UTEP Men’s Basketball: 2022-23 Season

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El Paso, Texas | Don Haskins Center

0 Jamal Sumlin G 6-3 180 FR HS Cleveland, Ohio (James Ford Rhodes HS) 1 Jon Dos Anjos F 6-8 210 JR TR Curitiba, Brazil (Florida SouthWestern State College) 2 Tae Hardy G 6-3 190 JR TR Ellenwood, Ga. (Southern Miss) 3 Malik Zachery G 6-2 180 JR TR Syracuse, N.Y. (South Plains)

4 Mario McKinney Jr. G 6-1 185 JR TR St. Louis, Mo. (NM State)

5 Shamar Givance G 5-10 170 SR TR Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Evansville)

11 Carlos Lemus G 6-3 190 SO TR Cumanza, Venezuela (Chipola College)

12 Jamari Sibley F 6-8 185 SO 1L Milwaukee, Wis. (Georgetown)

13 Calvin Solomon F 6-7 210 JR TR Houston, Texas (Stephen F. Austin)

15 Antwonne Holmes G 6-3 170 FR HS El Paso, Texas (Chapin HS)

20 Garrett Levesque G 6-6 200 SO TR El Paso, Texas (Tarleton State)

21 Ze’Rik Onyema F 6-8 230 SO 2L San Antonio, Texas (John Jay HS)

23 Otis Frazier III F 6-6 210 SO TR Buckeye, Ariz. (George Mason)

32 Derick Hamilton F 6-10 285 SO TR Baton Rouge, La. (Bossier Parish CC)

34 Kevin Kalu F 6-9 240 SO 1L Baltimore, Md. (Our Lady of Mount Carmel School)

Alphabetical

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Hometown (HS/Previous School) 1 Jon Dos Anjos F 6-8 210 JR TR Curitiba, Brazil (Florida SouthWestern State College) 23 Otis Frazier III G/F 6-6 210 SO TR Buckeye, Ariz. (George Mason) 5 Shamar Givance G 5-10 170 SR TR Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Evansville) 32 Derick Hamilton F 6-10 285 SO TR Baton Rouge, La. (Bossier Parish CC) 2 Tae Hardy G 6-3 190 JR TR Ellenwood, Ga. (Southern Miss) 15 Antwonne Holmes G 6-3 170 FR HS El Paso, Texas (Chapin HS) 34 Kevin Kalu F 6-9 240 SO 1L Baltimore, Md. (Our Lady of Mount Carmel School) 11 Carlos Lemus G 6-3 190 SO TR Cumanza, Venezuela (Chipola College) 20 Garrett Levesque G 6-6 200 SO TR El Paso, Texas (Tarleton State) 4 Mario McKinney Jr. G 6-1 185 JR TR St. Louis, Mo. (NM State) 21 Ze’Rik Onyema F 6-8 230 SO 2L El Paso, Texas (John Jay HS) 12 Jamari Sibley F 6-8 185 SO 1L Milwaukee, Wis. (Georgetown) 13 Calvin Solomon F 6-7 210 JR TR Houston, Texas (Stephen F. Austin) 0 Jamal Sumlin G 6-3 180 FR HS Cleveland, Ohio (James Ford Rhodes HS) 3 Malik Zachery G 6-2 180 JR TR Syracuse, N.Y. (South Plains)

UTEP Men’s Basketball

2022-23 Schedule

Nov. 7 (Mon) at # 12 Texas

Austin, Texas

L, 57-72

Nov. 12 (Sat) vs. NM State Don Haskins Center W, 67-64

Nov. 15 (Tues) vs. Sul Ross State Don Haskins Center W, 99-59

Nov. 22 (Tues) vs. Alcorn State @ Don Haskins Center W, 73-61 2OT Nov. 23 (Wed) vs. CSU Bakersfield @ Don Haskins Center W, 68-67 OT

