the FedExForum, the Miners have to forget about the way the regular season ended. This is the time of the year...
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Dejected Miner players Julian Washburn, Mike Perez and John Bohannon walk down the court durning their 53-35 loss to Stephen F. Austin Saturday night in the Don Haskins Center. (Image: Michael P. Reese)

Puga: MBB Stumbles Into C-USA Tournament

Guilty as charged. As hard as it is to admit I drank the orange kool-aid. After UTEP’s double overtime win over Southern Mississippi back on February 22, the Miners pulled off an improbable four-game win streak and had a tri...
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Senior Gabe McCulley scored 19 points to help the Miners to a 87-57 win over Southern Saturday night at the Don Haskins Center. (Image: Jeff Taylor)

Puga: After Setback, MBB Still Have A Shot At A Winning Season

Prior to the matchup with UCF, optimism was at an all-time high with most of the Miner faithful locked in ready for this team to continue their winning ways and possibly close out the season on a seven-game winning streak. Unfo...
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Senior Gabe McCulley races down the court during UTEP's 20-point win, 70-50, over Houston Saturday night in the Don Haskins Center. (Image: Ivan Pierre Aguirre)

Puga: Postseason In The Cards for Floyd And The Miners?

Prior to the season most of the college basketball experts and fans knew this was going to be a transitional year for Coach Tim Floyd and the UTEP Men’s basketball team. I certainly felt this team would not be playing any gam...
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Julian Washburn, seen here dunking against NMSU earlier this season in the Don Haskins Center. (Image: Ivan Pierre Aguirre)

Puga: Four Games To Go As C-USA Tournament Looms

Things are looking up as the Miners are coming off their biggest win of the season knocking off Conference USA Co-Leader Memphis to capture their first road win of the season. After falling behind by nine points at the half, th...
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Senior Gabriel McCulley posted career-highs for points (18), rebounds (13), assists (seven) and steals (three) as the Miners won 73-69 win over NMSU on Sunday afternoon in the Don Haskins Center. (Image: Ivan Pierre Aguirre)

Puga: Can Miners Get First Road Win In Memphis?

For most college basketball fans and even some UTEP fans the easy answer would be no way. Heck, I wouldn’t put money on it even if I was a gambling man, but as crazy as it sounds UTEP has just enough talent and the right coac...
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Freshman guard D'Von Campbell. (Image: Ivan Pierre Aguirre)

Puga: MBB Shows Resilience After Snapping 4-Game Losing Streak

After UTEP’s 64-55 victory over Tulsa, thus snapping the Golden Hurricane’s seven-game winning streak, fans were given a glimpse of what the future holds.  Many college basketball experts felt Tulsa was a team on the rise ...
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UTEP head coach Tim Floyd was visibly upset as the Miners lost, 56-53, to Colorado State. (Image: Jeff Taylor)

Puga: Floyd’s Team Learning Tough Road Lessons

Another trip to Houston and another gut wrenching loss for the UTEP Men’s basketball team as they continue to chase that highly elusive road win.  Following the overtime loss to Houston last week it felt like Coach Tim Floyd...
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