The 2009–10 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Tony Barbee's fourth season at UTEP. The Miners competed in Conference USA and played their home games at the Don Haskins Center. They finished the season 26–7, 15–1 in CUSA play to win the regular season championship. They advanced to the championship game of the 2010 Conference USA men's basketball tournament before losing to Houston. They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 12 seed in the west region, where they lost to 5 seed and AP #11 Butler in the first round. UTEP averaged 8,697 fans per game, ranking 58th nationally.
Roster Source #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious team(s)1Arnett Moultrie6'11"225FSo.Memphis, TN, U.S.Raleigh-Egypt HS2Tyler Tafoya6'3"160GFr.El Paso, TX, U.S.El Paso HS3Randy Culpepper6'0"165GJr.Memphis, TN, U.S.Sheffield HS4Derrick Caracter6'8"275FJr.Fanwood, NJ, U.S.Notre Dame PrepLouisville5Julyan Stone6'6"195GJr.Goleta, CA, U.S.Dos Pueblos HS10Yaw Mensa6'0"170GFr.Houston, TX, U.S.Thurgood Marshall HS11Myron Strong6'2"185GJr.Memphis, TN, U.S.Hamilton HSSouthwest Tennessee CC13Wayne Portalatin6'10"240CJr.Allentown, PA, U.S.The Patterson School20Isaac Gordon6'5"210GJr.Los Angeles, CA, U.S.Price HSMercer23Gabriel McCulley6'7"225G/FJr.Memphis, TN, U.S.Craigmont HS31Eric Muñoz6'7"200FJr.El Paso, TX, U.S.Eastwood HS32Claude Britten6'11"270CJr.Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.Genesis One Christian34Jeremy Williams6'7"215FJr.Memphis, TN, U.S.Hamilton HSSouthwest Tennessee CC41Christian Polk6'3"200GJr.Glendale, AZ, U.S.Deer Valley HSArizona State
Schedule and results Source All times are Mountain
!colspan=9| Exhibition
!colspan=9| Regular season
!colspan=9| 2010 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
!colspan=10| 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
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