Golding, Miners sign junior-college guard Ahamad Bynum

Joe Golding and the UTEP basketball program added a key piece Wednesday, as the Miners announced the commitment and signing of Trinity Valley Community College guard Ahamad Bynum.

“We are fired up that Ahamad Bynum has chosen to join our UTEP Basketball family and share in the goals we have for this upcoming season," said Golding in a press release. "Dating back to Coach Haskins’s earliest teams, this program has thrived on a Chicago pipeline. I couldn’t be any more excited to add to that lineage of talent here at UTEP. He is a dynamic player with a natural gift to score the basketball, and a love for this game that is unmatched. This type of work ethic accompanied with his winning mentality are all reasons he has been a top priority for our staff in the recruiting process.

"He is coming off a Region XIV Championship and advanced to the NJCAA National Tournament this season at one of the most storied junior colleges in the country in Trinity Valley where he was coached and mentored by Martin Levinson and Guy Furr. We couldn’t be more excited for what he brings to our roster for the 2024-25 season!”

A former four-star prospect who originally signed with DePaul in the class of 2021, Bynum spent two seasons as a Blue Demon before enrolling at Trinity Valley last year. In his lone year at TVCC, Bynum earned NJCAA second-team All-American honors with 18.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. He'll have two years of eligibility to use as a Miner.