2007-2008 UTEP Miners

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2007-2008 UTEP Miners Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Claude Britten Fr C 6-11 270 Jan 1, 1988 Baton Rouge (LA) United States Genesis One Christian School
- Manuel Cass Fr SF 6-7 205 Jul 12, 1988 San Diego (CA) United States South Kent School
- Randy Culpepper Fr G 6-0 163 May 16, 1989 Memphis (TN) United States Sheffield High School
- Stefon Jackson Jr SG 6-5 185 May 7, 1985 Philadelphia (PA) United States Lutheran High School of Philadelphia
- Marvin Kilgore Sr G 6-3 195 Aug 8, 1984 Philadelphia (PA) United States Lutheran High School of Philadelphia
- Gabriel McCulley Fr SF 6-7 225 Jan 13, 1989 Memphis (TN) United States Craigmont High School
- Eric Munoz Fr SF 6-7 200 Jun 29, 1989 El Paso (TX) United States Eastwood High School
- Wayne Portalatin Fr FC 6-10 240 Jun 24, 1987 Allentown (PA) United States / Puerto Rico The Patterson School
- Victor Ramalho Sr PF 6-9 255 Aug 8, 1984 Joao Pessoa Brazil Hipocrates School
- Jeremy Sampson Sr C 6-11 215 Sep 17, 1984 St. Augustine (FL) United States Atlantic High School
- Pearson Smith Sr G 6-2 205 Nov 9, 1981 Long Beach (CA) United States St. Anthony High School
- Corey Speight Jr G 6-2 195 Oct 4, 1985 Meridian (MS) United States Livingston High School
- Julyan Stone Fr PG 6-6 200 Dec 7, 1988 Alexandria (VA) United States Dos Pueblos High School
- Tavaris Watts Jr F 6-8 215 Nov 9, 1985 Greensboro (NC) United States Burlington Cummings High School

UTEP Transfers Sitting Out 2007-2008

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Kareem Cooper Jr C 7-0 285 Oct 17, 1984 Washington (DC) United States Memphis
- Isaac Gordon So G 6-5 210 Sep 19, 1988 Inglewood (CA) United States Mercer

Recent UTEP Miners History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 18-16 (7-9) 4th (C-USA) Runner Up N/A
2022-2023 14-18 (7-13) 9th (C-USA) 1st Rnd N/A
2021-2022 20-14 (11-7) 5th (C-USA) 3rd Rnd The Basketball Classic 2nd Rnd
2020-2021 12-12 (8-8) 8th (C-USA) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 17-15 (8-10) 9th (C-USA) 1st Rnd N/A
2018-2019 8-21 (3-15) 14th (C-USA) N/A N/A
2017-2018 11-20 (6-12) 11th (C-USA) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 15-17 (12-6) 3rd (C-USA) 3rd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 19-14 (10-8) 6th (C-USA) 3rd Rnd N/A
2014-2015 22-11 (13-5) 2nd (C-USA) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2013-2014 23-11 (12-4) 5th (C-USA) 3rd Rnd CBI 1st Rnd
2012-2013 18-14 (10-6) 3rd (C-USA) 3rd Rnd N/A
2011-2012 15-17 (7-9) 8th (C-USA) 2nd Rnd N/A
2010-2011 25-10 (11-5) 2nd (C-USA) Runner Up NIT 1st Rnd
2009-2010 26-7 (15-1) 1st (C-USA) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2008-2009 23-14 (10-6) 4th (C-USA) 2nd Rnd CBI Runner Up
2007-2008 19-14 (8-8) 6th (C-USA) 3rd Rnd CBI 1st Rnd
2006-2007 14-17 (6-10) 10th (C-USA) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 21-10 (11-3) 3rd (C-USA) 3rd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2004-2005 27-8 (14-4) 2nd (WAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2003-2004 24-8 (13-5) 1st (WAC) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2002-2003 6-24 (3-15) 10th (WAC) 2nd Rnd N/A

2007-2008 UTEP Miners Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Stefon Jackson C-USA All-Conference First Team
Randy Culpepper C-USA Sixth Player of the Year
Randy Culpepper C-USA All-Freshman Team
Stefon Jackson Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational MVP
Stefon Jackson Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational All-Tournament Team
Marvin Kilgore Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational All-Tournament Team

2007-2008 UTEP Miners Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters M. Kilgore S. Jackson J. Stone T. Watts V. Ramalho
Rotation R. Culpepper   G. McCulley   J. Sampson
Rotation     M. Cass    
Lim PT P. Smith   E. Munoz   C. Britten
Lim PT C. Speight       W. Portalatin

2007-2008 UTEP Miners Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Stefon Jackson 33 35.0 23.6 5.7 1.7 1.2 0.1 2.3
Randy Culpepper 33 24.3 12.8 2.1 1.1 1.6 0.2 1.5
Marvin Kilgore 33 31.6 12.7 4.6 5.0 1.1 0.3 2.4
Tavaris Watts 33 23.5 6.9 4.1 0.6 0.8 0.4 1.3
Victor Ramalho 33 23.3 5.9 4.7 0.4 0.5 0.3 1.3
Manuel Cass 14 11.6 4.1 1.8 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.9
Claude Britten 22 8.6 3.6 2.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.4
Gabriel McCulley 33 12.1 3.2 2.7 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.9
Julyan Stone 33 21.8 2.8 4.1 3.5 1.6 0.2 1.5
Jeremy Sampson 30 11.2 2.8 2.6 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.6
Pearson Smith 12 5.2 1.8 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3
Wayne Portalatin 29 8.3 1.2 1.5 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5
Corey Speight 8 4.2 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.9
Eric Munoz 6 1.8 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2007-2008 UTEP Miners Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Bob Stull Athletic Director 1998-1999 N/A
Tony Cordova Athletic Trainer 2006-2007 N/A
Angela Olivas Director of Media Relations 2002-2003 N/A