Another Miner Seeks Gold Elsewhere: Rising sophomore forward Stanley Branch announced that he will not return to Texas – El Paso because he wants to transfer to another program that will give him more playing time. At UTEP last season, Branch played in 19 games and scored only 30 points and grabbed 20 rebounds. He did not indicate where he would like to transfer to. He played high school ball in Atlantic City, N.J., and Philadelphia. Branch is the second Miner to leave UTEP this off-season, following in the footsteps of rising senior Giovanni St. Amant, who left the team to care for his ailing mother. [6/11/05]