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1 UTEP BASKETBALL GAME NOTES SCHEDULE Nov. 14 Washington State W Nov. 22 NM State W Nov. 27 vs. Princeton^ W Nov. 28 vs. Xavier^ W Nov. 30 vs. Washington^ L Dec. 3 at Colorado State L Dec. 6 at NM State L Dec. 8 Incarnate Word W Dec. 16 Southeastern Louisiana W Dec. 19 [3] Arizona 9 p.m. Dec. 21 Alcorn State+ 7 p.m. Dec. 22 Kent State/North Dakota State+ TBD Jan. 2 at North Texas* 6 p.m. Jan. 4 at Rice* 1:30 p.m. Jan. 8 Louisiana Tech* 7 p.m. Jan. 10 Southern Miss* 7 p.m. Jan. 17 at UTSA* 1 p.m. Jan. 22 at Western Kentucky* 7 p.m. Jan. 24 at Marshall* 1 p.m. Jan. 29 UAB* 7 p.m. Jan. 31 Middle Tennessee* 7 p.m. Feb. 5 at Florida Atlantic* 6 p.m. Feb. 7 at FIU* 3:30 p.m. Feb. 12 Charlotte* 7 p.m. Feb. 14 Old Dominion* 7 p.m. Feb. 21 UTSA* 7 p.m. Feb. 26 at Louisiana Tech* 6 p.m. Feb. 28 at Southern Miss* 6 p.m. March 5 North Texas* 7 p.m. March 7 Rice* 2 p.m. March at Conference USA Championship# TBD Home games in bold ^ Wooden Legacy (Fullerton & Anaheim, Calif.) + WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational * Conference USA game # Birmingham, Ala. All times Mountain WHO WE ARE... Please refer to us as UTEP. We are not the University of Texas at El Paso, UT-El Paso or Texas-El Paso. OPENING TIP UTEP (6-3) matches up with Arizona (11-0) on Friday at 9 p.m. MT in the Don Haskins Center before a national television (FOX Sports 1) audience. The game is sold out. This is the 113th sellout in the history of the Haskins Center (12,000 capacity), and the first sellout since Tim Floyd s initial game as head coach versus Pacific on Nov. 12, The Wildcats are ranked third in this week s Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls. The Wildcats are the highest-ranked team ever to face UTEP in El Paso. The Miners have taken on the nation s fourth-ranked squad three times in the Sun City Arizona State (Jan. 5, 1963), Iowa (Dec. 30, 1965) and Utah (Jan. 30, 1997). The Miners are all-time versus ranked teams, including at home and in the Haskins Center. UTEP has lost 20 of its last 21 games to ranked teams, including seven in a row, and five in a row at the DHC since upsetting no. 20 Fresno State, 80-61, on Feb. 17, The Miners last victory over a ranked team was a 74-65, double overtime triumph at no. 25 UAB on Jan. 30, UTEP is 21-3 in December home games under Tim Floyd. The Miners are seeking their first 5-0 home start since when they won their first six home games. MINER LEGENDS Friday s Miner Legend who will be honored at halftime is Ralph Davis ( ). Davis was a member of UTEP s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 team that beat top-seeded Kansas in the second round. A 6-6 forward from Chicago, he played in 122 games for the Miners, averaging 10.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.9 blocks and 0.8 steals. He was UTEP s second-leading scorer as a junior in (14.9 ppg) and as a senior in (16.7 ppg). Davis scored 12 points off the bench in the win over the Jayhawks, sinking 5-of-8 shots, with seven rebounds in 21 minutes. He averaged 18.5 ppg and 7.5 rpg in two NIT games in He scored 22 points with three blocks versus Georgetown. DEC. 19 / 9 P.M. MT DON HASKINS CENTER (12,000) UTEP MINERS (6-3) [3] ARIZONA WILDCATS (11-0) Category 6-3 W-L PPG OPP PPG FG% FG% DEF PT% PT% DEF FT% OPP FT% RPG RB MARGIN ASSISTS PG TURNOVERS PG BLOCKS PG STEALS PG STANDINGS* Conference Overall W-L W-L Old Dominion Louisiana Tech UTEP Florida Atlantic Southern Miss FIU Charlotte Middle Tennessee North Texas Western Kentucky UTSA Marshall UAB Rice * through games of Dec. 16 PROJECTED STARTERS F CEDRICK LANG 31 / SR / 6-10 / PPG / 6.2 RPG / 1.8 APG.582 FG% /.727 FT% F VINCE HUNTER 32 / SO / 6-8 / PPG / 10.1 RPG / 1.1 APG.554 FG% /.647 FT% C MATT WILLMS 41 / SO / 7-1 / PPG / 5.1 RPG / 0.9 APG.541 FG% /.647 FT% F JULIAN WASHBURN 4/ SR / 6-8 / PPG / 4.3 RPG / 2.9 APG.420 FG% /.762 FT% G C.J. COOPER 5 / SR / 6-0 / PPG / 2.2 RPG / 4.1 APG.396 FG% /.720 FT%

2 MEDIA INFORMATION Television and Radio Coverage Television: FOX Sports 1 (Wes Durham/Dan Bonner) English Radio: KOFX 92.3 FM (Jon Teicher/Steve Yellen) Spanish Radio: ESPN Deportes 1650 AM (Harry Ruiz/Joe Rodriguez) UTEP Men s Basketball SID Jeff Darby jdarby@utep.edu Office: (915) Cell: (915) UTEP Athletics Website Conference USA Website Practice Coverage Media may conduct interviews before or after practice. All interviews must be arranged in advance with the UTEP Media Relations Office. Television stations are permitted to shoot footage for a short period at the beginning of practice. Postgame Interview Policy UTEP s locker room is open. Head Coach Tim Floyd will be available following the game in the team room (caddy corner to the visiting locker room) for home games or, for road games, in a location designated by the host institution. Tim Floyd Radio and TV Show Schedule` (all shows from 7-8 p.m. on KOFX 92.3 FM) Monday, Dec Corner Tavern & Grill Monday, Jan. 5 - Border City Ale House Monday, Jan Corner Tavern & Grill Monday, Jan Border City Ale House Monday, Jan Corner Tavern & Grill Monday, Feb. 2 - Border City Ale House Monday, Feb. 9 - Corner Tavern & Grill Monday, Feb Border City Ale House Monday, Feb Corner Tavern & Grill Monday, March 2 - Border City Ale House Sunday, March 8 - Corner Tavern & Grill Border City Ale House is located at 1506 N. Lee Trevino. Corner Tavern & Grill is located at 2700 North Mesa. He ranks 10th in school history with 1,315 points and seventh with 107 blocks. Davis had 10 double-doubles in his career. Davis was a member of Team USA at the 1992 National Junior Olympics. He played professionally in Europe for several years following his career at UTEP. ABOUT ARIZONA Freshman forward Stanley Johnson scored 18 points to lead five Wildcats in double figures, and Arizona crushed Oakland on the boards (50-22) in a victory on Tuesday in Tucson. Johnson leads the Wildcats in scoring (14.5 ppg), while sophomore forward Rondae Hollis- Jefferson is averaging 12.5 ppg and junior forward Brandon Ashley is averaging 11.7 ppg. Arizona has an experienced floor general in senior T.J. McConnell, who has dished out 67 assists with 20 turnovers. He had 10 assists and no turnovers in 26 minutes versus Oakland on Tuesday. McConnell is 14th in the country in assists (6.1 avg.) and 27th in assist/turnover ratio (3.35). Through the games of Dec. 16, Arizona held national top-25 rankings in field goal percentage (eighth,.511), scoring margin (14th, ppg), rebound margin (18th, +9.1 rpg) and scoring offense (25th, 78.6 ppg). The Wildcats will be playing their first road game of the season against the Miners. Arizona has played three neutral site games, topping Missouri (72-53), Kansas State (72-68) and San Diego State (61-59) to win the Maui Invitational Nov Arizona was 8-3 on the road last season. Arizona has been to the NCAA Tournament 31 times. Arizona has made the Sweet 16 sixteen times (including in each of the last two years), the Elite Eight 10 times, the Final Four on four occasions and won the 1997 national title. SERIES NOTES Arizona leads the series The Wildcats hold a edge in games played in El Paso, including 2-1 at the Haskins Center. The Miners and the Wildcats are meeting in the Sun City for the first time since Dec. 17, The current two-game set started with a Wildcat win on Nov. 15, 2012 in Tucson. UTEP beat Arizona on Dec. 28, 1983, in overtime, to claim the championship of the Sun Carnival Classic Tournament in El Paso. The Miners also knocked off the Wildcats, in overtime, in Tucson to advance to the second round of the 1987 NCAA Tournament. The meetings have been scarce since, with Arizona pulling out victories during the (75-61), (90-70) and seasons. The last time UTEP and Arizona met in El Paso, the Haskins Center was named the Special Events Center, and Joseph Blair & Damon Stoudamire played for the Wildcats. Both are currently on the Arizona staff. UTEP and Arizona were joint members of the Western Athletic Conference from The Miners played the Wildcats at least once annually in 40 of the 43 seasons that they fielded a team from THE LAST MEETING The Miners were outscored 15-2 over the final 8:07 in a defeat at no. 12 Arizona on Nov. 15, UTEP trailed with less than eight minutes remaining, but didn t score again until 1:22 to play when Jacques Streeter hit a jumper, ending a 13-0 run by the Wildcats. Arizona shot 8-for-13 from three-point range in the first half, then beat the Miners inside over the final 20 minutes with 16 points in the paint. Mark Lyons led Arizona with 17 points. UTEP was outrebounded The 15 rebounds were the fewest by a Miner team since Feb. 17, 1979, when they also had 15 in a loss to Wyoming. Chris and Julian Washburn led UTEP with 11 points apiece, and Streeter scored 10. CONNECTIONS UTEP assistant Phil Johnson was on the Arizona bench from In five seasons, Johnson helped the Wildcats to a record, the 1997 national title and five NCAA Tournament berths. He worked specifically with the post players at UA, including NBA picks Joseph Blair (currently a graduate manager with the Wildcats), A.J. Bramlett, Ben Davis, Bennett Davison and Ray Owes. Like Tim Floyd, Arizona assistant Joe Pasternack is the former head coach at New Orleans ( ). Arizona senior forward Matt Korcheck originally signed a national letter of intent to play at UTEP in November of 2009 before going the junior college route and ultimately winding up in Tucson. Arizona junior forward Brandon Ashley was a teammate of UTEP sophomore center Matt Willms at Findlay Prep. COACH TIM FLOYD Tim Floyd is in his 21st season as a collegiate head coach. Floyd has posted a mark during stints at Idaho ( ), New Orleans ( ), Iowa State ( ), USC ( ) and UTEP (2010-present). His UTEP record is in his fifth season. Floyd is second in school history in wins. Hall of Famer and Floyd mentor Don Haskins has 719. Floyd was also head coach of the Chicago Bulls ( ) and the New Orleans Hornets ( ) in the NBA. Floyd has enjoyed 18 winning seasons in 20 years as a collegiate head coach. His teams have made eight NCAA Tournament appearances and four trips to the NIT. Only Haskins (1,073 games) and Marshall Pennington (146) have coached more games at UTEP than Floyd (142). Floyd has three former Division I head coaches on his staff in Phil Johnson (San Jose State), Bob Cantu (USC) and Bobby Braswell (Cal State Northridge).

