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                players in the national championship game, as the Miners upset the heavily favored Wildcats, 72-65. The ’66 Miners’ march to the title was depicted in the 2006 motion picture Glory Road. UTEP’s prominent athletics alumni include Nate Archibald, Jim Barnes, Bob Beamon, Tim Hard- away, Seth Joyner, Don Maynard, Tony Tolbert and current Green Bay Packer Aaron Jones.
The 2021-22 athletic year was a banner campaign for UTEP as the football team posted a win-
ning season and returned to postseason play for the first time in seven years. The Miners took
eventual 10-game winner Fresno State down
to the wire in the New Mexico Bowl. The Miner volleyball team recorded the best win percentage in school history (.750) with a 24-8 record, earn- ing the first postseason tournament bid (NIVC) in school history. The men’s basketball team enjoyed a resurgence under first-year head coach Joe Golding.
More excitement is in store for 2022-23! The UTEP football team returns 14 starters (seven offense/seven defense) as it looks to make a run at the Conference USA championship. UTEP’s
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