UTEP Miners men's basketball

UTEP Miners
UTEP Miners
	2019–20 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
University	University of Texas at El Paso
Head coach	Rodney Terry (2nd season)
Conference	C-USA
Location	El Paso, Texas
Arena	Don Haskins Center ; (capacity: 11,892)
Nickname	Miners
Student section	Miner Maniacs
Colors	Dark blue, orange, and silver accent;
Uniforms
NCAA tournament champions
	1966
NCAA tournament Final Four
	1966
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1966
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1964, 1966, 1967, 1992
NCAA tournament round of 32
	1985, 1987, 1989, 1992
NCAA tournament appearances
	1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1975, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2004, 2005, 2010
Conference tournament champions
	1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 2005
Conference regular season champions
	1957, 1959. 1970, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992, 2004, 2010

The UTEP Miners basketball team plays for University of Texas at El Paso in El Paso, Texas. The team is an NCAA Division I men's college basketball team competing in the Conference USA. Home games are played at Don Haskins Center.

History

1966 Texas Western basketball team

As Texas Western, the Miners won the 1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The 72–65 victory over Kentucky in College Park, Maryland is considered one of the most important in the history of college basketball, as it marked the first time that a team with five African-American starters won a title game. It came against a Kentucky team that had no African-American players, during the period of the Civil Rights Movement.

The title team has been chronicled throughout the American media, including the book And the Walls Came Tumbling Down by Frank Fitzpatrick in 1999^[2] and the 2006 Disney movie Glory Road.

The team was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.^[3]

Postseason

NCAA Tournament results

The Miners have appeared in 17 NCAA Tournaments and were the 1966 National Champions. Their combined record is 14–16.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1963	First Round	Texas	L 47–65
1964	First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional Third Place Game	Texas A&M Kansas State Creighton	W 68–62 L 60–64 W 63–52
1966	First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship Game	Oklahoma City Cincinnati Kansas Utah Kentucky	W 89–74 W 78–76 W 81–80 W 85–78 W 72–65
1967	First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional Third Place Game	Seattle Pacific Wyoming	W 62–54 L 63–72 W 69–67
1970	First Round	Utah State	L 81–91
1975	First Round	Indiana	L 53–78
1984*	Second Round	UNLV	L 60–73
1985	First Round Second Round	Tulsa NC State	W 79–75 L 73–86
1986	First Round	Bradley	L 65–83
1987	First Round Second Round	Arizona Iowa	W 98–91 ^OT L 82–84
1988	First Round	Seton Hall	L 64–80
1989	First Round Second Round	LSU Indiana	W 85–74 L 69–92
1990	First Round	Minnesota	L 61–64 ^OT
1992	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	Evansville Kansas Cincinnati	W 55–50 W 66–60 L 67–69
2004	First Round	Maryland	L 83–86
2005	First Round	Utah	L 54–60
2010	First Round	Butler	L 59–77

Received a first round bye in 1984.

NIT results

The Miners have appeared in ten National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 6–10.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1965	First Round	Manhattan	L 53–71
1972	First Round	Niagara	L 57–76
1980	First Round Second Round	Wichita State Michigan	W 58–56 L 65–75
1981	First Round Second Round	San Jose State Tulsa	W 57–53 L 72–76
1993	First Round Second Round	Houston Georgetown	W 67–61 L 44–71
1995	First Round Second Round	Montana New Mexico State	W 90–60 L 89–92
2001	First Round Second Round	McNeese State Memphis	W 84–74 L 65–90
2006	Opening Round First Round	Lipscomb Michigan	W 85–66 L 67–82
2011	First Round	New Mexico	L 57–69
2015	First Round	Murray State	L 66–81

CBI results

The Miners have appeared in three College Basketball Invitationals. Their combined record is 4–4 and they advanced to the finals in the 2009 tournament.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2008	First Round	Utah	L 69–81
2009	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Game 1 Finals Game 2 Finals Game 3	Nevada Northeastern Richmond Oregon State Oregon State Oregon State	W 79–77 W 75–66 W 81–69 L 69–75 W 70–63 L 73–81
2014	First Round	Fresno State	L 56–61

Miners in the NBA

Retired numbers

Basketball Hall of Fame

Don Haskins Center

The Don Haskins Center (Capacity 11,892), the home of UTEP Miners basketball. With fans seated extremely close to the playing floor and the UTEP student section located near the opponent's bench, "The Don" is so notorious as a tough place for opponents to win that UTEP has historically had difficulty convincing top-rated teams to play there. The Don is the home of the UTEP Miners, who are the only Division 1 Men's National Basketball Champions in the State of Texas (1966).

References

^ The University of Texas at El Paso Graphic Identity Guide (PDF). Retrieved August 8, 2019.
^ Fitzpatrick, Frank (March 4, 1999). And the Walls Came Tumbling Down: Kentucky, Texas Western, and the Game That Changed American Sports. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-684-83551-7.
^ "1966 Texas Western". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
^ Knight, Bill. "Ex-NBA, UTEP star Tim Hardaway will have jersey retired at game tonight". El Paso Times. Retrieved 2013-02-11.

External links

Official website

[1] The University of Texas at El Paso Graphic Identity Guide (PDF). Retrieved August 8, 2019.

[2] Fitzpatrick, Frank (March 4, 1999). And the Walls Came Tumbling Down: Kentucky, Texas Western, and the Game That Changed American Sports. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-684-83551-7.

[3] "1966 Texas Western". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

[4] Knight, Bill. "Ex-NBA, UTEP star Tim Hardaway will have jersey retired at game tonight". El Paso Times. Retrieved 2013-02-11.

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v t e University of Texas at El Paso
Located in: El Paso, Texas
Facilities	Border Intermodal Gateway Transportation Laboratory Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens Don Haskins Center Dudley Field Kidd Field Memorial Gymnasium Open Source Research Lab Sun Bowl University Field
Athletics	Football Basketball Men Women
Media	"The Eyes of Texas" Glory Road KTEP Rio Grande Review Texas Western Press
Founded: 1914 Students: 23.397 Endowment: US$217.2 million

v t e UTEP Miners men's basketball
Venues	Holliday Hall (1933–1961) Memorial Gymnasium (1961–1976) Don Haskins Center (1976–present)
Rivalries	New Mexico State
Culture & lore	Paydirt Pete Glory Road "Miners Fight"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championship in bold

v t e Conference USA men's basketball
Current teams	FIU Panthers Jacksonville State Gamecocks Kennesaw State Owls Liberty Flames Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders New Mexico State Aggies Sam Houston Bearkats UTEP Miners Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Future teams	Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (joining in 2025) Missouri State Bears (joining in 2025)
Championships & awards	Conference USA men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24