2023–24 UTEP Miners women's basketball team

The 2023–24 UTEP Miners women's basketball team represents the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Miners, led by Keitha Adams in the first season of her second stint as head coach, and 17th season overall, played their home games at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas as a member of Conference USA.

2023–24 UTEP Miners women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record12–19 (6–10 C-USA)
Head coach
Associate head coachEwa Laskowska
Assistant coaches
  • Jareica Hughes
  • Lulu McKinney
Home arenaDon Haskins Center
2023–24 Conference USA women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Middle Tennessee †16–0 1.00030–5  .857
Liberty11–5 .68818–16  .529
FIU11–5 .68821–12  .636
Louisiana Tech7–9 .43814–19  .424
Jacksonville State7–9 .43812–17  .414
New Mexico State6–10 .37513–18  .419
Western Kentucky6–10 .37515–17  .469
UTEP6–10 .37512–19  .387
Sam Houston2–14 .1257–22  .241
† 2024 CUSA tournament winner

Previous season

The Miners finished the 2022–23 season 20–12, 12–8 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourth place.[1] As the #4 seed in the C-USA tournament, they defeated #5 seed Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals,[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Middle Tennessee in the semifinals.[3] They received an at-large bid into the WNIT,[4] where they would lose in the first round to Texas Tech.[5]

On April 5, 2023, head coach Kevin Baker announced his resignation, after six years at the helm.[6] On April 11, 2023, it was announced that Wichita State head coach Keitha Adams, who coached the Miners from 2001 to 2017, would be returning as the team's next head coach.[7]

Roster
2023–24 UTEP Miners women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Mahri Petree 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrBradley Detroit, Michigan
G 1 D'Arrah Allen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrSeward County Community College Los Angeles, California
G 2 Erin Wilson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrJacksonville Auburndale, Florida
G 3 Ivane Tensaie 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrPenn State Roseville, Minnesota
G 4 Veonce Powell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SoTyler Junior College Miami, Florida
G 5 Delma Zita 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrNew Mexico Junior College Maputo, Mozambique
G 10 Zhane Thompson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SoSeward County Community College Burnsville, Minnesota
G 11 Aaliyah Stanton 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrRancho Christian High School San Diego, California
G 12 Aspen Salazar 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrCentennial High School Las Cruces, New Mexico
F 13 Dunja Zecevic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrSportska Gimnazija Belgrade, Serbia
G 20 Thelma Barbitch 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrCentre National d'Education a Distance Paris, France
F 22 Mariama Sow 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrNew Mexico Junior College Thiès, Senegal
F 23 Luisa Vydrova 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrGymnázium Nad Štolou Prague, Czech Republic
F 24 Adhel Tac 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrTCU Garland, Texas
F 35 Jane Asinde 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrWichita State Kampala, Uganda
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 30, 2024

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2023*
2:00 pm		 New Mexico Highlands W 73–55  –
  14 – Tac  10 – Tac  2 – 5 Tied  Don Haskins Center (1,507)
El Paso, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Western New Mexico W 75–58  1–0
  16 – Petree  7 – Tac  4 – Zita  Don Haskins Center (1,007)
El Paso, TX
November 11, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Kansas City W 62–60  2–0
  24 – Asinde  14 – Asinde  7 – Zita  Don Haskins Center (1,093)
El Paso, TX
November 14, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Texas A&M–Kingsville W 63–55  3–0
  26 – Asinde  14 – Wilson  4 – Zita  Don Haskins Center (939)
El Paso, TX
November 18, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 at California Baptist L 87–90 OT 3–1
  19 – Asinde  13 – Asinde  9 – Zita  Fowler Events Center (314)
Riverside, CA
November 22, 2023*
11:00 am		 vs. Lamar
St. Pete Showcase		 L 44–56  3–2
  10 – Wilson  7 – 2 Tied  4 – Zita  McArthur Center (212)
St. Petersburg, FL
November 23, 2023*
11:00 am		 vs. TCU
St. Pete Showcase		 L 56–85  3–3
  18 – Asinde  8 – Asinde  2 – 2 Tied  McArthur Center (253)
St. Petersburg, FL
November 26, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 North Alabama W 95–88  4–3
  26 – Wilson  11 – Wilson  3 – 2 Tied  Don Haskins Center (1,111)
El Paso, TX
November 30, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Colorado State L 59–66  4–4
  21 – Petree  14 – Asinde  4 – Wilson  Don Haskins Center (1,487)
El Paso, TX
December 3, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN+		 at UTSA L 66–90  4–5
  17 – Stanton  4 – Tac  3 – 3 Tied  Convocation Center (926)
San Antonio, TX
December 9, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Portland L 63–68 OT 4–6
  22 – Tac  10 – 2 Tied  3 – Zita  Don Haskins Center (1,221)
El Paso, TX
December 20, 2023*
9:00 am		 vs. UIC
West Palm Beach Classic		 L 65–81  4–7
  13 – Petree  9 – Wilson  3 – 2 Tied  Rubin Arena (62)
West Palm Beach, FL
December 21, 2023*
11:15 am, FloHoops		 vs. Illinois
West Palm Beach Classic		 L 71–81  4–8
  20 – Asinde  6 – Asinde  6 – Asinde  Massimino Court 
West Palm Beach, FL
December 30, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Southern Utah W 89–62  5–8
  21 – Asinde  16 – Wilson  4 – Asinde  Don Haskins Center (1,307)
El Paso, TX
C-USA regular season
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 New Mexico State
Battle of I-10		 W 81–72  6–8
(1–0)		  19 – Asinde  11 – Asinde  6 – Zita  Don Haskins Center (1,939)
El Paso, TX
January 13, 2024
12:30 pm, ESPN+		 FIU L 62–83  6–9
(1–1)		  19 – Petree  11 – Wilson  4 – Petree  Don Haskins Center (978)
El Paso, TX
January 18, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Middle Tennessee L 70–81  6–10
(1–2)		  28 – Asinde  15 – Wilson  2 – 2 Tied  Murphy Center (3,313)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 20, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+		 at Western Kentucky L 65–66  6–11
(1–3)		  19 – Asinde  14 – Asinde  4 – Zita  E. A. Diddle Arena (1,013)
Bowling Green, KY
January 25, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Louisiana Tech W 61–57  7–11
(2–3)		  15 – Petree  10 – Wilson  3 – Petree  Don Haskins Center (1,010)
El Paso, TX
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Sam Houston W 66–61  8–11
(3–3)		  16 – Asinde  13 – Asinde  4 – 2 Tied  Don Haskins Center (1,435)
El Paso, TX
February 1, 2024
5:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Jacksonville State L 62–70  8–12
(3–4)		  21 – Asinde  16 – Asinde  7 – Zita  Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,025)
Jacksonville, AL
February 3, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+		 at Liberty L 68–87  8–13
(3–5)		  25 – Asinde  7 – Asinde  2 – 2 Tied  Liberty Arena (842)
Lynchburg, VA
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at New Mexico State
Battle of I-10		 L 59–66  8–14
(3–6)		  18 – Petree  8 – Wilson  4 – Stanton  Pan American Center (1,357)
Las Cruces, NM
February 15, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Western Kentucky W 73–68  9–14
(4–6)		  24 – Wilson  14 – Asinde  7 – Zita  Don Haskins Center (974)
El Paso, TX
February 17, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Middle Tennessee L 41–56  9–15
(4–7)		  11 – Stanton  11 – Asinde  2 – Asinde  Don Haskins Center (1,411)
El Paso, TX
February 22, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Louisiana Tech L 69–85  9–16
(4–8)		  19 – Asinde  9 – Asinde  3 – Petree  Thomas Assembly Center (1,546)
Ruston, LA
February 24, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Sam Houston W 82–66  10–16
(5–8)		  22 – Asinde  14 – Asinde  4 – 3 Tied  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (570)
Huntsville, TX
February 29, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Jacksonville State W 70–48  11–16
(6–8)		  16 – Zita  9 – Wilson  3 – Tensaie  Don Haskins Center (1,215)
El Paso, TX
March 2, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Liberty L 63–80  11–17
(6–9)		  18 – Asinde  9 – Asinde  3 – Asinde  Don Haskins Center (1,155)
El Paso, TX
March 7, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at FIU L 62–88  11–18
(6–10)		  28 – Asinde  10 – Asinde  5 – Zita  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (444)
Miami, FL
C-USA tournament
March 12, 2024
4:30 pm, ESPN+		 (8) vs. (9) Sam Houston
First Round		 W 78–64  12–18
  19 – Vydrova  8 – Petree  7 – Zita  Von Braun Center (227)
Huntsville, AL
March 13, 2024
10:30 am, ESPN+		 (8) vs. (1) Middle Tennessee
Quarterfinals		 L 50–78  12–19
  14 – 2 Tied  8 – Petree  2 – 4 Tied  Von Braun Center (570)
Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[8][9]

References
  1. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  2. "Miners Advance to Semifinals with 64-54 Win Over LA Tech". UTEP Miners. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  3. "C-USA tournament: No. 25 Middle Tennessee holds off UTEP in final minute of semifinals". El Paso Times. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  4. "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  5. "Miners Fall to Texas Tech 67-54 in WNIT". El Paso Sports Network. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  6. "UTEP women's basketball coach Kevin Baker resigns". KTSM 9 News. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  7. "Keitha Adams to return as Miner women's basketball coach". KFOX. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  8. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". UTEP Miners. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  9. "UTEP Miners 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
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