Men's Basketball to Play UTEP

(07/22/10)


  KINGSVILLE, TEXAS – Texas A&M-Kingsville head men’s basketball coach Pete Peterson announced that the Javelinas will be traveling to El Paso on Friday, November 5 for an exhibition game against UTEP.  The game starts at 7:05 in the Don Haskins Center.
   
The Miners are coached by former NBA head coach Tim Floyd and are coming off a 26-7 season that saw them lose to eventual national NCAA Division I Runner-Up Butler in the NCAA Tournament.
   
The Javelinas went 13-14 last season, their first losing season since 2002-03.  The six consecutive winning seasons is a school record.  The Hoggies open the regular season at home against St. Edward’s on November 16 at 7 o’clock.
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