EL PASO, Texas – Mexico native and 6-10 post player Jorge Moreno (Lee College) has inked a national letter of intent to play with the UTEP men's basketball team starting in 2024-25, head coach
Joe Golding announced Friday.
A brief profile on Moreno and a quote from Golding follows below.
Jorge Moreno
Forward
6-10
Lee College
Cananea, Mexico
Averaged 10.6 points on 64.9 percent shooting (120-185) and 6.2 rebounds per contest for Lee College in 2022-23 … helped the squad forge a 26-6 record, with two of the six setbacks against the No. 1 and No. 3 teams in the country … Lee won the first conference championship in school history … the program finished No. 11 in the poll, piled up four top-25 wins on the year and advanced to the Region 14 semifinals … voted to the All-Tournament team … also was a second-team Region 14 All-Conference second-team South honoree … the squad was ranked in the NJCAA top 25 for most of the campaign, climbing as high No. 9 in the nation … had as many offensive rebounds (80) as defensive (80) … connected on at least 75 percent (min five attempts) from the field in 11 separate games … reached double figures in 17 total contests, including three separate stretches of five straight … the team forged a record of 14-3 when he did so … recorded a season-high 17 points against both Pearl River (11/18/22) and vs. Trinity Valley (3/10/23) … added nine caroms vs. Pearl River … registered a double-double (16 points, 13 rebounds) in a romp against LSC-Tomball (11/22/22) … posted eight points and 12 boards in a five-point win vs. Trinity Valley (1/7/23) … tallied 16 points and snagged eight rebounds against Central Arizona (11/4/22) … pulled down at least seven boards in 11 contests … helped Lee College get off to a 3-0 start this season, including taking down No. 10 CSI.
"We are fired up for Jorge to be coming to the Borderland to play for the UTEP Miners! He is a kid that we knew very early on in the recruiting process that we wanted to be a part of this program. His development at Lee College under Coach Nick Wade, accompanied with his passion for the game have afforded him this tremendous opportunity. With his high IQ for the game and strong fundamentals, it will allow for us to use him in a lot of different ways. It is also very exciting for him to be able to play in a community that will embrace his Mexican heritage."
Head coach Joe Golding
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