1983–84 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

1983–84 WAC men's basketball standings
	† 1984 WAC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1983–84 UTEP Miners men's basketball
1983–84 UTEP Miners men's basketball
WAC Regular Season co-champions; WAC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
1983–84 record	27–4 (13–3 WAC)
Head coach	Don Haskins (23rd season);
Assistant coaches	Tim Floyd; Jim Forbes; Rus Bradburd;
Home arena	Special Events Center
	Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

The 1983–84 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1983–84 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Don Haskins. The Miners finished 27–4 (13–3 in WAC), won the conference tournament title, and reached the NCAA Tournament.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Luster Goodwin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Jr
F	32	Fred Reynolds	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Houston, Texas
C	33	Dave Feitl	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	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 26, 1983*		Texas Southern	W 91–61	1–0	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Nov 29, 1983*		New Mexico State	W 62–49	2–0	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 3, 1983*		at New Mexico State	W 60–59	3–0	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 6, 1983*		Southern	W 83–67	4–0	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 10, 1983*		Indiana	W 65–61	5–0	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 16, 1983*	No. 20	St. Mary's	W 64–57	6–0	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 19, 1983*	No. 18	Louisiana Tech	W 82–70	7–0	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 22, 1983*	No. 18	at Arizona State	W 60–55	8–0	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona
Dec 27, 1983*	No. 16	No. 15 Michigan Sun Carnival Classic Tournament	W 72–71	9–0	Special Events Center (11,539) El Paso, Texas
Dec 28, 1983*	No. 16	Arizona Sun Carnival Classic Tournament	W 51–49 ^OT	10–0	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 30, 1983*	No. 16	Alcorn State	W 70–57	11–0	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 5, 1984*	No. 10	U.S. International	W 85–59	12–0	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
WAC Regular Season
Jan 7, 1984	No. 10	Air Force	W 72–50	13–0 (1–0)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 12, 1984	No. 8	San Diego State	W 75–59	14–0 (2–0)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 14, 1984	No. 5	Hawaii	W 74–54	15–0 (3–0)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Mar 1, 1984	No. 8	at Brigham Young	L 65–83	24–3 (12–3)	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Mar 3, 1984	No. 8	at Utah	W 55–54	25–3 (13–3)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
WAC Tournament
Mar 9, 1984*	No. 9	Wyoming Semifinals	W 62–55	26–3	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Mar 10, 1984*	No. 9	New Mexico Championship game	W 44–38	27–3	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1984*	(4 W) No. 9	vs. (5 W) No. 13 Nevada-Las Vegas Second round	L 60–73	27–4	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings[]

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NBA draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	NBA club
2	44	Fred Reynolds	Washington Bullets

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References[]

^ sports-reference.com 1983-84 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ "2019–20 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UTEP Athletics. p. 153. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910–911. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
^ "1984 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

[1] sports-reference.com 1983-84 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary

[2] "2019–20 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UTEP Athletics. p. 153. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

[ESPN-3] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910–911. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[4] "1984 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

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Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1961–1976) Don Haskins Center (1976–present)
Rivalries	New Mexico State
Culture & lore	Paydirt Pete Glory Road ""
People	Statistical leaders
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NCAA national championship in bold

1983–84 UTEP Miners men's basketball
WAC Regular Season co-champions WAC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
1983–84 record	27–4 (13–3 WAC)
Head coach	Don Haskins (23rd season)
Assistant coaches	Tim Floyd Jim Forbes Rus Bradburd
Home arena	Special Events Center
Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 WAC men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 UTEP †	13	–	3	.813	27	–	4	.871
BYU	12	–	4	.750	20	–	11	.645
New Mexico	10	–	6	.625	24	–	11	.686
Wyoming	9	–	7	.563	17	–	13	.567
Colorado State	9	–	7	.563	16	–	14	.533
Hawaii	6	–	10	.375	12	–	16	.429
San Diego State	6	–	10	.375	15	–	13	.536
Utah	4	–	12	.250	11	–	19	.367
Air Force	3	–	13	.188	8	–	19	.296

† 1984 WAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]