Nov. 25 (Fri) vs. Texas A&M-CC @ Don Haskins Center W, 72-67

Nov. 30 (Wed) at NM State Las Cruces, N.M. 7:00 PM

Dec. 3 (Sat) vs. Northern NM College Don Haskins Center 2:00 PM

Dec. 10 (Sat) at DePaul Chicago, Ill. 4:30 PM

Dec. 17 (Sat) vs. LA Tech * Don Haskins Center 6:00 PM

Dec. 21 (Wed) vs. North Carolina A&T # Don Haskins Center 7:00 PM

Dec. 22 (Thurs) vs. Kent State/NM State # Don Haskins Center TBD

Dec. 29 (Thu) at UAB * Birmingham, Ala. 5:30 PM

Dec. 31 (Sat) vs. Rice * Don Haskins Center 2:00 PM

Jan. 7 (Thu) at LA Tech * Ruston, La. 1:00 PM

Jan. 11 (Wed) vs. UTSA * Don Haskins Center 7:00 PM

Jan. 14 (Sat) at Rice * Houston, Texas 1:00 PM

Jan. 16 (Mon) at Charlotte * Charlotte, N.C. 2:00 PM

Jan. 19 (Thurs) vs. FIU * Don Haskins Center 7:00 PM

Jan. 21 (Sat) vs. Florida Atlantic * Don Haskins Center 7:00 PM

Jan. 28 (Sat) at North Texas * Denton, Texas 4:00 PM

Feb. 2 (Thurs) at Middle Tennessee * Murfreesboro, Tenn. 7:00 PM

Feb. 4 (Sat) at WKU * Bowling Green, Ky. 2:00 PM

Feb. 9 (Thurs) vs. Charlotte * Don Haskins Center 7:00 PM

Feb. 11 (Sat) at UTSA * San Antonio, Texas 2:00 PM

Feb. 16 (Thurs) vs. UAB * Don Haskins Center 7:00 PM

Feb. 18 (Sat) vs. North Texas * Don Haskins Center 7:00 PM

Feb. 23 (Thurs) at FIU * Miami, Fla. 5:00 PM

Feb. 25 (Sat) at Florida Atlantic * Boca Raton, Fla. 12:00 PM

Mar. 2 (Thurs) vs. WKU * Don Haskins Center 7:00 PM

Mar. 4 (Sat) vs. Middle Tennessee * Don Haskins Center 2:00 PM

Mar. 8-11 (Wed-Sat) Conference USA Championships | Denton, Texas

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Northern New Mexico Eagles

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Pos Ht Wt Cl

0 Deandre Pemberton F 6-6 188 Jr.

Hometown / Previous School

Miami, Fla. / Bakersfield College

1 Roberto Mendoza G 6-2 182 Fr. Mexico City, Mexico / The Skill Factory Prep. School

2 Joziah Ramos

PG 5-10 160 Fr.

3 Keane “Jamal” Harris G 6-2 172 Sr.

Albuquerque, N.M. / Atrisco HS

Anderson, Ind. / Otero Junior College

4 Keshan Ramsey G 6-5 180 Fr. Chicago, Ill. / Charter School (Auburn Gresham)

5 Joe Saterfield Jr. G/F 6-4 200 Jr. Chicago, Ill. / Ranger Junior College

10 Isaac Mejia Jr. G 5-11 150 Fr.

11 Jared Perez PG 6-1 175 Jr.

12 Gabriel Gutierrez F/G 6-4 198 So.

13 Malik Petty

Kissimmee, Fla. / Gateway HS

Chihuahua, Mexico / Provo High

Chihuahua, Mexico / Northwest College

PG 6-0 155 Fr. Chicago, Ill. / The King HS

14 Tony Counts F 6-7 195 Jr. Delano, Calif / Bakersfield College

15 Abraham Vanderhorst G 6-2 165 Fr. Kissimmee, Fla. / Life Christian Academy

20 Dominic Rivas

SG 6-0 145 So. /-

21 Omar Dominguez G 6-0 160 Sr. Pecos, N.M. / Pecos (NM)

22 Reyes Herrera G 6-0 178 So. Bernalillo, N.M. / Oklahoma Panhandle State

24 Isaac Shingange G 6-5 200 Fr. Barcelona, Spain / Jac Sants Barcelona

30 Damione Thomas F/C 6-10 220 Sr.

32 Jordan Duda SG 5-10 180 Fr.

Desoto, Texas / Onate HS

Alcalde, N.M. / Espanola Valley HS

33 Chase Darnell G 6-1 145 Fr. Bernalillo, N.M. / Bernalillo HS

35 Chano Herrera F 6-6 185 So. Santa Fe, N.M. / Santa Fe HS

40 Joseph Brown G 6-1 185 Fr. Kissimmee, Fla. / Life Christian Academy

44 Collin Kelley F 6-7 220 Jr. - /-

53 Connor Kelley G 6-3 185 So.

South Seattle, Wash. / Union College

55 Tynell Jones G 6-8 185 Fr. Queens, N.Y. / Life Christian Academy

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LA Tech Bulldogs

Willis G 6-3 190 Jr.