3 FLOYD VERSUS ARIZONA UTEP s Tim Floyd is 5-7 in his college coaching career against Arizona. He was 0-3 versus UA as the head coach at New Orleans ( ) with losses during the (82-64), (72-69) and (80-62) seasons. Floyd was 5-3 versus Arizona during his four seasons at USC ( ), including back-toback victories on the Wildcats home floor on Feb. 15, 2007 (80-75) and Feb. 28, 2008 (70-58). He is 0-1 against the Wildcats at UTEP with a loss in Tucson on Nov. 15, UTEP 80, SE LOUISIANA 62 [RECAP] Vince Hunter matched his career-high with 26 points on 11-of-13 shooting as UTEP won its second straight game, over Southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday in the Don Haskins Center. The Miners took care of business against the Lions, who were on the road for the eighth time in 10 games. UTEP closed the first half with a 12-4 run to surge ahead 31-20, then shot 67.9 percent in the second half in building leads of as many as 24 points. UTEP made 31-of-54 shots (.574), 6-of-14 three-pointers (.429) and 12-of-16 free throws (.750) and outrebounded the Lions The Miners also shored up their ball control after committing 22 turnovers in the previous game versus Incarnate Word. UTEP had 21 assists and 10 turnovers as big men Cedrick Lang and Matt Willms combined for 10 assists and no giveaways. Earvin Morris scored a career-high 17 points off the bench for UTEP, and Julian Washburn added 15 points. Willms was close to a doubledouble with nine points and nine rebounds. Nine players were on the floor 16 minutes or more for the Miners, and all scored. UTEP IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS Through the games of Dec. 16, Vince Hunter ranked tied for fifth nationally in double-doubles (six), 16th in defensive rebounds per game (7.0) and 18th in rebounds (10.1 rpg). National Double-Double Leaders 1. Charles Jackson (Tennessee Tech)... 8 Jameel Warney (Stony Brook) Desharick Guidry (McNeese State)... 7 Kevon Looney (UCLA) Vince Hunter (UTEP)... 6 John Davis (Towson)... 6 Ousmane Drame (Quinnipiac)... 6 Rashid Gaston (Norfolk State)... 6 Kendall Gray (Delaware State)... 6 Cady Lalanne (Massachusetts)... 6 Brad Waldow (St. Mary s [Calif.])... 6 Alan Williams (UC Santa Barbara)... 6 Christian Wood (UNLV)... 6 UTEP IN THE C-USA STATS Through the games of Dec. 16, the Miners held top-five league rankings in scoring offense (70.3 ppg/fifth), scoring defense (65.3 ppg/fifth), scoring margin (+5.0 ppg/third), free throw percentage (.677/fifth), field goal percentage (.472/first), three-point field goal percentage (.342/fifth), rebound margin (+5.0 rpg/first), assists (14.8 apg/ second) and assist/turnover ratio (1.09/third). UTEP S RECORD WHEN Season... Under Tim Floyd Overall Playing at home Playing on the road Playing on a neutral court Playing during the day Playing at night Playing C-USA foes Playing C-USA home games Playing C-USA road games Playing C-USA neutral games Playing non-conference foes Playing non-conference home games Playing non-conference road games Playing non-conference neutral games Playing on Mondays Playing on Tuesdays Playing on Wednesdays Playing on Thursdays Playing on Fridays Playing on Saturdays Playing on Sundays Playing in November Playing in December Playing in January Playing in February Playing in March Playing in April Playing in the Central time zone Playing in the Eastern time zone Playing in the Mountain time zone Playing in the Pacific time zone Playing in the Hawaii time zone Shooting 50% or better Shooting 40% or better Shooting less than 40% Opponent shoots 50% or better Opponent shoots 40% or better Opponent shoots less than 40% Shooting better than opponent Shooting equal or worse than opponent Scoring first Opponent scores first Outrebounding opponents Tied or outrebounded Ahead at halftime Behind at halftime Tied at halftime Ahead with 5:00 to play Behind with 5:00 to play Tied with 5:00 to play Committing same or less turnovers Committing more turnovers Having 10 or more steals Shooting better than 70% from the line Scoring less than 70 points Scoring between points Scoring between points Scoring between points Scoring 100 points or more Games decided by five points or less Games decided by 6-10 points Games decided by points Games decided by 20+ points Bench outscores opponent s bench Bench is tied or outscored by opponent s

4 Individually, C.J. Cooper was third in assist/ turnover ratio (2.64), fourth in assists (4.1 apg) and 10th in minutes (31.9 mpg), Vince Hunter was first in rebounding (10.1 rpg), fourth in scoring (16.2 ppg) and eighth in field goal percentage (.554), Cedrick Lang was fifth in field goal percentage (.582), and Matt Willms was seventh in blocks (1.2 bpg). NOTING HUNTER Vince Hunter is UTEP s leader in scoring (16.2 ppg), rebounding (10.1 rpg) and steals (1.0 spg). The last Miner to lead the team in those three categories was Omar Thomas during the season. Hunter has led UTEP in both scoring and rebounding five times in nine games. Hunter became the first Miner to post a double-double in the first five games of a season since All-American Jim Barnes in He has six double-doubles in nine games. The last UTEP player to average a doubledouble for a season was Terry White in (10.1 ppg/10.2 rpg). Hunter could become only the 10th Miner player to average 10+ rebounds in a season, joining Barnes (twice), Charlie Brown, Jim Forbes, Harry Flournoy (twice), Dick Gibbs, Ed Haller (twice), David Lattin, Al Tolen and White. After being held scoreless in back-to-back games versus Colorado State and NM State, Hunter has erupted for 42 points and 19 rebounds in 49 minutes over the last two contests. He is 18-for-22 from the field (.818) during that span. His 11 field goals made against Southeastern Louisiana were the most by a Miner player since Christian Polk versus Memphis (11) in the 2011 C-USA Championship game. NOTING WASHBURN Julian Washburn has scored in double figures in four of the last five games, shooting 51 percent (25-for-49) from the field during that span UTEP BASKETBALL Washburn ranks fourth in school history in minutes (3,613), and 12th in points (1,284) and field goals (502). With 97 steals, Washburn is four away from tying Quintan Gates ( ) and Kevin Henderson ( ) for 14th place on the all-time Miner list. Washburn enters the Arizona game with 400 career rebounds. He leads the team with 70 career double-figure scoring games. He has led the Miners in scoring 23 times, rebounds nine times and assists 19 times during his career. He was named to the Conference USA All- Defensive Team as both a sophomore and junior. NOTING LANG Cedrick Lang is third on the team in scoring (10.7 ppg) and second in rebounding (6.2 rpg). Lang entered his senior year with a 6.2 ppg career scoring average. A.566 free throw shooter entering the season, he is 32-for-44 at the line in (.727), including 8-for-8 over the last three games. Lang scored in double figures in six consecutive games for the first time in his Miner career from Nov Dec. 6. Lang is the only Miner that has gone to the line in every game this season and is second on the team in attempts (44) behind Vince Hunter (51). He has 12 assists and three turnovers in the last five games and has committed one turnover or fewer in seven of nine contests. NOTING COOPER C.J. Cooper is seventh in school history with 121 three-point field goals. UTEP is 22-4 in his career when he scores in double figures. After scoring in double figures three times over the first four games, Cooper has done so once in the last five outings with a.280 (7-for-25) field goal percentage and.154 (2-for-13) three-point field goal percentage. THE TIM FLOYD COLLEGIATE BREAKDOWN RECORD WHEN SCORING... Season -50 pts pts pts pts pts. 90+ pts (Idaho) (Idaho) (UNO) (UNO) (UNO) (UNO) (UNO) (UNO) (Iowa St.) (Iowa St.) (Iowa St.) (Iowa St.) (USC) (USC) (USC) (USC) (UTEP) (UTEP) (UTEP) (UTEP) (UTEP Totals NOTING WILLMS Matt Willms scored in double figures for the first time this season at Colorado State (11 points). UTEP is 4-1 all-time when Willms scores in double figures. Over the last four games, Willms has averaged 8.3 points and 7.8 rebounds with seven blocked shots. He has led the Miners in rebounding three times in the last four contests. NOTING THE NEWCOMERS Earvin Morris is fourth on the team in scoring (9.3 ppg). He has scored in double figures in three straight games (13.7 ppg) with a.533 field goal percentage and.583 three-point field goal percentage during that stretch. Morris has made 6-of-8 three-point attempts in the last two outings. Morris leads the Miners in bench points (67) and has scored in double figures in a reserve role four times. Omega Harris leads UTEP newcomers with three starts. He is tied for second on the team in steals (eight). He scored in double figures for the first time versus NM State (13 points). Lew Stallworth became the eighth Miner to score in double figures in a game this season when he put 13 points on the board versus Incarnate Word. He was perfect both from the field (4- for-4) and the line (5-for-5) against the Cardinals. Stallworth is 9-for-9 at the charity stripe in the last three games. NOTING THE MINERS Over the last two games the Miners have shot 61 percent (64-for-105) from the field. The.647 percentage versus Incarnate Word was UTEP s best in a game since Jan. 24, 1989 against Colorado State (.660). UTEP s second-half field goal percentage in the last two games is.679 (36-for-53). For the season, the Miners are shooting 43.1 percent in the first half and 51.2 percent in the second half. RECORD WHEN ALLOWING... Season -50 pts pts pts pts pts. 90+ pts (Idaho) (Idaho) (UNO) (UNO) (UNO) (UNO) (UNO) (UNO) (Iowa St.) (Iowa St.) (Iowa St.) (Iowa St.) (USC) (USC) (USC) (USC) (UTEP) (UTEP) (UTEP) (UTEP) (UTEP Totals

