A Baller Named Hooper: Hooper Vint Signs With the UTEP Miners

by Adrian Mac on May 18, 2011 9:35 PM MDT in UTEP Miners Basketball

Well, better late than never right? As reported by KTSM (among others) and noted in the FanShots by Lebowsky, the UTEP Miners hoops squad signed 6'10 center Hooper Vint from Van Buren, Arkansas. Here's what Tim Floyd had to say on UTEP's newest big man.

"I'm really thrilled with our latest addition," UTEP coach Tim Floyd said. "I definitely believe he is going to be a guy who impacts winning at some point of his career. His best basketball is in front of him but his base can carry him a long way. He catches the ball and runs the floor well. He has the ability to face up from 15-18 feet to the three-point line and shoot the ball, and he is a developing post player. I love his ability to pass the basketball. Given our situation with the players we lost, he has a great opportunity to play next year. He is a tremendous student and is accountable. He is mature beyond his 18 years, which is extremely important to any player's future development."

No way to not be excited about this. Vint has told the press that he is working hard to add 15-20 pounds of muscle this summer and hopes to play at 235 as a freshman. Vint is not rated by Rivals.com or Scout.com. A diamond in the rough? A 6'10 guy that has good passing skills and a strong desire to get bigger and stronger might is definitely worth the gamble.

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Welcome back!

Let me be one of the first to welcome you back to cyberspace Miner news.
Hooper Vint. I gotta like a basketball signee named Hooper. I hope he can gain 20 pounds. He really needs it.
But, since you’ve been gone, here’s a brief rundown on what you’ve missed:
Bin Laden is dead
Gadhafi is alive (as of this writing)
Every kid wants to be a Navy Seal
Obama has a birth certificate
Trump is a frustrated mogul
Arnold and Maria are in Splitsville
and and Arnold’s a new daddy! Cigars all around!
And a certain talking dog is having his 15 minutes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGeKSiCQkPw

by cstanley on May 19, 2011 11:42 AM MDT reply actions

THank you!

Its good to be back and I think we’ll start to have a steady flow of content again. We have A LOT of time to gear up for football season.

Axes Up. Miner Rush - For UTEP Miners Fans

by Adrian Mac on May 19, 2011 10:08 PM MDT up reply actions

You missed....

Macho Man Savage is pushing up daisies
Ohio State Football program is in a heap of trouble
Tiger Woods still can’t win a tournament
BCS is now under federal investigation
Some ‘Blueblood’ in England got married to a ‘Commoner’
John Rich is the newly crowned Celebrity Apprentice
and I along with everybody reading this post were not selected for Rapture.

by MinerMike on May 24, 2011 6:56 PM MDT up reply actions

Recruit ratings

That Vint isn’t rated is a good indicator of the limited value of the rating services.

by Coloradominer on May 20, 2011 7:25 AM MDT reply actions

ratings are poor indicators of talent at best

They may have value at the highest levels where the kids have been scouted since junior high, but most ratings are weak. How can you place a value on an 18 yr old that hasn’t fully developed physically, mentally, or emotionally? These recruits are all full of potential.

The x factor is the coach and UTEP has one of the best to extract the most from each. I trust Hooper will be an early contributer.

Floyd, who had not received a technical foul this season. "I had my big toe out of the box...I've always earned my technicals"

by lebowski jr on May 20, 2011 9:31 PM MDT reply actions