Sulphur Springs, Texas (Incarnate Word) 1 Kenny Hunter F 6-10 235 So. Shreveport, La. (Huntington HS)

Dravon Mangum F 6-8 205 R-Sr. Roxboro, N.C. (Radford)

Franklinton, N.C. (Angelina College) 4 Kaleb Stewart G 6-3 185 So. Houston, Texas (Atascocita HS) 5 Terran Williams G 6-5 195 So. Marianna, Ark. (Marianna HS) 10 Ben Ponder G 6-3 200 So. Shreveport, La. (Calvary Baptist) 11

LaDamien Bradford G 6-5 205 So. Jonesboro, La. (Jonesboro-Hodge HS) 13 David Green F 6-7 215 So. Apopka, Fla. (Hofstra) 14 Will Allen F 6-7 225 R-Fr. New Orleans, La. (Bonnabel HS) 20 Jordan Crawford G 6-3 175 Fr. Ruston, La. (Simsboro HS) 22 Isaiah Crawford F 6-6 220 Jr. Fort Worth, Texas (Crowley HS) 24 Cobe Williams G 6-0 180 Jr. Dallas, Texas (Kimball HS) 34 Pierre Geneste, Jr. F 6-11 215 Fr.

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When you watch UTEP soph omore forward Kevin Kalu play basketball, a couple of things immedi ately jump out. He’s a physical player who can defend extremely well and his offensive game is starting to develop.

Given his background, all of that makes sense. Most Division I college basketball players grew up eating, breathing, and playing as much basketball as possible. It’s a different story for Kalu, who didn’t start playing competitive basketball until he was 17 years old. Prior to spending time on the hardwood, he competed on the mat as a wrestler.

“I was 17 was when I just start ed playing basketball for real,” Kalu said. “I wasn’t as good, but I just kept working every day. I got

a late start. I used to wrestle and then everybody told me to play basketball. I gave it a try, and I liked it.”

Miner fans are thankful that Kalu took to the game. He has been a defensive stalwart thus far in 2022-23. His offensive game

is also coming along as he’s hit a team-leading 76.5 percent (13-17) of his shots from the floor while elevating his scoring average from 1.5 ppg a year ago to 5.5 ppg through six contests. He attrib utes his early success, particularly on offense, to hard work in the

Hoops Feature: Kevin Kalu

offseason.

“I worked a lot on my touch, my finishing with both hands,” Kalu said. “I worked on catching, my counters, finishing through contact. I also worked on my strength and vertical and getting a better understanding of the game by watching more film.”

Even though there’s been a marked improvement to Kalu’s game, he isn’t satisfied with where he’s at yet.

“There’s a lot more that I can improve on,” Kalu said. “I can see where my potential is. I just have

to keep getting better every day and being more consistent.”

The growth was evident when he scored a career-high 13 points in the 40-point win against Sul Ross State. The consistency that he seeks showed up as he fol lowed that effort with eight crucial points (3-3 FG, 2-2 FT) in an over time victory against Alcorn State on Nov. 22.

As far as his success on de fense, for Kalu it all comes down to one thing.

“Defense is just about effort,” Kalu said. “Whenever I’m on the

defensive side, I just try to give it all that I’ve got.”

His background in wrestling also helps him by bringing physi cality to the floor anytime the 6-8, 240-pound has the opportunity to compete. Even when he runs into someone taller and stronger, Kalu isn’t intimidated

“Wrestling (in the past) helps me hold my own against strong dudes, bigger dudes,” Kalu said. “I wrestled for two years before starting to do more basketball work.”

