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UTEP Miners

2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

Alan Gibby

33 Elijah Jones

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-8
  • Weight 210
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Pleasantville, N.J.

Biography

2024-25 (SOPHOMORE)
  • Appeared in 33 games off the bench, pitching in 3.5 ppg and 2.3 rpg in 10.3 mpg
  • Paced the team with 23 blocked shots, with 11 of them coming in the final eight contests of the campaign
  • Scored 12 points while grabbing two boards and blocking a pair of shots in 16 minutes of action vs. Kennesaw State (1/25/25)
  • Followed that up with a 10-point, three-rebound and two-blocked shots effort at WKU (1/30/25)
  • Also reached double figures by tallying 11 points on 4-7 shooting, including 2-5 from distance, at Sam Houston (3/6/25)
  • Had five points, six caroms and a career-high tying three rejections at LA Tech (3/11/25)
  • Netted eight points to go along with four rebounds and two blocked shots in the win at eventual CUSA regular season and tournament champion Liberty (1/16/25)
  • Shot 48.9 percent (44-90) from the floor on the year, including 40.0 percent (10-25) from beyond-the-arc
  • The majority (16 of 77) of his rebounds came at the defensive end
2023-24 (FRESHMAN)
  • One of three Miners to be named to the CUSA All-Freshman team on the year
  • Named the CUSA Freshman of the Week four times, including each of the first three weeks of the campaign
  • Effort allowed him to become the first Miner in program history to claim three straight CUSA Freshman of the Week honors
  • Fellow classmate David Terrell Jr. later joined him with three in a row
  • Pitched in 3.9 ppg and 1.7 rpg in 8.0 mpg on the season
  • Nailed 42-69 (60.9 percent) of his shots, including knocking down 38.1 percent (8-21) from beyond-the-arc
  • Connected on 13-17 (76.5 percent) from the charity stripe
  • Earned the first of his eventual four CUSA Freshman weekly accolades after back-to-back 19-point efforts on a combined 16-17 shooting from the floor in the first two games of the season
  • Made at least 50 percent of his shots in 13 different contests
  • Scored nine points while adding a career-best six boards in a win against UC-Santa Barbara (11/13/23)
  • Registered nine steals on the season, including a career-high three against USAO (11/9/23)
  • The Miners led the nation in both steals per game (11.4) and turnovers forced per contest (18.7)
  • Also blocked nine shots, including swatting three in campaign opener against McMurry (11/6/23)
  • Pitched in seven points while snagging three boards against WNMU (12/4/23)
  • Also had seven points and three rebounds against Seattle U (12/30/23)
  • Was instant offense with six points (3-3) in just six minutes vs. WKU (1/20/24)
PREP
  • Signed with East Carolina originally before transferring to UTEP
  • Aided Mount Zion Prep to secure a No. 4 National Prep Coaches ranking
  • Stuffed the stat sheet by averaging 14.1 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per contest during the 2021-22 campaign
  • Went off for 24 points while snagging 18 rebounds in a 101-96 vanquishing against Phelps in the quarterfinals of the GAC Tournament

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2023-24Freshman

    Forward
    6'8" 205 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2024-25Sophomore

    Forward
    6'8" 210 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2025-26Junior

    Forward
    6'8" 210 lbs
    33