1985–86 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1985–86 UTEP Miners Basketball 170px Western Athletic Conference WAC 16 20 27–6 12–4 Don Haskins 25th Tim Floyd Rus Bradburd Duke Allgood Special Events Center WAC Regular Season co-championsWAC Tournament champions NCAA tournament first round The 1985–86 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 1985–86 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Don Haskins. The Miners finished 26–7 (12–4 in WAC), won the conference tournament title, and reached the NCAA tournament. Roster 1985 UTEP Miners y Tim Hardaway 10 G 6 0 160 Fr y Chicago, Illinois Dave Feitl 33 C 6 11 230 Sr y Tucson, Arizona Don Haskins Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=UTEP Miners| Non-conference Regular Season Nov 22, 1985 yes yes Washington McNichols Sports Arena Denver, Colorado Preseason NIT 53–82 4,500 0–1 Nov 27, 1985 yes 1985 men Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 58–52 10,211 1–1 Nov 29, 1985 yes 1985 men Morgan State Bears Morgan State Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 58–39 9,524 2–1 Dec 3, 1985 yes 1985 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 68–59 11,524 3–1 Dec 6, 1985 yes 1985 men Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 78–54 8,521 4–1 Dec 7, 1985 yes 1985 men Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Texas-Pan American Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 64–50 9,678 5–1 Dec 12, 1985 yes yes New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico 53–52 12,752 6–1 Dec 16, 1985 yes 1985 men Centenary Gentlemen Centenary Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 69–63 7,093 7–1 Dec 21, 1985 yes 1985 men Alcorn State Braves Alcorn State Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 78–47 8,126 8–1 Dec 27, 1985 yes Georgetown 5 Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 78–64 12,222 9–1 Dec 29, 1985 yes Ohio State Special Events Center El Paso, Texas Sun Carnival Classic Tournament 58–57 11,561 10–1 Dec 30, 1985 yes Alabama Special Events Center El Paso, Texas Sun Carnival Classic Tournament 74–62 12,222 11–1 |- !colspan=9 style=UTEP Miners| WAC Regular Season Jan 2, 1986 19 1985 men BYU Cougars BYU Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 69–64 12,222 12–1 1–0 Jan 4, 1986 19 Utah Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 62–52 12,222 13–1 2–0 Jan 10, 1986 yes 15 1985 men Air Force Falcons Air Force Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 68–54 3,200 14–1 3–0 Jan 11, 1986 yes 15 1985 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming 62–63 6,117 14–2 3–1 Jan 16, 1986 yes 17 1985 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii 65–63 2,315 15–2 4–1 Jan 18, 1986 yes 17 1985 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Peterson Gymnasium San Diego, California 66–67 3,663 15–3 4–2 Jan 23, 1986 19 1985 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 65–57 12,222 16–3 5–2 Jan 25, 1986 yes 19 1985 men New Mexico Lobos New Mexico The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico 71–70 18,219 17–3 6–2 Feb 1, 1986 19 1985 men New Mexico Lobos New Mexico Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 68–54 12,222 18–3 7–2 Feb 4, 1986 yes yes 17 1985 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 64–49 7,230 19–3 Feb 6, 1986 17 Wyoming Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 72–58 12,222 20–3 8–2 Feb 8, 1986 17 Air Force Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 71–47 11,791 21–3 9–2 Feb 14, 1986 yes 15 Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 67–71 11,050 21–4 9–3 Feb 15, 1986 yes 15 BYU Marriott Center Provo, Utah 69–72 22,837 21–5 9–4 Feb 20, 1986 yes Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 64–61 4,417 22–5 10–4 Feb 27, 1986 San Diego State Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 91–64 12,222 23–5 11–4 Mar 1, 1986 yes 1985 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 78–66 12,222 24–5 12–4 |- !colspan=9 style=UTEP Miners| WAC tournament Mar 6, 1986 yes yes 1985 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming WAC Tournament Quarterfinal 58–50 6,194 25–5 Mar 7, 1986 yes yes 1985 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming WAC Tournament Semifinal 78–76 8,138 26–5 Mar 8, 1986 yes yes 1985 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming 65–64 12,039 27–5 |- !colspan=9 style=UTEP Miners| NCAA tournament Mar 13, 1986 yes yes 20 10 W Bradley 14 7 W Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah First Round 65–83 9,978 27–6 W West 2019–20 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Media Guide https://utepminers.com/documents/2019/11/8/1920MBB_MediaGuide.pdf UTEP Athletics 153 October 18, 2020https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1986_704_University%20of%20Texas%20at%20El%20Paso.pdf 1985-1986 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Stats NCAA Career Statistics Rankings 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings NBA draft 1986 NBA draft UTEP Miners Round Pick Player NBA club 2 43 Dave Feitl Houston Rockets https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1986.html 1986 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com October 18, 2020 References Category:UTEP Miners men's basketball seasons Utep Utep UTEP Miners basketball UTEP Miners basketball