Joe Golding, who led Abilene Christian to the NCAA Tourna ment in two of his last three sea sons at Abilene Christian and an upset win over third-seed Texas in the 2021 March Madness, was appointed the 20th head coach in UTEP men’s basketball history on April 13, 2021.

Golding experienced imme diate success in his first year on the sidelines with the Orange and Blue, directing the Miners to their first 20-win season (20-14) since going 22-11 in 2014-15. UTEP earned a spot in The Basketball

UTEP Head Coach

Joe GOLDING

Abilene Christian ‘99 Second Season at UTEP 24th Season as a Coach

Classic for its first postseason ap pearance since 2015. The Miners defeated Western Illinois, 80-54, on March 19 for their first post season win since 2009.

UTEP was 11-7 in league play, securing the first winning record in conference action since forg ing a mark of 12-6 in 2016-17. That was aided by winning 10 of 14 down the stretch, including halting back-to-back C-USA West Division Champion North Texas’ 15-game winning streak, 70-68, on “Senior Day” March 5. The Miners then went on to defeat

Old Dominion, 74-64, on March 9 for their first victory at the C-USA Championships in five years.

Golding’s charges achieved notable success on the road, com piling their most road wins (seven) since going 8-2 in 2013-14. UTEP (5-4) had its first winning record on the road in league play since 2016-17, and the five league road wins surpassed its total (four) of such games from the prior three seasons combined.

The Miners registered their first road win at LA Tech since 2004, at New Mexico since 2009,

Golding File

Personal

Hometown: Wichita Falls, Texas

Education

College: Abilene Christian

Playing Experience

1994-98: Abilene Christian

Coaching Experience

2021-Present: UTEP

Head Coach

2011-21: Abilene Christian

Head Coach

2008-11: Arkansas-Little Rock

Assistant Coach 2005-08: Abilene Christian Assistant Coach 2004-05: Collin County CC Assistant Coach 2002-04: Sachse HS Head Coach 2001-02: Seminole JC Assistant Coach 1999-01: South Garland HS Assistant Coach

at ODU since 2015 and at UTSA since 2015. They also secured the first road sweep of the LA Tech and Southern Miss trip in six years.

UTEP enjoyed a six-game winning streak in conference play (Jan. 15 to Feb. 5), which was the longest since also posting six straight C-USA victories in 2016.

With the Miners finishing at 20-14, Golding joined Don Haskins (18-6, 1961-62), Doc Sadler (27-8, 2004-05) and Tim Floyd (25-10, 2010-11) as the only coaches in program history to have a win ning season in their first year on the sidelines. Overall, the prior 19 head coaches combined to forge an average record of 9-13 in their first year with UTEP.

Individually, Souley Boum (second team) and Jamal Bieniemy (third team) both earned All-Con ference USA accolades. Boum was also a NABC All-District honoree.

Golding performed a re markable turnaround at ACU after shepherding the Wildcats’ transition from Division II to Divi sion I. He guided the Wildcats to a record of 158-144 in 10 seasons at the helm of the program (20112021), including a 71-23 mark over the last three years. ACU chalked

up three consecutive 20-win sea sons, finishing with a 27-7 mark in 2018-19, the most wins in pro gram history. ACU finished 20-11 overall and 15-5 in league play during the 2019-20 season before the postseason was canceled due to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. It marked just the sec ond time in program history that the team put together back-toback 20-win seasons including the postseason; the first came during coach Golding’s playing days.

Golding directed ACU to a 24-5 overall record and a 13-2

Southland Conference mark dur ing the 2020-21 campaign. The Wildcats claimed the Southland Conference tournament title, and the first NCAA Tournament win in program history when #14 seed ACU shocked the heavily favored Longhorns, 53-52, in the first round on March 20. Golding was named the NABC District 22 coCoach of the Year, while Kolton Kohl was selected to the All-Dis trict 22 first team. Kohl was also named to the 2020-21 All-South land Conference first team, while Joe Pleasant earned second team All-League honors and Coryon Mason garnered third team rec ognition. Damien Daniels, Reg gie Miller and Mason were also tabbed to the league All-Defensive team.