5 UTEP has made 38-of-50 free throws (.760) in the last three games to elevate its season percentage from.649 to.677. The Miners have been outrebounded just once this season, by Colorado State (39-26). UTEP is 54-9 under Tim Floyd when outrebounding opponents. UTEP is 3-0 this season and 32-6 under Floyd when four or more players score in double figures. Either Vince Hunter or Matt Willms has led the Miners in rebounds in each of the first nine games. UTEP has had an edge in bench points in four consecutive games. During that span Miner reserves have outscored opponents subs UTEP hasn t had an advantage in bench points in five straight games since the season. The Miners +11 assist/turnover ratio (21-10) the last time out was their best since the season opener versus Loyola [New Orleans] (25-14). The Miners have employed six different starting lineup combinations through nine games. No player has started every game. DEFENSE UNDER FLOYD UTEP has allowed less than 70 points 104 times under Tim Floyd (in 142 games), less than 60 points 61 times and less than 50 points on 13 occasions. The Miners have held 60 teams under 40 percent shooting, posting a 53-7 record. During the Tim Floyd era, opponents have scored 8,954 points (63.1 avg.) while making 3,156-of-7,790 shots (.405) and 828-of-2,603 three pointers (.318). The Miners had a sub-.300 defensive threepoint field goal percentage (.295) last year for the first time in school history. UTEP s defensive field goal percentage last season (.382) was its best since (.381). The Miners closed out the campaign rated sixth nationally in defensive field goal percentage, ninth in three-point field goal percentage defense and 33rd in scoring defense (63.3 ppg). UTEP has allowed less than 64 points per game in four consecutive seasons ( ) for the first time since BEATING THE BEST The Miners have won 10 games versus teams from power conferences under coach Tim Floyd -- two per season -- including Washington State and Xavier this year. UTEP s victims were Michigan (65-56) and Texas Tech (82-71). In , the Miners topped Clemson (61-48) and Auburn (83-76). In , UTEP beat Oregon (91-84 in triple overtime) and Nebraska (68-52). In , the Miners knocked off eventual NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 participant Tennessee (78-70) and Washington State (64-51). PRESEASON PROGNOSTICATIONS The Miners received votes in both top-25 polls to open the season. UTEP was ranked second in the preseason C-USA Coaches Poll, with Vince Hunter and Julian Washburn both earning spots on the league s Preseason All-Conference Team. UTEP is picked first in Conference USA and ranked 25th nationally by Lindy s yearbook. Vince Hunter is rated the no. 12 power forward in the nation by Lindy s, and Julian Washburn the no. 24 small forward. The Sporting News yearbook has UTEP #2 in C-USA and rates the Don Haskins Center the best venue in the league. NOVEMBER SIGNEES The UTEP men s basketball program added three players for the season and beyond in November as guard Lee Moore, forward/center Christian Romine and forward Paul Thomas signed national letters of intent with the Miners. The 6-5, 175-pound Moore will have two years of eligibility with the Miners after transferring from Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Ala. He is rated the no. 8 junior college recruit in the nation by 247Sports. The 6-9, 215-pound Romine is a senior at Mahomet Seymour High School in Mahomet, Illinois. He is a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and the no. 18 player in Illinois by 247Sports. The 6-8, 190-pound Thomas is regarded as a four-star prospect and the no. 14 player in Texas by ESPN. He plays for Summer Creek High School in Humble, Texas. 20TH YEAR FOR C-USA Conference USA celebrates its 20th season in This is UTEP s 10th year as a member of the league. The Miners have posted a combined mark of (.634) in league games since joining C- USA for the campaign. UTEP has posted double-digit C-USA victories in five of the last six years. The Miners C-USA mark has improved in each of the last three seasons from 7-9 to 10-6 and UTEP finished a game behind cochampions Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, Southern Miss and Tulsa a year ago. UP NEXT UTEP will join Alcorn State, Kent State and North Dakota State in the 53rd edition of the WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational on Sunday and Monday (Dec ) at the Haskins Center. The Sunday matchups are Kent State versus North Dakota State at 5 p.m., and UTEP versus Alcorn State at 7 p.m. The consolation and championship will be at 5 and 7 p.m. respectively on Monday. Following the tournament, the Miners will take a holiday break before facing Sul Ross State in an exhibition game on Tuesday, Dec. 30 at 7 p.m. UTEP will tip-off the C-USA schedule at North Texas on Friday, Jan. 2 at 6 p.m. RECORDBOOK WATCH Career Points 1. Stefon Jackson ( )...2, Randy Culpepper ( )...2, Brandon Wolfram ( )...1, Antoine Gillespie ( )...1, Tim Hardaway ( )...1, Nate Archibald ( )...1, Dave Feitl ( )...1, Roy Smallwood ( )...1, Luster Goodwin ( )...1, Ralph Davis ( )...1, Jim Barnes ( )...1, Julian Washburn (2011-Pres.)...1,284 Career Minutes 1. Randy Culpepper ( )...4, Julyan Stone ( )...4, Stefon Jackson ( )...4, Julian Washburn (2011-Pres.)...3,613 Career Field Goals Made 1. Stefon Jackson ( ) Randy Culpepper ( ) Brandon Wolfram ( ) Luster Goodwin ( ) Tim Hardaway ( ) Dave Feitl ( ) Ralph Davis ( ) Antoine Gillespie ( ) Roy Smallwood ( ) Anthony Burns ( ) Nate Archibald ( ) Julian Washburn (2011-Pres.) Career Three-Point Field Goals Made 1. Randy Culpepper ( ) Antoine Gillespie ( ) Mark Ingles ( ) Carl Davis ( ) Chris Craig ( ) Miguel Ayala ( ) C.J. Cooper (2011-Pres.)...121

6 UTEP ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 15 Tevin Caldwell+ G SR-1L El Paso, Texas (Americas HS/Cochise College) 5 C.J. Cooper G SR-3L Chino, Calif. (Lutheran HS) 11 Jake Flaggert+ F/G SO-1L Lucas, Texas (Lovejoy HS) 2 Omega Harris G FR-HS Bethany, Okla. (Putnam City West HS) 32 Vince Hunter F SO-1L Detroit, Mich. (Consortium College Prep) 31 Cedrick Lang F SR-3L Sioux Falls, S.D. (O Gorman HS) 3 Victor Mbachu G SR-0L Houston, Texas (Clements HS/Angelina College) 20 Earvin Morris G JR-TR Memphis, Tenn. (East HS/Tallahassee CC) 13 Lew Stallworth G FR-HS Newhall, Calif. (William S. Hart HS) 21 Trey Touchet+ G FR-HS Lafayette, La. (Saint Thomas More HS) 33 Darnell Vandivort G SO-0L El Paso, Texas (Franklin HS) 23 Hooper Vint C JR-2L Van Buren, Ark. (Van Buren HS) 4 Julian Washburn F/G SR-3L Dallas, Texas (Duncanville HS) 41 Matt Willms C SO-1L Leamington, Ontario, Canada (Findlay Prep) 12 Terry Winn+ F FR-HS Monroe, La. (Westwind Preparatory Academy) UTEP NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 2 Omega Harris G FR-HS Bethany, Okla. (Putnam City West HS) 3 Victor Mbachu G SR-0L Houston, Texas (Clements HS/Angelina College) 4 Julian Washburn F/G SR-3L Dallas, Texas (Duncanville HS) 5 C.J. Cooper G SR-3L Chino, Calif. (Lutheran HS) 11 Jake Flaggert+ F/G SO-1L Lucas, Texas (Lovejoy HS) 12 Terry Winn+ F FR-HS Monroe, La. (Westwind Preparatory Academy) 13 Lew Stallworth G FR-HS Newhall, Calif. (William S. Hart HS) 15 Tevin Caldwell+ G SR-1L El Paso, Texas (Americas HS/Cochise College) 20 Earvin Morris G JR-TR Memphis, Tenn. (East HS/Tallahassee CC) 21 Trey Touchet+ G FR-HS Lafayette, La. (Saint Thomas More HS) 23 Hooper Vint C JR-2L Van Buren, Ark. (Van Buren HS) 31 Cedrick Lang F SR-3L Sioux Falls, S.D. (O Gorman HS) 32 Vince Hunter F SO-1L Detroit, Mich. (Consortium College Prep) 33 Darnell Vandivort G SO-0L El Paso, Texas (Franklin HS) 41 Matt Willms C SO-1L Leamington, Ontario, Canada (Findlay Prep) + Redshirting the season Head Coach: Tim Floyd (Louisiana Tech 77) Assistant Coaches: Phil Johnson (East Central Oklahoma 81), Bob Cantu (Chapman 97), Ken Deweese (Mary Hardin-Baylor 04) Director of Basketball Operations: Bobby Braswell (Cal State Northridge 85)

7 TEAM GAME-BY-GAME LEADERS Date Opponent Result Attendance High Points High Rebounds High Assists High Steals High Blocks November (4-1) Nov. 14 Washington State W ,419 Hunter (14) Hunter (16) Cooper (5) Washburn (3) Hunter/Morris (2) Nov. 22 NM State W ,127 Hunter (23) Hunter (10) Cooper (7) Cooper/Washburn (1) N/A Nov. 27 vs. Princeton% W ,241 Hunter (18) Hunter (12) Washburn (5) Hunter/Washburn (2) Vint (2) Nov. 28 vs. Xavier% W ,430 Cooper (22) Hunter (12) Cooper (4) Three players (1) Four players (1) Nov. 30 vs. Washington% L ,191 Hunter (20) Hunter (13) Cooper/Washburn (3) Morris (2) Hunter (2) December (2-2) Dec. 3 at Colorado State L ,480 Washburn (16) Willms (7) Cooper (6) Harris (3) Harris (1) Dec. 6 at NM State L ,789 Cooper/Lang (12) Willms (9) Three players (2) Hunter (1) Willms (4) Dec. 8 Incarnate Word W ,570 Hunter (16) Hunter (12) Harris (5) Cooper/Harris (1) Willms (1) Dec. 16 Southeastern Louisiana W ,811 Hunter (26) Willms (9) Lang (6) Lang (2) Willms (2) Dec. 19 Arizona Dec. 21 Alcorn State% Dec. 22 Kent State/North Dakota State% January (0-0) Jan. 2 Jan. 4 Jan. 8 Jan. 10 Jan. 17 Jan. 22 Jan. 24 Jan. 29 Jan. 31 at North Texas* at Rice* Louisiana Tech* Southern Miss* at UTSA* at Western Kentucky* at Marshall* UAB* Middle Tennessee* February (0-0) Feb. 5 at Florida Atlantic* Feb. 7 at FIU* Feb. 12 Charlotte* Feb. 14 Old Dominion* Feb. 21 UTSA* Feb. 26 at Louisiana Tech* Feb. 28 at Southern Miss* March (0-0) March 5 March 7 March 11 March 12 March 13 March 14 North Texas* Rice* TBA^ TBA^ TBA^ TBA^ % DirecTV Wooden Legacy (Fullerton & Anaheim, Calif.) # WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational * Conference USA game ^ Conference USA Championship (Birmingham, Ala.)

8 LARGEST LEAD/LARGEST DEFICIT Date Opponent Result Largest Lead Largest Deficit Times Tied Lead Changes Nov. 14 Washington State W (55-41, 5:01 2nd) N/A 1 0 Nov. 22 NM State W (75-67, 2:30 2nd) 15 (40-25, 2:02 1st) 0 5 Nov. 27 vs. Princeton% W (60-49, 0:33 2nd) N/A 0 0 Nov. 28 vs. Xavier% W (68-60, 4:34 2nd) 7 (14-7, 13:14 1st) 7 8 Nov. 30 vs. Washington% L (61-57, 3:47 2nd) 13 (30-17, 4:35 1st) 6 6 Dec. 3 at Colorado State L (4-2, 18:11 1st) 15 (30-15, 6:09 1st) 2 2 Dec. 6 at NM State L (49-40, 13:17 2nd) 8 (16-8, 10:25 1st) 7 3 Dec. 8 Incarnate Word W (34-13, 5:20 1st) 2 (5-3, 17:38 1st) 1 2 Dec. 16 Southeastern Louisiana W (73-49, 3:51 2nd) 2 (2-0, 19:32 1st) 1 1 Dec. 19 Arizona Dec. 21 Alcorn State# Dec. 22 Kent State/North Dakota State# Jan. 2 at North Texas* Jan. 4 at Rice* Jan. 8 Louisiana Tech* Jan. 10 Southern Miss* Jan. 17 at UTSA* Jan. 22 at Western Kentucky* Jan. 24 at Marshall* Jan. 29 UAB* Jan. 31 Middle Tennessee* Feb. 5 at Florida Atlantic* Feb. 7 at FIU* Feb. 12 Charlotte* Feb. 14 Old Dominion* Feb. 21 UTSA* Feb. 26 at Louisiana Tech* Feb. 28 at Southern Miss* March 5 North Texas* March 7 Rice* March 11 vs. TBA^ March 12 vs. TBA^ March 13 vs. TBA^ March 14 vs. TBA^ % Wooden Legacy (Fullerton/Anaheim, Calif.) # WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational * Conference USA game ^ Conference USA Tournament (Birmingham, Ala.) UTEP BASKETBALL

9 TEAM GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Bench Rebounds Opponent W/L Pts 1st/2nd/OT Points FG-FGA FG% 3FG 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OF DE TOT PF A TO BLK W 65 32/ Washington State 52 26/ W 77 30/ NM State 76 42/ UTEP W 62 23/ vs. Princeton 56 20/ UTEP W 77 33/ vs. Xavier 73 38/ UTEP L 65 26/ vs. Washington 68 33/ UTEP L 62 28/ State 65 33/ UTEP L 64 35/ State 71 35/ W 81 40/ Incarnate Word 65 29/ W 80 31/ Southeastern La / Alcorn Kent State/North Dakota State Louisiana Southern Miss Middle Tennessee Florida Old UTSA Tech North Rice

