Several Shining Moments - UTEP Basketball 2024-25

[TenaciousD]

A few fond memories I will cherish for a lifetime from this past season:

1) An opponent drilling a three as Baylor Hebb flails with both arms about 2 seconds after the ball was released.
2) Baylor Hebb driving into the lane and getting the ball sent to the 4th row
3) Being told no way we can play Hamilton and Kalu at the same time, it creates a disadvantage, but watching the least individual creators in Hebb, Horton, Jones, Thomas and Barnes play at the same time.
4) Being up by 6 points several times and deciding to slow down and take the team out of rythm by forcing Frzier post ups, which everyone including opponents knew was coming.
5) Frazier's missed dunk, setting the tone in a blowout loss to NMSU.
6) Asking for sellouts for years and then deciding not to want to play afterall.
7) Hyping up an experienced squad all summer/fall, and then losing by 29 at Utah Valley, let me repeat, Utah Valley.
8) Going 4-5 at home in conference, including 3 straight.
9) A halftime entertainment show (Don't recall the exact game) of Paydirt Pete randomly trying to hit half-court shots, yes it wasn't planned but that was elite.
10) Knowing this team never gave up.

 

[Lil_Train]

A few fond memories I will cherish for a lifetime from this past season:

1) An opponent drilling a three as Baylor Hebb flails with both arms about 2 seconds after the ball was released.
2) Baylor Hebb driving into the lane and getting the ball sent to the 4th row
3) Being told no way we can play Hamilton and Kalu at the same time, it creates a disadvantage, but watching the least individual creators in Hebb, Horton, Jones, Thomas and Barnes play at the same time.
4) Being up by 6 points several times and deciding to slow down and take the team out of rythm by forcing Frzier post ups, which everyone including opponents knew was coming.
5) Frazier's missed dunk, setting the tone in a blowout loss to NMSU.
6) Asking for sellouts for years and then deciding not to want to play afterall.
7) Hyping up an experienced squad all summer/fall, and then losing by 29 at Utah Valley, let me repeat, Utah Valley.
8) Going 4-5 at home in conference, including 3 straight.
9) A halftime entertainment show (Don't recall the exact game) of Paydirt Pete randomly trying to hit half-court shots, yes it wasn't planned but that was elite.
10) Knowing this team never gave up.

Nice TD.

Out of pure self preservation, I will remember just three things from this past season:

1. Gloria Nevarez trying to fire up the sell out crowd at halftime of the NMSU game, with UTEP down by 13.
2. Bea Martinez (miss you Roy) 😉
3. "Nothing is a straight line"... Jim Senter

 

[picks up]

I'll add some:

1. 10:33
2. We ALMOST beat Louisville
3. Paying Bynum a lot of money in NIL then kicking him off the team
4. That losing streak we went on
5. "We're going to figure out rebounding" after every game by Golding
6. Deaver always getting excited about steals then going silent when the team gets wilted
7. Having a 10 point deficit in so many games
8. Having a 4 minute drought in most games
9. Getting to 15-5 then not hitting 20 wins
10. Two players leaving the team before the season ended
11. Not getting a shot off when we had a chance to win or tie on the last possession of a game.

I'll add more when I think of them

 

[FeralFelidae]

I'll add some:

3. Paying Bynum a lot of money in NIL them kicking him off the team

This one is so bizarre. There was some sort of weird dance going on between he and Golding the entire season. I'd love to better understand what was going on there.