Golding, who played point guard at ACU (1994-98), took over as the head coach at his alma ma ter in 2011. In his first season, the Wildcats were 12-16 overall and

4-14 in the Lone Star Conference. ACU began competing at the Divi sion I level during the 2013-14 sea son. Four years later, they reached the postseason (College Insider Tournament) and, the year after that, they were in the Big Dance.

Golding’s teams have also excelled in the classroom with a perfect 1,000 Academic Progress Rate (APR) in each of the last four years, and a 3.2 grade point aver age while at ACU. Every one of his players who exhausted their eligi bility graduated from ACU.

Golding’s first coaching job was as a varsity assistant at South Garland High School, where he helped the team to back-to-back Class 5A playoff appearances. He spent the 2001-02 season as an assistant coach at Seminole Junior College before taking the head coaching job at Sachse High School. During the program’s first years at the 5A level, Golding led the team to a 15-14 record in 2002-

03 and an 18-10 mark in 2003-04. Golding spent the 2004-05 season as an assistant coach at Collin County Community College, and the next three seasons (2005-08) as the top assistant to head coach Jason Copeland at ACU before joining head coach Steve Shields’ staff at Arkansas Little Rock. His three years at UALR (2008-11) pro duced a Sun Belt Conference title and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

Golding was a four-year let terwinner at ACU from 1994-98, playing in all 108 games, and was given the Teague Point Guard Award as a senior. He shot 46 percent from the floor over his four-year career, and averaged 4.2 assists per game. He graduat ed from ACU with a bachelor’s de gree in exercise and sport science in May of 1999.

Golding and his wife, Aman da, have two sons, Cason and Chase.

UTEP Assistant Coaches

Jeremy Cox Earl Boykins

Second Season at UTEP 32nd Season as a Coach

Cox File

Personal Hometown: Meeteetse, Wyo.

Education College: Mesa State College (Colo.) ‘91

Playing Experience 1989-91: Mesa State College (Colo.)

Coaching Experience

2021-Present: UTEP

Assistant Coach 2016-21: Stephen F. Austin

Associate Head Coach 2014-16: Southern Miss Assistant Coach 2013-14: Southern Idaho Head Coach 2012-13: Texas Tech Assistant Coach 2011-12: Nebraska Assistant Coach 2009-11: South Florida

Assistant Coach 2007-09: Kentucky

Assistant Coach 2006-07: Texas A&M

Assistant Coach 2003-06: Arkansas-Fort Smith Head Coach

1998-02: Garden City CC Head Coach 1997-98: North Dakota St. College of Science Head Coach 1993-97: UTSA

Assistant Coach 1992-93: Paris College (Texas) Assistant Coach 1991-92: Wyoming Graduate Assistant

Second Season at UTEP 10th Season as a Coach

Boykins File

Personal Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio

Education College: Eastern Michigan ‘98

Playing Experience 2011-12: Houston Rockets 2010-11: Milwaukee Bucks 2009-10: Washington Wizards 2008-09: Virtus Bologna (Italy) 2007-08: Charlotte Bobcats 2006-07: Denver Nuggets/Milwaukee Bucks 2003-07: Denver Nuggets 2002-03 Golden State Warriors 2000-02: Los Angeles Clippers 1999-00: Orlando Magic/Cleveland Cavaliers 1998-99: NJ Nets/Cleveland Cavaliers 1994-98: Eastern Michigan

Coaching Experience

2021-Present: UTEP Assistant Coach 2019-21: Arkansas Dir. of Student-Athlete Development 2019: Orlando Magic (Summer League) Director of Player Personnel 2013-19: Douglas County HS (Colo.) Head Coach

Bryen spriggs

Second Season at UTEP First Season as a Coach at UTEP

Spriggs File

Personal Hometown: Philadelphia, Penn.

Education College: Slippery Rock University ‘10

Playing Experience 2008-10: Sippery Rock University

Coaching Experience

2022-Present: UTEP Assistant Coach 2021-22: UTEP Chief of Staff 2020-21: Abilene Christian Special Assistant to the Head Coach 2013-19: Douglas County HS (Colo.) Head Coach

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The University of Texas at El Paso is one of the largest and most successful Hispanicserving institutions in the country, with a student body that is over 80% Hispanic.

It enrolls more than 25,000 students in 166 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs in 10 colleges and schools. With more than $100 million in total annual

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School Name

The State School of Mines and Metallurgy opened in September 1914 because city leaders shared a vision for higher education. In 1920, it became known as Texas College of Mines (TCM). To better reflect its role as an expanding regional college campus, the school changed its name in 1949 to Texas Western College. In 1967, it became The University of Texas at El Paso.

School Colors

UTEP’s original colors were burnt orange and white, adopted from The University of Texas, and shared with UT San Antonio. In 1980, when President Haskell Monroe came to campus, he found

that many individuals desired to give UTEP an identity of its own by changing the school’s colors. Early on Dr. Monroe was presented with a proposal to change the colors to orange and blue. Unfortunately, UT San Antonio changed their colors to orange and blue just days before UTEP’s proposal was presented. This minor issue was quickly resolved by altering the shades of orange and blue. The chosen orange was more “brownish” than “burnt” and was thought to resemble the mountains at the pass. The blue was slightly darker than the blue being used by the old NFL team, the Houston Oilers; the color was identified as “El Paso Bright Blue Sky.” Officially, the academic colors of all the institutions in the UT System were orange and

white, but for athletic purposes, additional or substitute colors could be used with the Board’s approval. Monroe presented his argument and the color selection to the Board of Regents and they voted in UTEP’s favor.

Mascot Paydirt Pete

In the spring of 1919, the registrar for the School of Mines, Ruth Monro Augur, designed the institution’s first official seal. The seal featured a head of a spade with a mining burro superimposed on it. This burro, noted the Prospector student newspaper at the time, was to be the school’s first mascot.

The University of Texas at El Paso’s first live mascot was a burro. But Paydirt Pete — UTEP’s pickaxe-wielding mascot with the smooth mustache and square chin — has been an indelible symbol of the University’s athletic prowess and Miner spirit for more than 40 years.

Since 1974 when the moniker “Paydirt Pete” was adopted, fans have watched the mighty mascot undergo six incarnations.

Paydirt Pete started as a Disney-like character in 1980. He developed muscles and a smoking habit in 1983, but ditched the cigar three years later. Pete exchanged his mining helmet for a cowboy hat and a handlebar mustache in 1999, then became a scraggly miner the following year. In 2005, he was finally transformed into the “Magnum, P.I.” look-alike that Miner fans love today.

To say that Senter has been busy since arriving in the Sun City would be quite the understatement. He has hired head coaches for football (Dana Dimel), men’s basketball (Joe Golding), men’s golf (Aaron Puetz), women’s golf (Steve Sims), rifle (Andrea Palafox), soccer (Kathryn Balogun), softball (T.J. Hubbard) and volleyball (Ben Wallis). With a firm belief that “Every Person Makes a Difference,” Senter has engaged Miner supporters far and wide. He organized a series of Town Hall meetings across El Paso, and established UTEP’s first-ever Fan Council. He ushered in sweeping changes to the iconic Sun Bowl Stadium, with the addition of indoor and outdoor club seating, loge boxes, suites, the GECU Terrace, Hunt Family Sky Lounge and Paul and Alejandra Foster Tower. He also orchestrated the addition of UTEP’s 17th Division I sport, beach volleyball, which is scheduled to start competing in the spring of 2023.

On the field, highlights from the Senter era have included the football team earning its first bowl appearance in seven years, volleyball reaching postseason play for the first time ever, women’s cross country capturing its first conference championship, and women’s track and field winning the Conference USA Indoor title. In 2022, a schoolrecord 207 UTEP student-athletes

UTEP Director Of Athletics Jim SENTER

made the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll (minimum 3.0 GPA), and 65 Miners were recipients of C-USA Academic Medals (minimum 3.75 GPA).

Senter served as Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, from 201417. During that time he hired head coaches in football, men’s basketball, baseball, soccer and volleyball.

Senter’s fundraising efforts resulted in significant improvements being made to the football, basketball and baseball facilities. He grew scholarship endowment by nearly $6 million in cash and pledges over three years. His total fundraising numbers set school records.

Senter grew football attendance by more than 3,000 spectators per game, and the Bulldogs led the Southern Conference in attendance. They posted a 10-win season in 2016 and a nine-victory campaign in 2015.