10 POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS Opponent Cooper Harris Hunter Lang Mbachu Morris Stallworth Vandivort Washington State * * 8-6-1* DNP DNP NM State * DNP 3-0-0* 3-0-1* DNP vs. Princeton * * * DNP DNP vs. Xavier * 0-2-2* * * DNP DNP vs. Washington 2-3-3* * * DNP DNP at Colorado State 3-1-6* * * DNP DNP at NM State * 5-2-1* * DNP DNP Incarnate Word 0-3-4* * 6-0-2* DNP * DNP Southeastern Louisiana 3-1-3* * 2-7-6* DNP DNP Arizona Alcorn State Kent State/North Dakota State at North Texas at Rice Louisiana Tech Southern Miss at UTSA at Western Kentucky at Marshall UAB Middle Tennessee at Florida Atlantic at FIU Charlotte Old Dominion UTSA at Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss North Texas Rice Opponent Vint Washburn Willms Winn Washington State 0-3-0* 9-7-3* DNP NM State * 0-0-0* vs. Princeton * 4-3-2* DNP vs. Xavier * DNP vs. Washington * 2-4-1* DNP at Colorado State * * DNP at NM State * 5-9-0* DNP Incarnate Word * DNP Southeastern Louisiana * 9-9-4* DNP Arizona Alcorn State Kent State/North Dakota State at North Texas at Rice Louisiana Tech Southern Miss at UTSA at Western Kentucky at Marshall UAB Middle Tennessee at Florida Atlantic at FIU Charlotte Old Dominion UTSA at Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss North Texas Rice

11 UTEP Highs 1st Half Points 40 vs. Incarnate Word ( ) 2nd Half Points 49 vs. SE Louisiana ( ) Total Points 81 vs. Incarnate Word ( ) Field Goals 33 vs. Incarnate Word ( ) Field Goals Att. 63 vs. Washington State ( ) Field Goal Pct..647 vs. Incarnate Word ( ) 3pt Field Goals 8 vs. Xavier ( ) 3pt Field Goals Att. 20 vs. Xavier ( ) 3pt Field Goal Pct..500 vs. Princeton ( ) Free Throws 20 vs. NM State ( ) Free Throws Att. 31 vs. NM State ( ) FT Pct..765 two times Off. Rebounds 17 vs. Washington State ( ) Def. Rebounds 40 vs. Incarnate Word ( ) Total Rebounds 47 vs. Incarnate Word ( ) Assists 21 vs. SE Louisiana ( ) Steals 11 vs. Washington State ( ) Blocked Shots 7 vs. Washington State ( ) Turnovers 22 vs. Incarnate Word ( ) Fouls 24 at NM State ( ) UTEP Lows 1st Half Points 23 vs. Princeton ( ) 2nd Half Points 29 at NM State ( ) Total Points 62 two times Field Goals 21 vs. Princeton ( ) Field Goals Att. 46 vs. Princeton ( ) Field Goal Pct..349 vs. Washington State ( ) 3pt Field Goals 2 two times 3pt Field Goals Att. 8 vs. NM State ( ) 3pt Field Goal Pct..133 vs. Washington ( ) Free Throws Free Throws Att. 12 two times 17 two times FT Pct..545 at Colorado State ( ) Off. Rebounds 4 vs. SE Louisiana ( ) Def. Rebounds 20 two times Total Rebounds 26 at Colorado State ( ) Assists 8 at NM State ( ) Steals 1 at NM State ( ) Blocked Shots 0 vs. NM State ( ) Turnovers 10 vs. SE Louisiana ( ) Fouls 13 vs. SE Louisiana ( ) UTEP BASKETBALL HIGHS AND LOWS Opponent Highs MARGIN OF VICTORY/DEFEAT 1st Half Points 42 by NM State ( ) 2nd Half Points 42 by SE Louisiana ( ) Total Points 76 by NM State ( ) Field Goals 30 by NM State ( ) Field Goals Att. 63 two times Field Goal Pct..545 by NM State ( ) 3pt Field Goals 8 by Xavier ( ) 3pt Field Goals Att. 25 by Incarnate Word ( ) 3pt Field Goal Pct..571 by NM State ( ) Free Throws 25 by NM State ( ) Free Throws Att. 30 by NM State ( ) FT Pct..833 by NM State ( ) Off. Rebounds 14 by Washington ( ) Def. Rebounds 30 by Washington State ( ) Total Rebounds 39 by Colorado State ( ) Assists 19 by Colorado State ( ) Steals 13 by Incarnate Word ( ) Blocked Shots 8 by NM State ( ) Turnovers 22 by Washington State ( ) Fouls 25 by NM State ( ) 1st Half Points Opponent Lows 20 two times 2nd Half Points 26 by Washington State ( ) Total Points 52 by Washington State ( ) Field Goals 19 two times Field Goals Att. 50 by Colorado State ( ) Field Goal Pct..349 by Incarnare Word ( ) 3pt Field Goals 4 two times 3pt Field Goals Att. 7 by NM State ( ) 3pt Field Goal Pct..190 by SE Louisiana ( ) Free Throws 8 by Washington State ( ) Free Throws Att. 10 by Washington State ( ) FT Pct..556 by Colorado State ( ) Off. Rebounds 7 three times Def. Rebounds 15 by Incarnate Word ( ) Total Rebounds 23 by Incarnate Word ( ) Assists 7 by Incarnate Word ( ) Steals Blocked Shots Turnovers 3 two times 2 two times 7 two times Fouls 16 by SE Louisiana ( ) Margin Won By Lost By Record Largest Home Win 18 (80-62), Southeastern Louisiana ( ) Largest Home Loss N/A Largest Road Win N/A Largest Road Loss 7 (71-64), NM State ( ) Largest Neutral Win 6 (62-56), Princeton ( ) Largest Neutral Loss 3 (68-65), Washington ( ) UTEP SCORING 1st 2nd Half Half OT Total UTEP Opponents SCORING AVERAGE 1st 2nd Half Half OTs Total UTEP Opponents

12 Team 65 percent shooting by a team UTEP: vs. Colorado State (.660, 31-47), Opponent: at UCF (.702, 40-57), percent shooting by a team UTEP: vs. Incarnate Word (.647, 33-51), Opponent: at Oregon State (.605, 26-43), Less than 30 percent shooting by a team UTEP: vs. SMU (.292, 21-72), Opponent: North Texas (.258, 17-66), percent three-point shooting by a team (minimum 10 attempts) UTEP: vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff (.643, 9-14), Opponent: Houston (.692, 9-13), percent free throw shooting by a team (minimum 10 attempts) UTEP: at Boise State (10-10), made field goals in a game UTEP: vs. Illinois Tech (46), rebounds in a game UTEP: vs. Houston Baptist (61), assists in a game UTEP: vs. Loyola (25), Opponent: at UCF (25), blocked shots in a game UTEP: at Middle Tennessee (12), Opponent: Kansas (11), steals in a game UTEP: vs. Norfolk State (18), Opponent: Vanderbilt (15), turnovers in a game UTEP: at New Mexico State (27), Opponent: Western New Mexico (26), rebound margin UTEP: vs. Incarnate Word (47-23), Opponent: Iowa (46-24), Scored 100 points UTEP: vs. East Carolina (100), Opponent: at UAB (100), THE LAST TIME Seven players in double figures UTEP: vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Six players in double figures UTEP: vs. Houston, Opponent: New Mexico, Five starters in double figures UTEP: vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff, Opponent: Houston, percent shooting in a half UTEP: vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff (.773, 17-22), 2nd half, Opponent: at NM State (.722, 13-18), 2nd half, percent shooting in a half UTEP: vs. SE Louisiana (.679, 19-28), 2nd half, Opponent: at NM State (.722, 13-18), 2nd half, points in a half UTEP: vs. New Mexico Highlands (78), 2nd half, points in a half UTEP: vs. East Carolina (63), first half, Opponent: at Fresno State (62), 2nd half, Individual 40-point scorer UTEP: Randy Culpepper vs. East Carolina (45), Opponent: James Harden, Arizona State (40), point scorer UTEP: Randy Culpepper vs. Houston (33), Opponent: Jontrell Walker, Incarnate Word (30), Three players with 20 points in a game UTEP: vs. Fresno State (Roy Smallwood 25, Jarvis Mullahon 23, Brandon Wolfram 23), Opponent: TCU (Jamal Brown 28, Junior Blount 23, Corey Santee 22), A player made 15 field goals UTEP: Antoine Gillespie at Hawaii (15), Opponent: Trey Johnson, Jackson State (15), A player made five three-point field goals UTEP: Konner Tucker vs. Nebraska (5), Opponent: Jontrell Walker, Incarnate Word (5), A player made 15 free throws UTEP: Stefon Jackson vs. Marshall (20), Opponent: Jontae Sherrod, East Carolina (15), A player had 20 rebounds UTEP: JoJo Garcia vs. BYU (22), Opponent: Kenny Davis, Arizona (25), A player had 15 rebounds UTEP: Vince Hunter vs. Washington State (16), Opponent: Arsalan Kazemi, Oregon (16), Two players had double-doubles in a game UTEP: Vince Hunter (17 points-12 rebounds) and Cedrick Lang (13 points-10 rebounds) vs. Xavier, Opponent: Alandise Harris (25 points-12 rebounds) and TaShawn Thomas (15 points-10 rebounds), Houston, A player had a double-double (points-rebounds) UTEP: Vince Hunter vs. Incarnate Word (16 points-12 rebounds), Opponent: Que Johnson, Washington State (10 points-11 rebounds), A player had a double-double (points-assists) UTEP: Jacques Streeter vs. Houston (13 points-12 assists), Opponent: Aaron Johnson, UAB (26 points-14 assists), A player had a triple-double (points-reboundsassists) UTEP: Jason Williams vs. Lipscomb (17 points- 11 rebounds-10 assists), A player had 10 assists in a game UTEP: Jacques Streeter vs. Houston (12), Opponent: Aaron Johnson, UAB (14), A player led the team in scoring, rebounding and assists in the same game UTEP: John Bohannon at Old Dominion (19 points-eight rebounds-three assists), Opponent: J.J. Avila, Colorado State (20 points-nine rebounds-four assists), A player had five steals in a game UTEP: McKenzie Moore at Tulsa (6), Opponent: Shawn Johnson, Incarnate Word (5), A player had five blocked shots in a game UTEP: John Bohannon at Middle Tennessee (7), Opponent: Pascal Siakam, NM State (5), UTEP ATTENDANCE Site Games Total Avg./game Home 4 34,927 8,731.8 Away 2 12,269 6,134.5 Neutral 3 6,862 2,287.3 Total 9 54,058 6,006.4 UTEP BY THE NUMBERS Total games 2,311 (1, ) Seasons of men s basketball 94th Conference championships 12 (last in 2010) NCAA Tournament appearances 17 (last in 2010) NIT appearances 10 (last in 2011) 20-win seasons 25 (last in 2014) Overtime games 102 (59-43) UTEP 100-point games 29 (27-2)

