1985–86 UTEP Miners men's basketball
WAC Regular Season co-champions
WAC Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 20
Record27–6 (12–4 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSpecial Events Center
1985–86 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wyoming124 .7502412  .667
No. 20 UTEP124 .750276  .818
Utah124 .7502010  .667
Brigham Young115 .6881814  .563
New Mexico88 .5001714  .548
San Diego State79 .4381019  .345
Colorado State610 .3751118  .379
Air Force313 .1881019  .345
Hawaii115 .063424  .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 head coach Don Haskins. The Miners finished 26–7 (12–4 in WAC), won the conference tournament title, and reached the NCAA tournament.

Roster

1985–86 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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
Assistant coach(es)

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

    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 (4,500)
    Denver, Colorado
    Nov 27, 1985*
    Appalachian State W 58–52  1–1
    Special Events Center (10,211)
    El Paso, Texas
    Nov 29, 1985*
    Morgan State W 58–39  2–1
    Special Events Center (9,524)
    El Paso, Texas
    Dec 3, 1985*
    New Mexico State W 68–59  3–1
    Special Events Center (11,524)
    El Paso, Texas
    Dec 6, 1985*
    Texas Southern W 78–54  4–1
    Special Events Center (8,521)
    El Paso, Texas
    Dec 7, 1985*
    Texas-Pan American W 64–50  5–1
    Special Events Center (9,678)
    El Paso, Texas
    Dec 12, 1985*
    at New Mexico State W 53–52  6–1
    Pan American Center (12,752)
    Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Dec 16, 1985*
    Centenary W 69–63  7–1
    Special Events Center (7,093)
    El Paso, Texas
    Dec 21, 1985*
    Alcorn State W 78–47  8–1
    Special Events Center (8,126)
    El Paso, Texas
    Dec 27, 1985*
    No. 5 Georgetown W 78–64  9–1
    Special Events Center (12,222)
    El Paso, Texas
    Dec 29, 1985*
    Ohio State
    Sun Carnival Classic Tournament
    W 58–57  10–1
    Special Events Center (11,561)
    El Paso, Texas
    Dec 30, 1985*
    Alabama
    Sun Carnival Classic Tournament
    W 74–62  11–1
    Special Events Center (12,222)
    El Paso, Texas
    WAC Regular Season
    Jan 2, 1986
    No. 19 BYU W 69–64  12–1
    (1–0)
    Special Events Center (12,222)
    El Paso, Texas
    Jan 4, 1986
    No. 19 Utah W 62–52  13–1
    (2–0)
    Special Events Center (12,222)
    El Paso, Texas
    Jan 10, 1986
    No. 15 at Air Force W 68–54  14–1
    (3–0)
    Clune Arena (3,200)
    Colorado Springs, Colorado
    Jan 11, 1986
    No. 15 at Wyoming L 62–63  14–2
    (3–1)
    Arena-Auditorium (6,117)
    Laramie, Wyoming
    Jan 16, 1986
    No. 17 at Hawaii W 65–63  15–2
    (4–1)
    Neal S. Blaisdell Center (2,315)
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    Jan 18, 1986
    No. 17 at San Diego State L 66–67  15–3
    (4–2)
    Peterson Gymnasium (3,663)
    San Diego, California
    Jan 23, 1986
    No. 19 Colorado State W 65–57  16–3
    (5–2)
    Special Events Center (12,222)
    El Paso, Texas
    Jan 25, 1986
    No. 19 at New Mexico W 71–70  17–3
    (6–2)
    The Pit (18,219)
    Albuquerque, New Mexico
    Feb 1, 1986
    No. 19 New Mexico W 68–54  18–3
    (7–2)
    Special Events Center (12,222)
    El Paso, Texas
    Feb 4, 1986*
    No. 17 at Oregon State W 64–49  19–3
    Gill Coliseum (7,230)
    Corvallis, Oregon
    Feb 6, 1986
    No. 17 Wyoming W 72–58  20–3
    (8–2)
    Special Events Center (12,222)
    El Paso, Texas
    Feb 8, 1986
    No. 17 Air Force W 71–47  21–3
    (9–2)
    Special Events Center (11,791)
    El Paso, Texas
    Feb 14, 1986
    No. 15 at Utah L 67–71  21–4
    (9–3)
    Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,050)
    Salt Lake City, Utah
    Feb 15, 1986
    No. 15 at BYU L 69–72  21–5
    (9–4)
    Marriott Center (22,837)
    Provo, Utah
    Feb 20, 1986
    at Colorado State W 64–61  22–5
    (10–4)
    Moby Arena (4,417)
    Fort Collins, Colorado
    Feb 27, 1986
    San Diego State W 91–64  23–5
    (11–4)
    Special Events Center (12,222)
    El Paso, Texas
    Mar 1, 1986*
    Hawaii W 78–66  24–5
    (12–4)
    Special Events Center (12,222)
    El Paso, Texas
    WAC tournament
    Mar 6, 1986*
    vs. Colorado State
    WAC Tournament Quarterfinal
    W 58–50  25–5
    Arena-Auditorium (6,194)
    Laramie, Wyoming
    Mar 7, 1986*
    vs. San Diego State
    WAC Tournament Semifinal
    W 78–76  26–5
    Arena-Auditorium (8,138)
    Laramie, Wyoming
    Mar 8, 1986*
    at Wyoming W 65–64  27–5
    Arena-Auditorium (12,039)
    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 (9,978)
    Ogden, Utah
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    W=West.

    [2][3]

    Rankings

    NBA draft

    Round Pick Player NBA Club
    243Dave FeitlHouston Rockets

    [4]

    References

    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. "1985-1986 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
    4. "1986 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
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