The UTEP men's basketball team's Mexican travels picked up another destination, as the Miners are headed to the Cancun Challenge.
The Cancun Challenge, which is Nov. 24-25, is a four-team Thanksgiving tournament
where they will play the College of Charleston and either Kennesaw State or Eastern Michigan.
Two weeks later, they conclude the multi-national event at Don Haskins Center when they host North Dakota (not to be confused with new Mountain West member North Dakota State) on Dec. 5. That tip-off time has not been set but likely will be 7 p.m.
The Nov. 24 game against Charleston will tip at 6:30 p.m. MT, while the Nov. 25 game against the Kennesaw/Eastern Michigan winner is TBA.
"The opportunity to play in the Cancun Challenge is a great honor for UTEP basketball and we look forward to being tested against three quality opponents,” UTEP coach Joe Golding said. “Many great teams have played in this MTE (multi-team event) in the past, and we're excited to add UTEP's name to the list. It's another great chance to play on a big college basketball stage early in the season with a brand-new team."
UTEP also has two exhibitions in Juarez on Aug. 4 against the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez and on Aug. 5 against the Indios pro team. The Miners played an exhibition against the local university in Chihuahua City (UACH).
The Miners still have not received a schedule from the Mountain West Conference (that is expected in the coming weeks) and are waiting until then to release the rest of their 2026-27 schedule, which began last year on Nov. 3.
College of Charleston went 21-11 last year but lost in the first round of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament as a No. 2 seed.
Bret Bloomquist can be reached at bbloomquist@elpasotimes.com; @Bretbloomquist on X.
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