1988–89 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1988–89 UTEP Miners Basketball 170px Western Athletic Conference WAC 26–7 11–5 Don Haskins 28th Special Events Center WAC tournament champions NCAA tournament second round The 1988–89 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 1988–89 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Don Haskins. The Miners finished 26–7 (11–5 in WAC), won the WAC tournament championship, and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament. Senior Tim Hardaway completed his eligibility as the school's career leading in scoring, assists, and steals. Roster 1988 UTEP Miners y Tim Hardaway 10 G 6 0 160 Sr y Chicago, Illinois C Antonio Davis 34 F 6 9 220 Jr y Oakland, California Greg Foster 44 FC 6 11 230 Jr y basketball Oakland, California Don Haskins Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=UTEP Miners| Regular season Nov 26, 1988 yes Fort Lewis Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 109–47 7,559 1–0 Nov 28, 1988 yes 1988 men Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 90–82 8,119 2–0 Nov 30, 1988 yes yes 1988 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico 59–51 11,652 3–0 Dec 2, 1988 yes 1988 men Alcorn State Braves Alcorn State Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 84–53 6,691 4–0 Dec 3, 1988 yes 1988 men Jackson State Tigers Jackson State Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 85–54 9,875 5–0 Dec 6, 1988 yes 1988 men Prairie View Panthers Prairie View Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 72–54 7,661 6–0 Dec 13, 1988 yes New Mexico State Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 82–74 12,222 7–0 Dec 17, 1988 yes yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 63–81 14,823 7–1 Dec 21, 1988 yes 1988 men Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Mississippi Valley State Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 69–56 6,491 8–1 Dec 27, 1988 yes South Carolina State Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 91–68 8,199 9–1 Dec 29, 1988 yes 1988 men Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland State Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 96–54 9,078 10–1 Dec 30, 1988 yes 1988 men Maryland Terrapins Maryland Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 69–51 11,071 11–1 Jan 5, 1989 1988 men Utah Utes Utah Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 82–66 12,222 12–1 1–0 Jan 7, 1989 1988 men BYU Cougars BYU Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 91–76 12,222 13–1 2–0 Jan 12, 1989 yes 1988 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming 75–81 7,842 13–2 2–1 Jan 14, 1989 yes 1988 men Air Force Falcons Air Force Clune Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 81–71 4,469 14–2 3–1 Jan 19, 1989 yes 1988 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Peterson Gym San Diego, California 76–65 5,675 15–2 4–1 Jan 21, 1989 yes 1988 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii 72–87 3,703 15–3 4–2 Jan 24, 1989 Colorado State Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 69–53 12,222 16–3 5–2 Jan 28, 1989 yes 1988 men New Mexico Lobos New Mexico The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico 67–70 18,100 16–4 5–3 Feb 4, 1989 New Mexico Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 73–60 12,222 17–4 6–3 Feb 9, 1989 Air Force Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 67–62 12,222 18–4 7–3 Feb 11, 1989 Wyoming Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 79–72 12,222 19–4 8–3 Feb 16, 1989 yes BYU Marriott Center Provo, Utah 76–84 16,136 19–5 8–4 Feb 18, 1989 yes Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 81–68 10,669 20–5 9–4 Feb 23, 1989 yes Colorado State Moby Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 68–81 9,314 20–6 9–5 Mar 2, 1989 Hawaii Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 65–62 12,222 21–6 10–5 Mar 4, 1989 San Diego State Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 93–69 12,222 22–6 11–5 |- !colspan=9 style=UTEP Miners| WAC tournament Mar 8, 1989 yes yes 2 Wyoming 7 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah Quarterfinals 88–81 2OT 23–6 Mar 9, 1989 yes yes 2 New Mexico 3 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah Semifinals 89–57 24–6 Mar 11, 1989 yes yes 2 Colorado State 1 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah Championship 73–60 25–6 |- !colspan=9 style=UTEP Miners| NCAA tournament Mar 17, 1989 yes yes 7 W LSU 10 W McKale Center Tucson, Arizona First Round 85–74NCAA West Regional at Tucson: Southeastern 0 for 5 as UTEP Outlasts LSU https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-03-18-sp-218-story.html Los Angeles Times March 18, 1989 April 12, 2020 26–6 Mar 19, 1989 yes yes 7 W Indiana 8 2 W McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Second Round 69–92NCAA West Regional at Tucson: Anderson Leads Indiana Over UTEP, 92-69 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-03-20-sp-126-story.html Los Angeles Times March 20, 1989 April 12, 2020 26–7 W West 2019–20 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Media Guide https://utepminers.com/documents/2019/11/8/1920MBB_MediaGuide.pdf UTEP Athletics 153 April 12, 2020 https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1989_704_University%20of%20Texas%20at%20El%20Paso.pdf 1988-1989 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Stats NCAA Career Statistics Rankings 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Awards and honors Tim Hardaway – WAC Player of the Year, Honorable Mention AP All-American NBA draft 1989 NBA draft UTEP Miners Round Pick Player NBA Club 1 14 Tim Hardaway Golden State Warriors https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1989.html 1989 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com April 12, 2020 References Category:UTEP Miners men's basketball seasons Utep Utep