The 2017–18 UTEP Miners basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Miners, led by interim head coach Phil Johnson, played their home games at the Don Haskins Center as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 11–20, 6–12 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to UTSA. UTEP averaged 6,155 fans per game.
Following a loss to Lamar on November 27, 2017, that saw the Miners drop to 1–5 on the season, head coach Tim Floyd announced that he was retiring effective immediately. The school had previously announced a new athletic director, Jim Senter, a week prior, but Floyd said that had nothing to do with his decision. Assistant Phil Johnson was named interim head coach of the Miners the next day. On March 12, 2018, the school hired Fresno State head coach Rodney Terry as the new head coach of the Miners.
Previous season The Miners finished the 2016–17 season 15–17, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place. In the C-USA tournament, they defeated Rice in the quarterfinals before losing to top-seeded Middle Tennessee in the semifinals.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Dominic Artis 1 G 6'3" 190 Senior San Francisco, CA Graduated Tim Cameron 3 G 6'4" 180 Freshman Norcross, GA Transferred to High Point Adrian Moore 4 G 6'4" 175 Freshman Little Rock, AR Transferred to Butler CC Chris Barnes 5 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore Compton, CA Transferred to Angelina College Terry Winn 12 F 6'7" 230 RS Sophomore Monroe, LA Transferred to Texas–Rio Grande Valley Ivan Venegas 13 F 6'8" 230 Sophomore Chihuahua, Mexico Walk-on; left the for personal reasons Deon Barrett 23 G 5'10" 150 Freshman Lancaster, TX Transferred to Texas–Arlington Hudson Urbanus 25 G 6'0" 160 Freshman Austin, TX Walk-on; left the for personal reasons
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Keith Frazier 25 G 6'5" 190 RS Senior Dallas, TX Transferred from North Texas. Will eligible to play since Frazier graduated from North Texas.
Class of 2017 recruits
Class of 2018 recruits
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=|Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Conference USA regular season
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Source
See also 2017–18 UTEP Miners women's basketball team
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