13 Charges Drawn Earvin Morris 3 C.J. Cooper 1 Cedrick Lang 1 UTEP 5 Opponents 5 Consecutive Games Scored Cedrick Lang 50 Vince Hunter 43 Julian Washburn 40 Earvin Morris 6 Omega Harris 5 Matt Willms 5 Lew Stallworth 4 Hooper Vint 3 C.J. Cooper 1 Consecutive Games Scoring In Double Figures Earvin Morris 3 Vince Hunter 2 Julian Washburn 2 Consecutive Games With A 3-Pointer Earvin Morris 4 C.J. Cooper 1 Julian Washburn 1 Double Doubles Player Season Career Vince Hunter 6 8 Cedrick Lang 2 5 Julian Washburn 0 1 Triple Doubles Player Season Career None Double Figure Rebounding Games Player Season Career Vince Hunter 6 10 Cedrick Lang 2 9 Julian Washburn 0 2 Double Figure Scoring Games Player Season Career Vince Hunter 7 29 Cedrick Lang 6 27 Julian Washburn 5 70 Earvin Morris 5 5 C.J. Cooper 4 26 Matt Willms 1 5 Omega Harris 1 1 Lew Stallworth UTEP BASKETBALL CHARTING THE MINERS Dunks Player Season Career Vince Hunter 9 46 Matt Willms 5 35 Cedrick Lang 3 17 Earvin Morris 2 2 Julian Washburn 1 56 Hooper Vint 1 8 Jake Flaggert 0 2 UTEP Opponents 16 - Fast Break Points Opponent UTEP Opp. Margin Washington State NM State vs. Princeton 0 0 Even vs. Xavier 4 4 Even vs. Washington at Colorado State at NM State Incarnate Word Southeastern La Arizona Alcorn State Kent State/North Dakota St. at North Texas at Rice Louisiana Tech Southern Miss at UTSA at Western Kentucky at Marshall UAB Middle Tennessee at Florida Atlantic at FIU Charlotte Old Dominion UTSA at Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss North Texas Rice Totals First Points For UTEP C.J. Cooper 3 Cedrick Lang 2 Julian Washburn 2 Vince Hunter 1 Lew Stallworth 1 First Substitution For UTEP Earvin Morris 4 Matt Willms 2 Omega Harris 1 Vince Hunter 1 Cedrick Lang 1 Hooper Vint 1 How UTEP Scored Its First Points Layup 3 Runner 2 Three-pointer 2 Hook shot 1 Jumper 1 Dunk 0 Free throw 0 Tip-In 0 Jump Balls Forced Vince Hunter 3 Cedrick Lang 1 Julian Washburn 1 Matt Willms 1 UTEP 6 Opponents 4 Opening Tip Controlled By... UTEP 5 (2-3) Opponents 4 (4-0) Points In The Paint Opponent UTEP Opp. Margin Washington State NM State vs. Princeton vs. Xavier vs. Washington Even at Colorado State Even at NM State Incarnate Word Southeastern La Arizona Alcorn State Kent State/North Dakota St. at North Texas at Rice Louisiana Tech Southern Miss at UTSA at Western Kentucky at Marshall UAB Middle Tennessee at Florida Atlantic at FIU Charlotte Old Dominion UTSA at Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss North Texas Rice Totals

14 Points Off Turnovers Opponent UTEP Opp. Margin Washington State NM State vs. Princeton 7 7 Even vs. Xavier vs. Washington at Colorado State at NM State Incarnate Word Southeastern La Arizona Alcorn State Kent State/North Dakota St. at North Texas at Rice Louisiana Tech Southern Miss at UTSA at Western Kentucky at Marshall UAB Middle Tennessee at Florida Atlantic at FIU Charlotte Old Dominion UTSA at Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss North Texas Rice Totals Second Chance Points Opponent UTEP Opp. Margin Washington State NM State vs. Princeton vs. Xavier vs. Washington at Colorado State at NM State Incarnate Word Southeastern La Arizona Alcorn State Kent State/North Dakota St. at North Texas at Rice Louisiana Tech Southern Miss at UTSA at Western Kentucky at Marshall UAB Middle Tennessee at Florida Atlantic at FIU Charlotte Old Dominion UTSA UTEP BASKETBALL CHARTING THE MINERS at Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss North Texas Rice Totals Three-Point Plays (FG+FT) Vince Hunter 8 Matt Willms 3 C.J. Cooper 2 Earvin Morris 2 Lew Stallworth 2 Cedrick Lang 1 Julian Washburn 1 UTEP 19 Opponents 9 Four-Point Plays UTEP 0 Opponents 0 Times Led UTEP In Assists Player Season Career C.J. Cooper 6 23 Julian Washburn 3 19 Cedrick Lang 2 3 Omega Harris 1 1 Vince Hunter 0 2 Times Led UTEP In Rebounding Player Season Career Vince Hunter 6 15 Matt Willms 3 6 Cedrick Lang 0 20 Julian Washburn 0 9 Hooper Vint 0 1 Times Led UTEP In Scoring Player Season Career Vince Hunter 6 16 C.J. Cooper 2 9 Julian Washburn 1 23 Cedrick Lang 1 4 Matt Willms Point Games Player Season Career Vince Hunter 3 8 C.J. Cooper 1 3 Julian Washburn 0 10 Cedrick Lang 0 2 Matt Willms Point Games Player Season Career None 40-Point Games Player Season Career None

15 Starting Lineups (^ - started as third guard) Opponent SG PG PF SF C Washington State Washburn Cooper Lang Hunter Vint NM State Harris Stallworth Winn Morris* Willms vs. Princeton Washburn Cooper Lang Hunter Willms vs. Xavier Washburn Cooper Lang Hunter Harris* vs. Washington Washburn Cooper Lang Hunter Willms at Colorado State Washburn Cooper Lang Hunter Willms at NM State Harris Cooper Lang Washburn Willms Incarnate Word Morris Cooper Lang Hunter Washburn* Southeastern Louisiana Washburn Cooper Lang Hunter Willms Arizona Alcorn State Kent State/North Dakota State at North Texas at Rice Louisiana Tech Southern Miss at UTSA at Western Kentucky at Marshall UAB Middle Tennessee at Florida Atlantic at FIU Charlotte Old Dominion UTSA at Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss North Texas Rice Starting Lineup Records (sorted by win percentage) Harris (g) - Cooper (g) - Morris (g) - Winn (f) - Willms (c) 1-0 Morris (g) - Cooper (g) - Lang (f) - Hunter (f) - Washburn (f) 1-0 Washburn (g) - Cooper (g) - Lang (f) - Hunter (f) - Harris (g) 1-0 Washburn (g) - Cooper (g) - Lang (f) - Hunter (f) - Vint (c) 1-0 Washburn (g) - Cooper (g) - Lang (f) - Hunter (f) - Willms (c) 2-2 Harris (g) - Cooper (g) - Lang (f) - Washburn (f) - Willms (c) 0-1 ^ Started as a third forward * Started as a third guard UTEP Point Production Seniors pts rbs C.J. Cooper Cedrick Lang Julian Washburn Totals Average Percentage Juniors pts rbs Earvin Morris Hooper Vint Totals Average Percentage Sophomores pts rbs Vince Hunter Matt Willms Totals Average Percentage Freshmen pts rbs Omega Harris Lew Stallworth 25 9 Totals Average Percentage Crunch Time Free Throws (Free throws shot in the final three minutes of regulation and overtime of games decided by less than 10 points) Player FT-FTA PCT C.J. Cooper Omega Harris Vince Hunter Cedrick Lang Earvin Morris Team Opponents Miners In Double Figures UTEP s record when each of the following players score in double figures: Player Record C.J. Cooper 3-1 Omega Harris 1-0 Vince Hunter 6-1 Cedrick Lang 3-3 Earvin Morris 4-1 Lew Stallworth 1-0 Julian Washburn 3-2 Matt Willms 0-1 Record When... Seven players score in DF 0-0 Six players score in DF 0-0 Five players score in DF 0-0 Four players score in DF 3-0 Three players score in DF 3-3 Two players score in DF 0-0 One player scores in DF 0-0 No players score in DF 0-0 Scoring Breakdown Player 1st 2nd OT Total C.J. Cooper Omega Harris Vince Hunter Cedrick Lang Earvin Morris Lew Stallworth Hooper Vint Julian Washburn Matt Willms Totals UTEP Bench Scoring Player Games Off Bench Points Scored Avg. Vince Hunter Cedrick Lang Julian Washburn Earvin Morris Omega Harris Matt Willms C.J. Cooper Lew Stallworth Hooper Vint Totals Opponents

16 UTEP 65, Washington State 62 Nov. 14, 2014 El Paso, Texas Don Haskins Center Wash. State tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Longrus f Railey c Iroegbu g Kernich-Drew g Lacy g Redding Dunbar Cheatum Hawkinson Johnson Boese TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 35.2% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 28.6% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 80.0% 1 UTEP tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Lang f Hunter f Vint c Washburn g Cooper g Harris Stallworth Morris Willms TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 34.9% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 28.6% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 65.4% 3 Officials: Kerry Sitton, Gene Grimshaw, Dan Nowakowski Attendance: 10,419 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Washington State UTEP Points in the paint-utep 32, WSU 30. Points off turnovers-utep 19, WSU 14. 2nd chance points-utep 18, WSU 4. Fast break points-utep 6, WSU 9. Bench points-utep 23, WSU 27. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-0 times. Last FG-UTEP 2nd-00:46, WSU 2nd-00:41. Largest lead-utep by 14 2nd-05:01, WSU None. UTEP 77, NM State 76 Nov. 22, 2014 El Paso, Texas Don Haskins Center NM State tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Barry f Nephawe c Eldridge g Baker g Mullings g Landry Huggins Taylor Wilkins Sikam TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 54.5% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 50.0% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 56.3% 2 UTEP tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Winn f Willms c Harris g Stallworth g Morris g Washburn Cooper Vint Lang Hunter TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 46.6% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 37.5% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 64.5% 6 Officials: Duke Edsall, Keith Kimble, Andrew Walton Attendance: 11,127 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total NM State UTEP Points in the paint-utep 46, NMSU 36. Points off turnovers-utep 13, NMSU 11. 2nd chance points-utep 13, NMSU 10. Fast break points-utep 2, NMSU 7. Bench points-utep 53, NMSU 28. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-5 times. Last FG-UTEP 2nd-00:18, NMSU 2nd-00:11. Largest lead-utep by 8 2nd-02:30, NMSU by 15 1st-02:02. UTEP 62, Princeton 56 Nov. 27, 2014 Fullerton, Calif. Titan Gym Princeton tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Weisz f Cook f Brase f Miller f Bell g Wilson Hazel Caruso Brennan Garbade TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 36.5% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 31.6% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 70.6% 4 UTEP tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Lang f Hunter f Willms c Washburn g Cooper g Harris Stallworth Morris Vint TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 45.7% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 50.0% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 65.0% 1 Officials: Tony Padilla, Frank Harvey, Ken Ditty Attendance: 2,241 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Princeton UTEP Points in the paint-utep 24, PU 26. Points off turnovers-utep 7, PU 7. 2nd chance points-utep 5, PU 12. Fast break points-utep 0, PU 0. Bench points-utep 9, PU 15. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times. Last FG-UTEP 2nd-00:33, PU 2nd-00:00. Largest lead-utep by 11 2nd-00:33, PU None. UTEP 77, Xavier 73 Nov. 28, 2014 Fullerton, Calif. Titan Gym UTEP tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Lang f Hunter f Harris g Washburn g Cooper g Stallworth Morris Vint Willms TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 48.1% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 40.0% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 65.4% 4 Xavier tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Farr f Bluiett f Stainbrook c Abell g D. Davis g Reynolds Randolph Sumner M. Davis O Mara Macura TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 45.9% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 42.1% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 60.0% 1 Officials: Mike Scyphers, Donnie Eppley, Michael Irving Attendance: 2,430 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total UTEP Xavier Points in the paint-utep 34, Xavier 30. Points off turnovers-utep 6, Xavier 14. 2nd chance points-utep 12, Xavier 5. Fast break points-utep 4, Xavier 4. Bench points-utep 17, Xavier 24. Score tied-7 times. Lead changed-8 times. Last FG-UTEP 2nd-04:34, Xavier 2nd-00:04. Largest lead-utep by 8 2nd-04:34, Xavier by 7 1st-13:14. Washington 68, UTEP 65 Nov. 30, 2014 Anaheim, Calif. Honda Center UTEP tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Lang f Hunter f Willms c Washburn g Cooper g Harris Stallworth Morris Vint TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 42.3% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 13.3% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 73.1% 4 Washington tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Jarreau f Kemp Jr. f Williams-Goss g Anderson g Andrews g Johnson Winters Upshaw Dorsey TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 42.9% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 50.0% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 70.0% 3 Officials: Tony Padilla, Chris Rastatter, Mike Scyphers Attendance: 2,191 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total UTEP Washington Points in the paint-utep 26, UW 26. Points off turnovers-utep 8, UW 24. 2nd chance points-utep 12, UW 11. Fast break points-utep 0, UW 2. Bench points-utep 10, UW 16. Score tied-6 times. Lead changed-6 times. Last FG-UTEP 2nd-00:08, UW 2nd-02:27. Largest lead-utep by 4 2nd-03:47, UW by 13 1st-04:35. Colorado State 65, UTEP 62 Dec. 3, 2014 Fort Collins, Colo. Moby Arena UTEP tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Lang f Hunter f Willms c Washburn g Cooper g Harris Stallworth Morris Vint TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 46.0% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 40.0% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 54.5% 3 Colorado St. tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Kidd f Daniels f Avila f Bejarano g De Ciman g Clavell Gillon Hurst TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 48.0% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 46.7% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 55.6% 3 Officials: Bob Staffen, Kelly Self, Randy Heimerman Attendance: 3,480 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total UTEP Colorado State Points in the paint-utep 30, CSU 30. Points off turnovers-utep 19, CSU 8. 2nd chance points-utep 8, CSU 11. Fast break points-utep 2, CSU 5. Bench points-utep 15, CSU 14. Score tied-2 times. Lead changed-2 times. Last FG-UTEP 2nd-00:55, CSU 2nd-03:43. Largest lead-utep by 2 1st-18:11, CSU by 15 1st-06:09.

17 NM State 71, UTEP 64 Dec. 6, 2014 Las Cruces, N.M. Pan American Center UTEP tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Lang f Washburn f Willms c Harris g Cooper g Stallworth Morris Vint Hunter TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 42.1% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 30.0% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 76.5% 1 NM State tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Barry f Siakam c Landry g Eldridge g Baker g Huggins Taylor Wilkins Pennie TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 39.6% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 57.1% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 83.3% 3 Officials: Tom O Neill, Larry Spaulding, Chris Rastatter Attendance: 8,789 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total UTEP NM State Points in the paint-utep 30, NMSU 16. Points off turnovers-utep 8, NMSU 16. 2nd chance points-utep 5, NMSU 3. Fast break points-utep 2, NMSU 0. Bench points-utep 26, NMSU 18. Score tied-7 times. Lead changed-3 times. Last FG-UTEP 2nd-00:07, NMSU 2nd-00:03. Largest lead-utep by 9 2nd-13:17, NMSU by 8 1st-10:25. UTEP 81, Incarnate Word 65 Dec. 8, 2014 El Paso, Texas Don Haskins Center Incarnate Word tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Farris f Walker g Badillo g Hittle g Livingston g S. Johnson P. Johnson Baker Henry Barry TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 34.9% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 24.0% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 65.2% 1 UTEP tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Lang f Hunter f Washburn f Morris g Cooper g Harris Stallworth Vint Willms TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 64.7% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 22.2% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 76.5% 0 Officials: Gerry Pollard, Terry Davis, Andrew Walton Attendance: 6,570 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Incarnate Word UTEP Points in the paint-utep 48, IW 18. Points off turnovers-utep 12, IW 19. 2nd chance points-utep 12, IW 6. Fast break points-utep 8, IW 10. Bench points-utep 35, IW 7. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-2 times. Last FG-UTEP 2nd-00:18, IW 2nd-00:03. Largest lead-utep by 21 1st-05:20, IW by 2 1st-17:38. UTEP 80, Southeastern Louisiana 62 Dec. 16, 2014 El Paso, Texas Don Haskins Center SE Louisiana tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Ochie f Upson c Filmore g Jackson g Guillory g Duplessis Jenkins Grieves Lobell Rumph Barclay Maggio TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 38.1% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 19.0% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 71.4% 2 UTEP tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Lang f Hunter f Willms c Washburn g Cooper g Harris Stallworth Morris Vint TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 57.4% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 42.9% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 75.0% 1 Officials: Tom O Neill, Ray Natili, Mike O Neill Attendance: 6,811 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Southeastern Louisiana UTEP Points in the paint-utep 44, SELA 32. Points off turnovers-utep 10, SELA 6. 2nd chance points-utep 6, SELA 11. Fast break points-utep 6, SELA 2. Bench points-utep 25, SELA 6. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-1 time. Last FG-UTEP 2nd-00:37, SELA 2nd-00:48. Largest lead-utep by 24 2nd-03:51, SELA by 2 1st-19:32.

18 2 OMEGA HARRIS GUARD FR-HS BETHANY, OKLA. (PUTNAM CITY WEST) Notes: Averaging 5.3 ppg and 2.4 rpg... shooting 36.2 percent from the field and 37.5 percent from three-point range in 23.0 mpg... has started three times... made his UTEP debut versus Washington State and recorded three points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal in 15 minutes... started against NM State and scored 13 points in 25 minutes... his putback layup with 18 seconds remaining proved to be the winning basket in the Miners triumph over the Aggies... accounted for all nine of UTEP s bench points versus Princeton... added five points against Washington... four assists and three steals at Colorado State... five points in a season-high 31 minutes at NM State... produced six points versus Incarnate Word, along with season-highs for rebounds (five) and assists (five). SEASON & UTEP HIGHS Field Goals Season: 5, NM State ( ) Career: 5, NM State ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season: 11, NM State ( ) Career: 11, NM State ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season: 2, Princeton ( ) Career: 2, Princeton ( ) Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Season: 4, Washington ( ) Career: 4, Washington ( ) Free Throws Season: 3, Princeton ( ) Career: 3, Princeton ( ) Free Throw Attempts Season: 4, two times, last Princeton ( ) Career: 4, two times, last Princeton ( ) GAME-BY-GAME Opponent FG Pct. 3FG Pct. FT Pct. O-D-R PF A TO B S PTS MIN N14 Washington State N22 NM State^ N27 vs. Princeton% N28 vs. Xavier%^ N30 vs. Washington% D3 at Colorado State D6 at NM State^ D8 Incarnate Word D16 Southeastern La D19 Arizona D21 Alcorn State# D22 Kent St./North Dakota St.# J2 at North Texas* J4 at Rice* J8 Louisiana Tech* J10 Southern Miss* J17 at UTSA* J22 at Western Kentucky* J24 at Marshall* J29 UAB* J31 Middle Tennessee* F5 at Florida Atlantic* F7 at FIU* F12 Charlotte* F14 Old Dominion* F21 UTSA* F26 at Louisiana Tech* F28 at Southern Miss* M5 North Texas* M7 Rice* Rebounds Season: 5, Incarnate Word ( ) Career: 5, Incarnate Word ( ) Assists Season: 5, Incarnate Word ( ) Career: 5, Incarnate Word ( ) Blocks Season: 1, at Colorado State ( ) Career: 1, at Colorado State ( ) Steals Season: 3, at Colorado State ( ) Career: 3, at Colorado State ( ) Points Season: 13, NM State ( ) Career: 13, NM State ( ) Minutes Played Season: 31, at NM State ( ) Career: 31, at NM State ( ) Miscellaneous Stats Games with double figure points 1 Games with double figure rebounds 0 Double-doubles 0 Games playing 30+ minutes 1 ^ denotes starter * Conference USA game % Wooden Legacy (Fullerton & Anaheim, Calif.) # WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational + C-USA Championship (Birmingham, Ala.)

19 4 JULIAN WASHBURN FORWARD/GUARD SR-2L DALLAS, TEXAS (DUNCANVILLE) Notes: Two-time All-Conference USA (third team 2013, second team 2014)... twotime member of the C-USA All-Defensive Team... ranks fourth in school history in minutes (3,613), 12th in field goals made (502) and 12th in scoring (1,284 points)... with 97 steals, needs four to tie Quintan Gates ( ) and Kevin Henderson ( ) for 14th place in the UTEP record book... averaging 10.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.9 apg and 0.9 spg... shooting 42 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from outside and 76.2 percent from the line... after a slow start to the season, has scored in double figures in four of the last five games while making 25-of-49 shots (.510)... opened the season with nine points, seven rebounds, three assists, three steals and a block versus Washington State... tallied 11 points in a reserve role against NM State... led the Miners in assists (five) versus Princeton while adding eight points and two steals... contributed eight points, five rebounds, three assists and a block against Xavier... scored his season-high 17 points versus Washington... scored 16 points at Colorado State (6-for-11 FGs, 2-for-3 3FGs, 2-for-2 FTs)... tallied 10 points, seven rebounds and four assists versus Incarnate Word... made 6-of-10 shots in a 15-point night against Southeastern Louisiana. SEASON & UTEP HIGHS Field Goals Season: 8, Washington ( ) Career: 10, Oregon ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season: 15, Washington ( ) Career: 17, three times, last Fresno State ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season: 2, two times, last at Colorado State ( ) Career: 4, four times, last vs. East Carolina ( ) Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Season: 6, Washington ( ) Career: 9, Charlotte (1-9-14) Free Throws Season: 5, Washington State ( ) Career: 9, vs. Southern Miss ( ) GAME-BY-GAME Opponent FG Pct. 3FG Pct. FT Pct. O-D-R PF A TO B S PTS MIN N14 Washington State^ N22 NM State N27 vs. Princeton%^ N28 vs. Xavier%^ N30 vs. Washington%^ D3 at Colorado State^ D6 at NM State^ D8 Incarnate Word^ D16 Southeastern La.^ D19 Arizona D21 Alcorn State# D22 Kent St./North Dakota St.# J2 at North Texas* J4 at Rice* J8 Louisiana Tech* J10 Southern Miss* J17 at UTSA* J22 at Western Kentucky* J24 at Marshall* J29 UAB* J31 Middle Tennessee* F5 at Florida Atlantic* F7 at FIU* F12 Charlotte* F14 Old Dominion* F21 UTSA* F26 at Louisiana Tech* F28 at Southern Miss* M5 North Texas* M7 Rice* ^ denotes starter * Conference USA game % Wooden Legacy (Fullerton & Anaheim, Calif.) # WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational + C-USA Championship (Birmingham, Ala.) Free Throw Attempts Season: 6, Washington State ( ) Career: 10, vs. Southern Miss ( ) Rebounds Season: 7, two times, last Incarnate Word ( ) Career: 10, two times, last Sacramento State ( ) Assists Season: 5, Princeton ( ) Career: 6, SMU ( ) Blocks Season: 1, three times, last Washington ( ) Career: 3, at UTSA (3-6-14) Steals Season: 3, Washington State ( ) Career: 4, at Oregon ( ) Points Season: 17, Washington ( ) Career: 23, Oregon ( ) Minutes Played Season: 35, Washington ( ) Career: 54, Oregon ( ) Miscellaneous Stats Games with double figure points 70 Games with double figure rebounds 2 Double-doubles 1 Games playing 30+ minutes 89

20 5 C.J. COOPER GUARD SR-3L CHINO, CALIF. (LUTHERAN) Notes: Seventh in school history with 121 three-point field goals made... has dished out 37 assists with 14 turnovers this season... averaging 7.4 ppg and 4.1 apg... after scoring in double figures in three of the first four games, has done so once over the last five outings (7-for-25 from the floor, 2-for-13 from outside during that span)... scored in double figures (11 points) in the opener against Washington State with five assists and two steals... was relatively quiet offensively (four points) versus NM State, but did hit a big three pointer with 4:44 remaining that gave the Miners only their second lead of the night in an eventual triumph... recorded a career-high tying seven assists against the Aggies while coming off the bench... scored all 10 of his points in the second half versus Princeton, including a three-pointer with 1:34 remaining that pushed a three-point lead (51-48) to six... scored 14 of his career-high 22 points in the second half against Xavier... shot 5-for-9 from the field, 4-for-7 from beyond the arc and 8-for-10 from the line versus the Musketeers with four assists and no turnovers in 36 minutes... six assists and no giveaways in 36 minutes at Colorado State... tallied 12 points in 36 minutes at NM State... recorded his first career blocked shot in his 102nd college game against Southeastern Louisiana. SEASON & UTEP HIGHS Field Goals Season: 5, Xavier ( ) Career: 6, four times, last at UTSA (3-6-14) Field Goal Attempts Season: 9, Xavier ( ) Career: 15, two times, last at UAB ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season: 4, Xavier ( ) Career: 4, four times, last Xavier ( ) Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Season: 7, Xavier ( ) Career: 11, three times, last vs. Southern Miss ( ) Free Throws Season: 8, Xavier ( ) Career: 10, Colorado State ( ) Free Throw Attempts Season: 10, Xavier ( ) Career: 10, two times, last Xavier ( ) GAME-BY-GAME Opponent FG Pct. 3FG Pct. FT Pct. O-D-R PF A TO B S PTS MIN N14 Washington State^ N22 NM State N27 vs. Princeton%^ N28 vs. Xavier%^ N30 vs. Washington%^ D3 at Colorado State^ D6 at NM State^ D8 Incarnate Word^ D16 Southeastern La.^ D19 Arizona D21 Alcorn State# D22 Kent St./North Dakota St.# J2 at North Texas* J4 at Rice* J8 Louisiana Tech* J10 Southern Miss* J17 at UTSA* J22 at Western Kentucky* J24 at Marshall* J29 UAB* J31 Middle Tennessee* F5 at Florida Atlantic* F7 at FIU* F12 Charlotte* F14 Old Dominion* F21 UTSA* F26 at Louisiana Tech* F28 at Southern Miss* M5 North Texas* M7 Rice* Rebounds Season: 3, four times, last Incarnate Word ( ) Career: 5, three times, last UTSA ( ) Assists Season: 7, NM State ( ) Career: 7, two times, last NM State ( ) Blocks Season: 1, SE Louisiana ( ) Career: 1, SE Louisiana ( ) Steals Season: 2, Washington State ( ) Career: 4, LA Tech ( ) Points Season: 22, Xavier ( ) Career: 22, Xavier ( ) Minutes Played Season: 36, three times, last at NM State ( ) Career: 46, Denver ( ) Miscellaneous Stats Games with double figure points 27 Games with double figure rebounds 0 Double-doubles 0 Games playing 30+ minutes 28 ^ denotes starter * Conference USA game % Wooden Legacy (Fullerton & Anaheim, Calif.) # WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational + C-USA Championship (Birmingham, Ala.)

21 13 LEW STALLWORTH GUARD FR-HS NEWHALL, CALIF. (WILLIAM S. HART) Notes: Averaging 2.8 ppg and 0.9 apg in 11.0 mpg... shooting 83.3 percent (10- for-12) from the line... earned 11 minutes of playing time in the opener versus Washington State and did not commit a turnover... started against NM State, posting a three-point play and an assist... scored two points with an assist in 15 minutes versus Xavier... blocked a shot against Washington... hit his first collegiate three pointer at Colorado State... two points, two rebounds and a block at NM State... scored in double figures for the first time at the collegiate level against Incarnate Word (13 points)... was perfect from both the field (4-for-4) and the line (5-for-5) versus the Cardinals in a season-high 18 minutes... dished out a season-high three assists against Southeastern Louisiana. SEASON & UTEP HIGHS Field Goals Season: 4, Incarnate Word ( ) Career: 4, Incarnate Word ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season: 4, Incarnate Word ( ) Career: 4, Incarnate Word ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season: 1, at Colorado State ( ) Career: 1, at Colorado State ( ) Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Season: 2, two times, last at Colorado State ( ) Career: 2, two times, last at Colorado State ( ) Free Throws Season: 5, Incarnate Word ( ) Career: 5, Incarnate Word ( ) Free Throw Attempts Season: 5, Incarnate Word ( ) Career: 5, Incarnate Word ( ) GAME-BY-GAME Opponent FG Pct. 3FG Pct. FT Pct. O-D-R PF A TO B S PTS MIN N14 Washington State N22 NM State^ N27 vs. Princeton% N28 vs. Xavier% N30 vs. Washington% D3 at Colorado State D6 at NM State D8 Incarnate Word D16 Southeastern La D19 Arizona D21 Alcorn State# D22 Kent St./North Dakota St.# J2 at North Texas* J4 at Rice* J8 Louisiana Tech* J10 Southern Miss* J17 at UTSA* J22 at Western Kentucky* J24 at Marshall* J29 UAB* J31 Middle Tennessee* F5 at Florida Atlantic* F7 at FIU* F12 Charlotte* F14 Old Dominion* F21 UTSA* F26 at Louisiana Tech* F28 at Southern Miss* M5 North Texas* M7 Rice* Rebounds Season: 2, four times, last SE Louisiana ( ) Career: 2, four times, last SE Louisiana ( ) Assists Season: 3, SE Louisiana ( ) Career: 3, SE Louisiana ( ) Blocks Season: 1, two times, last at NM State ( ) Career: 1, two times, last at NM State ( ) Steals Season: 1, Colorado State ( ) Career: 1, Colorado State ( ) Points Season: 13, Incarnate Word ( ) Career: 13, Incarnate Word ( ) Minutes Played Season: 18, Incarnate Word ( ) Career: 18, Incarnate Word ( ) Miscellaneous Stats Games with double figure points 1 Games with double figure rebounds 0 Double-doubles 0 Games playing 30+ minutes 0 ^ denotes starter * Conference USA game % Wooden Legacy (Fullerton & Anaheim, Calif.) # WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational + C-USA Championship (Birmingham, Ala.)

22 20 EARVIN MORRIS GUARD JR-TR MEMPHIS, TENN. (EAST/TALLAHASSEE CC) Notes: Newcomer is collecting 9.3 ppg in 19.0 mpg, shooting 47.1 percent from the floor and 44.4 percent from three-point territory... team leader in bench points (67) with four double-figure scoring games off the pine... has scored in double figures in three straight games (13.7 ppg), making 16-of-30 shots (.533) and 7-of-12 three pointers (.583)... poured in 13 points in his UTEP debut versus Washington State... made 5-of-10 shots and added two blocks in 26 minutes off the bench... started for the first time at UTEP against NM State, scoring three points in 14 minutes... had a big first half versus Xavier, scoring 13 points (5-for-8 FGs, 2-for-3 3FGs) with four rebounds in only seven minutes... totaled 15 points against the Musketeers... three points, three rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block versus Washington... scored nine points off the bench at Colorado State... produced 10 points in a reserve role at NM State... started against Incarnate Word and scored 14 points (6-for-10 FGs) with seven rebounds and three assists... made 4-of-5 three point attempts and scored a season-high 17 points versus Southeastern Louisiana. SEASON & UTEP HIGHS Field Goals Season: 6, three times, last SE Louisiana ( ) Career: 6, three times, last SE Louisiana ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season: 10, four times, last SE Louisiana ( ) Career: 10, four times, last SE Louisiana ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season: 4, SE Louisiana ( ) Career: 4, SE Louisiana ( ) Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Season: 6, Washington State ( ) Career: 6, Washington State ( ) Free Throws Season: 3, NM State ( ) Career: 3, NM State ( ) Free Throw Attempts Season: 5, NM State ( ) Career: 5, NM State ( ) GAME-BY-GAME Opponent FG Pct. 3FG Pct. FT Pct. O-D-R PF A TO B S PTS MIN N14 Washington State N22 NM State^ N27 vs. Princeton% N28 vs. Xavier% N30 vs. Washington% D3 at Colorado State D6 at NM State D8 Incarnate Word^ D16 Southeastern La D19 Arizona D21 Alcorn State# D22 Kent St./North Dakota St.# J2 at North Texas* J4 at Rice* J8 Louisiana Tech* J10 Southern Miss* J17 at UTSA* J22 at Western Kentucky* J24 at Marshall* J29 UAB* J31 Middle Tennessee* F5 at Florida Atlantic* F7 at FIU* F12 Charlotte* F14 Old Dominion* F21 UTSA* F26 at Louisiana Tech* F28 at Southern Miss* M5 North Texas* M7 Rice* Rebounds Season: 7, Incarnate Word ( ) Career: 7, Incarnate Word ( ) Assists Season: 3, Incarnate Word ( ) Career: 3, Incarnate Word ( ) Blocks Season: 2, Washington State ( ) Career: 2, Washington State ( ) Steals Season: 2, Washington ( ) Career: 2, Washington ( ) Points Season: 17, SE Louisiana ( ) Career: 17, SE Louisiana ( ) Minutes Played Season: 26, Washington State ( ) Career: 26, Washington State ( ) Miscellaneous Stats Games with double figure points 5 Games with double figure rebounds 0 Double-doubles 0 Games playing 30+ minutes 0 ^ denotes starter * Conference USA game % Wooden Legacy (Fullerton & Anaheim, Calif.) # WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational + C-USA Championship (Birmingham, Ala.)

23 23 HOOPER VINT CENTER JR-2L VAN BUREN, ARK. (VAN BUREN) Notes: Averaging 2.0 ppg and 1.2 rpg with four blocks in nine games... shooting 47.4 percent from the field... started for the first time in his career versus Washington State... played 11 minutes with three rebounds and a blocked shot... saw four minutes of court time against NM State... blocked two shots in nine minutes versus Princeton... scored his first points of the season against Washington... scored 14 points in back-to-back games versus NM State and Incarnate Word, including a career-high matching eight against the Cardinals... was 3-for-3 from the field at NM State (six points) and 4-for-6 versus Incarnate Word... also registered five rebounds in only 12 minutes against Incarnate Word minutes versus Southeastern Louisiana equaled his most in a game since the season. SEASON & UTEP HIGHS Field Goals Season: 4, Incarnate Word ( ) Career: 4, Incarnate Word ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season: 6, Incarnate Word ( ) Career: 6, Incarnate Word ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season: N/A Career: 2, UC Riverside ( ) Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Season: 2, NM State ( ) Career: 2, four times, last NM State ( ) Free Throws Season: N/A Career: 4, at NM State ( ) Free Throw Attempts Season: 2, SE Louisiana ( ) Career: 4, at NM State ( ) GAME-BY-GAME Opponent FG Pct. 3FG Pct. FT Pct. O-D-R PF A TO B S PTS MIN N14 Washington State^ N22 NM State N27 vs. Princeton% N28 vs. Xavier% N30 vs. Washington% D3 at Colorado State D6 at NM State D8 Incarnate Word D16 Southeastern La D19 Arizona D21 Alcorn State# D22 Kent St./North Dakota St.# J2 at North Texas* J4 at Rice* J8 Louisiana Tech* J10 Southern Miss* J17 at UTSA* J22 at Western Kentucky* J24 at Marshall* J29 UAB* J31 Middle Tennessee* F5 at Florida Atlantic* F7 at FIU* F12 Charlotte* F14 Old Dominion* F21 UTSA* F26 at Louisiana Tech* F28 at Southern Miss* M5 North Texas* M7 Rice* Rebounds Season: 5, Incarnate Word ( ) Career: 5, four times, last Incarnate Word ( ) Assists Season: 1, Xavier ( ) Career: 2, two times, last at Southern Miss ( ) Blocks Season: 2, Princeton ( ) Career: 2, three times, last Princeton ( ) Steals Season: N/A Career: 1, Houston Baptist ( ) Points Season: 8, Incarnate Word ( ) Career: 8, three times, last Incarnate Word ( ) Minutes Played Season: 16, SE Louisiana ( ) Career: 20, at NM State ( ) Miscellaneous Stats Games with double figure points 0 Games with double figure rebounds 0 Double-doubles 0 Games playing 30+ minutes 0 ^ denotes starter * Conference USA game % Wooden Legacy (Fullerton & Anaheim, Calif.) # WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational + C-USA Championship (Birmingham, Ala.)

24 31 CEDRICK LANG FORWARD SR-3L SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (O GORMAN) Notes: Has flashed a vastly-improved offensive game early in the season... averaging 10.7 ppg with a.582 field goal percentage and.727 free throw percentage... has six double-figure scoring games this season (total of eight in )... also collecting 6.2 rpg... third on the team in scoring and second in rebounding... has pulled down 560 rebounds in his career... has had one turnover or less in seven of the last eight games... a career.566 free throw shooter entering the season, he is 8-for-8 at the stripe over the last three games... solid in the opener versus Washington State with eight points and six rebounds in 20 minutes.. made 6-of-9 shots and 3-of-4 free throws, part of a 15-point, seven-rebound night against NM State... had 10 second-half points versus the I-10 rival Aggies... double-double against Princeton (13 points/10 rebounds)... picked up his second straight double-double against Xavier (13 points/10 rebounds)... tallied 14 points versus Washington... added 13 points at Colorado State... posted 12 points and seven rebounds at NM State, scoring in double figures in six consecutive games for the first time in his UTEP career... collected a career-high six assists (no turnovers) with seven rebounds and two steals against Southeastern Louisiana. SEASON & UTEP HIGHS Field Goals Season: 6, NM State ( ) Career: 9, Arkansas-Pine Bluff ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season: 9, two times, last at NM State ( ) Career: 11, NM State ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season: N/A Career: N/A Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Season: N/A Career: N/A Free Throws Season: 6, Washington ( ) Career: 7, NM State ( ) GAME-BY-GAME Opponent FG Pct. 3FG Pct. FT Pct. O-D-R PF A TO B S PTS MIN N14 Washington State^ N22 NM State N27 vs. Princeton%^ N28 vs. Xavier%^ N30 vs. Washington%^ D3 at Colorado State^ D6 at NM State^ D8 Incarnate Word^ D16 Southeastern La.^ D19 Arizona D21 Alcorn State# D22 Kent St./North Dakota St.# J2 at North Texas* J4 at Rice* J8 Louisiana Tech* J10 Southern Miss* J17 at UTSA* J22 at Western Kentucky* J24 at Marshall* J29 UAB* J31 Middle Tennessee* F5 at Florida Atlantic* F7 at FIU* F12 Charlotte* F14 Old Dominion* F21 UTSA* F26 at Louisiana Tech* F28 at Southern Miss* M5 North Texas* M7 Rice* ^ denotes starter * Conference USA game % Wooden Legacy (Fullerton & Anaheim, Calif.) # WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational + C-USA Championship (Birmingham, Ala.) Free Throw Attempts Season: 8, three times, last at Colorado State ( ) Career: 10, two times, last NM State ( ) Rebounds Season: 10, two times, last Xavier ( ) Career: 15, Tulsa (2-9-13) Assists Season: 6, SE Louisiana ( ) Career: 6, SE Louisiana ( ) Blocks Season: 1, two times, last at NM State ( ) Career: 4, Stephen F. Austin ( ) Steals Season: 2, SE Louisiana ( ) Career: 2, four times, last SE Louisiana ( ) Points Season: 15, NM State ( ) Career: 22, Arkansas-Pine Bluff ( ) Minutes Played Season: 37, Princeton ( ) Career: 41, Oregon ( ) Miscellaneous Stats Games with double figure points 27 Games with double figure rebounds 9 Double-doubles 5 Games playing 30+ minutes 13

25 32 VINCE HUNTER FORWARD SO-1L DETROIT, MICH. (CONSORTIUM COLLEGE PREP) Notes: Team leader in scoring (16.2 ppg), rebounding (10.1 rpg) and steals (1.0 spg)... shooting.554 from the field... had a double-double in the first five games, becoming the first Miner since Jim Barnes in 1963 to open a season with five such contests... has six double-doubles overall to tie for fifth nationally... over the last two games has made 18-of-22 shots (.818) with 42 points and 19 rebounds in only 49 minutes... appointed the season s first C-USA Player of the Week after posting a team-high 14 points, 16 rebounds and two blocks against Washington State... the 16 boards were a career high... scored 16 of his 23 points in the second half versus NM State while adding 10 boards... converted two three-point plays in a span of 2:26 late in the game, helping the Miners rally from a 15-point first half deficit to clip the Aggies, points and 12 rebounds with three assists and two steals against Princeton... scored 14 points in the second half versus the Tigers... contributed 17 points and 12 rebounds versus Xavier with 15 points and eight boards in the second half... earned a spot on the Wooden Legacy All-Tournament team after putting 20 points and 13 rebounds on the board against Washington... in three Wooden Legacy games, averaged 18.3 points and a tournament-leading 12.3 rebounds with 43 of his 55 points coming in the second halves of games... for his efforts was named C-USA Player of the Week for a second time this season on Dec eight points and five rebounds in only 16 minutes at NM State before fouling out... registered 16 points (7-for-9 FGs) and 12 rebounds in only 21 minutes versus Incarnate Word... duplicated his career-best with 26 points on 11-of-13 shooting against Southeastern Louisiana field goals made versus the Lions were a UTEP high. SEASON & UTEP HIGHS Field Goals Season: 11, SE Louisiana ( ) Career: 11, SE Louisiana ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season: 15, Washington State ( ) Career: 15, Washington State ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season: 1, Princeton ( ) Career: 1, Princeton ( ) Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Season: 2, Xavier ( ) Career: 2, Xavier ( ) Free Throws Season: 8, Washington ( ) Career: 10, two times, last at Southern Miss ( ) Free Throw Attempts Season: 11, NM State ( ) Career: 16, LA Tech ( ) GAME-BY-GAME Opponent FG Pct. 3FG Pct. FT Pct. O-D-R PF A TO B S PTS MIN N14 Washington State^ N22 NM State N27 vs. Princeton%^ N28 vs. Xavier%^ N30 vs. Washington%^ D3 at Colorado State^ D6 at NM State D8 Incarnate Word^ D16 Southeastern La.^ D19 Arizona D21 Alcorn State# D22 Kent St./North Dakota St.# J2 at North Texas* J4 at Rice* J8 Louisiana Tech* J10 Southern Miss* J17 at UTSA* J22 at Western Kentucky* J24 at Marshall* J29 UAB* J31 Middle Tennessee* F5 at Florida Atlantic* F7 at FIU* F12 Charlotte* F14 Old Dominion* F21 UTSA* F26 at Louisiana Tech* F28 at Southern Miss* M5 North Texas* M7 Rice* Rebounds Season: 16, Washington State ( ) Career: 16, Washington State ( ) Assists Season: 3, Princeton ( ) Career: 5, two times, last at Southern Miss ( ) Blocks Season: 2, two times, last Washington ( ) Career: 3, two times, last Denver ( ) Steals Season: 2, two times, last Princeton ( ) Career: 4, at Middle Tennessee ( ) Points Season: 26, SE Louisiana ( ) Career: 26, three times, last SE Louisiana ( ) Minutes Played Season: 35, Washington ( ) Career: 38, LA Tech ( ) Miscellaneous Stats Games with double figure points 29 Games with double figure rebounds 10 Double-doubles 8 Games playing 30+ minutes 14 ^ denotes starter * Conference USA game % Wooden Legacy (Fullerton & Anaheim, Calif.) # WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational + C-USA Championship (Birmingham, Ala.)

26 41 MATT WILLMS CENTER SR-1L LEAMINGTON, ONTARIO, CANADA (FINDLAY PREP) Notes: Averaging 5.7 ppg and 5.1 rpg, shooting 54.1 percent from the field... leads the Miners with 11 blocked shots (seven in the last three games)... over the last four games has averaged 8.3 ppg and 7.8 rpg... team leader in rebounding three times in the last four games... came off the bench versus Washington State and contributed seven points, three rebounds, a block and two steals over 21 minutes... returned to the starting lineup against NM State and contributed five points and four boards... tallied four points, three rebounds, two assists and a block versus Princeton... four rebounds in 17 minutes against Washington... had his top offensive game of the season at Colorado State with 11 points and seven rebounds.. had his top defensive game to date at NM State with a career-high nine rebounds and four blocks in only 20 minutes... scored eight points with six rebounds in 18 minutes versus Incarnate Word... close to a double-double against Southeastern Louisiana with nine points and nine rebounds... also recorded four assists (career high), no turnovers and two blocks in 25 minutes versus the Lions. SEASON & UTEP HIGHS Field Goals Season: 4, two times, last SE Louisiana ( ) Career: 8, Loyola ( ) Field Goal Attempts Season: 7, SE Louisiana ( ) Career: 13, Loyola ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Season: N/A Career: N/A Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Season: N/A Career: N/A Free Throws Season: 3, at Colorado State ( ) Career: 6, at North Texas (3-2-14) Free Throw Attempts Season: 5, at Colorado State ( ) Career: 8, at North Texas (3-2-14) GAME-BY-GAME Opponent FG Pct. 3FG Pct. FT Pct. O-D-R PF A TO B S PTS MIN N14 Washington State N22 NM State^ N27 vs. Princeton%^ N28 vs. Xavier% N30 vs. Washington%^ D3 at Colorado State^ D6 at NM State^ D8 Incarnate Word D16 Southeastern La.^ D19 Arizona D21 Alcorn State# D22 Kent St./North Dakota St.# J2 at North Texas* J4 at Rice* J8 Louisiana Tech* J10 Southern Miss* J17 at UTSA* J22 at Western Kentucky* J24 at Marshall* J29 UAB* J31 Middle Tennessee* F5 at Florida Atlantic* F7 at FIU* F12 Charlotte* F14 Old Dominion* F21 UTSA* F26 at Louisiana Tech* F28 at Southern Miss* M5 North Texas* M7 Rice* Rebounds Season: 9, two times, last SE Louisiana ( ) Career: 9, two times, last SE Louisiana ( ) Assists Season: 4, SE Louisiana ( ) Career: 4, SE Louisiana ( ) Blocks Season: 4, at NM State ( ) Career: 4, two times, last at NM State ( ) Steals Season: 2, Washington State ( ) Career: 4, Florida Atlantic ( ) Points Season: 11, at Colorado State ( ) Career: 20, Loyola ( ) Minutes Played Season: 27, at Colorado State ( ) Career: 28, Sacramento State ( ) Miscellaneous Stats Games with double figure points 5 Games with double figure rebounds 0 Double-doubles 0 Games playing 30+ minutes 0 ^ denotes starter * Conference USA game % Wooden Legacy (Fullerton & Anaheim, Calif.) # WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational + C-USA Championship (Birmingham, Ala.)