Academically, 174 Bulldog student-athletes garnered placement on the Southern Conference Honor Roll in 2017.

The year prior, The Citadel produced two CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) Academic All-Americans.

Senter went to The Citadel after spending seven years (200613) at the University of Colorado, where he worked his way up to Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Operations. Senter was the sport supervisor for the Colorado football, skiing, men’s and women’s golf programs. He also had supervision over the Chief Marketing Officer and numerous other areas including facilities, sports medicine, sports performance, game and event management and equipment services.

He began his tenure at Colorado as Associate AD for Development. In that role, his responsibilities included all fundraising efforts, including the annual fund (student-athlete scholarships), major gifts and

Jim Senter was named UTEP’s Director of Athletics on Nov. 22, 2017 and currently serves as Vice President and Director of Athletics.

coordinating all donation-related activities and staff. He was later elevated to Associate Athletic Director.

Before Colorado, Senter served as Associate Athletic Director for Development/Senior Associate AD for External Sales at San Diego State for 18 months. Aligned closely with the University foundation, he was responsible for overseeing the athletic department’s development efforts, including major gifts.

He spent 2003-05 as Director of Athletics at Idaho State University, a 16-sport Division I-AA program. He engineered a 19 percent increase in football attendance and a $600,000 leap in advertising, marketing and corporate sales.

Senter began his college

athletic career at the University of Idaho. After working as assistant head football coach and recruiting coordinator, he branched out into the administrative side. He served as Assistant and Associate Athletic Director of Development from 1998-2003 in a chief fundraising capacity. He was responsible for the university’s Capital Campaign for Athletics, helping raise money for a $13 million athletic facility expansion. He also ran the annual fund for Vandal athletics, overseeing the work of 48 national directors and planning the fiscal budget.

During his coaching days, Senter was in charge of the defensive line, linebackers and secondary. He was a part of Idaho’s run to a 52-21 record over seven seasons and six NCAA

playoff appearances.

Senter began his coaching career at Coffeyville Community College in Kansas, where he was a student assistant in 1981 and 1982. He later held that role at his alma mater, the University of Tulsa, from 1983-85 before moving on to Idaho.

Senter earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Tulsa in 1985, and added a master’s degree in recreation from Idaho in 1992 while serving on the football coaching staff.

He was born in Doylestown, Pa., and graduated from Jay (Okla.) High School where he was a football letter winner. He is married to the former Susan Beck and the couple has four children -- Shawna, Derick, Matthew and Samantha.

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Dr. Heather Wilson became the 11th President of The University of Texas at El Paso in 2019 after serving as Secretary of the United States Air Force. She is the former president of the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, and she represented New Mexico in the United States Congress for 10 years. Dr. Wilson has also worked in the private sector, serving as

University President Dr. Heather WILSON

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Active in community and national affairs, Dr. Wilson is a member of the National Science Board, which oversees the National Science Foundation, and she chairs the Women in Aviation Advisory Board of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). She also serves on the board of advisors for private space company Blue Origin.

Dr. Wilson is the granddaughter of immigrants and was the first person in her family to go to college. She graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in the third class to admit women and earned her master’s and doctoral degrees from Oxford University in England as a Rhodes Scholar.

UTEP is located on the U.S.Mexico border – in the fourth largest manufacturing region in North America – and serves nearly 25,000 students with 168 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs in nine colleges and schools. In the top 5% of public research universities in the United States and designated a community-engaged university by the Carnegie Foundation, UTEP is America’s leading Hispanic-serving university. It is the 4th largest research University in Texas and serves a student body that is 83% Hispanic.

President Wilson is an instrument rated private pilot. She and her husband, Jay Hone, have three adult children.

