UTEP Men's basketball Game Day Program

Zid POWELL #0

Jon DOS ANJOS #1

Tae HARDY #2

Baylor HEBB #3

Corey CAMPER JR. #4

David TERRELL JR. #5

Trey HORTON III #11

Calvin SOLOMON #13

Antwonne HOLMES #15

Garrett LEVESQUE #20

Sebastian COLE #21

Otis FRAZIER III #23

Derick HAMILTON #32

Elijah JONES #33

Kevin KALU #34

UTEP Miners roster

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1 Jon

2 Tae Hardy

Ellenwood, Ga. (Southern Miss)

3 Baylor Hebb G 6-2 185 JR TR Colleyville, Texas (Colorado State)

4 Corey Camper Jr. G 6-5 185 JR TR Little Rock, Ark. (Tyler JC)

5 David Terrell Jr. G 6-4 190 FR HS Dallas, Texas (Mansfield Summit HS)

11 Trey Horton III G 6-5 208 FR HS Charlotte, N.C. (Providence Day School)

13 Calvin Solomon F 6-7 205 SR 1L Houston, Texas (Stephen F. Austin)

15 Antwonne Holmes G 6-3 170 SO 1L El Paso, Texas (Chapin HS)

20 Garrett Levesque G 6-6 205 JR RS El Paso, Texas (Tarleton State)

21 Sebastian Cole G 6-1 170 JR TR Aurora, Colo. (Otero College)

23 Otis Frazier III G/F 6-6 212 JR 1L Buckeye, Ariz. (George Mason)

25 Babbacar Mbengue F 7-0 248 FR TR Dakar, Senegal (DePaul)

32 Derick Hamilton F 6-10 270 JR 1L Baton Rouge, La. (Bossier Parish CC)

33 Elijah Jones F 6-8 205 FR RS Pleasantville, N.J. (East Carolina)

34 Kevin Kalu F 6-9 238 JR 2L Baltimore, Md. (Our Lady of Mount Carmel School)

4 Corey

1 Jon

2 Tae

3 Baylor

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Houston, Texas (Stephen F. Austin)

5 David Terrell Jr. G 6-4 190 FR HS Dallas, Texas (Mansfield

Head Coach: Joe Golding | Assistant Coaches: Jeremy Cox, Earl Boykins, Bryen Spriggs

UTEP Men’s Basketball

opponent rosters

LA Tech Bulldogs

0 Devin Ree

Jackson, Miss. (Louisville)

1 Tahlik Chavez G 6-2 160 Gr. Arlington, Texas (Charleston Southern)

2 Dravon Mangum F 6-8 205 Gr. Roxboro, N.C. (Radford)

3 Tyler Henry G 6-4 186 Gr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Southern Indiana)

4 Sean Newman Jr. G 6-1 160 R-So. Los Angeles, Calif. (Fullerton College)

5 Jordan Turner G/F 6-8 195 R-Sr. Houston, Texas (Baylor)

10 Ben Ponder G 6-3 200 Jr. Shreveport, La. (Calvary Baptist)

11 Jaylin Henderson G 6-3 175 Jr. Wichita, Kan. (Seward County CC)

13 Daniel Batcho F 6-11 235 R-Jr. Paris, France (Texas Tech)

14 Will Allen F 6-7 225 R-So. New Orleans, La. (Bonnabel HS)

20 Jordan Crawford G 6-3 175 So. Ruston, La. (Simsboro HS)

21 Alex Vertus

G 6-3 205 Jr. Coral Springs, Fla. (Polk State)

22 Isaiah Crawford F 6-6 220 Sr. Fort Worth, Texas (Crowley HS)

34 Terri Miller Jr.

Head Coach: Talvin Hester

6-8

Fresno, Calif. (College of the Sequoias)

Assistant Coaches: Winston Hines, Aaron Smith, Darshawn McClellan, Tim Smith, Kavin Gilder-Tilbury

Sam Houston Bearkats

14 Kingsley Ijeoma F 6-8 200 Jr.

21 Lewis Rowe

24 Derrick Brown

F 6-10 250 Jr.

G 6-0 190 Jr.

25 Cameron Huefner F 6-7 210 Jr.

31 Souleymane Doumbia F 6-11 230 Sr.

40 Kian Scroggins F 6-7 235 Jr.

Head Coach: Chris Mudge

Assistant Coaches: Justin Bailey, Brendan Foley, Anthony Fobb, Jake White

Houston/Hastings HS/Kilgore College

Adelaide, Australia/St. Peter’s/VMI

Houston/Navarro College

Adelaide, Australia/Pittsburg State

Abidjan, Ivory Coast/Navarro/TCU

Raymore, Mo./Raymore-Peculiar HS

Hoops Feature: calvin solomon

By Mark Brunner Strategic Communications

UTEP senior Calvin Solomon is one of the most unique players, not only on the Miners’ men’s basketball roster but across Conference USA as well. He can guard positions one through five on the court, is impactful as a starter or a reserve and makes a difference in just minutes of action on the court.

The Orange and Blue’s monkey wrench of a player has displayed his full arsenal of his abilities in 2023-24. It may come as a surprise to fans who have never seen Solomon play before given his 6-7, 205 frame, but he has the quickness and reach to stick with opposing guards and length and strength to handle the opposition down low.

The numbers back up Solo-

mon’s all-around abilities. He rates second on the team in blocked shots (0.6 blocks per game-16th CUSA), fourth in steals (1.6 steals per game-tied seventh CUSA) and rebounding (4.0 rebounds per game) and fifth in assists (1.4 assists per game) and scoring (6.5 points per game).

He’s demonstrated his willingness to be a team player. After starting the first 10 contests of the campaign, the Houston native accepted a role of coming off the bench in order to provide a spark and different look for the Miners’ backups. He has come off the pine in 13 of the past 16 tilts, but often times has been on the court in crunch time down the stretch of contests.

Another area where Solomon has excelled has been at the charity stripe, where he is fourth on the team for both attempts (65-11th CUSA) and makes (88-10th CUSA).

That has resulted in a free-throw percentage of 73.9 percent, which is second on the team and sixth best in CUSA among qualifiers. It is also a stark improvement from his readout of 59.8 percent (76-127) last year. That has just

demonstrated his willingness to work on his game quietly in the offseason.

Among all of things that he does, it is at the defensive end where he’s been most effective. He is producing the aforementioned 1.6 steals per game, which has jumped to 1.9 spg during Conference USA action. Furthermore, he has recorded multiple thefts in three straight contests and 11 times total on the year. It is only fitting then that where Solomon has thrived, so have the Miners. His ability to get in passing lanes, particularly, has helped UTEP put together a record-setting effort for steals.

Heading into the homestand with league-leading LA Tech and Sam Houston, the Orange and Blue have compiled a school-record 309 steals to already obliterate the prior standard of 288 that was shared by the 2009-10 and 2022-23 Miners. They have registered at last 10 steals in 18 tilts and have posted seven thefts or more every time out. Solomon, who last year joined Miner great Randy Culpepper and Naismith

Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Tim Hardaway to average at least 2.0 steals per game, has taken on a different role defensively this season but is still making his presence felt.

As result, UTEP heads into the critical homestand leading the nation in both steals per game (11.9 spg) and turnovers forced per game (19.3). As noted, Solomon has already aided the team in setting the program standard in steals. UTEP is also on pace to break the mark for most turnovers forced in a campaign.

Solomon hasn’t made scoring his main priority this season, but when has lit up the scoreboard it has worked out well for the Miners. UTEP is 5-2 on the campaign when he tallies 10 or more points. He has done enough to join the 1,000 career point club (1,023 points) year, with 477 of those points coming at UTEP.

Of all the attributes that Solomon has, perhaps it is the intangibles that can only come with

experience that have been most helpful to the Miners. He has appeared in 140 contests between his time with Stephen F. Austin and in the Sun City, with 99 starts. It was that experience, coupled with his defensive intensity that made him such an attractive signee for the Orange and Blue prior to the 2022-23 season.

One thing that helped UTEP land the sought-after Solomon with his familiarity with associate head coach Jeremy Co. He had coached him for 82 games while being a part of two league championship squads for the Lumberjacks. Winning was not new to Solomon, however, as he helped lead Klein Forest HS to 25 straight victories (33 total) during a run to the 6A state finals as a senior.

With UTEP being a bit snake bit of late, particularly on the road, the wins haven’t been coming as quickly as Solomon and company are hoping for. Spirits around the squad remain high, however, with Solomon often the catalyst be-

hind maintaining good chemistry during meals and on the bus and in the locker room. Furthermore, with the cream of the crop Conference USA (LA Tech, Sam Houston) venturing to the venerable Don Haskins Center this week, Solomon and the Miners know that this homestand could be the one that turns it all around.

UTEP is a stout 11-3 at home, including 4-1 within league play, with that lone conference blemish coming by a differential of just two points vs. Liberty. If the Miners can successfully defend the Don, they’ll have the confidence knowing they can play with anyone, which just might be the boost they need with the 2024 Conference USA Championships just around the corner.

The outcome remains uncertain, but one thing that can be known is that Solomon will do whatever UTEP head coach Joe Golding asks of him for the team to succeed.

Joe Golding, who led Abilene Christian to the NCAA Tournament in two of his final three seasons with the program and an upset win over third-seed Texas in the 2021 “Big Dance” was appointed the 20th head coach in UTEP men’s basketball history on April 13, 2021.

In 2022-23 he had to overhaul the roster after the Miners returned just one starter and three letterwinners total from a 20-win team a year prior. UTEP managed a 14-18 record, including a 67-64 victory against NM State on Nov. 12 for its first win against the

Joe GOLDING Abilene Christian ‘99

Third Season at UTEP | 25th Season as a Coach

Aggies in three years. That was the start of a five-game winning streak, which was aided by backto-back OT triumphs. UTEP’s five straight victories in November were the longest in the month in four years, which was aided by a mark of 3-0 in the inaugural Jim Forbes Classic Presented by Speaking Rock.

