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UTEP

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Also known as: UTEP Miners, UTEP
Program History
Coach: Joe Golding

2026 Team Stats (29 games)

69.4
PPG
72.0
Opp
-2.6
Margin
42.1%
FG%
33.5%
3P%
70.1%
FT%
33.1
RPG
11.8
APG
11.6
TO
77.2
Pace
67.1
AdjO
73.0
AdjD
#251
Rank

Model Outputs

2025-2026
Catalog

Output is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.

Model Output Notes
Elo Elo Streaming paired-comparison rating with recency baked into sequential updates. More → 822 (#317) -
Bradley-Terry Bradley-Terry Static logistic paired-comparison model with one team strength parameter. More → 869 (#280) -
Bradley-Terry Recency Bradley-Terry Recency Static Bradley-Terry with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +109 elo More → 966 (#574) HCA +109 elo
Margin Margin Linear team-strength model fit on point differential instead of binary wins. HCA +2.2 More → -6.4 (#260) HCA +2.2
Margin Recency Margin Recency Margin regression with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +2.5 More → +9.3 (#238) HCA +2.5
Pythagorean Pythagorean Pythagorean win expectation from raw points scored and allowed. More → 0.262 (#306) -
Efficiency Efficiency Tempo-adjusted efficiency version of Pythagorean ratings. NetEff +8.4 More → 0.703 (#109) NetEff +8.4
Adjusted Efficiency Adjusted Efficiency Opponent-adjusted efficiency model with separate offensive and defensive components. AdjNet -8.6 More → 0.270 (#262) AdjNet -8.6
Log Adjusted Log Adjusted Log-scale adjusted efficiency model that downweights blowout leverage. AdjNet -8.7 More → 0.269 (#261) AdjNet -8.7
Points Off/Def Points Off/Def Raw points regression with separate offensive and defensive team parameters. AdjO 67.1 | AdjD 73.0 More → 0.370 (#251) AdjO 67.1 | AdjD 73.0
Points Off/Def Recency Points Off/Def Recency Off/def points regression with exponential recency weights. AdjO 68.6 | AdjD 70.0 More → 0.468 (#413) AdjO 68.6 | AdjD 70.0
Core Ensemble Core Ensemble Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and points off/def. Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD More → 0.635 (#262) Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Recency Ensemble Recency Ensemble Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and recency points off/def. Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD More → 0.595 (#264) Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Dynamic Bradley-Terry Dynamic Bradley-Terry Time-evolving paired-comparison model with latent team strength drift. RD 149 | GP 29 More → 994 (#243) RD 149 | GP 29

2026 Schedule & Results

Date Vs/At Opponent Result Score
2025-11-03 vs UT Permian Basin Falcons W 98 - 56
2025-11-07 vs Western New Mexico Mustangs W 107 - 70
2025-11-11 vs Loyola Marymount Lions L 58 - 71
2025-11-15 @ Utah State Aggies L 51 - 75
2025-11-19 vs St. Thomas (TX) Celts W 84 - 83
2025-11-24 vs William & Mary Tribe L 63 - 74
2025-11-25 @ UAB Blazers L 59 - 75
2025-12-13 @ Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors L 61 - 66
2025-12-21 vs Norfolk State Spartans L 71 - 72
2025-12-22 vs North Dakota State Bison W 76 - 66
2025-12-29 @ Louisiana Tech Bulldogs L 63 - 75
2026-01-02 @ Missouri State Bears L 55 - 79
2026-01-04 @ Florida International Panthers L 64 - 76
2026-01-08 vs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders W 83 - 80
2026-01-10 vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers L 56 - 68
2026-01-15 @ Delaware Blue Hens W 70 - 69
2026-01-22 vs Florida International Panthers W 83 - 77
2026-01-24 vs Missouri State Bears L 57 - 62
2026-01-28 vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs L 59 - 69
2026-01-31 vs Delaware Blue Hens W 70 - 55
2026-02-04 @ Sam Houston Bearkats L 66 - 70
2026-02-07 vs New Mexico State Aggies W 91 - 88
2026-02-11 @ Jacksonville State Gamecocks W 69 - 64
2026-02-14 vs Liberty Flames L 64 - 73
2026-02-21 @ New Mexico State Aggies L 63 - 67
2026-02-26 @ Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders L 67 - 77
2026-02-28 @ Western Kentucky Hilltoppers L 65 - 97
2026-03-05 vs Kennesaw State Owls W 78 - 71
2026-03-07 vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks L 61 - 64

