1988–89 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

1988–89 WAC men's basketball standings
	† 1989 WAC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1988–89 UTEP Miners men's basketball
1988–89 UTEP Miners men's basketball
WAC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1988–89 record	26–7 (11–5 WAC)
Head coach	Don Haskins (28th season);
Home arena	Special Events Center
	Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

The 1988–89 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 1988–89 college basketball season. The team was led by legendary head coach Don Haskins. The Miners finished 26–7 (11–5 in WAC), won the WAC Tournament championship, and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Tim Hardaway (C)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Chicago, Illinois
F	34	Antonio Davis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Oakland, California
F/C	44	Greg Foster	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Oakland, California

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
Regular Season
Nov 26, 1988*		Fort Lewis	W 109–47	1–0	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Nov 28, 1988*		Texas Southern	W 90–82	2–0	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Nov 30, 1988*		at New Mexico State	W 59–51	3–0	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Dec 2, 1988*		Alcorn State	W 84–53	4–0	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 3, 1988*		Jackson State	W 85–54	5–0	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 6, 1988*		Prairie View	W 72–54	6–0	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 13, 1988*		New Mexico State	W 82–74	7–0	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 17, 1988*		at Indiana	L 63–81	7–1	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
Dec 21, 1988*		Mississippi Valley State	W 69–56	8–1	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 27, 1988*		South Carolina State	W 91–68	9–1	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 29, 1988*		Cleveland State	W 96–54	10–1	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 30, 1988*		Maryland	W 69–51	11–1	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 5, 1989		Utah	W 82–66	12–1 (1–0)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 7, 1989		BYU	W 91–76	13–1 (2–0)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 12, 1989		at Wyoming	L 75–81	13–2 (2–1)	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming
Jan 14, 1989		at Air Force	W 81–71	14–2 (3–1)	Clune Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
Jan 19, 1989		at San Diego State	W 76–65	15–2 (4–1)	Peterson Gym San Diego, California
Jan 21, 1989		at Hawaii	L 72–87	15–3 (4–2)	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 24, 1989		Colorado State	W 69–53	16–3 (5–2)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 28, 1989		at New Mexico	L 67–70	16–4 (5–3)	The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
Feb 4, 1989		New Mexico	W 73–60	17–4 (6–3)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Feb 9, 1989		Air Force	W 67–62	18–4 (7–3)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Feb 11, 1989		Wyoming	W 79–72	19–4 (8–3)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Feb 16, 1989		at BYU	L 76–84	19–5 (8–4)	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Feb 18, 1989		at Utah	W 81–68	20–5 (9–4)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 23, 1989		at Colorado State	L 68–81	20–6 (9–5)	Moby Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado
Mar 2, 1989		Hawaii	W 65–62	21–6 (10–5)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Mar 4, 1989		San Diego State	W 93–69	22–6 (11–5)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
WAC Tournament
Mar 8, 1989*		vs. Wyoming WAC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 88–81 ^2OT	23–6	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 9, 1989*		vs. New Mexico WAC Tournament Semifinal	W 89–57	24–6	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 11, 1989*		vs. Colorado State WAC Tournament Championship	W 73–60	25–6	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1989*	(7 W)	vs. (10 W) LSU First Round	W 85–74^[1]	26–6	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Mar 19, 1989*	(7 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 8 Indiana Second Round	L 69–92^[2]	26–7	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings[]

Awards and honors[]

Tim Hardaway – WAC Player of the Year, Honorable Mention AP All-American

NBA Draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	14	Tim Hardaway	Golden State Warriors

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References[]

^ "NCAA West Regional at Tucson: Southeastern 0 for 5 as UTEP Outlasts LSU". Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1989. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
^ "NCAA West Regional at Tucson: Anderson Leads Indiana Over UTEP, 92-69". Los Angeles Times. March 20, 1989. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
^ "2019–20 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UTEP Athletics. p. 153. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
^ "1989 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 12, 2020.

[1] "NCAA West Regional at Tucson: Southeastern 0 for 5 as UTEP Outlasts LSU". Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1989. Retrieved April 12, 2020.

[2] "NCAA West Regional at Tucson: Anderson Leads Indiana Over UTEP, 92-69". Los Angeles Times. March 20, 1989. Retrieved April 12, 2020.

[3] "2019–20 UTEP Miners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UTEP Athletics. p. 153. Retrieved April 12, 2020.

[4] "1989 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 12, 2020.

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NCAA national championship in bold

1988–89 WAC men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Colorado State	12	–	4	.750	23	–	10	.697
UTEP †	11	–	5	.688	26	–	7	.788
New Mexico	11	–	5	.688	22	–	11	.667
Hawaii	9	–	7	.563	17	–	13	.567
BYU	7	–	9	.438	14	–	15	.483
Air Force	6	–	10	.375	14	–	14	.500
Wyoming	6	–	10	.375	14	–	17	.452
Utah	6	–	10	.375	16	–	17	.485
San Diego State	4	–	12	.250	12	–	17	.414

† 1989 WAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll