The UTEP men’s basketball team released their 2017-18 basketball schedule per UTEP Athletics.
Highlighting the 2017-18 season is a trip to Puerto Rico, as well as home games against New Mexico and Washington State.
UTEP will be one of eight teams competing in the 2017 Tire Puerto Rico Tip-Off. The Miners will join Appalachian State, Boise State, Illinois State, Iowa State, South Carolina, Tulsa and Western Michigan in the event Nov. 16-19 at the Tomas Dones Coliseum in San Juan.
After restoring their historic rivalry in Albuquerque last season, the Miners and the New Mexico Lobos will square off at the Don Haskins Center for the first time since 2008, as they will meet on December 2.