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Monday, March 18, 2013  Texas-Pan American men's basketball head coach Ryan Marks and women's basketball coach Denny Downing have both been released by UTPA, as the school will not renew their expiring contracts. Marks went 39-89 in 4 seasons at UTPA, increasing his win total each year, while Downing's record was 51-68 over the same time frame.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  The Texas-Pan American men's basketball team left for their final Great West Conference tournament on Tuesday, but the Broncs packed for a longer stay than just this weekend, in hopes a postseason tourney might be in the offing.

Saturday, March 09, 2013  The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs men’s basketball team blew out the Great West Conference regular season champion New Jersey Institute of Technology Highlanders 76-59 to clinch the No. 2 seed in the GWC Tournament on Saturday at the UTPA Fieldhouse.

Friday, March 08, 2013  Harlingen South alum Bianca Torre has rewritten the UTPA record books in her 4 years with the Broncs, and her coach Denny Downing wants to emphasize the amazing things she's done.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  Too many free passes led to early Longhorns runs, and 23rd-ranked Texas used those runs to beat the UTPA Broncs in Austin.

Sunday, March 03, 2013  Texas-Pan American men's basketball evens their season record at 15-15 after a home win over University of New Orleans.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  After spending his freshman season as a walk-on with the UT-San Antonio football program, Former Edinburg defensive back Sal Martinez has transfered to play at Texas Southern after the Tigers offered him a full scholarship.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  Recent UTEP graduate and Los Fresnos alum Eloy Atkinson played in a college all-star football game in Tuscon, and next will be headed to Dallas for personal training, all in hopes of hearing his name called in April's NFL draft.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  In their last game before starting Great West Conference play in earnest, the Texas-Pan American men's basketball team lost at the University of Houston.

Sunday, December 23, 2012  Over the past 15 years, many Valley athletes have played for UTPA despite the lack of opportunities to compete for national championships. Now that the Broncs have joined the WAC, some of the best locals ever to don the green and orange talk about the big move.

Saturday, December 22, 2012  Senior guard Brandon Provost became the 23rd player in University of Texas-Pan American men’s basketball program history to reach the 1,000 points plateau as the Broncs beat the University of Nebraska Omaha Mavericks 80-72.