2022-23 UTEP Cheer Team

Maya alanis

Zachery arellano

Aaron Atilano Christopher bustillos Kendall delgado

Aaron Edens

Yamel Garcia Valentina garnica gonzalez Genevieve gomez Tegan gonzalez

Samuel gregory Claudia guillen Mary guillen Jacqueline Ibarra Sophia Lopez

Briana Lucero Fedrico Moncada

Demi Nash

Natalie Nunez Zander nunn

Kyle Ortega

Paydirt pete

Michelle Ramos

Danielle reyes Ray Rios

Elyzabeth Salgado

Patricia Sanchez

Sara Serros

Biana marquez Director of Spirit Operations & Head Cheer Coach

Caesar cubillos Assistant Coach

Arlette Aguirre

Angelica Alderete

Lauren anaya

Leslie Arias

Emily Arreola Caitlyn bejarano

Kaitlyn bradham Venney caballos Brianna carranco Brianna cedillo Abby chavez Gabrielle Contreras

Daisy dominguez Veronica Duarte Monique duran Kassandra escandon Diana Estrada Giovanna Gerardo

Jenna Jauregui

Lisa rivera

Arlette orta

Victoria Padilla Natalie Perez Jazlyn rios

Makayla Santana

Denise Villareal

Nadia younes

Natalia sanez

Leslie Lopez Spirit Operations

women’s Basketball 2022-23 Schedule

Nov. 7 (Mon) vs. New Orleans

Don Haskins Center W, 83-55

Nov. 13 (Sun) at Kansas City Kansas City, Mo. W, 68-59

Nov. 16 (Wed) vs. Texas Southern Don Haskins Center W, 80-65

Nov. 19 (Sat) vs. Texas State

Don Haskins Center W, 72-68 OT

Nov. 25 (Fri) vs. San Jose State # San Luis Obispo, Calif. W, 67-54

Nov. 26 (Sat) vs. Sacramento State # San Luis Obispo, Calif. L, 50-63

Nov. 30 (Wed) vs. NM State Don Haskins Center 7:00 PM

Dec. 4 (Sun) at Air Force Colorado Springs, Colo. 1:00 PM

Dec. 13 (Tue) at NM State Las Cruces, N.M. 6:00 PM

Dec. 18 (Sun) at LA Tech * Ruston, La. 1:00 PM

Dec. 29 (Thur) vs. UAB * Don Haskins Center 7:00 PM

Dec. 31 (Sat) at Rice * Houston, Texas 1:00 PM

Jan. 7 (Sat) vs. LA Tech * Don Haskins Center 1:00 PM

Jan. 11 (Wed) at UTSA * San Antonio, Texas 6:00 PM

Jan. 14 (Wed) vs. Rice * Don Haskins Center 1:00 PM

Jan. 16 (Mon) at Charlotte * Don Haskins Center 1:00 PM

Jan. 19 (Thurs) at FIU * Miami, Fla. 5:00 PM

Jan. 21 (Sat) at Florida Atlantic * Boca Raton, Fla. 2:00 PM

Jan. 28 (Sat) vs. North Texas * Don Haskins Center 1:00 PM

Feb. 2 (Thurs) vs. Middle Tennessee * Don Haskins Center 7:00 PM

Feb. 4 (Sat) vs. WKU * Don Haskins Center 1:00 PM

Feb. 8 (Wed) at Charlotte * Charlotte, N.C. 4:00 PM

Feb. 11 (Sat) vs. UTSA * Don Haskins Center 1:00 PM

Feb. 16 (Thurs) at UAB * Birmingham, Ala. 5:00 PM

Feb. 18 (Sat) at North Texas * Denton, Texas 2:30 PM

Feb. 23 (Thurs) vs. FIU * Don Haskins Center 7:00 PM

Feb. 25 (Sat) vs. Florida Atlantic * Don Haskins Center 1:00 PM

Mar. 2 (Thurs) at WKU * Bowling Green, Ky. 5:30 PM

Mar. 4 (Sat) at Middle Tennessee * Murfreesboro, Tenn. 1:00 PM Mar. 8-11 (Wed-Sat) Conference USA Championships | Denton, Texas

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Conference USA returns to Frisco, Texas with its premier basketball event at Ford Center at The Star, headquarters of the Dallas Cowboys. The 2023 C-USA Basketball Championships take place March 8-11, featuring 22 men's and women's basketball teams playing 20 games with C-USA titles and NCAA automatic bids on the line. We are looking forward to four days of exciting hoops at this world-class facility.

The road to Frisco begins in November for C-USA teams. Follow all the action, including schedules, standings, stats, where to watch live games, recaps, players of the week, latest team information and much more on our o cial website:

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