UTEP
2026 Team Stats (54 games)
67.7
PPG
72.4
Opp
-3.1
Margin
40.5%
FG%
31.8%
3P%
69.8%
FT%
35.3
RPG
11.6
APG
14.1
TO
81.5
Pace
67.1
AdjO
73.0
AdjD
#251
Rank
Model Outputs
2025-2026
Output is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.
| Model | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Elo | 822 (#317) | - |
| Bradley-Terry | 869 (#280) | - |
| Bradley-Terry Recency | 966 (#574) | - |
| Margin | -6.4 (#260) | HCA +2.2 |
| Margin Recency | +9.3 (#238) | HCA +2.5 |
| Pythagorean | 0.262 (#306) | - |
| Efficiency | 0.703 (#109) | NetEff +8.4 |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 0.270 (#262) | AdjO 95.7 | AdjD 104.3 |
| Log Adjusted | 0.269 (#261) | AdjO 95.3 | AdjD 103.9 |
| Points Off/Def | 0.370 (#251) | AdjO 67.1 | AdjD 73.0 |
| Points Off/Def Recency | 0.468 (#413) | AdjO 68.6 | AdjD 70.0 |
| Core Ensemble | 0.635 (#262) | Blend of elo, bradley_terry_recency, margin_recency, pythagorean_log_adjusted, points_off_def |
| Recency Ensemble | 0.595 (#264) | Blend of elo, bradley_terry_recency, margin_recency, pythagorean_log_adjusted, points_off_def_recency |
| KenPom Kitchen Sink | 0.863 (#242) | - |
| Dynamic BT | 994 (#243) | HCA +45.0 |
2026 Schedule & Results
| Date | Vs/At | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-03 | vs | UT Permian Basin | W | 98 - 56 |
| 2025-11-07 | vs | Western N.M. | W | 107 - 70 |
| 2025-11-11 | vs | LMU (CA) | L | 58 - 71 |
| 2025-11-15 | @ | Utah St. | L | 51 - 75 |
| 2025-11-19 | vs | St. Thomas (TX) | W | 84 - 83 |
| 2025-11-24 | vs | William & Mary | L | 63 - 74 |
| 2025-11-25 | vs | UAB | L | 59 - 75 |
| 2025-12-07 | @ | Seattle U | L | 68 - 75 |
| 2025-12-14 | @ | Hawaii | L | 61 - 66 |
| 2025-12-21 | vs | Norfolk St. | L | 71 - 72 |
| 2025-12-22 | vs | North Dakota St. | W | 76 - 66 |
| 2025-12-29 | @ | Louisiana Tech | L | 63 - 75 |
| 2026-01-02 | @ | Missouri St. | L | 55 - 79 |
| 2026-01-04 | @ | FIU | L | 64 - 76 |
| 2026-01-08 | vs | Middle Tenn. | W | 83 - 80 |
| 2026-01-10 | vs | Western Ky. | L | 56 - 68 |
| 2026-01-15 | @ | Delaware | W | 70 - 69 |
| 2026-01-17 | @ | Liberty | L | 69 - 80 |
| 2026-01-22 | vs | FIU | W | 83 - 77 |
| 2026-01-24 | vs | Missouri St. | L | 57 - 62 |
| 2026-01-28 | vs | Louisiana Tech | L | 59 - 69 |
| 2026-01-31 | vs | Delaware | W | 70 - 55 |
| 2026-02-04 | @ | Sam Houston | L | 66 - 70 |
| 2026-02-07 | vs | New Mexico St. | W | 91 - 88 |
| 2026-02-11 | @ | Jacksonville St. | W | 69 - 64 |
| 2026-02-14 | vs | Liberty | L | 64 - 73 |
| 2026-02-21 | @ | New Mexico St. | L | 63 - 67 |
| 2026-02-26 | @ | Middle Tenn. | L | 67 - 77 |
| 2026-02-28 | @ | Western Ky. | L | 65 - 97 |
| 2026-03-05 | vs | Kennesaw St. | W | 78 - 71 |
| 2026-03-07 | vs | Jacksonville St. | L | 61 - 64 |
2026 Roster
Minutes by Position
The surface stays filled across the five on-court roles, with four dividers separating the position buckets.
| Player | Pos | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | Numbers | PM | PM/G | PM/40 | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RAPM | TS% | eFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal West Jr. | F | 31 | 37.6 | 17.9 | 8.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 11.5 | 17.1 | - | - | - | 57.5 | 31.0 | 67.3 | - | 62.3 | 58.8 |
| Elijah Jones | F | 31 | 34.1 | 16.3 | 6.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 13.2 | 11.5 | - | - | - | 47.3 | 35.7 | 67.7 | - | 56.2 | 54.0 |
| Kaseem Watson | F | 31 | 38.1 | 16.3 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 13.3 | 10.9 | - | - | - | 41.0 | 39.0 | 78.6 | - | 54.1 | 49.4 |
| Tyreese Watson | G | 7 | 37.8 | 13.7 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 13.0 | 8.7 | - | - | - | 31.9 | 25.0 | 63.8 | - | 43.0 | 36.3 |
| Caleb Blackwell | G | 28 | 36.1 | 12.8 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 11.5 | 7.3 | - | - | - | 39.9 | 33.8 | 75.8 | - | 51.0 | 47.8 |
| KJ Thomas | G | 31 | 33.4 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 7.7 | - | - | - | 40.6 | 25.7 | 72.3 | - | 52.6 | 46.1 |
| David Tubek | F | 12 | 16.2 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 6.3 | 4.8 | - | - | - | 35.5 | 30.8 | 63.6 | - | 44.4 | 40.8 |
| LA Hayes | G | 28 | 13.1 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | - | - | - | 41.7 | 26.7 | 72.2 | - | 53.0 | 47.0 |
| Cassius Brooks | G | 30 | 17.9 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 4.5 | - | - | - | 44.4 | 44.8 | 77.5 | - | 56.6 | 51.0 |
| Trey Horton | G | 25 | 19.9 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 4.9 | 2.4 | - | - | - | 29.5 | 27.4 | 56.2 | - | 41.5 | 40.2 |
| C.J. Smith | - | 12 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.8 | - | - | - | 40.9 | 46.2 | 75.0 | - | 60.5 | 54.5 |
| Jordan Hernandez | G | 8 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.6 | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0 | 100.0 | - | 53.2 | 0.0 |
| Bobby Montgomery Jr. | G | 16 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | - | - | - | 42.9 | 0.0 | 18.8 | - | 37.4 | 42.9 |
| Mouhamed Mbaye | C | 24 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 3.3 | - | - | - | 40.0 | 0 | 47.6 | - | 43.8 | 40.0 |
Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, PM = total +/-, PM/G = per game, PM/40 = per 40 minutes, RAPM = Regularized Adj Plus-Minus, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG