2009–10 UTEP Miners men's basketball team


The 2009–10 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Tony Barbee's fourth season at UTEP. The Miners competed in Conference USA and played their home games at the Don Haskins Center. They finished the season 26-7, 15-1 in CUSA play to win the regular season championship. They advanced to the championship game of the 2010 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament before losing to Houston. They received and at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning a 12 seed in the west region, where they would lose to 5 seed and AP #11 Butler in the first round. UTEP averaged 8,697 fans per game, ranking 58th nationally.

Roster

Source
#NameHeightWeight PositionClassHometownPrevious Team
1Arnett Moultrie6'11"225FSo.Memphis, TN, U.S.Raleigh-Egypt HS
2Tyler Tafoya6'3"160GFr.El Paso, TX, U.S.El Paso HS
3Randy Culpepper6'0"165GJr.Memphis, TN, U.S.Sheffield HS
4Derrick Caracter6'8"275FJr.Fanwood, NJ, U.S.Notre Dame Prep
Louisville
5Julyan Stone6'6"195GJr.Goleta, CA, U.S.Dos Pueblos HS
10Yaw Mensa6'0"170GFr.Houston, TX, U.S.Thurgood Marshall HS
11Myron Strong6'2"185GJr.Memphis, TN, U.S.Hamilton HS
Southwest Tennessee CC
13Wayne Portalatin6'10"240CJr.Allentown, PA, U.S.The Patterson School
20Isaac Gordon6'5"210GJr.Los Angeles, CA, U.S.Price HS
Mercer
23Gabriel McCulley6'7"225G/FJr.Memphis, TN, U.S.Craigmont HS
31Eric Muñoz6'7"200FJr.El Paso, TX, U.S.Eastwood HS
32Claude Britten6'11"270CJr.Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.Genesis One Christian
34Jeremy Williams6'7"215FJr.Memphis, TN, U.S.Hamilton HS
Southwest Tennessee CC
41Christian Polk6'3"200GJr.Glendale, AZ, U.S.Deer Valley HS
Arizona State

Schedule and results

Source
!colspan=9| Exhibition
!colspan=9| Regular Season
!colspan=9| 2010 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
!colspan=10| 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament