2009–10 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
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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 and at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
, earning a 12 seed in the west region, where they would lose to 5 seed and AP #11 Butler
in the first round.
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UTEP Miners men's basketball
The UTEP Miners basketball team is an NCAA Division I men's college basketball team competing in the Conference USA. Home games are played at Don Haskins Center, located on University of Texas at El Paso's campus in El Paso.-Don Haskins Center:...
team represented the University of Texas at El Paso
University of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas at El Paso is a four-year state university, and is a component institution of the University of Texas System. Its campus is located on the bank of the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas. The school was founded in 1914 as The Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy,...
in the 2009–10
2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2009, and ended with the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 5, 2010 on the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The opening round occurred on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, followed by first...
college basketball
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
season. This was head coach Tony Barbee
Tony Barbee
Tony Barbee is an American college basketball coach and the head coach of the men's basketball program at Auburn University. Barbee played college basketball for the University of Massachusetts under Coach John Calipari. Barbee later served as an assistant under Calipari at Memphis and often cited...
's fourth season at UTEP. The Miners competed in Conference USA
2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball season
The 2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball season marks the 15th season of Conference USA basketball.-Preseason:In a vote of league coaches, Tulsa center Jerome Jordan headed up the preseason All-CUSA team and was named preseason conference player of the year. On October 29, Jordan was named to...
and played their home games at the Don Haskins Center
Don Haskins Center
The Don Haskins Center is the home of UTEP Miners men's and women's basketball. The 'Don', as it is known by local residents, is located in the heart of El Paso, Texas. In addition to hosting sporting events, the Don is also used by many area schools, such as El Paso Community College, for...
. 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
2010 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2010 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament took place March 10–13, 2010 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The tournament was won by #7 seed Houston who receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. All Quarterfinal and semifinal games were broadcast on CBS College Sports and...
before losing to Houston
2009–10 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in the college basketball 2009-10 season. It was their 65th year of season play. The head coach for the Cougars was Tom Penders, who was serving in his 6th year in that position. The team played its home games...
. They received and at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The first and second round games were played at the following sites:*March 18 / 20*March 25 / 27*March 26 / 28Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held on April 3 and 5 in Indianapolis, Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium, hosted by the Horizon League and Butler University, as per the NCAA's...
, earning a 12 seed in the west region, where they would lose to 5 seed and AP #11 Butler
2009–10 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Brad Stevens, serving his 3rd year...
in the first round.
Roster
Source| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnett Moultrie | 6'11" | 225 | F | So. | Memphis, TN, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Raleigh-Egypt HS Raleigh-Egypt High School Raleigh-Egypt High School is a secondary school located at 3970 Voltaire Road in Raleigh, a section of Memphis, Tennessee. It is part of the Memphis City Schools district. It shares a campus with Egypt Central Elementary School and Raleigh-Egypt Middle School.This school was originally part of... |
| 2 | Tyler Tafoya | 6'3" | 160 | G | Fr. | El Paso, TX, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
El Paso HS El Paso High School El Paso High School is the oldest operating high school in El Paso, Texas and is part of the El Paso Independent School District. It serves the West-Central section of the city, roughly west of the Franklin Mountains and north of Interstate 10 to the vicinity of Executive Center Boulevard... |
| 3 | Randy Culpepper | 6'0" | 165 | G | Jr. | Memphis, TN, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Sheffield HS |
| 4 | Derrick Caracter | 6'8" | 275 | F | Jr. | Fanwood, NJ, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Notre Dame Prep Notre Dame Preparatory School (Towson, Maryland) Notre Dame Preparatory School is a private, Roman Catholic school in Towson, Maryland. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore. Notre Dame Preparatory School is one of Baltimore's oldest Catholic, college preparatory schools for girls... Louisville University of Louisville The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General... |
| 5 | Julyan Stone | 6'6" | 195 | G | Jr. | Goleta, CA, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Dos Pueblos HS Dos Pueblos High School Dos Pueblos High School is a high school located in Goleta, California, west of Santa Barbara. Located adjacent to the foothills on the edge of the Goleta Valley in an area known as El Encanto Heights, it serves a student body of approximately 2,300 in grades 9-12.Dos Pueblos, or "DP" or "DPHS", is... |
