1985–86 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

1985–86 UTEP Miners men's basketball
1985–86 UTEP Miners men's basketball
WAC Regular Season co-champions; WAC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 20
Record	26–7 (12–4 WAC)
Head coach	Don Haskins;
Home arena	Special Events Center
	Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wyoming	12	–	4	.750	24	–	12	.667
No. 20 UTEP †	12	–	4	.750	27	–	6	.818
Utah	12	–	4	.750	20	–	10	.667
Brigham Young	11	–	5	.688	18	–	14	.563
New Mexico	8	–	8	.500	17	–	14	.548
San Diego State	7	–	9	.438	10	–	19	.345
Colorado State	6	–	10	.375	11	–	18	.379
Air Force	3	–	13	.188	10	–	19	.345
Hawaii	1	–	15	.063	4	–	24	.143

† 1986 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

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 legendary head coach Don Haskins. The Miners finished 26–7 (12–4 in WAC), won the conference tournament title, and reached the NCAA Tournament.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Tim Hardaway	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Chicago, Illinois
C	33	Dave Feitl	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Tucson, Arizona

Head coach

Don Haskins

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
Nov 22, 1985*		vs. Washington Preseason NIT	L 53–82	0–1	McNichols Sports Arena Denver, Colorado
Nov 27, 1985*		Appalachian State	W 58–52	1–1	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Nov 29, 1985*		Morgan State	W 58–39	2–1	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 3, 1985*		New Mexico State	W 68–59	3–1	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 6, 1985*		Texas Southern	W 78–54	4–1	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 7, 1985*		Texas-Pan American	W 64–50	5–1	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 12, 1985*		at New Mexico State	W 53–52	6–1	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 16, 1985*		Centenary	W 69–63	7–1	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 21, 1985*		Alcorn State	W 78–47	8–1	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 27, 1985*		No. 5 Georgetown	W 78–64	9–1	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 29, 1985*		Ohio State Sun Carnival Classic Tournament	W 58–57	10–1	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 30, 1985*		Alabama Sun Carnival Classic Tournament	W 74–62	11–1	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
WAC Regular Season
Jan 2, 1986	No. 19	BYU	W 69–64	12–1 (1–0)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 4, 1986	No. 19	Utah	W 62–52	13–1 (2–0)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 10, 1986	No. 15	at Air Force	W 68–54	14–1 (3–0)	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jan 11, 1986	No. 15	at Wyoming	L 62–63	14–2 (3–1)	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming
Jan 16, 1986	No. 17	at Hawaii	W 65–63	15–2 (4–1)	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 18, 1986	No. 17	at San Diego State	L 66–67	15–3 (4–2)	San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California
Jan 23, 1986	No. 19	Colorado State	W 65–57	16–3 (5–2)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 25, 1986	No. 19	at New Mexico	W 71–70	17–3 (6–2)	The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
Feb 1, 1986	No. 19	New Mexico	W 68–54	18–3 (7–2)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Feb 4, 1986*	No. 17	at Oregon State	W 64–49	19–3	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 6, 1986	No. 17	Wyoming	W 72–58	20–3 (8–2)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Feb 8, 1986	No. 17	Air Force	W 71–47	21–3 (9–2)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Feb 14, 1986	No. 15	at Utah	L 67–71	21–4 (9–3)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 15, 1986	No. 15	at BYU	L 69–72	21–5 (9–4)	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Feb 20, 1986		at Colorado State	W 64–61	22–5 (10–4)	Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
Feb 27, 1986		San Diego State	W 91–64	23–5 (11–4)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Mar 1, 1986*		Hawaii	W 78–66	24–5 (12–4)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
WAC Tournament
Mar 6, 1986*		vs. Colorado State WAC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 58–50	25–5	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming
Mar 7, 1986*		vs. San Diego State WAC Tournament Semifinal	W 78–76	26–5	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming
Mar 8, 1986*		at Wyoming	W 65–64	27–5	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1986*	(10 W) No. 20	vs. (7 W) No. 14 Bradley First Round	L 65–83	27–6	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	43	Dave Feitl	Houston Rockets

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1984-85 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ "2019–20 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UTEP Athletics. p. 153. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
^ "1986 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

[1] sports-reference.com 1984-85 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary

[2] "2019–20 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UTEP Athletics. p. 153. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

[3] "1986 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2020.

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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
NCAA national championship in bold