The Miners came within a point of winning the WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational, falling 47-46 to eventual NCAA Tournament participant Kent State on Dec. 22. UTEP experienced a tough 1-4 stretch early in league

play, with those four setbacks by a combined 14 points. The Miners remained resilient on the way to forging seven league triumphs, capped by a 77-65 “Senior Day” triumph against Middle Tennessee on March 4.

Shamar Givance was named to the five-member Conference USA men’s basketball All-Academic team, becoming the first Miner to secure a spot since Dominic Artis (second team) in 2015-16. Givance also garnered 2022-23 College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-District accolades. Golding experienced imme-

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

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

UTEP was 11-7 in league play, securing the first winning record in conference action since forging 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” on 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, compiling 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, 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 winning 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-Conference USA accolades. Boum was also a NABC All-District honoree.

Golding, 47, performed a remarkable turnaround at ACU after shepherding the Wildcats’ transition from Division II to Division 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 program 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 second 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 during 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-District 22 first team. Kohl was also named to the 2020-21 All-Southland Conference first team, while Joe Pleasant earned second team All-League honors and Coryon

Mason garnered third team recognition. Damien Daniels, Reggie Miller and Mason were also tabbed to the league All-Defensive team.

Golding, who played point guard at ACU from 1994-98, took over as the head coach at his alma mater 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 Division I level during the 201314 season. 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 average this season. Every one of his players who exhausted their eligibility 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 200203 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) produced a Sun Belt Conference title and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

Golding was a four-year letterwinner 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 graduated from ACU with a bachelor’s degree in exercise and sport science in May of 1999.

Golding and his wife, Amanda, have two sons, Cason and Chase.

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Jeremy Cox earl boykins

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

Associate Head 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

Personal

Boykins File

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

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

Third Season at UTEP | 33rd Season as a Coach

Third Season at UTEP | 11th Season as a Coach

Third Season at UTEP | Second Season as a Coach

Associate Head Coach

Assistant Coach

Assistant Coach

utep basketball staff

Chief of Staff

Austin cox

Slippery Rock University ‘10

Second Season at UTEP

Director of Player Development

Kevin Kaerwer

Central College ‘14

Third Season at UTEP

Special Assistant to the Head Coach

Rian stubbs

Hardin-Simmons

Second Season at UTEP

Graduate Assistant

Reggie Miller

Abilene Christian University ‘22

Second Season at UTEP

Graduate Assistant

Eddie fernandez

UTEP ‘22

Second Season at UTEP as Grad Assistant

Graduate Assistant

Kobe Richardson

Mary-Hardin Baylor

First Season at UTEP

Director of Sports Medicine

Andrew Ure

Averett ‘09

Fifth Season at UTEP

Asst. Dir. of Speed, Strength & Conditioning

Brandon Decker

Marywood University ‘13

Second Season at UTEP

Administrative Assistant

Mary RAmos

University of Phoenix ‘08

17th Season at UTEP

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the university of texas at el paso

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

research expenditures, UTEP is ranked in the top 5% of research institutions nationally and fifth in Texas for federal research expenditures at public universities.

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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.

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

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 (Gibbs Keeton), 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 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 began 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 made the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll (minimum 3.0 GPA). In 2023, 72 Miners were recipients of C-USA

UTEP Director Of Athletics Jim

SENTER

Academic Medals (minimum 3.75 GPA), another school standard.

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 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. In the private sector, she

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has served as a senior adviser to defense and scientific industry.

Active in community and national affairs, she is a member of the National Science Board, which oversees the National Science Foundation. Recently, she was elected inaugural Chair of the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities.

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 fifth largest

manufacturing region in North America – and serves 24,000 students with 169 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs in nine colleges and schools. In the top 5% of public universities in the United States for research and designated a community-engaged university by the Carnegie Foundation, UTEP is America’s leading Hispanic-serving university. It is the fourth largest research university in Texas and serves a student body that is 84% Hispanic.

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

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If you’ve been a part of the CUSA family for years, we’re proud to have you here.

If you’re new to us, welcome. No matter when you got here, know this:

You’re part of more than a college athletics conference.

Every school, every town, every alumni and fan is an essential part of who CUSA is today, and equally important in taking us to the next level.

With unstoppable energy, there are no limits on us.

So hop on, because we’re heading up.

UTEP women’s Basketball

’ 23 - 24 SCHEDULE

Nov.

Conference USA brings its premier basketball event to Huntsville at the Propst Arena. The 2024 CUSA Basketball Championships take place March 12-16, featuring 18 men's and women's basketball teams playing 16 games with CUSA titles and NCAA automatic bids on the line. We are looking forward to four days of exciting hoops in the Rocket City!

Visit:

ConferenceUSA.com/RocketCityHoops

Score Big with Dr. Vincent Martinez, DDS!

Proud to be the Official Dentist of UTEP Athletics

Dr. Martinez is here to keep our Miners' smiles bright and healthy! Now, we're extending the same toptier dental care to all UTEP staff, faculty, students, and fans. Go Miners!