1985–86 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
1985–86 UTEP Miners men's basketball | |
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WAC Regular Season co-champions WAC Tournament champions | |
Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 16 |
AP | No. 20 |
1985–86 record | 27–6 (12–4 WAC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Tim Floyd |
Home arena | Special Events Center |
1985–86 WAC men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[]
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Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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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 |
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2 | 43 | Dave Feitl | Houston Rockets |
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.
Categories:
- UTEP Miners men's basketball seasons
- 1985–86 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball season
- 1986 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament participants