1984–85 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1984–85 UTEP Miners Basketball 170px Western Athletic Conference WAC 22–10 12–4 Don Haskins 24th Tim Floyd Jim Forbes Rus Bradburd Special Events Center WAC regular season champions NCAA tournament Second Round The 1984–85 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1984–85 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Don Haskins. The Miners finished 22–10 (12–4 in WAC), lost in the finals of the conference tournament, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 11 seed in the West region, the Miners knocked off No. 6 seed Tulsa in the opening roundUTEP, Oklahoma, Iowa, Pitt Gain Second Round https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1987/03/14/utep-oklahoma-iowa-pitt-gain-second-round/8c897405-9244-4bf7-be92-82342fe15bb9/ The Washington Post March 16, 1985 March 5, 2022 before losing to NC State in the round of 32. Roster 1984 UTEP Miners y Luster Goodwin 10 G 6 1 Sr   Dave Feitl 33 C 6 11 230 Jr y Tucson, Arizona Kent Lockhart G/F 6 4 190 Sr y Palo Alto, California Don Haskins Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=UTEP Miners| Non-conference Regular Season Nov 23, 1984 yes 1984 men Fort Lewis Skyhawks Fort Lewis Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 75–59 10,941 1–0 Nov 27, 1984 yes yes 1984 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico 63–66 13,027 1–1 Dec 3, 1984 yes 1984 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 68–57 10,941 2–1 Dec 7, 1984 yes yes 1984 men Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 83–49 2,000 3–1 Dec 8, 1984 yes yes 1984 men Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 77–75 8,000 4–1 Dec 11, 1984 yes New Mexico State Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 83–62 12,222 5–1 Dec 15, 1984 yes Lamar Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 69–62 10,822 6–1 Dec 22, 1984 yes 1984 men Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 62–63 9,727 6–2 Dec 28, 1984 yes 1984 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest Special Events Center El Paso, Texas Sun Bowl Classic 90–75 10,761 7–2 Dec 29, 1984 yes Purdue Special Events Center El Paso, Texas Sun Bowl Classic 64–74 11,497 7–3 Dec 31, 1984 yes Southern Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 75–84 8,200 7–4 |- !colspan=9 style=UTEP Miners| WAC Regular Season Jan 3, 1985 yes 1984 men BYU Cougars BYU Marriott Center Provo, Utah 60–62 10,902 7–5 0–1 Jan 5, 1985 yes 1984 men Utah Utes Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 78–67 11,691 8–5 1–1 Jan 7, 1985 yes 1984 men Charleston Southern Buccaneers Baptist College Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 66–47 8,510 9–5 Jan 10, 1985 1984 men Air Force Falcons Air Force Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 67–56 10,902 10–5 2–1 Jan 12, 1985 yes 1984 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 77–59 5,327 11–5 3–1 Jan 18, 1985 1984 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 85–66 11,552 12–5 4–1 Jan 19, 1985 San Diego State Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 87–81 12,222 13–5 5–1 Jan 24, 1985 1984 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 79–45 11,576 14–5 6–1 Jan 26, 1985 1984 men New Mexico Lobos New Mexico Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 71–69 12,222 15–5 7–1 Feb 28, 1985 yes Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming 62–65 7,488 15–6 7–2 Feb 2, 1985 yes Air Force Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado 64–53 2,000 16–6 8–2 Feb 7, 1985 Utah Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 68–56 12,222 17–6 9–2 Feb 9, 1985 Brigham Young Special Events Center El Paso, Texas 97–86 12,222 18–6 10–2 Feb 14, 1985 yes San Diego State San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California 71–69 8,843 18–7 10–3 Feb 16, 1985 Hawaii Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii 65–63 3,129 19–7 11–3 Feb 23, 1985 yes New Mexico University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico 79–65 18,056 20–7 12–3 Mar 2, 1985 yes Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 69–73 7,802 20–8 12–4 |- !colspan=9 style=UTEP Miners| WAC tournament Mar 6, 1985 yes 1 Utah 6 Special Events Center El Paso, Texas Semifinals 82–73 OT 11,551 21–8 Mar 7, 1985 yes 1 San Diego State 2 Special Events Center El Paso, Texas Finals 81–87 11,728 21–9 |- !colspan=9 style=UTEP Miners| NCAA tournament Mar 15, 1985 yes yes 11 W Tulsa 18 6 W University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico First round 79–75 12,256 22–9 Mar 17, 1985 yes yes 11 W NC State 16 3 W University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico Second round 73–86 13,833 22–10 W West 2019–20 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Media Guide https://utepminers.com/documents/2019/11/8/1920MBB_MediaGuide.pdf UTEP Athletics 153 March 5, 2022 https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/B/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1985_704_University%20of%20Texas%20at%20El%20Paso.pdf 1984-1985 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Stats NCAA Career Statistics Rankings 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 921–922 2009 0-345-51392-4 References Category:UTEP Miners men's basketball seasons Utep Utep