Great to see the UTEP women basketball team off to a great 4-0 start this year but sad to see the injuries to Jenzel Nash and senior center Kristine Vitola. The Lady Miners will be playing in the Junkanoo Jam in the Bahamas this Thanksgiving and should be able to make some noise in their bracket if they can work together to help offset those big injuries. The Miners will play Texas Southern on Thanksgiving Day at 2pm and then face Pac-12 power Arizona at 5pm on Friday. Texas Southern is 1-2 on the year and Arizona is 4-0.
The UTEP men travel to Orlando, Florida this week to play in the Old Spice Classic. The men will face Oklahoma on Thanksgiving day at 5pm then will meet the winner of Gonzaga and Clemson the following day. The tournament should be a great chance for the young Miners to pick up some great experience and hopefully come away with a few quality wins that could come in handy come tournament selection time. I have really been impressed with the play of the young Miner Chris Washburn. This kid can flat out play. There is no doubt in my mind that Tim Floyd will get these guys clicking and ready for Conference USA play in January.
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