| 10 | Yaw Mensa | 6'0" | 170 | G | Fr. | Houston, TX, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Thurgood Marshall HS Thurgood Marshall High School (Missouri City, Texas) Thurgood Marshall High School is a secondary school located in Missouri City, Texas and is a part of the Fort Bend Independent School District.... |
| 11 | Myron Strong | 6'2" | 185 | G | Jr. | Memphis, TN, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Hamilton HS Southwest Tennessee CC Southwest Tennessee Community College Southwest Tennessee Community College is a community college operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. It is the result of a 2001 merger between two institutions started by the Regents in the 1960s, the former Shelby State Community College and the former State... |
| 13 | Wayne Portalatin | 6'10" | 240 | C Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well... |
Jr. | Allentown, PA, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
The Patterson School The Patterson School The Patterson School is a private, non-profit, co-educational, non-denominational, multi-cultural boarding and day school for grades seven through twelve, and one year for Post Graduate study, located in Lenoir, North Carolina... |
| 20 | Isaac Gordon | 6'5" | 210 | G | Jr. | Los Angeles, CA, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Price HS Mercer Mercer University Mercer University is an independent, private, coeducational university with a Baptist heritage located in the U.S. state of Georgia. Mercer is the only university of its size in the United States that offers programs in eleven diversified fields of study: liberal arts, business, education, music,... |
| 23 | Gabriel McCulley | 6'7" | 225 | G/F | Jr. | Memphis, TN, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Craigmont HS Craigmont High School Craigmont High School is a public high school located in Memphis, Tennessee, in the Raleigh community. It is part of the Memphis City Schools district. It is home to the city's only International Studies Program. The school first opened in 1974 for only 7th through 10th grade students, but each... |
| 31 | Eric Muñoz | 6'7" | 200 | F | Jr. | El Paso, TX, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Eastwood HS Eastwood High School (El Paso, Texas) Eastwood High School is a high school in the city of El Paso, Texas, USA.-History:Eastwood High School, "Home of El Paso's Finest," is located in the city of El Paso, Texas. Eastwood had its first graduating senior class in 1965; today Eastwood High School has 400+ graduates annually... |
| 32 | Claude Britten | 6'11" | 270 | C Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well... |
Jr. | Baton Rouge, LA, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Genesis One Christian |
| 34 | Jeremy Williams | 6'7" | 215 | F | Jr. | Memphis, TN, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Hamilton HS Southwest Tennessee CC Southwest Tennessee Community College Southwest Tennessee Community College is a community college operated by the Tennessee Board of Regents in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. It is the result of a 2001 merger between two institutions started by the Regents in the 1960s, the former Shelby State Community College and the former State... |
| 41 | Christian Polk | 6'3" | 200 | G | Jr. | Glendale, AZ, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Deer Valley HS Deer Valley High School (Glendale, Arizona) Deer Valley High School is a public high school located in Glendale, Arizona. It is part of the Deer Valley Unified School District. The school opened its doors for the first time in 1980 with an enrollment of 750 students. Today, the campus is housed on more than , and has a current enrollment of... Arizona State Arizona State University Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona... |
Schedule and results
Source- All times are MountainMountain Time ZoneThe Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time, also known as Greenwich Mean Time, during the shortest days of autumn and winter , and by subtracting six hours during daylight saving time in the spring, summer, and early autumn...
|-
!colspan=9| Exhibition
|-
!colspan=9| Regular Season
|-
!colspan=9| 2010 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
2010 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2010 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament took place March 10–13, 2010 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The tournament was won by #7 seed Houston who receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. All Quarterfinal and semifinal games were broadcast on CBS College Sports and...
|-
!colspan=10| 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The first and second round games were played at the following sites:*March 18 / 20*March 25 / 27*March 26 / 28Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held on April 3 and 5 in Indianapolis, Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium, hosted by the Horizon League and Butler University, as per the NCAA's...
See also
- UTEP Miners men's basketballUTEP Miners men's basketballThe UTEP Miners basketball team is an NCAA Division I men's college basketball team competing in the Conference USA. Home games are played at Don Haskins Center, located on University of Texas at El Paso's campus in El Paso.-Don Haskins Center:...
- 2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball season2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball seasonThe 2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball season marks the 15th season of Conference USA basketball.-Preseason:In a vote of league coaches, Tulsa center Jerome Jordan headed up the preseason All-CUSA team and was named preseason conference player of the year. On October 29, Jordan was named to...
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