2026 Roster

Minutes by Position

The surface stays filled across the five on-court roles. Use the labels or legend to isolate how each player absorbs guard-to-big minutes.

Player Pos GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA Numbers PM PM/G PM/40 FG% 3P% FT% RAPM TS% eFG%
J. West Jr. J. West Jr. F 29 30.9 14.6 6.5 1.4 1.0 1.4 1.9 9.5 13.4 278 11.6 17.6 54.5 29.6 65.9 2.33 60.1 56.0
E. Jones E. Jones F 29 28.0 12.7 5.4 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.0 10.2 9.1 6 0.3 0.9 47.1 39.5 70.0 -0.05 56.7 54.7
Kas. Watson Kas. Watson F 29 31.3 12.7 5.2 1.5 0.9 0.3 1.8 10.6 8.3 -12 -1.1 -5.1 38.9 38.4 82.4 0.08 53.3 48.0
C. Blackwell C. Blackwell - 26 30.5 10.5 2.7 2.8 1.4 0.1 1.7 9.5 6.3 45 2.4 4.9 40.5 34.7 71.1 -0.07 51.3 49.0
T. Watson T. Watson G 6 24.7 8.7 1.8 3.7 2.5 0.0 2.7 8.0 6.0 -26 -2.6 -10.4 33.3 33.3 60.0 -0.61 44.1 38.5
Kj Thomas Kj Thomas G 29 28.4 5.9 2.4 3.0 1.2 0.1 1.8 4.6 6.2 -9 -0.4 -0.8 37.1 24.2 73.1 -0.22 51.1 42.8
LA Hayes LA Hayes - 28 10.8 4.1 1.7 0.6 0.9 0.1 0.4 3.4 3.6 4 0.2 1.2 37.5 26.3 73.9 -0.32 49.9 42.7
D. Tubek D. Tubek F 11 9.5 3.6 2.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.7 3.5 2.1 4 0.3 3.4 38.5 33.3 62.5 -0.38 47.0 44.9
Trey Horton Trey Horton G 23 14.8 3.0 1.5 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.5 3.7 1.8 -58 -3.6 -11.1 27.4 26.2 58.3 -0.72 39.2 37.5
Cassius Brooks Cassius Brooks - 29 13.7 2.8 1.8 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.7 2.4 2.9 -39 -2.3 -7.7 38.6 31.6 80.8 -0.62 49.7 42.9
C. Smith C. Smith - 10 7.9 1.6 1.3 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.6 1.6 1.5 -10 -2.5 -94.9 31.2 33.3 75.0 -0.27 45.0 40.6
Mouhamed Mbaye Mouhamed Mbaye - 23 7.0 0.9 1.8 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.7 2.5 26 1.6 13.3 40.0 0 47.1 0.46 44.5 40.0
Bobby Montgomery Jr. Bobby Montgomery Jr. - 15 4.9 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.8 0.3 -22 -1.2 -5.9 41.7 0.0 14.3 -0.47 36.5 41.7
Jordan Hernandez Jordan Hernandez - 7 4.6 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.1 13 2.2 44.4 0.0 0 100.0 0.01 42.0 0.0

Numbers/Game vs RAPM

X-axis = Numbers/Game (PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA), Y-axis = RAPM.

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