tim-floyd Stories - Big 12 Hoops
A Miner Blowup; UTEP falls at ECU 83-76
The Miners started off this contest in the same rut that they've been in for about a month now. ECU jumped out to an early 11-3 lead, but the Miners were quick to respond this time putting together a 15-3 run that gave them an 18-14 lead. The two teams would trade leads for the rest of the half....
Monday Morning Fail: UCF Rocks UTEP 74-68 Post Game Venting Thread
Nine thousand, eight hundred and twenty four Miner fans called in sick, or cut class, or used their day off to go to the Don Haskins Center and see UTEP take on UCF at 11:00 am today. The problem? UTEP's hoops team didn't show up until well past noon. If you were lucky enough not to watch...
Back in the Saddle: UTEP Holds Off Houston to Take Back 1st Place in C-USA
Randy Culpepper broke out of his recent shooting funk in a big way and the UTEP Miners had enough in the tank to hold off the Houston Cougars 76-64 in front of 11,173 fans at the Don Haskins Center. Above, I've embedded Tim Floyd's post game press conference. Here are my thoughts, in bullet...
What's in a Holiday Tournament?
K-State announced Saturday that it's switching its participation from the 2011 Cancun Governor's Cup to the 2011 Diamond Head Classic in Hawai'i. That opportunity arose after Mark Turgeon pulled his team out of next year's tournament, citing its close proximity to what likely will be an earlier...
'They Outplayed Us.' Tim Floyd's Post Southern Miss Postgame Presser
The UTEP Miners simply got beat down the stretch of their match-up with the Southern Miss. Golden Eagles. More on the loss later, for now here is Tim Floyd's postgame press conference (courtesy of UTEP Athletics). The audio is somewhat muzzled because of where the press conference occurred (in a...
The UTEP Miners Hold Off a Pesky Tulane Squad 69-65
Two weeks ago, the UTEP Miners went to New Orleans and the Tulane Green Wave mens basketball team didn't show up until the second half. UTEP had little trouble against Kendal Timmons and company on their way to a 69-58 win. Tonight, the UTEP hoops squad had no such luck. Tonight, UTEP got...
Ride the Wave: Previewing Tulane vs. UTEP Round 2
The Tulane Green Wave (12-6, 2-3 C-USA) vs. the UTEP Miners (16-4, 4-1 C-USA) (The video preview above is courtesy of UTEP Athletics) The Tulane Green Wave are in El Paso to meet up with the UTEP Miners for the second time in two weeks. Recall that the last time Tulane and UTEP met, in New...
The Great Escape: UTEP Squeaks by the Houston Cougars 57-52
Julyan Stone nailed a backbreaking three pointer with 19 seconds left to play to help UTEP escape Hofheinz Pavilion with a crucial C-USA win. The win helped the Miners keep pace with the Memphis Tigers, who knocked off UAB in overtime, atop the C-USA standings with dueling 4-1 records. It wasn't...
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same...
I was cleaning out my e-mail today when I stumbled across messages the contributors to this blog exchanged on this very date two years ago. On Jan. 22, 2009, K-State was 0-4 in conference play and preparing to visit Boulder, Colo. Our season looked bleak. We did a roundtable that week and some of...
The Dig: The UTEP Miners Continue to Own New Mexico State Edition
In The Dig: Does your food taste better today than it did yesterday? Does the air smell cleaner and more fresh? UTEP Football beat UNM and NMSU. Now, the Miner basketball team has swept the Aggies. Will 2010 be remembered as the year El Paso became the Capital of New Mexico? All is right...




